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4Securities Exchange Act Release No. 59987 (May 

27, 2009), 74 FR 1069 [sic] (June 4, 2009) (SR– 

FINRA–2009–016). 

5 15 U.S.C. 78f. 

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

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

8 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 9 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

rules to mirror corresponding FINRA 

rules, because existing or planned BX 

rules make use of those numbers. 

However, wherever possible, BX plans 

to update its rules to reflect changes to 

corresponding FINRA rules. 

This filing addresses BX Rule 2342, 

which sets forth requirements for 

providing information regarding the 

Securities Investor Protection 

Corporation (‘‘SIPC’’) to customers, and 

which formerly corresponded to NASD 

2342. In SR–FINRA–2009–016,4 FINRA 

re-designated that rule as FINRA Rule 

2266 with no material change. FINRA 

Rule 2266 requires members, with 

certain exceptions, to advise all new 

customers that they may obtain 

information about SIPC by contacting 

SIPC, and to provide SIPC’s web site 

address and telephone numbers. 

BX is adopting the new FINRA rule in 

full and is re-designating the rule as BX 

Rule 2266, to correspond to the new 

FINRA rule number. 

2. Statutory Basis 

The Exchange believes that the 

proposed rule change is consistent with 

the provisions of Section 6 of the Act,5

in general, and with Sections 6(b)(5) of 

the Act,6 in particular, in that the 

proposal is designed to prevent 

fraudulent and manipulative acts and 

practices, to promote just and equitable 

principles of trade, to foster cooperation 

and coordination with persons engaged 

in regulating, clearing, settling, 

processing information with respect to, 

and facilitating transactions in 

securities, to remove impediments to 

and perfect the mechanism of a free and 

open market and a national market 

system, and, in general, to protect 

investors and the public interest. The 

proposed changes will conform BX Rule 

2342 to recent changes made to a 

corresponding FINRA rule, to promote 

application of consistent regulatory 

standards. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

The Exchange 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 

Because the foregoing 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 for 30 days from the date on 

which it was filed, or such shorter time 

as the Commission may designate, it has 

become effective pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 7 and Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6) thereunder.8

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–BX–2010–002 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–BX–2010–002. 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 on official business days between 

the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies 

of such filing also will be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

offices 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–BX–2010–002, and should 

be submitted on or before February 17, 

2010. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.9

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1605 Filed 1–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6294] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘An 

Uneasy Communion: Jews, Christians, 

and the Altarpieces of Medieval 

Aragon’’ 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority 

No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as 

amended, and Delegation of Authority 

No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], 

I hereby determine that the object to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘An Uneasy 

Communion: Jews, Christians, and the 

Altarpieces of Medieval Aragon,’’ 

imported from abroad for temporary 

exhibition within the United States, is 

of cultural significance. The object is 

imported pursuant to a loan agreement 


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with the foreign owner or custodian. I 

also determine that the exhibition or 

display of the exhibit object at the 

Museum of Biblical Art, New York, NY, 

from on or about February 19 until on 

or about May 30, 2010, and at possible 

additional exhibitions or venues yet to 

be determined, is in the national 

interest. Public Notice of these 

Determinations is ordered to be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Carol B. 

Epstein, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the 

Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State 

(telephone: 202/632–6473). The address 

is U.S. Department of State, SA–5, L/PD, 

Fifth Floor, Washington, DC 20522– 

0505. 

Dated: January 19, 2010. 

Maura M. Pally, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional 

and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1594 Filed 1–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice Number 6867] 

U.S. Advisory Commission on Public 

Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting 

The U.S. Advisory Commission on 

Public Diplomacy will hold a public 

meeting on February 11, 2010, in the 

conference room of the International 

Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), 

located at 1850 K Street, NW., Fifth 

Floor, Washington, DC 20006. The 

meeting will be held from 10 a.m. to 

11:30 a.m. The Commissioners will 

discuss public diplomacy issues, 

including interagency collaboration in 

advancing U.S. government public 

diplomacy efforts. 

The Advisory Commission was 

originally established under Section 604 

of the United States Information and 

Exchange Act of 1948, as amended (22 

U.S.C. 1469) and Section 8 of 

Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 

1977. It was reauthorized pursuant to 

Public Law 111–70 (2009), 22 U.S.C. 

