Extension:

Form 10SB; OMB Control No. 32350419; SEC File No. 270367.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below.

Form 10SB is used to register classes of securities of small business issuers pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide material information necessary for informed investment decisions. Every issuer subject to Section 13(a) and 15(d) under the Exchange Act must file a periodic report with the Commission containing information about its business and financial condition. The information provided on Form 10SB is mandatory and is available to the ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-E5-7526 Tue, Dec 20 2005 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-E5-7527

Extension:

Regulation BTR; OMB Control No. 32350579; SEC File No. 270521.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below.

Regulation Blackout Trade Restriction (``Regulation BTR'') clarifies the scope and application of Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (``Act''). Section 306(a)(6) of the Act requires an issuer to provide timely notice to its directors and executive officers and to the Commission of the imposition of a blackout period that would trigger the statutory trading prohibition of Section 306(a)(1). The information provided under Regulation BTR is mandatory and is av ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-E5-7527 Tue, Dec 20 2005 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-E5-7528

Extension:

Regulation G; OMB Control No. 32350576; SEC File No. 270518.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below.

Regulation G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Exchange Act'') requires registrants that publicly disclose material information that includes a nonGAAP financial measure to provide a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Regulation G implemented the requirements of Section 401 of the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002. The information provided under Regulation G is mandatory and is available to the public. We estimate that approxima ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-E5-7528 Tue, Dec 20 2005 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-E5-7529

Extension:

Rule 17a5(c); SEC File No. 270199; OMB Control No. 32350199.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') a request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below.

Rule 17a5(c) [17 CFR 240.17a5(c)] under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires certain brokerdealers who carry customer accounts to provide statements of the brokerdealer's financial condition to their customers. Paragraph (5) of Rule 17a5(c) provides a conditional exemption from this requirement. It is estimated that approximately 375 brokerdealer respondents with approximately 109 million public customer accounts incur an average burden of 130,000 hours ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-E5-7529 Tue, Dec 20 2005 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-E5-7530

Extension:

Rule 10b17. SEC File No. 270427; OMB. Control No. 32350476.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for extension of the previously
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approved collection of information discussed below.

Rule 10b17, Untimely announcements of record dates (17 CFR 240.10b17), requires any issuer of a class of securities publicly traded by the use of any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce or of the mails or of any facility of any national securities exchange to give notice of the following actions relating to such class of securities: (1) A dividend; (2) a stock split; or (3) a rights or other subscription offering. Notice shall be (1) given to the ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-E5-7530 Tue, Dec 20 2005 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-05-24294 Place: 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC.
Date and Time of Previously Announced Meeting: Tuesday, December 13, 2005.

Change in the Meeting: Additional items.

The following items have been added to the closed meeting scheduled for Tuesday, December 20, 2005: Opinion and a Regulatory matter regarding a financial institution.

Commissioner Campos, as duty officer, voted to consider these items listed for the closed meeting in closed session and that no earlier notice thereof was possible.

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) 5515400. [[Page 75512]]

Dated: December 15, 2005.
Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 0524294 Filed 121605; 11:13 am]
BILLING CODE 801001P ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-05-24294 Tue, Dec 20 2005 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-E5-7522

I. Introduction

On July 30, 2004, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (``CBOE'' or the ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') a proposed rule change related to margin requirements for complex options spreads under Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4.\2\ On August 23, 2005, the Exchange filed a partial amendment to its proposed rule change.\3\ The proposed rule change, as amended, was published in the Federal Register on November 14, 2005.\4\ The Commission received no comments on the proposal.
\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR240.19b4.
\3\ SRCBOE200453: Amendment No. 1. CBOE, in coordination with the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (``NYSE''), filed the partial amendment to conform the complex spreads strategies to which its rule amendments apply to those of the NYSE.
\4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 52739 (Nov. 4, 2005); 70 FR 69173 (Nov. 14 ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-E5-7522 Tue, Dec 20 2005 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-E5-7549

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 6, 2005, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the CBOE. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b4.
I. SelfRegulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

The CBOE proposes to amend its rules governing the hours of trading in equity options and narrowbased index options. The Exchange proposes that these changes become effective February 1, 2006. The text of the proposed rule change is available on the CBOE's Web site ( ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-E5-7549 Tue, Dec 20 2005 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-E5-7523

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 10, 2005, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (``MSRB'' or ``Board'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the MSRB. On December 7, 2005, the MSRB filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change.\3\ The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change, as amended, from interested persons.
\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b4.
\3\ Amendment No. 1 clarifies that the central element in determining whether a communication is a solicitation is whether the communication occurs with the purpose of obtaining or retaining municipal securities business, and makes certain other changes. I. SelfRegulatory Organization's Statement of the ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-E5-7523 Tue, Dec 20 2005 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-E5-7521

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 22, 2005, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (``NASD'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the NASD. NASD has designated this proposal as one establishing or changing a due, fee, or other charge imposed by the NASD under Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act,\3\ and Rule 19b4(f)(2) thereunder,\4\ which renders the proposal effective upon filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b4.
\3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
\4\ 17 CFR 240.19b4(f)(2).
I. SelfRegulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-E5-7521 Tue, Dec 20 2005 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-20-E5-7525

I. Introduction