Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs, 80803-80804 [2023-25540]
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executed volume of equities trading.
Thus, in such a low-concentrated and
highly competitive market, no single
equities exchange possesses significant
pricing power in the execution of order
flow. Moreover, the Exchange believes
that the ever-shifting market share
among the exchanges from month to
month demonstrates that market
participants can shift order flow or
discontinue to reduce use of certain
categories of products, in response to
new or different pricing structures being
introduced into the market.
Accordingly, competitive forces
constrain the Exchange’s transaction
fees and rebates, including with respect
to executions of Added Displayed
Volume, Added Displayed Retail
Volume, Added Non-Displayed Volume
and Removed Volume, and market
participants can readily choose to send
their orders to other exchange and offexchange venues if they deem fee levels
at those other venues to be more
favorable. As described above, the
proposed changes represent a
competitive proposal through which the
Exchange is seeking to generate
additional revenue with respect to its
transaction pricing and to encourage the
submission of additional order flow to
the Exchange through volume-based
tiers, which have been widely adopted
by exchanges, including the Exchange.
Accordingly, the Exchange believes the
proposal would not burden, but rather
promote, intermarket competition by
enabling it to better compete with other
exchanges that offer similar pricing
incentives to market participants.
Additionally, 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
been remarkably successful in
promoting market competition in its
broader forms that are most important to
investors and listed companies.’’ 43 The
fact that this market is competitive has
also long been recognized by the courts.
In NetCoalition v. SEC, the D.C. Circuit
stated as follows: ‘‘[n]o one disputes
that competition for order flow is
‘‘fierce.’ . . . As the SEC explained,
‘‘[i]n the U.S. national market system,
buyers and sellers of securities, and the
broker-dealers that act as their orderrouting agents, have a wide range of
choices of where to route orders for
43 See
supra note 39.
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execution’; [and] ‘no exchange can
afford to take its market share
percentages for granted’ because ‘no
exchange possesses a monopoly,
regulatory or otherwise, in the execution
of order flow from broker
dealers’. . . .’’.44 Accordingly, the
Exchange does not believe its proposed
pricing changes impose any burden on
competition that is not necessary or
appropriate in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act.
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
The foregoing rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act 45 and Rule
19b–4(f)(2) 46 thereunder.
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 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
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–
MEMX–2023–30 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–MEMX–2023–30. 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
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
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also
will be available for inspection and
copying at the principal office of the
Exchange. Do not include personal
identifiable information in submissions;
you should submit only information
that you wish to make available
publicly. We may redact in part or
withhold entirely from publication
submitted material that is obscene or
subject to copyright protection. All
submissions should refer to file number
SR–MEMX–2023–30 and should be
submitted on or before December 11,
2023.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.47
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on
Veterans Business Affairs
AGENCY:
Small Business Administration
(SBA).
Notice of open Federal advisory
committee meeting.
ACTION:
The SBA is issuing this notice
to announce the date, time, and agenda
for a meeting of the Advisory Committee
on Veterans Business Affairs (ACVBA).
SUMMARY:
44 NetCoalition
v. SEC, 615 F.3d 525, 539 (D.C.
Cir. 2010) (quoting Securities Exchange Act Release
No. 59039 (December 2, 2008), 73 FR 74770, 74782–
83 (December 9, 2008) (SR–NYSE–2006–21)).
45 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
46 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).
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Thursday, December 7, 2023,
from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET.
DATES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12265]
The meeting will be held
virtually via Microsoft Teams.
ADDRESSES:
The
meeting is open to the public via
Microsoft Teams; however advance
notice of attendance is strongly
encouraged. To RSVP and confirm
attendance, the general public should
email veteransbusiness@sba.gov with
subject line, ‘‘RSVP for December 7,
2023, ACVBA Public Meeting.’’ To
submit a written comment, individuals
should email veteransbusiness@sba.gov
with subject line, ‘‘Response for
December 7, 2023, ACVBA Public
Meeting’’ no later than December 1,
2023, or contact Timothy Green, Acting
Associate Administrator, Office of
Veterans Business Development (OVBD)
at (202) 205–6773. Comments received
in advanced will be addressed as time
allows during the public comment
period. All other submitted comments
will be included in the meeting record.
During the live meeting, those who wish
to comment will be able to do so during
the public comment period.
Participants can join the meeting via
computer https://bit.ly/ACVBA-Dec23
or by phone. Call in (audio only): Dial:
+1 206–413–7980: Phone Conference
905 930 636#.
All applicable documents will be
posted on the ACVBA website prior to
the meeting: https://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sba-locations/headquarters-offices/
office-veterans-businessdevelopment#sba-card-collection-heading-7381. For more information on
veteran-owned small business programs,
please visit www.sba.gov/ovbd.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pursuant
to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.,
appendix 2), SBA announces the
meeting of the Advisory Committee on
Veterans Business Affairs. The ACVBA
is established pursuant to 15 U.S.C.
657(b) note and serves as an
independent source of advice and
policy. The purpose of this meeting is
to discuss efforts that support veteranowned small businesses, updates on
past and current events, and the
ACVBA’s objectives for fiscal year 2024.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: November 9, 2023.
Andrienne Johnson,
Committee Manager Officer.
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Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Department of State.
Notice of a modified system of
AGENCY:
ACTION:
records.
This system of records
comprises information gathered in
connection with the Department’s role
in providing consular assistance to U.S.
citizens overseas, and its role as the
United States Central Authority under
the Hague Adoption and Abduction
Conventions.
