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refer to ‘‘crossing price’’ rather than
‘‘crossed quote’’ is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public
interest because it will make the
applicable rule text more clear by
eliminating inconsistent verbiage to
describe the same concept.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
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IEX does not believe that the
proposed rule change will result in any
burden on competition that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act. The
proposed change will offer the primary
peg order type equally to all IEX
Members. Furthermore, the Exchange
does not believe that allowing primary
peg orders to exercise discretion in
stable markets, using the formula set
forth in IEX Rule 11.190(g), will result
in any burden on competition that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act. The
Commission has already considered the
Exchange’s Discretionary Peg order type
in connection with its grant of IEX’s
application for registration as a national
securities exchange under Sections 6
and 19 of the Act.23 The proposed rule
change is designed to extend the
benefits of the quote stability
calculation to Members using the
primary peg order type to prevent
unfavorable executions in crumbling
markets; therefore, no new burdens are
being proposed.
The Exchange also does not believe
that the proposed primary peg order
type will result in any burden on
Members seeking to cross the spread
and execute at the far side quote (the
NBO (NBB) for buy (sell) orders),
because the benefits and protections
offered by the proposed primary peg
order type, which is designed to prevent
adverse selection in unstable market
conditions, is intended to incentivize
passive resting liquidity priced to
execute at the primary quote on the
Exchange, and consequently may result
in greater execution opportunities at the
far side quote for Members entering
spread crossing orders.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
Written comments were neither
solicited nor received.
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Within 45 days of the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register or within such longer period (i)
as the Commission may designate up to
90 days of such date if it finds such
longer period to be appropriate and
publishes its reasons for so finding or
(ii) as to which the Exchange consents,
the Commission shall: (a) By order
approve or disapprove such proposed
rule change, or (b) institute proceedings
to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be disapproved.
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 SR–IEX–
2016–18 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–IEX–2016–18. 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
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For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments
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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–IEX–
2016–18 and should be submitted on or
before January 3, 2017.
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 Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 2
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
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), (a)(5), (a)(7),
(a)(9)(ii) and (a)(10), permit
consideration of the scheduled matter at
the closed meeting.
Commissioner Stein, as duty officer,
voted to consider the items listed for the
closed meeting in closed session.
The subject matter of the closed
meeting will be:
• Institution and settlement of
injunctive actions;
• Institution and settlement of
administrative proceedings;
• Formal order of investigations;
• Resolution of litigation claims;
• Adjudicatory matters; and
• 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 Brent J. Fields from the Office of
the Secretary at (202) 551–5400.
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Dated: December 8, 2016.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9819]
Request for Information for the 2017
Trafficking in Persons Report
The Department of State (‘‘the
Department’’) requests written
information to assist in reporting on the
degree to which the United States and
foreign governments meet the minimum
standards for the elimination of
trafficking in persons (‘‘minimum
standards’’) that are prescribed by the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of
2000 (Div. A, Pub. L. 106–386), as
amended (‘‘TVPA’’). This information
will assist in the preparation of the
Trafficking in Persons Report (‘‘TIP
Report’’) that the Department submits
annually to the U.S. Congress on
government efforts to meet the
minimum standards. Foreign
governments that do not meet the
minimum standards and are not making
significant efforts to do so may be
subject to restrictions on
nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related
foreign assistance from the United
States, as defined by the TVPA.
Submissions must be made in writing to
the Office to Monitor and Combat
Trafficking in Persons at the Department
of State by January 25, 2017. Please refer
to the ADDRESSES, Scope of Interest, and
Information Sought sections of this
Notice for additional instructions on
submission requirements.
DATES: Submissions must be received by
5 p.m. on January 25, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Written submissions and
supporting documentation may be
submitted by the following methods:
• Email (preferred): tipreport@
state.gov for submissions related to
foreign governments and tipreportUS@
state.gov for submissions related to the
United States.
• Facsimile (fax): 202–312–9637
• Mail, Express Delivery, Hand
Delivery and Messenger Service: U.S.
Department of State, Office to Monitor
and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/
TIP), 1800 G Street NW., Suite 2201,
Washington, DC 20520. Please note that
materials submitted by mail may be
delayed due to security screenings and
processing.
