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27Supra note 4. 

28Supra note 20. 

29 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(a)(ii). 

30 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). 31 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

to Regulation SHO under the Act 27 with 

respect to trades reported to the FINRA/ 

NASDAQ TRF. NASDAQ notes that the 

Short Sale Monitor is similar to 

NASDAQ’s InterACT service,28 which 

allows member firms to supervise trade 

activity required to be reported to the 

FINRA/NASDAQ TRF, and provides 

member firms with real time totals of 

open trades awaiting review and 

acceptance within the twenty minute 

period required by FINRA Rule 

7230A(b). As noted above, the Short 

Sale Monitor is similar to this service in 

that it provides member firms with posttrade analysis of their trades for 

compliance with regulatory obligations. 

In the case of the Short Sale Monitor 

and Nasdaq Data Add-On, such analysis 

include trades reported to the FINRA/ 

NASDAQ TRF and trades executed on 

NASDAQ marked ‘‘short exempt’’ in 

covered securities. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

NASDAQ does not believe that the 

proposed rule change will result in any 

burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act, as amended. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

Written comments were neither 

solicited nor received. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The foregoing rule change has become 

effective pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act 29 and 

subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b–4 

thereunder.30 At any time within 60 

days of the filing of the proposed rule 

change, the Commission summarily may 

temporarily suspend such rule change if 

it appears to the Commission that such 

action is necessary or appropriate in the 

public interest, for the protection of 

investors, or otherwise in furtherance of 

the purposes of the Act. If the 

Commission takes such action, the 

Commission shall institute proceedings 

to determine whether the proposed rule 

should be approved or disapproved. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change, as amended, is consistent with 

the Act. Comments may be submitted by 

any of the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s Internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–NASDAQ–2011–024 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NASDAQ–2011–024. This 

file number should be included on the 

subject line if e-mail is used. 

To help the Commission process and 

review your comments more efficiently, 

please use only one method. The 

Commission will post all comments on 

the Commission’s Internet Web site 

(http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). 

Copies of the submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for Web site viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room on official business 

days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 

3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be 

available for inspection and copying at 

the principal offices of the Exchange. 

All comments received will be posted 

without change; the Commission does 

not edit personal identifying 

information from submissions. You 

should submit only information that 

you wish to make available publicly. All 

submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NASDAQ–2011–024, and 

should be submitted on or before March 

11, 2011. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.31

Cathy H. Ahn, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3690 Filed 2–17–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–63907; File No. SR–BX– 

2011–008] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

NASDAQ OMX BX; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed 

Rule Change To Establish and Adopt 

Fees for the New Short Sale Monitor 

Service and BX Data Add-On 

February 14, 2011. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on February 

4, 2011, NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc. (‘‘BX’’), 

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 substantially prepared by BX. 

The Commission is publishing this 

notice to solicit comments on the 

proposed rule change from interested 

persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of the Substance 

of the Proposed Rule Change 

BX proposes to adopt a fee for the 

Short Sale Monitor and the BX Data 

Add-On, a new service and related addon data that assist subscribers in 

complying with new requirements 

arising from recent amendments to 

Regulation SHO. BX will implement the 

service as soon as practicable following 

the effective date of the filing. 

The text of the proposed rule change 

is below. Proposed new language is 

italicized. 

* * * * * 

7055. Short Sale Monitor 

(a) The Short Sale Monitor is a realtime surveillance and alert tool that 

assists member firms with monitoring 

and post trade analysis of their short 

sale and short sale exempt trades 

reported to the FINRA/NASDAQ Trade 

Reporting Facility (TRF), which includes 

real-time alerts of covered securities 

subject to the restrictions of SEC Rule 

201, reports of a member firm’s trades 

marked as ‘‘short’’ that are subject to the 

restrictions of SEC Rule 201, and reports 

of a member firm’s trades marked as 

‘‘short exempt.’’ 

The Short Sale Monitor is available to 

each member firm at no cost for a trial 

period ending March 31, 2011, and for 

a fee of $750 per MPID, per month 

thereafter. 

