Sunshine Act Meetings, 13691-13692 [2020-04863]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 46 / Monday, March 9, 2020 / Notices jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES necessary systems capacity to handle any additional order traffic and the related restatements that may result from the adoption of DAC orders, thereby ensuring the protection of investors. The Exchange also believes the additional restatements and adjustments for DAC orders would be manageable and that its existing surveillances are adequate to monitor trading of DAC orders thereby helping to ensure the maintenance of a fair and orderly market. 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 proposed rule change will not impose any burden on intramarket competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act, because use of the DAC order instruction will be optional and available to all Users. Any User may determine whether to apply a DAC order instruction to the orders it submits to the Exchange, and the System will handle all DAC orders submitted by all Users to the Exchange in the same manner according to the proposed rule change. Users will not be required to apply a DAC order instruction to any orders, and may continue to apply any other currently available order instructions to their orders. The proposed rule change will not impose any burden on intermarket competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act, as it is intended to provide market participants with an additional means to manage risks in connection with potential volatility and downside price swings that may occur near the market close, while allowing them to receive potential benefits associated with any upside market moves near the market close. The Exchange believes the proposed rule change may foster competition, as other options exchanges in their discretion may pursue the adoption of orders with similar purposes, which will result in additional choices for investors. Moreover, the Commission has repeatedly expressed its preference for competition over regulatory intervention in determining prices, products, and services in the securities markets. Specifically, in Regulation NMS, the Commission highlighted the importance of market forces in determining prices and SRO revenues and, also, recognized that current regulation of the market system ‘‘has VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Mar 06, 2020 Jkt 250001 been remarkably successful in promoting market competition in its broader forms that are most important to investors and listed companies.’’ 33 C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others The Exchange neither solicited nor received comments on the proposed rule change. III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission Action Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register or within such longer period up to 90 days (i) as the Commission may designate 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 will: A. By order approve or disapprove such proposed rule change, or B. institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule change should be 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– CBOE–2020–014 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–CBOE–2020–014. 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 website (https://www.sec.gov/ rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule 33 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808 (June 9, 2005), 70 FR 37496, 37499 (June 29, 2005). PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13691 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 website 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. Persons submitting comments are cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying information from comment submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR–CBOE–2020–014, and should be submitted on or before March 30, 2020. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.34 J. Matthew DeLesDernier, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–04677 Filed 3–6–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. PLACE: The meeting will be held in Auditorium LL–002 at the Commission’s headquarters, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549. STATUS: This meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. (ET) and will be open to the public. Seating will be on a first-come, firstserved basis. Visitors will be subject to security checks. The meeting will be webcast on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Commission will consider whether to adopt amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions to promote capital formation for smaller reporting issuers by more TIME AND DATE: 34 17 E:\FR\FM\09MRN1.SGM CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 09MRN1 13692 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 46 / Monday, March 9, 2020 / Notices appropriately tailoring the types of issuers that are included in the categories of accelerated and large accelerated filers and revising the transition thresholds for these filers. At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in the scheduling of meeting items. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, please contact Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. Dated: March 4, 2020. Vanessa A. Countryman, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–04863 Filed 3–5–20; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [Docket No.: SBA–2019–0011] Class Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Notification of waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for commercially available off-the-shelf laptop and tablet computers. AGENCY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is granting a class waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule (NMR) for commercially available offthe-shelf laptop and tablet computers under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334111 and Product Service Code (PSC) 7435. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing laptop and tablet computers. SUMMARY: DATES: This action is effective April 8, 2020. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol J. Hulme, Attorney Advisor, by telephone at (202) 205–6347 or by email at carol-ann.hulme@sba.