[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 182 (Thursday, September 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0978; FRL-8994-01-OECA]

Access by United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Contractor and Subcontractors to Information Claimed as Confidential
Business Information (CBI) Submitted Under Clean Air Act (CAA) and Act
To Prevent Pollution From Ships (APPS)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's)
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) plans to
authorize a contractor and several subcontractors to access information
that will be submitted to the EPA under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the
Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) that may be claimed as, or
may be determined to be, confidential business information (CBI).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 28, 2021. The
contractor's and subcontractors' access to information collected under
the CAA and the APPS, will begin on September 29, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA HQ-
OECA-2012-0978, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
     Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Include Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OECA-2012-0978 in the subject line of the message.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID
No. for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information
provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Kimes, Air Enforcement
Division, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (Mail Code
8MSU), Environmental Protection Agency, 1595 Wynkoop St., Denver, CO
80202; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this notice apply to me?

    This action is directed to the general public. However, this action
may be of particular interest to certain parties, including the
following parties: owners and operators of stationary sources subject
to the CAA including, but not limited to, State Implementation Plans
(SIPs), hazardous air pollutants (HAPs, MACT Rules) under Section 112,
permits including New Source Review and Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (NSR/PSD), New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), and
Prevention of Accidental Releases under Section 112(r); motor vehicle
manufacturers and importers; engine manufacturers and importers; motor
vehicle fuel and fuel additive producers and importers; manufacturers,
importers, users and distributors of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs);
manufacturers, importers and distributors of motor vehicle and engine
emission control equipment and parts; and any other parties subject to
the regulations found in 40 CFR parts 52, 60, 63-80, 85, 86, 89-92, 94,
1033, 1036, 1037, 1039, 1042, 1043, 1045, 1048, 1051, 1054, 1060, 1065,
1068, and 1090.
    This Federal Register notice may be of particular relevance to
parties that have submitted data to the EPA under the above-listed
regulations. Because other parties may also be interested, the EPA has
not attempted to describe all the specific parties that may be affected
by this action. If you have further questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular party, please contact the
person listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. How can I get copies of this document and other related
information?

A. Electronically

    The EPA has established a public docket for this Federal Register
notice under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0978.
    All documents in the docket are identified in the docket index
available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, such as CBI or other
information for which disclosure is restricted by statute.

B. EPA Docket Center

    The EPA is temporarily suspending its Docket Center and Reading
Room for public visitors, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk
of transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to
provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. For
further information and updates on EPA Docket Center services, please
visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

