[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9623-9626]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3691]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-63907; File No. SR-BX-2011-008]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX BX; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Establish and
Adopt Fees for the New Short Sale Monitor Service and BX Data Add-On

February 14, 2011.
    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 February 4, 2011, NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc. (``BX''), filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule
change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have
been substantially prepared by BX. 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 the
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    BX proposes to adopt a fee for the Short Sale Monitor and the BX
Data Add-On, a new service and related add-on data that assist
subscribers in complying with new requirements arising from recent
amendments to Regulation SHO. BX will implement the service as soon as
practicable following the effective date of the filing.
    The text of the proposed rule change is below. Proposed new
language is italicized.
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7055. Short Sale Monitor

    (a) The Short Sale Monitor is a real-time surveillance and alert
tool that assists member firms with monitoring and post trade analysis
of their short sale and short sale exempt trades reported to the FINRA/
NASDAQ Trade Reporting Facility (TRF), which includes real-time alerts
of covered securities subject to the restrictions of SEC Rule 201,
reports of a member firm's trades marked as ``short'' that are subject
to the restrictions of SEC Rule 201, and reports of a member firm's
trades marked as ``short exempt.''
    The Short Sale Monitor is available to each member firm at no cost
for a trial period ending March 31, 2011, and for a fee of $750 per
MPID, per month thereafter.

