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41See Securities Exchange Act No. 

96824(February 7, 2023), 88 FR 8975 (February 10, 

2023) (SR–MRX–2023–05) (Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change 

To Amend MRX Options 7, Section 6). 

42See notes 30 and 39 above. 

43 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii). 

44 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6) requires a self-regulatory organization to give 

the Commission written notice of its intent to file 

the proposed rule change at least five business days 

prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule 

change, or such shorter time as designated by the 

Commission. The Exchange has satisfied this 

requirement. 45 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

MRX recently filed to establish port 

fees.41 In SR–MRX–2023–05, MRX 

proposed to assess no fee for the first 

FIX Port obtained by an MRX Member 

and established fees for additional FIX 

Ports of $650 per port, per month for 

each subsequent port beyond the first 

port. MRX noted in SR–MRX–2023–05 

that: 

Only MRX Members may utilize ports on 

MRX. Any market participant that sends 

orders to a Member would not need to utilize 

a port. The Member can send all orders, 

proprietary and agency, through one port to 

MRX. Members may elect to obtain multiple 

account numbers to organize their business, 

however only one account number and one 

port for orders and one port for quotes is 

necessary for a Member to trade on MRX. All 

other ports offered by MRX are not required 

for an MRX Member to meet its regulatory 

obligations. 

MRX also established fees for OTTO 

Ports, which ports are identical to the 

ports being offered on BX, and priced 

them the same as the proposed OTTO 

fees for BX. MRX assesses an OTTO Port 

Fee of $650 per port, per month, per 

account number but does not offer the 

first OTTO Port at no cost because it 

was offering one FIX Port at no cost for 

order entry. 

If the Commission were to apply a 

different standard of review to this 

proposal than it applied to other 

exchange fee filings, such as the Cboe or 

MRX fee filings,42 it would create a 

burden on competition such that it 

would impair BX’s ability to innovate 

new products, modernize its 

technology, and compete with other 

options markets. 

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 

Because the foregoing proposed rule 

change does not: (i) significantly affect 

the protection of investors or the public 

interest; (ii) impose any significant 

burden on competition; and (iii) become 

operative for 30 days from the date on 

which it was filed, or such shorter time 

as the Commission may designate, it has 

become effective pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 43 and 

subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b–4 

thereunder.44

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– 

BX–2024–006 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–BX–2024–006. 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–BX–2024–006 and should be 

submitted on or before March 22, 2024. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.45

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12340] 

Notice of Meeting of the President’s 

Advisory Council on African Diaspora 

Engagement 

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the 

Department of State hereby provides 

notice of the next meeting of the 

President’s Advisory Council on African 

Diaspora Engagement (‘‘the Advisory 

Council’’). 

DATES: Monday, March 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: This event will take place 

in-person in Atlanta, Georgia. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information and for those 

interested in participating, please 

contact Mr. Matthew Becker, Senior 

Foreign Affairs Officer in the Office of 

the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

African Affairs, U.S. Department of 

State by email at BeckerMA@state.gov or 

by phone at (202) 647–1790. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., and 41 CFR 102– 

3.65, the Advisory Council will host a 

public plenary session meeting. The 

primary mission of the Advisory 

Council is to provide counsel to the 

President on enhancing the connections 

between the United States Government 

and the African diaspora within the 


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United States, aligning with the 

objectives outlined in the U.S. Strategy 

Toward Sub-Saharan Africa. 

This meeting is for planning purposes 

for the Advisory Council to discuss 

2024 priorities and review proposed 

initiatives, including programs to 

expand cultural and education exchange 

between Africa and the United States, 

and programs to increase participation 

of members of the African diaspora in 

the United States related to trade, 

investment, economic growth, and 

development programs relating to 

Africa. The Advisory Council will also 

review a calendar of additional 

upcoming events focused on African 

diaspora engagement, for potential 

Advisory Council member participation. 

The activities of the Advisory Council 

encompass strategies to advance equity 

and opportunity for African diaspora 

communities, ways to support the 

United Nations’ Permanent Forum on 

People of African Descent, programs 

and initiatives to strengthen cultural, 

social, political, and economic ties 

between African communities, the 

global African diaspora, and the United 

States, and programs and initiatives to 

increase participation of members of the 

African diaspora in the United States 

with regard to trade, investment, 

economic growth, and development 

programs relating to Africa. 

Established in accordance with 

Executive Order 14089, the Advisory 

Council operates under the overarching 

authority of the Secretary of State and 

the Department of State, as outlined in 

Title 22 of the United States Code. 

