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hours. We estimate that 25% of .24
hours per response (.06 hours) is
prepared by the company for a total
annual burden of 3 hours (.06 hours per
response × 53 responses).
Rule 173 (17 CFR 230.173) provides a
notice of registration to investors who
purchased securities in a registered
offering under the Securities Act of 1933
(15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.). The Rule 173
notice must be provided by each
underwriter or dealer to each purchaser
of securities. It is not publicly available.
We estimate that it takes approximately
.01 hour per response to provide the
information required under Rule 173
and that the information is filed by
5,338 companies approximately 43,546
times a year for a total of 232,448,548
responses. We estimate that the total
annual reporting burden for Rule 173 is
2,324,485 hours (.01 hours per response
× 232,448,548 responses).
Rule 433 (17 CFR 230.433) governs
the use and filing of free writing
prospectuses under the Securities Act of
1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.). The
purpose of Rule 433 is to reduce
restrictions on communications that
companies can make to investors during
a registered offering, while still
maintaining a high level of investor
protection. A free writing prospectus
meeting the conditions of Rule 433(d)(1)
must be filed with the Commission and
is publicly available. We estimate that it
takes approximately 1.3 burden hours
per response to prepare a free writing
prospectus and that the information is
filed by 2,906 companies approximately
1.25 times a year for a total of 3,633
responses. We estimate that 25% of the
1.3 burden hours per response (.32
hours) is prepared by the company for
total annual reporting burden of 1,163
hours (.32 hours × 3,633 responses).
Written comments are invited on: (a)
Whether these proposed collections of
information are necessary for the
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 imposed by the
collections 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
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Please direct your written comment to
R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
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Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley
Martinson, 6432 General Green Way,
Alexandria, Virginia 22312; or send an
e-mail to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.
November 27, 2007.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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In the Matter of Roanoke Technology,
Corp.; Order of Suspension of Trading
December 6, 2007.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’)
that there is a lack of current and
accurate information concerning the
securities of Roanoke Technology, Corp.
(‘‘Roanoke’’), because it is delinquent in
its periodic filing obligations under
Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (‘‘Exchange Act’’) and Rules
13a–1 and 13a–13 thereunder, having
not filed a periodic report after its Form
10–Q for the quarter ended July 31,
2005.
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 above listed
company.
Therefore, it is ordered pursuant to
Section 12(k) of the Exchange Act, that
trading in the above listed company is
suspended for the period from 9:30 a.m.
EST on Thursday, December 6, 2007,
through 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday,
December 19, 2007.
By the Commission.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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[Release No. 34–56889; File No. SR–BSE–
2007–49]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Boston
Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change and
Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to
Position and Exercise Limits
December 3, 2007.
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on November
9, 2007, the Boston Stock Exchange, Inc.
(‘‘BSE’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) 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 BSE. On
November 20, 2007, BSE submitted
Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule
change. The Exchange has filed the
proposal pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A)
of the Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)
thereunder,4 which renders the proposal
effective upon filing with the
Commission. 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 eliminate
position and exercise limits for options
on the Russell 2000 Index (‘‘RUT’’), to
increase the standard position and
exercise limits for options on the
Russell 2000 Growth Index (‘‘IWO’’),
and to specify that reduced-value
options on broad-based security indices
for which full-value options have no
position and exercise limits will
similarly have no position and exercise
limits. The text of the proposed rule
change is available at BSE, the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
and http://www.bostonstock.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, BSE
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 these statements
may be examined at the places specified
in Item IV below. BSE has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B,
and C below, of the most significant
aspects of such statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes changes to
section 5 (Position Limits for Broad-
Based Index Options) and section 7
1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
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