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4See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 59975 

(May 26, 2009), 74 FR 26449 (June 2, 2009) (SR– 

NYSEAltr–2009–26) (adopting, inter alia, NYSE 

Amex Equities Rules 3130, 4560, 5190); 61157 

(December 11, 2009), 74 FR 67939 (December 21, 

2009) (SR–NYSEAmex–2009–88) (adopting NYSE 

Amex Equities Rule 2150); 61272 (December 31, 

2009), 75 FR 1099 (January 8, 2010) (SR– 

NYSEAmex–2009–99) (adopting NYSE Amex 

Equities Rule 3310); 61556 (February 22, 2010), 75 

FR 9468 (March 2, 2010) (SR–NYSEAmex–2010–13) 

(adopting, inter alia, NYSE Amex Equities Rules 

4110, 4521). See also NYSE and NYSE Amex 

Information Memoranda 09–24 (June 2, 2009); 10– 

09 (February 18, 2010); 10–12 (March 11, 2010). 

5 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 

6 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(6). 

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

8 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(3). 9 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12); 200.30–3(a)(44). 

relevant part, old Rules 312(h)– and 

313-NYSE Amex Equities; 

• Rule 4521—NYSE Amex Equities 

(Notifications, Questionnaires and 

Reports) replaced, in relevant part, old 

Rule 421—NYSE Amex Equities; 

• Rule 4560—NYSE Amex Equities 

(Short-Interest Reporting) replaced old 

Rules 421(1)– and 421.10–NYSE Amex 

Equities; and 

• Rule 5190—NYSE Amex Equities 

(Notification Requirements for Offering 

Participants) replaced old Rule 392— 

NYSE Amex Equities.4

These old Rules, or certain provisions 

thereof, are subject to the Exchange’s 

Minor Rule Violation Plan under NYSE 

Amex Disciplinary Rule 476A. At the 

time the new Rules were adopted to 

replace the old Exchange Rules, 

however, they were not added to the 

Exchange’s Minor Rule Violation Plan. 

The Exchange therefore proposes to 

update the Exchange’s Minor Rule 

Violation Plan under NYSE Amex 

Disciplinary Rule 476A by adding the 

new rule references identified above. 

2. Statutory Basis 

The Exchange believes that the 

proposed rule change is consistent with, 

and furthers the objectives of, Section 

6(b)(5) of the Act,5 in that it is designed 

to prevent fraudulent and manipulative 

acts and practices, to promote just and 

equitable principles of trade, to remove 

impediments to and perfect the 

mechanism of a free and open market 

and a national market system and, in 

general, to protect investors and the 

public interest. The proposed rule 

change also furthers the objectives of 

Section 6(b)(6) of the Act,6 in that it 

provides for appropriate discipline for 

violations of Exchange rules and 

regulations. 

The Exchange believes that the 

proposed rule change will provide the 

Exchange with greater regulatory 

flexibility to enforce the prescriptions of 

certain rules in a more informal manner 

while also preserving the Exchange’s 

discretion to seek formal discipline for 

more serious transgressions as 

warranted. 

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. 

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 

The Exchange has filed the proposed 

rule change pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 7 and Rule 

19b–4(f)(3) thereunder.8 Because the 

proposed rule change is concerned 

solely with the administration of the 

Exchange, the proposed rule change has 

become immediately effective upon 

filing pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of 

the Act and Rule 19b–4(f)(3) thereunder. 

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. 

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 e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–NYSEAmex–2010–94 on 

the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NYSEAmex–2010–94. This 

file number should be included on the 

subject line if e-mail 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 a.m. and 3 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– 

NYSEAmex–2010–94 and should be 

submitted on or before October 15, 

2010. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.9

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7163] 

U.S. Department of State Advisory 

Committee on Private International 

Law: Notice of Annual Meeting 

The Department of State’s Advisory 

Committee on Private International Law 

(ACPIL) will hold its annual meeting on 

developments in private international 

law on Thursday, October 28 and 

Friday, October 29, 2010 in Washington, 

DC. The meeting will be held at the 

Gewirz Student Center, Georgetown 

University Law Center, 600 New Jersey 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001. 


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The program is scheduled to run from 

9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and 

from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday. 

Time permitting, the discussion is 

expected to focus on developments in a 

number of areas, e.g., federalism issues 

in implementing private international 

law conventions (including the Hague 

Convention on Choice of Court 

Agreements, the UNCITRAL ECommerce and Letter of Credit 

Conventions, and others); globalization 

and cross-border corporate insolvency; 

international arbitration; investment 

securities, market stability and treaty 

law; international family law; private 

international law initiatives in the OAS; 

on-line dispute resolution; and treatybased finance law. We encourage active 

participation by all those attending. 

Documents on these subjects are 

available at http://www.hcch.net; 

http://www.uncitral.org; http:// 

www.unidroit.org; http://www.oas.org, 

and http://www.nccusl.org. We may, by 

e-mail, supplement those with 

additional documents. 

