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trading interest. The Exchange notes
that Market Makers have asked for this
functionality to prevent them from
inadvertently trading with their own
interest. In such a situation, the firms
ask the Exchange to nullify the trades,
which they are permitted to do under
the Exchange’s rules because they are on
both sides of the trades.16 While the
proposed Self-Trade Prevention
functionality would prevent inadvertent
self-trading, the Exchange notes that the
functionality would also prevent
intentional self-trading. In this regard,
the proposed rule change provides a
means to prevent manipulative conduct
such as ‘‘wash trading.’’
Presently, the Exchange is proposing
that Self-Trade Prevention be applicable
only for Market Makers. The Exchange
has made this decision because Market
Makers are the most likely market
participants to execute against their own
trading interest. The Exchange may
propose to expand the Self-Trade
Prevention functionality to other OTP
Holders and OTP Firms in the future,
subject to being in a position to
implement the functionality in a
manner consistent with a firm’s agency
responsibilities to its customer orders.
Accordingly, the Exchange believes that
the proposed rule change is not
designed to permit unfair
discrimination.
For the reasons set forth above, the
Exchange believes that the proposed
rule change is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ‘‘Act’’),17 in general, and
furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5)
of the Act,18 in particular.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that
the proposed rule change will impose
any burden on competition that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
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No written comments were solicited
or received with respect to the proposed
rule change.
16 Under
Commentary .02 to NYSE Arca Options
Rule 6.77, a ‘‘trade may be nullified if all parties
to the trade agree to the nullification,’’ and when
‘‘all parties to a trade have agreed to a trade
nullification, one party must promptly notify the
Exchange for dissemination of cancellation
information to the Options Price Reporting
Authority.’’
17 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
18 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the foregoing proposed rule
change does not significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public
interest, does not impose any significant
burden on competition, and, by its
terms, does not become operative for 30
days from the date on which it was
filed, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate, it has
become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 19 and Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) thereunder.20
The Exchange has requested that the
Commission waive the 30-day operative
delay. The Commission believes that
waiver of the operative delay is
consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest
because the proposal will provide a tool
for Exchange market makers to better
manage their trading interest and
provide a means to prevent
manipulative conduct such as ‘‘wash
trading.’’ Therefore, the Commission
designates the proposal operative upon
filing.21
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of the proposed rule change, the
Commission summarily may
temporarily suspend such rule change if
it appears to the Commission that such
action is necessary or appropriate in the
public interest, for the protection of
investors, or otherwise in furtherance of
the purposes of the Act.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act.
Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s Internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an email to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
Number SR–NYSEArca-2012–08 on the
subject line.
19 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–
4(f)(6)(iii) requires the Exchange to give the
Commission written notice of the Exchange’s intent
to file the proposed rule change, along with a brief
description and text of the proposed rule change,
at least five business days prior to the date of filing
of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time
as designated by the Commission. The Exchange
has satisfied the five-day prefiling requirement.
21 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day
operative delay, the Commission has considered the
proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
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Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–NYSEArca–2012–08. This
file number should be included on the
subject line if email is used. To help the
Commission process and review your
comments more efficiently, please use
only one method. The Commission will
post all comments on the Commission’s
Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
submission, all subsequent
amendments, all written statements
with respect to the proposed rule
change that are filed with the
Commission, and all written
communications relating to the
proposed rule change between the
Commission and any person, other than
those that may be withheld from the
public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official
business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also
will be available for inspection and
copying at the principal office of the
Exchange. All comments received will
be posted without change; the
Commission does not edit personal
identifying information from
submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make
available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR–
NYSEArca-2012–08 and should be
submitted on or before March 9, 2012.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.22
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 7802]
Department of State Performance
Review Board Members
In accordance with section 4314(c)(4)
of 5 United States Code, the Department
of State has appointed the following
individuals to the Department of State
Performance Review Board for Senior
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Executive Service members: Lois E.
Quam, Chairperson, Executive Director
for the Global Health Initiative, Office of
the Secretary, Department of State;
Frank A. Rose, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Arms Control,
Verification and Compliance,
Department of State; Sharon L.
Waxman, Senior Advisor, Office of the
Under Secretary for Civilian Security,
Democracy, and Human Rights,
Department of State.
Dated: February 13, 2012.
Steven A. Browning,
Acting Director General of the Foreign Service
and Director of Human Resources,
Department of State.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Request for Petitions To Modify the
Rules of Origin Under the Dominican
Republic—Central America—United
States Free Trade Agreement
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of opportunity to file
petitions requesting changes to the nontextile and non-apparel products rules
of origin under the Dominican
Republic—Central America—United
States Free Trade Agreement (‘‘the
Agreement’’ or ‘‘CAFTA–DR’’).
AGENCY:
This notice solicits proposals
on appropriate changes that USTR
should consider for modifying the
CAFTA–DR’s rules of origin under
Article 4.14 of the Agreement.
