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[Notices]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-70875; File No. SR-CBOE-2013-110]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Eliminate
the e-DPM Program

November 14, 2013.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on November 1, 2013, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(the ``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described
in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the
Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments
on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to eliminate its e-DPM program. The text of
the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site
(http://www.cboe.com/AboutCBOE/CBOELegalRegulatoryHome.aspx), at the
Exchange's Office of the Secretary, and at the Commission's Public
Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in
sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such
statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    In 2004, the Exchange adopted its Electronic DPM (``e-DPM'')
Program (the ``Program''), under which the Exchange has allowed TPHs to
remotely function as a Designated Primary Market-Maker (``DPM'').\3\ e-
DPMs act as specialists on CBOE by entering bids and offers
electronically from locations other than the trading crowds where the
applicable option classes are traded, and are not required to have
traders physically present in the trading crowd. As specialists, e-DPMs
share in the DPM participation right in their allocated classes and
have similar rights and responsibilities to DPMs.
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    \3\ For more information on the Program, see Securities Exchange
Act Release Nos. 50003 (July 12, 2004) (SR-CBOE-2004-24) and 49577
(April 19, 2004) (SR-CBOE-2004-17).
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    The Exchange has determined that the Program is no longer
competitively necessary; the growing prevalence of Preferred Market-
Maker (``PMM'') routing, which provides a higher participation
entitlement on [sic] for orders on which a Market-Maker is labeled
``preferred'', has rendered the initially-unique tenets of the Program
less relevant and attractive to the e-DPMs. All e-DPMs are PMMs on
orders to which the e-DPM is labeled ``preferred'', and PMMs otherwise
have many similar characteristics as e-DPMs. e-DPMs have similar or
greater quoting obligations as PMMs despite this lower participation
entitlement. On most transactions to which the e-DPM entitlement
applies (if no party is labeled ``preferred'' for that order, or the
party labeled ``preferred'' is not at the NBBO), e-DPMs are only
guaranteed a