Scope of Interest: The Department
requests information relevant to
assessing the United States’ and foreign
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governments’ efforts to meet the
minimum standards for the elimination
of trafficking in persons during the
reporting period (April 1, 2016–March
30, 2017). The minimum standards for
the elimination of trafficking in persons
are listed in the Background section.
Submissions must include information
relevant to efforts to meet the minimum
standards for the elimination of
trafficking in persons and should
include, but need not be limited to,
answering the questions in the
Information Sought section. Only those
questions for which the submitter has
direct professional experience should be
answered and that experience should be
noted. For any critique or deficiency
described, please provide a
recommendation to remedy it. Note the
country or countries that are the focus
of the submission.
Submissions may include written
narratives that answer the questions
presented in this Notice, research,
studies, statistics, fieldwork, training
materials, evaluations, assessments, and
other relevant evidence of local, state,
and federal government efforts. To the
extent possible, precise dates and
numbers of officials or citizens affected
should be included.
Where applicable, written narratives
providing factual information should
provide citations of sources, and copies
of the source material should be
provided. If possible, send electronic
copies of the entire submission,
including source material. If primary
sources are used, such as research
studies, interviews, direct observations,
or other sources of quantitative or
qualitative data, provide details on the
research or data-gathering methodology.
The Department does not include in the
Report, and is therefore not seeking,
information on prostitution, human
smuggling, visa fraud, or child abuse,
unless such conduct occurs in the
context of trafficking in persons as
defined in the TVPA.
Confidentiality: Please provide the
name, phone number, and email address
of a single point of contact for any
submission. It is Department practice
not to identify in the Report information
concerning sources to safeguard those
sources. Please note, however, that any
information submitted to the
Department may be releasable pursuant
to the provisions of the Freedom of
Information Act or other applicable law.
When applicable, portions of
submissions relevant to efforts by other
U.S. government agencies may be
shared with those agencies.
Response: This is a request for
information only; there will be no
response to submissions.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The TIP Report: The TIP Report is the
most comprehensive worldwide report
on governments’ efforts to combat
trafficking in persons. It represents an
annually updated, global look at the
nature and scope of trafficking in
persons and the broad range of
government actions to confront and
eliminate it. The U.S. government uses
the Report to engage in diplomacy, to
encourage partnership in creating and
implementing laws and policies to
combat trafficking, and to target
resources on prevention, protection, and
prosecution programs. Worldwide, the
Report is used by international
organizations, foreign governments, and
nongovernmental organizations as a tool
to examine where resources are most
needed. Prosecuting traffickers,
protecting victims, and preventing
trafficking are the ultimate goals of the
Report and of the U.S government’s
anti-trafficking policy.
The Department prepares the TIP
Report using information from across
the U.S. government, foreign
government officials, nongovernmental
and international organizations,
published reports, and research trips to
every region. The Report focuses on
concrete actions that governments take
to fight trafficking in persons, including
prosecutions, convictions, and
sentences for traffickers, as well as
victim protection measures and
prevention efforts. Each Report narrative
also includes recommendations for each
country. These recommendations are
used to assist in measuring
governments’ progress from one year to
the next and determining whether
governments meet the minimum
standards for the elimination of
trafficking in persons or are making
significant efforts to do so.
The TVPA creates a four-tier ranking
system. Tier placement is based
principally on the extent of government
action to combat trafficking. The
Department first evaluates whether the
government fully meets the TVPA’s
minimum standards for the elimination
of trafficking. Governments that do so
are placed on Tier 1. For other
governments, the Department considers
the extent of such efforts. Governments
that are making significant efforts to
meet the minimum standards are placed
on Tier 2. Governments that do not fully
meet the minimum standards and are
not making significant efforts to do so
are placed on Tier 3. Finally, the
Department considers Special Watch
List criteria and, when applicable,
places countries on Tier 2 Watch List.
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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 Thursday,
December 15, 2016 at 2 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 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), (a)(5), (a)(7), (a)(9)(ii) and (a)(10), permit
consideration of the scheduled matter at the closed meeting.
Commissioner Stein, as duty officer, voted to consider the items
listed for the closed meeting in closed session.
The subject matter of the closed meeting will be:
Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings;
Formal order of investigations;
Resolution of litigation claims;
Adjudicatory matters; and
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 Brent J. Fields from
the Office of the Secretary at (202) 551-5400.
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Dated: December 8, 2016.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-29965 Filed 12-9-16; 11:15 am]
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