III. Description of Programs and Potential Disclosure of Information
Claimed as CBI to Contractor and Subcontractors

    The EPA's OECA has responsibility for protecting public health and
the environment by enforcing standards for air pollution. In order to
implement various CAA and APPS programs, OECA collects compliance
reports and other information from the regulated industry.
Occasionally, the information submitted to, or obtained by, the EPA is
claimed to be CBI by persons submitting data to the EPA. Information
submitted under such a claim is handled in accordance with the EPA's
regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, and in accordance with the EPA
procedures that are consistent with those regulations. When the EPA has
determined that disclosure of information claimed as CBI to EPA
contractors or subcontractors is necessary, the corresponding contract
must address the appropriate use and handling of the information by the
EPA contractor and subcontractors and the EPA contractor and
subcontractors must require its personnel who require access to
information claimed as CBI to sign written non-disclosure agreements
before they are granted access to data.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.301(h), the EPA has determined that EPA
contractor Eastern Research Group, Incorporated (ERG), 14555 Avion
Parkway, Suite 200, Chantilly, VA 20151, and ERG subcontractors PG
Environmental, LLC; Aleksandrich Compliance & Engineering Services,
LLC; Clearstone Engineering Ltd.; Process Profiles; and Matrix New
World Engineering (collectively referred to as ``subcontractors'' in
this notice) require access to CBI submitted to the EPA under Section
114 of the CAA, Section 208 of the CAA, and the APPS for the work they
perform under Contract Number 68HERC21D0007. We are providing notice
and an opportunity to comment on their access to information claimed as
CBI. We are issuing this Federal Register notice to inform all affected
submitters that we plan to grant access to material that may be claimed
as CBI to ERG and its subcontractors on a need-to-know basis.
    Under Contract Number 68HERC21D0007, ERG provides enforcement
support for the EPA's regulatory and enforcement activities, including
field inspections, investigations, audits, and other CAA regulatory and
enforcement support that involve access to information claimed as CBI.
ERG also employs subcontractors, who support these activities, under
the above-listed contract. ERG and its subcontractors require access to
information claimed as CBI to support EPA enforcement activities
described above. Access to data, including information claimed as CBI,
will commence six days after the date of publication of this notice in
the Federal Register, and will continue until March 9, 2026. If the
contract and associated subcontracts are extended, this access will
continue for the remainder of the ERG contract without further notice.
If the contract expires prior to March 9, 2026, the access will cease
at that time. If ERG employs additional subcontractors to support the
EPA on a regular basis or on a limited or one-time basis under the
above-listed contract, and those subcontractors require access to CBI,
the EPA will notify affected companies of the contemplated disclosure
and provide them with an opportunity to comment by either sending them
a letter or by publishing an additional notice in the Federal Register.
    Parties who wish to obtain further information about this Federal
Register notice, or about OECA's disclosure of information claimed as
CBI to ERG and its subcontractors, may contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: September 15, 2021.
Evan Belser,
Acting Director, Air Enforcement Division.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-54866; File No. SR-Amex-2006-111]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change
Relating to Odd-Lot Rejections by Away Markets in the AEMI-One Pilot

December 4, 2006.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'')\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on November 29, 2006, the American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II,
and III below, which Items have been substantially prepared by the
Exchange. Amex has filed this proposal pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)
of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(5) thereunder,\4\ which renders it
effective upon filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing
this notice to solicit

comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(5).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to adopt changes to its AEMI-One rules to
provide for the execution of an unexecuted odd-lot balance on an
aggressing order as the result of an unexecuted odd-lot balance on an
away market obligation that was routed to another market by the AEMI
platform to access a better-priced protected quotation.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Amex's Web
site at http://www.amex.com, the Exchange's principal office, 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 these statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. Amex 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 the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange has recently adopted new rules to implement an initial
version of AEMI, its proposed new hybrid market trading platform for
equity products and exchange-traded funds.\5\ This initial version of
AEMI is referred to as AEMI-One and is operational on a pilot basis
through February 4, 2007. Under the AEMI-One pilot, the AEMI platform
will route orders to better-priced protected quotations of away
markets. Such ``away market obligations'' (as defined in Exchange Rule
131-AEMI-One) are sent only in round lots. Although the quotation of an
away market that AEMI is attempting to execute against is also
expressed in a round lot, the possibility exists that fills at certain
away markets may include odd lots since AEMI uses private linkages
instead of ITS to access such quotations in the AEMI-One pilot. For
example, if Nasdaq is displaying a better bid than Amex for 200 shares
of XYZ Corp. and there is an aggressing sell order in AEMI, Amex will
send an away market obligation to Nasdaq (in the form of an immediate
or cancel order or an intermarket sweep order) and could receive back
an execution in the form of two trades for 160 shares and 40 shares,
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    Consequently, the possibility exists that, under unusual
circumstances, AEMI might receive only a partial fill on a round-lot
order and be left with a rejected odd-lot portion of a round-lot order
that was suspended on the AEMI Book. In the example cited above, it is
possible that 160 shares out of the 200 shares routed away would be
filled but that the balance of 40 shares would be rejected. The
Exchange's current Rule 205-AEMI-One addresses odd-lot orders that are
submitted to AEMI as such, but it is not applicable to a rejected odd-
lot portion of an order submitted for a round lot, since the latter was
not intentionally for an odd lot but became an odd lot due to the
action of another market.
    The Exchange believes that the situation described above, in which
the Exchange would be left with a rejected odd-lot portion of an away
market obligation that was transmitted to another market as a round-lot
order, will be a rare event. However, it is necessary to make
appropriate changes to the AEMI platform and to the Exchange's AEMI-One
rules to provide for this possibility.
    The Exchange is therefore proposing to add language to Rule 205-
AEMI-One (Manner of Executing Odd-Lot Orders) to distinguish such
occurrences from the treatment of odd-lot orders that are submitted as
such and to provide for the proper treatment of such odd-lot rejections
by other markets. Proposed new paragraph (b)(viii) of the rule would
provide that, if a partial-lot trade is received from an away market in
response to an away market obligation sent by AEMI, resulting in an
unexecuted balance which comprises an odd lot, then any unexecuted odd-
lot balance on the aggressing order (including the unexecuted odd-lot
balance from the away market obligation) shall be traded immediately
against the Specialist at the last trade price of the away market
obligation, and any remaining unexecuted round-lot balance shall
reaggress the AEMI Book in accordance with Rule 126A-AEMI-One.\6\
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    \6\ In a situation where the original aggressing order in AEMI
was a non-exempt short sale and the aforementioned unexecuted odd-
lot balance from the away market obligation could not be traded
against the Specialist at the last trade price of the away market
obligation without violating the Exchange's short sale tick test
(Amex Rule 7), the Exchange would need to have received exemptive or
no-action relief from the Commission from the requirements of Rule
10a-1 under the Act and the Exchange's related short sale rule in
order to avoid leaving that odd-lot balance unexecuted. The Exchange
has prepared a request for such relief and is submitting it to the
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    The following examples illustrate how the proposed additional rule
provision would operate:

