Sunshine Act Meeting, 69666-69667 [2012-28354]

Download as PDF 69666 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 224 / Tuesday, November 20, 2012 / Notices 2. Title and Purpose of information collection: Request for Medicare Payment; OMB 3220–0131. Under Section 7(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act, the RRB administers the Medicare program for persons covered by the railroad retirement system. The collection obtains the information needed by Palmetto GBA, the Medicare carrier for railroad retirement beneficiaries, to pay claims for payments under Part B of the Medicare program. Authority for collecting the information is prescribed in 42 CFR 424.32. The RRB currently utilizes Forms G– 740S, Patient’s Request for Medicare Payment, along with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Form CMS–1500, to secure the information necessary to pay Part B Medicare Claims. One response is completed for each claim. Completion is required to obtain a benefit. Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the initial 60-day notice (77 FR 51834 on September 4, 2012) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments. Information Collection Request (ICR) Title: Request for Medicare Payment. OMB Control Number: 3220–0131. Form(s) submitted: G–740S, CMS– 1500. Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Affected public: Individuals or Households. Abstract: The RRB administers the Medicare program for persons covered by the Railroad Retirement System. The collection obtains the information needed by Palmetto GBA, the RRB’s carrier, to pay claims for services covered under Part B of the program. Changes proposed: The RRB is proposing minor, non-burden impacting editorial and cosmetic changes to RRB Form G–740S. The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows: Estimated annual number of respondents: See Justification (Item No. 12). Total annual responses: 1. Total annual reporting hours: 1. 3. Title and Purpose of information collection: Employer’s Deemed Service Month Questionnaire; OMB 3220–0156. Section 3(i) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), as amended by Public Law 98–76, provides that the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), under certain circumstances, may deem additional months of service in cases where an employee does not actually work in every month of the year, provided the employee satisfies certain eligibility requirements, including the existence of an employment relation between the employee and his or her employer. The procedures pertaining to the deeming of additional months of service are found in the RRB’s regulations at 20 CFR 210, Creditable Railroad Service. The RRB utilizes Form GL–99, Employer’s Deemed Service Months Questionnaire, to obtain service and compensation information from railroad employers to determine if an employee can be credited with additional deemed months of railroad service. Completion is mandatory. One response is required for each RRB inquiry. Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the initial 60-day notice (77 FR 51834 on August 27, 2012) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments. Information Collection Request (ICR) Title: Employer’s Deemed Service Month Questionnaire. OMB Control Number: 3220–0156. Form(s) submitted: GL–99. Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Affected public: Individuals or Households. Abstract: Under Section 3(i) of the Railroad Retirement Act, the Railroad Retirement Board may deem months of service in cases where an employee does not actually work in every month of the year. The collection obtains service and compensation information from railroad employers needed to determine if an employee may be credited with additional months of railroad service. Changes proposed: The RRB is proposing revisions to Form GL–99 to obtain only a ‘‘Yes’’ or ‘‘No’’ response regarding whether an employee was in an employment relationship with an employer during any months indicated on the GL–99 as not worked. Other minor non-burden impacting editorial changes are also proposed. The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows: Annual responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours) GL–99 .......................................................................................................................................... wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with Form No. 4,000 2 133 Additional Information or Comments: Copies of the forms and supporting documents can be obtained from Dana Hickman at (312) 751–4981 or Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments regarding the information collection should be addressed to Charles Mierzwa, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–2092 or Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV and to the OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, Fax: 202–395–6974, Email address: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Charles Mierzwa, Chief of Information Resources Management. [FR Doc. 2012–28124 Filed 11–19–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7905–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:12 Nov 19, 2012 Jkt 229001 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a Closed Meeting on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters also may be present. The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has certified that, in his opinion, one or PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 more of the exemptions set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of the scheduled matters at the Closed Meeting. Commissioner Walter as duty officer, voted to consider the items listed for the Closed Meeting in a closed session, and determined that no earlier notice thereof was possible. The subject matter of the Closed Meeting will be: Institution and settlement of injunctive actions; Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings; and Other matters relating to enforcement proceedings. E:\FR\FM\20NON1.SGM 20NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 224 / Tuesday, November 20, 2012 / Notices At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in the scheduling of meeting items. For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, please contact: The Office of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. Dated: November 16, 2012. Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–28354 Filed 11–16–12; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change [Release No. 34–68218; File No. SR–CBOE– 2012–106] 1. Purpose Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Delay the Implementation Date of Changes to Market-Makers’ Continuous Quoting Obligations November 13, 2012. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that on November 1, 2012, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘CBOE’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange proposes to delay the implementation date of changes to Market-Makers’ continuous quoting obligations. The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange’s Web site (https://www.cboe.com/AboutCBOE/ CBOELegalRegulatoryHome.aspx), at the Exchange’s Office of the Secretary, and at the Commission’s Public Reference Room. 1 15 2 17 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:12 Nov 19, 2012 Jkt 229001 On July 5, 2012, the Exchange submitted a rule change filing, which became effective on that date, to amend Rule 1.1(ccc), ‘‘Continuous Electronic Quotes,’’ to reduce to 90% the percentage of time for which a MarketMaker is required to provide continuous electronic quotes in an appointed option class on a given trading day. That filing also included a proposed rule change to amend Rules 8.13, 8.15A, 8.85, and 8.93 to increase to the lesser of 99% or 100% minus one call-put pair the percentage of series in each class in which Preferred Market-Makers, Lead MarketMakers, Designated Primary MarketMakers, and Electronic Designated Primary Market-Makers, respectively (collectively, ‘‘Market-Makers’’), must provide continuous electronic quotes.3 The proposed rule changes in that filing were set to become operative on August 4, 2012. The Exchange submitted another rule change filing on August 3, 2012, which became effective and operative upon filing, to delay implementation of these quoting obligation changes to provide Market-Makers with additional time to make necessary system changes to comply with the new quoting obligations. The filing indicated that the Exchange would announce the implementation date of the proposed rule change in a Regulatory Circular to be published no later than November 1, 2012, which implementation date would be no later than December 31, 2012.4 3 Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34–67410 (July 11, 2012), 77 FR 42040 (July 17, 2012) (SR– CBOE–2012–064). 4 Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34–67644 (August 13, 2012), 77 FR 49846 (August 17, 2012) (SR–CBOE–2012–077). PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 69667 The purpose of this rule change filing is to again delay implementation of these quoting obligation changes to provide Market-Makers with additional time to make further necessary system changes to comply with the new quoting obligations. The Exchange will announce the implementation date of the proposed rule change in a Regulatory Circular to be published no later than 120 days following the effective date. The implementation date will be no later than 180 days following the effective date. 2. Statutory Basis The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to the Exchange and, in particular, the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.5 Specifically, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) 6 requirements that the rules of an exchange be designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts, to foster cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating, clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and facilitating transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and to perfect the mechanism for a free and open market and a national market system, and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest. In particular, the Exchange believes that delaying the implementation date of these changes to Market-Makers’ continuous quoting obligations to allow Market-Makers to further adjust their systems to be consistent with the new quoting obligations will provide efficiencies that will benefit investors and the public interest and encourage more efficient order entry practices by Market-Makers. The Exchange believes that additional time to allow MarketMaker’s [sic] to adjust their systems will promote compliance by Market-Makers with the new quoting obligations. Providing Market-Makers with additional time to make necessary system adjustments that will allow them to comply with the new quoting obligations fosters cooperation between the Market-Makers and the Exchange, which monitors Market-Makers’ compliance with quoting obligations. Additionally, the proposed rule change will allow the Exchange to announce an implementation schedule in a fair and orderly manner. 5 15 6 15 E:\FR\FM\20NON1.SGM U.S.C. 78f(b). U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 20NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69666-69667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28354]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting

    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities 
and Exchange Commission will hold a Closed Meeting on Tuesday, November 
20, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
    Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the 
Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meeting. 
Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters also may be 
present.
    The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has 
certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth 
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR 
200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of the 
scheduled matters at the Closed Meeting.
    Commissioner Walter as duty officer, voted to consider the items 
listed for the Closed Meeting in a closed session, and determined that 
no earlier notice thereof was possible.
    The subject matter of the Closed Meeting will be:

    Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
    Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings; and
    Other matters relating to enforcement proceedings.


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    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in 
the scheduling of meeting items.
    For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have 
been added, deleted or postponed, please contact:
    The Office of the Secretary at (202) 551-5400.

    Dated: November 16, 2012.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-28354 Filed 11-16-12; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P
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