80 FR 60416 - Sunshine Act Meeting

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 193 (October 6, 2015)

Page Range		60416-60416
FR Document		2015-25451

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 60416]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25451]


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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, October 
8, 2015 at 2:00 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), (5), (7), 9(ii) and (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;
    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 the Office of the 
Secretary at (202) 551-5400.

    Dated: October 1, 2015.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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plant pest provisions of the PPA or to 5. Are there specific issues that more of the exemptions set forth in 5
regulatory requirements when APHIS should be addressed in the update of the U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10)
determines that it is unlikely to pose a CF or in the long-term strategy in order and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii)
plant pest risk. to increase the transparency, and (10), permit consideration of the
The EPA under the Federal coordination, predictability, and scheduled matter at the Closed Meeting.
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide efficiency of the regulatory system for Commissioner Stein, as duty officer,
Act (FIFRA) and the FD&C Act regulates the products of biotechnology? voted to consider the items listed for the
the sale and distribution of all References Closed Meeting in closed session.
pesticides, including those produced The subject matter of the Closed
through genetic engineering. This These references are available Meeting will be:
includes microorganisms, biochemicals electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov. We have verified Institution and settlement of
isolated from organisms, and plant- injunctive actions;
incorporated protectants (PIPs), a type the Web site addresses, but we are not
responsible for any subsequent changes Institution and settlement of
of pesticide intended to be produced administrative proceedings;
and used in living plants. Under the to Web sites after this document
publishes in the Federal Register. Adjudicatory matters; and
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA),
EPA has oversight responsibilities for a 1. Executive Office of the President. Office of
Other matters relating to enforcement
wide range of commercial, industrial, Science and Technology Policy, Office of proceedings.
and consumer applications of microbial Management and Budget, United States At times, changes in Commission
biotechnology. New chemicals Trade Representative, and Council on priorities require alterations in the
produced through those microbial Environmental Quality. Modernizing the scheduling of meeting items.
Regulatory System for Biotechnology For further information and to
biotechnology applications are subject Products, July 2, 2015. Available online
to premanufacturing review under at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/
ascertain what, if any, matters have been
TSCA. default/files/microsites/ostp/ added, deleted or postponed, please
modernizing_the_reg_system_for_ contact the Office of the Secretary at
Questions biotech_products_memo_final.pdf. (202) 551–5400.
Keeping in mind the principles of the 2. Executive Office of the President. Office of Dated: October 1, 2015.
regulation of the products of Science and Technology Policy.
Coordinated Framework for Regulation Brent J. Fields,
biotechnology as articulated in the CF Secretary.
of Biotechnology. 51 FR 23302, June 26,
and the 1992 update to the CF, as well 1986. Available online at: http:// [FR Doc. 2015–25451 Filed 10–2–15; 11:15 am]
as the objectives of the July 2, 2015 EOP www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/fedregister/ BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
memorandum, respondents are welcome coordinated_framework.pdf
to address one or more of the following 3. Executive Office of the President. Office of
questions in regards to the proposed Science and Technology Policy. Exercise
of Federal Oversight Within Scope of
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
update to the CF and the development
Statutory Authority: Planned COMMISSION
of the long-term strategy. Respondents
are asked to indicate to which question Introductions of Biotechnology Products
Into the Environment. 57 FR 6753, [Release No. 34–76059; File No. SR–FINRA–
responses are targeted.
February 27, 1992. Available online at: 2015–033]
1. What additional clarification could https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/
be provided regarding which default/files/microsites/ostp/57_fed_reg_ Self-Regulatory Organizations;
biotechnology product areas are within 6753__1992.pdf Financial Industry Regulatory
the statutory authority and Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a
Ted Wackler,
responsibility of each agency? Proposed Rule Change To Amend
2. What additional clarification could Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant Director.
FINRA Rule 0150 to Apply FINRA Rule
be provided regarding the roles that [FR Doc. 2015–25325 Filed 10–5–15; 8:45 am]
2121 and its Supplementary Material
each agency plays for different BILLING CODE 3270–F5–P
.01 and .02 to Transactions in
biotechnology product areas, Exempted Securities That Are
particularly for those product areas that Government Securities
fall within the responsibility of multiple SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
agencies, and how those roles relate to COMMISSION September 30, 2015.
each other in the course of a regulatory Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
assessment? Sunshine Act Meeting Securities Exchange Act of 1934
3. How can Federal agencies improve Notice is hereby given, pursuant to (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
their communication to consumers, the provisions of the Government in the notice is hereby given that on
industry, and other stakeholders Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that September 17, 2015, Financial Industry
regarding the authorities, practices, and the Securities and Exchange Regulatory Authority, Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’)
bases for decision-making used to Commission will hold a Closed Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange
ensure the safety of the products of on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 2:00 Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’)
biotechnology? p.m. the proposed rule change as described
4. Are there relevant data and Commissioners, Counsel to the in Items I, II, and III below, which Items
information, including case studies, that Commissioners, the Secretary to the have been substantially prepared by
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can inform the update to the CF or the Commission, and recording secretaries FINRA. The Commission is publishing
development of the long-term strategy will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain this notice to solicit comments on the
regarding how to improve the staff members who have an interest in proposed rule change from interested
transparency, coordination, the matters also may be present. persons.
predictability, and efficiency of the The General Counsel of the
regulatory system for the products of Commission, or her designee, has 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
biotechnology? certified that, in her opinion, one or 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		80 FR 60416