    Example 1: Assume an incoming client order to buy 100 shares of
XYZ Corp. AEMI routes the entire order to Nasdaq to access a better-
priced offer. If the Exchange receives back a trade for only 80
shares at the limit price and a rejection for 20 shares, that 20-
share odd-lot balance would trade against the Specialist at the same
price as the 80-share execution on Nasdaq.
    Example 2:  Assume an incoming client order to buy 130 shares of
XYZ Corp. AEMI routes 100 shares to Nasdaq to access a better-priced
offer. If the Exchange receives back a trade for only 80 shares at
the limit price and a rejection for 20 shares, the unexecuted odd-
lot balance on the order of 50 shares (including the unexecuted odd-
lot balance of 20 shares from the away market obligation) would
trade against the Specialist at the same price as the 80-share
execution on Nasdaq. This is the same outcome for the order that
would have resulted if the execution at the away market had been for
the entire 100 shares that was routed to that market.
    Example 3: Assume an incoming client order to buy 280 shares of
XYZ Corp. AEMI routes 200 shares to Nasdaq to access a better-priced
offer. If the Exchange receives back a trade for 70 shares at the
limit price, followed by a trade for 100 shares at the limit price
and a rejection for 30 shares, the remaining unexecuted 110-share
balance of the order would include an odd-lot balance of 10 shares
that would trade against the Specialist at the same price as the
100-share execution on Nasdaq and a round-lot balance of 100 shares
that would reaggress the AEMI Book.

    The Exchange asserts that the proposal to effect the foregoing
change to the AEMI trading system does not significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public interest, does not impose any
significant burden on competition, and does not have the effect of
limiting the access to or availability of the system.
2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is designed to be consistent with
Regulation NMS,\7\ as well as consistent with Section 6(b) of the
Act,\8\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5),\9\
in

particular, in that it is designed to prevent fraudulent and
manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest.
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    \7\ 17 CFR 242.600 et seq.
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The proposed rule change does not impose any burden on competition
that is 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

    Because the proposed rule change does not: (1) Significantly affect
the protection of investors or the public interest; (2) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (3) have the effect of limiting
the access to or availability of an existing order entry or trading
system of the Exchange, the foregoing rule change has become effective
immediately pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act\10\ and
Rule 19b-4(f)(5) \11\ thereunder. At any time within 60 days of the
filing of such proposed rule change, the Commission may summarily
abrogate 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 the furtherance of the
purposes of the Act.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(5).
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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 at http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml.
; or     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include

File No. SR-Amex-2006-111 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File No. SR-Amex-2006-111. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail 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 inspection and
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room. 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 No. SR-Amex-2006-111 and should be submitted on or before January
2, 2007.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\12\
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    \12\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R06-OAR-2013-0167; FRL-9958-60-Region 6]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Louisiana;
Volatile Organic Compounds Rule Revision and Stage II Vapor Recovery

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the revisions
submitted by the State of Louisiana controlling emissions of volatile
organic compounds (VOCs) and changes to the Stage II gasoline vapor
recovery rule as part of the Louisiana State Implementation Plan (SIP).

