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9Nasdaq states that a market transfer will be 

transparent to investors because, under the 

Commission’s rules, a company must announce the 

transfer of its listing on a Form 8–K. See Form 

8–K, item 3.01(d). In addition, the issuer must 

publish notice of its intent to delist its securities 

from the current market, in a press release and on 

its Web site. See 17 CFR 240.12d2–2(c)(2)(iii). 

10See, e.g., Allis-Chambers Energy (announced 

on March 7, 2007 its intent to switch from Amex 

to NYSE keeping the symbol ALY), Yamana Gold 

Inc. (announced on December 21, 2006 its intent to 

switch from Amex to NYSE keeping the symbol 

AUY), VAALCO Energy (announced on October 2, 

2006 its intent to switch from Amex to NYSE 

keeping the symbol EGY), the transfer of 15 iShares 

ETFs from the Amex to NYSE Arca keeping their 

symbols announced on September 27, 2006, and the 

transfer of The Latin America Equity Fund, Inc., 

Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund, Inc., 

The Chile Fund, among others, from NYSE to 

AMEX on May 11, 2006 keeping their respective 

symbols CIK, LAQ and CH. A complete list of these 

transfers is available from Nasdaq upon request. 

11Nasdaq became operational as an exchange for 

Nasdaq-listed securities on August 1, 2006. See 

Nasdaq Issuer Alert 2006–001, available at: http:// 

www.complinet.com/file_store/pdf/rulebooks/ 

nasdaq_ia2006-001.pdf. See also Securities 

Exchange Act Release No. 53128 (January 13, 2006), 

71 FR 3550 (January 23, 2006). 

12 15 U.S.C. 78f. 13 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 14 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

become a part of its identity to 

investors.9

Nasdaq believes that this proposal is 

also consistent with the historical 

practice of companies that have 

switched among national securities 

exchanges. Since August 2001, 

approximately 200 issues have 

transferred their listing between the 

Amex, the New York Stock Exchange 

(‘‘NYSE’’), and NYSE Arca, while 

maintaining their original ticker symbol 

upon transfer.10 Now that Nasdaq is also 

a national securities exchange,11

allowing companies to maintain their 

symbol when transferring to Nasdaq 

would be consistent with the current 

practices of other exchanges. 

Finally, Nasdaq believes that the 

changes to its systems to accommodate 

one-, two-, and three-character symbols 

will enhance the strength of the U.S. 

capital markets. As a result of these 

technological changes, all Nasdaq 

systems, including the Securities 

Information Processor (SIP), are able to 

support all NYSE- and Amex-listed 

securities using their original symbols 

over its core transaction and data 

platforms. Nasdaq notes that this 

provides an added level of redundancy 

and resiliency for the U.S. capital 

markets, and is key to Nasdaq’s ability 

to provide a full back-up for other 

equity markets in the event of a national 

or local emergency thereby enhancing 

the strength of the U.S. capital markets. 

2. Statutory Basis 

Nasdaq believes that the proposed 

rule change is consistent with the 

provisions of Section 6 of the Act,12 in 

general and with Section 6(b)(5) of the 

Act,13 in particular, in that it is designed 

to prevent fraudulent and manipulative 

acts and practices, to promote just and 

equitable principles of trade, to remove 

impediments to a free and open market 

and a national market system, and, in 

general, to protect investors and the 

public interest. Nasdaq believes that the 

proposal will reduce investor confusion 

and encourage competition among 

exchanges. 

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. 

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 

Within 35 days of the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register or within such longer period (i) 

as the Commission may designate up to 

90 days of such date if it finds such 

longer period to be appropriate and 

publishes its reasons for so finding or 

(ii) as to which the self-regulatory 

organization consents, the Commission 

will: 

(A) By order approve such proposed 

rule change, or 

(B) Institute proceedings to determine 

whether the proposed rule change 

should be 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 e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–NASDAQ–2007–031 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–NASDAQ–2007–031. 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 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–2007–031 and 

should be submitted on or before April 

25, 2007. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated 

authority.14

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–55548; File No. SR–NYSE–

2006–71] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; New 

York Stock Exchange LLC; Order 

Granting Accelerated Approval of 

Proposed Rule Change as Modified by 

Amendment No. 1 To List and Trade 

Nine Series of Exchange-Traded Notes 

of Barclays Bank PLC Linked to the 

Performance of Sub-Indices of the Dow 

Jones—AIG Commodity Index SM

March 28, 2007. 