maximum of 15% participation entitlement per order.\4\ However, PMMs
have a maximum of 40% participation entitlement on orders that are
preferred to them.\5\ If an e-DPM is preferred to an order, the e-DPM
is also the PMM and receives the 40% PMM entitlement instead of just
the 15% e-DPM entitlement.\6\ Therefore, e-DPMs only benefit in
circumstances in which an order is not preferred to any party, or the
preferred party is not at the NBBO. However, over 85% of orders that
come into the Exchange are preferred orders. The much greater
participation entitlement for a PMM (40%) provides a much stronger
incentive to quote at the NBBO than the lower (15%) entitlement for e-
DPMs. Therefore, it is more beneficial in nearly all circumstances to
be a PMM than to be an e-DPM.
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    \4\ On the vast majority of transactions to which the e-DPM
entitlement applies, there are three or more Market-Makers also
quoting at the Exchange's best bid/offer, which sets the collective
DPM/e-DPM entitlement at 30% (See CBOE Rule 8.87(b)(2)). One-half of
this collective entitlement goes to the e-DPM(s) at the Exchange's
best bid/offer (See CBOE Rule 8.87(b)(3)).
    \5\ On the vast majority of transactions to which the PMM
entitlement applies, there are two or more Market-Makers also
quoting at the Exchange's best bid/offer, which sets the PMM
entitlement at 40% (See CBOE Rule 8.13(c)).
    \6\ See CBOE Rule 8.87(b)(4).
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    The Exchange does not believe that the elimination of the Program
will affect CBOE's market quality. This is because the Exchange does
not expect any Market-Makers to cease doing business on the Exchange
due to the elimination of the Program; instead, the Exchange expects
them all to stay on as Market-Makers and, on an order-by-order basis,
PMMs (as being a PMM is often more beneficial than being an e-DPM
anyway). Also, the Exchange does not require DPMs in every class, but
every class (except SPX) currently has a DPM (and SPX has LMMs instead
of DPMs or e-DPMs). Further, other U.S. options exchanges do not have
programs similar to the Program. As such, the Exchange now proposes to
discontinue the Program, and delete Rules 8.92 (Electronic DPM
Program), 8.93 (e-DPM Obligations) and 8.94 (Review of e-DPM Operations
and Performance), along with all references to the Program, e-DPMs, and
Rules 8.92-8.94, from the CBOE Rules.
    The Exchange proposes to eliminate the e-DPM Program because the
Exchange believes that it is almost always redundant with the PMM
program (but much less beneficial than the PMM program) and adds an
unnecessary layer of complexity to CBOE rules, system processes,
matching algorithm and trading procedures. Further, due to this
redundancy (and programs at other exchanges that are similar to the PMM
program \7\), the Exchange does not believe that the e-DPM Program
provides CBOE with any competitive advantage. Moreover, the removal of
the e-DPM complexity will provide the Exchange with more flexibility to
consider other methods of encouraging DPM performance.
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    \7\ See NASDAQ OMX PHLX (``PHLX'') Directed Order program,
described in PHLX Rules 1080(l) and 1014(g)(viii).
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    Upon approval of this proposed rule change, the Exchange will
announce the impending elimination of the Program via a Regulatory
Circular. This Regulatory Circular will include an end date for the
Program that will be at least two weeks in advance in order for current
e-DPMs to work with the Exchange to determine their preferred courses
of action. The Exchange anticipates that most, if not all, e-DPMs will
remain TPHs on the Exchange in a regular Market-Maker capacity (with
the ability to act as a PMM on an order-by-order basis when they are
preferred on an order) and will not be unduly harmed by the elimination
of the Program (for the reasons described above). e-DPMs that desire to
continue to act as Market-Makers (with the ability to act as a PMM on
an order-by-order basis when they are preferred on an order) will be
informed of the elimination of their e-DPM status and provided the
opportunity to elect to become Market-Makers in those classes to which
they are currently appointed as e-DPMs.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to the
Exchange and, in particular, the requirements of Section 6(b) of the
Act.\8\ Specifically, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is
consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) \9\ requirements that the rules of
an exchange be designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and
practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating,
clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and
facilitation transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market
system, and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
Additionally, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is
consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) \10\ requirement that the rules of
an exchange not be designed to permit unfair discrimination between
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers. The Exchange believes that the
proposed elimination of the Program will not significantly harm market
quality, as current e-DPMs will be able to act as PMMs for orders on
which they are preferred (which is more beneficial anyway). Indeed, the
much greater participation entitlement for a PMM provides a much
stronger incentive to quote at the NBBO than the lower entitlement for
e-DPMs, which provides for narrower spreads. Following the proposed
elimination of the Program, all e-DPMs will still be Market-Makers with
the ability to act as PMMs for orders on which they are preferred. This
will place the former e-DPMs on the same competitive position as PMMs.
Further, other U.S. options exchanges do not have programs similar to
the Program, but do have programs similar to CBOE's PMM program.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \10\ Id.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    CBOE does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any
burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Exchange does not believe
that the proposed elimination of the Program will impose an unnecessary
burden on intramarket competition because e-DPMs, who are all also PMMs
(for orders on which they are preferred), will merely be placed in the
same competitive position as PMMs (for orders on which they are
preferred). The Exchange does not believe that the proposed elimination
of the Program will impose an unnecessary burden on intermarket
competition because other U.S. options exchanges do not have programs
similar to the Program (though they do have programs similar to CBOE's
PMM program), and because the elimination of Program only affects e-
DPMs on CBOE.

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

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period up to 90 days (i) as the
Commission may designate if it finds such longer period to be
appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to
which the Exchange consents, the Commission will:
    A. By order approve or disapprove such proposed rule change, or
    B. institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be disapproved.

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:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml ); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-CBOE-2013-110 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2013-110. 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 Web site (http://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 Web site viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., Washington,
DC 20549-1090 on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m.
and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal offices of the Exchange. All
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2013-110, and should be
submitted on or before December 11, 2013.
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    \11\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\11\
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2011-0019]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of information collection approval
from the Office of Management and Budget and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the
process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted a Generic
Information Collection Request (Generic ICR): ``Generic Clearance for
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' to
the Office of Management and Budget for approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA).

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 21, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget.
Comments should be addressed to the Desk Officer for the Department of
Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and sent via
electronic mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or faxed to (202) 395-
5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection should be made to Director,
Records Management Division, 1800 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA
20598-3005, facsimile number<PHONE_NUMBER>, or e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
    Abstract: The information collection activity will garner
qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely
manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving
service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that
provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not
statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide
insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and
expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus
attention on areas where communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of products or services. These
collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable
communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders.
It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement
of program management.
    Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: The target
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame,
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing
potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior fielding the
study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely to
have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for other
generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results.
    The Agency received no comments in response to the 60-day notice,
which the Office of Management and Budget published in the Federal
Register of December 22, 2010 (75 FR 80542).
    Below we provide FEMA's projected average estimates for the next 3
years: \1\
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    \1\ The 60-day notice included the following estimate of the
aggregate burden hours for this generic clearance federal-wide:
    Average Expected Annual Number of activities: 25,000.
    Average number of Respondents per Activity: 200.
    Annual responses: 5,000,000.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average minutes per response: 30.
    Burden hours: 2,500,000.
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    Current Actions: New collection of information.
    Type of Review: New Collection (OMB No. 1660-NEW).
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 4.
    Respondents: 173,800.
    Annual responses: 173,800.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average minutes per response: .12.
    Burden hours: 20,142 hours.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.

