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3Review of appeals initiated by the Exchange’s

Enforcement staff will be conducted in accordance

with the procedure set forth in paragraph (b) of the

proposed rule. Telephone conversation between

Charles Falgie, Director of Enforcement, Phlx, and

Anitra Cassas, Attorney, Division of Market

Regulation, Commission, on October 3, 2000.

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

5 15 U.S.C. 78f(b) and 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(7). 6 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).

Committee must follow in making the

decision on review. The Board in its

decision, or the Advisory Committee in

its report to the Board, shall affirm,

reverse or modify, in whole or in part,

the decision of the Business Conduct

Committee. A modification may include

an increase or decrease of the sanction.

However, neither the Board nor the

Advisory Committee reverse, or modify,

in whole or in part, the findings,

conclusions, and decision of the

Business Conduct Committee, if the

factual conclusions in the decision are

supported by substantial evidence, and

such decision is not arbitrary,

capricious or an abuse of discretion. A

written decision of the Board must be

served on the petitioner.

The proposed rule change also

includes procedures for a review by the

Board of Governors on its own initiative

in sub-paragraph (c). The review would

follow the procedure set forth in subparagraph (b) of the proposed rule.

Together, these provisions are intended

to establish a standard and process of

review.

Finally, sub-paragraph (d) of the

proposed rule sets forth the procedures

by which the Exchange’s Enforcement

staff, within 10 days after service of

notice and a copy of the decision of the

Business Conduct Committee, may

petition the Board for permission to

appeal. The petition must specify the

findings and conclusions that are

subject to the petition, along with the

reasons for review thereof. If permission

is granted, the staff must serve a copy

of the petition on the Respondent

within 5 days. Respondent then has 15

days to file a written response with the

Board, and the staff would have 15 days

of service of the Respondent’s initial

response to file a reply. This paragraph

is intended to expressly cover staff

appeals.3

The Exchange believes that the

proposed revisions, which have been

developed specifically for issues unique

to disciplinary matters, should facilitate

appeals being processed in a

systematical fashion. Furthermore, the

Exchange believes that the proposed

rule should promote an objective,

consistent appeals procedure for both

members of the Exchange and for the

Exchange’s Enforcement Staff. The

provisions should also prevent undue

delay, and any inconvenience that

affects the parties as a direct result of

such a delay. Finally, the proposed

revisions will provide the Board of the

Advisory Committee with a precise

procedure to apply to such a hearing.

2. Statutory Basis

The Exchange believes that the

proposed rule change is consistent with

Section 6 of the Act,4 in general, and

Sections 6(b)(6) and 6(b)(7),5 in

particular, in that it is designed to

ensure that Exchange members and

persons associated with members are

appropriately disciplined for violations

of the provisions of the Act, the rules

and regulations thereunder, or the rules

of the Exchange, as well as providing a

fair procedure for the disciplining of

Exchange members and persons

associated with members.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Burden on Competition

The Exchange does not believe that

the proposed rule change will impose

any inappropriate burden on

competition.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Comments on the

Proposed Rule Change Received From

Members, Participants, or Others

The Exchange has neither solicited

nor received written comments on the

proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the

Proposed Rule Change an Timing for

Commission Action

Within 35 days of the 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 Exchange consents, the

Commission will:

(A) By order approve 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 proposal is

consistent with the Act. Persons making

written submissions should file six

copies thereof with the Secretary,

Securities and Exchange Commission,

450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC

20549–0609. 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

Room. Copies of such filing will also be

available for inspection and copying at

the principal office of the PHLX. All

submissions should refer to File No.

SR–PHLX–00–52 and should be

submitted by November 3, 2000.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.6

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–26280 Filed 10–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Data Collection Available for Public

Comments and Recommendations

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Small Business

Administration’s intentions to request

approval on a new, and/or currently

approved information collection.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

December 12, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments

regarding whether this information

collection is necessary for the proper

performance of the function of the

agency, whether the burden estimate is

accurate, and if there are ways to

minimize the estimated burden and

enhance the quality of the collection, to

Delorice P. Ford, Associate

Administrator/BD, Office of Business

Development, Office of Government

Contracting and Business Development,

Small Business Administration, 409 3rd

Street, SW., Suite 8000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Delorice P. Ford, Associate

Administrator/BD, 202–205–5852 or

Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst,

(202) 205–7030.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Small Disadvantaged

Business(SDB) Recertification

Application.

Form No.: 2179

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 199 / Friday, October 13, 2000 / Notices 61017

Description of Respondents: Small

Disadvantaged Business (SDB) eligible

companies.

Annual Responses: 1,785.

Annual Burden: 3,000.

Curtis B. Rich,

Acting Chief, Administrative Information

Branch.

