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37See id. 38See Notice, supra note 3, at 43898. 39See supra notes 12 and 14 and accompanying 

text. 40See Notice, supra note 3, at 43898. 41See supra notes 25–28 and accompanying text. 42See supra notes 18–21 and accompanying text. 43See supra notes 22–24 and accompanying text. 

44 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

45 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

a manner that will unnecessarily 

discourage participation in the options 

market by institutions and other 

investors with substantial hedging 

needs or to prevent specialists and 

market makers from adequately meeting 

their obligations to maintain a fair and 

orderly market.37

The Commission believes that it is 

reasonable for the Exchange to increase 

the position and exercise limits for 

options on EEM to 500,000 contracts. As 

noted above, the markets for 

standardized options on EEM and for 

EEM itself have substantial trading 

volume and liquidity. The Commission 

believes that this liquidity would lessen 

the opportunity for manipulation of this 

product and disruption in the 

underlying market that a lower position 

limit may protect against. Specifically, 

the Exchange notes that, in 2011, the 

average daily trading volumes for EEM 

and options on EEM were 65 million 

shares and 280,000 contracts, 

respectively.38 In Amendment No. 1, the 

Exchange notes that, through October 

17, 2012, the year-to-date average daily 

trading volume for EEM across all 

exchanges was 49.3 million shares, and 

the year-to-date average daily trading 

volume for EEM options across all 

exchanges was 250,304 contracts.39 The 

Exchange also notes that there were 

922.9 million shares of EEM 

outstanding, with a market cap of $41.1 

billion.40

As noted above, the Exchange also 

believes that current margin and net 

capital requirements serve to limit the 

size of positions maintained by any one 

account.41 The Commission agrees that 

these financial requirements should 

help to address concerns that a member 

or its customer may try to maintain an 

inordinately large unhedged position in 

EEM options and will help to reduce 

risks if such a position is established. 

The Commission further agrees with 

the Exchange that the reporting 

requirements imposed by Exchange 

Rule 4.13,42 as well as the Exchange’s 

surveillance procedures, together with 

those of other exchanges and clearing 

firms,43 should help protect against 

potential manipulation. The 

Commission expects that the Exchange 

will continue to monitor trading in the 

EEM options for the purpose of 

discovering and sanctioning 

manipulative acts and practices, and to 

reassess the position and exercise limits, 

if and when appropriate, in light of its 

findings. 

In sum, given the measure of liquidity 

for EEM and options on EEM, the broad 

range of component securities that make 

up the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, 

the margin and capital requirements 

cited above, the Exchange’s options 

reporting requirements, and the 

Exchange’s surveillance procedures and 

agreements with other markets, the 

Commission believes that increasing the 

position and exercise limits for the EEM 

options to 500,000 contracts is 

consistent with the Act. 

IV. Conclusion 

It is therefore ordered, pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,44 that the 

proposed rule change (SR–CBOE–2012– 

066), as modified by Amendment No. 1 

thereto, be, and hereby is, approved. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.45

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–26470 Filed 10–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[File No. 500–1] 

Chimera Energy Corporation; Order of 

Suspension of Trading 

October 25, 2012. 

It appears to the Securities and 

Exchange Commission that there is a 

lack of current and accurate information 

concerning the securities of Chimera 

Energy Corporation (‘‘Chimera’’) 

because of questions regarding the 

accuracy of statements by Chimera in 

press releases to investors concerning, 

among other things, the company’s 

business prospects and agreements. 

The Commission is of the opinion that 

the public interest and the protection of 

investors require a suspension of trading 

in the securities of Chimera. 

Therefore, it is ordered, pursuant to 

Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange 

Act of 1934, that trading in the 

securities of the above-listed company is 

suspended for the period from 9:30 a.m. 

EDT October 25, 2012 through 11:59 

p.m. EST, on November 7, 2012. 

By the Commission. 

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–26609 Filed 10–25–12; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 8075] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: INTERNationalConnections 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we are 

requesting comments on this collection 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow 60 days for public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to 

December 28, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Web: Persons with access to the 

Internet may use the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) to 

comment on this notice by going to 

www.Regulations.gov. You can search 

for the document by entering ‘‘Public 

Notice ####’’ in the Search bar. If 

necessary, use the Narrow by Agency 

filter option on the Results page. 

• Email: Friedlandrc@state.gov. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of State, 

2401 E Street NW., SA1–518H, 

Washington, DC 20520. Attn.: Rachel 

Friedland. 

