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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 573

[Docket No. FDA-2017-F-0969]

Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals;
Spent Bleaching Clay

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notification; petition for rulemaking; amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is
amending a notice of petition announcing that the Canadian Oilseed
Processors Association has filed a petition proposing that the food
additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of spent
bleaching clay as a flow agent in canola meal for all livestock and
poultry species. Additionally, the petition proposes that the
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of silicon dioxide
and diatomaceous earth as components of spent bleaching clay. At our
request, a revised environmental assessment (EA) has been placed in the
docket for public review and comment.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the petitioner's
environmental assessment by June 15, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments
must be submitted on or before June 15, 2020. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of June 15, 2020. Comments received
by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) will be
considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service
acceptance receipt is on or before that date.

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2017-F-0969 for ``Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking
Water of Animals; Spent Bleaching Clay.'' Received comments, those
filed in a timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will be placed in the docket
and, except for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,''
publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets
Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the

information you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note
that states ``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The
Agency will review this copy, including the claimed confidential
information, in its consideration of comments. The second copy, which
will have the claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out,
will be available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov. Submit both copies to the Dockets Management
Staff. If you do not wish your name and contact information to be made
publicly available, you can provide this information on the cover sheet
and not in the body of your comments and you must identify this
information as ``confidential.'' Any information marked as
``confidential'' will not be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR
10.20 and other applicable disclosure law. For more information about
FDA's posting of comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September
18, 2015, or access the information at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-02015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chelsea Cerrito, Center for Veterinary
Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl. (HFV-224),
Rockville, MD 20855,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 409(b)(5) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5)), notice was given in the
Federal Register of April 18, 2017 (82 FR 18268), that a food additive
petition (FAP 2299) has been filed by the Canadian Oilseed Processors
Association, 404-167 Lombard Ave., Winnipeg MB R3B 0T6, Canada. The
petition proposes to amend Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) in part 573 Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water
of Animals (21 CFR part 573) to provide for the safe use of spent
bleaching clay as a flow agent in canola meal for all livestock and
poultry species. Additionally, the submission proposes that the
existing regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of silicon
dioxide (21 CFR 573.940) and diatomaceous earth (21 CFR 573.340) for
use as components of spent bleaching clay.
    In a Federal Register notice published on March 19, 2019 (84 FR
9989), an amendment was made to the petition to include an
environmental assessment. Based on a review of that assessment, we have
asked the petitioner to make revisions.
    To encourage public participation consistent with regulations
issued under the National Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR 1501.4(b)),
we are placing the revised EA submitted with FAP 2299 on public display
at the Dockets Management Staff (see DATES and ADDRESSES) for public
review and comment.
    We will also place on public display, at the Dockets Management
Staff and at https://www.regulations.gov, any amendments to, or
comments on, the petitioner's EA without further announcement in the
Federal Register. If, based on our review, we find that an
environmental impact statement is not required, and this petition
results in a regulation, we will publish the notice of availability of
our finding of no significant impact and the evidence supporting that
finding with the regulation in the Federal Register in accordance with
21 CFR 25.51(b).

    Dated: May 6, 2020.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-66054; File No. SR-CBOE-2011-120]

 Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change to Amend the Fees Schedule

December 23, 2011.
    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 December 12, 2011, the 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
substantially prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing
this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from
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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 amend its Fees Schedule. The text of the
proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site (http://www.cboe.org/legal), at the Exchange's Office of the Secretary, and at
the Commission.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization
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 those 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 parts of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to implement a Volume Incentive Program (the
``Program''). Under the Program, the Exchange shall credit each Trading
Permit Holder (``TPH'') the per contract amount set forth in the table
below resulting from each public customer (``C'' origin code or ``C'')
order transmitted by that TPH which is executed electronically on the
Exchange in all multiply-listed option classes (excluding qualified
contingent cross (``QCC'') trades), provided the TPH meets certain
volume thresholds in a month as described below. The volume thresholds
are calculated based on the customer average daily volume over the
course of the month. Volume will be recorded for and credits will be
delivered to the TPH Firm that enters the order into CBOEdirect.

