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20 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

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

4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). 

generic listing criteria of NYSE Arca 

Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3), Commentary .02, 

and thus will enhance competition 

among market participants, to the 

benefit of investors and the marketplace. 

The Exchange is proposing to modify 

the criteria for qualifying Units based on 

a Fixed Income Securities index or 

portfolio that includes municipal bond 

components by applying the same 

quantitative threshold (i.e., $100 million 

or more) to the aggregate size of the 

municipal bond offering as the 

threshold that applies to component 

Fixed Income Securities generally, as set 

forth in Commentary .02(a)(2) of Rule 

5.2(j)(3). The Exchange believes that 

applying the $100 million threshold to 

the aggregate size of the municipal bond 

offering rather than to individual 

maturities of the offering is appropriate 

in view of differences in the 

characteristics of municipal bond 

issuances from issuances of other Fixed 

Income Securities, as described above, 

while, at the same time, assuring that 

any individual municipal bond 

component is part of an offering of 

substantial size (i.e., at least $100 

million aggregate size). 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

The Exchange does not believe that 

the proposed rule change will impose 

any burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. The 

proposed rule change is not intended to 

address competition among exchanges. 

The Exchange believes that the 

proposed rule change would remove a 

burden on competition for issuers of 

municipal bond offerings to provide that 

the Exchange’s rules regarding the 

listing and trading of Units pursuant to 

Commentary .02 of Rule 5.2(j)(3) are 

evaluated on a similar basis to other 

fixed income offerings. As discussed 

above, because the ‘‘deal size’’ 

associated with a municipal bond 

offering is deemed the relevant basis for 

determining pricing and liquidity of 

maturity sizes of municipal bond 

components that comprise an index, the 

Exchange believes that the proposed 

rule change addresses the unique 

characteristics of municipal bond 

offerings as compared to other fixed 

income products in a manner consistent 

with the existing requirements of 

Commentary .02(a)(2) of Rule 5.2(j)(3). 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

No written comments were solicited 

or received with respect to the proposed 

rule change. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

Within 45 days of the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register or within such longer period 

up to 90 days (i) as the Commission may 

designate if it finds such longer period 

to be appropriate and publishes its 

reasons for so finding or (ii) as to which 

the self-regulatory organization 

consents, the Commission will: 

(A) by order approve or disapprove 

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 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 rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– 

NYSEArca–2015–01 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–NYSEArca–2015–01. 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 such 

filing will also 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– 

NYSEArca–2015–01 and should be 

submitted on or before February 25, 

2015. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.20

Jill M. Peterson, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02109 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–74171; File No. SR–BOX– 

2015–05] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX 

Options Exchange LLC; Notice of 

Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of 

a Proposed Rule Change To Extend 

the Deadline for the VPR Program to 

January 14, 2015 

January 29, 2015. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) under the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 

‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on January 

16, 2015, BOX Options Exchange LLC 

(the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(the ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule 

change as described in Items I, II, and 

III below, which Items have been 

prepared by the Exchange. The 

Exchange filed the proposed rule change 

pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the 

Act,3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2) thereunder,4

which renders the proposal effective 

upon filing with the Commission. The 

Commission is publishing this notice to 

solicit comments on the proposed rule 

change from interested persons. 

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5See SR–BOX–2015–03. 

6 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5). 

7 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). 

8 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of the Substance 

of the Proposed Rule Change 

The Exchange is filing with the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) a proposed rule change 

to extend the deadline for the VPR 

Program to January 14, 2015. There are 

no proposed changes to any rule text. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, the 

Exchange included statements 

concerning the purpose of and basis for 

the proposed rule change and discussed 

any comments it received on the 

proposed rule change. The text of these 

statements may be examined at the 

places specified in Item IV below. The 

Exchange has prepared summaries, set 

forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of 

the most significant aspects of such 

statements. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

On January 9, 2015, the Exchange 

filed a rule change on Form 19b–4 to 

implement an equity rights program (the 

‘‘VPR Program’’), to be effective January 

12, 2015 (the ‘‘VPR Filing’’).5 As 

provided on page 13 of 49 in the VPR 

Filing, applicants to participate in the 

VPR Program were required to make a 

nominal cash payment of $85 per VPR 

by January 12, 2015. Also, as provided 

on page 15 of 49 in the VPR Filing, 

applicants to participate in the VPR 

Program were required to sign the 

applicable subscription documents by 

January 12, 2015. 

Because all prospective Subscribers to 

the VPR Program were unable to sign 

the required documents and make the 

associated payment by the January 12, 

2015 deadline, BOX proposes to make a 

reasonable accommodation to all 

prospective Subscribers. Accordingly, 

BOX proposes to extend the deadline, 

by which subscription documents and 

payments must be submitted to BOX, by 

two days to January 14, 2015 (the 

‘‘Extension Period’’). This extension 

would allow all parties desiring to 

participate in the VPR Program to 

subscribe. In making such 

accommodation, no prospective 

Subscribers to the VPR Program would 

be impaired in their ability to 

participate in the VPR Program. 