On August 24, 2006, the New York 

Stock Exchange LLC (‘‘Exchange’’ or 


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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3Amendment No. 1 replaced and superseded the 

Exchange’s original filing in its entirety. 

4See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 55352 

(February 26, 2007), 72 FR 9599 (‘‘Notice’’). 

5Section 703.19 of the Manual provides that the 

Exchange may approve for listing and trading 

securities not otherwise covered by the criteria of 

Sections 1 and 7 of the Manual, provided the issue 

is suited for auction market trading. 

6See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53876 

(May 25, 2006), 71 FR 32158 (June 2, 2006) (SR–

NYSE–2006–16). As set out in that filing, the Dow 

Jones—AIG Commodity IndexSM is designed to be 

a diversified benchmark for commodities as an asset 

class and reflects the returns that are potentially 

available through an unleveraged investment in the 

futures contracts on physical commodities 

comprising the Index plus the rate of interest that 

could be earned on cash collateral invested 

Treasury Bills. The Dow Jones—AIG Commodity 

IndexSM was developed by AIGI International Inc., 

each year is determined by AIG Financial Products 

Corp. (‘‘AIG-FP’’), and is calculated by Dow Jones. 

The relative weightings of each component 

commodity is determined annually according to 

liquidity and dollar adjusted production data in 2⁄3

and 1⁄3 shares, respectively. 

7See Notice, supra note 4, 72 FR at 9602–9604. 

8See Notice, supra note 4, 72 FR at 9601. 

9As described in the notice of the NYSE’s 

proposal, the Indicative Value will not reflect price 

changes to the price of an underlying commodity 

between the close of trading of the futures contract 

at the relevant futures exchange and the close of 

trading on the NYSE at 4 p.m. ET. While the market 

for futures trading for each of the Index 

commodities is open, the Indicative Value can be 

expected to closely approximate the redemption 

value of the Notes. However, during NYSE trading 

hours when the futures contracts have ceased 

trading, spreads and resulting premiums or 

discounts may widen, and therefore, increase the 

difference between the price of the Notes and their 

redemption value. 

10See NYSE Rule 431. 

‘‘NYSE’’) 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 

proposed rule change to list and trade 

notes linked to the performance of subindices of the Dow Jones—AIG 

Commodity IndexSM. On February 20, 

2007, the Exchange submitted 

Amendment No. 1.3 The proposed rule 

change was published for comment in 

the Federal Register on March 2, 2007.4

The Commission received no comments 

on the proposal. This order approves the 

proposed rule change, as modified by 

Amendment No. 1, on an accelerated 

basis. 

Under Section 703.19 of NYSE’s 

Listed Company Manual (the 

‘‘Manual’’),5 the Exchange proposes to 

list and trade nine series of notes 

(‘‘Notes’’) issued by Barclays Bank PLC 

(‘‘Barclays’’ or ‘‘Issuer’’), which are 

linked to the performance of the 

following sub-indices (each sub-index 

herein referred to as the ‘‘Index’’ with 

respect to the corresponding series of 

Notes) of the Dow Jones—AIG 

Commodity IndexSM: the Dow Jones—

AIG Petroleum Total Return SubIndexSM; the Dow Jones—AIG Livestock 

Total Return Sub-IndexSM; the Dow 

Jones—AIG Agriculture Total Return 

Sub-IndexSM; the Dow Jones—AIG 

Grains Total Return Sub-IndexSM; the 

Dow Jones—AIG Energy Total Return 

Sub-IndexSM; the Dow Jones—AIG 

Precious Metals Total Return SubIndexSM; the Dow Jones—AIG ExEnergy 

Total Return Sub-IndexSM; the Dow 

Jones—AIG Industrial Metals Total 

Return Sub-IndexSM; and the Dow 

Jones—AIG Softs Total Return SubIndexSM. Barclays intends to issue the 

Notes under the name ‘‘iPathSM

Exchange-Traded Notes.’’

