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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.

3See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 43827

(January 9, 2001), 66 FR 4874.

4 In Amendment No. 1, CBOE made minor

technical changes to the rule text that do not need

to be published for comment. See letter from Arthur

B. Reinstein, Associate General Counsel, CBOE, to

Sapna Patel, Attorney, Division of Market

Regulation (‘‘Division’’), Commission (January 11,

2001) (‘‘Amendment No. 1’’).

in the aggregate. Estimates of average

burden hours are made solely for the

purposes of the Paperwork Reduction

Act, and are not derived from a

comprehensive or even a representative

survey or study of the costs of

Commission rules and forms.

Written comments are invited on: (a)

Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the collection of

information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on respondents, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology. Consideration will be given

to comments and suggestions submitted

in writing within 60 days of this

publication.

Please direct your written comments

to Michael E. Bartell, Associate

Executive Director, Office of

Information Technology, Securities and

Exchange Commission, 450 5th Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20549.

Dated: February 16, 2001.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

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Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

Upon Written Request; Copies Available

From: Securities and Exchange

Commission, Office of Filings and

Information Services, Washington, DC

20549

Extension:

Industry Guides, SEC File No. 270–69,

OMB Control No. 3235–0069

Notice of Exempt Roll-Up Preliminary

Communication, SEC File No. 270–396,

OMB Control No. 3235–0425.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Securities

and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

requests for extension of the previously

approved collections of information

discussed below.

Industry Guides are used by

registrants in certain specified

industries as disclosure guidelines in

preparing Securities Act of 1933

(‘‘Securities Act’’) and Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Exchange Act’’)

registration statements as well as other

Exchange Act filings. The information

filed with the Commission using the

industry guides permits verification of

compliance with securities law

requirements and assures the public

availability and dissemination of such

information. The information required

by the industry guides is filed on

occasion and is mandatory. All

information is provided to the public.

The Commission estimates for

administrative purposes that the total

annual burden is one hour and the total

number of respondents is one.

Notice of Exempt Preliminary Roll-Up

Communication (‘‘Notice’’) is required

to be filed by a person making such a

communication by Exchange Act Rules

14a–2(b)(4) and 14a–6(a). The Notice

provides public information regarding

the person’s ownership interest and any

potential conflicts of interest. The

Notice is filed on occasion and the

information required is mandatory. All

information is provided to the public

upon request. The Notice takes

approximately .25 hours per response

and is filed by 4 respondents for a total

1 annual burden hour.

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.

Written comments regarding the

above information should be directed to

the following persons: (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; and (ii) Michael

E. Bartell, Associate Executive Director,

Office of Information Technology,

Securities and Exchange Commission,

450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC

20549. Comments must be submitted to

OMB within 30 days of this notice.

Dated: February 21, 2001.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

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Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order

Approving Proposed Rule Change by

the Chicago Board Options Exchange,

Inc. To Change Its Membership

Application Posting Process and

Clarify Its Membership Rules

February 26, 2001.

I. Introduction

On November 22, 2000, the Chicago

Board Options Exchange, Inc. (‘‘CBOE’’

or ‘‘Exchange’’), filed with the Securities

and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to section

19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act

of 1934 (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4

thereunder,2 a proposed rule to change

its membership application posting

process and to make some clarifying

revisions to its membership rules. The

Commission issued a release seeking

comment on the proposed rule change 3

which was published in the Federal

Register on January 18, 2001. No

comments were received on the

proposal. On January 12, 2001, CBOE

filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed

rule change.4 This order approves the

proposed rule change, as amended.

II. Description of the Proposed Rule

Change

The Exchange propose to change its

membership application posting process

and make some clarifying revisions to

its membership rules.

Under CBOE Rule 3.9(e), a posting

must be included in the Exchange

Bulletin and on the Exchange Bulletin

Board with respect to any application

for membership, any application from a

current member to change membership

capacity statuses, and any application to

change Clearing Members (unless the

posting requirement is waived under

certain specified circumstances in

accordance with the provisions of the

rule). CBOE Rule 3.9(e) also provides

that the posting period on the Exchange

Bulletin Board be no less than ten days,

and that the Exchange’s Membership

Committee shall determine the required

posting period for each of these types of