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15Miami International Securities Exchange LLC 

(‘‘MIAX’’) assesses ports fees that range from $1,000 

to $5,000 depending on connectivity levels. See 

MIAX’s Fee Schedule. ISE Gemini, LLC (‘‘ISE 

Gemini’’) assesses port fees that range from $750– 

$12,500 depending on connectivity levels. See ISE 

Gemini’s Fee Schedule. Finally, C2 Options 

Exchange, Incorporated (‘‘C2’’) assesses port fees 

that range from $500—$1,000 depending on 

connectivity levels. See C2’s Fee Schedule. 16 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). 17 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

mnemonic is reasonable because it 

would allow the Exchange to keep pace 

with increasing technology costs. The 

increased Port Fees reflect the increased 

costs that the Exchange bears with 

respect to maintaining ports. The Port 

Fees are reasonable because they enable 

the Exchange to offset, in part, its 

connectivity costs associated with 

making such ports available, including 

costs based on gateway software and 

hardware enhancements and resources 

dedicated to gateway development, 

quality assurance, and support. The 

Exchange’s Port Fees are in line with 

costs for ports at other options 

exchanges.15

The Exchange believes that increasing 

the fees for the NOM Port Fees from 

$550 to $600 per port, per month, per 

mnemonic is equitable and not unfairly 

discriminatory because the Exchange 

assesses the same fees for all ports to all 

NOM participants. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

NASDAQ does not believe that the 

proposed rule change will impose any 

burden on competition not necessary or 

appropriate in furtherance of the 

purposes of the Act. The Exchange 

believes the proposed fee change is 

reasonably designed to be fair and 

equitable, and therefore, will not unduly 

burden any particular group of market 

participants trading on the Exchange. 

The Exchange’s proposal increases fees 

for all ports for all NOM Participants. 

The proposed fees are designed to 

ensure a fair and reasonable use of 

Exchange resources by allowing the 

Exchange to recoup for certain of its 

connectivity costs, while continuing to 

offer competitive rates to NOM 

Participants. 

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 rule change has become 

effective pursuant to section 

19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act.16 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. If the Commission 

takes such action, the Commission shall 

institute proceedings to determine 

whether the proposed rule should be 

approved or disapproved. 

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 email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– 

NASDAQ–2014–122 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities 

and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NASDAQ–2014–122. This 

file number should be included on the 

subject line if email 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 

10:00 a.m. and 3:00 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–NASDAQ–2014–122 and 

should be submitted on or before 

January 14, 2015. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.17

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30122 Filed 12–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[File No. 500–1] 

In the Matter of Treaty Energy 

Corporation; Order of Suspension of 

Trading 

December 22, 2014. 

It appears to the Securities and 

Exchange Commission that there is a 

lack of current and accurate information 

concerning the securities of Treaty 

Energy Corporation (‘‘Treaty Energy’’) 

because it has not filed a periodic report 

since its Form 10–Q for the period 

ending September 30, 2013. Treaty 

Energy is a Nevada corporation based in 

New Orleans, Louisiana, and its 

common stock is quoted on the OTC 

Link (previously ‘‘Pink Sheets’’) 

operated by OTC Markets Group, Inc. 

under the ticker symbol TECO. 

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 

company. 

Therefore, it is ordered, pursuant to 

Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange 

Act of 1934, that trading in the 

securities of Treaty Energy Corporation 

is suspended for the period from 9:30 

a.m. EST on December 22, 2014, 

through 11:59 p.m. EST on January 6, 

2015. 

By the Commission. 

Jill M. Peterson, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30296 Filed 12–22–14; 11:15 am] 

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