Further, as provided on pages 4, 15 

and 17 of 49 in the VPR Filing, BOX 

expected to begin measuring order flow 

volume for the VPR Program on January 

12, 2015. In connection with the 

extension of time afforded prospective 

Subscribers, BOX proposes to begin 

measuring order flow volume upon 

effectiveness of this rule filing with 

respect to any Subscriber that signed the 

subscription documents and made the 

cash payment during the Extension 

Period. 

2. Statutory Basis 

The Exchange believes that the 

proposal is consistent with the 

requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act, 

in general, and Section 6(b)(4) and 

6(b)(5)of the Act,6 in particular, in that 

it provides for the equitable allocation 

of reasonable dues, fees, and other 

charges among BOX Participants and 

other persons using its facilities and 

does not unfairly discriminate between 

customers, issuers, brokers or dealers. In 

particular, the proposed rule change is 

reasonable, equitable and not unfairly 

discriminatory because it proposes to 

make a reasonable accommodation to all 

prospective Subscribers who wish to 

participate in the VPR Program. This 

will ensure that no prospective 

Subscribers to the VPR Program would 

be impaired in their ability to 

participate in the VPR Program. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

The Exchange does not believe that 

the proposed rule change will impose 

any burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. The 

Exchange believes that the proposed 

rule change will improve competition 

by allowing all market participants to 

subscribe to the VPR Program. 

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 Exchange Act 7 and 

Rule 19b–4(f)(2) thereunder,8 because it 

establishes or changes a due, or fee. 

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of the proposed rule change, the 

Commission summarily may 

temporarily suspend the rule change if 

it appears to the Commission that the 

action is necessary or appropriate in the 

public interest, for the protection of 

investors, or would otherwise further 

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 rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– 

BOX–2015–05 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–BOX–2015–05. 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 such 

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 

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9 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

submissions. You should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

available publicly. All submissions 

should refer to File Number SR–BOX– 

2015–05, and should be submitted on or 

before February 25, 2015. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.9

Jill M. Peterson, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02106 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 9030] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: ADVANCE NOTIFICATION 

FORM: Tourist and Other NonGovernmental Activities in the 

Antarctic Treaty Area 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the information collection 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we 

are requesting comments on this 

collection from all interested 

individuals and organizations. The 

purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 

days for public comment. 

DATES: Submit comments directly to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) up to March 6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). You may submit 

comments by the following methods: 

• Email: oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS 

form number, information collection 

title, and the OMB control number in 

the subject line of your message. 

• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk 

Officer for Department of State. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents, 

to Alfred Schandlbauer, who may be 

reached at 202–647–0237 or at 

Schandlbauerax@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

ADVANCE NOTIFICATION FORM: 

Tourist and Other Non-Governmental 

Activities in the Antarctic Treaty Area. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0181. 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Oceans and International Environmental 

and Scientific Affairs, Office of Ocean 

and Polar Affairs (OES/OPA). 

• Form Number: DS–4131. 

• Respondents: Operators of Antarctic 

expeditions organized in or proceeding 

from the United States. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

25. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

25. 

• Average Time per Response: 10.5 

hours. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

Approximately 260 hours. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of proposed collection: 

Information solicited on the Advance 

Notification Form (DS–4131) provides 

the U.S. Government with information 

on tourist and other non-governmental 

expeditions to the Antarctic Treaty area. 

The U.S. Government needs this 

information to comply with Article 

VII(5)(a) of the Antarctic Treaty and 

associated documents. 

Methodology: 

Information will be submitted by U.S. 

organizers of tourist and other nongovernmental expeditions to Antarctica. 

Copies should be submitted via email, 

although signed originals are also valid. 

Dated: January 28, 2015. 

Evan T. Bloom, 

Director, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 

Bureau of Oceans and International 

Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02221 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 9022] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Four 

Allegories by Veronese: A Rediscovery 

and a Reunion’’ 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, and Delegation of 

Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 

(and, as appropriate, Delegation of 

Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I 

hereby determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Four 

Allegories by Veronese: A Rediscovery 

and a Reunion,’’ imported from abroad 

for temporary exhibition within the 

United States, are of cultural 

significance. The objects are imported 

pursuant to a loan agreement with the 

foreign owner or custodian. I also 

determine that the exhibition or display 

of the exhibit objects at the Los Angeles 

County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 

California, from on or about March 7, 

2015, until on or about September 7, 

2015, and at possible additional 

exhibitions or venues yet to be 

determined, is in the national interest. 

I have ordered that Public Notice of 

these Determinations be published in 

the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the imported objects, contact Paul W. 

Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6469). The 

mailing address is U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: January 28, 2015. 

Kelly Keiderling, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

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