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10 17 CFR 200.30–(9)(12).

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.

3A conforming change to the description of the

proposed rule change with the text of the proposal

was made pursuant to a telephone conservation

between Murray L. Ross, Vice President and

Secretary, Phlx, and Marc McKayle, Special

Counsel, Division of Market Regulation,

Commission on April 18, 2001.

4This fee is not eligible for the monthly credit of

up to $1000.00. See Securities Exchange Act

Release No. 43567 (November 15, 2000), 65 FR

71187 (November 29, 2000) (SR-Phlx-00–100).

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

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

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

8 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).

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 inspection and copying in

the Commission’s Public Reference

Room. Copies of such filing will also be

available for inspection and copying at

the principal office of the Phlx. All

submissions should refer to the File No.

SR–Phlx–2001–11 and should be

submitted by May 17, 2001.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.10

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–10390 Filed 4–25–01; 8:45 am]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. 34–44198; File No. SR–PHLX–

2001–47]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice

of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by

the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.

To Adopt an Annual Fee of $200 for

Members and Participants Retention

and Renewal of the Print Loose Leaf

Subscription to the Phlx Guide,

Containing the Charter, By-Laws and

Rules of the Exchange

April 18, 2001.

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 April 9,

2001, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange,

Inc. (‘‘Phlx’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with

the Securities and Exchange

Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’)

the proposed rule change as described

in Items I, II, and III, below, which Items

have been prepared by the Phlx. 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 Phlx proposes to adopt an annual

fee of $200 for members and

participants retention and renewal of

the print loose leaf subscription to the

Phlx Guide, containing the Charter, ByLaws and Rules of the Exchange.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Purpose of, and the

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule

Change

In its filing with the Commission, the

Phlx 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 Phlx has prepared

summaries, set forth in sections A, B, C

below, of the most significant aspects of

such statements periods.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Purpose of, and

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule

Change

The purpose of the proposed rule

change is to adopt a fee of $200 for

retention and annual renewal of a print

subscription to the Phlx Guide.3 The

Exchange has had a policy to provide a

subscription at no charge for each

member requesting one for their

member organization. The Exchange is

in the process of offering the

membership free internet access to the

Phlx Guide by establishing a linkage to

click upon the Exchange’s website. The

Exchange will continue to offer those

members and participants that want to

continue to receive the print loose-leaf

subscription to the Phlx Guide for the

charge of $200, a discount from the

costs to the Exchange for this service.

The expenditures to support the

availability to provide free internet

access to the Exchange’s By-Laws and

Rules while maintaining a minimum

number of print loose leaf subscription

to the Phlx Guide requires this modest

annual fee charge of $200 for those

retaining a print subscription to Phlx

Guide. The Exchange will continue to

provide a Phlx Guide print subscription

without charge to new members and

member organizations for the balance of

the year of initial admission to the

Exchange.

This charge is intended to partially

defray the costs associated with

servicing and maintenance of the print

subscription for the loose leaf

subscription to the Phlx Guide.

The Exchange has determined that its

fee for retention and subscription

maintenance services is appropriate and

only reflects partial costs recovery. The

charge of $200 per print subscription is

a discounted price available through the

Exchange to members and participants.

This partial cost recovery will assist the

Exchange in offering the investing

public an opportunity to access the Phlx

Guide at no cost via internet access

linkage at the Phlx web site, Phlx.com.4

For these reasons, the Exchange

believes that its proposal to amend its

schedule of dues, fees and charges to

include a fee of $200 to retain a print

subscription to the Phlx Guide is

consistent with section 6(b) of the Act,5

in general, and furthers the objectives of

section 6(b)(4),6 in particular, in that it

provides for the equitable allocation of

reasonable dues, fees and other charges

among its members and other persons

using its facilities.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Burden On Competition

The Exchange does not believe that

the proposed rule change will impose

any inappropriate burden on

competition.

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 proposed rule change

has been designated as a fee change

pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A) of the

Act,7 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2) thereunder.8

Accordingly, the proposal will take

effect upon filing with the Commission.

At any time within 60 days of the filing

of the proposed rule change, the

Commission may summarily abrogate

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

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arguments concerning the foregoing,

including whether the proposed rule

change is consistent with the Act.

Persons making written submissions

should file six copies thereof with the

Secretary, Securities and Exchange

Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20549–0609. 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 inspection and copying in

the Commission’s Public Reference

Room. Copies of such filing will also be

available for inspection and copying at

the principal office of the Phlx. All

submission should refer to File No. SRPhlx-2001–47 and should be submitted

by May 17, 2001.

