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    <description>Daily Publications of Meetings and Rules Changes for the Federal Government</description>
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  <title><![CDATA[
Proposed Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request ]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-07-E8-15199</link>
  <description><![CDATA[
Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: U.S. Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy,  Washington, DC 205490213.</p>
<h3>Extension:</h3>
<p>    Rule 17a10, OMB Control No. 32350122, SEC File No. 270154.
</p><p>    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'') is soliciting comments on the existing collection of 
information provided for in the following rule: Rule 17a10Report on 
revenue and expenses (17 CFR 240.17a10) under the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) (``Exchange Act''). The Commission 
plans to submit this existing collection of information to the Office 
of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for extension and approval.
</p><p>    Paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 17a10 generally requires brokers and 
dealers that are exempted from the requirement to file monthly and 
quarterly reports pursuant to paragraph (a) of Exchange Act Rule 17a5 
(17 CFR 240.17a5) to fi<script type="text/javascript">
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  <pubDate>Mon, Jul 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[
Proposed Collection; Comment Request ]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-07-E8-15200</link>
  <description><![CDATA[
Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC  205490213.<br/>
Extension: Rule 17f5, SEC File No. 270259, OMB Control No. 3235 0269.</p><p>    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 35013520), the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the collection of 
information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit the 
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and  Budget for extension and approval.</p><p>    Rule 17f5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a) 
(``Investment Company Act'' or ``Act'') governs the custody of the 
assets of registered management investment companies (``funds'') with 
custodians outside the United States.\1\ Under Rule 17f5, the fund's 
board of directors must find that it is reasonable to rely on each 
delegate it selects to act as the fund's foreign custody manager. The 
delega<script type="text/javascript">
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  <pubDate>Mon, Jul 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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Sunshine Act Meeting ]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-07-E8-15285</link>
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</p><p>    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, Pub. L. 94409, that the Securities and 
Exchange Commission will hold a Roundtable on Fair Value Accounting  Standards on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 beginning at 9 a.m.</p><p>    The Roundtable will take place in the Auditorium of the 
Commission's headquarters at 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC. The 
Roundtable will be open to the public with seating on a firstcome, 
firstserved basis. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. Visitors will be  subject to security checks.</p><p>    The roundtable will consist of an open discussion of the benefits 
and potential challenges associated with existing fair value accounting 
and auditing standards and will be organized as two panels: The first 
panel will discuss fair value accounting issues from the perspective of 
larger financial institutions and the needs of their investors; and the 
second panel will discuss the issues from the perspective of all public 
companies, including small public co<script type="text/javascript">
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  <pubDate>Mon, Jul 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[
In the Matter of WarpRadio.com, Inc., Wireless Frontier Internet,  Inc., and World Associates, Inc.; Order of]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-07-08-1415</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ July 2, 2008.</p><p>    It appears to the Securities and Exchange Commission that there is 
a lack of current and accurate information concerning the securities of 
WarpRadio.com, Inc. because it has not filed any periodic reports since  the period ended September 30, 2000.</p><p>    It appears to the Securities and Exchange Commission that there is 
a lack of current and accurate information concerning the securities of 
Wireless Frontier Internet, Inc. because it has not filed any periodic  reports since September 30, 2004.</p><p>    It appears to the Securities and Exchange Commission that there is 
a lack of current and accurate information concerning the securities of 
World Associates, Inc. because it has not filed any periodic reports  since the period ended September 30, 2004.</p><p>    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 abovelisted companies.</p><p>    Therefore, it is ordered, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the 
Secur<script type="text/javascript">
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  <pubDate>Mon, Jul 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[
Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC; Order  Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-07-E8-15206</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ June 30, 2008.</p>
<h3>I. Introduction</h3>
<p>    On May 20, 2008, the American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'' 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 19b4 thereunder,\2\ a 
proposed rule change to: (1) Amend Amex Rules 1400, 1401, 1402 and 1405 
relating to the trading of Paired Trust Shares; and (2) list and trade 
shares (``Shares'') of the MacroShares $100 Oil Up Trust (``Up Trust'') 
and the MacroShares $100 Oil Down Trust (``Down Trust'') (collectively, 
the ``Trusts''). The proposed rule change was published for comment in  the Federal Register on<br/> [[Page 38475]]<br/>
June 11, 2008 for a 15day comment period.\3\ The Commission received 
