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For the Commission, pursuant to delegated
authority.23
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014–28548 Filed 12–4–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–73713; File No. SR–
NASDAQ–2014–113]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; The
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
Proposed Rule Change Relating to an
Amendment To Conform Rule Text
December 1, 2014.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on November
18, 2014, The NASDAQ Stock Market
LLC (‘‘NASDAQ’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’)
the proposed rule change as described
in Items I, II, and III below, which Items
have been prepared by NASDAQ. 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
NASDAQ proposes to modify Chapter
XV, entitled ‘‘Options Pricing,’’ at
Section 2 governing pricing for
NASDAQ members using the NASDAQ
Options Market (‘‘NOM’’), NASDAQ’s
facility for executing and routing
standardized equity and index options.
Specifically, NOM proposes to
conform certain language related to
Penny Pilot Options3 rebates currently
23 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
3 The Penny Pilot was established in March 2008
and in October 2009 was expanded and extended
through December 31, 2014. See Securities
Exchange Act Release Nos. 57579 (March 28, 2008),
73 FR 18587 (April 4, 2008) (SR–NASDAQ–2008–
026) (notice of filing and immediate effectiveness
establishing Penny Pilot); 60874 (October 23, 2009),
74 FR 56682 (November 2, 2009) (SR–NASDAQ–
2009–091) (notice of filing and immediate
effectiveness expanding and extending Penny
Pilot); 60965 (November 9, 2009), 74 FR 59292
(November 17, 2009) (SR–NASDAQ–2009–097)
(notice of filing and immediate effectiveness adding
seventy-five classes to Penny Pilot); 61455
(February 1, 2010), 75 FR 6239 (February 8, 2010)
(SR–NASDAQ–2010–013) (notice of filing and
immediate effectiveness adding seventy-five classes
to Penny Pilot); 62029 (May 4, 2010), 75 FR 25895
(May 10, 2010) (SR–NASDAQ–2010–053) (notice of
filing and immediate effectiveness adding seventyfive classes to Penny Pilot); 65969 (December 15,
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applicable to Customers,4 Professionals5
and NOM Market Makers.6
The text of the proposed rule change
is available on the Exchange’s Web site
at https://
www.nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com, at the
principal office of the Exchange, and at
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room.
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.
2011), 76 FR 79268 (December 21, 2011) (SR–
NASDAQ–2011–169) (notice of filing and
immediate effectiveness extension and replacement
of Penny Pilot); 67325 (June 29, 2012), 77 FR 40127
(July 6, 2012) (SR–NASDAQ–2012–075) (notice of
filing and immediate effectiveness and extension
and replacement of Penny Pilot through December
31, 2012); 68519 (December 21, 2012), 78 FR 136
(January 2, 2013) (SR–NASDAQ–2012–143) (notice
of filing and immediate effectiveness and extension
and replacement of Penny Pilot through June 30,
2013); 69787 (June 18, 2013), 78 FR 37858 (June 24,
2013) (SR–NASDAQ–2013–082) (notice of filing
and immediate effectiveness and extension and
replacement of Penny Pilot through December 31,
2013); 71105 (December 17, 2013), 78 FR 77530
(December 23, 2013) (SR–NASDAQ–2013–154)
(notice of filing and immediate effectiveness and
extension and replacement of Penny Pilot through
June 30, 2014); and 79 FR 31151 (May 23, 2014),
79 FR 31151 (May 30, 2014) (SR–NASDAQ–2014–
056) ((notice of filing and immediate effectiveness
and extension and replacement of Penny Pilot
through December 31, 2014). See also NOM Rules,
Chapter VI, Section 5.
4 The term ‘‘Customer’’ applies to any transaction
that is identified by a Participant for clearing in the
Customer range at The Options Clearing
Corporation (‘‘OCC’’) which is not for the account
of broker or dealer or for the account of a
‘‘Professional’’ (as that term is defined in Chapter
I, Section 1(a)(48)).
5 The term ‘‘Professional’’ means any person or
entity that (i) is not a broker or dealer in securities,
and (ii) places more than 390 orders in listed
options per day on average during a calendar month
for its own beneficial account(s) pursuant to
Chapter I, Section 1(a)(48). All Professional orders
shall be appropriately marked by Participants.
6 The term ‘‘NOM Market Maker’’ means a
Participant that has registered as a Market Maker on
NOM pursuant to Chapter VII, Section 2, and must
also remain in good standing pursuant to Chapter
VII, Section 4. In order to receive NOM Market
Maker pricing in all securities, the Participant must
be registered as a NOM Market Maker in at least one
security.
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A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The purpose of the proposed rule
change is to conform rule text in
Chapter XV, entitled ‘‘Options Pricing,’’
at Section 2(1) governing the rebates and
fees assessed for options orders entered
into NOM. Specifically, the Exchange
proposes to amend rule text describing
the volume required to qualify for
certain Customer and Professional
Penny Pilot Options Rebate to Add
Liquidity tiers and also certain NOM
Market Maker Penny Pilot Options
Rebate to Add Liquidity tiers.