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3The FINRA/NASDAQ TRF is a facility of FINRA 

operated by The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. 

4Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61595 

(February 26, 2010), 75 FR 11232 (March 10, 2010) 

(amending Rule 201 and Rule 200(g) of Regulation 

SHO). The amendments to Rules 201 and 200(g) of 

Regulation SHO have a compliance date of February 

28, 2011. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 

63247 (November 4, 2010), 75 FR 68702 (November 

9, 2010) (extending the compliance date of the 

amendments to Rules 201 and 200(g) of Regulation 

SHO from November 10, 2010 until February 28, 

2011). 

5 17 CFR 242.201. 

6Rule 201(a)(9) defines the term ‘‘trading center’’ 

as having the same meaning as in Rule 600(b)(78) 

of Regulation NMS. Rule 600(b)(78) defines a 

‘‘trading center’’ as ‘‘a national securities exchange 

or national securities association that operates an 

SRO trading facility, an alternative trading system, 

an exchange market maker, an OTC market maker, 

or any other broker or dealer that executes orders 

internally by trading as principal or crossing orders 

as agent.’’ 17 CFR 242.600(b)(78). 

7Rule 201(a)(1) defines the term ‘‘covered 

security’’ for purposes of Rule 201. See 17 CFR 

242.201(a)(1). Rule 201(a)(1) defines ‘‘covered 

security’’ to mean any ‘‘NMS stock’’ as defined 

under Rule 600(b)(47) of Regulation NMS. Rule 

600(b)(47) of Regulation NMS defines an ‘‘NMS 

stock’’ as ‘‘any NMS security other than an option.’’ 

17 CFR 242.600(b)(47). Rule 600(b)(46) of 

Regulation NMS defines an ‘‘NMS security’’ as ‘‘any 

security or class of securities for which transaction 

reports are collected, processed, and made available 

pursuant to an effective transaction reporting plan, 

or an effective national market system plan for 

reporting transactions in listed options.’’ 17 CFR 

242.600(b)(46). 

8Rule 201(a)(4) defines the term ‘‘national best 

bid’’ for purposes of Rule 201. See 17 CFR 

242.201(a)(4). 

9Rule 201(a)(3) defines the term ‘‘listing market’’ 

for purposes of Rule 201. See 17 CFR 242.201(a)(3). 

10 17 CFR 242.201(b)(1)(i). 

11 17 CFR 242.201(b)(1)(ii). Further, if the price of 

a covered security declines intra-day by at least 

10% on a day on which the security is already 

subject to the short sale price test restriction of Rule 

201, the restriction will be re-triggered and, 

therefore, will continue in effect for the remainder 

of that day and the following day. Rule 201 does 

not place any limit on the frequency or number of 

times the circuit breaker can be re-triggered with 

respect to a particular stock. See Division of 

Trading and Markets: Responses to Frequently 

Asked Questions Concerning Rule 201 of 

Regulation SHO, Q&A No. 2.2 (http://sec.gov/ 

divisions/marketreg/rule201faq.htm). 

12Formerly, Rule 200(g) of Regulation SHO 

provided that a broker-dealer must mark all sell 

orders of any security as ‘‘long’’ or ‘‘short.’’ As 

amended, Rule 200(g) now provides a ‘‘short 

exempt’’ marking requirement. 17 CFR 242.200(g). 

Rule 200(g)(2) provides that a sale order may only 

be marked ‘‘short exempt’’ if the provisions of Rule 

201(c) or Rule 201(d) are met. 17 CFR 242.200(g)(2). 

See supra note 4. See also Division of Trading and 

Markets: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions 

Concerning Rule 201 of Regulation SHO, Q&A Nos. 

5.4 and 8.1. 

13 17 CFR 242.201(b)(1)(iii)(B). 

14 17 CFR 242.201(c); 17 CFR 242.201(d). 

15See supra note 4, 75 FR at 11275—76. 

