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December 18, 2006

Administrative Proceedings

• Kaplan & Co., Securities, Inc. and Jed P. Kaplan (Release Nos. 34-54954, IA-2572, IC-27601)
   
• James Barlow Smith (Release No. IA-2571)
   
• Tonino Labella (Release No. 34-54951)
   
• Casino Casino Corp., FDN, Inc., and Unique Video Products (Release No. 34-54950)
   

Litigation Releases

• Concorde America, Inc., et al. (Release No. LR-19948)
   
• James E. Franklin, et al. (Release No. LR-19947)
   
• James Barlow Smith, et al. (Release No. LR-19946)
   

Press Releases

• Agencies Propose Joint Rules to Implement the Bank "Broker" Provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Press Release No. 2006-211)
   

Commission Speeches and Public Statements

• Opening Remarks for the Electronic Proxy Release, by Raymond A. Be, Special Counsel, Office of Rulemaking, Division of Corporation Finance (December 13, 2006)
   
• Remarks before the 2006 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, Washington, D.C., by Julie A. Erhardt, Deputy Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant (December 11, 2006)
   
• Remarks before the 2006 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, Washington, D.C., by Julie A. Erhardt, Deputy Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant (December 11, 2006)
   
• Remarks Concerning the Pilot Analysis of Removing Pricing Restrictions on Short Sales, SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C., by Chester S. Spatt, Chief Economist and Director, Office of Economic Analysis (December 4, 2006)
   

Proposed Rule

• Order Extending Temporary Exemption of Banks from the Definition of “Broker” under Section 3(a)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Release No. 34-54947; File No. S7-23-06)
   
• Definitions of Terms and Exemptions Relating to the "Broker" Exceptions for Banks (Release No. 34-54946; File No. S7-22-06)
   

Other Commission Orders, Notices, and Information

• Order Extending Temporary Exemption of Banks from the Definition of “Broker” under Section 3(a)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Release No. 34-54948; File No. S7-12-01)
   

Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) Rulemaking

• Phlx: Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto To Adopt Fees for the Trading of Equity Securities on XLE (Release No. 34-54941; File No. SR-Phlx-2006-70)