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11The Exchange notes that FINRA is in the 

process of harmonizing legacy NASD and NYSE 

Rules, and has published a proposal to harmonize 

membership rules. See FINRA Regulatory Notice 

10–01. While FINRA has proposed that a member 

firm be required to provide certain information 

about affiliates, FINRA has not proposed to adopt 

the approved person definition or application 

process, or assert jurisdiction over such persons. 

When FINRA completes that harmonization process 

for the membership rules, the Exchange will 

consider whether further amendments to its 

approved person rules are advisable. Until such 

time, the Exchange believes that the narrowing of 

the approved person definition and the elimination 

of the approved person application process will 

remove unnecessary complexities and excessive 

informational requirements and thereby reduce 

burdens on membership applicants and member 

organizations while still maintaining high 

regulatory standards consistent with the Act. 

12See SR–NYSE–2011–02. 

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

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

continue to pursue matters involving or 

affecting its member organizations.11

The Exchange also proposes to make 

technical and conforming changes to 

other rules that reference the approved 

person application process. The 

Exchange further proposes to make 

technical amendments to correct an 

error in the spelling of ‘‘principal 

executive,’’ which is spelled ‘‘principle 

executive’’ in NYSE Amex Rule 476A 

and NYSE Amex Equities Rules 308, 

410A, 422, and 460. In addition, the 

Exchange proposes to delete ‘‘principle 

executive’’ from NYSE Amex Equities 

Rules 304 and 304A for consistency 

with similar amendments to NYSE 

Rules 304 and 304A.12

2. Statutory Basis 

The proposed rule change is 

consistent with Section 6(b) 13 of the 

Act, in general, and furthers the 

objectives of Section 6(b)(5) 14 in 

particular in that it 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 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. More specifically, the 

Exchange believes that the proposed 

approved person definition and consent 

to jurisdiction process would remove 

unnecessary complexities and excessive 

informational requirements and create a 

more efficient and less burdensome 

process for membership applicants and 

member organizations while 

maintaining appropriate regulatory 

standards. As such, the proposed rule 

change would contribute to removing 

impediments to and perfecting the 

mechanism of a free and open market 

and a national market system. 

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 

No written comments were solicited 

or received with respect to the proposed 

rule change. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

Within 45 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 or disapprove 

the 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 email to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–NYSEAmex–2012–12 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–NYSEAmex–2012–12. This 

file number should be included on the 

subject line if email 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 Web site viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20549–1090, on official 

business days between the hours of 

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

will also be available for inspection and 

copying at the NYSE’s principal office 

and on its Internet Web site at 

www.nyse.com. 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– 

NYSEAmex–2012–12 and should be 

submitted on or before March 22, 2012. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.15

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4912 Filed 2–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Revocation of License of Small 

Business Investment Company 

Pursuant to the authority granted to 

the United States Small Business 

Administration by the Wind-Up Order 

of the United States District Court of the 

Western District of Kentucky, Louisville 

Division, dated July 11, 2011, the 

United States Small Business 

Administration hereby revokes the 

license of Prosperitas Investment 

Partners, L.P. a Kentucky limited 

partnership, to function as a small 

business investment company under the 

Small Business Investment Company 

License No. 04/74–0283 issued to 

Prosperitas Investment Partner, L.P., on 

June 29, 2000 and said license is hereby 

declared null and void as of July 11, 

2011. 

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United States Small Business 

Administration. 

Sean J. Greene, 

Associate Administrator for Investment. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4925 Filed 2–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Surrender of License of Small 

Business Investment Company 

Pursuant to the authority granted to 

the United States Small Business 

Administration under the Small 

Business Investment Act of 1958, under 

Section 309 of the Act and Section 

107.1900 of the Small Business 

Administration Rules and Regulations 

(13 CFR 107.1900) to function as a small 

business investment company under the 

Small business Investment Company 

License No. 01/71–0390 issued to 

Venture Capital Fund of New England 

IV, L.P., and said license is hereby 

declared null and void. 

United States Small Business 

Administration. 