16FINRA recently amended its rules to conform 

them to the requirements of the changes made by 

the Commission to Regulation SHO, including 

amending its trade reporting rules applicable to 

over-the-counter trades in NMS stocks to 

reintroduce the short sale exempt category. See 

Securities Exchange Act Release No. 63032 

(December 4, 2010), 75 FR 62439 (December 8, 

2010) (SR–FINRA–2010–043). 

(b) The BX Data Add-On service 

provides an MPID subscribed to the 

Short Sale Monitor subscription with a 

record of trades in covered securities 

executed on BX that are marked ‘‘short 

exempt.’’ The BX Data Add-On service 

is available at no cost for a trial period 

ending March 31, 2011, and for a fee of 

$50 per MPID, per month. An MPID 

subscribed to the Short Sale Monitor of 

NASDAQ or NASDAQ OMX PSX need 

not subscribe additionally to the BX 

Short Sale Monitor to subscribe to the 

BX Data Add-On service. 

* * * * * 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, BX 

included statements concerning the 

purpose of and basis for the proposed 

rule change and discussed any 

comments it received on the proposed 

rule change. The text of these statements 

may be examined at the places specified 

in Item IV below. BX has prepared 

summaries, set forth in Sections A, B, 

and C below, of the most significant 

aspects of such statements. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

BX is proposing to adopt Rule 

7055(a), establishing the Short Sale 

Monitor offered to subscribing member 

firms at no cost through March 31, 2011 

and for a fee of $750 per market 

participant identifier (‘‘MPID’’), per 

month thereafter. The Short Sale 

Monitor is a new service that provides 

subscribers with real-time surveillance 

of trades reported to the FINRA/Nasdaq 

Trade Reporting Facility (‘‘FINRA/ 

NASDAQ TRF’’) 3 marked as ‘‘short’’ and 

‘‘short exempt’’ to assist them in 

monitoring their compliance with 

amendments to Regulation SHO under 

the Act.4 The Commission recently 

amended Regulation SHO to adopt a 

new short sale-related circuit breaker 

combined with an alternative uptick 

rule under Rule 201.5 The new rule 

imposes a restriction on the price at 

which a security may be sold short if the 

circuit breaker is triggered. Specifically, 

the new rule requires trading centers,6

which include self-regulatory 

organizations (‘‘SROs’’), to establish, 

maintain and enforce written policies 

and procedures reasonably designed to 

prevent the execution or display of short 

sale orders in a covered security 7 at a 

price that is less than or equal to the 

current national best bid 8 if the price of 

that covered security decreases by 10% 

or more from its closing price as 

determined by the listing market 9 as of 

the end of regular trading hours on the 

prior day.10 In addition, the rule 

requires that the trading center 

establish, maintain, and enforce written 

policies and procedures reasonably 

designed to impose this short sale price 

test restriction for the remainder of the 

day and the following day when a 

national best bid for the covered 

security is calculated and disseminated 

on a current and continuing basis by a 

plan processor pursuant to an effective 

national market system plan.11 Trading 

centers are required to regularly surveil 

to ascertain the effectiveness of these 

policies and procedures. Rule 201 

generally permits short selling at a price 

above the current national best bid 

during the time a short sale price test 

restriction is in effect for a covered 

security. 

