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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 72575 

(July 9, 2014), 79 FR 41339 (‘‘Notice’’). 

4See Letter from Daniel Zinn, General Counsel, 

OTC Markets Group Inc., dated August 5, 2014. 

5See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 73313, 

79 FR 61677 (October 14, 2014) (‘‘Order Instituting 

Proceedings’’). 

6 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B). 

7See Letter from Dr. Lee Jackson, PAHCII, dated 

October 8, 2014; Letter from Barry Scadden, Vice 

President, ATS Trade Support and Operations, 

Global OTC, dated October 10, 2014; and Letter 

from Michael R. Trocchio, Sidley Austin LLP, on 

behalf of OTC Markets Group Inc., dated November 

4, 2014. 

8See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74021, 

80 FR 2142 (January 15, 2015). 

9 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments 

regarding the information collection 

should be addressed to Charles 

Mierzwa, Railroad Retirement Board, 

844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 

60611–2092 or emailed to 

Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Written 

comments should be received within 60 

days of this notice. 

Charles Mierzwa, 

Chief of Information Resources Management. 

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BILLING CODE 7905–01–P 

OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND 

TECHNOLOGY POLICY 

National Science and Technology 

Council 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Nanotechnology 

Coordination Office (NNCO), on behalf 

of the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, 

and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee 

of the Committee on Technology, 

National Science and Technology 

Council (NSTC), will hold a workshop 

entitled ‘‘Quantifying Exposure to 

Engineered Nanomaterials (QEEN) from 

Manufactured Products—Addressing 

Environmental, Health, and Safety 

Implications’’ on July 7 and 8, 2015. 

This is a technical workshop with an 

aim to determine the state of exposure 

science and the tools and methods 

available to characterize and quantify 

exposure to engineered nanomaterials 

from consumer products. A main goal is 

to bridge toxicology with exposure 

science. The workshop will include an 

overview of the field by exposure 

science experts, breakout sessions to 

better understand the challenges and 

accomplishments thus far in exposure 

science, and a poster session. 

DATES: The Workshop will be held 

Tuesday, July 7, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. 

until 6:30 p.m., and Wednesday, July 8, 

2015 from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held 

at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn, 1900 N. Fort 

Myer Drive, Arlington, VA, 22209. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Shelah Morita, 703–292–4503, smorita@

nnco.nano.gov, NNCO. Additional 

information is posted at http://

nano.gov/QEENworkshop. 

Registration: Registration opens on 

May 7, 2015 at http://nano.gov/

QEENworkshop. Due to space 

limitations, pre-registration for the 

workshop is required. Written notices of 

participation should be sent to 

jbeamon@nnco.nano.gov or to Jewel 

Beamon, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Stafford II, 

Suite 405, Arlington, VA 22230. Please 

provide your full name, title, affiliation, 

and email or mailing address when 

registering. Registration is on a firstcome, first-served basis until capacity is 

reached or until close of business May 

28, 2015. 

Meeting Accommodations: 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodation to access this workshop 

should contact Jewel Beamon at 703– 

292–7741 at least ten business days 

prior to the meeting so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made. 

Ted Wackler, 

Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant Director. 

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BILLING CODE 3170–W1–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–74486; File No. SR–FINRA– 

2014–030] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

Financial Industry Regulatory 

Authority, Inc.; Notice of Withdrawal of 

Proposed Rule Change Relating to 

Quotation Requirements for Unlisted 

Equity Securities and Deletion of the 

Rules Related to the OTC Bulletin 

Board Service 

March 12, 2015. 

On June 27, 2014, the Financial 

Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. 

(‘‘FINRA’’) filed with the Securities and 

Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’), 

pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

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

proposed rule change to adopt rules 

relating to quotation requirements for 

over-the-counter (‘‘OTC’’) equity 

securities and to delete the rules relating 

to the OTC Bulletin Board Service 

(‘‘OTCBB’’) and thus cease its operation. 

The proposed rule change was 

published for comment in the Federal 

Register on July 15, 2014.3 On August 

8, 2014, FINRA consented to extending 

the time period for the Commission to 

either approve or disapprove the 

proposed rule change, or to institute 

proceedings to determine whether to 

approve or disapprove the proposed 

rule change, to October 10, 2014. The 

Commission received one comment 

letter on the proposed rule change.4

On October 7, 2014, the Commission 

instituted proceedings 5 to determine 

whether to approve or disapprove the 

proposed rule change under Section 

19(b)(2)(B) of the Act.6 The Commission 

thereafter received three comment 

letters in response to the Order 

Instituting Proceedings.7 On January 9, 

2015, the Commission extended the 

time period for Commission action to 

March 12, 2015.8

On March 3, 2015, FINRA withdrew 

the proposed rule change (SR–FINRA– 

2014–030). 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.9

Brent J. Fields, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06090 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[SEC File No. 270–433, OMB Control No. 

3235–0489] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 

100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 

20549–2736. 

