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17On July 26, 2013, the Commission granted 

Topaz’s application for registration as a national 

securities exchange. See Securities Exchange Act 

Release No. 70050 (July 25, 2013) (File No. 10–209). 

18See supra note 16 (citing to Securities 

Exchange Act Release No. 68362). 19 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(34). 

should refer to File Number 4–551 and 

should be submitted on or before 

August 22, 2013. 

V. Discussion 

The Commission continues to believe 

that the Plan, as proposed to be 

amended, is an achievement in 

cooperation among the SRO 

participants. The Plan, as amended, will 

reduce unnecessary regulatory 

duplication by allocating to the 

designated SRO the responsibility for 

certain options-related market 

surveillance matters that would 

otherwise be performed by multiple 

SROs. The Plan promotes efficiency by 

reducing costs to firms that are members 

of more than one of the SRO 

participants. In addition, because the 

SRO participants coordinate their 

regulatory functions in accordance with 

the Plan, the Plan promotes, and will 

continue to promote, investor 

protection. Under paragraph (c) of Rule 

17d–2, the Commission may, after 

appropriate notice and comment, 

declare a plan, or any part of a plan, 

effective. In this instance, the 

Commission believes that appropriate 

notice and comment can take place after 

the proposed amendment is effective. 

The primary purpose of the amendment 

is to add Topaz as a Participant to the 

Plan. By declaring it effective today, the 

amended Plan can become effective and 

be implemented without undue delay.17

In addition, the Commission notes that 

the prior version of this Plan was 

published for comment, and the 

Commission did not receive any 

comments thereon.18 Finally, the 

Commission does not believe that the 

amendment to the Plan raises any new 

regulatory issues that the Commission 

has not previously considered. 

VI. Conclusion 

This order gives effect to the amended 

Plan submitted to the Commission that 

is contained in File No. 4–551. 

It is therefore ordered, pursuant to 

Section 17(d) of the Act, that the Plan, 

as amended by and between MKT, 

BATS, C2, CBOE, ISE, FINRA, Arca, 

NASDAQ, BOX, BX, Phlx, MIAX, and 

Topaz, filed with the Commission 

pursuant to Rule 17d–2 on July 2, 2013 

is hereby approved and declared 

effective. 

It is further ordered that those SRO 

participants that are not the DOSR as to 

a particular common member are 

relieved of those regulatory 

responsibilities allocated to the common 

member’s DOSR under the amended 

Plan to the extent of such allocation. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.19

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18475 Filed 7–31–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8400] 

In the Matter of the Review of the 

Designation of the Revolutionary 

People’s Liberation Party/Front (and 

other aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist 

Organization Pursuant to Section 219 

of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 

as amended 

Based upon a review of the 

Administrative Record assembled 

pursuant to Section 219(a)(4)(C) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act, as 

amended (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)(4)(C)) 

(‘‘INA’’), and in consultation with the 

Attorney General and the Secretary of 

the Treasury, I conclude that the 

circumstances that were the basis for the 

2008 decision to maintain the 

designation of the aforementioned 

organization as a Foreign Terrorist 

Organization have not changed in such 

a manner as to warrant revocation of the 

designation and that the national 

security of the United States does not 

warrant a revocation of the designation. 

Therefore, I hereby determine that the 

designation of the aforementioned 

organization as a Foreign Terrorist 

Organization, pursuant to Section 219 of 

the INA (8 U.S.C. 1189), shall be 

maintained. 

This determination shall be published 

in the Federal Register. 

Dated: July 8, 2013. 

John F. Kerry, 

Secretary of State, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18520 Filed 7–31–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Delegation of Authority No. 364] 

Membership on the Presidential Task 

Force on Wildlife Trafficking 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

me as Secretary of State, including 

Section 1 of the State Department Basic 

Authorities Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 

§ 2651a), and Executive Order 13648 of 

July 1, 2013 (the Executive Order), I 

hereby designate the Under Secretary 

for Economic Growth, Energy, and the 

Environment (the Under Secretary) as 

the Department of State representative 

to the Presidential Task Force on 

Wildlife Trafficking, established by 

Section 2 of the Executive Order; 

together with the authorities necessary 

to carry out such function. 

In the event that the position of the 

Under Secretary is vacant, I hereby 

designate the Under Secretary for 

Civilian Security, Democracy and 

Human Rights, and in the Under 

Secretaries’ collective absence, the 

Assistant Secretary for Oceans and 

International Environmental and 

Scientific Affairs to be the Department 

of State representative for purposes of 

the Executive Order. 

Any act, executive order, regulation, 

or procedure subject to, or affected by, 

this delegation shall be deemed to be 

such act, executive order, regulation, or 

procedure as amended from time to 

time. 

Notwithstanding this delegation of 

authority, the Secretary, the Deputy 

Secretary, and the Deputy Secretary for 

Management and Resources may at any 

time exercise any authority or function 

delegated by this delegation of 

authority. 

This delegation of authority shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Dated: July 23, 2013. 

John F. Kerry, 

Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18557 Filed 7–31–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8402] 

Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to 

the Central Government of Haiti 

Pursuant to Section 7031(b)(3) of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2012 (Div. I, Pub. L. 

112–74) (‘‘the Act’’), as carried forward 

by the Further Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2013 (Div. F, Pub. 

L. 113–6), and Department of State 

Delegation of Authority Number 245–1, 

I hereby determine that it is important 

to the national interest of the United 

States to waive the requirements of 

Section 7031(b)(1) of the Act and similar 

provisions of law in prior year Acts with 

respect to Haiti and I hereby waive this 

restriction. 

This determination and the 

accompanying Memorandum of 

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