Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 217 / Friday, November 9, 2007 / Notices 63633 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56179 

(August 1, 2007), 72 FR 44203 (August 7, 2007) 

(SR–NASD–2007–034). 

4 In adopting the rule, the MSRB stated that the 

events of September 11, 2001 and the weeks that 

followed, emphasized the importance of, and need 

for an efficient and reliable means of official 

communication between regulators and the 

industry, and that establishing a reliable method for 

electronic communication was necessary to allow 

the MSRB to efficiently alert dealers to official 

communications, including time-sensitive 

developments, rule changes, notices, etc., as well as 

to facilitate dealers’ internal distribution of such 

information. The MSRB also noted that it had 

discontinued publication of MSRB Reports in 2002 

(since that time, all MSRB notices have been 

available exclusively on the MSRB Web site at 

http://www.msrb.org.). The rule was approved in 

Securities Exchange Act Release No. 46043 (June 6, 

2002), 67 FR 40762 (June 13, 2002) (SR–MSRB 

2002–05). 

5 Dealers may also appoint an ‘‘Optional Contact’’

and this person does not have to be a registered 

principal. 

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. 

Please direct your written comments 

to R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley 

Martinson 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22312; or send an 

e-mail to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: November 5, 2007. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–22006 Filed 11–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[File No. 500–1] 

In the Matter of Ames Department 

Stores, Inc., Bradlees, Inc., Caldor 

Corp., and Stuarts Department Stores, 

Inc.; Order of Suspension of Trading 

November 7, 2007. 

It appears to the Securities and 

Exchange Commission that there is a 

lack of current and accurate information 

concerning the securities of Ames 

Department Stores, Inc. because it has 

not filed any periodic reports since it 

filed a Form 10–Q for the period ended 

May 4, 2002. 

It appears to the Securities and 

Exchange Commission that there is a 

lack of current and accurate information 

concerning the securities of Bradlees, 

Inc. because it has not filed any periodic 

reports since it filed a Form 10–Q for 

the period ended October 28, 2000. 

It appears to the Securities and 

Exchange Commission that there is a 

lack of current and accurate information 

concerning the securities of Caldor 

Corp. because it has not filed any 

periodic reports since it filed a Form 

10–Q for the period ended October 31, 

1998. 

It appears to the Securities and 

Exchange Commission that there is a 

lack of current and accurate information 

concerning the securities of Stuarts 

Department Stores, Inc. because it has 

not filed any periodic reports since it 

filed a Form 10–Q for the period ended 

October 28, 1995. 

The Commission is of the opinion that 

the public interest and the protection of 

investors require a suspension of trading 

in the securities of the above-listed 

companies. 

Therefore, it is ordered, pursuant to 

Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange 

Act of 1934, that trading in the abovelisted companies is suspended for the 

period from 9:30 a.m. EST on November 

7, 2007, through 11:59 p.m. EST on 

November 20, 2007. 

By the Commission. 

Nancy M. Morris, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 07–5625 Filed 11–7–07; 11:20 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–56736; File No. SR–MSRB–

2007–04] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

Municipal Securities Rulemaking 

Board; Notice of Filing of Proposed 

Rule Change Relating to Amendments 

to Rule G–40 on E-Mail Contacts 

November 2, 2007. 

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 October 

16, 2007, the Municipal Securities 

Rulemaking Board (‘‘MSRB’’) 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 substantially prepared by the 

MSRB. 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 MSRB is filing with the 

Commission a proposed rule change 

consisting of amendments to Rule G–40, 

on electronic mail contacts, that would 

more fully conform MSRB requirements 

to Financial Industry Regulatory 

Authority (‘‘FINRA’’) requirements 

relating to contact information. The 

MSRB proposes that the amendments 

become effective on December 31, 2007 

to coincide with the effective date of 

recently-approved FINRA 

requirements.3 The text of the proposed 

rule change is available on the MSRB’s 

Web site (http://www.msrb.org), at the 

MSRB’s principal office, 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 

MSRB 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 MSRB 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 

In 2002, the MSRB adopted Rule G–

40, on e-mail contacts, to establish a 

reliable method for electronic 

communication with brokers, dealers 

and municipal securities dealers 

(collectively, ‘‘dealers’’).4 The rule 

requires, among other things, that 

dealers use Form G–40 to appoint a 

‘‘Primary Contact’’ for purposes of 

electronic communication between the 

dealer and the MSRB. The Primary 

Contact must be either a Series 53- 

registered municipal securities principal 

or a Series 51-registered municipal fund 

securities limited principal.5 Dealers are 

required to submit their original forms 

and any subsequent changes 

electronically through their electronic 

G–40 account using the appropriate user 

ID and password. The rule also requires 

that each dealer maintain an Internet 

electronic mail account to permit 

communication with the MSRB, and to 

review and, if necessary, update its 

Primary Contact information within 17 

business days after the end of each 

calendar quarter. 

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