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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

Affirmation Session (Public Meeting) 

(Tentative). 

Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, 

L.L.C. and Entergy Nuclear 

Operations, Inc. (Vermont Yankee 

Nuclear Power Station), Petition for 

Review of LBP–10–19 (Oct. 28, 

2010), Docket No. 50–271–LR. 

(Tentative). 

Week of March 14, 2011—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of March 14, 2011. 

Week of March 21, 2011—Tentative 

Thursday, March 24, 2011 

9 a.m. Briefing on the 50.46a RiskInformed Emergency Core Cooling 

System (ECCS) Rule (Public 

Meeting). (Contact: Richard Dudley, 

301–415–1116.) 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

Week of March 28, 2011—Tentative 

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 

9 a.m. Briefing on Small Modular 

Reactors (Public Meeting). (Contact: 

Stephanie Coffin, 301–415–6877.) 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

Thursday, March 31, 2011 

2:30 p.m. Discussion of Management 

Issues (Closed-Ex. 2). 

Week of April 4, 2011—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of April 4, 2011. 

Week of April 11, 2011—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of April 11, 2011. 

* The schedule for Commission 

meetings is subject to change on short 

notice. To verify the status of meetings, 

call (recording)—(301) 415–1292. 

Contact person for more information: 

Rochelle Bavol, (301) 415–1651. 

The NRC Commission Meeting 

Schedule can be found on the Internet 

at: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ 

public-meetings/schedule.html. 

The NRC provides reasonable 

accommodation to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you 

need a reasonable accommodation to 

participate in these public meetings, or 

need this meeting notice or the 

transcript or other information from the 

public meetings in another format (e.g. 

braille, large print), please notify Bill 

Dosch, Chief, Work Life and Benefits 

Branch, at 301–415–6200, TDD: 301– 

415–2100, or by e-mail at 

william.dosch@nrc.gov. Determinations 

on requests for reasonable 

accommodation will be made on a caseby-case basis. 

This notice is distributed 

electronically to subscribers. If you no 

longer wish to receive it, or would like 

to be added to the distribution, please 

contact the Office of the Secretary, 

Washington, DC 20555 (301–415–1969), 

or send an e-mail to 

darlene.wright@nrc.gov. 

Dated: March 3, 2011. 

Rochelle C. Bavol, 

Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee; Cancellation of Upcoming 

Meeting 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Prevailing Rate 

Advisory Committee is issuing this 

notice to cancel the March 17, 2011, 

public meeting scheduled to be held in 

Room 5A06A, U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management Building, 1900 E Street, 

NW., Washington, DC. The original 

Federal Register notice announcing this 

meeting was published Monday, 

December 6, 2010, at 75 FR 75706. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Madeline Gonzalez, 202–606–2838; email pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; 

or FAX: (202) 606–4264. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Sheldon Friedman, 

Chairman, Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5266 Filed 3–7–11; 8:45 am] 

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COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that 

the Securities and Exchange 

Commission will hold a Closed Meeting 

on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 2 p.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 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), (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. 

Commissioner Walter, as duty officer, 

voted to consider the items listed for the 

Closed Meeting in a closed session. 

The subject matter of the Closed 

Meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 

10, 2011 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. 

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) 

551–5400. 

Dated: March 3, 2011. 

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

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[Release No. 34–64005; File No. SR–FINRA– 

2011–007] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

Financial Industry Regulatory 

Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed 

Rule Change Relating to Correct 

Cross-References in the Customer 

Code 

March 2, 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 

16, 2011, the Financial Industry 

Regulatory Authority, Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’) 

filed with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) 

the proposed rule change as described 

in Items I and II below, which Items 

have been substantially prepared by 

FINRA. FINRA has designated the 

proposed rule change as concerned 

solely with the administration of the 

self-regulatory organization under 


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3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii). 

4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(3). 

5See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 63799 

(Jan. 31, 2011), 76 FR 6500 (Feb. 4, 2011) (Order 

Approving File No. SR–FINRA–2010–053). 

