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23 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). As required under Rule 

19b–4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the 

Commission with written notice of its intent to file 

the proposed rule change, along with a brief 

description and the text of the proposed rule 

change, at least five business days prior to the date 

of filing of the proposed rule change, or such 

shorter time as designated by the Commission. 

24 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

25 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). 

26For purposes only of waiving the 30-day 

operative delay, the Commission has considered the 

proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition, 

and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 27 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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 not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. The 

proposed rule change is designed to 

enhance STP functionality provided to 

Exchange Market Makers, and will 

benefit members that wish to protect 

their orders and quotes against trading 

with other orders and quotes that 

originate from the same TPID. The new 

functionality, which is similar to 

functionality currently offered on other 

markets, is also voluntary, and the 

Exchange therefore does not believe that 

providing an enhanced offering to 

prevent against self-trading will have 

any significant impact on competition. 

The Exchange believes that the 

proposed rule change is evidence of the 

competitive environment in the options 

industry where exchanges must 

continually improve their offerings to 

maintain competitive standing. 

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 

Because the foregoing proposed rule 

change does not: (i) Significantly affect 

the protection of investors or the public 

interest; (ii) impose any significant 

burden on competition; and (iii) become 

operative for 30 days from the date on 

which it was filed, or such shorter time 

as the Commission may designate, it has 

become effective pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6) thereunder.23

A proposed rule change filed 

pursuant to Rule 19b–4(f)(6) under the 

Act 24 normally does not become 

operative for 30 days after the date of its 

filing. However, Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii) 25

permits the Commission to designate a 

shorter time if such action is consistent 

with the protection of investors and the 

public interest. The Exchange has asked 

the Commission to waive the 30-day 

operative delay so that the Exchange can 

implement the enhanced functionality 

without delay. The Exchange believes 

that waiver of the operative delay is 

consistent with the protection of 

investors and the public interest 

because it would enable the Exchange to 

implement the change when the 

technology supporting the change is 

available, which the Exchange 

anticipates will be no later than 60 days 

from the effective date of this rule filing. 

The Commission believes that waiving 

the 30-day operative delay is consistent 

with the protection of investors and the 

public interest because the new 

functionality is designed to provide 

market makers with a tool to prevent 

undesirable executions against 

themselves and therefore may assist 

market makers in managing their order 

flow. Therefore, the Commission hereby 

waives the operative delay and 

designates the proposed rule change 

operative upon filing.26

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– 

NYSEAMER–2017–21 on the subject 

line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NYSEAMER–2017–21. 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 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 

available publicly. All submissions 

should refer to File Number SR– 

NYSEAMER–2017–21, and should be 

submitted on or before November 13, 

2017. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.27

Eduardo A. Aleman, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22882 Filed 10–20–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 

100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 

20549–2736 

Extension: 

Form N–17f–2, SEC File No. 270–317, 

OMB Control No. 3235–0360 

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 350l et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission (the 

‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the 


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1This estimate is based on the following 

calculation: 1.25 × $204 (fund senior accountant’s 

hourly rate) = $255. 

2This estimate is based on the following 

calculation: .75 × $76 (administrative assistant 

hourly rate) = $57. 

3This estimate is based on the following 

calculation: 194 funds × $918 (total annual cost per 

fund) = $178,092. 

Office of Management and Budget a 

request for extension of the previously 

approved collection of information 

discussed below. 

Form N–17f–2 (17 CFR 274.220) 

under the Investment Company Act is 

entitled ‘‘Certificate of Accounting of 

Securities and Similar Investments in 

the Custody of Management Investment 

Companies.’’ Form N–17f–2 is the cover 

sheet for the accountant examination 

certificates filed under rule 17f–2 (17 

CFR 270.17f–2) by registered 

management investment companies 

(‘‘funds’’) maintaining custody of 

securities or other investments. Form 

N–17f–2 facilitates the filing of the 

accountant’s examination certificates 

prepared under rule 17f–2. The use of 

the form allows the certificates to be 

filed electronically, and increases the 

accessibility of the examination 

certificates to both the Commission’s 

examination staff and interested 

investors by ensuring that the 

certificates are filed under the proper 

Commission file number and the correct 

name of a fund. 

Commission staff estimates that it 

takes: (i) On average 1.25 hours of fund 

accounting personnel at a total cost of 

$255 to prepare each Form N–17f–2; 1

and (ii) .75 hours of administrative 

assistant time at a total cost of $57 to file 

the Form N–17f–2 with the 

Commission.2 Approximately 194 funds 

currently file Form N–17f–2 with the 

Commission. Commission staff 

estimates that on average each fund files 

Form N–17f–2 three times annually for 

a total annual hourly burden per fund 

of approximately 6 hours at a total cost 

of $918. The total annual hour burden 

for Form N–17f–2 is therefore estimated 

to be approximately 1,164 hours. Based 

on the total annual costs per fund listed 

above, the total cost of Form N–17f–2’s 

collection of information requirements 

is estimated to be approximately 

$178,092.3

The estimate of average burden hours 

is made solely for the purposes of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, and is not 

derived from a comprehensive or even 

a representative survey or study of the 

costs of Commission rules and forms. 

Complying with the collections of 

information required by Form N–17f–2 

is mandatory for those funds that 

maintain custody of their own assets. 

Responses will not be kept confidential. 

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, 

and a person is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid control 

number. 

The public may view the background 

documentation for this information 

collection at the following Web site, 

www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be 

directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10102, New Executive 

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, 

or by sending an email to: Shagufta_

Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Pamela 

Dyson, Director/Chief Information 

Officer, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon, 

100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 

or send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@

sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to 

OMB within 30 days of this notice. 

Issued: October 18, 2017. 

Eduardo A. Aleman, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22907 Filed 10–20–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #15364 and #15365; 

Louisiana Disaster Number LA–00080] 

Presidential Declaration of a Major 

Disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of Louisiana 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of Louisiana (FEMA–4345– 

DR), dated 10/16/2017. 

Incident: Tropical Storm Harvey. 

Incident Period: 08/27/2017 through 

09/10/2017. 

DATES: Issued on 10/16/2017. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 12/15/2017. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 07/16/2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alan Escobar, Office of Disaster 

Assistance, U.S. Small Business 

Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., 

Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, 

(202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

President’s major disaster declaration on 

10/16/2017, Private Non-Profit 

organizations that provide essential 

services of a governmental nature may 

file disaster loan applications at the 

address listed above or other locally 

announced locations. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Parishes: Allen, Beauregard, 

Calcasieu, Cameron, Natchitoches, 

Red River, Sabine, Saint Charles, 

Vernon 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Non-Profit Organizations with 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.500 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.500 

For Economic Injury: 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.500 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 153648 and for 

economic injury is 153650. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

James E. Rivera, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22923 Filed 10–20–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #15366 and #15367; 

SOUTH CAROLINA Disaster Number SC– 

00052] 

Presidential Declaration of a Major 

Disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of South Carolina 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of South Carolina (FEMA– 

4346–DR), dated 10/16/2017. 

Incident: Hurricane Irma. 

Incident Period: 09/06/2017 through 

09/13/2017. 

DATES: Issued on 10/16/2017. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 12/15/2017. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 07/16/2018. 


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