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violation, as opposed to only imposing
a fine (rather than a caution letter) after
the first six violations or to the extent
that a violation exceeds 5 percent of the
applicable limits.
Moreover, the proposed Rule change
promotes fairness and consistency in
the marketplace by harmonizing
penalties across exchanges for the same
conduct. As noted above, the proposed
schedule of fines would be identical to
the schedules of fines that ISE, BATS
BZX, and C2 Options Exchange
presently employ, and similar to that
which NYSE Arca employs.
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 not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act. The proposal
will adopt the same schedule of fines as
exists at other exchanges and it will
apply the same schedule of fines to all
Options Participants.
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.
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III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the 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 prior to 30 days from the date
on which it was filed, or such shorter
time as the Commission may designate,
if consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, the
proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)
of the Act and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii)
thereunder.7
A proposed rule change filed under
Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 8 normally does not
become operative prior to 30 days after
the date of the filing. However, Rule
19b–4(f)(6)(iii) 9 permits the
Commission to designate a shorter time
if such action is consistent with the
7 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 this
requirement.
8 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
9 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).
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protection of investors and the public
interest. The Exchange has asked the
Commission to waive the 30-day
operative delay so that the proposal may
become operative immediately upon
filing. The Exchange states that the
proposed rule change helps to protect
investors and to prevent manipulative
acts by enabling the Exchange to
immediately impose a fine upon an
Options Participant for position limit
violations. The Exchange further states
that the proposed rule change promotes
fairness and consistency in the
marketplace by unifying the Exchange’s
schedule of fines with schedules
imposed by other exchanges.
The Commission believes that waiver
of the 30-day operative delay is
consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest. The
Commission notes that the proposal
harmonizes the Exchange’s schedule of
fines with respect to position limit
violations with fines currently imposed
by other exchanges, and thus does not
raise any new or novel issues.
Accordingly, the Commission hereby
waives the 30-day operative delay and
designates the proposed rule change as
operative upon filing.10
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of such 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. If the
Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings
under Section 19(b)(2)(B) 11 of the Act to
determine whether the proposed rule
change should be approved or
disapproved.
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–
BX–2017–014 on the subject line.
10 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day
operative delay, the Commission has also
considered the proposed rule’s impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See
15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
11 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street
NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–BX–2017–014. 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–BX–
2017–014 and should be submitted on
or before March 30, 2017.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.12
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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The National Women’s
Business Council (NWBC) intends to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for the
collection of information described
below. The Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA) of 1995, requires federal agencies
to publish a notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed
collection of information before
submission to OMB, and to allow 60
days for public comment in response to
the notice. This notice complies with
that requirement.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
May 8, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send all comments to
Dolores Rowen, Research Manager,
National Women’s Business Council,
Small Business Administration, 409 3rd
Street, Suite 5500, Washington, DC
20416.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dolores Rowen, Research Manager,
National Women’s Business Council,
Dolores.Rowen@sba.gov 202–205–9974,
or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst,
Curtis.Rich@sba.gov 202–205–7030.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Women’s Business Council
(NWBC) is a non-partisan federal
advisory council created to serve as an
independent source of advice and
counsel to the President, Congress, and
the U.S. Small Business Administration
on economic issues of importance to
women business owners.
NWBC is undertaking a research
study that will build upon existing
knowledge to uncover insights and new
information germane to supporting and
encouraging entrepreneurship among
millennial women. Data will be
collected via focus groups with
millennial women and men.
Given the decline in entrepreneurship
among millennials compared to prior
generations at the same age, research is
necessary to understand what young
women require such that the
government can foster increased
participation in entrepreneurship
among millennial women and the extent
to which there are gendered differences.
This research will develop insights
about multiple topics including:
Differences between prospective and
current millennial women
entrepreneurs; differences between
millennial men and women
entrepreneurs; motivating factors; and
student debt as a motivator and
deterrent. This work will include
multiple perspectives to develop a wellrounded picture including prospective
millennial women entrepreneurs,
current millennial women
entrepreneurs, and current millennial
men entrepreneurs.
NWBC will use the resulting report
from this data collection to inform its
annual report to the President, Congress,
and the SBA on policy and program
recommendations to support the growth
of women-owned businesses.
Solicitation of Public Comments
SBA is requesting comments on (a)
Whether the collection of information is
necessary for the agency to properly
perform its functions; (b) whether the
burden estimates are accurate; (c)
whether there are ways to minimize the
burden, including through the use of
automated techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (d) whether
there are ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information.
Summary of Information Collection
Title: Research on Millennial Women
Entrepreneurs.
Description of Respondents:
Respondents in the study will be
prospective millennial women
Information collection
(focus groups)
Number of
respondents
entrepreneurs, current millennial
women entrepreneurs, and current
millennial men entrepreneurs. Focus
groups with all three respondent types
will be conducted in Los Angeles,
California, Denver, Colorado, and
Boston, Massachusetts. The focus
groups will develop insights regarding
motivating factors and barriers related to
student debt and entrepreneurship.