[FR Doc. 00–26276 Filed 10–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–U

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[License No. 09/71–0378]

Housatonic Equity Investors SBIC,

L.P.; Notice Seeking Exemption Under

Section 312 of the Small Business

Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest

Notice is hereby given that

Housatonic Equity Investors SBIC, L.P.,

88 Kearney St. Suite 1610, San

Francisco, CA 94108, a Federal Licensee

under the Small Business Investment

Act of 1958, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), in

connection with the financing of a small

concern, has sought an exemption under

section 312 of the Act and section

107.730. Financings which Constitute

Conflicts of Interest of the Small

Business Administration (‘‘SBA’’) rules

and regulations (13 CFR 107.730

(2000)). Houstonic Equity Investors

SBIC, L.P. proposes to provide equity

financing to ArchivesOne, Inc., 200

Commercial Street, Watertown, CT

06795. The financing is contemplated

for the acquisition of selected assets of

an existing business.

The financing is brought within the

purview of Sec. 107.730(a)(1) of the

Regulations because Houstonic Equity

Investors, L.P., an Associate of

Houstonic Equity Investors SBIC, L.P.,

currently owns greater than 10 percent

of ArchivesOne, Inc. and therefore

ArchivesOne, Inc. is considered an

Associate of Housatonic Equity

Investors, L.P. as defined in Sec. 107.50

of the regulations.

Notice is hereby given that any

interested person may submit written

comments on the transaction to the

Associate Administrator for Investment,

U.S. Small Business Administration,

409 Third Street, SW, Washington, DC

20416.

Don A. Christensen,

Associate Administrator for Investment.

[FR Doc. 00–26246 Filed 10–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Declaration of Disaster #3291]

State of Idaho; Amendment #2

In accordance with a notice from the

Federal Emergency Management

Agency, dated September 26, 2000, the

above-numbered Declaration is hereby

amended to establish the incident

period for this disaster as beginning on

July 27, 2000 and continuing through

September 26, 2000.

All other information remains the

same, i.e., the deadline for filing

applications for physical damage is

October 31, 2000 and for economic

injury the deadline is June 1, 2001.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 59002 and 59008)

Dated: September 29, 2000.

Herbert L. Mitchell,

Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–26245 Filed 10–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

The Ticket to Work and Work

Incentives Advisory Panel Meeting

AGENCY: Social Security Administration

(SSA).

ACTION: Notice of Quarterly Meeting.

DATES:

November 13, 2000, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

November 14, 2000, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

November 15, 2000, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Embassy Suites at Chevy

Chase Pavilion, 4300 Military Road,

NW, Washington, DC 20015, (202) 362–

9300, (202) 686–3405 Fax.

The hotel is located on the corner of

Wisconsin Avenue and Military Road

and directly above the Friendship

Heights Metro station.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Type of meeting: The quarterly

meeting is open to the public. The

public is invited to participate by

coming to the address listed above. The

public is also invited to submit

comments in writing at any time on or

before November 13, 2000.

Purpose: In accordance with section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, the Social Security

Administration (SSA) announces a

quarterly meeting of the Ticket to Work

and Work Incentives Improvement Act

(TWWIIA) Advisory Panel (the Panel).

Section 101(f) of Public Law 106–170

establishes the Panel to advise the

Commissioner of SSA, the President,

and the Congress on issues related to

work incentives programs, planning and

assistance for individuals with

disabilities as provided under section

101(f)(2)(A) of the TWWIIA. The Panel

is also to advise the Commissioner on

matters specified in section 101(f)(2)(B)

of that Act, including certain issues

related to the Ticket to Work and SelfSufficiency Program established under

section 101(a) of that Act.

Interested parties are invited to attend

the meeting. The Panel will use this

time to receive public testimony, hear

presentations on the implementation of

TWWIIA, conduct workgroups and full

Panel deliberations, receive briefings

and conduct a business meeting. The

Panel will meet commencing Monday,

November 13, 2000 at 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.;

Tuesday, November 14, 2000 at 9 a.m.

to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, November 15,

2000 at 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Agenda: Public testimony will be

heard in person and via teleconference

on Monday, November 13, 2000.

Individuals interested in providing

testimony in person or by telephone

should contact the Panel staff as

outlined below to schedule time slots.

Members of the public must schedule a

timeslot in order to comment.

Each presenter will be called on by

the Chair in the order in which they are

scheduled to testify and is limited to a

maximum five-minute verbal

presentation. Full written testimony on

TWWIIA Implementation, no longer

than 5 pages, may be submitted in

person or by mail, fax or email on an ongoing basis to the Panel for

consideration.

In the event that the public comments

do not take up the scheduled time

period for each topic, the Panel will use

that time to deliberate and conduct

other Panel business.

Since seating may be limited, persons

interested in providing testimony or in

attending this meeting should contact

the Panel staff by E-mailing Kristen M.

Breland, at ‘‘kristen.m.breland@ssa.gov’’

or calling (410) 966–7225.

The full agenda for the meeting

follows this announcement. The agenda

is also posted on the Internet at http:/

/www.ssa.gov/work/Resources/Toolkit/

or can be received in advance

electronically or by fax upon request.

Seating may be limited so persons

interested in attending this meeting

should contact the Panel staff by e-mail

or telephone.

Contact Information: Anyone

requiring information regarding the

Panel should contact the TWWIIA Panel

staff. Records are being kept of all Panel

proceedings and will be available for

public inspection by appointment at the

Panel office. Anyone requiring