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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-59468; File No. SR-NYSEALTR-2009-16]

Self[dash]Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by NYSE Alternext US
LLC Amending Rule 300.10T--NYSE Alternext Equities To Provide a Grace
Period Under That Rule for Member Organizations That Have Applied for a
Trading License To Comply With Certain Exchange Rules

Correction

    In notice document E9-4678 beginning on page 9651 in the issue of
Thursday, March 5, 2009, make the following correction:
    On page 9654, in the first column, in the first paragraph, in the
second line from the bottom, ``March 25, 2009'' should read ``March 26,
2009''.

[FR Doc. Z9-4678 Filed 3-25-09; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 1505-01-D


[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2022-0095]

Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or
Modification of a Railroad Signal System

    Under part 235 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and 49
U.S.C. 20502(a), this document provides the public notice that on
October 17, 2022, and November 16, 2022, Amtrak petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval to discontinue or modify
a signal system. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2022-0095.
    Specifically, Amtrak requests permission to remove automatic
wayside signals between Park Interlocking at milepost (MP) 46.3 and Roy
Interlocking at MP 94.3 on Amtrak's Mid-Atlantic Division, from Main
Line Philadelphia to Harrisburg Northeast Corridor. In its petition,
Amtrak explains that formerly, the automatic wayside signals served as
distant signals to the existing interlockings. However, as Amtrak has
fully implemented positive train control, which imposes ``updated
standards for cab, no-wayside signal territory to remove all automatic
signals[,] including distant signals,'' Amtrak seeks permission to
remove 10 signals (at MPs 55.3, 59.2, 64.5, 66.1, 70.8, 71.8, 81.5,
86.0, 92.3, and 96.4). Amtrak states that the removal of the signals
will ``eliminate maintenance and operation of unnecessary hardware
[that is] no longer needed.''
    A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
    Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested party
desires an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
    All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be submitted at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
    Communications received by February 6, 2023 will be considered by
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date
will be considered if practicable. Anyone can search the electronic
form of any written communications and comments received into any of
our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the document, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), the U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT) solicits comments from the public to
better inform its processes. DOT posts these comments, without edit,
including any personal information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. See also https://www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice for the
privacy notice of regulations.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-26551 Filed 12-6-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P


Technical Support Document (TSD) For

Emissions Inventories for the Lancaster Pennsylvania

8 Hour Ozone Redesignation Request, Maintenance Plan, and,

State Implementation Plan (SIP) Base Year Inventory.

Submitted September 2006 by the Pennsylvania

Department of Environmental Protection

TSD Prepared October 2006 by

Alice H. Chow  s/s

Air Quality Analysis Branch, 3AP22

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3

1650 Arch Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

s/s

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Reviewed by Walter Wilkie, Chief

Air Quality Analysis Branch (3AP22)

10/20/06

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Date Signed

Introduction

The purpose of this document is to provide a technical summary of the
Air Quality Analysis Branch’s (AQAB) review of the emissions
inventories submitted with the Lancaster Pennsylvania 8 Hour Ozone
Redesignation Request, Maintenance Plan and State Implementation Plan
(SIP) Base Year Inventory by the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection (PADEP).  This review does not determine the
approvability of the Redesignation Request or Maintenance Plan; but it
does determine the approvability of the SIP Base Year Inventory.
Emissions inventories in a redesignation request are used to show
permanent and enforceable emission reductions between the year the area
was designated as a  nonattainment area and the year the area came into
attainment.  In a maintenance plan, the emissions inventories are used
to reflect the emissions during the time the area came into attainment
and are then projected to show that the area will remain in attainment.
A SIP Base Year Inventory is the starting point from which other SIP
inventories are derived as well as serving as the benchmark for other
SIP planning activities, such as the establishment of an emissions
reduction credit program.  Lancaster County was designated as an 8 hour
ozone nonattainment area with a Subpart 2 classification.  Subpart 2
areas were required to submit SIP base year inventories to EPA as of
June 15, 2006.  It is for this reason that PADEP included this SIP base
year submission with the redesignation request and maintenance plan
package and has requested EPA’s approval.

Any questions pertaining to this technical summary should be directed to
Walter K. Wilkie, Chief, Air Quality Analysis Branch, at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
via email at   HYPERLINK<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>.

II 	Emissions Inventories for Redesignation Request (Base Year
Inventory)

	In a redesignation request, emissions inventories are used to support
the States claim that the area has permanent and enforceable emissions
reductions.  In order to do this, the state should estimate the percent
reduction (from the year that was used to determine the design value for
designation and classification) achieved from federal and state control
measures; this is usually termed as the “base year” inventory. The
base year inventory contains VOC and NOx emissions for all source
categories, which includes point, area, onroad mobile, and nonroad
mobile for the ozone season.