The Commission also amended 

Regulation SHO to provide that a 

broker-dealer may mark certain 

qualifying sell orders ‘‘short exempt.’’ 12

If a broker-dealer marks an order ‘‘short 

exempt,’’ it is not subject to the short 

sale price test restrictions of Rule 201 

and can be executed by a trading center 

without regard to its price.13 Paragraphs 

(c) and (d) of Rule 201 specify the 

circumstances under which a brokerdealer may mark certain sale orders as 

‘‘short exempt.’’ 14 If a broker-dealer 

chooses to rely on its own 

determination that it is submitting a 

short sale order to the trading center at 

a price that is above the current national 

best bid at the time of submission under 

Rule 201(c) or to rely on an exception 

specified in Rule 201(d), it may mark 

the order ‘‘short exempt.’’ The 

Commission noted in adopting the 

‘‘short exempt’’ marking requirement 

that it will both provide a record of 

broker-dealers availing themselves of 

the provisions of paragraphs (c) or (d) to 

the rule and aid surveillance by SROs 

and the Commission for compliance 

with the provisions of Rule 201.15

The Short Sale Monitor provides 

subscribing member firms with a tool to 

aid them in monitoring their trades 

reported into the FINRA/NASDAQ TRF 

for compliance with the requirements of 

the amended rules.16 Accessed through 

either a Workstation or Weblink ACT 

2.0 terminal, the Short Sale Monitor 

provides subscribers with notifications 

of their reported trades marked ‘‘short’’ 

and ‘‘short exempt’’ for covered 

securities subject to the short sale price 

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17See also Division of Trading and Markets: 

Responses to Frequently Asked Questions 

Concerning Rule 201 of Regulation SHO, Q&A Nos. 

5.4 and 5.5. 

18The Commission notes that broker-dealers 

subscribing to the Short Sale Monitor and Data 

Add-On service remain responsible for compliance 

with Rule 201 of Regulation SHO. 

19Supra note 4. 

20See NASDAQ Rule 7049 (explaining the 

InterACT service). 

21NASDAQ OMX PSX is the equity trading 

facility of the NASDAQ OMX PHLX exchange. 

22NASDAQ and NASDAQ OMX PHLX have filed 

related rule changes with the Commission 

concurrent with BX’s filing. See SR–NASDAQ– 

2011–024 and SR–Phlx–2011–17. 

23Rule changes proposed by both NASDAQ and 

NASDAQ OMX PHLX provide an identical waiver 

of the Short Sale Monitor fee. 

24 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). 

25 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4). 

26 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 

27Supra note 4. 

28Supra note 20. 

test restrictions of Rule 201. 

Specifically, the Short Sale Monitor will 

provide subscribers notice of covered 

securities subject to the restrictions of 

Rule 201, and provide access to 

historical lists of such covered 

securities. In addition, the Short Sale 

Monitor will provide notice of trades in 

covered securities that are: (i) Subject to 

the short sale price test restriction, and 

marked ‘‘short,’’ (ii) subject to the short 

sale price test restriction, and marked 

‘‘short exempt,’’ (iii) subject to the short 

sale price test restriction, and sold 

above the current national best bid at 

the time of trade execution time, and 

(iv) not subject to the short sale price 

test restriction, but marked ‘‘short 

exempt.’’ 17 The Short Sale Monitor will 

provide this information to a 

subscribing firm both as real-time alerts 

and through a historical database of the 

firm’s trades that prompted the alerts, 

which will assist the firm in meeting its 

obligation to ascertain the effectiveness 

of its policies and procedures.18 As 

such, member firms will have a useful 

compliance tool with which they can 

monitor, post-trade, their compliance 

with the amendments to Regulation 

SHO under the Act.19 In this regard, the 

Short Sale Monitor is similar to 

NASDAQ’s InterACT service in that it 

provides member firms with post-trade 

analysis of their trades for compliance 

with regulatory obligations.20 Lastly, BX 

will supplement and enhance the Short 

Sale Monitor as needed to address any 

amendments to Regulation SHO or other 

related rules, and from time to time will 

make changes to enhance the service. 

BX is also proposing to adopt Rule 

7055(b) to establish the BX Data Add-On 

service as an additional service to an 

existing Short Sale Monitor 

subscription, which will provide 

subscribers with access to records of 

their trades in covered securities subject 

to the short sale price restrictions of 

Rule 201 executed on BX and marked 

‘‘short exempt.’’ The proposed add-on 

service will be offered at no cost 

through March 31, 2011, and for an 

additional fee of $150 per MPID, per 

month thereafter. As noted above, to be 

eligible for the BX Data Add-On service 

a member’s MPID must first be 

subscribed to the Short Sale Monitor. 

