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5 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii). 

6 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

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

8 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). In addition, Rule 

19b–4(f)(6) requires a self-regulatory organization to 

give the Commission written notice of its intent to 

file the proposed rule change at least five business 

days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule 

change, or such shorter time as designated by the 

Commission. The Exchange has satisfied this 

requirement. 

9 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). 

10See Securities and Exchange Act Release No. 

51014 (January 10, 2005), 70 FR 2918 (January 18, 

2005) (SR–PCX–2004–83). 

11For purposes only of waiving the 30-day 

operative delay, the Commission has considered the 

proposed rule change’s impact on efficiency, 

competition, and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 12 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

the public interest. The proposed rule 

change promotes this goal by offering 

additional trading opportunities to 

NASDAQ members that desire them, 

without imposing burdens on NASDAQ 

members that do not. The proposal will 

facilitate a well-regulated, orderly, and 

efficient market during a period of time 

that is currently underserved. 

NASDAQ notes that the proposed 

trading period has been available for 

years on the NYSE Arca Exchange. 

NASDAQ believes that the availability 

of trading between 4:00 a.m. and 7:00 

a.m. has been beneficial to market 

participants including investors and 

issuers on other markets. The Exchange 

believes that offering a competing 

trading session will further benefit 

investors by promoting competition and 

order interaction, while imposing no 

added costs on investors or other market 

participants that choose not avail 

themselves of these benefits. 

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. 

To the contrary, NASDAQ believes that 

offering a competing early trading 

session is pro-competitive in that it will 

increase competition for order flow, for 

execution services and for listings. The 

fact that the early trading session is 

itself an identical response to the 

competition provided by another market 

is proof of its pro-competitive nature. 

NASDAQ fully expects that other listing 

venues will respond by further 

extending their trading sessions as well. 

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 Exchange has filed the proposed 

rule change pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 5 and Rule 

19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.6 Because the 

proposed rule change does not: (i) 

Significantly affect the protection of 

investors or the public interest; (ii) 

impose any significant burden on 

competition; and (iii) become operative 

prior to 30 days from the date on which 

it was filed, or such shorter time as the 

Commission may designate, if 

consistent with the protection of 

investors and the public interest, the 

proposed rule change has become 

effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) 

of the Act 7 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii) 

thereunder.8

The Exchange has asked the 

Commission to waive the 30-day 

operative delay.9 The Commission 

believes that waiving the 30-day 

operative delay is consistent with the 

protection of investors and the public 

interest. The proposed rule change does 

not appear to raise any novel regulatory 

issues for the Commission to consider.10

In addition, according to NASDAQ, the 

introduction of competition during the 

hours of 4:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. will 

benefit investors by offering alternative 

execution venues and spurring 

improvements in pricing and 

functionality. Accordingly, the 

Commission designates the proposal 

operative upon filing.11

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 email to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–NASDAQ–2013–033 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–2013–033. This 

file number should be included on the 

subject line if email 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 

10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such 

filing also will be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

office 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–2013–033 and should be 

submitted on or before April 11, 2013. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.12

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8242] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Committee Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 

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States Coast Guard Headquarters 

Building, 2100 Second Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20593–0001. The 

primary purpose of the meeting is to 

prepare for the forty-fourth Session of 

the International Maritime 

Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on 

Standards of Training and 

Watchkeeping (STW) to be held at the 

IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, 

April 29–May 3, 2013. 

The agenda items to be considered 

include: 

—Adoption of the agenda; report on 

credentials 

—Decisions of other IMO bodies 

—Validation of model training courses 

—Unlawful practices associated with 

certificates of competency 

—Casualty analysis 

—Development of an e-navigation 

strategy implementation plan 

—Development of guidance for the 

implementation of the 2010 Manila 

amendments 

—Promotion of the implementation of 

the International Convention on 

Standards of Training, Certification 

and Watchkeeping for Fishing 

Vessel Personnel (STCW–F), 1995 

—Development of Guidelines for wingin-ground (WIG) craft 

—Role of the human element 

—Guidelines on how to present 

relevant information to seafarers 

—Enhancing the efficiency and userfriendliness of International Safety 

Management Code (ISM) 

—Development of Guidance for 

personnel involved with tug-barge 

operations 

—Revision of the Recommendations on 

training of personnel on mobile 

offshore units (MOUs) 