	In the Lancaster redesignation request, the base year used was 2002.
The Point Source data for 2002 is derived from the Pennsylvania Air
Information Management System (AIMS).  The AIMS database is comprised of
sources identified and inventoried by PADEP’s regional and central
offices through permitting, field inspections, and surveys.  Surveys are
conducted annually as facilities must submit emission estimates for
various operations, throughputs, work hours, as well as process data,
such as combustion unit data and fuel characteristics. For its
redesignation request, PADEP provided its 2002 actual summer weekday
emissions for NOx and VOC at the facility level and by Source
Classification Codes (SCCs).  “Summer weekday emissions” is defined
by PADEP as an average day’s emissions for a typical summer day during
the ozone season.

	For the 2002 Nonpoint Source emissions, also known as “area
sources”, PADEP provided an inventory that contained estimations of
emissions by multiplying an emission factor by some known indicator or
activity level for each category at the county level.  These emissions
are typically calculated on an annual basis because the activity data
are generally only available on an annual basis.  PADEP further
converted these annual emissions to seasonal emissions, for ozone, the
summer season is defined as peak ozone season months of June, July, and
August.  Seasonal estimates were calculated using default monthly and
weekly profiles from EPA’s Emissions Modeling Clearing House (EMCH).
Nonpoint source estimates were provided by SCC.

	The Nonroad Mobile Source 2002 inventory was prepared with EPA’s
NONROAD2005 model.  NONROAD estimates fuel consumption and emissions of
total hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide,
and particulate matter for all nonroad mobile source categories except
for aircraft, locomotives, and commercial marine vessels (CMV).  PADEP
provided emission estimates for locomotive engines and aircraft
emissions separately.  For locomotive engine emissions, PADEP projected
emissions from a 1999 survey using national fuel consumption information
and EPA emission and conversion factors.  For aircraft emissions, PADEP
estimated emissions using small airport operation statistics and
emission factors and operational characteristics in EPA’s Emissions
and Dispersion Modeling System (EDMS).  Nonroad mobile source emissions
were provided by SCC and classification.

	The Onroad Mobile Source 2002 emissions inventory was developed using
the most current version of EPA’s highway mobile source emissions
model MOBILE 6.2. PADEP also used PPSUITE, an enhanced version of the
Post Processor for Air Quality software systems used for previous
inventory and conformity submissions in Pennsylvania.  Traffic data
source and fleet data inputs were supplied by the 2002 PENNDOT Roadway
Management System.  PADEP provided Mobile6.2 input and output files for
review as a part of their redesignation request.  Mobile emissions
values were given in units of tons per summer day and were provided by
SCC.

AQAB staff reviewed the files and the emission results provided by PADEP
and foun them to be reasonable for use in this redesignation request.

III.	Emissions Inventories for Maintenance Plan

2004 Attainment Year Inventory and Maintenance Plan Base Year Inventory

As stated earlier, emissions inventories are used to show emission
reductions for the area between the year of designation to nonattainment
and the year of attainment.  The inventory used for the year of
attainment is called the Attainment Year Inventory and also is referred
to as the Maintenance Plan Base Year Inventory.  This inventory is used
as the basis for the projected inventories that are used to show the
area will remain in attainment.  This section will discuss the 2004
Attainment Year Inventory that was used in the Lancaster Redesignation
Request and Maintenance Plan submitted by PADEP.

PADEP compiled an actual 2004 Point Source inventory for the Lancaster
Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan.  The 2004 point source
inventory contained point source emissions derived from the Pennsylvania
Air Information Management System (AIMS).  As previously discussed, AIMS
houses all point source data compiled by various programs (permitting,
enforcement, etc.).  For its redesignation request, PADEP provided its
2004 actual summer weekday emissions for NOx and VOC at the facility
level and by Source Classification Codes (SCCs).  “Summer weekday
emissions” is defined by PADEP as an average day’s emissions for a
typical summer day during the ozone season.

For the 2004 Nonpoint Source emissions, PADEP provided a projected
inventory from the 2002 inventory.  The factors used for the temporal
allocation of projections were provided by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Air
Management Association (MARAMA).  The factors were from EPA’s Sparse
Matrix Operator Kernel Emissions (SMOKE) v2.2 input files.  Data from
2004 area sources is a linear projection of between the 2002 base year
and the 2009 projected inventory.  Emissions were provided by SCC and
units were in tons per summer day.

