3286 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 9 / Friday, January 13, 1995 / Notices

1 15 U.S.C. 78s(a)(1) (1988).

2 15 U.S.C. 78q–1 (1988).

3Letter from Kathryn V. Natale, Morgan, Lewis &

Bockius, to Jerry W. Carpenter, Assistant Director,

Division of Market Regulation, Commission

(December 28, 1994).

4 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(2) and 78s(a) (1988).

5Securities Exchange Act Release No. 27611

(January 12, 1990), 55 FR 1890 [File No. 600–24].

6Securities Exchange Act Release No. 31856

(February 11, 1993), 59 FR 9005 [File No. 600–24].

7Supra note 5.

8 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3) (1988).

9 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b) (1988).

Generalized System of Preferences

(GSP); Initiation of a Review to

Consider the Designation of Moldova

as a Beneficiary Developing Country

Under the GSP; Solicitation of Public

Comments Relating to the Designation

Criteria

AGENCY: Office of the United States

Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice and solicitation of public

comment with respect to the eligibility

of Moldova for the GSP program.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

initiation of a review to consider the

designation of Moldova as a beneficiary

developing country under the GSP

program and solicits public comment

relating to the designation criteria.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

GSP Subcommittee, Office of the United

States Trade Representative, 600 17th

Street NW., Room 513, Washington,

D.C. 20506. The telephone number is

(202) 395–6971.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Trade

Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) has

initiated a review to determine if

Moldova meets the designation criteria

of the GSP law and should be

designated as a beneficiary developing

country for purposes of the GSP, which

is provided for in the Trade Act of 1974,

as amended (19 U.S.C. 2461–2465). The

designation criteria are listed in sections

502(a), 502(b) and 502(c) of the Act.

Interested parties are invited to submit

comments regarding the eligibility of

Moldova for designation as a GSP

beneficiary. The designation criteria

mandate determinations related to

participation in commodity cartels,

preferential treatment provided to other

developed countries, expropriation

without compensation, enforcement of

arbitral awards, support of international

terrorism, and protection of

internationally recognized worker

rights. Other practices taken into

account relate to the extent of market

access for goods and services,

investment practices and protection of

intellectual property rights.

Comments must be submitted in 15

copies, in English, to the Chairman of

the GSP Subcommittee, Trade Policy

Staff Committee, 600 17th Street, N.W.,

Room 513, Washington, D.C. 20506.

Comments must be received no later

than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1,

1995. Information and comments

submitted regarding Moldova will be

subject to public inspection by

appointment with the staff of the USTR

Public Reading Room, except for

information granted ‘‘business

confidential’’ status pursuant to 15 CFR

2003.6. If the document contains

business confidential information, 15

copies of a nonconfidential version of

the submission along with 15 copies of

the confidential version must be

submitted. In addition, the submission

should be clearly marked ‘‘confidential’’

at the top and bottom of each and every

page of the document. The version

which does not contain business

confidential information (the public

version) should also be clearly marked

at the top and bottom of each and every

page (either ‘‘public version’’ or ‘‘nonconfidential’’).

Frederick L. Montgomery,

Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.

[FR Doc. 95–882 Filed 1–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3190–01–M

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. 34–35198; File No. 600–24]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Delta

Government Options Corp.; Notice of

Filing and Order Approving

Application for Extension of

Temporary Registration as a Clearing

Agency

January 6, 1995.

On December 28, 1994, Delta

Government Options Corporation

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

Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’)

a request pursuant to Section 19(a) 1 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(‘‘Act’’) for extension of its registration

as a clearing agency under Section 17A 2

of the Act for a period of two years.3 The

Commission is publishing this notice

and order to solicit comments from

interested persons and to grant Delta’s

request for an extension of its temporary

registration as a clearing agency through

January 31, 1997.

On January 12, 1990, the Commission

granted Delta’s application for

registration as a clearing agency

pursuant to Sections 17A(b)(2) and 19(a)

of the Act 4 on a temporary basis for a

period of thirty-six months.5 On

February 11, 1993, the Commission

approved Delta’s request for an

extension of its temporary registration

as a clearing agency through January 12,

1995.6 Delta now requests that the

Commission grant an extension of its

original order granting Delta temporary

registration as a clearing agency subject

to the same terms and conditions for a

period of two years.

As discussed in detail in the order

granting Delta’s initial temporary

registration as a clearing agency,7 one of

the primary reasons for Delta’s

registration is to enable it to provide for

the safe and efficient clearance and

settlement of transactions involving the

over-the-counter (‘‘OTC’’) trading of

options on U.S. Treasury securities.

Delta has functioned effectively in this

capacity as a registered clearing agency

for the past five years. In light of Delta’s

past performance, the Commission

believes that Delta has the capacity to

comply with the statutory obligations

set forth under Section 17A(b)(3) of the

Act 8 as the prerequisites for registration

as a clearing agency. Comments

received during Delta’s temporary

registration will be considered in

determining whether Delta should

receive permanent registration as a

clearing agency under Section 17A(b) of

the Act.9

Solicitation of Comments

Interested persons are invited to

submit written data, views, and

arguments concerning the foregoing.

Persons making written submissions

should file six copies thereof with the

Secretary, Securities and Exchange

Commission, 450 Fifth Street NW.,

Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of the

submission, all subsequent

amendments, all written statements

with respect to the request for extension

of temporary registration as a clearing

agency that are filed with the

Commission, and all written

communications relating to the

requested extension between the

Commission and any person, other than

those that may be withheld from the

public in accordance with provisions of

5 U.S.C. § 552, will be available for

inspection and copying in the

Commission’s Public Reference Section,

450 Fifth Street NW., Washington, D.C.

20549. Copies of such filing will also be

available for inspection and copying at

the principal office of Delta. All

submissions should refer to File No.

600–24 and should be submitted by

February 3, 1995.

Conclusion

On the basis of the foregoing, the

Commission finds that Delta’s request

for extension of temporary registration