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 8(a)(17) and 46 of the Small Business Act (Act), 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17) and 657s, and SBA’s implementing regulations require that recipients of Federal supply contracts issued as a small business setaside (except as stated below), servicedisabled veteran-owned small business (SDVO SB) set-aside or sole source contract, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) set-aside or sole source contract, WOSB (womenowned small business) or economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) set-aside or sole VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Mar 06, 2020 Jkt 250001 source contract, 8(a) set-aside or sole source contract, partial set-aside, or set aside of an order against a multiple award contract provide the product of a small business manufacturer or processor if the recipient is other than the actual manufacturer or processor of the product. This requirement is commonly referred to as the Nonmanufacturer Rule (NMR). 13 CFR 121.406(b). Note that the NMR does not apply to small business set-aside acquisitions with an estimated value between the micro-purchase threshold and the simplified acquisition threshold. Sections 8(a)(17)(B)(iv)(II) and 46(a)(4)(B) of the Act authorize SBA to waive the NMR for a ‘‘class of products’’ for which there are no small business manufacturers or processors available to participate in the Federal market. The SBA defines ‘‘class of products’’ based on a combination of (1) the sixdigit NAICS code, (2) the four-digit PSC, and (3) a description of the class of products. As implemented in SBA’s regulations at 13 CFR 121.1202(c), in order to be considered available to participate in the Federal market for a class of products, a small business manufacturer must have submitted a proposal for a contract solicitation or been awarded a contract to supply the class of products within the last 24 months. On July 26, 2019, SBA received a request to waive the NMR for commercially available off-the-shelf laptops and tablet computers under NAICS code 334111 and PSC 7435. According to that request, submitted with supporting information, there are no small business manufacturers of these items in the Federal market. On December 17, 2019 (84 FR 69010), the SBA issued a Notice of Intent to grant a class waiver for commercially available off-the-shelf laptops and tablet computers. SBA received 41 comments in response to the Notice. All comments supported the issuance of the class waiver as there are no small business manufacturers in the Federal market for commercially available off-the-shelf laptops and tablet computers. As expressed in the Notice of Intent, SBA limits this class waiver to laptops and tablet computers procured by the government that meet the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) definition of ‘‘commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS)’’ items. In FAR section 2.101, the FAR defines the term ‘‘commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item’’ as follows: ‘‘(1) Means any item or supply (including construction material) that is—(i) A commercial item (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition in this PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 section); (ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and (iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and (2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultural products and petroleum products.’’ SBA received 41 comments in response to the Notice of Intent. All comments were in support of the waiver. Although none of the comments mentioned specialty laptops and tablet computers that are modified to meet demands of the Federal Government, those items are not included in the waiver. The exclusion of specialty laptops and tablet computers modified to meet Federal Government was included in the Notice of Intent. Therefore, in the absence of a small business manufacturer of commercially available off-the-shelf laptops and tablet computers, this class waiver is necessary to allow otherwise qualified regular dealers to supply the product of any manufacturer on a Federal contract or order set aside for small business, SDVOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB, HUBZone or participants in the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program. SBA’s waiver of the nonmanufacturer rule has no effect on the requirements in 13 CFR 121.406(b)(1)(i) to (iii) and on requirements external to the Small Business Act which involve domestic sources of supply, such as the Buy American Act or the Trade Agreements Act. More information on the NMR and Class Waivers can be found at https:// www.sba.gov/contracting/contractingofficials/non-manufacturer-rule/nonmanufacturer-waivers. David Wm. Loines, Director, Office of Government Contracting. [FR Doc. 2020–04681 Filed 3–6–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION [Docket No. SSA–2017–0046] Social Security Ruling, SSR 20–01p: How We Determine an Individual’s Education Category Social Security Administration. Notice of Social Security Ruling AGENCY: ACTION: (SSR). We are providing notice of SSR 20–01p. This Ruling explains how we determine an individual’s education category in adult disability claims under SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09MRN1.SGM 09MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 46 (Monday, March 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13691-13692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04863]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of 
the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, the Securities 
and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, March 
11, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: The meeting will be held in Auditorium LL-002 at the 
Commission's headquarters, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549.

STATUS: This meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. (ET) and will be open to 
the public. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. 
Visitors will be subject to security checks. The meeting will be 
webcast on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Commission will consider whether to adopt 
amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer 
definitions to promote capital formation for smaller reporting issuers 
by more

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appropriately tailoring the types of issuers that are included in the 
categories of accelerated and large accelerated filers and revising the 
transition thresholds for these filers.
    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in 
the scheduling of meeting items.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For further information and to 
ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, 
please contact Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office of the Secretary 
at (202) 551-5400.

    Dated: March 4, 2020.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-04863 Filed 3-5-20; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P
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