6553. 

The Advisory Commission is a 

bipartisan panel created by Congress to 

assess public diplomacy policies and 

programs of the U.S. government and 

publicly funded nongovernmental 

organizations. The Commission reports 

its findings and recommendations to the 

President, the Congress and the 

Secretary of State and the American 

people. Current Commission members 

include William Hybl of Colorado, who 

serves as Chairman; Jay Snyder of New 

York; Penne Korth Peacock of Texas; 

Lyndon Olson of Texas; John Osborn of 

Pennsylvania; and Lezlee Westine of 

Virginia. 

Seating at this meeting is limited. To 

attend and for more information, please 

contact Carl Chan at (202) 632–2823. 

E-mail: chanck@state.gov. 

Dated: January 12, 2010. 

Carl Chan, 

Executive Director, ACPD, Department of 

State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1597 Filed 1–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6882] 

U.S. Department of State Advisory 

Committee on Private International 

Law: Organization of American States 

(OAS) Specialized Conference on 

Private International Law (CIDIP) Study 

Group 

The OAS CIDIP Study Group will 

hold another public meeting to continue 

the discussion that began at the 

December 15, 2009 meeting and 

continued at the January 15, 2010 

meeting. This is not a meeting of the full 

Advisory Committee. 

In the context of the Seventh InterAmerican Specialized Conference on 

Private International Law (CIDIP–VII), 

the Committee on Juridical and Political 

Affairs (CJAP) of the Permanent Council 

of the OAS is carrying out work on 

consumer rights as part of its program 

on private international law. Three 

proposals have been put forward: A 

revised Brazilian draft convention on 

applicable law that has recently been 

expanded to include jurisdiction, a 

Canadian draft model law on applicable 

law and jurisdiction, and a United 

States proposal (with several 

components) for legislative guidelines/ 

model laws/rules to promote consumer 

redress mechanisms such as small 

claims tribunals, collective procedures, 

on-line dispute resolution, and 

government actions. The U.S. is 

considering the possibility of expanding 

its existing proposal. 

The United States is also considering 

whether to pursue ratification of the 

Inter-American Convention on the Law 

Applicable to International Contracts 

(known as the Mexico City Convention), 

which was adopted at the Fifth InterAmerican Specialized Conference on 

Private International Law (CIDIP–V). 

The United States is exploring the 

process for obtaining official corrections 

to the English text of the Convention to 

conform to the Spanish version. Copies 

of proposed corrections to the English 

text can be obtained through the contact 

points listed below. Other developments 

which may be relevant to work at the 

OAS include the proposal at UNCITRAL 

for future work on on-line dispute 

resolution and the establishment by the 

Permanent Bureau of the Hague 

Conference on Private International Law 

of an experts group to consider 

development of a non-binding 

instrument on choice of law in 

international commercial contracts. 

Time and Place: The public meeting 

of the Study Group will take place at the 

Federal Trade Commission, 600 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Room H–481, 

Washington, DC on February 1, 2010, 

from 1 p.m. EST to 3 p.m. EST. If you 

are unable to attend the public meeting 

and would like to participate from a 

remote location, teleconferencing will 

be available. 

Public Participation: Advisory 

Committee Study Group meetings are 

open to the public. Persons wishing to 

attend must contact Trisha Smeltzer at 

smeltzertk@state.gov or 202–776–8423 

and provide their name, e-mail address, 

and affiliation(s) if any. Please contact 

Ms. Smeltzer for additional meeting 

information, any of the documents 

referenced above, or dial-in information 

on the conference call. A member of the 

public needing reasonable 

accommodation should advise those 

same contacts not later than January 8th. 

Requests made after that date will be 

considered, but might not be able to be 

fulfilled. Persons who cannot attend or 

participate by conference call but who 

wish to comment on any of the topics 

referred to above are welcome to do so 

by e-mail to Michael Dennis at 

DennisMJ@state.gov or Hugh Stevenson 

at hstevenson@ftc.gov. 

Dated: January 21, 2010. 

Michael Dennis, 

Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private 

International Law, Office of the Legal Adviser, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1596 Filed 1–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6885] 

Meeting of the Working group on 

Environmental Cooperation Pursuant 

to the United States-Morocco Joint 

Statement on Environmental 

Cooperation 

ACTION: Notice. 


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