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13For purposes only of waiving the 30-day 

operative delay, the Commission has considered the 

proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition, 

and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 14 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

the Commission to assess how the lower 

standards have worked should the 

NYSE wish to extend the pilot. For 

these reasons, the Commission 

designates that the proposed rule 

change become operative immediately 

upon filing.13

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of the proposed rule change, the 

Commission may summarily abrogate 

the 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 

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 e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–NYSE–2009–48 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NYSE–2009–48. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if e-mail 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 inspection and copying in 

the Commission’s Public Reference 

Room, on official business days between 

the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 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–NYSE– 

2009–48 and should be submitted on or 

before June 25, 2009. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.14

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6651] 

U.S. Department of State Advisory 

Committee on Private International 

Law: Working Group I of the United 

Nations Commission on International 

Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on 

Procurement of Goods, Construction 

and Services 

A study group of the Advisory 

Committee reviews and provides 

comments on an initiative by the United 

Nations Commission for International 

Trade Law (UNCITRAL) to revise the 

1994 UNCITRAL Model Law on 

Procurement of Goods, Construction 

and Services (Model Procurement Law), 

and it’s Guide to Enactment, available at 

http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/ 

uncitral_texts/ 

procurement_infrastructure/ 

1994Model.html. The UNCITRAL Model 

Procurement Law is not intended to be 

applied by the United States, but it is 

cited and relied upon in many other 

nations as a model procurement code. 

The UNCITRAL Working Group, 

tasked with making recommendations 

for an updated model law, has focused 

on new practices and technological 

developments; in particular, those 

resulting from the use of electronic 

communications in public procurement. 

These topics have included the use of 

electronic means of communication in 

the procurement process, publication of 

procurement-related information, the 

procurement technique known as the 

electronic reverse auction, abnormally 

low tenders, and the method of 

contracting known as framework 

agreements. The Working Group also 

decided that the Model Law and the 

Guide should take into account the 

question of conflicts of interest. In this 

regard, the United Nations Convention 

Against Corruption, which entered into 

force in December 2005, specifically 

calls for anti-corruption measures in 

procurement to address conflicts of 

interest. See also Report of Working 

Group I (Procurement A/CN.9/668) on 

the work of its fifteenth session (New 

York, 2–6 February 2009) available at 

http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/ 

commission/working_groups/ 

1Procurement.html. 

It is possible that a revised model 

procurement law will be presented for 

final review by UNCITRAL in 2009. The 

issue has been placed on the agenda of 

the Commission for its June 29–July 17 

session in Vienna. The UNCITRAL 

Working Group has recommended that 

the Model Law be considered for 

adoption by UNCITRAL in advance of 

the completion of an updated Guide to 

Enactment. UNCITRAL has also 

scheduled a Working Group meeting 

from May 26th through 29th, 2009, to 

work on the recommendations. 

In order to assist the U.S. Delegation 

at the Annual UNCITRAL Commission 

meeting in July, a public meeting to 

review and discuss the current status of 

the proposed reforms will be held on 

June 17, 2009. 

Time and Place: The public meeting 

will take place at The George 

Washington University Law School, 

Dean Conference room, 2000 H Street, 

NW., Washington, DC on June 17, 2009 

from 10 a.m. to 12 noon EDT. 

Public Participation: Comments may 

be submitted prior to or after the 

meeting to the Office of Private 

International Law, U.S. Department of 

State, 2430 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20037–2851, attn: Michael Dennis, 

or by facsimile to 202–776–8482, or by 

electronic e-mail to 

DennisMJ@State.gov. Persons wishing to 

attend the meeting should call Trisha 

Smeltzer at 202–776–8423 or contact by 

e-mail at SmeltzerTK@state.gov. Any 

requests for reasonable accommodations 

should be made as soon as possible; 

requests made after June 10th will be 

considered but might not be possible to 

fill. 

Dated: May 20, 2009. 

Michael Dennis, 

Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private 

International Law, Department of State. 

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