Subject: File No. SR-NYSE-2023-09
From: Mira Balteanu

I oppose the proposed SEC rule on creation of Natural Asset Companies (NACs) on the basis of national security for United States. It is one of the greatest threats to federal lands, water and air, especially in rural communities. Under this proposal, private interests, including foreign-controlled sovereign wealth funds, could use their capital to purchase or manage farmland, national and state parks, and other mineral-rich areas and stop essential economic activities like farming, grazing, and energy extraction.