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Federal Register/Vol. 84, No. 215/Wednesday, November 6 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 215 / Wednesday, November 6, 2019 / Notices 59849 respect to this action, see the each participant will speak, and the SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE application for license amendment time allotted for each presentation. COMMISSION dated October 23, 2019. A written summary of the hearing will [Release No. 34–87434; File No. SR– Attorney for licensee: General be compiled, and such summary will be NYSEArca–2019–12] Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, made available, upon written request to 400 West Summit Hill Drive, 6A West OPIC’s Corporate Secretary, at the cost Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Tower, Knoxville, TN 37902. of reproduction. Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing of NRC Branch Chief: Undine Shoop. Amendment No. 2 and Order Granting Written summaries of the projects to Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day be presented at the December 11, 2019, of October 2019. Rule Change, as Modified by Board meeting will be posted on OPIC’s Amendment No. 2, To List and Trade For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. website. Kimberly J. Green, Shares of the iShares Commodity Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: Curve Carry Strategy ETF Under NYSE Branch II–2, Division of Operating Reactor Information on the hearing may be Arca Rule 8.600–E obtained from Catherine F. I. Andrade at Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor I. Introduction Regulation. (202) 336–8768, via facsimile at (202) [FR Doc. 2019–24198 Filed 11–5–19; 8:45 am] 408–0297, or via email at On March 1, 2019, NYSE Arca, Inc. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P [email protected]. (‘‘NYSE Arca’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b. Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant Dated: October 31, 2019. to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT Catherine F. I. Andrade, Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 2 CORPORATION OPIC Corporate Secretary. 19b–4 thereunder, a proposed rule change to list and trade shares [FR Doc. 2019–24276 Filed 11–4–19; 11:15 am] Sunshine Act Notice—December 4, (‘‘Shares’’) of the iShares Commodity 2019 Public Hearing BILLING CODE 3210–01–P Curve Carry Strategy ETF, a series of the iShares U.S. ETF Trust. The proposed TIME AND DATE: 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, rule change was published for comment December 4, 2019. in the Federal Register on March 20, PLACE: Offices of the Corporation, POSTAL SERVICE 2019.3 On April 18, 2019, the Exchange Twelfth Floor Board Room, 1100 New filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed Board of Governors; Sunshine Act York Avenue NW, Washington, DC. rule change, which replaced and Meeting STATUS: Hearing OPEN to the Public at superseded the proposed rule change as 1:00 p.m. originally filed.4 On May 1, 2019, TIME AND DATE: November 1, 2019, at pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,5 MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: This will be 11:00 a.m. a Public Hearing, held in conjunction the Commission designated a longer with each meeting of OPIC’s Board of PLACE: Washington, DC. period within which to approve the Directors, to afford an opportunity for proposed rule change, disapprove the STATUS: Closed. any person to present views regarding proposed rule change, or institute the activities of the Corporation. ITEMS CONSIDERED: proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed Individuals wishing to address the 1. Administrative Items. hearing orally must provide advance rule change.6 On June 18, 2019, the notice to OPIC’s Corporate Secretary no 2. Personnel Matter. Commission published Amendment No. later than 5 p.m., Tuesday, November On November 1, 2019, a majority of 1 for notice and comment and instituted 26, 2019. The notice must include the the members of the Board of Governors proceedings under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of individual’s name, title, organization, of the United States Postal Service voted the Act 7 to determine whether to address, and telephone number, and a unanimously to hold and to close to approve or disapprove the proposed concise summary of the subject matter public observation a special meeting in rule change, as modified by Amendment to be presented. Washington, DC, via teleconference. The No. 1.8 On September 10, 2019, the Oral presentations may not exceed ten Board determined that no earlier public Exchange filed Amendment No. 2 to the (10) minutes. The time for individual notice was practicable. proposed rule change, which replaced presentations may be reduced and superseded the proposed rule GENERAL COUNSEL CERTIFICATION: The proportionately, if necessary, to afford General Counsel of the United States 1 all participants who have submitted a 15 U.S.C.78s(b)(1). Postal Service has