With respect to the Customer and
Professional Tier 8 Penny Pilot Options
Rebate to Add Liquidity, the NOM
Market Maker Tier 6 Penny Pilot
Options Rebate to Add Liquidity and
the $0.02 per contract Tier 8 incentive
for the Customer and Professional
Penny Pilot Options Rebate to Add
Liquidity,7 the Exchange proposes to
amend the language which describes the
required national customer volume in
multiply-listed equity and ETF options
classes in a month in these sections. The
Exchange is proposing to conform this
language with current rule text which
describes total industry customer equity
and ETF option average daily volume
(‘‘ADV’’) contracts per day in a month.
This proposed amendment is nonsubstantive as the two concepts are not
different. The Exchange is proposing to
conform the language to avoid
confusion. This amendment will not
amend the manner in which those
rebates are paid today.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that its
proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)
of the Act 8 in general, and furthers the
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act 9
in particular, in that it is designed to
promote just and equitable principles of
trade, to remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and
open market and a national market
system, and, in general to protect
investors and the public interest, in that
7 Participants that add Customer, Professional,
Firm, Non-NOM Market Maker and/or BrokerDealer liquidity in Penny Pilot Options and/or NonPenny Pilot Options of 1.25% or more of national
customer volume in multiply-listed equity and ETF
options classes in a month will receive an
additional $0.02 per contract Penny Pilot Options
Customer Rebate to Add Liquidity for each
transaction which adds liquidity in Penny Pilot
Options in that month.
8 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
9 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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the amendments will provide greater
clarity to the pricing of these options.
The Exchange believes that the
amendments provide greater specificity
and conform word usage with respect to
rebates and incentives offered by NOM.
The Exchange is not proposing to
amend the pricing, rather the Exchange
believes the amendments make clear
that the terms national customer volume
and total industry volume are
equivalent.
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. The
amendments to the options pricing are
non-substantive and merely seek to
conform rule text to make clear that the
same standard of measure is being
applied to determine the qualifications
for the volume tiers and incentives.
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C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments were either
solicited or received.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the foregoing proposed rule
change does not: (i) Significantly affect
the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant
burden on competition; and (iii) 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)(ii) of the Act 10 and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b–4
thereunder.11
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: (i) Necessary or appropriate in
the public interest; (ii) for the protection
of investors; or (iii) otherwise in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
If the Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings
to determine whether the proposed rule
should be approved or disapproved. The
Exchange has provided the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the
proposed rule change, along with a brief
description and text of the proposed
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U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(a)(ii).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
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rule change, at least five business days
prior to the date of filing of the
proposed rule change.
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
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–NASDAQ–2014–113. 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
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 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–
NASDAQ–2014–113, and should be
submitted on or before December 26,
2014.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-73713; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2014-113]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change
Relating to an Amendment To Conform Rule Text
December 1, 2014.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on November 18, 2014, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``NASDAQ'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by NASDAQ.
The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
NASDAQ proposes to modify Chapter XV, entitled ``Options Pricing,''
at Section 2 governing pricing for NASDAQ members using the NASDAQ
Options Market (``NOM''), NASDAQ's facility for executing and routing
standardized equity and index options.
Specifically, NOM proposes to conform certain language related to
Penny Pilot Options\3\ rebates currently applicable to Customers,\4\
Professionals\5\ and NOM Market Makers.\6\
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\3\ The Penny Pilot was established in March 2008 and in October
2009 was expanded and extended through December 31, 2014. See
Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 57579 (March 28, 2008), 73 FR
18587 (April 4, 2008) (SR-NASDAQ-2008-026) (notice of filing and
immediate effectiveness establishing Penny Pilot); 60874 (October
23, 2009), 74 FR 56682 (November 2, 2009) (SR-NASDAQ-2009-091)
(notice of filing and immediate effectiveness expanding and
extending Penny Pilot); 60965 (November 9, 2009), 74 FR 59292
(November 17, 2009) (SR-NASDAQ-2009-097) (notice of filing and
immediate effectiveness adding seventy-five classes to Penny Pilot);
61455 (February 1, 2010), 75 FR 6239 (February 8, 2010) (SR-NASDAQ-
2010-013) (notice of filing and immediate effectiveness adding
seventy-five classes to Penny Pilot); 62029 (May 4, 2010), 75 FR
25895 (May 10, 2010) (SR-NASDAQ-2010-053) (notice of filing and
immediate effectiveness adding seventy-five classes to Penny Pilot);
65969 (December 15, 2011), 76 FR 79268 (December 21, 2011) (SR-
NASDAQ-2011-169) (notice of filing and immediate effectiveness
extension and replacement of Penny Pilot); 67325 (June 29, 2012), 77
FR 40127 (July 6, 2012) (SR-NASDAQ-2012-075) (notice of filing and
immediate effectiveness and extension and replacement of Penny Pilot
through December 31, 2012); 68519 (December 21, 2012), 78 FR 136
(January 2, 2013) (SR-NASDAQ-2012-143) (notice of filing and
immediate effectiveness and extension and replacement of Penny Pilot
through June 30, 2013); 69787 (June 18, 2013), 78 FR 37858 (June 24,
2013) (SR-NASDAQ-2013-082) (notice of filing and immediate
effectiveness and extension and replacement of Penny Pilot through
December 31, 2013); 71105 (December 17, 2013), 78 FR 77530 (December
23, 2013) (SR-NASDAQ-2013-154) (notice of filing and immediate
effectiveness and extension and replacement of Penny Pilot through
June 30, 2014); and 79 FR 31151 (May 23, 2014), 79 FR 31151 (May 30,
2014) (SR-NASDAQ-2014-056) ((notice of filing and immediate
effectiveness and extension and replacement of Penny Pilot through
December 31, 2014). See also NOM Rules, Chapter VI, Section 5.
