83_FR_10981 83 FR 10932 - Sunshine Act Meetings

83 FR 10932 - Sunshine Act Meetings

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 49 (March 13, 2018)

Page Range10932-10933
FR Document2018-05098

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 49 (Tuesday, March 13, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10932-10933]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05098]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2018.

PLACE: Closed Commission Hearing Room 10800.

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 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), (6), (7), (8), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR 
200.402(a)(3), (a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9)(ii) and (a)(10), 
permit consideration of the scheduled matters at the closed meeting.
    Commissioner Stein, as duty officer, voted to consider the items 
listed for the closed meeting in closed session.
    The subject matters of the closed meeting 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.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For further information and to 
ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed; 
please contact

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Brent J. Fields from the Office of the Secretary at (202) 551-5400.

    Dated: March 8, 2018.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-05098 Filed 3-9-18; 11:15 am]
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10932 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 49 / Tuesday, March 13, 2018 / Notices Authorization Agency name Organization name Position title Effective date No. Office of Field Operations .............. Regional Administrator for Region SB170045 11/22/2017 X. Regional Administrator, Region VIII SB180004 11/22/2017 Regional Administrator, Region VII SB180005 11/22/2017 Regional Administrator V ............... SB180007 11/22/2017 DEPARTMENT OF STATE ............. Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs ...... Deputy Assistant Secretary ............ DS170205 11/07/2017 Office of Policy Planning ................ Special Assistant ............................ DS180003 11/16/2017 Bureau of Legislative Affairs .......... Special Assistant ............................ DS180004 11/16/2017 Bureau of Arms Control, Special Assistant ............................ DS180006 11/16/2017 Verification, and Compliance. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREAS- Assistant Secretary (Public Affairs) Press Assistant ............................... DY170178 11/14/2017 URY. The following Schedule C appointing authorities were revoked during November 2017. Agency name Organization name Position title Request No. Date vacated COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING Office of the Chairperson ............... Public Affairs Specialist (Speech- CT170001 11/11/2017 COMMISSION. writer). Office of Public Affairs .................... Administrative Assistant ................. CT140009 11/25/2017 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ... Office of Business Liaison .............. Special Assistant ............................ DC170082 11/11/2017 Office of the Chief of Staff ............. Special Assistant to the Chief of DC170124 11/25/2017 Staff. Office of the Secretary ................... Confidential Assistant ..................... DC170126 11/25/2017 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ......... Office of the Secretary of Energy Deputy Director, Office of Secre- DE170142 11/11/2017 Advisory Board. tarial Boards and Councils. Office of Assistant Secretary for Senior Advisor for External Affairs DE170119 11/14/2017 Energy Efficiency and Renew- able Energy. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Office of the Secretary ................... Special Assistant to the Chief of DH170112 11/02/2017 HUMAN SERVICES. Staff. Office of the Assistant Secretary Associate Director for Policy .......... DH170094 11/11/2017 for Health. Office of the Assistant Secretary Special Advisor ............................... DH170088 11/11/2017 for Public Affairs. Office of Intergovernmental and Special Assistant ............................ DH170199 11/21/2017 External Affairs. Office of Health Reform ................. Senior Policy Advisor ..................... DH170141 11/26/2017 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ......... Office of Environment and Natural Special Assistant and Counsel ...... DJ170106 11/25/2017 Resources Division. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREAS- Department of the Treasury ........... Deputy Executive Secretary ........... DY170105 11/12/2017 URY. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPOR- Immediate Office of the Adminis- Director of Governmental, Inter- DT170085 11/25/2017 TATION. trator. national and Public Affairs. Office of the Secretary ................... White House Liaison ...................... DT170048 11/25/2017 Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O. STATUS: This meeting will be closed to Commissioner Stein, as duty officer, 10577, 3 CFR, 1954–1958 Comp., p. 218. the public. voted to consider the items listed for the Office of Personnel Management. closed meeting in closed session. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Kathleen M. McGettigan, Commissioners, Counsel to the The subject matters of the closed Acting Director. Commissioners, the Secretary to the meeting will be: [FR Doc. 2018–05032 Filed 3–12–18; 8:45 am] Commission, and recording secretaries Institution and settlement of BILLING CODE 6325–39–P will attend the closed meeting. Certain injunctive actions; staff members who have an interest in Institution and settlement of the matters also may be present. administrative proceedings; and The General Counsel of the Other matters relating to enforcement SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE proceedings. COMMISSION Commission, or his designee, has At times, changes in Commission amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES certified that, in his opinion, one or Sunshine Act Meetings more of the exemptions set forth in 5 priorities require alterations in the U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (6), (7), (8), 9(B) scheduling of meeting items. TIME AND DATE:1:45 p.m. on Thursday, and (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: March 15, 2018. (a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9)(ii) and For further information and to ascertain PLACE: Closed Commission Hearing (a)(10), permit consideration of the what, if any, matters have been added, Room 10800. scheduled matters at the closed meeting. deleted or postponed; please contact VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Mar 12, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13MRN1.SGM 13MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 49 / Tuesday, March 13, 2018 / Notices 10933 Brent J. Fields from the Office of the any comments it received on the Exchange offers an incentive in the form Secretary at (202) 551–5400. proposed rule change. The text of these of a $0.0010 per share executed