Please advise as early as possible if 

you plan to attend. The meeting is open 

to the public up to the capacity of the 

conference facility, and space will be 

reserved on a first come, first served 

basis. Persons who wish to have their 

views considered are encouraged, but 

not required, to submit written 

comments in advance. Those who are 

unable to attend are also encouraged to 

submit written views. Comments should 

be sent electronically to 

smeltzertk@state.gov. Those planning to 

attend should provide name, affiliation 

and contact information to Trish 

Smeltzer at 703–812–2382 or Niesha 

Toms at 703–812–2353, or by e-mail to 

tomsnn@state.gov. You may also use 

those contacts to obtain additional 

information. A member of the public 

needing reasonable accommodation 

should advise those same contacts not 

later than October 21st. Requests made 

after that date will be considered, but 

might not be able to be fulfilled. 

September 15, 2010. 

Keith Loken, 

Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Private 

International Law, Office of the Legal Adviser, 

Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: Los 

Angeles and San Bernardino Counties, 

CA; Notice of Intent 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Withdrawal/Revised 

Notice of Intent (NOI). 

SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of the 

California Department of Transportation 

(Caltrans), is issuing this notice to 

advise the public that the Notice of 

Intent to prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed 

New State Route 138 project in Los 

Angeles County, California (Federal 

Register Vol. 74, No. 16) and the Notice 

of Intent to prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed 

High Desert Corridor project, State 

Route 18, in San Bernardino County, 

California (Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 

197) are being withdrawn. In addition, 

this notice is being issued to advise the 

public that a draft EIS will be prepared 

for a proposed expanded High Desert 

Corridor—New State Route 138 project 

in Los Angeles and San Bernardino 

Counties, California. 

DATES: Public scoping meetings will be 

held in: 

(1) Palmdale, CA on September 27, 

2010, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

(2) Lancaster, CA on September 28, 

2010, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

(3) Apple Valley, CA on September 

29, 2010, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

(4) Victorville, CA on September 30, 

2010, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

ADDRESSES:

(1) Palmdale—Larry Chimbole 

Cultural Center, 38350 North Sierra 

Highway, Palmdale, CA 93550. 

(2) Lancaster—Lancaster City Hall, 

Emergency Operations Center, 44933 

Fern Avenue, Lancaster, CA 93534. 

(3) Apple Valley—Town of Apple 

Valley Development Services Building 

Conference Center, 14955 Dale Evans 

Parkway, Apple Valley, CA 92307. 

(4) Victorville—City of Victorville 

Conference Room D, 14343 Civic Drive, 

Victorville, CA 92393. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ronald Kosinski, Deputy District 

Director, California Department of 

Transportation District 7 Division of 

Environmental Planning, 100 South 

Main Street, Mail Stop 16A, Los 

Angeles, CA 90012. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective 

July 1, 2007, the FHWA assigned, and 

Caltrans assumed, environmental 

responsibilities for these projects 

pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Caltrans, as 

the delegated National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) lead agency, initiated 

studies on the proposed New State 

Route 138 and High Desert Corridor, 

State Route 18 projects. NOIs were 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 27, 2009 (Vol. 74, No. 16) and 

October 12, 2007 (Vol. 72, No. 197). 

During the course of conducting studies 

and coordinating with regulatory and 

resource agencies for the proposed 

projects, it was determined that the 

projects should be combined into one 

larger High Desert Corridor—New State 

Route 138 project. A Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement will be 

prepared for a proposal to construct a 

new freeway/expressway, and possibly 

a toll way, between SR–14 in Los 

Angeles County and SR–18 in San 

Bernardino County. The proposed route 

would run primarily in an east-west 

direction and extend for approximately 

63 miles; it would roughly follow the 

alignment of the Avenue P–8 corridor 

near SR–14 in Los Angeles County and 

Air Expressway near I–15 in San 

Bernardino County. East of I–15, the 

proposed route would turn south until 

it terminates at SR–18. The 

development of this corridor is 

considered necessary to provide for the 

existing and projected traffic demand 

attributed to large-scale growth and 

increasing population in the Antelope, 

Victor and Apple Valley areas of Los 

Angeles and San Bernardino Counties. 

This growth has resulted in inadequate 

capacity and accessibility along the 

existing east-west trending roadways as 

well as an increase in demand for goods 

movement corridors and access to 

regional airports. 

Alternatives under consideration are: 

(1)—No-Build; (2)—Transportation 

System Management/Transportation 

Demand Management (TSM/TDM). This 

includes various operational 

investments, policies, and easily 

implemented, low capital cost 

improvements aimed at improving 

goods movement, passenger auto and 

transit travel, and reducing the 

environmental impacts of transportation 

for cities and operations in the High 

Desert Corridor study area; (3)— 

Freeway/Expressway. This would 

consist of a route with a controlledaccess freeway in some areas and an 

expressway in others, depending on 

what is warranted by traffic demand. 

Interchange locations will be 

determined based upon traffic 

projections. Three variations along the 

main alignment of this alternative will 

be considered. In Variation A, the 

freeway/expressway would run slightly 


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