81 FR 20432 - Certification Related to the Government of Haiti Under the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 67 (April 7, 2016)

Page Range		20432-20432
FR Document		2016-08066

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 67 (Thursday, April 7, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 67 (Thursday, April 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 20432]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08066]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9512]


Certification Related to the Government of Haiti Under the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2016

    Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of State, 
including under section 7045(c)(2) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (Div. K, Pub. 
L. 114-113), I hereby certify that the Government of Haiti is taking 
effective steps to:
     Hold free and fair parliamentary elections and seat a new 
Haitian parliament;
     Strengthen the rule of law in Haiti, including by 
selecting judges in a transparent manner; respect the independence of 
the judiciary; and improve governance by implementing reforms to 
increase transparency and accountability;
     Combat corruption, including by implementing the anti-
corruption law enacted in 2014 and prosecuting corrupt officials; and
     Increase government revenues, including by implementing 
tax reforms, and increase expenditures on public services.

    Dated: March 31, 2016.
John F. Kerry,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-08066 Filed 4-6-16; 8:45 am]
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(12) No more 20% of the Fund’s net • Send an email to rule-comments@ accelerated basis, pursuant to Section
assets will be invested in junior bank sec.gov. Please include File No. SR– 19(b)(2) of the Act.34
loans. BATS–2016–04 on the subject line.
VI. Conclusion
(13) While the Fund may invest in Paper Comments
inverse ETPs, the Fund will not invest It Is Therefore Ordered, pursuant to
in leveraged or inverse leveraged ETPs. • Send paper comments in triplicate
Section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act,35
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
(14) A minimum of 100,000 Shares for that the proposed rule change (SR–
Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
the Fund will be outstanding at the BATS–2016–04), as modified by
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
commencement of trading on the Amendment No. 2, be, and it hereby is,
All submissions should refer to File No. approved on an accelerated basis.
Exchange.
SR–BATS–2016–04. This file number
The Exchange represents that all should be included on the subject line For the Commission, by the Division of
statements and representations made in if email is used. To help the Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
the filing regarding (a) the description of Commission process and review your authority.36
the portfolio, (b) limitations on portfolio comments more efficiently, please use Brent J. Fields,
holdings or reference assets, or (c) the only one method. The Commission will Secretary.
applicability of Exchange rules and post all comments on the Commission’s [FR Doc. 2016–07938 Filed 4–6–16; 8:45 am]
surveillance procedures constitute Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
continued listing requirements for rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
listing the Shares on the Exchange. In submission, all subsequent
addition, the issuer has represented to amendments, all written statements
the Exchange that it will advise the with respect to the proposed rule DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Exchange of any failure by the Fund to change that are filed with the
comply with the continued listing Commission, and all written
requirements, and, pursuant to its communications relating to the [Public Notice: 9512]
obligations under Section 19(g)(1) of the proposed rule change between the
Certification Related to the
Act, the Exchange will surveil for Commission and any person, other than
Government of Haiti Under the
compliance with the continued listing those that may be withheld from the
Department of State, Foreign
requirements. If a Fund is not in public in accordance with the
Operations, and Related Programs
compliance with the applicable listing provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
Appropriations Act, 2016
requirements, the Exchange will available for Web site viewing and
commence delisting procedures under printing in the Commission’s Public
Pursuant to the authority vested in the
BATS Rule 14.12. Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Secretary of State, including under
This approval order is based on all of Washington, DC 20549 on official
section 7045(c)(2) of the Department of
the Exchange’s representations, business days between the hours of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related
including those set forth above and in 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
Programs Appropriations Act, 2016
Amendment No. 2. The Commission filing also will be available for
(Div. K, Pub. L. 114–113), I hereby
notes that the Fund and the Shares must inspection and copying at the principal
certify that the Government of Haiti is
comply with the requirements of BATS office of the Exchange. All comments
taking effective steps to:
Rule 14.11(i) to be initially and received will be posted without change;
the Commission does not edit personal • Hold free and fair parliamentary
continuously listed and traded on the
identifying information from elections and seat a new Haitian
Exchange.
submissions. You should submit only parliament;
For the foregoing reasons, the
Commission finds that the proposed
information that you wish to make • Strengthen the rule of law in Haiti,
available publicly. All submissions including by selecting judges in a
rule change, as modified by Amendment
should refer to File No. SR–BATS– transparent manner; respect the
No. 2, is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) 2016–04, and should be submitted on or
of the Exchange Act 32 and Section independence of the judiciary; and
before April 28, 2016. improve governance by implementing
11A(a)(1)(C)(iii) of the Exchange Act 33
and the rules and regulations V. Accelerated Approval of the reforms to increase transparency and
thereunder applicable to a national Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by accountability;
securities exchange. Amendment No. 2 • Combat corruption, including by
The Commission finds good cause to implementing the anti-corruption law
IV. Solicitation of Comments on
approve the proposed rule change, as enacted in 2014 and prosecuting corrupt
Amendment No. 2
modified by Amendment No. 2, prior to officials; and
Interested persons are invited to the thirtieth day after the date of • Increase government revenues,
submit written data, views, and publication of Amendment No. 2 in the including by implementing tax reforms,
arguments concerning whether Federal Register. The additional and increase expenditures on public
Amendment No. 2 is consistent with the information in Amendments No. 2 services.
Act. Comments may be submitted by helped the Commission to evaluate the
any of the following methods: Dated: March 31, 2016.
Shares’ susceptibility to manipulation
John F. Kerry,
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Electronic Comments and the Exchange’s ability to investigate
possible manipulative activity. Secretary of State.
• Use the Commission’s Internet Amendment No. 2 also provided [FR Doc. 2016–08066 Filed 4–6–16; 8:45 am]
comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ clarifications and additional details to BILLING CODE 4710–29–P
rules/sro.shtml); or the proposed rule change. Accordingly,
the Commission finds good cause for 34 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
32 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). approving the proposed rule change, as 35 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
33 15 U.S.C. 78k–1(a)(1)(C)(iii). modified by Amendment No. 2, on an 36 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		81 FR 20432