DATES: This rule is effective on May 22, 2017 without further notice,
unless the EPA receives relevant adverse comment by April 24, 2017. If
the EPA receives such comment, the EPA will publish a timely withdrawal
in the Federal Register informing the public that this rule will not
take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by Docket No. EPA-R06-

OAR-2013-0167, at http://www.regulations.gov or via email to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, the EPA may publish any comment received to
its public docket. Comments cannot be edited or removed from
www.regulations.gov. Do not submit electronically any information
considered to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment will be considered the official comment
with multimedia submissions and should include all discussion points
desired. The EPA will generally not consider comments or their contents
submitted outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or
other file sharing systems). For additional information on submitting
comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available
electronically at www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at the EPA
Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas. While all
documents in the docket are listed in the index, some information may
be publicly available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted
material), and some may not be publicly available at either location
(e.g., CBI).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracie Donaldson,<PHONE_NUMBER>;
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>To inspect the hard copy materials, please
schedule an appointment with Tracie Donaldson or Mr. Bill Deese at 214-
665-7253.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``our,''
or ``us'' each mean ``the EPA.''

I. Background

A. CAA and SIPs

    Section 110 of the CAA requires states to develop and submit to the
EPA a SIP to ensure that state air quality meets National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS). The NAAQS currently address six criteria
pollutants: carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, lead, particulate
matter, and sulfur dioxide. Each federally-approved SIP protects air
quality primarily by addressing air pollution at its point of origin
through air pollution regulations and control strategies. The EPA-
approved SIP provisions and control strategies are federally
enforceable. States revise the SIP as needed and submit revisions to
the EPA for review and approval.

B. Why do we regulate VOCs?

    Volatile Organic Compound is a term used to describe a class of
chemicals that react in the atmosphere in the presence of sunlight to
form ozone. Sources include vehicle exhaust, gasoline vapors, oil-based
paints and industrial operations. A regulatory definition of Volatile
Organic Compounds can be found at 40 CFR 51.100(s). The definition in
Louisiana can be found in LAC 33:III, Chapter 1, section 111. Oxygen in
the atmosphere reacts with VOCs and Oxides of Nitrogen to form ozone, a
key component of urban smog. Inhaling even low levels of ozone can
trigger a variety of health problems including chest pains, coughing,
nausea, throat irritation, and congestion. It also can worsen
bronchitis and asthma. Exposure to ozone can also reduce lung capacity
in healthy adults.

C. Louisiana Submittals

    On July 5, 2011, the EPA approved numerous revisions\1\ to the
Louisiana SIP, which spanned the years 1996 to 2006. The EPA is now
approving two additional SIP revisions. First, on August 29, 2013, the
State of Louisiana through the Louisiana Department of Environmental
Quality (LDEQ) submitted the VOC Rule revisions, which incorporated
revisions to the LAC during the years 2008 through 2010. These VOC
revisions included changes to the Stage II vapor recovery rules.
Second, on November 3, 2014, the State of Louisiana submitted the
Permit Rule revisions that integrated revisions to the LAC during the
years 2011 through 2013.
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II. The EPA's Evaluation

