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to maintain Secret Service protection. 

This meeting will be closed to the 

public because such portion of the 

meeting is likely to disclose matters that 

are to be kept secret in the interest of 

national defense or foreign policy under 

5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). The precise date 

and time of this potential meeting has 

not yet been determined. 

Public Comments: It is the policy of 

the PCAST to accept written public 

comments of any length, and to 

accommodate oral public comments 

whenever possible. The PCAST expects 

that public statements presented at its 

meetings will not be repetitive of 

previously submitted oral or written 

statements. 

The public comment period for this 

meeting will take place on March 12, 

2010 at a time specified in the meeting 

agenda posted on the PCAST Web site 

at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. 

This public comment period is designed 

only for substantive commentary on 

PCAST’s work, not for business 

marketing purposes. 

Oral Comments: To be considered for 

the public speaker list at the March 

meeting, interested parties should 

register to speak at http:// 

whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast, no later than 

5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 

5, 2010. Phone or email reservations 

will not be accepted. To accommodate 

as many speakers as possible, the time 

for public comments will be limited to 

two (2) minutes per person, with a total 

public comment period of 30 minutes. 

If more speakers register than there is 

space available on the agenda, PCAST 

will randomly select speakers from 

among those who applied. Those not 

selected to present oral comments may 

always file written comments with the 

committee. Speakers are requested to 

bring at least 25 copies of their oral 

comments for distribution to the PCAST 

members. 

Written Comments: Although written 

comments are accepted until the date of 

the meeting, written comments should 

be submitted to PCAST at least two 

weeks prior to each meeting date so that 

the comments may be made available to 

the PCAST members prior to the 

meeting for their consideration. 

Information regarding how to submit 

comments and documents to PCAST is 

available at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/ 

pcast in the section entitled ‘‘Connect 

with PCAST.’’ 

Please note that because PCAST 

operates under the provisions of FACA, 

all public comments and/or 

presentations will be treated as public 

documents and will be made available 

for public inspection, including being 

posted on the PCAST Web site. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information regarding the meeting 

agenda, time, location, and how to 

register for the meeting is available on 

the PCAST Web site at: http:// 

whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. A live video 

webcast and an archive of the webcast 

after the event will be available at 

http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. The 

archived video will be available within 

one week of the meeting. Questions 

about the meeting should be directed to 

Dr. Deborah D. Stine, PCAST Executive 

Director, at dstine@ostp.eop.gov, (202) 

456–6006. Please note that public 

seating for this meeting is limited and 

is available on a first-come, first-served 

basis. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology is an advisory 

group of the nation’s leading scientists 

and engineers who directly advise the 

President and the Executive Office of 

the President. See Executive Order 

13226. PCAST makes policy 

recommendations in the many areas 

where understanding of science, 

technology, and innovation is key to 

strengthening our economy and forming 

policy that works for the American 

people. PCAST is administered by the 

Office of Science and Technology Policy 

(OSTP). PCAST is co-chaired by Dr. 

John P. Holdren, Assistant to the 

President for Science and Technology, 

and Director, Office of Science and 

Technology Policy, Executive Office of 

the President, The White House; Dr. 

Harold E. Varmus, President, Memorial 

Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; and Dr. 

Eric S. Lander, President and Director, 

Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. 

Meeting Accomodations: Individuals 

requiring special accommodation to 

access this public meeting should 

contact Dr. Stine at least ten business 

days prior to the meeting so that 

appropriate arrangements can be made. 

M. David Hodge, 

Operations Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3607 Filed 2–25–10; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND 

TECHNOLOGY POLICY 

National Science and Technology 

Council, Committee on Technology 

Capstone Workshop Risk Management 

Methods & Ethical, Legal, and Societal 

Implications of Nanotechnology: 

Public Meeting 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Nanotechnology 

Coordination Office (NNCO), on behalf 

of the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, 

and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee 

of the Committee on Technology, 

National Science and Technology 

Council (NSTC), will hold a workshop 

on March 30–31, 2010, to provide an 

open forum to discuss the state-of-theart of the science related to 

environmental, health, and safety 

aspects of nanomaterials in two areas: 

Risk Management Methods and Ethical, 

Legal, and Societal Implications (ELSI) 

of Nanotechnology. Risk Management 

Methods is one of the five 

environmental, health, and safety 

research categories identified in the 

NSET Subcommittee document Strategy 

for Nanotechnology-Related 

Environmental, Health, and Safety 

Research (http://www.nano.gov/ 

NNI_EHS_Research_Strategy.pdf), 

which was released February 14, 2008. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 from 8 a.m. 

until 5 p.m. and on Wednesday, March 

31, 2010 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn-Key 

Bridge, 1900 N. Fort Myer Drive, 

Arlington, VA 22209 (Metro stop: 

Rosslyn on the Orange and Blue lines). 