Specifically, its mandate aligns with 

Section 2656 of that Title and adheres 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 

This meeting is open to the public. 

Priority for in-person seating will be 

given to members of the Advisory 

Council and remaining seating will be 

reserved on a first-come, first-served 

basis. Interested members of the public 

may reserve a seat by contacting 

Matthew Becker at BeckerMA@state.gov. 

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. and 22 

U.S.C. 2651a.) 

Deniece L. Laurent-Mantey, 

Executive Director, The President’s Advisory 

Council on African Diaspora Engagement, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04301 Filed 2–29–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12344] 

Exchange Visitor Program 

ACTION: Notice of an arrangement 

through a Memorandum of 

Understanding and modification of 

certain regulatory requirements. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Exchange Visitor 

Program (EVP) regulations, the Assistant 

Secretary for Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA), U.S. Department of State, 

has modified certain regulatory 

provisions to permit Austrian dual/ 

vocational education students or recent 

graduates of such programs to 

participate in internship and training 

programs in the United States, 

providing these exchange visitors an 

opportunity to gain broadening 

international experience. 

DATES: This action was effective on 

January 31, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca Pasini, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Private Sector Exchange at 

2200 C Street NW, SA–5, 5th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20522. or via email at 

JExchanges@state.gov or by telephone at 

(202) 826–4364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A new 

program between the United States and 

the Republic of Austria has been 

established in accordance with existing 

Exchange Visitor Program (EVP) 

regulations (22 CFR part 62), including 

regulations applying to the Intern and 

Trainee categories (22 CFR 62.22). The 

program supports the purposes of the 

Fulbright-Hayes Act by increasing 

participants’ understanding of American 

culture and society and enhancing 

Americans’ knowledge of Austrian 

culture and skills through an open 

interchange of ideas. A key goal of the 

Fulbright-Hays Act, which authorizes 

the EVP Intern and Trainee categories of 

exchange, is that exchange visitors will 

return to their home countries and share 

their experiences in the United States. 

The new exchange between the 

United States and Austria allows EVP 

participation of Austrian citizens aged 

18 to 30 who are currently enrolled in 

(or are within 12 months of graduation 

at the time of program application) an 

Austrian accredited post-secondary or 

dual/vocational education program 

outside the United States. The Austrian 

dual/vocational education program is 

unique in that Austrian students 

conduct on-the-job trainingwhile they 

receive a combination of theoretical and 

practical training in vocational schools 

and colleges. Under current EVP 

regulations (22 CFR 62.22(d)(2)), 

trainees must be foreign nationals who 

have either a degree or professional 

certificate from a foreign post-secondary 

academic institution and at least one 

year of prior related work experience in 

their occupational field acquired 

outside the United States or five years 

of work experience in their occupational 

field acquired outside the United States. 

Under current regulations (22 CFR 

62.22(d)(3)), intern exchange visitors 

must be enrolled in a foreign degree- or 

certificate-granting post-secondary 

academic institution or have recently 

graduated (within 12 months of program 

start date) from such an institution. 

Austrian exchange visitors will not need 

to have lengthy work experience or be 

enrolled in an academic institution in 

their home country prior to 

participating in a training or internship 

program. 

Austrian exchange visitors will be 

placed for periods of between six and 

twelve months at up to two U.S. private 

companies or non-profit institutions. 

Austrian exchange visitors will have at 

least two rotations evenly divided over 

the length of their program. In the first 

rotation, Austrian exchange visitors may 

be placed in a routine (entry-level) 

assignment, but they must have 

progressively more responsibility in 

their second rotation. The second 

rotation is permitted to be at the same 

placement institution as the first but 

must give the exchange visitor more 

responsibility. If they so choose, 

Austrian exchange visitors may conduct 

two training rotations in more advanced 

assignments to cover the full length of 

their program without conducting an 

initial routine (entry-level) component. 

Under the arrangement, the 

government of the Republic of Austria 

has established a reciprocal program 

permitting U.S. citizens aged 18 to 30 

and who have recently graduated 

(within 12 months at the time of 

program application) from a U.S. degree, 

diploma, or certificate-granting 

educational institution to participate in 

a working holiday program. Participants 

may stay in Austria for up to 12 months, 

pursuing employment with one or more 

organizations to supplement their funds 

or for educational purposes without the 

need for a work permit while they are 

on the cultural exchange. 

Lee A. Satterfield, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

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