The Indexes 

Each Index is comprised of 

constituents making up the Dow Jones—

AIG Commodity IndexSM, which the 

Commission has previously reviewed in 

connection with the listing of exchangetraded notes.6 Each Index is comprised 

of commodity contracts relating to a 

specific industry or sector.7 For 

example, the Dow Jones—AIG 

Petroleum Total Return Sub-IndexSM

includes those contracts in the Dow 

Jones—AIG Commodity IndexSM that 

relate to petroleum-related 

commodities: crude oil, heating oil and 

unleaded gasoline. Each Index is 

determined annually by AIG–FP and 

calculated daily by Dow Jones. The 

weightings of each Index component are 

a function of their weighting in the Dow 

Jones—AIG Commodity IndexSM, which, 

in turn, derives from liquidity and 

world production data. 

Dow Jones disseminates the Index 

value of each sub-index every 15 

seconds (assuming the Index value has 

changed within such 15 second interval) 

from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET and publishes 

a daily Index value at approximately 4 

p.m. ET on each day on which the Index 

is calculated. The sub-index values can 

still be retrieved after 3 p.m. until the 

end of the Exchange trading day but 

their values are generally static after 3 

p.m., although they may change if 

settlement values for Index components 

become available after that time. 

The Notes 

The Notes will offer investors 

exposure to specific commodity sectors. 

The Notes are debt securities of Barclays 

with a term of 30 years that provide for 

a cash payment at maturity or upon 

earlier exchange at the holder’s option, 

based on the performance of the 

relevant Index according to a formula 

set forth in the notice of NYSE’s 

proposal.8 Unlike traditional debt 

securities, the Notes would not have a 

minimum principal amount that would 

be repaid prior to or at maturity. 

Accordingly, the return could be less 

than the original issue price. Also, 

holders of the Notes will not receive any 

interest payments from the Notes. Prior 

to maturity, Notes may be redeemed in 

large aggregations as described further 

in the notice of NYSE’s proposal. 

Because the Notes will be debt 

securities of Barclays, the Notes are 

dependent upon its creditworthiness. 

This credit risk is addressed by the 

listing standards in § 703.19(1) of 

NYSE’s Manual, which provide that a 

security may not be listed on the 

Exchange unless its issuer satisfies 

certain financial requirements. 

Section 703.19(2) of NYSE’s Manual 

requires a market value of $4 million for 

initial listing of debt securities. In 

addition, the Notes would have to 

comply with continued listing standards 

in Section 802.01D of NYSE’s Manual. 

The Exchange would remove from 

listing any security where the public 

distribution or aggregate market value 

has fallen below the specified 

thresholds or become so reduced to 

make further dealings on the Exchange 

inadvisable, or where such other event 

shall occur or condition exists which in 

the opinion of the Exchange makes 

further dealings on the Exchange 

inadvisable. 

Pricing Information 

An intraday Indicative Value meant to 

approximate the intrinsic economic 

value of the Notes will be calculated 

and published via the facilities of the 

Consolidated Tape Association (‘‘CTA’’) 

every 15 seconds throughout the NYSE 

trading day on each day on which the 

Notes are traded on the Exchange. 

Additionally, Barclays or an affiliate 

will calculate and publish the closing 

Indicative Value of the Notes on each 

trading day at http://www.ipathetn.com. 

The last sale price of the Notes will also 

be disseminated over the consolidated 

tape, subject to a 20-minute delay.9

Trading Rules 

The Notes will trade as equity 

securities, subject to NYSE rules 

governing, among other things, priority, 

parity, and precedence of orders; 

specialist responsibilities; margin; 10

and customer suitability requirements. 

