57336 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 189 / Friday, September 30, 2005 / Notices 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See Form 19b–4 dated September 13, 2005, 

which replaced the original filing in its entirety 

(‘‘Amendment No. 1’’). 

60611–2092 or send an e-mail to 

Ronald.Hodapp@RRB.GOV. Written 

comments should be received within 60 

days of this notice. 

Charles Mierzwa, 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–19582 Filed 9–29–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7905–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that 

the Securities and Exchange 

Commission will hold the following 

meetings during the week of October 3, 

2005: 

A Closed Meeting will be held on 

Thursday, October 6, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. 

Commissioners, Counsel to the 

Commissioners, the Secretary to the 

Commission, and recording secretaries 

will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain 

staff members who have an interest in 

the matters may also be present. 

The General Counsel of the 

Commission, or his designee, has 

certified that, in his opinion, one or 

more of the exemptions set forth in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(5), (7), (9)(B), and (10) 

and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(5), (7), 9(ii) and 

(10) permit consideration of the 

scheduled matters at the Closed 

Meeting. 

Commissioner Campos, as duty 

officer, voted to consider the items 

listed for the closed meeting in closed 

session. 

The subject matters of the Closed 

Meeting scheduled for Thursday, 

October 6, 2005 will be: 

Formal orders of private investigations; 

Institution and settlement of injunctive 

actions; 

Institution and settlement of 

administrative proceedings of an 

enforcement nature; and 

Adjudicatory matters. 

At times, changes in Commission 

priorities require alterations in the 

scheduling of meeting items. 

For further information and to 

ascertain what, if any, matters have been 

added, deleted or postponed, please 

contact: 

The Office of the Secretary at (202) 

551–5400. 

Dated: September 27, 2005. 

Jonathan G. Katz, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–19698 Filed 9–28–05; 11:40 am] 

BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–52505; File No. SR–Amex–

2005–056] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

American Stock Exchange LLC; Notice 

of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and 

Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to 

the Requirement that Registered 

Options Traders May Only Sign on to 

Auto-Ex for ETFs Traded by the Same 

or Adjoining Specialists and Shall Sign 

on to Auto-Ex for a Maximum of Fifteen 

ETFs 

September 23, 2005. 

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 May 23, 

2005, the American Stock Exchange LLC 

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

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule 

change as described in Items I, II, and 

III below, which Items have been 

prepared by the Exchange. On 

September 13, 2005, the Amex 

submitted Amendment No. 1 to the 

proposed rule change.3 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 Amex proposes amendments to 

Amex Rule 958, Commentary .10 and 

Amex Rule 958–ANTE, Commentary 

.09, to establish that Registered Options 

Traders (‘‘ROTs’’) may only sign on to 

Auto-Ex for Portfolio Depository 

Receipts, Index Fund Shares, and Trust 

Issued Receipts (collectively ‘‘ExchangeTraded Funds’’ or ‘‘ETFs’’) traded by the 

same or adjoining specialists, for a 

maximum of three (3) contiguous 

panels, and shall also not sign on to 

Auto-Ex for more than a maximum of 

fifteen (15) ETFs. 

Below is the text of the proposed rule 

change. Proposed new language is in 

italics; proposed deletions are in 

[brackets]. 

* * * * * 

Rule 958. Options Transactions of 

Registered Traders 

(a)–(h)—No change. 

Commentary * * * 

.01–.09—No change. 

.10 (a) Transactions on the Floor in 

index warrants, currency warrants, 

securities listed pursuant to Section 107 

of the Company Guide (‘‘Other 

Securities’’), and Trust Issued Receipts 

listed pursuant to Amex Rules 1200 et 

seq. which are otherwise traded under 

the Exchange’s equity trading rules, 

shall be effected in accordance with the 

provisions of this rule, and shall only be 

effected by Registered Traders who are 

regular members. Transactions by 

Registered Traders on the Floor in 

derivative products (as defined in 

Article I, Section 3(d) of the Exchange 

Constitution) which are otherwise 

traded under the Exchange’s equity 

trading rules, shall be effected in 

accordance with the provisions of this 

rule. In addition, Amex Rule 111, 

Commentary .01 shall not apply to such 

transactions. (See Amex Rule 111, 

Commentary .12, and Amex Rule 114, 

Commentary .14.) 

(b) A Registered Trader who is logged 

onto Auto-Ex shall only sign on to AutoEx for Portfolio Depository Receipts, 

Index Fund Shares and Trust Issued 

Receipts (collectively ‘‘Exchange Traded 

Funds’’ or ‘‘ETFs’’) traded on the same 

or contiguous panels, i.e. ETFs traded 

by two adjoining Specialists, or ETFs 

traded by the same Specialist for a 

maximum of three (3) panels. A 

Registered Trader also shall not sign on 

to Auto-Ex for more than fifteen (15) 

ETFs. A Senior Floor Official may 

modify the foregoing restrictions if he 

determines that a Registered Trader is 

able to appropriately fulfill his 

obligations to the market due to the 

level of activity in the ETFs and their 

proximity. 

* * * * * 

Rule 958. ANTE Options Transactions 

of Registered Options Traders 

(a)–(i)—No change. 

Commentary * * * 

.01–.08—No change. 

.09 (a) Transactions on the Floor and 

through the facilities of the Exchange in 

index warrants, currency warrants, 

securities listed pursuant to Section 107 

of the Company Guide (‘‘Other 

Securities’’), and Trust Issued Receipts 

listed pursuant to Amex Rules 1200 et 

seq. which are otherwise traded under 

the Exchange’s equity trading rules, 

shall be effected in accordance with the 

provisions of this rule, and shall only be 

effected by registered options traders 

who are regular members. Transactions 

by registered options traders on the 

Floor in derivative products (as defined 

in Article I, Section 3(d) of the Exchange 

Constitution) which are otherwise 

traded under the Exchange’s equity