    Dated: June 8, 2011.
Lesia M. Banks,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14799-001]

Lock 13 Hydro Partners, LLC; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

    a. Type Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Pre-Application Document for an Original Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-14799-001.
    c. Date Filed: September 7, 2017.
    d. Applicant: Lock 13 Hydro Partners, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Evelyn Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Kentucky River, in Lee and Estill Counties,
Kentucky. The project would be located at the Commonwealth of
Kentucky's existing Lock and Dam No. 13. No federal land would be
occupied by the project works or located within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: David Brown Kinloch, Lock 13 Hydro Partners,
LLC, 414 S. Wenzel Street, Louisville, KY

40204;<PHONE_NUMBER>; [email protected]
    i. FERC Contact: Sarah Salazar,<PHONE_NUMBER> or
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating Agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC 61,076
(2001).
    k. Deadline for Filing Scoping Comments: February 8, 2018.
    l. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on Commission
staff's Scoping Document 1 (SD1). All comments on the SD1 should be
sent to the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on
SD1, requests for cooperating agency status, and all communications to
and from Commission staff related to the merits of the potential
application must be filed with the Commission. Documents may be filed
electronically via the internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission's website http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. In lieu of electronic
filing, please send a paper copy to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426.
    All filings with the Commission must include on the first page, the
project name (Evelyn Hydroelectric Project and number (P-14799-001),
and bear the appropriate heading: Comments on Scoping Document 1,
Request for Cooperating Agency Status, or Communications to and from
Commission Staff. Any individual or entity interested in commenting on
the SD1 must do so by February 8, 2018.
    m. A copy of the Pre-Application Document is available for review
at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, or may be viewed on the
Commission's website (http://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link.
Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the docket
number field, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at [email protected], or toll free at 1-866-
208-3676, or for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
    n. Scoping Process: The Commission staff intends to prepare a
single Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Evelyn Hydroelectric
Project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The
EA will consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental
impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action.
    Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping
meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments,
recommendations, and information, on the SD1 issued on January 9, 2018.
    Copies of the SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in
the EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list
and the applicant's distribution list. Copies of the SD1 may be viewed
on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Enter the
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or
for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: January 9, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Pages 17825-17826]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG19-92-000.
    Applicants: Seymour Hills Wind Project, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Seymour Hills Wind Project, LLC.
    Filed Date: 4/19/19.
    Accession Number: 20190419-5087.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/19.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1267-001.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Duke
Energy Indiana, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: 2019-04-18_SA 3280 DEI-Roaming Bison
Renewables E&P (J754) Substitute to be effective 3/14/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/18/19.
    Accession Number: 20190418-5179.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/9/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1621-000.
    Applicants: Great American Gas & Electric, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Baseline New to be effective
6/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/18/19.
    Accession Number: 20190418-5205.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/9/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1622-000.
    Applicants: Google Energy LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Revised Market Based Rate
Tariff Filing to be effective 4/9/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/18/19.
    Accession Number: 20190418-5209.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/9/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1623-000.

    Applicants: Meyersdale Storage, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Meyersdale Storage MBR
Tariff Revisions to be effective 4/19/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/18/19.
    Accession Number: 20190418-5210.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/9/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1624-000.
    Applicants: Unitil Service Corp.
    Description: Unitil Power Corp submits Statement of all billing
transactions under the Amended Unitil System Agreement for the period
January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.
    Filed Date: 4/18/19.
    Accession Number: 20190418-5215.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/9/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1625-000.
    Applicants: Northern Indiana Public Service Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Filing of a CIAC Agreement
to be effective 4/12/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/19/19.
    Accession Number: 20190419-5059.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1626-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2019-04-19_SA 2294 Heritage
Garden Wind Farm-ATC 4th Rev GIA to be effective 4/4/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/19/19.
    Accession Number: 20190419-5092.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1627-000.
    Applicants: PacifiCorp.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Termination of Orion Wind E&P
Agreement to be effective 6/27/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/19/19.
    Accession Number: 20190419-5094.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1628-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2019-04-19_SA 3296 ITC-
Dearborn Industrial Generation GIA to be effective 4/5/2019.
    Filed Date: 4/19/19.
    Accession Number: 20190419-5114.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/19.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: April 19, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-68279; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2012-117]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC;
Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on
Proposed Rule Change With Respect to INAV Pegged Orders for ETFs