rebate Dated: March 8, 2018. statements may be examined at the to Nasdaq Market Makers that enter Brent J. Fields, places specified in Item IV below. The displayed orders to buy (other than Exchange has prepared summaries, set Designated Retail Orders, as defined in Secretary. forth in sections A, B, and C below, of Rule 7018) when the LULD Liquidity [FR Doc. 2018–05098 Filed 3–9–18; 11:15 am] the most significant aspects of such Symbol security enters a Limit State BILLING CODE 8011–01–P statements. based on an NBO that equals the lower price band and does not cross the NBB A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s (‘‘Limit Down Limit State’’). To be SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE Statement of the Purpose of, and eligible, the Nasdaq Market Maker must COMMISSION Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule be registered as a market maker for the [Release No. 34–82822; File No. SR– Change LULD Liquidity Symbol. NASDAQ–2018–017] 1. Purpose Similarly, for LULD Liquidity Symbol securities priced $1 or more, the Self-Regulatory Organizations; The The purpose of the proposed rule Exchange provides a $0.0010 per share Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of change is to amend Rule 7014 of the executed rebate to Nasdaq Market Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Exchange’s Rules to eliminate the Small Makers that enter displayed orders to Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Cap Incentive Program (‘‘SCIP’’) and the buy (other than Designated Retail Exchange’s Transaction Fees at Rule Limit Up Limit Down (‘‘LULD’’) Pricing Orders, as defined in Rule 7018) when 7014 To Eliminate the Small Cap Program. the LULD Liquidity Symbol security Incentive Program and the Limit Up SCIP Program enters a Straddle State based on an NBB Limit Down Pricing Program that is below the lower price band The SCIP is a rebate program that March 7, 2018. (‘‘Limit Down Straddle State’’). presently applies to Exchange market Finally, the Exchange provides an Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the markers (‘‘Nasdaq Market Makers’’) Securities Exchange Act of 1934 incentive to all market participants that registered in Nasdaq-listed companies enter Orders in an LULD Liquidity (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 with a market capitalization (‘‘cap’’) of notice is hereby given that on February Symbol during a Trading Pause and less than $100 million. Under the receive an execution of that Order. The 26, 2018, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC program, Nasdaq Market Makers (‘‘Nasdaq’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Exchange provides a $0.0005 per share registered in a designated SCIP symbol executed rebate, which is provided Securities and Exchange Commission receive an additional displayed (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule upon execution of the eligible Order in liquidity rebate of $0.0005 per share the reopening process at the conclusion change as described in Items I, II, and executed for executions at or above III below, which Items have been of the Trading Pause. $1.00 (‘‘SCIP Rebate’’) if their percent of The Exchange intended for the LULD prepared by the Exchange. The time at the NBBO is above 50% for the Commission is publishing this notice to Pricing Program to improve market month (‘‘NBBO Test’’). The SCIP Rebate quality by promoting liquidity and price solicit comments on the proposed rule is in addition to all other applicable change from interested persons. discovery for LULD Liquidity Symbols displayed rebates. For shares executed that have triggered Limit Up/Limit I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s below $1.00, Nasdaq Market Makers are Down processes. Subsequent to the Statement of the Terms of Substance of subject to the following rates: (i) The introduction of the LULD Pricing the Proposed Rule Change rebate to add liquidity is 0.10% of the Program, certain enhancements to the The Exchange proposes to amend the total dollar volume; and (ii) the fee to LULD Plan have been implemented Exchange’s transaction fees at Rule 7014 remove liquidity is 0.25% of the total which reduced LULD pauses and to eliminate the Small Cap Incentive dollar volume. supported a more orderly resumption of Program and the Limit Up Limit Down The Exchange established the SCIP to securities subject to LULD pauses. Pricing Program, as described below. encourage Nasdaq Market Makers to Therefore, the LULD Pricing Program is While these amendments are effective improve market quality for Nasdaq- no longer needed and the Exchange upon filing, the Exchange has listed companies with market caps of proposes to eliminate it. designated the proposed amendments to under $100 million. Although the program has had some limited success, 2. Statutory Basis be operative on March 1, 2018. The text of the proposed rule change it has not been effective to the extent The Exchange believes that its is available on the Exchange’s website at intended when introduced. proposal is consistent with Section 6(b) http://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com/, at the Accordingly, the Exchange no longer of the Act,3 in general, and furthers the principal office of the Exchange, and at believes that the operation of the SCIP objectives of Sections 6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5) the Commission’s Public Reference is an appropriate allocation of its of the Act,4 in particular, in that it Room. limited resources and it proposes to provides for the equitable allocation of eliminate the program. reasonable dues, fees and other charges II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s among members and issuers and other Statement of the Purpose of, and LULD Pricing Program persons using any facility, and is not Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule The LULD program is a rebate designed to permit unfair Change program designed to provide incentives discrimination between customers, amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES In its filing with the Commission, the to market participants to provide issuers, brokers, or dealers. Exchange included statements liquidity during periods of The Exchange believes that its concerning the purpose of and basis for extraordinary volatility in a select group proposals to eliminate the SCIP and the the proposed rule change and discussed of NMS Stocks chosen by the Exchange LULP Pricing Program are reasonable (‘‘LULD Liquidity Symbols’’). 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). Specifically, for LULD Liquidity 3 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. Symbol securities priced $1 or more, the 4 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5). 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Document Created: 2018-03-13 01:56:52
Document Modified: 2018-03-13 01:56:52
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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
Dates1:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2018.
FR Citation83 FR 10932 
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