The Notes will trade between the hours 

of 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET. The 

Exchange would halt trading in the 

Securities if the circuit breaker 

parameters of Exchange Rule 80B have 

been reached and may halt trading 

pursuant to Exchange Rule 123D 


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11NYSE Rule 405 requires that every member, 

member firm or member corporation use due 

diligence to learn the essential facts relative to 

every customer and to every order or account 

accepted. 

12 In approving the rule, the Commission notes 

that it has considered the proposed rule’s impact on 

efficiency, competition and capital formation. See 

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

13 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 

14See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 

54177 (July 19, 2006), 71 FR 54177 (July 27, 2006) 

(SR–NYSE–2006–19) (relating to the trading of the 

Index-Linked Securities of Barclays Bank PLC 

linked to the Performance of the Goldman Sachs 

Crude Oil Total Return IndexTM); 53876 (May 25, 

2006), 71 FR 32158 (June 2, 2006) (SR–NYSE–2006–

16) (relating to the trading of the Index-Linked 

Securities of Barclays Bank PLC linked to the 

performance of the Dow Jones—AIG Commodity 

Index Total Return); and 53849 (May 22, 2006), 71 

FR 30706 (May 30, 2006) (SR–NYSE–2006–20) 

(relating to the trading of the Index-Linked 

Securities of Barclays Bank PLC linked to the 

performance of the GSCI Total Return Index). 

15 15 U.S.C. 78k–1(a)(1)(C)(iii). 

16AIG–FP is a wholly-owned guaranteed 

subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. It 

is not a broker-dealer or futures commission 

merchant; however, AIG–FP may have such 

affiliates. The Exchange has stated that Dow Jones 

does not have any affiliates engaged in the 

securities or commodities trading businesses and, 

as such, Dow Jones does not believe that such 

firewall procedures are necessary in its case. Dow 

Jones and the Dow Jones—AIG Commodity IndexSM

Oversight Committee will adopt and maintain 

policies that acknowledge their obligations with 

respect to material non-public information. See 

supra note 6, 71 FR at 32159–32160 nn.10,15. 

pending the dissemination of material 

news with respect to the issuer. If the 

Index value or the Indicative Value is 

not being disseminated as required, the 

Exchange may halt trading during the 

day on which the interruption to the 

dissemination of the Index value or the 

Indicative Value first occurs. If the 

interruption to the dissemination of the 

Index value or the Indicative Value 

persists past the trading day in which it 

occurred, the Exchange will halt trading 

no later than the beginning of the 

trading day following the interruption. 

Surveillance 

The NYSE has represented that it 

would rely on its existing surveillance 

procedures governing equities, which it 

represented are adequate to monitor 

trading of the Notes. Through 

information sharing agreements and its 

membership in the Intermarket 

Surveillance Group, the Exchange stated 

that it has access to all relevant trading 

information in connection with 

commodity futures comprising each 

Index. Further, the Exchange stated that 

it currently has the authority under 

NYSE Rule 476 to request the Exchange 

specialist in the Notes to provide NYSE 

Regulation with information that the 

specialist uses in connection with 

pricing the Notes on the Exchange, 

including specialist proprietary or other 

information regarding securities, 

commodities, futures, options on futures 

or other derivative instruments. The 

Exchange believes it also has authority 

to request any other information from its 

members—including floor brokers, 

specialists and ‘‘upstairs’’ firms—to 

fulfill its regulatory obligations. 

Suitability 

Pursuant to Exchange Rule 405, the 

Exchange will impose a duty of due 

diligence on its members and member 

firms to learn the essential facts relating 

to every customer prior to trading the 

Notes.11 With respect to suitability 

recommendations and risks, the 

Exchange will require members, 

member organizations and employees 

thereof recommending a transaction in 

the Notes: (1) To determine that such 

transaction is suitable for the customer, 

and (2) to have a reasonable basis for 

believing that the customer can evaluate 

the special characteristics of, and is able 

to bear the financial risks of, such 

transaction. 

