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###### Securities and Exchange Commission

          - [Release No. 34-60176; File No. SR-NYSEAmex-2009-30]

                    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 June 23, 2009, NYSE Amex LLC (the “Exchange” or “NYSE Amex”) 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 NYSE Amex. 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 Exchange proposes to extend through September 30, 2009, its waiver of registered representative fees for New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) member organizations. The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange, the Commission's Public Reference Room, and                     *http://www.nyse.com.*

## 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 self-regulatory organization 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 those statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant parts of such statements.

### A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

#### 1. Purpose

                    In connection with the acquisition of the American Stock Exchange (renamed NYSE Amex after the acquisition) by NYSE Euronext, all equities trading conducted on or through the American Stock Exchange legacy trading systems and facilities located at 86 Trinity Place, New York, New York, was moved on December 1, 2008, to the NYSE trading facilities and systems located at 11 Wall Street, New York, New York (the “NYSE Amex Trading Systems”), which are operated by the NYSE on behalf of NYSE Amex (the “Equities Relocation”). At the time of the Equities Relocation, by operation of NYSE Amex Equities Rule 2, all NYSE member organizations automatically became NYSE Amex member organizations. By acquiring NYSE Amex membership, the NYSE member organizations that were not previously NYSE Amex members would become subject to the NYSE Amex registration fees for all of their employees who serve as registered representatives. As these NYSE member organizations that had no NYSE Amex business prior to the Equities Relocation became NYSE Amex members without any action on their own part, NYSE Amex waived the application of its registered representative fees to those firms for the month of December. At that time, NYSE Amex stated that it expected to submit a filing to adopt a revised registered representative fee commencing January 1, 2009.[3]                                          The waiver was subsequently extended until June 30, 2009.[4]                                          NYSE Amex has not yet determined how best to revise its registration fees in light of the accession to NYSE Amex membership of these NYSE member organizations. As such, NYSE Amex believes that it is appropriate to continue for the present its waiver of registered representative fees payable by member organizations which acquired their membership automatically in connection with the Equities Relocation. NYSE Amex will submit an amended filing to the Commission at such time as it wishes to end this waiver. In any event, the waiver as extended by this filing will expire on September 30, 2009. Consequently, NYSE Amex must submit a filing on or prior to that date to either adopt a new fee approach or to further extend the term of the waiver.                

                    References to the Exchange in Footnote 2 of the NYSE Amex Options Price List are being changed in this filing from “NYSE Alternext US” and “NYSE Alternext” to “NYSE Amex,” to                           ( print page 32022)                        properly reflect the Exchange's current name.                

#### 2. Statutory Basis

                    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the provisions of Section 6 [5]                                          of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”) [6]                                          in general and Section 6(b)(4) of the Act [7]                                          in particular, in that it is designed to provide for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other charges among its members and other persons using its facilities. The Exchange believes that the proposal does not constitute an inequitable allocation of dues, fees and other charges as the waiver of registered representative fees applies only to firms that became NYSE Amex member organizations automatically without any action on their part and in spite of the fact that they did not conduct any NYSE Amex business.                

### B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

### C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others

No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the proposed rule change.

## III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission Action

                    The foregoing rule change is effective upon filing pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) [8]                                          of the Act and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b-4 [9]                                          thereunder, because it establishes a due, fee, or other charge imposed by NYSE Amex.                

At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule change, the Commission may summarily abrogate 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.

## 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 rule-comments@sec.gov . Please include File Number SR-NYSEAmex-2009-30 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-NYSEAmex-2009-30. 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, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such 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 publicly available. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEAmex-2009-30 and should be submitted on or before July 27, 2009.                

                        For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.[10] 

Elizabeth M. Murphy,

Secretary.

# Footnotes

1.                             15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                    
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2.                             17 CFR 240.19b-4.                    
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3.                                                     *See*                         Exchange Act Release 59045 (December 3, 2008), 73 FR 75151 (December 10, 2008) (SR-NYSEALTR-2008-09).                    
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4.                                                     *See*                         Exchange Act Release 59170 (December 29, 2008), 74 FR 486 (January 6, 2009) (SR-NYSEALTR-2008-19).                    
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5.                             15 U.S.C. 78f.                    
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6.                             15 U.S.C. 78a*et seq.*
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7.                             15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).                    
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8.                             15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).                    
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9.                             17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).                    
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10.                                 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).                        
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[FR Doc. E9-15791 Filed 7-2-09; 8:45 am]

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