Last, BX is proposing waive the Short 

Sale Monitor fee of Rule 7055(a) for 

members seeking to subscribe to the BX 

Data Add-on service if the MPID is 

currently subscribed to either the 

NASDAQ or NASDAQ OMX PSX 

(‘‘PSX’’) 21 Short Sale Monitor. NASDAQ 

and NASDAQ OMX PHLX, as the SRO 

that operates PSX, will offer 22 the Short 

Sale Monitor to their members for a 

price identical to that of BX’s at $750 

per MPID, per month. BX notes that the 

Short Sale Monitor of each of the three 

exchanges offers the identical service 

and access to data. As such, BX does not 

believe that it is appropriate to charge 

members of BX an additional fee of $750 

per MPID, per month if the member 

currently subscribes to the Short Sale 

Monitor offered by another NASDAQ 

OMX exchange.23 Accordingly, BX 

believes that a member should only pay 

for the market-specific data if it has a 

pre-existing subscription to the Short 

Sale Monitor, irrespective of the 

NASDAQ OMX exchange through 

which it subscribes. 

2. Statutory Basis 

BX believes that the proposed rule 

change is consistent with Section 6(b) of 

the Act in general,24 and Section 6(b)(4) 

of the Act 25 specifically, in that it 

provides for the equitable allocation of 

reasonable dues, fees and other charges 

among members and issuers and other 

persons using any facility or system 

which the BX operates or controls, and 

it does not unfairly discriminate 

between customers, issuers, brokers or 

dealers. BX believes that offering the 

Short Sale Monitor at no cost on a trial 

basis, and for a fee of $750 per MPID, 

per month thereafter, and the BX Data 

Add-On at no cost on a trial basis, and 

for a fee of $50 per MPID, per month 

thereafter is fair and provides an 

equitable allocation of fees in that 

subscription is voluntary and it will 

apply uniformly to all members that use 

the FINRA/NASDAQ TRF or execute on 

BX, as applicable, and elect to subscribe 

to one or both of the services. Further, 

BX believes that, as discussed above, 

waiving the Short Sale Monitor fee for 

a member seeking a subscription to the 

BX Data Add-On is appropriate in cases 

where the member has subscribed the 

MPID to the Short Sale Monitor of 

NASDAQ or PSX. As noted, the Short 

Sale Monitors of the NASDAQ OMX 

exchanges provide identical services 

and are offered at an identical fee. As 

such, BX does not believe requiring a 

firm to subscribe to a redundant service 

solely to access BX-specific data is an 

equitable allocation of fees. BX notes 

that subscribing members may cancel 

their subscription(s) at any time prior to 

the expiration of the trial period at no 

cost. The proposed fee will apply to all 

members equally based on the number 

of MPIDs subscribed. The proposed fee 

will cover the costs associated with 

separately offering the service, 

responding to customer requests, 

configuring BX’s systems, programming 

to user specifications, and administering 

the service, among other things, and 

may provide BX with a profit to the 

extent costs are covered. 

BX also believes that the proposed 

rule change is consistent with the 

provisions of Section 6(b)(5) of the 

Act 26 because it is designed to, among 

other things, prevent fraudulent and 

manipulative acts and practices, to 

promote just and equitable principles of 

trade, and to foster cooperation and 

coordination with persons engaged in 

facilitating transactions in securities. 

The Short Sale Monitor will assist 

subscribing member firms in monitoring 

their compliance with the amendments 

to Regulation SHO under the Act 27 with 

respect to trades reported to the FINRA/ 

NASDAQ TRF. BX notes that the Short 

Sale Monitor is similar to NASDAQ’s 

InterACT service,28 which allows 

member firms to supervise trade activity 

required to be reported to the FINRA/ 

NASDAQ TRF, and provides member 

firms with real time totals of open trades 

awaiting review and acceptance within 

the twenty minute period required by 

FINRA Rule 7230A(b). As noted above, 

the Short Sale Monitor is similar to this 

service in that it provides member firms 

with post-trade analysis of their trades 

for compliance with regulatory 

obligations. In the case of the Short Sale 

Monitor and BX Data Add-On, such 

analysis include trades reported to the 

FINRA/NASDAQ TRF and trades 

executed on BX marked ‘‘short exempt’’ 

in covered securities. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

BX does not believe that the proposed 

rule change will result in any burden on 

competition that is not necessary or 

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29 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(a)(ii). 