    (b) The BX Data Add-On service provides an MPID subscribed to the
Short Sale Monitor subscription with a record of trades in covered
securities executed on BX that are marked ``short exempt.'' The BX Data
Add-On service is available at no cost for a trial period ending March
31, 2011, and for a fee of $50 per MPID, per month. An MPID subscribed
to the Short Sale Monitor of NASDAQ or NASDAQ OMX PSX need not
subscribe additionally to the BX Short Sale Monitor to subscribe to the
BX Data Add-On service.
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II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, BX 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. BX 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
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    BX is proposing to adopt Rule 7055(a), establishing the Short Sale
Monitor offered to subscribing member firms at no cost through March
31, 2011 and for a fee of $750 per market participant identifier
(``MPID''), per month thereafter. The Short Sale Monitor is a new
service that provides subscribers with real-time surveillance of trades
reported to the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility (``FINRA/NASDAQ
TRF'') \3\ marked as ``short'' and ``short exempt'' to assist them in
monitoring their compliance with amendments to Regulation SHO under the
Act.\4\ The Commission recently amended Regulation SHO to adopt a new
short sale-related circuit breaker combined with an alternative uptick
rule under Rule 201.\5\ The new rule imposes a restriction on the price
at which a security may be sold short if the circuit breaker is
triggered. Specifically, the new rule requires trading centers,\6\
which include self-regulatory organizations (``SROs''), to establish,
maintain and enforce written policies and procedures reasonably
designed to prevent the execution or display of short sale orders in a
covered security \7\ at a price that is less than or equal to the
current national best bid \8\ if the price of that covered security
decreases by 10% or more from its closing price as determined by the
listing market \9\ as of the end of regular trading hours on the prior
day.\10\ In addition, the rule requires that the trading center
establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures
reasonably designed to impose this short sale price test restriction
for the remainder of the day and the following day when a national best
bid for the covered security is calculated and disseminated on a
current and continuing basis by a plan processor pursuant to an
effective national market system plan.\11\ Trading centers are required
to regularly surveil to ascertain the effectiveness of these policies
and procedures. Rule 201 generally permits short selling at a price
above the current national best bid during the time a short sale price
test restriction is in effect for a covered security.
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    \3\ The FINRA/NASDAQ TRF is a facility of FINRA operated by The
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
    \4\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61595 (February 26,
2010), 75 FR 11232 (March 10, 2010) (amending Rule 201 and Rule
200(g) of Regulation SHO). The amendments to Rules 201 and 200(g) of
Regulation SHO have a compliance date of February 28, 2011. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 63247 (November 4, 2010), 75 FR
68702 (November 9, 2010) (extending the compliance date of the
amendments to Rules 201 and 200(g) of Regulation SHO from November
10, 2010 until February 28, 2011).
    \5\ 17 CFR 242.201.
    \6\ Rule 201(a)(9) defines the term ``trading center'' as having
the same meaning as in Rule 600(b)(78) of Regulation NMS. Rule
600(b)(78) defines a ``trading center'' as ``a national securities
exchange or national securities association that operates an SRO
trading facility, an alternative trading system, an exchange market
maker, an OTC market maker, or any other broker or dealer that
executes orders internally by trading as principal or crossing
orders as agent.'' 17 CFR 242.600(b)(78).
    \7\ Rule 201(a)(1) defines the term ``covered security'' for
purposes of Rule 201. See 17 CFR 242.201(a)(1). Rule 201(a)(1)
defines ``covered security'' to mean any ``NMS stock'' as defined
under Rule 600(b)(47) of Regulation NMS. Rule 600(b)(47) of
Regulation NMS defines an ``NMS stock'' as ``any NMS security other
than an option.'' 17 CFR 242.600(b)(47). Rule 600(b)(46) of
Regulation NMS defines an ``NMS security'' as ``any security or
class of securities for which transaction reports are collected,
processed, and made available pursuant to an effective transaction
reporting plan, or an effective national market system plan for
reporting transactions in listed options.'' 17 CFR 242.600(b)(46).
    \8\ Rule 201(a)(4) defines the term ``national best bid'' for
purposes of Rule 201. See 17 CFR 242.201(a)(4).
    \9\ Rule 201(a)(3) defines the term ``listing market'' for
purposes of Rule 201. See 17 CFR 242.201(a)(3).
    \10\ 17 CFR 242.201(b)(1)(i).
    \11\ 17 CFR 242.201(b)(1)(ii). Further, if the price of a
covered security declines intra-day by at least 10% on a day on
which the security is already subject to the short sale price test
restriction of Rule 201, the restriction will be re-triggered and,
therefore, will continue in effect for the remainder of that day and
the following day. Rule 201 does not place any limit on the
frequency or number of times the circuit breaker can be re-triggered
with respect to a particular stock. See Division of Trading and
Markets: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Rule 201
of Regulation SHO, Q&A No. 2.2 (http://sec.gov/divisions/marketreg/rule201faq.htm).
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    The Commission also amended Regulation SHO to provide that a
broker-dealer may mark certain qualifying sell orders ``short exempt.''
\12\ If a broker-dealer marks an order ``short exempt,'' it is not
subject to the short sale price test restrictions of Rule 201 and can
be executed by a trading center without regard to its price.\13\
Paragraphs (c) and (d) of Rule 201 specify the circumstances under
which a broker-dealer may mark certain sale orders as ``short exempt.''
\14\ If a broker-dealer chooses to rely on its own determination that
it is submitting a short sale order to the trading center at a price
that is above the current national best bid at the time of submission
under Rule 201(c) or to rely on an exception specified in Rule 201(d),
it may mark the order ``short exempt.'' The Commission noted in
adopting the ``short exempt'' marking requirement that it will both
provide a record of broker-dealers availing themselves of the
provisions of paragraphs (c) or (d) to the rule and aid surveillance by
SROs and the Commission for compliance with the provisions of Rule
201.\15\
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    \12\ Formerly, Rule 200(g) of Regulation SHO provided that a
broker-dealer must mark all sell orders of any security as ``long''
or ``short.'' As amended, Rule 200(g) now provides a ``short
exempt'' marking requirement. 17 CFR 242.200(g). Rule 200(g)(2)
provides that a sale order may only be marked ``short exempt'' if
the provisions of Rule 201(c) or Rule 201(d) are met. 17 CFR
242.200(g)(2). See supra note 4. See also Division of Trading and
Markets: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Rule 201
of Regulation SHO, Q&A Nos. 5.4 and 8.1.
    \13\ 17 CFR 242.201(b)(1)(iii)(B).
    \14\ 17 CFR 242.201(c); 17 CFR 242.201(d).
    \15\ See supra note 4, 75 FR at 11275--76.
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    The Short Sale Monitor provides subscribing member firms with a
tool to aid them in monitoring their trades reported into the FINRA/
NASDAQ TRF for compliance with the requirements of the amended
rules.\16\ Accessed through either a Workstation or Weblink ACT 2.0
terminal, the Short Sale Monitor provides subscribers with
notifications of their reported trades marked ``short'' and ``short
exempt'' for covered securities subject to the short sale price