	The 2004 emissions for Nonroad Mobile Source emissions were estimated
using the EPA NONROAD2005 model.  The NONROAD model estimates emissions
of total hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide,
and particulate matter for diesel, gasoline, liquefied petroleum
gasoline and compressed natural gas-fueled nonroad equipment categories.
 Aircraft and locomotives emissions were developed separately by PADEP.
Just as with the 2002 nonroad inventory, for locomotive emissions in
2004, PADEP projected emissions from a 1999 survey using national fuel
consumption information and EPA emission and conversion factors.  For
aircraft emissions, PADEP estimated emissions using small airport
operation statistics and emission factors and operational
characteristics in EPA’s Emissions and Dispersion Modeling System
(EDMS).  Nonroad mobile source emissions were provided by SCC and
classification and were given in units of tons per summer day.

	The Onroad Mobile Source 2004 emissions inventory was developed using
the most current version of EPA’s highway mobile source emissions
model MOBILE 6.2.  In addition, PADEP uses a MOBILE pre- and post-
processing software package, PPSUITE, to process and compile
Pennsylvania’s highway data.  PPSUITE has been used in previous
inventory and conformity submittals from Pennsylvania.  Traffic data
source and fleet data inputs were supplied by the 2002 PENNDOT Roadway
Management System.  PADEP provided sample Mobile6.2 input and output
files for review.  Mobile emissions values were given in units of tons
per summer day and were provided by SCC.

AQAB staff reviewed the files and emission results and believes them to
be reasonable for use in the maintenance plan.

2009 and 2018 Projection Emission Inventories

Projection inventories are used to show that the area will remain in
attainment.  Projection inventories for the years 2009 and 2018 were
used for the Lancaster Maintenance Plan.  Inventories were developed for
all emission sources for both years.

PADEP used projection inventories for point and nonpoint sources
prepared by MACTEC Federal Programs, Inc., for the Mid-Atlantic Regional
Air Management Association (MARAMA).  MACTEC’s projected inventories
were from 2002, not 2004. PADEP’s 2004 inventory was not available at
the time of MACTEC’s work.

The Point Source projection inventories separated out the Electric
Generating Unit (EGU) and the non-EGU sector because different
projection methods were used for these two sectors.  For EGUs, EPA’s
Integrated Planning Model (IPM) was used to project future generation as
well as to calculate the impact of future control programs on future
emission levels.  For non EGUs, growth factors from EPA’s Economic
Growth and Analysis System, Version 5.0 (EGAS 5.0), the Department of
Energy’s Annual Energy Outlook 2005 fuel consumption forecasts and
state-supplied population, employment and other emission projection data
were applied to account for changes in economic activity.  Then, control
factors were applied to account for future emission reductions from
on-the-books (OTB) control regulations and on-the-way (OTW) control
regulations.

	The Nonpoint Source emissions for 2009 and 2018 were projected using
growth factors to account for population and economic activity.  Then,
as with point sources, control factors were used to account for future
emission reductions from on-the-books (OTB) control regulations and
on-the-way (OTW) control regulations.

For the 2009 and 2018 Nonroad Mobile Source inventories, PADEP used
EPA’s NONROAD2005 model to generate these future inventories.  The
NONROAD model  allows for the calculation of past year, present year,
and future year inventories (up to the year 2050) to be generated.
Growth for locomotives came from the Association of American Railroads
and compared well with EGAS; and, small aircraft growth was estimated
from the Federal Aviation Administration’s APO Terminal Area Forecast
Detailed Report.

The 2009 and 2018 Onroad Mobile Source inventories were generated using
EPA’s MOBILE6.2.  In addition, PADEP used a PENNDOT study completed in
2005, “Statistical Evaluation of Projected Traffic Growth, Traffic
Growth Forecasting System:  Final Report, March 14, 2005” that
provided information used to forecast traffic volumes.  Growth rates for
vehicle miles traveled (VMT), and four functional road classifications
in each Pennsylvania county:  urban interstate, urban non-interstate,
rural interstate, and rural non-interstate were incorporated with
traffic data and socioeconomic forecasts which is inputted in PPSUITE to
calculate VMT and speeds; the output is then run in MOBILE6.2 to
calculate emissions.

AQAB staff reviewed the procedures, and found them to be reasonable for
development of these inventories.