You must include the DS form number 

(if applicable), information collection 

title, and the OMB control number in 

any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents, 

to Rachel C. Friedland, 2401 E Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20520, who may 

be reached on (202) 261–8055 or at 

Friedlandrc@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

INTERNationalConnections. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0190. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

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• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Human Resources, Office of 

Recruitment, Examination and 

Employment (HR/REE). 

• Form Number: DS–5103. 

• Respondents: Alumni of the U.S. 

Department of State’s Student Programs, 

including internships, Pickerings, 

Rangels, Stay-in-Schools, Co-ops, etc. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,000. 

• Average Time Per Response: 30 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 500. 

• Frequency: On Occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of proposed collection: The 

Department’s student internship 

programs provide a key source of 

potential candidates who have an 

interest in, and are qualified, to become 

future Department employees. 

The legal authorities pertaining to this 

collection include: 22 U.S.C. 2651a., 22 

U.S.C. 3901, 5 U.S.C. 3111, and 5 CFR 

part 362, subpart B. 

HR/REE wants to strengthen and 

maintain its connections to this group, 

fostering and mentoring a pool of 

candidates from which to obtain 

successful recruits. 

In June 2008, HR/REE surveyed over 

3,500 former interns who served from 

2005 through spring 2008. The intern 

alumni were queried as to their 

motivation in seeking an internship, 

whether or not they had pursued a 

career with either the Foreign Service or 

Civil Service, and what their 

recommendations would be for the best 

ways for the Department to maintain 

contact after the conclusion of their 

internships. Intern alumni endorse 

continued contact with Department 

representatives mainly through 

electronic means and Web site 

reminders of career opportunities. 

In an effort to address these findings 

and provide viable solutions to 

improving student engagement prior to, 

during and following an internship, the 

Department developed an intern 

engagement strategy that will ultimately 

result in a measurable conversion of 

interns into Department hires for the 

Foreign or Civil Service. The foundation 

of this strategy is INTERNational 

Connections, a web-based career 

networking site for current, former and 

future interns that collects pertinent 

information about them, their 

experiences and their career goals. 

Methodology: Users will register 

online at careers.state.gov/internconnect 

and create a profile that includes the 

aforementioned information. 

Dated: October 22, 2012. 

William Schaal, Jr., 

Executive Director, Bureau of Human 

Resources, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–26552 Filed 10–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8076] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Inventing Abstraction, 1910–1925’’ 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, and Delegation of 

Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 

(and, as appropriate, Delegation of 

Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I 

hereby determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Inventing 

Abstraction, 1910–1925,’’ imported from 

abroad for temporary exhibition within 

the United States, are of cultural 

significance. The objects are imported 

pursuant to loan agreements with the 

foreign owners or custodians. I also 

determine that the exhibition or display 

of the exhibit objects at the Museum of 

Modern Art, New York, New York, from 

on or about December 23, 2012, until on 

or about April 15, 2013, and at possible 

additional exhibitions or venues yet to 

be determined, is in the national 

interest. I further determine that the 

exhibition or display of one of the 

objects at the Los Angeles County 

Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, 

from on or about May 5, 2013, until on 

or about September 2, 2013, in the 

exhibition ‘‘Hans Richter: Encounters,’’ 

is in the national interest. I have ordered 

that Public Notice of these 

Determinations be published in the 

Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Paul W. 

Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6469). The 

mailing address is U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: October 23, 2012. 

J. Adam Ereli, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–26555 Filed 10–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Determination Regarding Waiver of 

Discriminatory Purchasing 

Requirements With Respect to Goods 

and Services Covered by Chapter Nine 

of the United States-Panama Trade 

Promotion Agreement 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Determination Regarding 

Waiver of Discriminatory Purchasing 

Requirements under Trade Agreements 

Act of 1979. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 31, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean 

Heilman Grier, Senior Procurement 

Negotiator, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative, (202) 395–9476, 

or Daniel Stirk, Associate General 

Counsel, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative, (202) 395–9617. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

28, 2007, the United States and Panama 

entered into the United States-Panama 

Trade Promotion Agreement (‘‘Panama 

TPA’’). Chapter Nine of the Panama 

TPA sets forth certain obligations with 

respect to government procurement of 

goods and services, as specified in 

Annex 9.1 of the Panama TPA. On 

October 21, 2011, the President signed 

into law the United States-Panama 

Trade Promotion Agreement 

Implementation Act (‘‘the Panama TPA 

Act’’) (Pub. L. 112–43, 125 Stat. 497) (19 

U.S.C. 3805 note). In section 101(a) of 


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