November 21, 2012.
    On October 2, 2012, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``NASDAQ'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change to amend NASDAQ Rule 4751(f)(4) to include a new
Intraday Net Asset Value (``INAV'') Pegged Order for Exchange-Traded
Funds (``ETFs'') where the component stocks underlying the ETFs are
U.S. Component Stocks as defined by Rule 5705(a)(1)(C) and
5705(b)(1)(D) (``U.S. Component Stock ETFs''). The proposed rule change
was published for comment in the Federal Register on October 18,
2012.\3\ The Commission received one comment letter on the proposal.\4\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68042 (October 12,
2012), 77 FR 64167.
    \4\ See Letter from Dorothy Donohue, Deputy General Counsel,
Investment Company Institute, to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary,
Commission, dated November 8, 2012.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \5\ provides that, within 45 days of
the publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or
within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its
reasons for so finding or as to which the self-regulatory organization
consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change,
disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The
45th day for this filing

is December 2, 2012. The Commission is extending this 45-day time
period.
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    The Commission finds that it is appropriate to designate a longer
period within which to take action on the proposed rule change so that
it has sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change, the
comments received, and any response to the comments submitted by the
Exchange. The proposed rule change would, among other things, amend
NASDAQ Rule 4751(f)(4) to create a new INAV Pegged Order type for U.S.
Component Stock ETFs.
    Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\6\ designates January 16, 2012, as the date by which the
Commission should either approve or disapprove or institute proceedings
to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule change (File
Number SR-NASDAQ-2012-117).
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2016-N-0567]

Pediatric Advisory Committee; Amendment of Notice

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an
amendment to the notice of meeting of the Pediatric Advisory Committee.
This meeting was announced in the Federal Register of February 19,
2016. The amendment is being made to reflect a

change in the Location portion of the document. There are no other
changes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marieann Brill, Office of the
Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave.,
Bldg. 32, Rm. 5154, Silver Spring, MD 20993,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line,
1-800-741-8138<PHONE_NUMBER> in the Washington, DC area). Please call
the Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of February 19, 2016
(81 FR 8508), FDA announced that a meeting of the Pediatric Advisory
Committee would be held on April 12, 2016. On page 8508, in the first
column, the Location portion of the document is changed to read as
follows:
    DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bethesda-Washington DC, 8120 Wisconsin
Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814,<PHONE_NUMBER>. Answers to commonly asked
questions including information regarding special accommodations due to
a disability, visitor parking, and transportation may be accessed at:
http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/maryland/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel-bethesda-washington-dc-WASBHDT/index.html.
    This notice is issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. app. 2) and 21 CFR part 14, relating to the advisory committees.

    Dated: February 24, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2018-0159]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of an Approved
Information Collection Request: Commercial Driver Licensing and Test
Standards

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for information.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA
announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its
review and approval and invites public comment. The FMCSA requests
approval to revise and renew an ICR titled, ``Commercial Driver
Licensing and Test Standards,'' due to an increase in the number of
commercial driver's license records and the addition of one information
collection item: ``Driver completion of knowledge and skills tests 49
CFR 384.201.'' This ICR is needed to ensure that drivers, motor
carriers and the States are complying with notification and
recordkeeping requirements for information related to testing,
licensing, violations, convictions and disqualifications and that the
information is accurate, complete and transmitted and recorded within
certain time periods as required by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
Act of 1986 (CMVSA), as amended.

DATES: We must receive your comments on or before October 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2126-0011 using any of the
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Docket Operations; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: West building, Ground Floor,
Room 12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and
docket number. For detailed instructions on submitting comments, see
the Public Participation heading below. Note that all comments received
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the
online instructions for accessing the dockets, or go to the street
address listed above.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement for the Federal Docket Management System
published in the Federal Register on January 17, 2008 (73 FR 3316), or
you may visit http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdfE8-794.pdf.
    Public Participation: The Federal eRulemaking Portal is available
24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can obtain electronic
submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the ``help'' section
of the Federal eRulemaking Portal website. If you want us to notify you
that we received your comments, please include a self-addressed,
stamped envelope or postcard, or print the acknowledgement page that
appears after submitting comments online. Comments received after the
comment closing date will be included in the docket and will be
considered to the extent practicable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Selden Fritschner, Office of
Safety Programs, Commercial Driver's License Division (MC-ESL), Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The licensed drivers in the United States deserve
reasonable assurance that their fellow motorists are properly qualified
to drive the vehicles they operate. Before the Commercial Motor Vehicle
Safety Act of 1986 (CMVSA or the Act) Public Law 99-570, Title XII, 100
Stat. 3207-170, codified at 49 U.S.C. chapter 313) was signed by the
President on October 27, 1986, 18 States and the District of Columbia
authorized any person licensed to drive an automobile to also legally
drive a

