NOTICES: Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board,
Published: 2007-12-28
December 20, 2007.
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on November 15, 2007, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
(``MSRB'' or ``Board'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'') the proposed rule
NOTICES: Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board,
Published: 2007-12-28
December 20, 2007.
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on November 27, 2007, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
(``MSRB'' or ``Board''), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'') the proposed rule
NOTICES: International Securities Exchange, LLC,
Published: 2007-12-28
December 20, 2007.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'')\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on December 17, 2007, the International Securities Exchange, LLC
(``ISE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as
NOTICES: International Securities Exchange, LLC,
Published: 2007-12-28
December 20, 2007.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (``Act'') and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on December 10, 2007, the International Securities Exchange, LLC
(``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
NOTICES: International Securities Exchange, LLC,
Published: 2007-12-28
December 20, 2007.
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on November 16, 2007, the International Securities Exchange, LLC (
``Exchange'' or ``ISE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as
NOTICES: International Securities Exchange, LLC,
Published: 2007-12-28
December 19, 2007.
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on December 14, 2007, the International Securities Exchange, LLC
(the ``ISE'' or the ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') the proposed
NOTICES: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.,
Published: 2007-12-28
December 20, 2007.
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on September 12, 2007, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,
Inc. (``FINRA'') (f/k/a National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. (``NASD'') filed with the Securities and
NOTICES: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.,
Published: 2007-12-28
December 20, 2007.
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on November 1, 2007, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(``FINRA'') (f/k/a National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(``NASD'')) filed with the Securities and Exchange
NOTICES: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.,
Published: 2007-12-28
December 14, 2007.
I. Introduction
On May 25, 2007, the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. (``NASD'')\1\ filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') a proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'').\2\ Notice of the
proposal was published in the Federal
NOTICES: Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.,
Published: 2007-12-28
December 20, 2007.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 \2\ thereunder, notice is hereby given
that on August 31, 2007, the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. (``CHX'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), and on October 22, 2007 amended, the
NOTICES: Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.,
Published: 2007-12-28
December 20, 2007.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on November 27, 2007, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
( ``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule
NOTICES: Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.,
Published: 2007-12-28
December 20, 2007.
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on February 21, 2007, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule
NOTICES: Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.,
Published: 2007-12-28
December 20, 2007.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on October 31, 2007, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change
NOTICES: Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.,
Published: 2007-12-28
December 19, 2007.
On November 2, 2007, the Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated (``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'' or ``Exchange Act'') \1\
and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ a proposal to eliminate from
NOTICES: Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.,
Published: 2007-12-28
December 19, 2007.
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on September 6, 2007, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(the ``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the
NOTICES: American Stock Exchange LLC,
Published: 2007-12-28
December 20, 2007.
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'')\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on April 7, 2006, the American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
NOTICES: American Stock Exchange LLC,
Published: 2007-12-28
December 20, 2007.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on February 27, 2007, the American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
NOTICES: Nationally recognized statistical rating organizations—; Egan-Jones Rating Co,
Published: 2007-12-28
EganJones Rating Company, a credit rating agency, furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') an application for
registration as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization
(``NRSRO'') under Section 15E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act'') for the classes of
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credit ratings
NOTICES: Recently arrived refugees; support services; cancellation,
Published: 2007-12-28
This notice cancels the FY 2004 Standing Announcement for
Services to Recently Arrived Refugees (HHS2004ACFORRRE0004) that
was published in the Federal Register on April 23, 2004 (Volume 69, pages 2227522298).
The three priority areas of the FY 2004 Standing Announcement for
Services to Recently Arrived Refugees will be published in FY 2008 as
NOTICES: Nonpostal services; review and docket establishment,
Published: 2007-12-28
The Commission is establishing a docket to develop a record
which will allow it to meet statutory requirements pertaining to a
review of nonpostal services. It solicits comments from the Postal
Service and others to assist in this task.
NOTICES: Random drug testing; minimum annual percentage rate,
Published: 2007-12-28
PHMSA has determined that the minimum random drug testing rate
for covered employees will remain at 25 percent during calendar year
2008.
NOTICES: Green products and services acquisition; policy letter,
Published: 2007-12-28
OFPP is proposing to issue a policy letter on green
procurement policies and strategies. The policy letter would address:
(1) General responsibilities of agencies for the procurement of green
products and services; (2) the relationship of green products and
services to other socioeconomic programs; (3) automatic substitution
policies; (4) listing
RULES: Retirement Systems Modernization Project,
Published: 2007-12-28
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final
regulations to authorize alternative provisions for processing
retirement and health and life insurance applications, notices,
elections, and records under the agency's Retirement Systems
Modernization (RSM) initiative. These regulations authorize exceptions
to certain regulatory provisions
NOTICES: Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health,
Published: 2007-12-28
OSHA intends to recharter the Maritime Advisory Committee for
Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH), which expires on June 26,
2008. MACOSH advises the Secretary of Labor on matters relating to
occupational safety and health programs, new initiatives, and standards
for the maritime industries of the United States which include
Longshoring,
PROPOSED RULES: Nevada,
Published: 2007-12-28
The NRC is denying a petition for rulemaking submitted March
23, 2007, by Lincoln County, Nevada, related to its potential
participation as an affected unit of local government (AULG) in the NRC
proceeding concerning the Department of Energy's proposed repository
for highlevel radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Lincoln
County desires an