For directions, please see http:// 

www.holidayinn.com. 

Registration: Due to space limitations, 

pre-registration for the workshop is 

required. People interested in attending 

the workshop should register online at 

http://www.nano.gov/html/meetings/ 

capstone/register.html. Written notices 

of participation by e-mail should be sent 

to capstone@nnco.nano.gov. 

Written notices may be mailed to the 

Capstone Workshop, c/o NNCO, 4201 

Wilson Blvd., Stafford II, Suite 405, 

Arlington, VA 22230. Registration is on 

a first-come, first-served basis until the 

location space limits are reached. 

Otherwise registration will close on 

March 25, 2010 at 4 p.m. EDT. 

Those interested in presenting 3–5 

minutes of public comments at the 

meeting should also register at http:// 

www.nano.gov/html/meetings/capstone/ 

register.html. Written or electronic 

comments should be submitted by email to capstone@nnco.nano.gov until 

April 30, 2010. 

Information about the meeting, 

including the agenda, is posted at 

http://www.nano.gov. 

The main sessions will be Webcast. 

Please see http://www.nano.gov for 

more information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding this Notice, 

please contact Diana Petreski, telephone 

(703) 292–8626 or Liesl Heeter, 

telephone (703) 292–4533, National 


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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See NASDAQ OMX BX Price List—Trading & 

Connectivity. 

4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

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

6 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 

7 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). 

8 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). 

Nanotechnology Coordination Office. Email: capstone@nnco.nano.gov. 

M. David Hodge, 

Operations Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4037 Filed 2–25–10; 8:45 am] 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–61550; File No. SR–CBOE– 

2010–017] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

Chicago Board Options Exchange, 

Incorporated; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed 

Rule Change To Amend the CBOE 

Stock Exchange Fees Schedule To 

Increase the Maker Rebate for 

Transactions in Securities Priced Less 

Than $1 to 0.25% of the Dollar Value 

of the Transaction 

February 19, 2010. 

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 

12, 2010, the Chicago Board Options 

Exchange, Incorporated (‘‘Exchange’’ or 

‘‘CBOE’’) 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 the 

Fees Schedule for the CBOE Stock 

Exchange (‘‘CBSX’’) to increase the 

Maker rebate for transactions in 

securities priced less than $1 to 0.25% 

of the dollar value of the transaction. 

The text of the proposed rule change is 

available on the Exchange’s Web site 

(http://www.cboe.org/legal), at the 

Exchange’s Office of the Secretary, at 

the Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.sec.gov), 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, 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 those statements may be examined at 

the places specified in Item IV below. 

The Exchange has prepared summaries, 

set forth in sections A, B, and C below, 

of the most significant parts of such 

statements. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and the 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

CBSX proposes to amend its Fees 

Schedule to increase the Maker rebate 

for transactions in securities priced less 

than $1 to 0.25% of the dollar value of 

the transaction. This increase would 

serve to attract trading activity to CBSX 

and match the rebate offered by other 

stock exchanges, including NASDAQ 

OMX BX.3

2. Statutory Basis 

The Exchange believes the proposed 

rule change is consistent with the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 

‘‘Act’’) 4 and the rules and regulations 

thereunder and, in particular, the 

requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.5

Specifically, the Exchange believes the 

proposed rule change is consistent with 

the Section 6(b)(5) 6 requirements that 

the rules of an exchange be designed to 

promote just and equitable principles of 

trade, to prevent fraudulent and 

manipulative acts, to remove 

impediments to and to perfect the 

mechanism for a free and open market 

and a national market system, and, in 

general, to protect investors and the 

public interest. Specifically, increasing 

the Maker rebate encourages investment 

and trading activity. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

CBOE does not believe that the 

proposed rule change will impose any 

burden on competition 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 

No written comments were solicited 

or received with respect to the proposed 

rule change. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The proposed rule change is 

designated by the Exchange as 

establishing or changing a due, fee, or 

other charge, thereby qualifying for 

effectiveness on filing pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) 7 of the Act and 

subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b–4 8

thereunder. At any time within 60 days 

of the filing of the proposed rule change, 

the Commission may summarily 

abrogate 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. 

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–CBOE–2010–017 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–CBOE–2010–017. 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 


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