\4\ The term ``Customer'' applies to any transaction that is
identified by a Participant for clearing in the Customer range at
The Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'') which is not for the
account of broker or dealer or for the account of a ``Professional''
(as that term is defined in Chapter I, Section 1(a)(48)).
\5\ The term ``Professional'' means any person or entity that
(i) is not a broker or dealer in securities, and (ii) places more
than 390 orders in listed options per day on average during a
calendar month for its own beneficial account(s) pursuant to Chapter
I, Section 1(a)(48). All Professional orders shall be appropriately
marked by Participants.
\6\ The term ``NOM Market Maker'' means a Participant that has
registered as a Market Maker on NOM pursuant to Chapter VII, Section
2, and must also remain in good standing pursuant to Chapter VII,
Section 4. In order to receive NOM Market Maker pricing in all
securities, the Participant must be registered as a NOM Market Maker
in at least one security.
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The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
Web site at https://www.nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com, at the principal
office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.
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.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
The purpose of the proposed rule change is to conform rule text in
Chapter XV, entitled ``Options Pricing,'' at Section 2(1) governing the
rebates and fees assessed for options orders entered into NOM.
Specifically, the Exchange proposes to amend rule text describing the
volume required to qualify for certain Customer and Professional Penny
Pilot Options Rebate to Add Liquidity tiers and also certain NOM Market
Maker Penny Pilot Options Rebate to Add Liquidity tiers.
With respect to the Customer and Professional Tier 8 Penny Pilot
Options Rebate to Add Liquidity, the NOM Market Maker Tier 6 Penny
Pilot Options Rebate to Add Liquidity and the $0.02 per contract Tier 8
incentive for the Customer and Professional Penny Pilot Options Rebate
to Add Liquidity,\7\ the Exchange proposes to amend the language which
describes the required national customer volume in multiply-listed
equity and ETF options classes in a month in these sections. The
Exchange is proposing to conform this language with current rule text
which describes total industry customer equity and ETF option average
daily volume (``ADV'') contracts per day in a month. This proposed
amendment is non-substantive as the two concepts are not different. The
Exchange is proposing to conform the language to avoid confusion. This
amendment will not amend the manner in which those rebates are paid
today.
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\7\ Participants that add Customer, Professional, Firm, Non-NOM
Market Maker and/or Broker-Dealer liquidity in Penny Pilot Options
and/or Non- Penny Pilot Options of 1.25% or more of national
customer volume in multiply-listed equity and ETF options classes in
a month will receive an additional $0.02 per contract Penny Pilot
Options Customer Rebate to Add Liquidity for each transaction which
adds liquidity in Penny Pilot Options in that month.
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2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act \8\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) of the Act \9\ in particular, in that it is designed to promote
just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market
system, and, in general to protect investors and the public interest,
in that
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the amendments will provide greater clarity to the pricing of these
options.
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\8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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The Exchange believes that the amendments provide greater
specificity and conform word usage with respect to rebates and
incentives offered by NOM. The Exchange is not proposing to amend the
pricing, rather the Exchange believes the amendments make clear that
the terms national customer volume and total industry volume are
equivalent.
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. The amendments to the
options pricing are non-substantive and merely seek to conform rule
text to make clear that the same standard of measure is being applied
to determine the qualifications for the volume tiers and incentives.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments were either solicited or received.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
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)(ii) of the Act \10\ and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\11\
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\10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(a)(ii).
\11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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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: (i)
Necessary or appropriate in the public interest; (ii) for the
protection of investors; or (iii) otherwise in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings to determine whether the
proposed rule should be approved or disapproved. The Exchange has
provided the Commission written notice of its 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.
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 rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include
File Number SR-NASDAQ-2014-113 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2014-113. 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
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 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-NASDAQ-2014-113, and should
be submitted on or before December 26, 2014.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\12\
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\12\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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