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9 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

10 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). As required under Rule 

19b–4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the 

Commission with written notice of its intent to file 

the proposed rule change, along with a brief 

description and the text of 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. 

11 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

12 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). 

13For purposes only of waiving the 30-day 

operative delay, the Commission has also 

considered the proposed rule’s impact on 

efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 

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

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

The Exchange has not solicited, and 

does not intend to solicit, comments on 

this proposed rule change. The 

Exchange has not received any 

unsolicited written comments from 

members or other interested parties. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

Because the 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 if 

consistent with the protection of 

investors and the public interest, the 

proposed rule change has become 

effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) 

of the Act 9 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 

thereunder.10

A proposed rule change filed under 

Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 11 normally does not 

become operative prior to 30 days after 

the date of the filing. However, pursuant 

to Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii),12 the 

Commission may designate a shorter 

time if such action is consistent with the 

protection of investors and the public 

interest. The Exchange has asked the 

Commission to waive the 30-day 

operative delay so that the proposal may 

become operative immediately upon 

filing. The Exchange stated that the 

proposal will allow market makers, 

during the opening process, to use an 

order type that more efficiently update 

their prices. The Exchange also stated 

that Opening Only Orders are presently 

available to other ISE members and to 

market makers on competing options 

exchanges. The Commission believes 

that the proposed rule change presents 

no novel issues. Moreover, the 

Commission believes that the proposed 

rule change is consistent with the 

protection of investors and the public 

interest, because it allows the market 

makers to more efficiently, and thereby 

more readily, display updated prices to 

the public. Therefore, the Commission 

waives the 30-day operative delay 

requirement and designates the 

proposed rule change to be operative 

upon filing.13

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–ISE–2014–11 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–ISE–2014–11. 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 

10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the 

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 

available publicly. All submissions 

should refer to File Number SR–ISE– 

2014–11 and should be submitted on or 

before April 7, 2014. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.14

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05751 Filed 3–14–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8660] 

U.S. Department of State Advisory 

Committee on Private International 

Law (ACPIL): Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Study Group on Choice of Law 

in International Commercial Contracts 

The Office of the Assistant Legal 

Adviser for Private International Law, 

Department of State, hereby gives notice 

of a public meeting of the Study Group 

on Choice of Law in International 

Commercial Contracts. This is not a 

meeting of the full Advisory Committee. 

A working group of experts from 

various countries was established by the 

Hague Conference on Private 

International Law to develop nonbinding principles relevant to the choice 

of law in international commercial 

contracts. The draft principles prepared 

by that group were considered at a 

Special Commission of the Hague 

Conference held November 12–16, 2012. 

Subsequently the working group of 

experts prepared a detailed draft 

commentary to accompany the draft 

principles. 

In April, the Hague General Affairs 

Council is expected to either give its 

final endorsement of the complete 

package of the Principles and the 

Commentary, or it may submit the 

package to the Special Commission. 

The Draft Hague Principles as 

approved by the November 2012 Special 

Commission meeting on choice of law 

in international contracts, and the draft 

commentary can be found at the 


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following link: http://www.hcch.net/

upload/wop/gap2014pd06_en.pdf. 

The purpose of this public meeting is 

to obtain the views of concerned 

stakeholders in advance of the Council 

meeting in April. 

Time and Place: The meeting of the 

ACPIL Study Group will take place on 

March 20, 2014 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 

p.m. EDT at 2430 E Street NW., South 

Building (SA 4) (Navy Hill), Room 356. 

Participants should arrive at the Navy 

Hill gate at the corner of 23rd Street 

NW. and D Street NW. before 10:00 a.m. 

for visitor screening. Participants will be 

met at the Navy Hill gate at 23rd and D 

Streets NW., and will be escorted to the 

South Building. Persons arriving later 

will need to make arrangements for 

entry using the contact information 

provided below. If you are unable to 

attend the public meeting and would 

like to participate from a remote 

location, teleconferencing will be 

available. 

Public Participation: This meeting is 

open to the public, subject to the 

capacity of the meeting room. Access to 

Navy Hill is strictly controlled. For preclearance purposes, those planning to 

attend in person are requested to email 

at PIL@state.gov providing full name, 

address, date of birth, citizenship, 

driver’s license or passport number, 

affiliation, and email address. This will 

greatly facilitate entry. 

A member of the public needing 

reasonable accommodation should 

provide an email requesting such 

accommodation to pil@state.gov as soon 

as possible. If you would like to 

participate by telephone, please email 

pil@state.gov to obtain the call-in 

number and other information. 

