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charging an ORF after May 31st but
prior to the proposed sunset date of
October 31st would, in-fact, represent a
significant burden on the Exchange’s
ability to assure adequate funding of its
regulatory program. As noted above, the
Exchange is a new entrant in the highly
competitive environment for equity
options trading. As also noted above, all
sixteen (16) other registered options
exchanges currently impose the ORF on
their members, and such ORF fees
imposed by other options exchanges
currently do and will continue to extend
to executions occurring on the
Exchange. The Exchange believes that it
is likely that a viable ORF alternative
may be presented during the proposed
sunset period, and the Exchange is not
precluded from adopting said
alternative during the proposed sunset
period. However, in order to be treated
similarly to these exchanges, it must, in
fact, impose an ORF on its Members
during this additional sunset period,
and the inability to do so would result
in an unfair disadvantage to the
Exchange.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
The Exchange neither solicited nor
received comments on the proposed
rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The foregoing rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act 19 and Rule
19b–4(f)(2) 20 thereunder.
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of the proposed rule change, the
Commission summarily may
temporarily suspend such rule change if
it appears to the Commission that such
action is necessary or appropriate in the
public interest, for the protection of
investors, or otherwise in furtherance of
the purposes of the Act. If the
Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings
to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be approved or
disapproved.

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IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act.

Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION

Electronic Comments

[SEC File No. 270–035, OMB Control No.
3235–0029]

• Use the Commission’s internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an email to rule-comments@
sec.gov. Please include file number SR–
MEMX–2024–23 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to file
number SR–MEMX–2024–23. This file
number should be included on the
subject line if email is used. To help the
Commission process and review your
comments more efficiently, please use
only one method. The Commission will
post all comments on the Commission’s
internet website (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
submission, all subsequent
amendments, all written statements
with respect to the proposed rule
change that are filed with the
Commission, and all written
communications relating to the
proposed rule change between the
Commission and any person, other than
those that may be withheld from the
public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
available for website viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549 on official
business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also
will be available for inspection and
copying at the principal office of the
Exchange. Do not include personal
identifiable information in submissions;
you should submit only information
that you wish to make available
publicly. We may redact in part or
withhold entirely from publication
submitted material that is obscene or
subject to copyright protection. All
submissions should refer to file number
SR–MEMX–2024–23 and should be
submitted on or before June 27, 2024.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.21
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
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U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; Extension: Rule 17f–2(c)
Upon Written Request, Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services,
100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549–2736
Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(‘‘PRA’’) (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 Rule 17f–2(c) (17 CFR
240.17f–2(c)), under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et
seq.). The Commission plans to submit
this existing collection of information to
the Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) for extension and approval.
Rule 17f–2(c) allows persons required
to be fingerprinted pursuant to Section
17(f)(2) of the Act to submit their
fingerprints to the Attorney General of
the United States or its designee (i.e.,
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(‘‘FBI’’)) through a registered national
securities exchange or a registered
national securities association
(collectively, also known as ‘‘selfregulatory organizations’’ or ‘‘SROs’’)
pursuant to a fingerprint plan filed with,
and declared effective by, the
Commission. Fingerprint plans have
been declared effective for the
American, Boston, Chicago, New York,
and Philadelphia stock exchanges and
for the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority (‘‘FINRA’’) and the Chicago
Board Options Exchange. Currently,
FINRA accounts for the bulk of the
fingerprint submissions.
It is estimated that 3,800 respondents
submit approximately 278,455 sets of
fingerprints (consisting of
approximately 258,646 electronic sets
and 19,809 hard copy sets) to SROs on
an annual basis. The Commission
estimates that it takes approximately 15
minutes to create and submit each
fingerprint card. The total time burden
is therefore estimated to be
approximately 69,614 hours per year.
In addition, the SROs charge an
estimated $31 fee for processing
fingerprint cards submitted
electronically, resulting in a total annual
cost to all 3,800 respondents of
approximately $8,018,026 per year. The
SROs charge an estimated $41 fee for
processing fingerprint cards submitted
in hard copy, resulting in a total annual

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cost to all 3,800 respondents of
approximately $812,169 per year. The
combined cost to all respondents is thus
approximately $8,830,195 per year.
Because the FBI will not accept
fingerprint cards directly from
submitting organizations, Commission
approval of fingerprint plans from
certain SROs is essential to carry out the
Congressional goal to fingerprint
securities industry personnel. Filing
these plans for review assures users and
their personnel that fingerprint cards
will be handled responsibly and with
due care for confidentiality.
Written comments are invited on: (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
estimates of the burden of the proposed
collection 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 by
August 5, 2024.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
under the PRA unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Please direct your written comments
to: David Bottom, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o John
Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington,
DC 20549, or send an email to: PRA_
[email protected].
Dated: June 3, 2024.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–12442 Filed 6–5–24; 8:45 am]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA–2024–0002]