IV.	2002 SIP Base Year Inventory

	The base year inventory is the primary inventory from which other
inventories (3-year cycle inventories, reasonable further progress
inventories, modeling inventories) are derived.  The Clean Air Act calls
for State, local, and Tribal agencies to ensure that the base year
inventory is comprehensive, accurate, and current for all actual
emissions.  The base year inventory includes emissions estimates from
stationary point and nonpoint sources, onroad mobile sources, and
nonroad mobile sources.  For the 8-hour ozone NAAQS, the pollutants to
be inventoried are VOC, NOx and CO (carbon monoxide).  For the 8-hour
ozone NAAQS, VOC, NOx and CO emissions should be reported as actual
annual and actual summer weekday emissions (defined as an average
day’s emissions for a typical summer day during the ozone season).
PADEP’s base year inventory is for 2002.  A significant amount of
documentation is required for these SIP base year estimates which PADEP
has provided.

In the case of Lancaster County, it was designated as an 8 hour ozone
nonattainment area with a Subpart 2 classification.  Subpart 2 areas
were required to submit SIP base year inventories to EPA as of June 15,
2006.  PADEP’s redesignation request and maintenance plan was
submitted to EPA after the June 15, 2006 deadline for the Subpart 2 SIP
base year inventory submittal.  It is for this reason that PADEP
included this SIP base year submission with its redesignation request
and maintenance plan package and has requested EPA’s approval.

	PADEP’s methodologies concerning the generation of point, nonpoint,
onroad mobile and nonroad mobile emissions for the SIP base year are the
same as for the 2002 base year redesignation request.  However, EPA
guidance required, in addition to the NOx and VOC summer day emissions,
annual emissions for NOx and VOCs.  Further, the EPA guidance required
annual and summer day estimates for CO.

	PADEP also applied rule effectiveness and rule penetration for its 2002
8-hour ozone SIP base year inventories.  Rule effectiveness reflects the
actual ability of a regulatory program to achieve the emission
reductions required by regulation (or perhaps voluntarily adopted).  In
the 2005, EPA developed recommendations to revise EPA’s existing rule
effectiveness guidance; due to the fact that PADEP’s inventory was
developed prior to the issuance of the new rule effectiveness policy,
EPA’s previous policy was followed, which assumed an 80% rule
effectiveness for applicable sources unless otherwise specified.  Rule
penetration is an estimate of percentage of emissions in a source
category that are emitted at facilities subject to the requirements of a
rule.  PADEP applied rule penetration for its nonpoint sources at 60%.

AQAB staff reviewed the results, procedures, and methodologies for the
SIP base year, and found them to be approvable.  The following table
summarizes PADEP’s 2002 SIP Base Year.

Lancaster County, 2002 SIP Base Year

 	VOC Emissions	NOx Emissions	CO Emissions

Source Type	Tons/yr	Tons/day	Tons/yr	Tons/day	Tons/year	Tons/day

Point Sources	3187.96	8.51	1368.25	3.64	1370.44	3.64

Nonpoint Sources	9887.25	24.54	1739.21	2.55	11731.32	15.72

Onroad Mobile Sources	7360.72	23.42	12619.59	36.94	116218.13	290.57

Nonroad Mobile Sources	5010.99	17.37	3993.37	13.69	43219.41	160.32

TOTAL Emissions	25446.92	73.84	19720.42	56.82	172539.3	470.25

.

 “Emissions Inventory Guidance for Implementation of Ozone and
Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and
Regional Haze Regulations” EPA-454/R-05-001, August 2005


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-77085; File No. SR-NYSEMKT-2016-19]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending Rule 990NY(8)
To Correct a Typographical Error

February 9, 2016.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby
given that on February 3 2016, NYSE MKT LLC (the ``Exchange'' or ``NYSE
MKT'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. 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\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.

