Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Pub. L. 94409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold the following meetings during the week of November 28, 2005:

An Open Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 10 a.m. in Room L002, the Auditorium, and a Closed Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 at 10 a.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 may also 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.

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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 June 24, 2005, the American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by the Amex. On August 17, 2005, the Amex filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change.\3\ On September 13, 2005, the Amex filed Amendment No. 2 to the proposed rule change.\4\ On September 28, 2005, the Amex filed Amendment No. 3 to the proposed rule change.\5\ On September 30, 2005, the Amex filed Amendment No. 4 to the proposed rule change.\6\ The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change, as amended, from interested persons and is approving the proposal on an accelerated basis.
\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b4.
\3\ Amendment No. ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-11-23-E5-6447 Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-11-23-E5-6448

On August 27, 2004, the American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to eliminate Commentary .01(5) to Amex Rule 916 (``Commentary .01(5)''). The proposal would permit the opening of new option series on an underlying security previously approved for Amex option transactions when the issuer of the underlying security has failed to timely file reports required by the Act and has not corrected such failure within 30 days after the due date of the report. On September 26, 2005, Amex amended the proposal to replace the term ``national market system security'' with the term ``NMS stock'' in its rules for consistency with Regulation NMS.\3\
\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b4.
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On July 1, 2004, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to delete Interpretation and Policy .01(e) to CBOE Rule 5.4 (``Interpretation .01(e)''). The proposal would permit the opening of new option series on an underlying security previously approved for CBOE option transactions when the issuer of the underlying security has failed to timely file reports required by the Act and has not corrected such failure within 30 days after the due date of the report. On September 21, 2005, CBOE amended the proposal to replace the term ``national market system security'' with the term ``NMS stock'' in its rules for consistency with Regulation NMS.\3\ The proposed rule change, as amended, was published for comment in the Federal Register on October 12 ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-11-23-E5-6449 Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-11-23-E5-6458

I. Introduction

On July 27, 2005, The Depository Trust Company (``DTC'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') proposed rule change SRDTC200508 pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'').\1\ On August 30, 2005, DTC amended the proposed rule change. Notice of the proposal was published in the Federal Register on September 26, 2005.\2\ No comment letters were received. For the reasons discussed below, the Commission is granting approval of the proposed rule change.
\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 52471, (September 19, 2005), 70 FR 56196.

II. Description

The proposed rule change will allow participants of DTC and participants of The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited (``CDS'') (i) to clear and settle securities transactions in Canadian dollars and (ii) to transfer or receive Canadian dollars without any [[Page 70903]]
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I. Introduction

On January 28, 2005, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (``NASD''), through its subsidiary, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (``Nasdaq''), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to limit the eligibility for quotation on the OvertheCounter Bulletin Board (``OTCBB'') of the securities of an issuer that is repeatedly late or otherwise delinquent in filing required periodic reports.\3\ Nasdaq submitted Amendment No. 1 to this filing on May 10, 2005.\4\ Nasdaq submitted Amendment No. 2 to this filing on June 24, 2005.\5\ Nasdaq submitted Amendment No. 3 to this filing on August 15, 2005.\6\ The proposed rule change, as amended, was published for comment in the Federal Register on August 24, 2005.\7\ The Commission received one comment letter on the proposal.\8\ Nasdaq \9\ and the NASD \ ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-11-23-E5-6455 Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-11-23-E5-6457

Correction

In FR Document No. E56306, beginning on page 69614 for Wednesday, November 16, 2005, in the first sentence of the first paragraph of the Notice the date should read March 10, 2004.

For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority.\1\
\1\ 17 CFR 200.303(a)(12).
Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E56457 Filed 112205; 8:45 am]
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Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ notice is hereby given that on November 5, 2003, The Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') and on August 18, 2004, amended \2\ the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which items have been prepared by OCC. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested parties.
\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ Letter from William H. Navin, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, OCC (August 17, 2005).
I. SelfRegulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

OCC is seeking to establish gross negligence as its comprehensive standard of care and limitation of liability with respect to its clearing members.\3\
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