Discussion and Commission Findings 

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.12 In 

particular the Commission finds that the 

proposed rule change is consistent with 

the requirements of Section 6(b)(5) of 

the Act,13 which requires among other 

things, that the Exchange’s rules be 

designed to promote just and equitable 

principles of trade, to facilitate 

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 Commission notes 

that it has previously approved the 

listing and trading of other index-linked 

securities that have a structure similar 

to the Notes.14

The Commission further believes that 

the proposal is consistent with Section 

11A(a)(1)(C)(iii) of the Act,15 which sets 

forth Congress’ finding that it is in the 

public interest and appropriate for the 

protection of investors and the 

maintenance of fair and orderly markets 

to assure the availability to brokers, 

dealers, and investors of information 

with respect to quotations for and 

transactions in securities. Quotations for 

and last-sale information regarding the 

Notes will be disseminated through the 

facilities of the Consolidated Tape 

Association (‘‘CTA’’). The value of each 

Index is calculated and disseminated 

daily and, because the composition of 

each Index is public and pricing of the 

constituents is transparent, it may be 

verified by a number of independent 

sources. In addition, an intraday 

Indicative Value for each Note series 

will be available through the CTA. 

Furthermore, financial information 

regarding the Issuer is publicly 

available, allowing investors to evaluate 

the creditworthiness of the Issuer. The 

Commission also believes that sufficient 

venues exist for obtaining reliable 

information so that holders of the Notes 

can track the value of their investment. 

Accordingly, the Commission finds that 

NYSE’s proposal is reasonably designed 

to promote transparency in the pricing 

of the Notes, and to prevent trading 

when a reasonable degree of 

transparency cannot be assured. 

The proposal also appears reasonably 

designed to prevent conveyance of 

inside information from the Index 

Calculator to market participants who 

may trade the Notes. 

In support of this proposal, the 

Exchange has made the following 

representations: 

(1) NYSE has received a 

representation from AIG–FP, the Index 

Sponsor, that it will 

(a) Implement and maintain 

procedures reasonably designed to 

prevent the use and dissemination by 

relevant employees of AIG–FP, in 

violation of applicable laws, rules and 

regulations, of material non-public 

information relating to changes in the 

composition or method of computation 

or calculation of the Index and (b) 

periodically check the application of 

such procedures as they relate to 

officers and directors of AIG–FP directly 

responsible for such changes.16

(2) NYSE will, prior to trading the 

Notes, distribute an information 

memorandum to the membership 

providing guidance with regard to 

member firm compliance 

responsibilities (including suitability 

recommendations) when handling 

transactions in the Notes and 

highlighting the special risks and 

characteristics of the Notes. In addition, 

during the initial distribution of the 

Notes and during any subsequent 

distribution of the Notes, NYSE member 

organizations will deliver a prospectus 

to investors purchasing Notes from 

distributors. 

(3) NYSE will rely on its existing 

surveillance procedures governing 

equities with regard to surveillance of 

the Notes, which are adequate to 

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17See 17 CFR 240.10A–3. 

18 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

19 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

and detect violations of Exchange rules, 

thereby deterring manipulation. 

(4) With regard to the Index 

components, the Exchange can obtain 

market all relevant trading information, 

including customer identity 

information, with respect to transactions 

through agreements with futures 

exchanges and participation in the 

Intermarket Surveillance Group. 

(5) NYSE prohibits the initial and/or 

continued listing of any security that is 

not in compliance with Rule 10A–3 

under the Act.17

This order is conditioned on NYSE’s 

adherence to these representations. 

Under the proposal, the Exchange will 

delist any series of the Notes under the 

following circumstances: 

(1) (a) If, following the initial twelve 

month period from the date of 

commencement of trading of the Notes, 

the Notes have more than 60 days 

remaining until maturity and there are 

fewer than 50 beneficial holders of the 

Notes for 30 or more consecutive trading 

days; (b) if fewer than 100,000 Notes 

remain issued and outstanding; or (c) if 

the market value of all outstanding 

Notes is less than $1,000,000. 