6 Id. 

7 15 U.S.C. 78o–3(b)(6). 

8 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

9 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(3). 

Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 3 and 

Rule 19b–4(f)(3) thereunder,4 which 

renders the proposal effective upon 

receipt of this filing by the Commission. 

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 Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

FINRA is proposing to amend various 

rules of the Code of Arbitration 

Procedure for Customer Disputes 

(Customer Code) to correct crossreferences to rules that were changed by 

the approval of another rule filing. 

The text of the proposed rule change 

is available on FINRA’s Web site at 

http://www.finra.org, at the principal 

office of FINRA and at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, 

FINRA 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. FINRA 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 

On January 31, 2011, the SEC 

approved a proposal to amend the panel 

composition rule, and related rules, of 

the Customer Code to provide customers 

with the option to choose an all public 

arbitration panel in all cases (Optional 

All Public Panel Proposal).5 The 

proposal changed substantively most of 

the rules in Part IV of the Customer 

Code to reflect the option to choose an 

all public arbitration panel in all cases. 

Further, many of the Part IV rules of the 

Customer Code were also re-numbered 

when some of the old rules were 

eliminated or combined with other 

rules. As a result of the changes by the 

proposal, several cross-references to old 

Part IV rules in other rules of the 

Customer Code became inaccurate. 

FINRA is, therefore, proposing to 

amend the Customer Code to correct the 

cross-references that were changed as a 

result of the Optional All Public Panel 

Proposal.6 The new proposal would 

amend Rules 12213(a), 12309(c), 12314, 

12503(c), 12800(e), and 12903(a). FINRA 

has filed the proposed rule change for 

immediate effectiveness. The effective 

date and the implementation date will 

be the date of filing. 

2. Statutory Basis 

FINRA believes that the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the provisions 

of Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,7 which 

requires, among other things, that 

FINRA rules must be designed to 

prevent fraudulent and manipulative 

acts and practices, to promote just and 

equitable principles of trade, and, in 

general, to protect investors and the 

public interest. FINRA believes that the 

proposed rule change will assist in the 

efficient administration of arbitrations 

by correcting inaccurate cross-references 

in the Customer Code. FINRA believes 

these technical, non-substantive 

amendments will enhance the Code by 

making it easier to understand and 

apply. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

FINRA 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. 

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 

Because the foregoing proposed rule 

change is concerned solely with the 

administration of the self-regulatory 

organization, it has become effective 

pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the 

Act 8 and paragraph (f)(3) of Rule 19b4 thereunder.9

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 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–FINRA–2011–007 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–FINRA–2011–007. 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, 100 F Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20549, 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 office of 

FINRA. 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 


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10 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3The Exchange’s Weeklys Program became 

effective on July 15, 2010. See Securities Exchange 

Act Release No. 62505 (July 15, 2010), 75 FR 42792 

(July 22, 2010) (SR–BX–2010–047). 4However, if BOX opens less than twenty (20) 

Weekly options for a Weekly Option Expiration 

Date, additional series may be opened for trading 

on BOX when the Exchange deems it necessary to 

maintain an orderly market, to meet customer 

demand or when the market price of the underlying 

security moves substantially from the exercise price 

or prices of the series already opened. Any 

additional strike prices listed by the Exchange shall 

be within thirty percent (30%) above or below the 

current price of the underlying security. BOX may 

also open additional strike prices of Weekly Option 

Series that are more than 30% above or below the 

current price of the underlying security provided 

that demonstrated customer interest exists for such 

series, as expressed by institutional, corporate or 

individual customers or their brokers (marketmakers trading for their own account shall not be 

considered when determining customer interest 

under this provision). 

