What's New on the SEC Website
March 12, 2008

SEC Congressional Testimony

• Municipal Bond Turmoil: Impact on Cities, Towns and States (Erik R. Sirri, March 12, 2008)
   

Litigation Releases

• High Park Investment Group Inc., Harbor Financial Investment Group, Inc., and Edward R. Showalter (Release No. LR-20489)
   

Trading Suspensions

• Beverage Creations, Inc. (Release No. 34-57476)
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Administrative Proceedings

• Frank J. Russo (Release No. IA-2720)
   
• Airtech International Group, Inc. (Release No. 34-57477)
   

Division of Trading and Markets: Exemptive Orders and Exemptive, Interpretive, and No-Action Letters

• Reuters Group PLC and Thomson Reuters PLC (February 29, 2008)
   
• Omgeo LLC (March 12, 2008)
   

Proposed Rules

• Exchange-Traded Funds (Release Nos. 33-8901; IC-28193; File No. S7-07-08)
   

Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) Rulemaking and National Market System (NMS) Plans

• Amex: Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Amend Rules Pertaining to the Terms of Index Option Contracts (Release No. 34-57449; File No. SR-Amex-2008-13)
   
• NSCC: Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change to Provide a New Alternative Investments Products Service (Release No. 34-57461; File No. SR-NSCC-2007-12)
   
• Phlx: Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Delete Rule 715 and Rule 716 (Release No. 34-57473; File No. SR-Phlx-2008-13)
   
• ISE: Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Cancellation Fees (Release No. 34-57467; File No. SR-ISE-2008-23)
   
• ISE: Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Exchange’s Limitation of Liability (Release No. 34-57450; File No. SR-ISE-2008-15)
   
• MSRB: Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Amendment to Rule G-8, on Books and Records, to Delete Requirement to Maintain Copies of Form G-40 (Release No. 34-57463; File No. SR-MSRB-2008-01)
   
• FINRA: Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change to Establish a Minimum Quarterly Threshold for Securities Transaction Credit Under NASD Rule 7001C (Release No. 34-57462; File No. SR-FINRA-2008-006)
   
• CHX: Notice of Filing of Amendment No. 2 and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto, Relating to the Handling of Clearly Erroneous Transactions (Release No. 34-57458; File No. SR-CHX-2007-24)
   
• CHX: Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change to Amend its Bylaws Relating to the Definition of a Public Director (Release No. 34-57464; File No. SR-CHX-2008-02)