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Policy Interpretation Ruling

Social Security Administration.
ACTION: Notice of Social Security Ruling
(SSR).
AGENCY:

We are providing notice of
SSR 24–1p. This SSR explains how we
apply the medical-vocational profiles in
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Although
5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1) and (a)(2) do not
require us to publish this SSR, we are
publishing it in accordance with 20 CFR
402.35(b)(1).
SSRs represent precedential final
opinions, orders, and statements of
policy and interpretations that we have
adopted relating to the Federal Old Age,
Survivors, and Disability Insurance
program, and Supplemental Security
Income program. We may base SSRs on
determinations or decisions made in our
administrative review process, Federal
court decisions, decisions of our
Commissioner, opinions from our Office
of the General Counsel, or other
interpretations of law and regulations.
Although SSRs do not have the same
force and effect as law, they are binding
on all SSA components in accordance
with 20 CFR 402.35(b)(1).
This SSR will remain in effect until
we publish a notice in the Federal
Register that rescinds it, or until we
publish a new SSR that replaces or
modifies it.
The Commissioner of Social Security,
Martin O’Malley, having reviewed and
approved this document, is delegating
the authority to electronically sign this
document to Faye I. Lipsky, who is the
primary Federal Register Liaison for the
Social Security Administration, for
purposes of publication in the Federal
Register.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Faye I. Lipsky,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of Legislation
and Congressional Affairs, Social Security
Administration.

Social Security Ruling, SSR 24–1p.
Titles II and XVI: How We Apply
Medical-Vocational Profiles

SUMMARY:

XVI of the Social Security Act (Act) and
our implementing regulations. This
ruling rescinds and replaces SSR 82–63.
DATES: We will apply this notice on
June 22, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Quatroche, Social Security
Administration, Office of Disability
Policy, 6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21235–6401, (410) 966–
4794 or TTY 410–966–5609, for
information about this notice. For
information on eligibility or filing for
benefits, call our national toll-free
number, 1–800–772–1213 or TTY 1–
800–325–0778, or visit our internet site,
Social Security Online, at https://
www.ssa.gov.

SSR 24–1p: Titles II and XVI: How We
Apply the Medical-Vocational Profiles
This Social Security Ruling (SSR)
rescinds and replaces SSR 82–63.
Purpose: The purpose of this SSR is
to explain how we apply the three
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profiles represent combinations of the
vocational factors of age, education, and
work experience that are so unfavorable
that an individual who meets one of
them will be found to be unable to
adjust to other work at step five of the
sequential evaluation process without
reference to the medical-vocational
guidelines. The three medicalvocational profiles are the following:
arduous unskilled work, no work, and
lifetime commitment.
Citations (Authority): 42 U.S.C. 416(i),
423(d), and 1382c(a); 20 CFR 404.1520,
404.1560, 404.1562, 416.920, 416.960,
and 416.962.
Dates: We will apply this SSR on June
22, 2024.1
Policy Interpretation
To be disabled under title II of the
Act, or as an adult under title XVI of the
Act,2 a claimant must be unable to
engage in any substantial gainful
activity (SGA) by reason of one or more
medically determinable physical or
mental impairments which can be
expected to result in death, or which
has lasted or can be expected to last for
a continuous period of at least 12
months.3 The Act also states that an
individual shall be determined to have
a disability only if their physical or
mental impairment(s) is of such severity
that they are not only unable to do their
previous work but cannot, considering
their age, education, and work
experience, engage in any other kind of
substantial gainful work which exists in
the national economy, regardless of
whether such work exists in the
immediate area in which they live, or
whether a specific job vacancy exists for
them, or whether they will be hired if
1 We will use this SSR beginning on its applicable
date. We will apply this SSR to new applications
filed on or after the applicable date of the SSR and
to claims that are pending on and after the
applicable date. This means that we will use this
SSR on and after its applicable date in any case in
which we make a determination or decision. We
expect that Federal courts will review our final
decisions using the rules that were in effect at the
time we issued the decisions. If a court reverses our
final decision and remands a case for further
administrative proceedings after the applicable date
of this SSR, we will apply this SSR to the entire
period at issue in the decision we make after the
court’s remand.
2 Individuals under age 18 who apply for
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under title XVI
of the Act are disabled if they are not performing
SGA and their medically determinable physical or
mental impairment(s) causes marked and severe
functional limitations and can be expected to cause
death or has lasted or can be expected to last for
a continuous period of 12 months. See 42 U.S.C.
1382c(a)(3)(C) and 20 CFR 416.906.
3 See 42 U.S.C. 416(i), 423(d), and 1382c(a). See
also 20 CFR 404.1505, 404.1521, 416.905, and
416.921.

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