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    Customer contracts per day
 (``CPD'') threshold per month in   Per contract credit at each tier per
  multiply-listed option classes                trading day
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Contracts 0-100,000 Customer CPD.  $.00 per contract.
Contracts 100,001-250,000          $.05 per contract.
 Customer CPD.
Contracts 250,001-375,000          $.12 per contract.
 Customer CPD.
Contracts 375,001 + Customer CPD.  $.20 per contract.
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    The Exchange will aggregate the contracts resulting from customer
orders transmitted and executed electronically on the Exchange from
affiliated TPHs for purposes of the thresholds below, provided there is
at least 75% common ownership between the firms as reflected on each
firm's Form BD, Schedule A. Additionally, the Exchange will aggregate
all the contracts contained in any complex order (e.g., a 10-lot
butterfly spread will count as 40 contracts).
    By way of example, Electronic Access Permit (``EAP'') TPH Firm XYZ,
Inc. (``XYZ'') electronically executes 3,000,000 customer (C) multiply-
listed option contracts during the month of January. XYZ, also executes
1,000,000 customer (C) multiply-listed option contracts in open outcry,
and 800,000 customer (C) SPX and VIX option contracts both
electronically and in open outcry during the month of January, for a
total of 4,800,000 customer contracts. The 1,000,000 customer (C)
multiply-listed option contracts executed in open outcry would not
count towards the Program, because they were not executed
electronically. The 800,000 SPX and VIX option contracts would also not
count towards the Program because those are not multiply-listed
products. Assume for the sake of these examples that there are 20
trading days in the month. The 3,000,000 customer (C) multiply-listed
option contracts executed during the month by XYZ, divided by the 20
trading days in the month, yields an average of 150,000 contracts per
day (``CPD''). Per the Program, XYZ would receive a $0.00 credit for
the first 100,000 CPD, and a $.05/contract credit for the 50,000 CPD
above the first 100,000 CPD. Therefore, XYZ would receive a credit of
$2,500 per day, multiplied by the 20 trading days in the month, for a
total credit of $50,000 for the month.
    For another example, EAP TPH Firm ABC, Inc. (``ABC'')
electronically executes 6,000,000 customer (C) multiply-listed option
contracts during the month of January. The 6,000,000 customer (C)
multiply-listed option contracts executed during the month by ABC,
divided by the 20 trading days in the month, yields an average of
300,000 CPD. Per the Program, XYZ would receive a $0.00 credit for the
first 100,000 CPD, and a $.05/contract credit for the next 150,000 CPD
(100,001 CPD-250,000 CPD), and then a credit of $0.12/contract for the
last 50,000 CPD (250,001-300,000 CPD). Therefore, ABC would receive a
credit of $13,500 per day, multiplied by the 20 trading days in the
month, for a total credit of $270,000 for the month.
    The purpose of the Program is to encourage TPHs to direct greater
customer trade volume to the Exchange. Increased customer volume will
provide for greater liquidity, which benefits all market participants.
The practice of incentivizing increased retail customer order flow in
order to attract professional liquidity providers (Market-Makers) is,
and has been, commonly practiced in the options markets. As such,
marketing fee programs,\3\ customer posting incentive