Extension: 

Rule 17a–6. SEC File No. 270–433, OMB 

Control No. 3235–0489. 

Notice is hereby given that pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(‘‘PRA’’) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments 

on the collection of information 

provided for in Rule 17a–6 (17 CFR 

240.17a–6) under the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et 

seq.). The Commission plans to submit 

this existing collection of information to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(‘‘OMB’’) for extension and approval. 

Rule 17a–6 permits national securities 

exchanges, national securities 

associations, registered clearing 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3 In addition to FLEX Options, FLEX currency 

options are also traded on the Exchange. These 

flexible index, equity, and currency options provide 

investors the ability to customize basic option 

features including size, expiration date, exercise 

style, and certain exercise prices; and may have 

expiration dates within five years. See Rule 1079. 

FLEX currency options traded on the Exchange are 

also known as FLEX FX Options. The pilot program 

discussed herein does not encompass FLEX 

currency options. 

4The Exchange is also filing a separate proposal 

to permanently approve the Pilot Program. 

agencies, and the Municipal Securities 

Rulemaking Board (‘‘MSRB’’) 

(collectively, ‘‘SROs’’) to destroy or 

convert to microfilm or other recording 

media records maintained under Rule 

17a–1, if they have filed a record 

destruction plan with the Commission 

and the Commission has declared the 

plan effective. 

There are currently 29 SROs: 18 

national securities exchanges, 1 national 

securities association, the MSRB, and 9 

registered clearing agencies. Of the 29 

SROs, only 2 SRO respondents have 

filed a record destruction plan with the 

Commission. The staff calculates that 

the preparation and filing of a new 

record destruction plan should take 160 

hours. Further, any existing SRO record 

destruction plans may require revision, 

over time, in response to, for example, 

changes in document retention 

technology, which the Commission 

estimates will take much less than the 

160 hours estimated for a new plan. The 

Commission estimates that each SRO 

that has filed a destruction plan will 

spend approximately 30 hours per year 

making required revisions. Thus, the 

total annual compliance burden is 

estimated to be 60 hours per year based 

on two respondents. The approximate 

compliance cost per hour is $380, 

resulting in a total internal cost of 

compliance for these respondents of 

$22,800 per year (60 hours @$380 per 

hour). 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Consideration will be given to 

comments and suggestions submitted in 

writing within 60 days of this 

publication. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

under the PRA unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

Please direct your written comments 

to: Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, 

DC 20549, or send an email to: PRA_

Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: March 10, 2015. 

Brent J. Fields, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

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COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–74481; File No. SR–Phlx– 

2015–22] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Notice of 

Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of 

Proposed Rule Change Regarding 

FLEX No Minimum Value Size Pilot 

March 11, 2015. 

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

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

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

notice is hereby given that on February 

27, 2015, NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC 

(‘‘Phlx’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed 

rule change as described in Items I and 

II below, which Items have been 

prepared by the Exchange. The 

Commission is publishing this notice to 

solicit comments on the proposed rule 

change from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

The Exchange is filing with the 

Commission a proposal to amend Phlx 

Rule 1079 (FLEX Index, Equity and 

Currency Options) to extend a pilot 

program that eliminates minimum value 

sizes for opening transactions in new 

series of FLEX index options and FLEX 

equity options (together known as 

‘‘FLEX Options’’).3

The text of the amended Exchange 

rule is set forth immediately below. 

Additions are in italics and deletions 

are [bracketed]. 

Rules of the Exchange 

Options Rules 

* * * * * 

Rule 1079. FLEX Index, Equity and 

Currency Options 

A Requesting Member shall obtain 

quotes and execute trades in certain 

non-listed FLEX options at the specialist 

post of the non-FLEX option on the 

Exchange. The term ‘‘FLEX option’’ 

means a FLEX option contract that is 

traded subject to this Rule. Although 

FLEX options are generally subject to 

the Rules in this section, to the extent 

that the provisions of this Rule are 

inconsistent with other applicable 

Exchange Rules, this Rule takes 

precedence with respect to FLEX 

options. 

(a)–(f) No Change. 

* * * Commentary: 

lllllllll 

.01 Notwithstanding subparagraphs 

(a)(8)(A)(i) and (a)(8)(A)(ii) above, for a 

pilot period ending the earlier of 

[February 28]August 31, 2015, or the 

date on which the pilot is approved on 

a permanent basis, there shall be no 

minimum value size requirements for 

FLEX options. 

* * * * * 

The text of the proposed rule change 

is available on the Exchange’s Web site 

at http://nasdaqomxphlx.cchwall

street.com, at the principal office of the 

Exchange, and at the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room. 

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 

The purpose of this proposed rule 

change is to amend Phlx Rule 1079 

(FLEX Index, Equity and Currency 

Options) to extend a pilot program that 

eliminates minimum value sizes for 

opening transactions in new series of 

FLEX Options (the ‘‘Pilot Program’’ or 

‘‘Pilot’’).4

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