Number SR–FINRA–2011–007 and 

should be submitted on or before March 

29, 2011. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.10

Cathy H. Ahn, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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[Release No. 34–64009; File No. SR–BX– 

2011–014] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Notice of Filing 

and Immediate Effectiveness of 

Proposed Rule Change To Amend the 

BOX Trading Rules To Expand the 

Short Term Option Series Program 

March 2, 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 March 1, 

2011, NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc. (the 

‘‘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 Exchange. 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 Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

The Exchange proposes to amend 

Chapter IV, Section 6 (Series of Options 

Contracts Open for Trading) and 

Chapter XIV, Section 10 (Terms of Index 

Option Contracts) of the Rules of the 

Boston Options Exchange Group, LLC 

(‘‘BOX’’) to expand the Short Term 

Option Series Program (‘‘Weeklys 

Program’’) so that BOX may select fifteen 

option classes on which Weekly options 

may be opened. The text of the 

proposed rule change is available from 

the principal office of the Exchange, on 

the Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.sec.gov, at the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room, and also on the 

Exchange’s Internet Web site at http:// 

nasdaqomxbx.cchwallstreet.com/ 

NASDAQOMXBX/Filings/. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, the 

self-regulatory organization 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. 

The self-regulatory organization 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 

The purpose of this proposed rule 

change is to amend Chapter IV, Section 

6 (Series of Options Contracts Open for 

Trading) and Chapter XIV, Section 10 

(Terms of Index Option Contracts) of the 

Rules of the Boston Options Exchange 

Group, LLC (‘‘BOX’’) to expand the Short 

Term Option Series Program (‘‘Weeklys 

Program’’) so that BOX may select fifteen 

option classes on which Weekly options 

may be opened.3 The Weeklys Program 

is codified in the Supplementary 

Material to the BOX Rules Sections 

identified above. These rules provide 

that after an option class has been 

approved for listing and trading on 

BOX, BOX may open for trading on any 

Thursday or Friday that is a business 

day series of options on no more than 

five option classes that expire on the 

Friday of the following business week 

that is a business day. In addition to the 

five-option class limitation, there is also 

a limitation that no more than twenty 

series for each expiration date in those 

classes that may be opened for trading.4

Furthermore, the strike price of each 

Weekly option has to be fixed with 

approximately the same number of 

strike prices being opened above and 

below the value of the underlying 

security at about the time that the 

Weekly options are initially opened for 

trading on BOX, and with strike prices 

being within thirty percent (30%) above 

or below the closing price of the 

underlying security from the preceding 

day. The Exchange does not propose 

any changes to these additional Weeklys 

Program limitations. The Exchange 

proposes only to increase from five to 

fifteen the number of option classes that 

may be opened pursuant to the Weeklys 

Program. 

The principal reason for the proposed 

expansion is customer demand for 

adding, or not removing, Weekly option 

classes from the Program. Since there is 

reciprocity in matching other 

exchanges’ Weekly option choices, BOX 

discontinues trading Weekly option 

classes that other exchanges change 

from week-to-week. BOX believes that 

these class pick changes have negatively 

impacted investors and traders, 

particularly retail public customers, 

who have, on occasion requested that 

BOX add Weekly option classes. 

BOX understands that a retail investor 

recently requested another exchange to 

reinstate a Weekly option class that the 

exchange had removed from trading 

because of the five-class option limit 

within the Weekly Program. The 

investor advised that the removed class 

was a powerful tool for hedging a 

market sector, and that various 

strategies that the investor put into play 

were disrupted and eliminated when 

the class was removed. BOX feels that 

it is essential that such negative, 

potentially very costly impacts on retail 

investors are eliminated by modestly 

expanding the Program to enable 

additional classes to be traded. 

With regard to the impact of this 

proposal on system capacity, BOX has 

analyzed its capacity and represents that 

it and the Options Price Reporting 

Authority (‘‘OPRA’’) have the necessary 

systems capacity to handle the potential 

additional traffic associated with trading 

of an expanded number of classes in the 

Weeklys Program. 

BOX believes that the Weeklys 

Program has provided investors with 

greater trading opportunities and 

flexibility and the ability to more 

closely tailor their investment and risk 

management strategies and decisions. 

Furthermore, BOX has had to eliminate 

option classes on numerous occasions 

because of the limitation imposed by the 


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