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10 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).

by distributing the questionnaires semiannually instead of quarterly. The

Commission notes that the CBOE and

PSE also evaluate their trading crowds

and market makers on a semi-annual

basis.

Finally, the Commission believes that

more stringent formalized specialist

standards will further enhance the

integrity of the options markets and

contribute to investor confidence and

protection.

The Commission finds good cause for

approving Amendment No. 1 to the

proposed rule change prior to the

thirtieth day after the date of

publication of notice thereof in the

Federal Register. Amendment No. 1

made clarifying technical changes to the

text of the rule, and did not propose

new substantive provisions to the

submitted rule change. Accordingly, the

Commission believes that consistent

with Sections 6(b)(5) and 19(b)(2) of the

Act, good cause exists to accelerate

approval of Amendment No. 1.

III. Solicitation of Comments

Interested persons are invited to

submit written data, views, and

arguments concerning Amendment No.

1. Persons making written submissions

should file six copies thereof with the

Secretary, Securities and Exchange

Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20549. 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 at

the Commission’s Public Reference

Section, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of such

filing will also be available for

inspection and copying at the principal

office of the Exchange. All submissions

should refer to File No. SR–Phlx–96–23

and should be submitted by March 11,

1997.

It is therefore ordered, pursuant to

Section 19(b)(2) of the Act 10 that the

proposed rule change (SR–Phlx–96–23),

as amended, is approved.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.11

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2509]

Shipping Coordinating Committee,

Subcommittee for the Prevention of

Marine Pollution; Notice of Meeting

The Subcommittee for the Prevention

of Marine Pollution (SPMP), a

subcommittee of the Shipping

Coordinating Committee, will conduct

an open meeting on Tuesday, March 4,

1997, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 2415, U.S.

Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second

Street, SW., Washington, DC.

The purpose of this meeting will be to

review the agenda items to be

considered at the thirty-ninth session of

the Marine Environment Protection

Committee (MEPC 39) of the

International Maritime Organization

(IMO) to be held from March 10–14,

1997. Proposed U.S. positions on the

agenda items for MEPC will be

discussed.

The major items for discussion will be

the following:

a. Development of a draft protocol to

amend the International Convention for

the Prevention of Pollution from Ships,

1973, as modified by the Protocol of

1978, to include Annex VI (Air

Pollution) regulations.

b. Work relating to the human

element.

c. Harmful aquatic organisms in

ballast water.

d. Identification and protection of

Special Areas and particularly sensitive

sea areas.

e. Implementation of the Oil Pollution

Preparedness, Response, and Cooperation (OPRC) Convention and Oil

Pollution Preparedness Response

Conference resolution, including

expansion of the OPRC Convention to

include Hazardous Substances.

Members of the public may attend

these meetings up to the seating

capacity of the room.

For further information or

documentation pertaining to the SPMP

meeting, contact Ensign Lamont

Bazemore, U.S. Coast Guard

Headquarters (G–MSO–4), 2100 Second

Street, SW. Washington, DC 20593–

0001; Telephone: (202) 267–0713.

Dated: January 30, 1997.

Russell A. LaMantia,

Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee.

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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Tennessee

Valley Authority (Meeting No. 1492).

TIME AND DATE: 10 a.m. (CST), February

19, 1997.

PLACE: Bevill Conference Center &

Hotel, Room 267, 550 Sparkman Drive,

Huntsville, Alabama.

STATUS: Open.

Agenda

Approval of minutes of meeting held

on January 29, 1997.

New Business

C—Energy

C1. Approval for TVA Nuclear to

enter into a labor and services contract

with ABB Combustion Engineering,

subject to final negotiation, to provide

professional support and equipment, as

needed, for ultrasonic and eddy current

nondestructive examination services at

TVA’s nuclear plants.

C2. Approval for Transmission/Power

Supply to enter into contracts with

Mesa Associates, Inc., and Sargent &

Lundy LLC, subject to final negotiation,

to provide engineering and design

services for TVA’s generating plant

switchyards, electrical transmission

system, and power control

communication facilities.

C3. Approval for Transmission/Power

Supply to enter into a fixed unit-price

requirements contract with Valmont

Industries Inc., subject to final

negotiation, to provide transmission

steel poles and climbing steps.

E—Real Property Transactions

E1. Land Exchange by the U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Forest

Service, of approximately 14 acres of

former TVA land on Watauga Lake in

Carter County, Tennessee (Tract No.

XTWAR–30), for 120 acres of private

land of equal value.

E2. Modification of condition and

covenant contained in a transfer

instrument affecting approximately 44

acres of former TVA land on

Guntersville Lake, Marshall County,

Alabama (Tract No. XTGR–104), to

allow the City of Scottsboro to license

or lease the tract to private developers

for construction and operation of

recreational facilities.

Unclassified

F1. Filing of condemnation cases.

Information Items

1. Approval of an operating agreement

for Integrated Hydroelectric Machine

Condition Monitoring Consortium, LLC.