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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND 

TECHNOLOGY POLICY 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology; Notice of 

Meeting: Meeting of the President’s 

Council of Advisors on Science and 

Technology 

ACTION: Public notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and summary agenda for a 

meeting of the President’s Council of 

Advisors on Science and Technology 

(PCAST), and describes the functions of 

the Council. Notice of this meeting is 

required under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA). 

DATES: October 22, 2009–October 23, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Washington, DC. The 

meeting will be held at the National 

Academy of Sciences building, 2100 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

Type of Meeting: Open and Closed. 

Details on the meeting agenda will be 

posted on the PCAST Web site at: 

http://www.ostp.gov/cs/pcast. 

Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) is 

scheduled to meet in open session on 

October 22, 2009 from 10 a.m.–12 p.m., 

when they will break for lunch. They 

will resume meeting in open session 

from 2 p.m.–6 p.m. On October 23, 

2009, PCAST will meet in open session 

from 10 a.m.–12 p.m., when they will 

break for lunch. They will resume 

meeting in open session from 2 p.m.–5 

p.m. During these open meetings, 

PCAST is tentatively scheduled to hear 

presentations from representatives of 

the Office of Science and Technology 

Policy, the Department of Energy, the 

Department of State, the Department of 

Education, the Department of Defense, 

the National Science Foundation, the 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration, National Institutes of 

Health, and non-governmental leaders 

in science, technology, engineering, and 

mathematics (STEM) education. 

Speakers will focus on the issues of 

STEM education or the role of science 

and technology in international 

development activities. In addition, 

PCAST will discuss possible studies it 

may conduct regarding the health and 

the life sciences; energy, climate, and 

the environment; innovation and 

technology; international security; 

economic development; and 

interdisciplinary aspects of science and 

technology. Additional information and 

the agenda will be posted at the PCAST 

Web site at: http://www.ostp.gov/cs/ 

pcast. 

PCAST may hold a closed meeting of 

approximately 1 hour with the 

President, which must take place in the 

White House for the President’s 

scheduling convenience and 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: There will be time 

allocated for the public to comment on 

the above agenda items the morning of 

October 23, 2009. This public comment 

period is designed for substantive 

commentary on PCAST’s work topics, 

not for business marketing purposes. 

Members of the public wishing to 

reserve speaking time must contact Dr. 

Deborah D. Stine, PCAST Executive 

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

456–6006, or fax your request/ 

comments to (202) 456–6021, at least 

five (5) business days in advance of the 

meeting. To accommodate as many 

speakers as possible, the time for public 

comments will be limited to two (2) to 

five (5) minutes per person, with a total 

public comment period of 30 minutes. 

Requests for public comment will be 

honored on a first-come, first-serve 

basis. The time available to speakers 

will be determined based on the number 

of requests received by the deadline. 

Speakers are asked to bring extra copies 

of their comments and/or presentation 

for distribution to PCAST at the 

meeting. 

Written comments are also welcome 

at any time before or following the 

meeting. Written comments received at 

least five (5) business days prior to the 

meeting will be made available to the 

members before their meeting. Written 

comments received after that point may 

not be reviewed by the members until 

after the meeting takes place. 

Please note that because PCAST 

operates under 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 agenda, time, 

location, and how to register for the 

meeting will be made available on the 

PCAST Web site at: http:// 

www.ostp.gov/cs/pcast. A live video 

Web cast and an archive of the Web cast 

after the event will be available at http: 

//www.ostp.gov/cs/pcast. Questions 

about the meeting should be directed to 

Dr. Deborah D. Stine, PCAST Executive 

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

456–6006, or fax your request/ 

comments to (202) 456–6021 prior to 3 

p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2009. 

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 was 

established by Executive Order 13226 

on September 30, 2001. The President’s 

Council of Advisors on Science and 

Technology (PCAST) is an advisory 

group of the nation’s leading scientists 

and engineers who directly advise the 

President and the Executive Office of 

the President. 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 Holdren, Assistant to the President 

for Science and Technology, and 

Director of the Office of Science and 

Technology Policy; Dr. Harold Varmus, 

President, Memorial Sloan-Kettering 

Cancer Center; and Dr. Eric Lander, 

Founding Director, Broad Institute. 

Meeting Accommodations: 

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

2 15 U.S.C. 78a. 

3 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

4See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60466 

(August 10, 2009), 74 FR 4147 (‘‘Notice’’). 

5 In addition, the $1 Strike Program permits the 

Exchange to list strike prices at $1 intervals from 

$1 to $50, provided that no $1 strike price may be 

listed that is greater than $5 from the underlying 

stock’s closing price in its primary market on the 

previous day. Further, the Exchange is restricted 

from listing any series that would result in strike 

prices being within $0.50 of a strike price set 

pursuant to Commentary .05(a)(ii) to Phlx Rule 

1012 addressing $2.50 strike intervals. The 

Exchange may also list $1 strikes on any other 

option class designated by another securities 

exchange that employs a similar $1 Strike Program. 

Further, the Exchange may not list long-term option 

series (LEAPS) at $1 strike price intervals for any 

class selected for the $1 Strike Program. 