large truck or bus. No special training or special license was required
to drive these vehicles, even though it was widely recognized that
operation of certain types of vehicles called for special skills,
knowledge and training. Even in the 32 States that had a classified
driver licensing system in place, only 12 of these States required an
applicant to take a skills test in a representative vehicle. Equally
serious was the problem of drivers possessing multiple driver licenses.
By spreading their convictions among several States, CMV drivers could
avoid punishment for their infringements, and stay behind the wheel.
    The CMVSA addressed these problems. Section 12002 of the Act makes
it illegal for a CMV operator to have more than one driver's license.
Section 12003 requires the CMV driver conducting operations in commerce
to notify both the designated State of licensure official and the
driver's employer of any convictions of State or local laws relating to
traffic control (except parking tickets). This section also required
the promulgation of regulations to ensure each person who applies for
employment as a CMV operator to notify prospective employers of all
previous employment as a CMV operator for at least the previous 10
years.
    In section 12005 of the Act, the Secretary of Transportation
(Secretary) is required to develop minimum Federal standards for
testing and licensing of operators of CMVs.
    Section 12007 of the Act also directs the Secretary, in cooperation
with the States, to develop a clearinghouse to aid the States in
implementing the one driver, one license, and one driving record
requirement. This clearinghouse is known as the Commercial Driver's
License Information System (CDLIS).
    The CMVSA further requires each person who has a CDL suspended,
revoked or canceled by a State, or who is disqualified from operating a
CMV for any period, to notify his or her employer of such actions.
Drivers of CMVs must notify their employers within 1 business day of
being notified of the license suspension, revocation, and cancellation,
or of the lost right to operate or disqualification. These requirements
are reflected in 49 CFR part 383, titled ``Commercial Driver's License
Standards; Requirements and Penalties.''
    Specifically, section 383.21 prohibits a person from having more
than one license; Section 383.31 requires notification of convictions
for driver violations; section 383.33 requires notification of driver's
license suspensions; section 383.35 requires notification of previous
employment; and section 383.37 outlines employer responsibilities.
Section 383.111 requires the passing of a knowledge test by the driver
and section 383.113 requires the passing of a skills test by the
driver; section 383.115 contains the requirement for the double/triple
trailer endorsement, section 383.117 contains the requirement for the
passenger endorsement, section 383.119 contains the requirement for the
tank vehicle endorsement and section 383.121 contains the requirement
for the hazardous materials endorsement.
    Section 12011 of the CMVSA states that the Secretary shall withhold
a portion of the Federal-aid highway funds apportioned to a State if
the State does not substantially comply with the requirements in
section 12009(a) of the Act. The information gathered during State
compliance reviews is used to determine whether States are complying
with these requirements.
    A final rule was published on July 31, 2002 (67 FR 49742)
implementing 15 of the 16 CDL related provisions of the Motor Carrier
Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (MCSIA) (Pub. L. 106-159, 113 Stat. 1748
(Dec. 9, 1999)) that were designed to enhance the safety of drivers on
our nation's highways by ensuring that only safe drivers operate CMVs.
These new requirements are contained in 49 CFR part 383 and include:
Five new major and serious disqualifying offenses (section 383.51):
Non-CMV disqualifying offenses by a CDL holder (section 383.51);
disqualification of drivers determined to be an imminent hazard
(section 383.52); a new school bus endorsement (section 383.123); a
prohibition on issuing a hardship license to operate a CMV while under
suspension (section 384.210); a prohibition on masking convictions
(section 384.226); and various requirements for transmitting, posting
and retaining driver convictions and disqualification records.
    A Final Rule was published on December 1, 2008 (73 FR 73096) that
implemented the 16th CDL related provision of MCSIA, the merging of the
medical certification and CDL issuing processes.
    An interim final rule (IFR) was published on May 5, 2003 (68 FR
23844) as a companion rule to the Transportation Security
Administration's (TSA's) May 5, 2003 IFR implementing section 1012 of
the USA PATRIOT Act (Pub. L. 107-56) on security threat assessments for
drivers applying for or renewing a CDL with a hazardous materials
endorsement. While TSA set the requirements in their rule; FMCSA has
the responsibility as part of the CDL testing and issuance process to
ensure that States are in compliance with the TSA requirements.
    Section 4019 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(TEA-21), Public Law 105-178, 112 Stat. June 8, 1999, requires the
Secretary of Transportation to review the procedures established and
implemented by the States under 49 U.S.C. 31305 for CDL knowledge and
skills testing to determine whether the current testing system is an
accurate measure and reflection of an individual's knowledge and skills
to operate a CMV. The results of this review were incorporated into the
new ``2005 CDL Test System.'' A final rule was published on May 9,
2011, that requires the use of a State Testing System that is
comparable to the 2005 CDL Test System.
    Section 4122 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, Public Law 109-59,
August 10, 2005, requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to
prescribe regulations on minimum uniform standards for the issuance of
commercial learner's permits (CLPs), as it has already done for CDLs
[49 U.S.C. 31308]. More specifically, section 4122 provides that an
applicant for a CLP must first pass a knowledge test which complies
with minimum standards prescribed by the Secretary and may have only
one CLP at a time; that the CLP document must have the same information
and security features as the CDL; and that the data on each CLP holder
must be added to the driver's record in CDLIS. The Final Rule published
on May 9, 2011 also includes each of those requirements.
    Section 703 of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act
of 2006 (SAFE Port Act), Public Law 109-347, October 13, 2006, requires
the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations implementing
the recommendations in a memorandum issued by the DOT's Office of the
Inspector General (OIG) on June 4, 2004, concerning verification of the
legal status of commercial drivers, as well as the recommendations in a
report issued by the OIG on February 7, 2006, titled ``Oversight of the
Commercial Driver's License Program'' dealing with steps needed to
improve anti-fraud measures in the CDL program. The specific
recommendations include: The establishment of a legal presence
requirement for CDL issuance; declaring a State out of substantial
compliance with the CDL requirements if the State fails to impose
adequate internal controls to detect and help prevent fraud in the CDL
program or fails to take