For the Commission by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.9

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–10393 Filed 4–25–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 3608]

Secretary of State’s Advisory

Committee on Private International

Law: Study Group on Franchising

Disclosure: Meeting Notice

There will be a public meeting of a

study group of the Secretary of State’s

Advisory Committee on Private

International Law on Thursday, May 10,

2001, to consider the draft Model

Franchising Disclosure Law, as prepared

by an international working group

convened under the authority of the

International Institute for the

Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT).

The meeting will be held from 9:30 a.m.

to 12:30 p.m. in room 100 of the

International Law Institute, 1615 New

Hampshire Avenue, NW., Washington

DC 20009. The meeting will be in

coordination with the American Bar

Association and the International Bar

Association.

The purpose of the Study Group

meeting is to assist the Department of

State in determining the U.S.

negotiating position for the first session

of a Committee of Governmental Experts

convened for the preparation of a draft

Model Franchise Disclosure Law to be

held in Rome from June 25–29, 2001.

The text prepared by the international

working group convened under

UNIDROIT authority will constitute the

basic working document of the

Committee of Governmental Experts. A

copy of the preliminary draft model law,

and a draft explanatory report, is

available on UNIDROIT’s website. These

documents may be found at http://

www.unidroit.org. Persons interested in

the work of the study group or in

attending the May 10 meeting may also

request copies from Ms. Rosie Gonzales

by fax at 202–776-8482, by telephone at

202–776–8420 (you may leave your

request, name, telephone number,

email, or mailing address on the

answering machine), or by email at

<gonzaler@ms.state.gov>. Email is the

quickest and most efficient way to

transmit the documents.

The study group meeting is open to

the public up to the capacity of the

meeting room. Persons wishing to

attend should contact Ms. Gonzales by

telephone, fax, or email, providing their

name, affiliation, telephone and fax

numbers, and email address. Any

person who is unable to attend, but

wishes to have his or her views

considered, may send comments to

Mary Helen Carlson, Attorney-Adviser,

Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for

Private International Law (L/PIL), at the

above fax number or email address, or

may address them to Ms. Carlson at

Room 357, South Building, 2430 E

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037–

2851.

Mary Helen Carlson,

Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Assistant Legal

Adviser for Private International Law,

Department of State.

[FR Doc. 01–10520 Filed 4–24–01; 3:25 pm]

BILLING CODE 4710–08–P

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

Meeting of the Regional Resource

Stewardship Council

AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority

(TVA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Regional Resource

Stewardship Council (Regional Council)

will hold a meeting to consider various

matters. Notice of this meeting is given

under the Federal Advisory Committee

Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, (FACA).

The meeting agenda includes the

following/briefings:

1. Continuation of aquatic plant

management policy recommendation

discussion.

2. Continuation of integrated

management of the Tennessee River

system recommendation discussion.

3. Recommendation from the public

lands subcommittee on a public lands

management policy.

4. Public comments.

5. Presentation on federal financing

bank refinancing legislation and a

deregulation overview.

6. Planning for future meetings.

It is the Regional Council’s practice to

provide an opportunity for members of

the public to make oral public

comments at its meetings. Public

comment session is scheduled from 1–

2 p.m. EDT. Members of the public who

wish to make oral public comments may

do so during the Public comments

portion of the agenda. Up to one hour

will be allotted for the Public comments

with participation available on a firstcome, first-served basis. Speakers

addressing the Council are requested to

limit their remarks to no more than 5

minutes. Persons wishing to speak

register at the door and are then called

on by the Council Chair during the

public comment period. Hand-out

materials should be limited to one

printed page. Written comments are also

invited and may be mailed to the

Regional Resource Stewardship Council,

Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West

Summit Hill Drive, WT 11A, Knoxville,

Tennessee 37902.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Friday, May 18, 2001, from 8 a.m. to 4

p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

Knoxville, Tennessee, at the Tennessee

Valley Authority headquarters located at

400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville,

Tennessee 37902, and will be open to

the public. Anyone needing special

access or accommodations should let

the contact below know at least a week

in advance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra L. Hill, 400 West Summit Hill

Drive, WT 11A, Knoxville, Tennessee

37902, (865) 632–2333.

Dated: April 18, 2001.

Kathryn J. Jackson,

Executive Vice President, River System

Operations & Environment, Tennessee Valley

Authority.

[FR Doc. 01–10380 Filed 4–25–01; 8:45 am]

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