programs,\4\ and equity sharing arrangements,\5\ are based on
attracting public customer order flow. The Program similarly intends to
attract customer order flow, which will increase liquidity, thereby
providing greater trading opportunities and tighter spreads for other
market participants and causing a corresponding increase in order flow
from such other market participants.
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    \3\ See CBOE Fees Schedule, Footnote 6
    \4\ See NYSE Arca, Inc. Fees Schedule, page 3 (section titled
``Customer Monthly Posting Thresholds in Post/Take Executions in
Penny Pilot Issues'').
    \5\ See the NYSE Amex, LLC's ``Volume-Based Equity Plan'',
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 64742 (June 24, 2011) (SR-
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    The specific volume thresholds of the Program's tiers were set
based upon business determinations and an analysis of current volume
levels. The volume thresholds are intended to incentivize firms that
route some customer orders to the Exchange to increase the number of
orders that are sent to the Exchange to achieve the next threshold.
Increasing the number of orders sent to the Exchange will in turn
provide tighter and more liquid markets, and therefore attract more
business overall. Similarly, the different credit rates at the
different tier levels were based on an analysis of revenue and volume
levels and are intended to provide increasing ``rewards'' for
increasing the volume of trades sent to the Exchange. The specific
amounts of the tiers and rates were set in order to encourage suppliers
of customer order flow to reach for higher tiers.
    The Exchange proposes limiting the Program to multiply-listed
options classes because CBOE does not compete with other exchanges for
order flow in the Exchange's proprietary, singly-listed products.
Further, the Exchange devoted a lot of resources to developing the
Exchange's proprietary products, and desires to retain funds collected
in order to recoup those expenditures.
    The Exchange also proposes limiting the Program to electronic
orders because the vast majority of TPHs that transmit customer orders
in multiply-listed options to the Exchange do so electronically.
Moreover, the competitive pressures from other exchanges in electronic
orders and different business model for electronic orders as opposed to
open outcry orders leads the Exchange to offer a rebate in order to
compete with other exchanges for electronic orders.
    The Exchange proposes excluding QCC trades from the Program because
the vast majority of QCC trades in multiply-listed classes are
facilitation trades on which the Exchange does not collect revenue. As
such, it would not be viable for the Exchange to pay credits for QCC
trades that do not create revenue for the Exchange.
    The credits paid out as part of the program will be drawn from the
general revenues of the Exchange.\6\ The Exchange calculates volume
thresholds on a daily basis over the course of a month instead of a
flat monthly basis because some months contain more trading days than
others. The proposed rule change is to take effect January 1, 2011
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    \6\ Despite providing credits under the Program, the Exchange
represents that it will continue to have adequate resources to fund
its regulatory program and fulfill its responsibilities as a self-
regulatory organization. See email from Jeff Dritz, Attorney, CBOE,
to Sara Hawkins, Special Counsel, and Adam Moore, Attorney Advisor,
Division of Trading and Markets, Commission, dated December 20,
2011.
    \7\ The Commission notes that CBOE intends the proposed rule
change to be effective on January 1, 2012, not 2011, as stated in
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2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) of the
Act,\8\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(4) \9\
of the Act in particular, in that it is designed to provide for the
equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and other charges among
CBOE Trading Permit Holders and other persons using Exchange
facilities. The Program is reasonable because it will allow providers
of customer order flow to receive a credit for such activity. The
Program is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because, while
only customer order flow qualifies for the Program, an increase in
customer order flow will bring greater volume and liquidity, which
benefit all market participants by providing more trading opportunities
and tighter spreads. Similarly, offering increasing credits for
executing higher numbers of customer contracts (increased credit rates
at increased volume tiers) is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory
because such increased rates and tiers encourage TPHs to direct
increased amounts of customer contracts to the Exchange. The resulting
increased volume and liquidity will benefit those TPHs who receive the
lower tier levels, or do not qualify for the Program at all, by
providing more trading opportunities and tighter spreads.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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    Limiting the Program to multiply-listed options classes is
reasonable because those parties trading heavily in multiply-listed
classes will now begin to receive a credit for such trading, and is
equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because the Exchange has
devoted a lot of resources to develop its proprietary singly-listed
options classes, and therefore needs to retain funds collected in order
to recoup those expenditures.
    The Exchange believes that it is reasonable to offer a rebate only
for order entered electronically in an attempt to attract greater
electronic business and compete with other exchanges for such business.
The business models surrounding electronic orders and open outcry
orders are different, and as such, the Exchange offers different
incentives to encourage the entry of electronic and open outcry orders.
For example, the Exchange waives the transaction fee for public
customer orders in SPY and XLF options that are executed in open
outcry.\10\ Furthermore, in assessing whether to offer rebates, the
Exchange experiences different competitive pressures from other
exchanges with respect to electronic orders than it does with respect
to open outcry orders. The Exchange also believes that paying a
different rebate for electronic orders than it does for open outcry
orders is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because other
exchanges distinguish between delivery methods for certain market
participants and pay different rebates depending on the method of
delivery. This type of distinction is not novel and has long existed
within the industry.
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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 not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of
the purposes of the Act.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    The proposed rule change is designated by the Exchange as
establishing or changing a due, fee, or other charge, thereby
qualifying for effectiveness on filing pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)
of the Act \11\ and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b-4 \12\

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.
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    \12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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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:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-CBOE-2011-120 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-2011-120. 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 on
official business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 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-2011-120, and should be submitted on or before
January 20, 2012.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549-2736

Extension:
    Rule 301 of Regulation ATS; [SEC File No. 270-451, OMB Control
No. 3235-0509]

