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14 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). 

15 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4). 

16See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61295 

(January 6, 2010), 75 FR 2166 (January 14, 2010) 

(SR–CBOE–2009–098) (A rule change to assess 

equity option transaction fees for cabinet trades). 17 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). 18 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

designated these changes to be operative 

on December 1, 2011. 

2. Statutory Basis 

The Exchange believes that its 

proposal to amend its Fee Schedule is 

consistent with Section 6(b) of the Act 14

in general, and furthers the objectives of 

Section 6(b)(4) of the Act 15 in 

particular, in that it is an equitable 

allocation of reasonable fees and other 

charges among Exchange members. 

The Exchange believes that it is 

reasonable to lower the fees for cabinet 

trades to incentivize members to 

transact cabinet trades. The proposed 

fees for cabinet trades would be lower 

for all market participants, except 

Customers who will remain free of 

charge. The Exchange believes that it is 

reasonable, equitable and not unfairly 

discriminatory to not assess Customers 

a fee for transacting cabinet trades 

because Customer order flow attracts 

liquidity to the Exchange which in turn 

benefits of all market participants. The 

Exchange believes that it is equitable 

and not unfairly discriminatory to 

amend and lower fees for cabinet trades 

because all market participants will be 

assessed a uniform transaction fee, with 

the exception of Customers who will not 

be assessed a fee. The Chicago Board 

Options Exchange, Incorporated 

assesses fees for cabinet trading that are 

within the range of fees proposed by the 

Exchange.16

The Exchange operates in a highly 

competitive market comprised of nine 

U.S. options exchanges in which 

sophisticated and knowledgeable 

market participants readily can, and do, 

send order flow to competing exchanges 

if they deem fee levels at a particular 

exchange to be excessive. The Exchange 

believes that the proposed fee must be 

competitive with fees offered on other 

options exchanges. The Exchange 

believes that this competitive 

marketplace impacts the fees present on 

the Exchange today and influences the 

proposals set forth above. 

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 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 either 

solicited or received. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The foregoing rule change has become 

effective pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act.17 At any time 

within 60 days of the filing of the 

proposed rule change, the Commission 

summarily may temporarily suspend 

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. If the Commission 

takes such action, the Commission shall 

institute proceedings to determine 

whether the proposed rule should be 

approved or 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–Phlx–2011–150 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–Phlx–2011–150. 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, 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 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 

publicly available. All submissions 

should refer to File Number SR–Phlx– 

2011–150 and should be submitted on 

or before December 16, 2011. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.18

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–30322 Filed 11–23–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7694] 

Defense Trade Advisory Group; Notice 

of Membership 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau 

of Political-Military Affairs’ Defense 

Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) is 

accepting membership applications. The 

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs is 

interested in applications from subject 

matter experts from the United States 

defense industry, relevant trade and 

labor associations, academic, and 

foundation personnel. 

The DTAG was established as a 

continuing committee under the 

authority of 22 U.S.C. Sections 2651a 

and 2656 and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

(‘‘FACA’’). The purpose of the DTAG is 

to provide the Bureau of PoliticalMilitary Affairs with a formal channel 

for regular consultation and 

coordination with U.S. private sector 

defense exporters and defense trade 

specialists on issues involving U.S. 

laws, policies, and regulations for 

munitions exports. The DTAG advises 

the Bureau on its support for and 


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regulation of defense trade to help 

ensure that impediments to legitimate 

exports are reduced while the foreign 

policy and national security interests of 

the United States continue to be 

protected and advanced in accordance 

with the Arms Export Control Act 

(AECA), as amended. Major topics 

addressed by the DTAG include (a) 

policy issues on commercial defense 

trade and technology transfer; (b) 

regulatory and licensing procedures 

applicable to defense articles, services, 

and technical data; (c) technical issues 

involving the U.S. Munitions List 

(USML); and (d) questions relating to 

actions designed to carry out the AECA 

and International Traffic in Arms 

Regulations (ITAR). 

Members are appointed by the 

Assistant Secretary of State for PoliticalMilitary Affairs on the basis of 

individual substantive and technical 

expertise and qualifications, and must 

be representatives of United States 

defense industry, relevant trade and 

labor associations, academic, and 

foundation personnel. In accordance 

with the DTAG Charter, all DTAG 

members must be U.S. citizens, DTAG 

members will represent the views of 

their organizations. All DTAG members 

shall be aware of the Department of 

State’s mandate that arms transfers must 

further U.S. national security and 

foreign policy interests. DTAG members 

also shall be versed in the complexity of 

commercial defense trade and industrial 

competitiveness, and all members must 

be able to advise the Bureau on these 

matters. While members are expected to 

use their expertise and provide candid 

advice, national security and foreign 

policy interests of the United States 

shall be the basis for all policy and 

technical recommendations. 