test restrictions of Rule 201. Specifically, the Short Sale Monitor
will provide subscribers notice of covered securities subject to the
restrictions of Rule 201, and provide access to historical lists of
such covered securities. In addition, the Short Sale Monitor will
provide notice of trades in covered securities that are: (i) Subject to
the short sale price test restriction, and marked ``short,'' (ii)
subject to the short sale price test restriction, and marked ``short
exempt,'' (iii) subject to the short sale price test restriction, and
sold above the current national best bid at the time of trade execution
time, and (iv) not subject to the short sale price test restriction,
but marked ``short exempt.'' \17\ The Short Sale Monitor will provide
this information to a subscribing firm both as real-time alerts and
through a historical database of the firm's trades that prompted the
alerts, which will assist the firm in meeting its obligation to
ascertain the effectiveness of its policies and procedures.\18\ As
such, member firms will have a useful compliance tool with which they
can monitor, post-trade, their compliance with the amendments to
Regulation SHO under the Act.\19\ In this regard, the Short Sale
Monitor is similar to NASDAQ's InterACT service in that it provides
member firms with post-trade analysis of their trades for compliance
with regulatory obligations.\20\ Lastly, BX will supplement and enhance
the Short Sale Monitor as needed to address any amendments to
Regulation SHO or other related rules, and from time to time will make
changes to enhance the service.
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    \16\ FINRA recently amended its rules to conform them to the
requirements of the changes made by the Commission to Regulation
SHO, including amending its trade reporting rules applicable to
over-the-counter trades in NMS stocks to reintroduce the short sale
exempt category. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 63032
(December 4, 2010), 75 FR 62439 (December 8, 2010) (SR-FINRA-2010-
043).
    \17\ See also Division of Trading and Markets: Responses to
Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Rule 201 of Regulation SHO,
Q&A Nos. 5.4 and 5.5.
    \18\ The Commission notes that broker-dealers subscribing to the
Short Sale Monitor and Data Add-On service remain responsible for
compliance with Rule 201 of Regulation SHO.
    \19\ Supra note 4.
    \20\ See NASDAQ Rule 7049 (explaining the InterACT service).
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    BX is also proposing to adopt Rule 7055(b) to establish the BX Data
Add-On service as an additional service to an existing Short Sale
Monitor subscription, which will provide subscribers with access to
records of their trades in covered securities subject to the short sale
price restrictions of Rule 201 executed on BX and marked ``short
exempt.'' The proposed add-on service will be offered at no cost
through March 31, 2011, and for an additional fee of $150 per MPID, per
month thereafter. As noted above, to be eligible for the BX Data Add-On
service a member's MPID must first be subscribed to the Short Sale
Monitor.
    Last, BX is proposing waive the Short Sale Monitor fee of Rule
7055(a) for members seeking to subscribe to the BX Data Add-on service
if the MPID is currently subscribed to either the NASDAQ or NASDAQ OMX
PSX (``PSX'') \21\ Short Sale Monitor. NASDAQ and NASDAQ OMX PHLX, as
the SRO that operates PSX, will offer \22\ the Short Sale Monitor to
their members for a price identical to that of BX's at $750 per MPID,
per month. BX notes that the Short Sale Monitor of each of the three
exchanges offers the identical service and access to data. As such, BX
does not believe that it is appropriate to charge members of BX an
additional fee of $750 per MPID, per month if the member currently
subscribes to the Short Sale Monitor offered by another NASDAQ OMX
exchange.\23\ Accordingly, BX believes that a member should only pay
for the market-specific data if it has a pre-existing subscription to
the Short Sale Monitor, irrespective of the NASDAQ OMX exchange through
which it subscribes.
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    \21\ NASDAQ OMX PSX is the equity trading facility of the NASDAQ
OMX PHLX exchange.
    \22\ NASDAQ and NASDAQ OMX PHLX have filed related rule changes
with the Commission concurrent with BX's filing. See SR-NASDAQ-2011-
024 and SR-Phlx-2011-17.
    \23\ Rule changes proposed by both NASDAQ and NASDAQ OMX PHLX
provide an identical waiver of the Short Sale Monitor fee.
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2. Statutory Basis
    BX believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 6(b) of the Act in general,\24\ and Section 6(b)(4) of the Act
\25\ specifically, in that it provides for the equitable allocation of
reasonable dues, fees and other charges among members and issuers and
other persons using any facility or system which the BX operates or
controls, and it does not unfairly discriminate between customers,
issuers, brokers or dealers. BX believes that offering the Short Sale
Monitor at no cost on a trial basis, and for a fee of $750 per MPID,
per month thereafter, and the BX Data Add-On at no cost on a trial
basis, and for a fee of $50 per MPID, per month thereafter is fair and
provides an equitable allocation of fees in that subscription is
voluntary and it will apply uniformly to all members that use the
FINRA/NASDAQ TRF or execute on BX, as applicable, and elect to
subscribe to one or both of the services. Further, BX believes that, as
discussed above, waiving the Short Sale Monitor fee for a member
seeking a subscription to the BX Data Add-On is appropriate in cases
where the member has subscribed the MPID to the Short Sale Monitor of
NASDAQ or PSX. As noted, the Short Sale Monitors of the NASDAQ OMX
exchanges provide identical services and are offered at an identical
fee. As such, BX does not believe requiring a firm to subscribe to a
redundant service solely to access BX-specific data is an equitable
allocation of fees. BX notes that subscribing members may cancel their
subscription(s) at any time prior to the expiration of the trial period
at no cost. The proposed fee will apply to all members equally based on
the number of MPIDs subscribed. The proposed fee will cover the costs
associated with separately offering the service, responding to customer
requests, configuring BX's systems, programming to user specifications,
and administering the service, among other things, and may provide BX
with a profit to the extent costs are covered.
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    \24\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \25\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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    BX also believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with
the provisions of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \26\ because it is
designed to, among other things, prevent fraudulent and manipulative
acts and practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade,
and to foster cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in
facilitating transactions in securities. The Short Sale Monitor will
assist subscribing member firms in monitoring their compliance with the
amendments to Regulation SHO under the Act \27\ with respect to trades
reported to the FINRA/NASDAQ TRF. BX notes that the Short Sale Monitor
is similar to NASDAQ's InterACT service,\28\ which allows member firms
to supervise trade activity required to be reported to the FINRA/NASDAQ
TRF, and provides member firms with real time totals of open trades
awaiting review and acceptance within the twenty minute period required
by FINRA Rule 7230A(b). As noted above, the Short Sale Monitor is
similar to this service in that it provides member firms with post-
trade analysis of their trades for compliance with regulatory
obligations. In the case of the Short Sale Monitor and BX Data Add-On,
such analysis include trades reported to the FINRA/NASDAQ TRF and
trades executed on BX marked ``short exempt'' in covered securities.
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    \26\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \27\ Supra note 4.
    \28\ Supra note 20.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    BX 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, as amended.