certified that the 2 timely request an opportunity to be 17 CFR 240.19b–4. meeting may be closed under the 3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 85312 heard. Government in the Sunshine Act. (March 14, 2019), 84 FR 10369. Participants wishing to submit a 4 Amendment No. 1 is available at: https:// written statement for the record must CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysearca-2019-12/ submit a copy of such statement to Michael J. Elston, Acting Secretary of srnysearca201912-5393880-184151.pdf. OPIC’s Corporate Secretary no later than the Board, U.S. Postal Service, 475 5 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 6 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 85758, 5 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2019. 84 FR 19978 (May 7, 2019). The Commission Such statement must be typewritten, 20260–1000. Telephone: (202) 268– designated June 18, 2019 as the date by which the double spaced, and may not exceed 4800. Commission would approve the proposed rule twenty-five (25) pages. change, disapprove the proposed rule change, or Upon receipt of the required notice, Michael J. Elston, institute proceedings to determine whether to Acting Secretary. approve or disapprove the proposed rule change. OPIC will prepare an agenda, which 7 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B). [FR Doc. 2019–24294 Filed 11–4–19; 11:15 am] will be available at the hearing, that 8 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 86136, identifies speakers, the subject on which BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 84 FR 29555 (June 24, 2019). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:43 Nov 05, 2019 Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06NON1.SGM 06NON1 59850 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 215 / Wednesday, November 6, 2019 / Notices change, as modified by Amendment No. will be the distributor for the Fund’s and fixed income securities other than 1.9 On September 12, 2019, the Shares. State Street Bank and Trust cash equivalents, as described below. Commission designated a longer period Company will serve as the The Reference Benchmark is currently for Commission action on the administrator, custodian and transfer composed of 18 futures contracts on proceedings to determine whether to agent for the Fund. physical agricultural, energy, precious approve or disapprove the proposed metals, and industrial metals A. Fund Investments rule change.10 The Commission has commodities listed on U.S. regulated received no comment letters on the According to the Exchange, the futures exchanges or non-U.S. futures proposal. investment objective of the Fund will be exchanges with which the Exchange has The Commission is publishing this to seek to provide exposure, on a total in place a comprehensive surveillance notice to solicit comments on the return basis, to a group of commodities sharing agreement (‘‘CSSA’’).19 The proposed rule change, as modified by with higher carry than a broad universe Fund expects to obtain a substantial Amendment No. 2, from interested of commodities. The Fund will be amount of its exposure to the carry persons and is approving the proposed actively managed and will seek to strategy by entering into total return rule change, as modified by Amendment achieve its investment objective in swaps that pay the returns of the No. 2, on an accelerated basis. part 14 by, under normal market commodity futures contracts referenced conditions,15 investing in listed and II. Summary of the Exchange’s in the Reference Benchmark. The over-the-counter (‘‘OTC’’) swaps, Reference Benchmark includes the 10 Description of the Proposal, as including total return swaps referencing Modified by Amendment No. 2 11 futures contracts on commodities the ICE BofAML Commodity Carry Total having the highest degree of The Exchange proposes to list and Return Index (‘‘Reference backwardation or lowest degree of 16 trade the Shares under NYSE Arca Rule Benchmark’’). The Fund is expected to contango 20 among the Reference 8.600–E, which governs the listing and establish new swaps contracts on an Benchmark universe.21 trading of Managed Fund Shares on the ongoing basis and replace expiring The Fund (through its Subsidiary (as 17 Exchange. The Shares will be offered by contracts. Swaps subsequently entered defined below)) may hold the following iShares U.S. ETF Trust (‘‘Trust’’), which into by the Fund may have terms that listed derivative instruments: futures, is registered with the Commission as an differ from the swaps the Fund options, and swaps on the Reference open-end management investment previously held. The Fund expects 12 Benchmark or commodities (which company. The Fund is a series of the generally to pay a fixed payment rate commodities are from the same sectors Trust. and certain swap related fees to the as those included in the Reference BlackRock Fund Advisors (‘‘Adviser’’) swap counterparty and receive the total Benchmark); currencies; U.S.
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