DTAG members’ responsibilities 

include: 

• Service for a consecutive two-year 

term which may be renewed or 

terminated at the discretion of the 

Assistant Secretary of State for PoliticalMilitary Affairs (membership shall 

automatically terminate for members 

who fail to attend two consecutive 

DTAG plenary meetings). 

• Making recommendations in 

accordance with the DTAG Charter and 

the FACA. 

• Making policy and technical 

recommendations within the scope of 

the U.S. commercial export control 

regime as mandated in the AECA, the 

ITAR, and appropriate directives. 

Please note that DTAG members may 

not be reimbursed for travel, per diem, 

and other expenses incurred in 

connection with their duties as DTAG 

members. An individual who is 

currently registered, or was registered at 

any time during the period of January 1, 

2010 to the present, as a Federal 

lobbyist is not eligible to serve on the 

DTAG. 

How to apply: Applications in 

response to this notice must contain the 

following information: (1) Name of 

applicant; (2) affirmation of U.S. 

citizenship; (3) organizational affiliation 

and title, as appropriate; (4) mailing 

address; (5) work telephone number; (6) 

email address; (7) re ́sume ́; (8) summary 

of qualifications for DTAG membership 

and (9) confirmation that you have not 

been registered as a Federal lobbyist at 

any time from January 1, 2010 to the 

present. 

This information may be provided via 

two methods: 

• Emailed to the following address: 

SlyghPC@state.gov. In the subject field, 

please write, ‘‘DTAG Application.’’ 

• Send in hardcopy to the following 

address: Patricia C. Slygh, PM/DDTC, 

SA–1, 12th Floor, Directorate of Defense 

Trade Controls, Bureau of PoliticalMilitary Affairs, U.S. Department of 

State, Washington, DC 20522–0112. 

All applications must be postmarked 

by December 15, 2011. 

Dated: November 17, 2011. 

Robert S. Kovac, 

Designated Federal Official, Defense Trade 

Advisory Group, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–30403 Filed 11–23–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Notice of Limitation on Claims Against 

Proposed Public Transportation 

Projects 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces final 

environmental actions taken by the 

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 

for projects in the following locations: 

City of Aurora and Arapahoe County, 

CO; Chicago, IL; Birmingham, AL; 

Sacramento, CA; New York, NY; and 

King County, WA. The purpose of this 

notice is to announce publicly the 

environmental decisions by FTA on the 

subject projects and to activate the 

limitation on any claims that may 

challenge these final environmental 

actions. 

DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising 

the public of final agency actions 

subject to Section 139(l) of Title 23, 

United States Code (U.S.C.). A claim 

seeking judicial review of the FTA 

actions announced herein for the listed 

public transportation project will be 

barred unless the claim is filed on or 

before May 23, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Van Wyk, AttorneyAdvisor, Office of Chief Counsel, (202) 

366–1733, or Terence Plaskon, 

Environmental Protection Specialist, 

Office of Human and Natural 

Environment, (202) 366–0442. FTA is 

located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are 

from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., EST, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that FTA has taken final 

agency actions by issuing certain 

approvals for the public transportation 

projects listed below. The actions on 

these projects, as well as the laws under 

which such actions were taken, are 

described in the documentation issued 

in connection with the project to 

comply with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

in other documents in the FTA 

administrative record for the projects. 

Interested parties may contact either the 

project sponsor or the relevant FTA 

Regional Office for more information on 

the project. Contact information for 

FTA’s Regional Offices may be found at 

http://www.fta.dot.gov. 

This notice applies to all FTA 

decisions on the listed projects as of the 

issuance date of this notice and all laws 

under which such actions were taken, 

including, but not limited to, NEPA [42 

U.S.C. 4321–4375], Section 4(f) of the 

Department of Transportation Act of 

1966 [49 U.S.C. 303], Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act [16 

U.S.C. 470f], and the Clean Air Act [42 

U.S.C. 7401–7671q]. This notice does 

not, however, alter or extend the 

limitation period of 180 days for 

challenges of project decisions subject 

to previous notices published in the 

Federal Register. The projects and 

actions that are the subject of this notice 

are: 

1. Project name and location: I–225 

Minimum Operable Segment (MOS) 

Extending Transit Service from the Nine 

Mile Light Rail Transit Station to Iliff, 

City of Aurora and Arapahoe County, 

CO. Project sponsor: Regional 

Transportation District. Project 

description: The project will extend 

light rail transit (LRT) from the current 

terminus at the existing Nine Mile LRT 

Station on the Southeast Corridor LRT 

north and east to the proposed Iliff 

Station. The Nine Mile to Iliff Station 

proposed action is a Minimum Operable 


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