adequate corrective action when fraud is discovered; and imposed
sanctions against States for noncompliance. This Final Rule published
on May 9, 2011 includes all the OIG's recommendations. Many of the
operational procedures suggested by the OIG for carrying out the
recommendations have also been adopted.
    This information collection supports the DOT Strategic Goal of
Safety by requiring that drivers of CMVs are properly licensed
according to all applicable Federal requirements.
    The 10-year employment history information supplied by the CDL
holder to the employer upon application for employment (49 CFR 383.35)
is used to assist the employer in meeting his/her responsibilities to
ensure that the applicant does not have a history of high safety risk
behavior.
    State officials use the information collected on the license
application form (49 CFR 383.71), the medical certificate information
that is posted to the driving record and the conviction and
disqualification data posted to the driving record (49 CFR 383.73) to
prevent unqualified and/or disqualified CDL holders from operating CMVs
on the nation's highways. State officials are also required to
administer knowledge and skills tests to CDL driver applicants (49 CFR
384.202). The driver applicant is required to correctly answer at least
80 percent of the questions on each knowledge test to achieve a passing
score on that test. To achieve a passing score on the skills test, the
driver applicant must demonstrate that he/she can successfully perform
all the skills listed in the regulations. During State CDL compliance
reviews, FMCSA officials review this information to ensure that the
provisions of the regulations are being carried out.
    Without the aforementioned requirements, there would be no uniform
control over driver licensing practices to prevent unqualified and/or
disqualified drivers from being issued a CDL and to prevent unsafe
drivers from spreading their convictions among several licenses in
several States and remaining behind the wheel of a CMV. Failure to
collect this information would render the regulations unenforceable.
    This request for renewed approval includes one additional
information collection item: ``Driver completion of knowledge and
skills tests [49 CFR 384.201].'' This section is added as a result of a
new requirement for States to assure the testing of commercial
learner's permits follow a standardized testing procedure.
    Title: Commercial Driver Licensing and Test Standards.
    OMB Number: 2126-0011.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently-approved information
collection.
    Respondents: Drivers with a commercial learner's permit (CLP) or
commercial driver's license (CDL) and State driver licensing agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,364,972 driver respondents and
4,746 State respondents.
    Estimated Time per Response: Varies.
    Expiration Date: October 31, 2018.
    Frequency of Response: Varies.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,825,503 hours, which is the total
of four tasks for CDL drivers (2,403,248 hours), added to a total of
eight tasks for State driver licensing agency CDL activities (422,255
hours).
    Information collection tasks and associated burden hours are as
follows:

IC-1.1 Driver Notification of Convictions/Disqualifications to
Employer: 473,577 hours
IC-1.2 Driver Providing Previous Employment History to New Employer:
297,758 hours
IC-1.3 Driver Completion of the CDL Application Form: 40,719 hours
IC-1.4 Driver Completion of Knowledge and Skills Tests: 1,591,194 hours
IC-2.1 State Recording of Medical Examiner's Certificate Information:
80,344 hours
IC-2.2 State Recording of the Self Certification of Commercial Motor
Vehicle (CMV) Operation: 3,018 hours
IC-2.3 State Verification of Medical Certification Status: 3,180
IC-2.4 Annual State Certification of Compliance: 1,632 hours
IC-2.5 State Preparing for and Participating in Annual Program Review:
10,200 hours
IC-2.6 CDLIS/PDPS/State Recordkeeping: 214,548 hours
IC-2.7 Knowledge and Skills Test Recordkeeping: 82,034 hours
IC-2.8 Knowledge and Skills Test Examiner Certification: 27,299 hours

    Definitions: Under 49 CFR 383.5:
    Commercial motor vehicle (CMV) means a motor vehicle or combination
of motor vehicles used in commerce to transport passengers or property
if the motor vehicle--
    (1) Has a gross combination weight rating or gross combination
weight of 11,794 kilograms or more (26,001 pounds or more), whichever
is greater, inclusive of a towed unit(s) with a gross vehicle weight
rating or gross vehicle weight of more than 4,536 kilograms (10,000
pounds), whichever is greater; or
    (2) Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of
11,794 or more kilograms (26,001 pounds or more), whichever is greater;
or
    (3) Is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the
driver; or
    (4) Is of any size and is used in the transportation of hazardous
materials as defined in this section.
    Hazardous materials means any material that has been designated as
hazardous under 49 U.S.C. 5103 and is required to be placarded under
subpart F of 49 CFR part 172 or any quantity of a material listed as a
select agent or toxin in 42 CFR part 73.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed
collection is necessary for the performance of FMCSA's functions; (2)
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information. The agency will summarize or include your
comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information
collection.

    Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87 on: August 2, 2018.
Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13884-001]

Pennamaquan Tidal Power LLC; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of
Pre-Filing Process and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and
Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study
Requests

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
an Original License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
    b. Project No.: 13884-001.
    c. Dated Filed: July 19, 2012.
    d. Submitted By: Pennamaquan Tidal Power LLC (Pennamaquan Power).
    e. Name of Project: Pennamaquan Tidal Power Plant Project.
    f. Location: On the Pennamaquan River at the entrance to Cobscook
Bay in the Town of Pembroke, Washington County, Maine. The project
would not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Andrew Landry, 45 Memorial Circle, P.O. Box
1058, Augusta, ME 04332.<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    i. FERC Contact: Nicholas Palso, Ph.D. at<PHONE_NUMBER> or email
at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item o. below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402 and (b) the State Historic
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historical
Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating Pennamaquan Power as the
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act,
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act.
    m. Pennamaquan Power filed with the Commission a Pre-Application
Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule),
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site
(http://www.ferc.gov), using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket
number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
    o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and
Commission staff's Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests.
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
Documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration,
using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the
end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing,
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and
seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    All filings with the Commission must include on the first page, the
project name (Pennamaquan Tidal Power Plant Project) and number (P-
13884-001), and bear the appropriate heading: ``Comments on Pre-
Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,'' ``Comments on Scoping
Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency Status,'' or
``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any individual or
entity interested in submitting study requests, commenting on the PAD
or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so by
November 13, 2012.
    p. We intend to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for this
project. The scoping meetings identified below satisfy the NEPA scoping
requirements.

Scoping Meetings

    Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of
the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will
focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental
organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and
to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the
scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental
document. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:

Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Date: Friday, October 26, 2012.
    Time: 1 p.m.
    Location: Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Eastern
Maine Regional Office, 106 Hogan Road, Bangor, Maine 04401.
    Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date: Thursday, October 25, 2012.
    Time: 6 p.m.
    Location: Pembroke Elementary School Gymnasium, 36 U.S. Route 1,
Pembroke, Maine 04666.
    Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be
addressed in the environmental document, was mailed to the individuals
and entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be
available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the web at
http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions
for accessing information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written
comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a

revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues,
identified through the scoping process.

Site Visit

    Pennamaquan Power will conduct a site visit for the proposed
project on Thursday, October 25, 2012, starting at 1 p.m. The site
visit will begin at the boat ramp parking lot on Boat Landing Road (off
of Garnet Head Road), Pembroke, Maine 04666. For information about the
meeting location for the site visit, please call Ramez Atiya from
Pennamaquan Power at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that
incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of
federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or
Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an
environmental document.
    Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues
and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are
included in item n. of this document.