30 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). 31 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

appropriate in furtherance of the 

purposes of the Act, as amended. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

Written comments were neither 

solicited nor received. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The foregoing rule change has become 

effective pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act 29 and 

subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b–4 

thereunder.30 At any time within 60 

days of the filing of the proposed rule 

change, the Commission summarily may 

temporarily suspend such rule change if 

it appears to the Commission that such 

action is necessary or appropriate in the 

public interest, for the protection of 

investors, or otherwise in furtherance of 

the purposes of the Act. If the 

Commission takes such action, the 

Commission shall institute proceedings 

to determine whether the proposed rule 

should be approved or disapproved. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change, as amended, is consistent with 

the Act. Comments may be submitted by 

any of the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s Internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–BX–2011–008 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–BX–2011–008. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if e-mail is used. 

To help the Commission process and 

review your comments more efficiently, 

please use only one method. The 

Commission will post all comments on 

the Commission’s Internet Web site 

(http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). 

Copies of the submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for Web site viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room on official business 

days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 

3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be 

available for inspection and copying at 

the principal offices of the Exchange. 

All comments received will be posted 

without change; the Commission does 

not edit personal identifying 

information from submissions. You 

should submit only information that 

you wish to make available publicly. All 

submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–BX–2011–008, and should 

be submitted on or before March 11, 

2011. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.31

Cathy H. Ahn, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3691 Filed 2–17–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SBA 2011–0003] 

Community Advantage Pilot Program 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: SBA is introducing a new 

pilot loan program called ‘‘Community 

Advantage’’ to provide 7(a) loan 

guaranties to small businesses in 

underserved markets, including 

Veterans and members of the military 

community. The Community Advantage 

Pilot Program will allow mission 

oriented lenders, primarily non-profit 

financial intermediaries that are focused 

on economic development in 

underserved markets, access to 7(a) loan 

guaranties for loans of $250,000 or less. 

DATES: Effective Date: The Community 

Advantage Pilot Program will be 

effective on February 15, 2011, and will 

remain in effect through March 15, 

2014. SBA will begin accepting 

applications from lenders for 

participation in the Community 

Advantage Pilot Program February 15, 

2011. 

Comment Date: Comments must be 

received on or before April 19, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by SBA docket number SBA– 

2011–0003 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Community Advantage Pilot 

Program Comments—Office of Financial 

Assistance, U.S. Small Business 

Administration, 409 Third Street, SW., 

Suite 8300, Washington, DC 20416. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Grady B. 

Hedgespeth, Director, Office of 

Financial Assistance, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 Third 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416. 

SBA will post all comments on 

http://www.regulations.gov. If you wish 

to submit confidential business 

information (CBI) as defined in the User 

Notice at http://www.regulations.gov, 

please submit the information to Grady 

B. Hedgespeth, Director, Office of 

Financial Assistance, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 Third 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416, or 

send an e-mail to 

communityadvantage@sba.gov. 

Highlight the information that you 

consider to be CBI and explain why you 

believe SBA should hold this 

information as confidential. SBA will 

review the information and make the 

final determination whether it will 

publish the information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Grady B. Hedgespeth, Director, Office of 

Financial Assistance, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 Third 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416; 

(202) 205–7562; 

grady.hedgespeth@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SBA is 

implementing a new pilot loan program 

called Community Advantage (CA) to 

provide 7(a) loan guaranties to small 

businesses located in underserved 

markets and to veterans and other 

members of the military community. 

This new pilot program will replace the 

current Community Express Pilot Loan 

Program, which has been extended 

through April 30, 2011. (75 FR 80561, 

December 22, 2010) No new Community 

Express Pilot Loan Program loans will 

be approved after that date. 

1. Background 

The Community Express Pilot Loan 

Program was created over 11 years ago 

and combined the delegated and 

expedited SBA Express processing 

flexibility with a requirement that 

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