no comments on the proposal. This order approves the proposed rule  change on an accelerated basis.<br/>     \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).<br/>     \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b4.<br/>
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 57925 (June 5,  2008), 73 FR 33121 (``Notice'').<br/>
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; The National Securities Clearing  Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-07-E8-15251</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ June 26, 2008.</p><p>    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\1\ notice is hereby given that on June 19, 2008, the 
National Securities Clearing Corporation (``NSCC'') filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule 
change described in Items I, II, and III below, which items have been 
prepared primarily by NSCC. The Commission is publishing this notice to 
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested parties.     \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).<br/>
I. SelfRegulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance  of the Proposed Rule Change</p><p>    NSCC proposes to amend its rule in order to enhance its insurance 
services to support the processing of instructions for the transfer or 
reallocation of underlying investment options within a variable  insurance contract.\2\<br/>
    \2\ Changes are to the rule text that appears in the electronic 
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Order Approving  Proposed Rule Change To Amend Minor Rule Plan and]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-07-E8-15197</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ June 26, 2008.</p>
<h3>I. Introduction</h3>
<p>    On May 14, 2008, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or the 
``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 19b4 thereunder,\2\ a 
proposed rule change to amend NYSE Arca Rule 10.12 (Minor Rule Plan) 
(``MRP'') and related rules that underlie the MRP. The proposed rule 
change was published for comment in the Federal Register on May 23, 
2008.\3\ The Commission received no comments on the proposal. This  order approves the proposal.<br/>     \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).<br/>     \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b4.<br/>
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 57827 (May 15,  2008), 73 FR 30179 (``Notice'').</p>
<h3>II. Description of the Proposal</h3>
<p>    The Exchange proposed to amend its Minor Rule Plan and related 
rules that underlie the MRP, including Rules 9.2(c) (Customer Records),  11.1 (Adherence to Law), and 11.18 (Supervision).</p>
<h3>Rule 9.2(c)Customer Records</h3>
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing  and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-07-E8-15213</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ June 30, 2008.</p><p>    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that 
on June 24, 2008, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or ``Exchange'') 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 substantially by the Exchange. The Commission 
is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule  change from interested persons.<br/>     \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).<br/>     \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b4.<br/>
I. SelfRegulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance  of the Proposed Rule Change</p><p>    The Exchange proposes to amend its Schedule of Fees and Charges for 
Exchange Services in order to extend until July 31, 2009 the current  pilot program regarding transaction fees<br/> [[Page 38483]]<br/>
charged for trades executed through the intermarket options linkage 
(``Linkage''). The text of the proposed rule change is avail<script type="text/javascript">
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing  and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-07-E8-15238</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ June 30, 2008.</p><p>    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that 
on June 19, 2008, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or the ``Exchange''), 
through its wholly owned subsidiary NYSE Arca Equities, Inc. (``NYSE 
Arca Equities'' or the ``Corporation''), filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as 
described in Items I and II below, which Items have been substantially 
prepared by the Exchange. This order provides notice of the proposed 
rule change and approves the proposal on an accelerated basis.     \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).<br/>     \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b4.<br/>
I. SelfRegulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance  of the Proposed Rule Change</p><p>    The Exchange proposes to trade pursuant to unlisted trading 
privileges (``UTP'') under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.400 (``Paired 
Trust Shares'') shares of the MacroShares $100 Oil Up Trust (``Up 
Trust'') and the MacroShar<script type="text/javascript">
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.;  Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change, as]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-07-E8-15198</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ June 26, 2008.</p><p>    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act'' or ``Exchange Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 \2\ thereunder, notice 
is hereby given that on April 5, 2007, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, 
Inc. (``Phlx'' or ``Exchange'') 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 substantially 
prepared by Phlx. On July 31, 2007, Phlx filed Amendment No. 1 to the 
proposed rule change. On May 19, 2008, Phlx filed Amendment No. 2 to 
the proposed rule change.\3\ The Commission is publishing this notice 
to solicit comments on the proposed rule change, as amended, from  interested persons.<br/>     \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).<br/>     \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b4.<br/>
    \3\ Amendment No. 2 replaced and superseded the original filing  and Amendment No. 1 in their entirety.<br/>
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