—Development of a mandatory Code for 

ships operating in polar waters 

—Review and modernization of the 

Global Maritime DIstress and Safety 

System (GMDSS) 

—Review of general cargo ship safety 

—Proposed amendment to the STCW 

Code’s colour vision requirements 

—Biennial agenda and provisional 

agenda for STW 45 

—Any other business 

—Report to the Maritime Safety 

Committee 

Members of the public may attend 

this meeting up to the seating capacity 

of the room. To facilitate the building 

security process, and to request 

reasonable accommodation, those who 

plan to attend should contact the 

meeting coordinator, Mr. Breyer Davis, 

by email at breyer.j.davis@uscg.mil, by 

phone at (202) 372–1445, by fax at (202) 

372–1925, or in writing at Commandant 

(CG–5PS), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd 

Street SW., Stop 7126, Washington, DC 

20593–7126 not later than April 16, 

2013, which is one week prior to the 

meeting. Requests made after April 16, 

2013 might not be able to be 

accommodated. Please note that due to 

security considerations, two valid, 

government issued photo identifications 

must be presented to gain entrance to 

the Headquarters building. The 

Headquarters building is accessible by 

taxi and privately owned conveyance 

(public transportation is not generally 

available). However, parking in the 

vicinity of the building is extremely 

limited. Additional information 

regarding this and other IMO SHC 

public meetings may be found at: 

www.uscg.mil/imo. 

Dated: March 12, 2013. 

Brian Robinson, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8243] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Committee Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 

8, 2013, in Room 1422 of the United 

States Coast Guard Headquarters 

Building, 2100 Second Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20593–7121. The 

primary purpose of the meeting is to 

prepare for the one-hundredth session 

of the International Maritime 

Organization’s (IMO) Legal Committee 

to be held at the IMO Headquarters, 

London, England, United Kingdom, 

April 15–19, 2013. 

The primary matters to be considered 

include: 

—Adoption of the agenda; report on 

credentials. 

—Monitoring the implementation of the 

2010 Protocol to the International 

Convention on Liability and 

Compensation for Damage in 

Connection with the Carriage of 

Hazardous and Noxious Substances 

by Sea. 

—Provision of financial security in 

cases of abandonment, personal injury 

to, or death of seafarers related to 

entry into force of the International 

Labour Organization Maritime Labour 

Convention, 2006. 

—Fair treatment of seafarers in the event 

of a maritime accident. 

—Piracy. 

—Collation and preservation of 

evidence following an allegation of a 

serious crime having taken place on 

board a ship or a report of a missing 

person from a ship, and pastoral and 

medical care of victims. 

—Matters arising from the 108th and 

109th regular sessions of the Council. 

—Technical co-operation activities 

related to maritime legislation. 

—Review of the status of conventions 

and other treaty instruments. 

—Application of the Committee’s 

Guidelines. 

—Election of officers. 

—Any other business, including 

reconsideration of the Committee’s 

recommendation related to liability 

and compensation issues connected to 

transboundary oil pollution damage 

from offshore exploration and 

exploitation activities. 

—Consideration of the report of the 

Committee on its 100th session. 

Members of the public may attend 

this meeting up to the seating capacity 

of the room. To facilitate the building 

security process, and to request 

reasonable accommodation, those who 

plan to attend should contact the 

meeting coordinator, LCDR Lineka 

Quijano, by email at 

Lineka.N.Quijano@uscg.mil, by phone at 

(202) 372–3865, by fax at (202) 372– 

3975, or in writing at Commandant (CG– 

0941), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd 

Street SW., Stop 7121, Washington, DC 

20593–7121 not later than April 1, 2013, 

one week prior to the meeting. Requests 

made after April 1, 2013, might not be 

able to be accommodated. Please note 

that due to security considerations, two 

valid, government issued photo 

identifications must be presented to 

gain entrance to the Headquarters 

building. The Headquarters building is 

accessible by taxi and privately owned 

conveyance (public transportation is not 

generally available). However, parking 

in the vicinity of the building is 

extremely limited. Additional 

information regarding this and other 

IMO SHC public meetings may be found 

at: www.uscg.mil/imo. 

Dated: March 12, 2013. 

Brian Robinson, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

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