6The Exchange recently amended Exchange Rule 

1010, Withdrawal of Approval of Underlying 

Securities or Options, to eliminate the $3 market 

price per share requirement for continued approval 

for an underlying security. The amendment 

eliminated the prohibition against listing additional 

series or options on an underlying security at any 

time when the price per share of such underlying 

security is less than $3. The Exchange explained in 

that proposed rule change that the market price for 

a large number of securities has fallen below $3 in 

the current volatile market environment. See 

Securities Exchange Act Release No. 59346 

(February 3, 2009), 74 FR 6681 (February 10, 2009). 

accommodation to access the public 

meetings listed above should contact Dr. 

Stine at least five business days prior to 

the meeting so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made. 

Deborah D. Stine, 

Executive Director, President’s Council of 

Advisors on Science and Technology Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–23253 Filed 9–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3170–W9–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that 

the Securities and Exchange 

Commission will hold a Closed Meeting 

on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 2 p.m. 

Commissioners, Counsel to the 

Commissioners, the Secretary to the 

Commission, and recording secretaries 

will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain 

staff members who have an interest in 

the matters also may be present. 

The General Counsel of the 

Commission, or his designee, has 

certified that, in his opinion, one or 

more of the exemptions set forth in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10) 

and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii) 

and (10), permit consideration of the 

scheduled matters at the Closed 

Meeting. 

Commissioner Walter, as duty officer, 

voted to consider the items listed for the 

Closed Meeting in a closed session. 

The subject matter of the Closed 

Meeting scheduled for Thursday, 

October 1, 2009 will be: 

Institution and settlement of injunctive 

actions; 

Institution and settlement of 

administrative proceedings; 

A litigation matter; and 

Other matters relating to enforcement 

proceedings. 

At times, changes in Commission 

priorities require alterations in the 

scheduling of meeting items. 

For further information and to 

ascertain what, if any, matters have been 

added, deleted or postponed, please 

contact: 

The Office of the Secretary at (202) 

551–5400. 

Dated: September 23, 2009. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–23373 Filed 9–23–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[File No. 500–1] 

Genova Biotherapeutics Inc.; Order of 

Suspension of Trading 

September 23, 2009. 

It appears to the Securities and 

Exchange Commission that there is a 

lack of current and accurate information 

concerning the securities of Genova 

Biotherapeutics Inc. (‘‘Genova’’). 

Genova is incorporated under the 

laws of Nevada and has its primary 

headquarters in New York, New York. 

Questions have arisen regarding stock 

promotional activity for Genova and the 

adequacy and accuracy of press releases, 

financial statements, and statements on 

the company’s Web site concerning the 

company’s current financial condition, 

business and operations, and stock 

promoting activity. 

The Commission is of the opinion that 

the public interest and the protection of 

investors require a suspension of trading 

in Genova’s securities. 

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. 

EST, on September 23, 2009 through 

11:59 p.m. EST, on October 6, 2009. 

By the Commission. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–23297 Filed 9–23–09; 4:15 pm] 

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COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–60694; File No. SR–Phlx– 

2009–65] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order 

Approving Proposed Rule Change by 

NASDAQ OMX PHLX, Inc. Relating to 

Strike Price Intervals of $0.50 for 

Options on Stocks Trading at or Below 

$3.00 

September 18, 2009. 

On July 31, 2009, NASDAQ OMX 

PHLX, Inc. (‘‘Phlx’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed 

with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant 

to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Act’’) 2 and 

Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3 a proposed rule 

change to permit the Exchange to list 

options on selected stocks trading at or 

below $3.00 at $0.50 intervals (‘‘$0.50 

Strike Program’’). The proposed rule 

change was published for comment in 

the Federal Register on August 17, 

2009.4 There were no comments on the 

proposed rule change. This order 

approves the proposed rule change. 

The Exchange proposes to amend 

Rule 1012, Series of Options Open for 

Trading, Commentary .05, in order to 

establish strike price intervals of $0.50, 

beginning at $1, for certain options 

classes whose underlying security 

closed at or below $3 in its primary 

market on the previous trading day. 

Currently, Commentary .05(a)(ii) to Phlx 

Rule 1012 provides that the interval of 

strike prices of series of options on 

individual stocks may be $2.50 or 

greater where the strike price is $25 or 

less. Additionally, Commentary .05(a)(i) 

to Phlx Rule 1012 allows the Exchange 

to establish $1 strike price intervals (the 

‘‘$1 Strike Program’’) on options classes 

overlying no more than fifty-five 

individual stocks designated by the 

Exchange. To be eligible for the $1 

Strike Program, an underlying stock 

must close below $50 in its primary 

market on the previous trading day.5

The Exchange now proposes to 

establish strike prices of $1, $1.50, $ 2, 

$2.50, $3 and $3.50 for certain stocks 

that trade at or under $3.00.6 The listing 

of these strike prices will be limited to 

options classes whose underlying 

security closed at or below $3 in its 

primary market on the previous trading 

day, and which have national average 

daily volume that equals or exceeds 

1000 contracts per day as determined by 

The Options Clearing Corporation 


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