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9 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). 

10 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). 

11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 55232 

(February 2, 2007), 72 FR 6308. 

4Archipelago Securities is a registered brokerdealer, a member of several self-regulatory 

organizations including the NASD, and a facility of 

the Exchange. 

5See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 44983 

(October 25, 2001), 66 FR 55225 (November 1, 2001) 

(SR–PCX–00–25). 

6See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 52497 

(September 22, 2005), 70 FR 56949 (September 29, 

2005) (SR–PCX–2005–90) (‘‘Archipelago/PCX 

Acquisition Release’’). 

7Recently, the Commission approved the 

expansion of the business activities of Archipelago 

Securities to include, as a facility of the Exchange, 

the function of routing option orders for members 

of the Exchange. See Securities Exchange Act 

Release No. 54238 (July 28, 2006), 71 FR 44758 

(August 7, 2006) (SR–NYSEArca–2006–13). 

provides for the equitable allocation of 

reasonable dues, fees, and other charges 

among its members and other persons 

using its facilities. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

The Exchange does not believe that 

the proposed rule change will impose 

any burden on competition that is 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 

Written comments on the proposed 

rule change were neither solicited nor 

received. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The foregoing proposed rule change is 

subject to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the 

Act 9 and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 

19b–4 thereunder 10 because it 

establishes or changes a due, fee, or 

other charge applicable only to a 

member imposed by the self-regulatory 

organization. Accordingly, the proposal 

is effective upon Commission receipt of 

the filing. 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–NYSEArca–2007–23 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NYSEArca–2007–23. 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. Copies of the filing also will be 

available for inspection and copying at 

the principal office of NYSE Arca. 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–NYSEArca–2007–23 and 

should be submitted on or before April 

6, 2007. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated 

authority.11

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–4787 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–55442; File No. SR–

NYSEArca–2007–09] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE 

Arca, Inc.; Order Granting Approval of 

Proposed Rule Change Relating to the 

Expansion of Business Activities of 

Archipelago Securities, L.L.C. 

March 12, 2007. 

I. Introduction 

On January 25, 2007, the NYSE Arca, 

Inc. (‘‘NYSE Arca’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) 

filed with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant 

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

Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 

19b–4 thereunder,2 a proposal to allow 

Archipelago Securities, L.L.C. 

(‘‘Archipelago Securities’’) to act as a 

marketing agent on behalf of the NYSE 

Arca Tech 100 Index (the ‘‘Index’’) and 

the NYSE Arca Tech 100 ETF (the 

‘‘ETF’’) and provide reasonable services 

attendant thereto. The proposed rule 

change was published for comment in 

the Federal Register on February 9, 

2007.3 The Commission received no 

comments regarding the proposal. This 

order approves the proposed rule 

change. 

II. Description of the Proposal 

Archipelago Securities 4 succeeded 

Wave Securities, L.L.C. (‘‘Wave’’), 

which was approved by the Commission 

to operate as a facility of the Exchange,5

and assumed some of Wave’s duties, 

including Wave’s function as the 

outbound router for the Exchange. 

Pursuant to the order approving rule 

changes proposed by the Exchange in 

connection with the acquisition of the 

Exchange (formerly Pacific Exchange, 

Inc.) by Archipelago Holdings, Inc., now 

the parent company of the Exchange, 

any expansion of the business activities 

of Archipelago Securities must be 

approved by the Commission.6

NYSE Arca is now proposing to 

expand the business activities of 

Archipelago Securities to allow 

Archipelago Securities to act as a 

marketing agent on behalf of the Index 

and the ETF and provide reasonable 

services attendant thereto.7 In the 

proposal, the Exchange represents that 

as marketing agent for the Index and the 

ETF, Archipelago Securities will 

develop a marketing plan designed to 

advertise, promote, and increase public 

awareness of the Index and the ETF 

within the financial services industry 

and investing public (‘‘Marketing 

Plan’’), including: branding; 

promotional activities; development and 

design of marketing materials, collateral 


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8 In approving this proposed rule change, the 

Commission has considered the proposed rule’s 

impact on efficiency, competition, and capital 

formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 

9 15 U.S.C. 78f. 

10 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 

11 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8). 

12 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

13 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

and media campaigns (i.e., electronic 

media, print media, Internet, etc.); and 

hosting a Web site for the ETF. The 

Exchange also represents that this 

proposed marketing activity has no 

connection to Archipelago Securities’

facility functions. 

III. Discussion 

After careful consideration, the 

Commission finds that the proposed 

rule change is consistent with the 

requirements of the Act and the rules 

and regulations thereunder applicable to 

a national securities exchange 8 and, in 

particular, the requirements of Section 6 

of the Act.9 Specifically, the 

Commission finds that the proposed 

rule change is consistent with Section 

6(b)(5) of the Act,10 which requires, 

among other things, that the rules of a 

national securities exchange be 

designed to promote just and equitable 

principles of trade, 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 Commission finds 

that the proposed rule change also 

furthers the objectives of Section 

6(b)(8) 11 of the Act in that it does not 

impose any burden on competition not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. Based on the 

Exchange’s representation that this 

proposed marketing activity has no 

connection to Archipelago Securities’

facility functions, the Commission 

believes that the proposal is consistent 

with the Act and the Archipelago/PCX 

Acquisition Release. 

IV. Conclusion 

It is therefore ordered, pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,12 that the 

proposed rule change (SR–NYSEArca–

2007–09) is hereby approved. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated 

authority.13

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–4815 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #10827 and #10828] 

Arkansas Disaster #AR–00011 

AGENCY: Small Business Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an 

Administrative declaration of a disaster 

for the State of Arkansas dated 03/12/ 

2007. 

Incident: Heavy Rainfall, High Winds 

and Tornadoes. 

Incident Period: 02/24/2007. 

Effective Date: 03/12/2007. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 05/11/2007. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 12/12/2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

Administrator’s disaster declaration, 

applications for disaster loans may be 

filed at the address listed above or other 

locally announced locations. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties: Desha 

Contiguous Counties: 

Arkansas: Arkansas, Chicot, Drew, 

Lincoln, Phillips 

Mississippi: Bolivar 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere ......................... 5.750 

Homeowners Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .................. 2.875 

Businesses With Credit Available 

Elsewhere ................................. 8.000 

Businesses & Small Agricultural 

Cooperatives Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .................. 4.000 

Other (Including Non-Profit Organizations) With Credit Available 

Elsewhere ................................. 5.250 

Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ......................... 4.000 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 10827 C and for 

economic injury is 10828 0. 

The States which received an EIDL 

Declaration # are Arkansas and 

Mississippi. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 59002 and 59008) 

Dated: March 12, 2007. 

Steven C. Preston, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E7–4871 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #10826] 

Washington Disaster #WA–00010 

Declaration of Economic Injury 

AGENCY: Small Business Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an 

Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) 

declaration for the State of Washington, 

dated 03/12/2007. 

Incident: Winter Storm. 

Incident Period: 11/26/2006 through 

12/04/2006. 

Effective Date: 03/12/2007. 

EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 

12/12/2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to : Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

Administrator’s EIDL declaration, 

applications for economic injury 

disaster loans may be filed at the 

address listed above or other locally 

announced locations. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary County: San Juan. 

Contiguous Counties: No Eligible 

Contiguous Counties. 

The Interest Rate is: 4.000. 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for economic injury is 108260. 

The State which received an EIDL 

Declaration # is Washington. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59002) 

Dated: March 12, 2007. 

Steven C. Preston, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E7–4872 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am] 

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