[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57668-57669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27894]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-42042; File No. 10-127]
International Securities Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of
Amendment No. 1 to the Application for Registration as a National
Securities Exchange Under Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
October 20, 1999.
The International Securities Exchange LLC (``ISE'') has submitted
an amendment to its Form 1 application \1\ under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act''). The ISE is seeking
registration as a national securities exchange under Section 6 of the
Exchange Act.\2\ A copy of the ISE's Amendment No. 1 to the Form 1,
including all exhibits, is available in the Commission's Public
Reference Room, File No. 10-127, and on the Commission's website at
http://www.sec.gov/rules/othrindx.htm. The Commission received
approximately 21 comment letters in response to the original notice
publication of the ISE's Form 1,\3\ several of which raised substantive
issues. The ISE has responded to these comments by amending its Form 1
application and the exhibits thereto, as well as providing a detailed
explanation of its governance provisions and trading rules.
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\1\ See Letter to Johathan Katz, Secretary, Commission, from
David Krell, President and CEO, ISE, dated September 24, 1999
(``Amendment No. 1'').
\2\ See Letter to Michael Walinskas, Deputy Associate Director,
Division of Market Regulation, Commission, from David Krell,
President and CEO, ISE, dated February 1, 1999 (``ISE Form 1'').
\3\ See Exchange Act Release No. 41439 (May 24, 1999), 64 FR
29367 (June 1, 1999). Copies of the comment letters are available in
the Public Reference Room at the Commission and are contained in
File No. 10-127.
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The Commission is publishing notice of Amendment No. 1 to the ISE's
filing to afford interested person an opportunity to submit additional
written comments. The Commission will take these comments into
consideration in making its determination about whether to grant ISE's
request to be registered as an exchange. The Commission shall grant
such registration if it finds that the requirement of the Exchange Act
and the rules and regulations thereunder are satisfied.\4\
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\4\ Section 19(a)(1) of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. 78s(a)(1).
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Interested persons should submit three copies of their written
data, views and opinions to Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary, Securities and
Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
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Washington, D.C. 20549-0609. Comments must be submitted electronically
at the following e-mail address: [email protected]. Comments must
be submitted electronically at the following e-mail address: rule-
[email protected]. Comments must be received on or before November 16,
1999. All comment letters should refer to File No. 10-127; this file
number should be included on the subject line if comments are submitted
using e-mail. All submissions will be available for public inspection
and copying at the Commission's Public Reference Room, Room 1024, 450
Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Electronically submitted
comment letters will be posted on the Commission's Internet website
(http://www.sec.gov).
For questions regarding this release, contact: Sheila Slevin,
Assistant Director, at (202) 942-0796, Christine Richardson, Attorney,
at (202) 942-0748, or Joseph Morra, Attorney, at (202) 942-0781;
Division of Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450
Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549-1001.
By the Commission.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-27894 Filed 10-25-99; 8:45 am]
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