Meeting Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed
in the public records of the project.

    Dated: September 14, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-9377; Airspace Docket No. 16-AEA-8]
RIN 2120-AA66

Amendment of Class E Airspace for Lancaster, PA; and
Williamsport, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the legal description of Class E surface
airspace at Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, PA, by removing the Lancaster
VORTAC from the header, and rewording the description for clarity.
Also, this action amends the legal description of Class E surface
airspace at Williamsport Regional Airport, Williamsport, PA, by
removing the Williamsport Regional Airport ILS localizer from the
header, and rewording the description for clarity. Finally, this action
amends the legal description of Class E airspace designated as an
extension to Class D airspace at Williamsport Regional Airport by
rewording the description for clarity. This action does not affect the
boundaries or operating requirements of the airspace.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, November 8, 2018. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual
revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11.C Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/airtraffic/publications/. For further information, you can
contact the Airspace Policy and Regulations Group, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>. The Order is also available for inspection
at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this material at NARA, call (202)
741-6030, or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  John Fornito, Operations Support
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 1701
Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106, describes
the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation
Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority.
This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it makes a clerical correction to the headers and descriptions of
Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, PA, and Williamsport Regional Airport,
Williamsport, PA.

History

    The FAA Aeronautical Information Services branch found the Class E
surface airspace descriptors for Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, PA, and
Williamsport Regional Airport, Williamsport, PA required clarification
as published in FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points. The headers of Class E surface area airspace were incorrect in
the Order. Also, a clerical amendment in the legal description also is
made to the airspace designation, by adding verbiage to the
description, for clarity.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6002, and
6004, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11C dated August 13, 2018, and
effective September 15, 2018, which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR part 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in this
document will be published subsequently in the Order.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and effective September 15,
2018. FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly available as listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11C lists Class A,
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.

The Rule

    This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 by correcting the headers and descriptors of Class E surface
airspace of Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, PA, and Williamsport Regional
Airport, Williamsport, PA. The Lancaster VORTAC is removed from
Lancaster, PA header, and the Williamsport Regional Airport ILS
localizer is removed from the Williamsport, PA, header, as neither are
used in the descriptors. Also, ``That airspace extending from the
surface'' is added to the Class E surface airspace descriptor of both
airports, and ``to a 7-mile radius of the airport ``is added to the
Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class D surface area
of Williamsport Regional Airport's descriptor.
    This is an administrative change and does not affect the
boundaries, or operating requirements of the airspace, therefore,
notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this regulation: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory
action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule''
under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26,
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter
that only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures,'' paragraph 5-6.5.a. This airspace action is not expected
to cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an
environmental assessment.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854,
24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1   [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 13, 2018, effective September 15, 2018, is amended
as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E Surface Area Airspace.

* * * * *

AEA PA E2 Lancaster, PA [Amended]

Lancaster Airport, PA
    (Lat. 40[deg]07'21'' N, long. 76[deg]17'40'' W)

    That airspace extending from the surface within a 4.1-mile
radius of Lancaster Airport, and that airspace extending upward from
the surface. This Class E airspace area is effective during the
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously
published in the Chart Supplement.
* * * * *

AEA PA E2 Williamsport, PA [Amended]

Williamsport Regional Airport, PA
    (Lat. 41[deg]14'30'' N, long. 76[deg]55'19'' W)

    That airspace extending from the surface within a 4.2-mile
radius of Williamsport Regional Airport. This Class E airspace area
is effective during the specific dates and times established in
advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will
thereafter be continuously published in the Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Designated as an Extension to a
Class D Surface Area.

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AEA PA E4 Williamsport, PA [Amended]

Williamsport Regional Airport, PA
    (Lat. 41[deg]14'30'' N, long. 76[deg]55'19'' W)

Williamsport Regional Airport ILS localizer
    (Lat. 41[deg]14'17'' N, long. 76[deg]56'17'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface from the 4.2-
mile radius of Williamsport Regional Airport to a 7-mile radius of
the airport, extending clockwise from a 270[deg] bearing to the
312[deg] bearing from the airport and within an 11.3-mile radius of
the airport extending clockwise from the 312[deg] bearing to the
350[deg] bearing from the airport and within an 11.3-mile radius of
the airport extending clockwise from the 004[deg] bearing to the
099[deg] bearing from the airport and within 3.5 miles south of the
airport east localizer course extending from the 4.2-mile radius of
the airport east to the 099[deg] bearing from the airport.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on October 3, 2018.
Ryan W. Almasy,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2018-22254 Filed 10-15-18; 8:45 am]
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