76026 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 243 / Monday, December 20, 2004 / Notices 

9Nasdaq has consented to an extension of the 

time period for Commission action. 10 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).

promote just and equitable principles of 

trade, remove impediments to a free and 

open market and a national market 

system, and, in general, to protect 

investors and the public interest. The 

proposed changes are consistent with 

the obligations of Section 15A(b)(6) of 

the Act because they will provide for 

greater time priority protection in 

Nasdaq’s execution service. In addition, 

because the obligations under Section 

15A(b)(6) and Section 6(b)(5) are the 

same, the proposed changes also are 

consistent with the obligations 

applicable to registered exchanges.

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 

Within 35 days of the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register or within such longer period (i) 

as the Commission may designate up to 

90 days of such date if it finds such 

longer period to be appropriate and 

publishes its reasons for so finding or 

(ii) as to which the self-regulatory 

organization consents,9 the Commission 

will:

A. By order approve such proposed 

rule change, or 

B. Institute proceedings to determine 

whether the proposed rule change 

should be 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–NASD–2004–181 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20549–0609. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NASD–2004–181. 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 inspection and copying in 

the Commission’s Public Reference 

Room. Copies of such filing also will be 

available for inspection and copying at 

the principal office of the NASD. 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–NASD–2004–181 and 

should be submitted on or before 

January 10, 2005.

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated 

authority.10

Margaret H. McFarland, 

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. E4–3720 Filed 12–17–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8010–01–P

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Revocation of License of Small 

Business Investment Company 

Pursuant to the authority granted to 

the United States Small Business 

Administration by the Final Order of the 

United States District Court for the 

Northern District of California, San 

Francisco Division, dated October 6, 

2004, in Case No. C01–4886 EMC, the 

United States Small Business 

Administration hereby revokes the 

license of Point West Ventures, L.P., a 

Delaware Limited Partnership, to 

function as a small business investment 

company under the Small Business 

Investment Company License No. 09/

09–0411 issued to Point West Ventures, 

L.P. on September 26, 1997, and said 

license is hereby declared null and void 

as of November 24, 2004.

Small Business Administration.

Dated: December 14, 2004. 

Jaime Guzman Fournier, 

Acting Associate Administrator for 

Investment.

[FR Doc. 04–27764 Filed 12–17–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Declaration of Disaster #3627) 

State of Florida (Amendment # 5) 

In accordance with a notice received 

from the Department of Homeland 

Security—Federal Emergency 

Management Agency—effective 

December 9, 2004, the above numbered 

declaration is hereby amended to 

include Brevard, Citrus, Clay, Duval, 

Flagler, Highlands, Indian River, Lake, 

Lee, Manatee, Marion, Martin, 

Okeechobee, Osceola, Orange, Palm 

Beach, Pasco, Polk, Seminole, St. Johns, 

St. Lucie, and Volusia as disaster areas 

due to damages caused by Hurricane 

Ivan occurring on September 13, 2004, 

and continuing through November 17, 

2004. 

In addition, applications for economic 

injury loans from small businesses 

located in the contiguous counties of 

Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Broward, 

Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, 

Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, 

Hillsborough, Levy, Nassau, Pinellas, 

Putnam, Sarasota, and Sumter may be 

filed until the specified date at the 

previously designated location. All 

other counties contiguous to the above 

named primary counties have 

previously been declared. 

All other information remains the 

same, i.e., the deadline for filing 

applications for physical damage is 

January 3, 2005 and for economic injury 

the deadline is June 16, 2005.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 59002 and 59008).

Dated: December 14, 2004. 

Herbert L. Mitchell, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 04–27763 Filed 12–17–04; 8:45 am] 

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