    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'') has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (``OMB'') a request for approval of extension of the
previously approved collection of information provided for in Rule 301
of Regulation ATS (17 CFR 242.301) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) (``Exchange Act'').
    Regulation ATS provides a regulatory structure for alternative
trading systems. Rule 301 of Regulation ATS contains certain record
keeping and reporting requirements, as well as additional obligations
that apply only to alternative trading systems with significant volume.
The Rule requires all alternative trading systems that wish to comply
with Regulation ATS to file an initial operation report on Form ATS.
Alternative trading systems are also required to supply updates on Form
ATS to the Commission describing material changes to the system, file
quarterly transaction reports on Form ATS-R, and file cessation of
operations reports on Form ATS. An alternative trading system with
significant volume is required to comply with requirements for fair
access and systems capacity, integrity, and security. Rule 301 also
imposes certain requirements pertaining to written safeguards and
procedures to protect subscribers' confidential trading information.
    The Commission staff estimates that entities subject to the
requirements of Rule 301 will spend a total of approximately 2,687
hours a year to comply with the Rule.
    Regulation ATS requires ATSs to preserve any records, for at least
three years, made in the process of complying with the systems
capacity, integrity and security requirements.
    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.
    The public may view background documentation for this information
collection at the following website: www.reginfo.gov. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to (i) www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain and (ii) David Bottom,
Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission,
c/o Cynthia Roscoe, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or by
sending an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: August 30, 2021.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2001-10486]

Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged
in U.S. Waters; Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of a Draft
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS) for the rulemaking
entitled ``Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water''
(Docket No. USCG-2001-10486), published elsewhere in today's issue of
the Federal Register. This DPEIS provides an assessment of the
potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed
establishment of ballast water discharge standards. The standards would
be used to approve alternative ballast water management methods that
are effective in preventing or reducing the introduction of
nonindigenous species via discharged ballast water into United States
waters. We request your comments on this DPEIS.

DATES: Comments and related material must either be submitted to our
online docket via http://www.regulations.gov on or before November 27,
2009 or reach the Docket Management Facility by that date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2001-10486 using any one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call or e-mail Mr. John Morris, Project Manager, Environmental
Standards Division, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, telephone 202-372-
1433, e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing
or submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments and related material on the
Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS). All comments
received will be posted, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov
and will include any personal information you have provided.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the
docket number for this notice (USCG-2001-10486) and provide a reason
for each suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and
material online, or by fax, mail or hand delivery, but please use only
one of these means. We recommend that you include your name and a
mailing address, an e-mail address, or a telephone number in the body
of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions
regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov and
click on the ``submit a comment'' box, which will then become
highlighted in blue. Insert ``USCG-2001-10486'' in the Keyword box,
click ``Search'', and then click on the balloon shape in the Actions
column. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit
them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\; by 11 inches,
suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit them by mail
and would like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a
stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all
comments and material received during the comment period.
    Viewing the comments and DPEIS: To view the comments and the DPEIS,
go to http://www.regulations.gov, enter the docket number for this
rulemaking (USCG-2001-10486) in the Keyword box, and click ``Search''.
If you do not have access to the Internet, you may view the docket by
visiting the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground
floor of the Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. We have an agreement
with the Department of Transportation to use the Docket Management
Facility.
    Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of 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 a
Privacy Act system of records notice regarding our public dockets in
the January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Background and Purpose

    The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has evaluated the impacts to
the environment from a range of alternative ballast water discharge
standards (BWDS). BWDS would be used to approve ballast water
management systems (BWMS) that are at least as effective as ballast
water exchange in preventing or reducing the introduction of
nonindigenous species (NIS) via discharged ballast water.
    Ballast water is taken on by a vessel to increase the water draft,
change the trim, regulate the stability, or maintain stress loads
within acceptable operational limits. The term NIS refers to organisms
found outside of their native or historical range. In cases where they
invade ecosystems, NIS may alter aquatic and marine ecosystems and
biodiversity, impact commercial and recreational fisheries, cause
infrastructure damage, contribute to potential risks to human health,
and generally create detrimental economic impacts. Ballast water
discharge (BWD) is a major pathway for NIS introduction from vessels
operating in or entering United States waters.
    On September 26, 2003, the USCG announced its proposed action to
establish BWDS that would be effective in preventing the introduction
and spread of NIS via discharged ballast water. (68 FR 55559). This
Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS) addresses the
effects on the human and natural environment of five alternatives for
the proposed regulatory action to establish BWDS. This DPEIS is issued
in conjunction with a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published
elsewhere in today's Federal Register. The DPEIS will be used to make
an informed decision about BWDS and to understand the nationwide
environmental and socioeconomic implications of the decision.

Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS)

    We request your comments on the alternatives analyzed in the DPEIS,
methodologies used in the DPEIS, and possible sources of data or
information not included in the DPEIS. Your comments will be considered
in preparing the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
(FPEIS).
    The USCG is the lead federal agency for this action under the
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990
(NANPCA) as reauthorized and amended in the National Invasive Species
Act of 1996 (NISA).

    Dated: August 17, 2009.
F.J. Sturm,
Acting Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast
Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13283-000]

The Nevada Hydro Company, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications

April 13, 2009.
    On September 2, 2008, The Nevada Hydro Company, Inc. filed an
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the 600-
megawatt (MW) River Mountain Pumped Storage Project, located on Lake
Dardanelle on the Arkansas River in Logan County, Arkansas. The sole
purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit
holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A
preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any
land disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters
owned by others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project works consist of: (a) A 183-acre upper
reservoir, lined with an impermeable membrane, having 11,580 acre-feet
gross storage capacity, excavated within a 225-acre site and formed by
a rockfill embankment with a height ranging from 25 to 120 feet above
existing topography; (b) a reinforced concrete intake/outlet structure
in the upper reservoir; (c) a 30-foot diameter, concrete-lined vertical
shaft approximately 680 feet long connecting the upper reservoir's
intake and outlet structure to an underground, horizontal power tunnel;
(d) a 30-foot-diameter, concrete-lined, power tunnel that extends 1,250
feet from the vertical shaft to the penstocks; (e) three 16-foot
diameter penstocks approximately 450 feet long, 250 feet of which are
steel-lined; (f) an underground powerhouse, approximately 560 feet
below the ground surface, containing three reversible pump-turbine
generator units, each nominally rated at 200 MW, generating with up to
13,200 cfs and pumping with up to 10,560 cfs; (g) an underground
transformer gallery, surge chamber, access tunnel and vent shaft
located near the powerhouse; (h) a horseshoe-shaped tailrace tunnel, 40
feet high by 40 feet wide extending 4,800 feet from the powerhouse to a
submerged intake/outlet structure in Lake Dardanelle; (i) a 500-kV
transmission line originating from the powerhouse and extending
approximately 1.8 miles to an existing 500-kV transmission line owned
by Arkansas Power and Light; (j) approximately five miles of new
project access roads; and appurtenant equipment and facilities. The
project would generate approximately 6,000 megawatt-hours per day. The
project would utilize the 34,300-acre Lake Dardanelle, managed by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for navigation, recreation, and hydropower
generation, as the lower reservoir, however, Lake Dardanelle would not
be a licensed facility of the proposed project.
    Applicant Contact: Rexford Wait, The Nevada Hydro Company, Inc.,
2416 Cades Way, Vista, CA 92083; phone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing
applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
under the ``e-Filing'' link. If unable to be filed electronically,
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For
more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to
the Commission's Web site located at http://www.ferc.gov/filing-
comments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed or
printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of Commission's Web site at http://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
13283) in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0787]

Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration
Staff; Investigational Device Exemptions for Early Feasibility Medical
Device Clinical Studies, Including Certain First in Human Studies;
Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the
comment period for the notice that appeared in the Federal Register of
Thursday, November, 10, 2011 (76 FR 70150). In the notice, FDA
requested comments on the draft guidance that addresses the approaches
FDA intends to facilitate early feasibility studies of medical devices,
using appropriate risk mitigation strategies, under the investigational
device exemption (IDE) requirements. The Agency is taking this

action to allow interested persons additional time to submit comments.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments and information by
March 9, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the draft guidance to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments to the Division of Dockets
Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane,
rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Identify comments with the docket number
found in brackets in the heading of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorothy Abel, Center for Devices and
Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
Ave., Bldg. 66, rm. 1204, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

I. Background

    In the Federal Register of November 10, 2011 (76 FR 70150), FDA
published a notice announcing the availability of the draft guidance
entitled ``Investigational Device Exemptions (IDE) for Early
Feasibility Medical Device Clinical Studies, Including Certain First in
Human (FIH) Studies'' and the opening of a public docket to receive
comments on the key principles unique to the justification for, and
design of, early feasibility studies, as well as outlines the general
principles for preparing and reviewing early feasibility study IDE
applications that are discussed in the guidance. Interested persons
were invited to submit comments by February 8, 2012. At this time, the
Agency is extending the comment period until March 9, 2012, to continue
to receive public comments. Comments submitted to the docket will
enhance the development and review of IDE applications for early
feasibility studies of significant risk for the industry and the Center
for Devices and Radiological Health.