The Data from the public is requested 

pursuant to Public Law 99–399 

(Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 

Antiterrorism Act of 1986), as amended; 

Public Law 107–56 (USA PATRIOT 

Act); and Executive Order 13356. The 

purpose of the collection is to validate 

the identity of individuals who enter 

Department facilities. For further 

information please contact Tricia 

Smeltzer at smeltzertk@state.gov or 

202–776–8423. The data will be entered 

into the Visitor Access Control System 

(VACS–D) database. Please see the 

Security Records System of Records 

Notice (State-36) at http://

www.state.gov/documents/organization/

103419.pdf for additional information. 

Dated: March 6, 2014. 

Michael Dennis, 

Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private 

International Law, Office of the Legal Adviser, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05831 Filed 3–14–14; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Agreement on Government 

Procurement: Effective Date of 

Amendments 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: For the purpose of U.S. 

Government procurement that is 

covered by Title III of the Trade 

Agreements Act of 1979, the effective 

date of the Protocol Amending the 

Agreement on Government 

Procurement, done at Geneva on 30 

March 2012, World Trade Organization 

(WTO), is April 6, 2014, for the 

following Parties to the 1994 WTO 

Agreement on Government 

Procurement: Canada, Chinese Taipei, 

Hong Kong, Israel, Lichtenstein, 

Norway, European Union, Iceland, and 

Singapore. 

DATES: Effective Date: April 6, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative, 600 17th Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20508. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Pietan ((202) 395–9646), Director 

of International Procurement Policy, 

Office of the United States Trade 

Representative, 600 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20508. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive 

Order 12260 (December 31, 1980) 

implements the 1979 and 1994 

Agreement on Government 

Procurement, pursuant to Title III of the 

Trade Agreements Act of 1979 as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 2511–2518). In 

section 1–201 of Executive Order 12260, 

the President delegated to the United 

States Trade Representative the 

functions vested in the President by 

sections 301, 302, 304, 305(c) and 306 

of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 

U.S.C. 2511, 2512, 2514, 2515(c) and 

2516). 

The Protocol Amending the 

Agreement on Government 

Procurement, done at Geneva on 30 

March 2012 (‘‘Protocol’’), will enter into 

force for those Parties to the WTO 

Agreement on Government Procurement 

(‘‘Parties’’), done at Marrakesh on 15 

April 1994 (‘‘1994 Agreement’’), that 

have deposited their respective 

instruments of acceptance of the 

Protocol on the 30th day following the 

deposit by two-thirds (ten) of the Parties 

to the 1994 Agreement. Thereafter, the 

Protocol will enter into force for each 

Party to the 1994 Agreement which has 

deposited its instrument of acceptance, 

on the 30th day following the date of 

such deposit. The United States 

deposited its instrument of acceptance 

of the Protocol on December 2, 2013. On 

March 7, 2014, the tenth Party, Israel, 

deposited its instrument of acceptance 

to the Protocol. Therefore, the Protocol 

shall enter into force on April 6, 2014 

for the United States and the following 

Parties: Canada, Chinese Taipei, Hong 

Kong, Israel, Lichtenstein, Norway, 

European Union, Iceland, and 

Singapore. 

Pursuant to the Decision of the 

Committee on Government Procurement 

on Adoption of the Text of ‘‘The 

Protocol Amending the Agreement on 

Government Procurement’’, the 1994 

Agreement shall continue to apply as 

between a Party to the 1994 Agreement 

which is also a Party to the Protocol and 

a Party only to the 1994 Agreement. 

Therefore, effective April 6, 2014 and 

with respect to those Parties for which 

the Protocol has entered into force, all 

references in Title III of the Trade 

Agreement Act of 1979 and in Executive 

Order 12260 to the Agreement on 

Government Procurement shall refer to 

the 1994 Agreement as amended by the 

Protocol. 

With respect to those Parties which 

have not deposited their instruments of 

acceptance, all references in Title III of 

the Trade Agreement Act of 1979 and in 

Executive Order 12260 to the Agreement 

on Government Procurement shall 

continue to refer to the 1994 Agreement 

until 30 days following the deposit by 

such Party of its instrument of 

acceptance of the Protocol. 

For the full text of the Government 

Procurement Agreement as amended by 

the Protocol and the new annexes that 

set out the procurement covered by all 

of the Government Procurement 

Agreement Parties, see GPA–113: 

http://www.ustr.gov/sites/default/files/

GPA%20113%20Decision%20on%

20the%20outcomes%20of%20the%

20negotiations%20under%20

Article%20XXIV%207.pdf. 

Michael B.G. Froman, 

United States Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05719 Filed 3–14–14; 8:45 am] 

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