Actuarial Advisory Committee With Respect to the Railroad Retirement Account, 69540 [2014-27542]

Download as PDF 69540 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 225 / Friday, November 21, 2014 / Notices By the Commission. Shoshana M. Grove, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–27562 Filed 11–20–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Actuarial Advisory Committee With Respect to the Railroad Retirement Account Notice of Public Meeting Notice is hereby given in accordance with Public Law 92–463 that the Actuarial Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on December 17, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at the office of the Chief Actuary of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois, on the conduct of the 26th Actuarial Valuation of the Railroad Retirement System. The agenda for this meeting will include a discussion of the assumptions to be used in the 26th Actuarial Valuation. A report containing recommended assumptions and the experience on which the recommendations are based will have been sent by the Chief Actuary to the Committee before the meeting. The meeting will be open to the public. Persons wishing to submit written statements or make oral presentations should address their communications or notices to the Actuarial Advisory Committee, c/o Chief Actuary, U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–2092. Martha P. Rico, Secretary to the Board. BILLING CODE 7905–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 4:00 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 her designee, has certified that, in her opinion, one or 18:00 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 235001 Income ETF (the ‘‘Fund’’) relating to its use of derivative instruments. The Fund is currently listed and traded on the Exchange under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600 (‘‘Managed Fund Shares’’). The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange’s Web site at www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, and at the Commission’s Public Reference Room. 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 self-regulatory organization 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 those 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 parts of such statements. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and the Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change Dated: November 19, 2014. Brent J. Fields, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–27800 Filed 11–19–14; 4:15 pm] [Release No. 34–73613; File No. SR– NYSEArca–2014–127] Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Use of Derivative Instruments by the First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF November 17, 2014. [FR Doc. 2014–27542 Filed 11–20–14; 8:45 am] VerDate Sep<11>2014 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 matter at the Closed Meeting. Commissioner Gallagher, as duty officer, voted to consider the items listed for the Closed Meeting in closed session, and determined that no earlier notice thereof was possible. The subject matter of the Closed Meeting will be: Other matters relating to enforcement proceedings. 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. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3 notice is hereby given that, on November 5, 2014, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE Arca’’) 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. I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange proposes to reflect a change to the means of achieving the investment objective applicable to the First Trust Preferred Securities and 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). U.S.C. 78a. 3 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 2 15 PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1. Purpose The Commission has approved listing and trading on the Exchange of shares (‘‘Shares’’) of the Fund under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600, which governs the listing and trading of Managed Fund Shares on the Exchange.4 The Shares are offered by the First Trust ExchangeTraded Fund III (the ‘‘Trust’’), which was organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered with the Commission as an open-end management investment company.5 First Trust Advisors L.P. (‘‘First Trust Advisors’’) is the investment adviser 4 The Commission originally approved the listing and trading of the Shares on the Exchange on February 8, 2013. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68870 (February 8, 2013), 78 FR 11245 (February 15, 2013) (SR–NYSEArca–2012–139) (‘‘Prior Order’’). See also Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68458 (December 18, 2012), 77 FR 76148 (December 26, 2012) (SR–NYSEArca–2012– 139) (‘‘Prior Notice,’’ and together with the Prior Order, the ‘‘Prior Release’’). 5 The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (‘‘1940 Act’’). On February 28, 2014, the Trust filed with the Commission an amendment to its registration statement on Form N– 1A (File Nos. 333–176976 and 811–22245) under the Securities Act of 1933 (‘‘Securities Act’’) and under the 1940 Act relating to the Fund (‘‘Registration Statement’’). The descriptions of the Shares and the Fund contained herein are based, in part, on information in the Registration Statement. In addition, the Commission has issued an order granting certain exemptive relief to the Trust under the 1940 Act. See Investment Company Act Release No. 30029 (April 10, 2012) (File No. 812–13795) (the ‘‘Exemptive Order’’). E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM 21NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 69540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27542]


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD


Actuarial Advisory Committee With Respect to the Railroad 
Retirement Account

Notice of Public Meeting

    Notice is hereby given in accordance with Public Law 92-463 that 
the Actuarial Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on December 17, 
2014, at 10:30 a.m. at the office of the Chief Actuary of the U.S. 
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois, on 
the conduct of the 26th Actuarial Valuation of the Railroad Retirement 
System. The agenda for this meeting will include a discussion of the 
assumptions to be used in the 26th Actuarial Valuation. A report 
containing recommended assumptions and the experience on which the 
recommendations are based will have been sent by the Chief Actuary to 
the Committee before the meeting.
    The meeting will be open to the public. Persons wishing to submit 
written statements or make oral presentations should address their 
communications or notices to the Actuarial Advisory Committee, c/o 
Chief Actuary, U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, 
Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092.

Martha P. Rico,
Secretary to the Board.
[FR Doc. 2014-27542 Filed 11-20-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7905-01-P
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