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223See MSRB Letter at 24. 

224 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

225 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

the phase-in period for the manual trade 

exception in proposed new 

Supplementary Material .02(b) of Rule 

G–14 RTRS Procedures by one 

additional year. While the MSRB does 

not intend at this time to provide an 

interim period for optional use of the 

manual trade indicator, the MSRB 

intends to provide a sufficient 

implementation timeframe, publish 

updated technical specifications and 

will work with dealers to provide 

interpretive guidance, facilitate free 

testing and other appropriate support to 

ensure that all dealers have significant 

opportunity to prepare systems and 

processes to achieve full compliance 

with the proposed rule change.223 The 

Commission believes that the MSRB, 

through its responses and through 

proposed changes in Amendment No. 1 

has addressed commenters’ concerns. 

The Commission has also reviewed 

the record for the proposed rule change 

and notes that the record does not 

contain any information to indicate that 

the proposed rule change would have a 

negative effect on capital formation. 

Further, the Commission finds that the 

possible increased investor protections 

offered by reducing the timeframe for 

trade reporting could foster greater faith 

in the integrity of the municipal 

securities market, increasing 

participation in this market, thereby 

increasing capital formation. 

The Commission also finds that the 

proposed rule change includes 

provisions that help promote efficiency. 

In particular, the Commission believes 

that the reduced timeframe for trade 

reporting could further reduce 

information asymmetries between 

market professionals and retail investors 

by increasing access to more timely 

information about executed 

transactions. 

For the reasons noted above, the 

Commission believes that the proposed 

rule change is consistent with the Act. 

V. Conclusion 

It is therefore ordered, pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,224 that the 

proposed rule change (SR–MSRB–2024– 

01), as modified by Amendment No. 1, 

be, and hereby is, approved. 

For the Commission, pursuant to delegated 

authority.225

Vanessa A. Countryman, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22028 Filed 9–25–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12554] 

Notice of Public Meeting: International 

Information and Communications 

Policy Division Stakeholder Briefing 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The State Department will 

hold a public meeting at 1 p.m.–2:30 

p.m. (ET) on WebEx with the Bureau of 

Cyberspace and Digital Policy’s 

International Information and 

Communications Policy (CDP/ICP) 

division. The purpose of the meeting is 

to brief stakeholders on CDP/ICP’s past 

and upcoming international 

engagements. These include engagement 

at the International Telecommunication 

Union (ITU), the Organization of 

American States Inter-American 

Telecommunication Commission 

(CITEL), the Organization for Economic 

Cooperation and Development (OECD), 

the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 

(APEC) Forum Telecommunications and 

Information Working Group, the Group 

of Seven (G7) Digital & Tech Working 

Group, the Group of Twenty (G20) 

Digital Economy Task Force, and other 

multilateral processes and bilateral 

digital and ICT dialogues. 

DATES: The meeting will be on October 

9, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please contact Coreene White, Foreign 

Affairs Officer, CDP/ICP, at WhiteCE@

state.gov or 771–205–9909. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additional information about the 

Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy 

is accessible at https://www.state.gov/ 

bureaus-offices/deputy-secretary-ofstate/bureau-of-cyberspace-and-digitalpolicy/. 

We encourage anyone wanting to 

attend this virtual meeting to register 

using the following link by 5 p.m. 

Monday, October 7: https://

statedept.webex.com/statedept/ 

j.php?MTID=m5a8fd865411e9795f1

b79405cceed2ed. 

Requests for reasonable 

accommodation made after Wednesday, 

October 2 will be considered but might 

not be able to be accommodated. The 

public may have an opportunity to 

provide comments at this meeting. 

Agenda 

Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at 1:00 

p.m. (ET) 

Opening Remarks 

Briefings on CDP/ICP’s past and 

upcoming activities 

Public Comment 

Adjournment 

Stephan A. Lang, 

U.S. Coordinator and Deputy Assistant 

Secretary, International Information and 

Communications Policy, Bureau of 

Cyberspace and Digital Policy, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21987 Filed 9–25–24; 8:45 am] 

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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. EP 290 (Sub-No. 5) (2024–4)] 

Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Approval of rail cost adjustment 

factor. 

SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation 

Board has adopted the fourth quarter 

2024 Rail Cost Adjustment Factor and 

cost index filed by the Association of 

American Railroads. 

DATES: Applicability Date: October 1, 

2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pedro Ramirez, (202) 245–0333. If you 

require an accommodation under the 

Americans with Disabilities Act, please 

call (202) 245–0245. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The rail 

cost adjustment factor (RCAF) is an 

index formulated to represent changes 

in railroad costs incurred by the nation’s 

largest railroads over a specified period 

of time. The Surface Transportation 

Board (Board) is required by law to 

publish the RCAF on at least a quarterly 

basis. Each quarter, the Association of 

American Railroads computes three 

types of RCAF figures and submits those 

figures to the Board for approval. The 

Board has reviewed the submission and 

adopts the RCAF figures for the fourth 

quarter of 2024. The fourth quarter 2024 

RCAF (Unadjusted) is 0.961. The fourth 

quarter 2024 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.375. 

The fourth quarter 2024 RCAF–5 is 

0.354. Additional information is 

contained in the Board’s decision, 

which is available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: September 20, 2024. 

By the Board, Board Members Fuchs, 

Hedlund, Primus, and Schultz. 

Zantori Dickerson, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21985 Filed 9–25–24; 8:45 am] 

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