(2) If the Index value ceases to be 

calculated or available during the time 

the Notes trade on the Exchange on at 

least a 15 second basis through one or 

more major market data vendors or the 

sponsors of the Index. 

(3) If, during the time the Notes trade 

on the Exchange, the Indicative Value 

ceases to be available on a 15 second 

delayed basis. 

In addition, NYSE has represented 

that it would delist the Notes (unless the 

Commission approved a proposed rule 

change submitted pursuant to Rule 19b–

4 under the Act) if: (1) Dow Jones and 

AIG–FP substantially change either the 

Index component selection 

methodology or the weighting 

methodology; (2) a new component is 

added to the Index (or pricing 

information is used for a new or existing 

component) that constitutes more than 

10% of the weight of the Index with 

whose principal trading market the 

Exchange does not have a 

comprehensive surveillance sharing 

agreement; or (3) a successor or 

substitute index is used in connection 

with the Notes. The Commission 

believes that each of these 

circumstances represents material 

changes to the characteristics of the 

Index described herein and on which 

the Commission is basing its findings. 

Under these circumstances, the 

Exchange could not rely on this 

approval to list and trade the Notes. 

Acceleration 

The Commission finds good cause to 

approve the proposal, as amended, prior 

to the thirtieth day after the amended 

proposal was published for comment in 

the Federal Register. Accelerating 

approval of the proposal should benefit 

investors who desire to participate in 

the designated Indexes by expediting 

the listing and trading of the Notes by 

the Exchange. The Commission also 

notes that the proposal is similar to 

others previously approved by the 

Commission, and does not appear to 

raise any new regulatory issues. Thus, 

the Commission finds good cause, 

consistent with Section 19(b)(2) of the 

Act,18 to grant accelerated approval of 

the proposed rule change, as amended. 

It is therefore ordered, pursuant to 

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

proposed rule change (SR–NYSE–2006–

71), as modified by Amendment No. 1, 

be, and it hereby is, approved on an 

accelerated basis. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated 

authority.19

J. Lynn Taylor, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Data Collection Available for Public 

Comments and Recommendations 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Small Business 

Administration’s intentions to request 

approval on a new and/or currently 

approved information collection. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

June 4, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send all comments 

regarding whether this information 

collection is necessary for the proper 

performance of the function of the 

agency, whether the burden estimates 

are accurate, and if there are ways to 

minimize the estimated burden and 

enhance the quality of the collection, to 

Janet Tasker, Deputy Associate 

Administrator, Office of Capital Access, 

Small Business Administration, 409 3rd 

Street SW., 8th Floor, Washington, DC 

20416 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Janet Tasker, Tasker, Office of Capitol 

Access, 202–205–6657, 

janet.tasker@sba.gov. Curtis B. Rich, 

Management Analyst, 202–205–7030, 

curtis.rich@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: ‘‘Office of Capital Access Online 

Survey.’’

Description of Respondents: Finance 

Lenders, International Finance Lenders, 

7(a) Lenders and CDC’s in the 504 

program, Small Business Investment 

Companies, Surety Bond Guarantee 

Companies. 

Form No: N/A. 

Annual Responses: 23,396. 

Annual Burden: 1,204. 

Jacqueline White, 

Chief, Administrative Information Branch. 

[FR Doc. E7–6247 Filed 4–3–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #10830] 

Florida Disaster #FL–00021 Declaration 

of Economic Injury 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an 

Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) 

declaration for the State of Florida, 

dated 3/26/2007. 

Incident: Fire. 

Incident Period: 11/19/2006. 

Effective Date: 3/26/2007. 

EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 

12/26/2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. 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: Miami-Dade. 

Contiguous Counties: Florida: Broward, 

Collier, Monroe. 

The Interest Rate is: 4.000. 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for economic injury is 108300. 


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