II. Request for Comments

    Interested persons may submit to the Division of Dockets Management
(see ADDRESSES) either electronic or written comments regarding this
document. It is only necessary to submit one set of comments. It is no
longer necessary to send two copies of mailed comments. Identify
comments with the docket number found in the brackets in the heading of
this document. Received comments may be seen in the Division of Dockets
Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

    Dated: December 21, 2011.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-68860; File No. SR-CBOE-2013-015]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Fees Schedule

February 7, 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 January 30, 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
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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 amend its Fees Schedule. 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.

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
    The Exchange is proposing to eliminate the customer transaction fee
for XSP index options. Currently, the Exchange has a $0.18 customer
transaction fee per contract for all index products, with some
exceptions.\3\ The Exchange is proposing to eliminate those customer
transaction fees for transactions in XSP index options. Eliminating the
customer transaction fee for XSP index options will allow Trading
Permit Holders who engage in XSP options trading the opportunity to pay
lower fees for such transactions and provide greater incentives for
customers to trade XSP index options. Thus, the proposed changes to the
customer XSP options transaction fees are designed to attract greater
customer order flow to the Exchange. This would bring greater liquidity
to the market, which benefits all market participants.
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    The propose changes are to take effect on February 1, 2013.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to the Exchange and, in particular,
the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.\4\ Specifically, the
Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with Section
6(b)(4) of the Act,\5\ which provides that Exchange rules may provide
for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and other
charges among its

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    In particular, the proposed change is reasonable because it will
allow TPHs who engage in XSP options trading the opportunity to pay
lower fees for such transactions. The proposed changes to the customer
XSP options transaction fees are equitable and not unfairly
discriminatory because they are designed to attract greater customer
order flow to the Exchange. This would bring greater liquidity to the
market, which benefits all market participants.

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 changes to customer XSP options transaction fees will
cause any unnecessary burden on intramarket competition because, while
customers are assessed different, and often lower, fee rates than other
market participants, this is a common practice within the options
marketplace, and customers often do not have the sophisticated trading
algorithms and systems that other market participants often possess.
Further, to the extent that any change in intramarket competition may
result from the proposed changes to customer XSP options transaction
fees, such possible change is justifiable and offset because the
changes to such fees are designed to attract greater customer order
flow to the Exchange. This would bring greater liquidity to the market,
which benefits all market participants. The Exchange does not believe
that the proposed changes to customer XSP options transaction fees will
cause any unnecessary burden on intermarket competition because the
changes are minimal and apply to a single index on the Exchange. The
Exchange also notes that it operates in a highly-competitive market in
which market participants can readily direct order flow to competing
venues if they deem fee levels at a particular venue to be excessive.
The proposed rule change reflects a competitive pricing structure
designed to incent market participants to direct their order flow to
the Exchange, and the Exchange believes that such structure will help
the Exchange remain competitive with those fees and rebates assessed by
other venues.

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) of the Act \6\ and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b-4 \7\
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.
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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:

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-2013-015 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-2013-015. 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 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 office 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-2013-015, and should be
submitted on or before March 6, 2013.

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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0045]

Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee and its
Working Groups will meet to discuss matters relating to medical
certification determinations for issuance of licenses, certificates of
registry, and merchant mariners' documents, medical standards and
guidelines for the physical qualifications of operators of commercial
vessels, medical examiner education, and medical research. The meetings
will be open to the public.

DATES: The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee and its working
groups are scheduled to meet on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, and on
Wednesday, March 7, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. These meetings
may adjourn early if the Committee has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at Vanderbilt University in the
Sarratt Student Center, Room 216/220, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville,
TN 37212 (https://www.vanderbilt.edu/community/).
    Pre-registration Information: Pre-registration is not required for
access to this meeting by the public.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
the Alternate Designated Federal Officer as soon as possible using the
contact information provided in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice.
    Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time,
including orally at the meetings, but if you want Committee members to
review your comment before the meetings, please submit your comments no
later than February 27, 2018. We are particularly interested in
comments on the issues in the ``Agenda'' section below. You must
include ``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number USCG-
2018-0045. Written comments may also be submitted using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If you encounter
technical difficulties with comments submission, contact the individual
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below. Comments
received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You
may review the Privacy and Security Notice for the Federal Docket
Management System at https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
    Docket Search: For access to the docket, to read documents or
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type
USCG-2018-0045 in the ``Search'' box, press Enter, and then click on
the item you wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Davis Breyer, Alternate Designated
Federal Officer of the Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee,
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-
7509, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax<PHONE_NUMBER> or
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is pursuant with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5 United States Code Appendix.
    The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee Meeting is
authorized by section 210 of the U.S.