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.

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 \29\ and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b-4
thereunder.\30\ 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 should be approved
or disapproved.
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    \29\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(a)(ii).
    \30\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change, as amended, is consistent with the Act. Comments may be
submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-BX-2011-008 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-BX-2011-008. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail 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 (http://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 on
official business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies
of such filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the
principal offices 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-2011-008, and should be submitted on or before March
11, 2011.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\31\
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    \31\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 114 (Thursday, June 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 27504]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2017-N-2495]

Request for Nominations for Voting Members on a Public Advisory
Committee; Technical Electronic Product Radiation Safety Standards
Committee

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting
nominations for members to serve on the Technical Electronic Product
Radiation Safety Standards Committee (TEPRSSC) in the Center for
Devices and Radiological Health.
    FDA seeks to include the views of women and men, members of all
racial and ethnic groups, and individuals with and without disabilities
on its advisory committees and, therefore, encourages nominations of
appropriately qualified candidates from these groups.

DATES: Nominations received on or before August 14, 2017 will be given
first consideration for membership on TEPRSSC. Nominations received
after August 14, 2017 will be considered for nomination to the
committee as later vacancies occur.

ADDRESSES: All nominations for membership should be sent electronically
by accessing FDA's Advisory Committee Membership Nomination Portal at
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/FACTRSPortal/FACTRS/index.cfm or
by mail to Advisory Committee Oversight and Management Staff, Food and
Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 5103,
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Information about becoming a member on an
FDA advisory committee can also be obtained by visiting FDA's Web site
at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shanika Craig, Office of Device
Evaluation, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. G644, Silver
Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is requesting nominations for voting
members on TEPRSSC that include two general public representatives and
a government representative.

I. General Description of the Committee's Duties

    The committee provides advice and consultation to the Commissioner
of Food and Drugs (Commissioner) on the technical feasibility,
reasonableness, and practicability of performance standards for
electronic products to control the emission of radiation from such
products, and may recommend electronic product radiation safety
standards to the Commissioner for consideration.

II. Criteria for Voting Members

    The committee consists of a core of 15 voting members including the
Chair. Members and the Chair are selected by the Commissioner or
designee from among authorities knowledgeable in the fields of science
or engineering, applicable to electronic product radiation safety.
Members will be invited to serve for overlapping terms of up to 4
years. Terms of more than 2 years are contingent upon the renewal of
the committee by appropriate action prior to its expiration.

III. Nomination Procedures

    Any interested person may nominate one or more qualified
individuals for membership on the committee. Self-nominations are also
accepted. Nominations must include a current and complete
r[eacute]sum[eacute] or curriculum vitae for each nominee, including
current business address and/or home address, telephone number, and
email address if available. Nominations must also specify the advisory
committee for which the nominee is recommended. Nominations must also
acknowledge that the nominee is aware of the nomination unless self-
nominated. FDA will ask potential candidates to provide detailed
information concerning such matters related to financial holdings,
employment, and research grants and/or contracts to permit evaluation
of possible sources of conflicts of interest.
    This notice is issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. app. 2) and 21 CFR part 14, relating to advisory committees.

    Dated: June 9, 2017.
Anna K. Abram,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, Legislation, and Analysis.
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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,
November 10, 2011 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 his designee, has
certified that, in his 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), (5), (7), (9)(ii) and (10) permit consideration of the
scheduled matters at the Closed Meeting.
    Commissioner Walter, as duty officer, voted to consider the items
listed for the Closed Meeting in a closed session.
    The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Thursday,
November 10, 2011 will be:
    Institution and settlement of injunctive actions; institution and
settlement of administrative proceedings; 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: The Office of the
Secretary at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: November 3, 2011.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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