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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 990NY(8) to correct a
typographical error. The proposed rule change is available on the
Exchange's Web site at www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the
Exchange, 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 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 amend Rule 990NY (Definitions Related to
Order Protection and Locked and Crossed Markets) to correct a
typographical error. Specifically, in Rule 990NY(8), regarding the
definition of an Intermarket Sweep Order, the Exchange proposes to
replace the inaccurate reference to ``OTP Holder'' with ``ATP Holder.''
OTP Holder refers to individuals on NYSE Arca, Inc. who have been
issued an Options Trading Permit on that exchange,\4\ whereas ATP
Holders refer holders of Amex Trading Permits on the Exchange.\5\ The
Exchange inadvertently included the reference to OTP Holder when it
adopted the definitions for the Options Plan for Locked/Crossed
Markets.\6\ The proposed rule change would clarify Exchange rules and
alleviate any investor confusion.
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    \4\ See NYSE Arca Rule 1.1(q) (defining OTP Holder as ``a
natural person in good standing who has been issued an OTP'').
    \5\ See Rule 900.2NY(5) (defining ATP Holder as ``a natural
person, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited
liability company or other organization, in good standing, that has
been issued an ATP'').
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60526 (August 18,
2009), 74 FR 43185 (August 26, 2009) (SR-NYSEAmex-2009-19).
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed change is consistent with
Section 6(b) of the Act,\7\ in general, and furthers the objectives of
Section 6(b)(5),\8\ in particular, in that it is designed 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 [sic]
transactions in securities, to remove impediments to, and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market 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) \9\
requirement that the rules of an exchange not be designed to permit
unfair discrimination between customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    Specifically, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change
will remove impediments to and perfect the mechanisms of a free and
open market by correcting an inaccurate reference contained in Rule
990NY(8), which would clarify Exchange rules and alleviate any investor
confusion. The Exchange believes this additional transparency and
clarity removes a potential impediment to, and would contribute to
perfecting, the mechanism for a free and open market and a national
market system, and, in general, would protect investors and the public
interest.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that this proposed rule change would
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposed change is not
designed to address any competitive issue but rather to correct an
inaccurate reference in Rule 990NY(8), thereby reducing confusion and
making the Exchange's rules easier to understand and navigate. The
Exchange believes that the proposed rule change will serve to promote
regulatory clarity and consistency, thereby reducing burdens on the
marketplace and facilitating investor protection.

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 Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \10\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\11\
Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative prior to
30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as
the Commission may designate, if consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). As required under Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the Commission with written
notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a
brief description and the text of the proposed rule change, at least
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \12\ normally
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the
filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b4(f)(6)(iii),\13\ the Commission
may designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked
the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that the Exchange
may correct inaccurate references in its rules without undue delay. The
Exchange believes that the proposed rule change will promote clarity in
its rules and help eliminate potential investor confusion, consistent
with the protection of investors and the public interest. The
Commission agrees and has determined to waive the 30-day operative date
so that the proposal may take effect upon filing.\14\
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    \12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \13\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \14\ For purposes only of accelerating the operative date of
this proposal, the Commission has considered the proposed rule's
impact on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15 U.S.C.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if

it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under
Section 19(b)(2)(B) \15\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

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-NYSEMKT-2016-19 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Brent J. Fields,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEMKT-2016-19. 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 the 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-NYSEMKT-2016-19 and should
be submitted on or before March 8, 2016.
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    \16\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\16\
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-69-000]

Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization

March 12, 2009.
    Take notice that on February 26, 2009, Viking Gas Transmission
Company (Viking), 100 West 5th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, filed a
prior notice request pursuant to part 157 of the Commission's
regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Viking's blanket
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-414, for authorization to
construct, own, and operate an expansion to an existing lateral
terminating at the Fargo, North Dakota city gate (Fargo Lateral) and to
abandon the existing Fargo Lateral pipeline facilities that are to be
replaced, all as more fully set forth in the application, which is on
file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may
also 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, contact
FERC at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-free,<PHONE_NUMBER> or
TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Specifically, Viking proposes to expand its Fargo Lateral pipeline
facilities by constructing and operating, in two segments,
approximately 9.98 miles of a 12-inch diameter natural gas pipeline to
replace 9.98 miles of 8-inch diameter natural gas pipeline to be
abandoned in place, all in Clay County, Minnesota and Cass County,
North Dakota. Viking states that, when fully operational, the new
pipeline facilities will be capable of transporting up to 91,000
dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of natural gas from the existing Viking
mainline pipeline to the existing Fargo, Dilworth, and Moorhead
interconnects. Viking asserts that the existing Fargo Lateral
facilities are capable of transporting only 53,332 Dth/d. Viking states
that, as a part of the subject project, it proposes the abandonment in
place of certain pipeline and auxiliary facilities on its Fargo
Lateral, which include approximately 9.98 miles of 8-inch pipeline, as
well as short segments of aboveground pipeline that connect directly to
tie-in valves which are also to be replaced. Viking states that it has
entered into a precedent agreement with Northern States Power Company,
a Minnesota corporation (NSP-MN), which provides for a minimum firm
transportation capacity of 37,688 Dth/d. Viking asserts that the
estimated cost of the proposed project is $14.6 million.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to
Brenda Storbeck, General Manager, Rates & Regulatory Affairs, ONEOK
Partners GP, L.L.C., ONEOK Plaza, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, at (918) 588-
7707.
    Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant
notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's
Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of
intervention. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff
may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's regulations under
the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the request. If no protest
is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall
be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for
protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after
the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be
treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of
the NGA.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests, and interventions via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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