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-281, codified at 46
United States Code 7115). The Committee advises the Secretary on
matters related to (a) medical certification determinations for
issuance of licenses, certificates of registry, and merchant mariners'
documents; (b) medical standards and guidelines for the physical
qualifications of operators of commercial vessels; (c) medical examiner
education; and (d) medical research.

Agenda

Day 1

    The agenda for the March 6, 2018, meeting is as follows:
    (1) The full Committee will meet briefly to discuss the Working
Groups' business/task statements, which are listed under paragraph
2(a)-(b) below.
    (2) Working Groups will separately address the following task
statements which are available for viewing at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory-committees/medmac:
    (a) Task statement 16-24, requesting recommendations on appropriate
diets and wellness for mariners while aboard merchant vessels; and
    (b) Task statement 17-26, Input to Support Regulatory Reform of
Coast Guard Regulations-Executive Orders 13771 and 13783.
    (3) Public comment period.
    (4) Reports of Working Groups. At the end of the day, the Working
Groups will report to the full Committee on what was accomplished in
their meetings. The full Committee will not take action on these
reports on this date. Any official action taken as a result of these
Working Group meetings will be taken on day two of the meeting.
    (5) Adjournment of meeting.

Day 2

    The agenda for the March 7, 2018 meeting is as follows:
    (1) Introduction.
    (2) Designated Federal Officer announcements.
    (3) Remarks from U.S. Coast Guard Leadership.
    (4) Swearing in of newly appointed Committee members.
    (5) Roll call of Committee members and determination of a quorum.
    (6) Reports from the following Working Groups:
    (a) Task statement 16-24, requesting recommendations on appropriate
diets and wellness for mariners while aboard merchant vessels; and
    (b) Task statement 17-26, Input to Support Regulatory Reform of
Coast Guard Regulations-Executive Orders 13771 and 13783.
    (7) Other items for discussion:
    (a) Report on National Maritime Center activities from the National
Maritime Center Commanding Officer;
    (8) Public comment period.
    (9) Discussion of Working Group recommendations.
    The Committee will review the information presented on each issue,
deliberate on any recommendations presented by the Working Groups,
approve/formulate recommendations and close any completed tasks.
Official action on these recommendations may be taken on this date.
    (10) Closing remarks/plans for next meeting.
    (11) Adjournment of meeting.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory-committees/medmac no later than February 27, 2018. Alternatively, you
may contact Mr. Davis Breyer as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
section above.
    A public comment period will be held during each Working Group and
full Committee meeting concerning matters being discussed.
    Please note that the meeting may adjourn early if the work is
completed.

    Dated: February 8, 2018.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2550-029]

Wiscons8, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application,
Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the Traditional
Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 2550-029.
    c. Date Filed: August 26, 2021.
    d. Submitted By: Wiscon8, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Weyauwega Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Waupaca River in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. No
federal lands are occupied by the project works or located within the
project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Dwight Shanak, Wiscons8, LLC, N3311
Sunrise Lane, Waupaca, Wisconsin 54981;<PHONE_NUMBER>; email_
[email protected]
    i. FERC Contact: Shana Wiseman at<PHONE_NUMBER>; or email at
[email protected].
    j. Wiscons8, LLC filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process on August 26, 2021. Wiscons8, LLC provided public notice of its
request on October 28, 2021. In a letter dated December 3, 2021, the
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Wiscons8,
LLC's request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with
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 NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating
consultation with the Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Officer, as
required by section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. Wiscons8, LLC filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a
proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18
CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    m. A copy of the PAD may be viewed and/or printed 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. At this time, the
Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected],
(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY).
    n. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a subsequent license for Project No. 2550-029. Pursuant
to 18 CFR 16.8, 20 each application for a subsequent license and any
competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All
applications for license for this project must be filed by November 30,
2024.
    o. 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.

    Dated: December 3, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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