DATES: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
552a(e)(4) and (11), this system of
records notice is effective upon
publication, with the exception of
routine uses E, F, G, K, M, N, O, P, R,
S, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, AA, CC, DD, EE,
FF, GG, HH, II, JJ, KK, LL, MM, and NN
that are subject to a 30-day period
during which interested persons may
submit comments to the Department.
Please submit any comments by
December 20, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Questions can be submitted
by mail, email, or by calling Eric F.
Stein, the Senior Agency Official for
Privacy, on (202) 485–2051. If by mail,
please write to: U.S. Department of
State; Office of Global Information
Systems, A/GIS; 2201 C St. NW, Room
4534; Washington, DC 20520. If email,
please address the email to the Senior
Agency Official for Privacy, Eric F.
Stein, at Privacy@state.gov. Please write
‘‘Overseas Citizens Services Records
and Other Overseas Records, State-05’’
on the envelope or the subject line of
your email.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric
F. Stein, Senior Agency Official for
Privacy; U.S. Department of State; Office
of Global Information Services, A/GIS;
2201 C St., Room 4534 NW;
Washington, DC 20520 or by calling
(202) 485–2051.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
modified system of records notice
includes revisions and additions to the
following sections: Authority for
Maintenance of the System; Purpose(s)
of the System; Categories of Individuals
Covered by the System; Categories of
Records in the System; Record Source
Categories; Routine Uses; Policies and
Practices for Storage of Records; Policies
and Practices for Retention and Disposal
of Records; Administrative, Technical,
and Physical Safeguards. In addition,
this notice makes administrative
updates to the following sections:
Record Access Procedures, Contesting
SUMMARY:
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Record Procedures, Notification
Procedures, and History. This notice is
being modified to reflect the
Department’s move to cloud storage,
new OMB guidance, updated contact
information, new routine uses
compatible with the provision of
consular assistance, additional cited
authorities, and a notice publication
history.
System Name and Number: Overseas
Citizens Services Records and Other
Overseas Records, State-05.
Security Classification: Unclassified
and Classified.
System Location: Department of State,
Bureau of Consular Affairs, Overseas
Citizens Services, SA–17, 10th Floor,
Washington, DC 20522–1710 and
overseas at U.S. embassies, U.S.
consulates general, U.S. consulates, and
U.S. consular agencies. Records may
also be located within a government
cloud provided, implemented, and
overseen by the Department’s Enterprise
Server Operations Center (ESOC) 2201 C
Street NW, Washington, DC 20520.
System Manager(s): Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Overseas Citizens Services;
SA–17, 10th Floor, Washington, DC
20522–1710 at (202) 485–6044. At
overseas locations, the onsite system
manager is the Chief of the Consular
Section or another Department of State
employee with responsibility for
consular services as provided by the
post in question.
Authority for Maintenance of the
System:
(a) 8 U.S.C. 1104 (Powers and Duties
of the Secretary of State);
(b) 22 U.S.C. 2656 (Management of
foreign affairs);
(c) 22 U.S.C. 3904 (Functions of the
Foreign Service, including protection of
U.S. citizens in foreign countries
pursuant to the Vienna Convention on
Consular Relations and providing
assistance to other agencies);
(d) 22 U.S.C. 211a et seq. (Passport
application and issuance);
(e) 22 U.S.C. 2705 (Documentation of
citizenship);
(f) 8 U.S.C. 1501–1504 (Adjudication
of possible loss of nationality and
cancellation of U.S. passports and
CRBAs);
(g) 22 U.S.C. 1731 (Protection of
naturalized U.S. citizens in foreign
countries);
(h) 22 U.S.C. 1732 (Release of citizens
imprisoned by foreign governments);
(i) 22 U.S.C. 2671(b)(2)(A)–(B) and (d)
(Evacuation assistance and repatriation
loans for destitute U.S. citizens abroad);
(j) 22 U.S.C. 2670(j) (Provision of
emergency medical, dietary and other
assistance);
(k) 22 U.S.C. 4802 (Overseas
evacuations);
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs
AGENCY: Small Business Administration (SBA).
ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The SBA is issuing this notice to announce the date, time, and
agenda for a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business
Affairs (ACVBA).
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DATES: Thursday, December 7, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The meeting is open to the public via
Microsoft Teams; however advance notice of attendance is strongly
encouraged. To RSVP and confirm attendance, the general public should
email [email protected] with subject line, ``RSVP for December
7, 2023, ACVBA Public Meeting.'' To submit a written comment,
individuals should email [email protected] with subject line,
``Response for December 7, 2023, ACVBA Public Meeting'' no later than
December 1, 2023, or contact Timothy Green, Acting Associate
Administrator, Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD) at (202)
205-6773. Comments received in advanced will be addressed as time
allows during the public comment period. All other submitted comments
will be included in the meeting record. During the live meeting, those
who wish to comment will be able to do so during the public comment
period.
Participants can join the meeting via computer https://bit.ly/ACVBA-Dec23 or by phone. Call in (audio only): Dial: +1 206-413-7980:
Phone Conference 905 930 636#.
All applicable documents will be posted on the ACVBA website prior
to the meeting: https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/sba-locations/headquarters-offices/office-veterans-business-development#sba-card-collection--heading-7381. For more information on veteran-owned small
business programs, please visit www.sba.gov/ovbd.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., appendix 2), SBA announces the
meeting of the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs. The
ACVBA is established pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 657(b) note and serves as an
independent source of advice and policy. The purpose of this meeting is
to discuss efforts that support veteran-owned small businesses, updates
on past and current events, and the ACVBA's objectives for fiscal year
2024.
Dated: November 9, 2023.
Andrienne Johnson,
Committee Manager Officer.
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