Form Number: N/A.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
There will be a maximum of 108 focus
group participants (no more than 12
persons for each of 9 focus groups).
Potential participants will be identified
and recruited via nomination, group or
community membership, and targeted
emails and online recruitment tools.
Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden:
Focus group participants will spend
approximately 120 minutes in total
completing a pre-discussion screener,
engaging in focus group discussion, and
traveling to and from the focus group
location.
The total annual time burden is
estimated at 216 hours for completion of
all aspects of data collection. To
estimate the annualized cost of this time
burden, we assumed 2,000 annual
working hours and an annual salary of
$66,000, which is the median annual
salary for small business owners in the
United States as reported by PayScale
Human Resources, resulting in a cost
per participant of $66. In order to obtain
108 focus group participants, it is
estimated that 300 contacts will be
needed. Of those 192 individuals who
are contacted and screened, but who are
not eligible, willing, or able to
participate in the focus groups, the time
burden is approximately five minutes.
This adds an additional annual time
burden of $528.00. In total, the time
burden cost for this study is estimated
at $7,656.00.
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
in hours
Total
annual
burden
of hours
36
36
36
1
1
1
2
2
2
72
72
72
Total Annual Burden Hours ......................................................................
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Focus group 2 ..................................................................................................
Focus group 3 ..................................................................................................
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Management Analyst.
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AGENCY: National Women's Business Council, Small Business
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ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Women's Business Council (NWBC) intends to
request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the
collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA) of 1995, requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information
before submission to OMB, and to allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice. This notice complies with that requirement.
DATES: Submit comments on or before May 8, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Dolores Rowen, Research Manager,
National Women's Business Council, Small Business Administration, 409
3rd Street, Suite 5500, Washington, DC 20416.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dolores Rowen, Research Manager,
National Women's Business Council, Dolores.Rowen@sba.gov 202-205-9974,
or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, Curtis.Rich@sba.gov 202-205-
7030.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Women's Business Council (NWBC)
is a non-partisan federal advisory council created to serve as an
independent source of advice and counsel to the President, Congress,
and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues of
importance to women business owners.
NWBC is undertaking a research study that will build upon existing
knowledge to uncover insights and new information germane to supporting
and encouraging entrepreneurship among millennial women. Data will be
collected via focus groups with millennial women and men.
Given the decline in entrepreneurship among millennials compared to
prior generations at the same age, research is necessary to understand
what young women require such that the government can foster increased
participation in entrepreneurship among millennial women and the extent
to which there are gendered differences. This research will develop
insights about multiple topics including: Differences between
prospective and current millennial women entrepreneurs; differences
between millennial men and women entrepreneurs; motivating factors; and
student debt as a motivator and deterrent. This work will include
multiple perspectives to develop a well-rounded picture including
prospective millennial women entrepreneurs, current millennial women
entrepreneurs, and current millennial men entrepreneurs.
NWBC will use the resulting report from this data collection to
inform its annual report to the President, Congress, and the SBA on
policy and program recommendations to support the growth of women-owned
businesses.
Solicitation of Public Comments
SBA is requesting comments on (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the agency to properly perform its
functions; (b) whether the burden estimates are accurate; (c) whether
there are ways to minimize the burden, including through the use of
automated techniques or other forms of information technology; and (d)
whether there are ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information.
Summary of Information Collection
Title: Research on Millennial Women Entrepreneurs.
Description of Respondents: Respondents in the study will be
prospective millennial women entrepreneurs, current millennial women
entrepreneurs, and current millennial men entrepreneurs. Focus groups
with all three respondent types will be conducted in Los Angeles,
California, Denver, Colorado, and Boston, Massachusetts. The focus
groups will develop insights regarding motivating factors and barriers
related to student debt and entrepreneurship.
Form Number: N/A.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: There will be a maximum of 108
focus group participants (no more than 12 persons for each of 9 focus
groups). Potential participants will be identified and recruited via
nomination, group or community membership, and targeted emails and
online recruitment tools.
Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: Focus group participants will
spend approximately 120 minutes in total completing a pre-discussion
screener, engaging in focus group discussion, and traveling to and from
the focus group location.
The total annual time burden is estimated at 216 hours for
completion of all aspects of data collection. To estimate the
annualized cost of this time burden, we assumed 2,000 annual working
hours and an annual salary of $66,000, which is the median annual
salary for small business owners in the United States as reported by
PayScale Human Resources, resulting in a cost per participant of $66.
In order to obtain 108 focus group participants, it is estimated that
300 contacts will be needed. Of those 192 individuals who are contacted
and screened, but who are not eligible, willing, or able to participate
in the focus groups, the time burden is approximately five minutes.
This adds an additional annual time burden of $528.00. In total, the
time burden cost for this study is estimated at $7,656.00.
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total annual
Information collection (focus groups) respondents responses per response in burden of
respondent hours hours
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Focus group 1................................... 36 1 2 72
Focus group 2................................... 36 1 2 72
Focus group 3................................... 36 1 2 72
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Total Annual Burden Hours................... .............. .............. .............. 216
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Curtis B. Rich,
Management Analyst.
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