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17See supra note 7. 

18 Id. 

19 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). 

20 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). 21 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

Exchange to enhance the value of a data 

product that is similar to those offered 

by other competitor options 

exchanges.17 The Exchange proposes to 

allow subscribers who purchase IntraDay Open Close data the ability to 

request End-of-Day Open-Close data for 

no additional charge to keep pace with 

evolving customer needs, and believes 

that providing such data to market 

participants that make requests for it 

will continue to contribute to robust 

competition among national securities 

exchanges. Multiple other U.S. options 

exchanges offer end-of-day and intraday Open-Close report data with fees 

that are substantially similar to the 

Exchange’s fees. As a result, the 

Exchange believes this proposed rule 

change permits fair competition among 

national securities exchanges. 

Furthermore, the Exchange operates 

in a highly competitive environment, 

and its ability to price Open-Close 

Report data is constrained by 

competition among exchanges that offer 

Open-Close report data to their 

customers. The Exchange notes that 

there are currently a number of similar 

products available to market 

participants and investors. Multiple 

other U.S. options exchanges offer 

Open-Close report data, which the 

Exchange must consider in its pricing 

discipline in order to compete for the 

market data.18 The Exchange notes that 

this proposal is akin to a fee break for 

subscribers because it would decrease 

the cost to purchase a broader scope of 

Open-Close Report data from the 

Exchange by allowing Intra-Day 

subscribers to request End-of-Day data 

for no additional charge. Further, the 

Exchange is not aware that any other 

U.S. options exchange offers portions of 

their Open-Close Report data for no 

additional charge, including as 

proposed herein. Nonetheless, should 

the Exchange propose fees that are 

excessively higher than established fees 

for Open-Close Report data would 

simply serve to reduce demand for the 

Exchange’s data product, which as 

discussed, market participants are under 

no obligation to utilize. In this 

competitive environment, potential 

purchasers are free to choose which, if 

any, similar product to purchase to 

satisfy their need for market 

information. As a result, the Exchange 

believes this proposed rule change 

permits fair competition among national 

securities exchanges. 

The Exchange also does not believe 

the proposal would cause any 

unnecessary or inappropriate burden on 

intermarket competition as other 

exchanges are free to introduce their 

own comparable data product and lower 

their prices for Open-Close Report data 

to better compete with the Exchange’s 

offering. The Exchange does not believe 

the proposed rule change would cause 

any unnecessary or inappropriate 

burden on intramarket competition. 

Particularly, the proposal would apply 

uniformly to any market participant. 

The proposal allows any interested 

Member or non-Member to request 

Open-Close Report data based on their 

business needs. 

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,19 and Rule 

19b–4(f)(2) 20 thereunder. 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 (https://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include file number SR– 

EMERALD–2024–06 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to file 

number SR–EMERALD–2024–06. 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 website (https://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 website 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 the filing also 

will be available for inspection and 

copying at the principal office of the 

Exchange. Do not include personal 

identifiable information in submissions; 

you should submit only information 

that you wish to make available 

publicly. We may redact in part or 

withhold entirely from publication 

submitted material that is obscene or 

subject to copyright protection. All 

submissions should refer to file number 

SR–EMERALD–2024–06 and should be 

submitted on or before March 15, 2024. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.21

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03645 Filed 2–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #20170 and #20171; 

CALIFORNIA Disaster Number CA–20007] 

Presidential Declaration of a Major 

Disaster for the State of California 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the State of California 

(FEMA–4758–DR), dated 02/19/2024. 

Incident: Severe Storm and Flooding. 

Incident Period: 01/21/2024 through 

01/23/2024. 


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DATES: Issued on 02/19/2024. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 04/19/2024. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 11/19/2024. 

ADDRESSES: Visit the MySBA Loan 

Portal at https://lending.sba.gov to 

apply for a disaster assistance loan. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alan Escobar, Office of Disaster 

Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street 

SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, 

(202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

President’s major disaster declaration on 

02/19/2024, applications for disaster 

loans may be submitted online using the 

MySBA Loan Portal https://

lending.sba.gov or other locally 

announced locations. Please contact the 

SBA disaster assistance customer 

service center by email at 

disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or by 

phone at 1–800–659–2955 for further 

assistance. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties (Physical Damage and 

Economic Injury Loans): San Diego. 

Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury 

Loans Only): 

California: Imperial, Orange, 

Riverside 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 5.375 

Homeowners without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 2.688 

Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 8.000 

Businesses without Credit 

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

Non-Profit Organizations with 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 3.250 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 3.250 

For Economic Injury: 

Business and Small Agricultural 

Cooperatives without Credit 

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

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 3.250 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 201706 and for 

economic injury is 201710. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Francisco Sa ́nchez, Jr., 

Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster 

Recovery & Resilience. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03753 Filed 2–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12335] 

Global Magnitsky Human Rights 

Accountability Act Annual Report 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains the text 

of the report required by the Global 

Magnitsky Human Rights 

Accountability Act, as submitted by the 

Secretary of State. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Self, Email: SelfAH@state.gov, 

Phone: (202) 412 3586. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 25, 2024, the Under Secretary of 

State for Political Affairs approved the 

following report pursuant to the Global 

Magnitsky Human Rights 

Accountability Act (Pub. L. 114–328, 

title XII, subtitle F) (‘‘the Act’’), which 

is implemented and built upon by 

Executive Order 13818 of December 20, 

2017, ‘‘Executive Order Blocking the 

Property of Persons Involved in Serious 

Human Rights Abuse or Corruption’’ 

(E.O. 13818). The text of the report 

follows: 

Pursuant to section 1264 of the Act, 

and in accordance with E.O. 13818, the 

Secretary of State, in consultation with 

the Secretary of the Treasury, submits 

this report to detail the Administration’s 

implementation of the Act in the 2023 

reporting period. 

In 2023, the United States took 

significant action under the Global 

Magnitsky sanctions program (‘‘Global 

Magnitsky’’), sanctioning 78 foreign 

persons over the course of the year. As 

of December 2023, the United States has 

sanctioned over 650 foreign persons 

(individuals and entities) pursuant to 

E.O. 13818 since 2017. This sanctions 

program, which targets those connected 

to serious human rights abuse, corrupt 

actors, and their enablers, represents the 

best of the United States’ values and 

enduring commitment to promoting 

respect for human rights and combatting 

corruption around the world. Through 

Global Magnitsky, the United States has 

sought to disrupt and deter serious 

human rights abuse and corruption 

abroad; promote accountability for those 

who act with impunity; and maintain 

U.S. global leadership on anticorruption and human rights promotion 

in coordination with U.S. partners, 

allies, and civil society where 

appropriate. The Administration can 

and will continue to utilize this tool to 

promote respect for human rights and 

the rule of law globally. 

As the President outlined in the 

National Security Strategy (NSS), the 

United States will stand with our allies 

and partners to combat new threats 

confronting our democracies. The 

Administration will take special aim at 

countering corruption, which corrodes 

democracy from the inside, erodes 

government stability, impedes economic 

development, and is increasingly 

weaponized by authoritarian states to 

undermine democratic institutions. The 

United States also seeks to promote 

respect for human rights; address 

discrimination, inequity, and 

marginalization in all its forms; and 

stand up for democracy, the rule of law, 

and human dignity. On all these issues, 

the United States works to forge a 

common approach with likeminded 

countries. Through implementation of 

the Global Magnitsky sanctions 

program, the Administration is taking 

action to execute the President’s vision 

as described in the NSS. 

Global Magnitsky, paired with 

cooperation with likeminded 

international partners, directly 

addresses the objectives outlined in the 

2021 United States Strategy on 

Countering Corruption (‘‘the strategy’’), 

which underscores the fight against 

corruption as a national security 

priority. The strategy directs U.S. 

government action to: strengthen efforts 

to hold accountable corrupt individuals 

and their facilitators, including by, 

where appropriate, identifying, freezing, 

and recovering stolen assets through 

sanctions or other authorities; bolster 

the capacity of domestic and 

international institutions and 

multilateral bodies focused on 

establishing global anti-corruption 

norms; and work with international 

partners to counteract strategic 

corruption by foreign leaders, foreign 

state-owned or affiliated enterprises, 

and other foreign actors and their 

domestic collaborators. 

The strategy spotlights the Global 

Magnitsky sanctions program among the 

U.S. Government’s foreign policy tools 

for promoting global accountability for 

serious human rights abuse and 

corruption through the imposition of 

financial sanctions on foreign persons. 

Actions taken in 2023 continue to 

demonstrate the reach, flexibility, and 

broad scope of Global Magnitsky. The 

United States responded to serious 

human rights abuse and corruption 


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