Sean J. Greene, 

Associate Administrator for Investment. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4927 Filed 2–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Surrender of License of Small 

Business Investment Company 

Pursuant to the authority granted to 

the United States Small Business 

Administration under the Small 

Business Investment Act of 1958, under 

Section 309 of the Act and Section 

107.1900 of the Small Business 

Administration Rules and Regulations 

(13 CFR 107.1900) to function as a small 

business investment company under the 

Small business Investment Company 

License No. 05/75–0240 issued to 

Chicago Venture Partners, L.P., and said 

license is hereby declared null and void. 

United States Small Business 

Administration. 

Sean J. Greene, 

Associate Administrator for Investment. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4926 Filed 2–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7542] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Committee Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 

27, 2012, in Room 5–0624 of the United 

States Coast Guard Headquarters 

Building, 2100 Second Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20593–0001. The 

primary purpose of the meeting is to 

discuss outcomes of FAL 37 and to 

discuss preparations for the thirtyeighth Session of the International 

Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 

Facilitation Committee to be held at the 

IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, in 

early 2013. 

The primary matters to be considered 

include: 

—Decisions of other IMO bodies. 

—Consideration and adoption of 

proposed amendments to the 

Convention. 

—General review of the Convention, 

including harmonization with other 

international instruments: 

A. Comprehensive review of the 

Annex to the Convention, 

including: Intersessional 

Correspondence Group (ISCG) 

work. 

—E-business possibilities for the 

facilitation of maritime traffic. 

A. Electronic means for the clearance 

of ships, cargo and passengers. 

B. Electronic access to, or electronic 

versions of, certificates and 

documents required to be carried on 

ships, including ISCG work, 

including: 

1. Pros and cons of relying on 

electronic versions of certificates. 

2. Security features of electronic 

versions of certificates. 

3. Security features of web sites used 

to view certificates. 

—Formalities connected with the 

arrival, stay and departure of persons, 

including: 

A. Shipboard personnel. 

B. Stowaways. 

C. Illegal migrants. 

D. Persons rescued at sea. 

—Ensuring security in and facilitating 

international trade, including: 

A. Shore leave and access to ships. 

B. Trade recovery, including the 

following ISCG work: 

1. Analysis and collection of relevant 

practices, standards and activities 

including World Customs 

Organization and International 

Organization for Standardization 

standards. 

2. Based on analysis, develop 

voluntary guidelines for Maritime 

Trade Recovery. 

—Ship/port interface. 

A. Facilitation of shipments of 

dangerous cargoes. 

—Technical co-operation and 

assistance. 

—Relations with other organizations. 

—Application of the Committee’s 

Guidelines. 

—Work programme. 

A. Role, mission, strategic direction 

and work of the Committee, 

including potential future work 

items. 

—Election of Chairman and ViceChairman for 2012. 

—Any other business. 

Members of the public may attend 

this meeting up to the seating capacity 

of the room. To facilitate the building 

security process, and to request 

reasonable accommodation, those who 

plan to attend should contact the 

meeting coordinator, Mr. David A. Du 

Pont, by email at 

David.A.DuPont@uscg.mil, by phone at 

(202) 372–1397, by fax at (202) 372– 

1928, or in writing at Commandant (CG– 

523), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd Street 

SW., Stop 7126, Washington, DC 20593– 

7126 not later than March 20, 2012, 

7 days prior to the meeting. Requests 

made after March 20, 2012 might not be 

able to be accommodated. Please note 

that due to security considerations, two 

valid, government issued photo 

identifications must be presented to 

gain entrance to the Headquarters 

building. The Headquarters building is 

accessible by taxi and privately owned 

conveyance (public transportation is not 

generally available). However, parking 

in the vicinity of the building is 

extremely limited. Additional 

information regarding this and other 

IMO SHC public meetings may be found 

at: www.uscg.mil/imo. 

Dated: February 22, 2012. 

Brian Robinson, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5008 Filed 2–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–RITA–2012–0001] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records Notice 

AGENCY: Research and Innovative 

Technology Administration’s (RITA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice to establish a new system 

of records. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 

1974, the Department of Transportation 

proposes to add a new system of records 

titled Vehicle and Driver Research, Test, 

and Evaluation Records. This system 

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