DATES: Public comments are due at
USTR by close of business, April 17,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Submissions via on-line:
https://www.regulations.gov. For
alternatives to on-line submissions
please contact Kent Shigetomi at (202)
395–9459.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kent
Shigetomi, Director for Mexico, NAFTA,
and the Caribbean, at (202) 395–9459.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 23, 2012, the CAFTA–DR Free
Trade Commission (‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘the
Commission’’), the plurilateral
ministerial-level body responsible for
supervising the implementation of the
CAFTA–DR, agreed to consider
modifying the rules of origin established
in the Agreement, particularly in light of
more recent free trade agreements. The
CAFTA–DR requires each government
to provide preferential tariff treatment to
goods that meet the Agreement’s origin
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rules. In the United States, those rules
are implemented through the
Dominican Republic—Central
America—United States Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act (Public
Law 109–53, 119 Stat. 462) (19 U.S.C.
4011(a) (‘‘the Act’’)). Under the Act,
goods imported into the United States
qualify for preferential treatment if they
meet the requirements of the general
CAFTA–DR rules of origin set out in
section 203 of the Act and the CAFTA–
DR product-specific rules set out in the
Harmonized Tariff System. The
Agreement allows the Parties to amend
the Agreement’s origin rules as they
deem appropriate. Section 203(o)(3) of
the Act authorizes the President to
proclaim modifications to the CAFTA–
DR product-specific origin rules set
forth in the HTS, subject to the
consultation and layover provisions of
section 104 of the Act.
Additional Information: The United
States and the other CAFTA–DR Parties
have not yet decided whether to make
changes to the Agreement’s rules of
origin and, if such changes were made,
what the scope or extent of such
changes should be. The United States
and the other CAFTA–DR Parties expect
to take into account several factors in
considering whether to make such
changes, including: (1) The extent that
any such changes may reduce
transaction and manufacturing costs or
increase trade among the Parties; (2) the
feasibility of devising, implementing,
and monitoring new rules of origin; and
(3) the level and breadth of interest that
manufacturers, processors, traders, and
consumers in the Parties express for
making particular changes. The Parties
expect to make only those changes that
are broadly supported by stakeholders
in all countries.
Requirements for Comments/
Proposals: Submitters should indicate
whether they have discussed their
proposals with representatives of the
relevant sector in the other Parties and,
if such discussions have taken place, the
result of those discussions. Submissions
should indicate if representatives of the
relevant sector in the other Parties do
not support the proposal. USTR
encourages interested parties to
consider submitting proposals jointly
with interested parties in the other
Parties.
Scope and Coverage of Proposals:
USTR encourages interested parties to
review the broadest appropriate range of
items and to submit proposals that
reflect a consensus reached after such a
broad-based review. A single proposal
can thus include requests covering
multiple tariff headings. Proposals
should cover entire 8-digit tariff
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subheadings, and may also be submitted
at the 6, 4, or 2 digit level where the
intent is to cover all subsidiary tariff
lines.
Requirements for Submissions:
Persons submitting written comments
must do so in English and must identify
(on the first page of the submission)
‘‘CAFTA–DR Rules of Origin.’’ In order
to be assured of consideration,
comments should be submitted by noon,
[60 days after publication].
In order to ensure the timely receipt
and consideration of comments, USTR
strongly encourages commenters to
make on-line submissions, using the
https://www.regulations.gov Web site.
Comments should be submitted under
the following docket: USTR–2012–0002.
To find the docket, enter the docket
number in the ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’
window at the https://
www.regulations.gov home page and
click ‘‘Search.’’ The site will provide a
search-results page listing all documents
associated with this docket. Find a
reference to this notice by selecting
‘‘Notices’’ under ‘‘Document Type’’ on
the search-results page, and click on the
link entitled ‘‘Submit a Comment.’’ (For
further information on using the
www.regulations.gov Web site, please
consult the resources provided on the
Web site by clicking on the ‘‘Help’’ tab.)
The https://www.regulations.gov Web
site provides the option of making
submissions by filling in a comments
field, or by attaching a document. USTR
prefers submissions to be provided in an
attached document. If a document is
attached, it is sufficient to type ‘‘See
attached’’ in the ‘‘Type Comment’’ and
attach a file in the ‘‘Upload File(s)’’
field. USTR also prefers submissions in
Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat
(.pdf). If the submission is in an
application other than those two, please
indicate the name of the application in
the ‘‘Comments’’ field.
A person seeking to request that
information contained in a submission
from that person be treated as business
confidential information must certify
that such information is business
confidential and would not customarily
be released to the public by the
submitter. For any comments submitted
electronically containing business
confidential information, the file name
of the business confidential version
should begin with the characters ‘‘BC.’’
Confidential business information must
be clearly designated as such. The
submission must be marked ‘‘BUSINESS
CONFIDENTIAL’’ at the top and bottom
of the cover page and each succeeding
page, and the submission should
indicate, via brackets, the specific
information that is confidential.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 7802]
Department of State Performance Review Board Members
In accordance with section 4314(c)(4) of 5 United States Code, the
Department of State has appointed the following individuals to the
Department of State Performance Review Board for Senior
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Executive Service members: Lois E. Quam, Chairperson, Executive
Director for the Global Health Initiative, Office of the Secretary,
Department of State; Frank A. Rose, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, Department of State;
Sharon L. Waxman, Senior Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary for
Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Department of State.
Dated: February 13, 2012.
Steven A. Browning,
Acting Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human
Resources, Department of State.
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