    As detailed in the Technical Support Document (TSD) accompanying
this action, the LDEQ submitted SIP revisions to the VOC regulations
found in LAC 33:III, chapters 1, 21, 22 and 25 which are addressed in
this action.
    The August 29, 2013 Volatile Organic Compounds Rule Revisions
promulgated during 2008-2010. LAC 33:III chapters 1: Section 111, 21:
Sections 2103, 2107, 2108, 2121, 2125, 2131, 2132, 2145, 2147, 22:
Section 2201 and 25: Sections 2511, 2521, 2531 are addressed in this
approval. The revision to section 523 was addressed previously (81 FR
51342).
    The November 3, 2014 Permit Rule SIP Revisions were promulgated
during 2011-2013. LAC 33:III chapter 21: Section 2132 is addressed in
this approval. The submittal also included revisions to regulations in
LAC 33:III chapters 2, 3, 5, and 6 but those revisions will not be
acted upon here. The chapter 2 revisions were withdrawn in a chapter 2
``repeal and replace'' submission dated February 23, 2016. Revisions to
chapter 5, sections 525, 527 and 529 were withdrawn by Louisiana on
July 14, 2016. Revisions to sections 317 and 319 will be addressed at a
later date. The remaining sections have been addressed in a separate
Federal Register document (81 FR 51341).
    Please refer to Table 1 for a list of subchapters, divisions, and
key sections proposed for revision in the Louisiana SIP by the LDEQ.

                     Table 1--Revisions for Approval
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                                                          State adoption
            Section                   Title/subject            date
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            LAC Title 33. Environmental Quality Part III. Air
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                      Chapter 1 General Provisions
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111............................  Definitions............       1/20/2008
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           Chapter 21 Control of Emission of Organic Compounds
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                          Subchapter A. General
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2103...........................  Storage of Volatile          10/20/2010
                                  Organic Compounds.
2107...........................  Volatile Organic              9/20/2008
                                  Compounds--Loading.
2108...........................  Marine Vapor Recovery..       9/20/2008
2121...........................  Fugitive Emission             1/20/2008
                                  Control.
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                     Subchapter C Solvent Degreasers
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2125...........................  Solvent Degreasers.....       1/20/2008
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                     Subchapter F Gasoline Handling
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2131...........................  Filling of Gasoline           7/20/2010
                                  Storage Vessels.
2132...........................  Stage II Vapor Recovery  11/20/2008 & 4/
                                  Systems for Control of         20/2011
                                  Vehicle Refueling
                                  Emissions at Gasoline
                                  Dispensing Facilities.
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          Subchapter I Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities
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2145...........................  Pharmaceutical                1/20/2008
                                  Manufacturing
                                  Facilities.
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  Subchapter J Limiting Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions from
 Reactor Processes and Distillation Operations in the Synthetic Organic
                 Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI)
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2147...........................  Limiting VOC Emissions        1/20/2008
                                  from SOCMI Reactor
                                  Processes and
                                  Distillation
                                  Operations.
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         Chapter 22 Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NO)
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2201...........................  Affected Facilities in        1/20/2008
                                  the Baton Rouge
                                  Nonattainment Area and
                                  the Region of
                                  Influence.
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               Chapter 25 Miscellaneous Incineration Rules
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2511...........................  Standards of                  1/20/2008
                                  Performance for
                                  Biomedical Waste
                                  Incinerators.
2521...........................  Refuse Incinerators....       1/20/2008
2531...........................  Standards of                  1/20/2008
                                  Performance for
                                  Crematories.
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    The revisions to sections 111, 2121, 2125, 2131, 2145, 2147 and
2201 are all limited to outline/numbering changes and wording
corrections. These revisions are ministerial in nature and are
approvable.
    The revisions to sections 2107, 2108, 2511, 2521 and 2531 concern
notifications to the department and due dates for reporting. These
changes improve the enforceability of the regulations and are
therefore, approvable.
Section 2132: Stage II Vapor Recovery
    The revisions to section 2132 include numbering/outline and wording
corrections as well as provide a Stage II vapor recovery exemption for
facilities that exclusively fuel or refuel vehicles with onboard
refueling vapor recovery (ORVR). The Louisiana SIP requires Stage II
vapor recovery at gasoline dispensing facilities in Ascension, East
Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, and West Baton Rouge
parishes. Background information on Stage II vapor recovery is provided
in the TSD. The submitted revision would provide an exemption from
Stage II vapor recovery requirements for facilities used exclusively
for the initial fueling and/or refueling of vehicles equipped with
onboard refueling vapor recovery (ORVR) equipment. The exact wording of
the revision is: ``Exemption. Any segregated motor vehicle fuel
dispensing system used exclusively for the fueling and/or refueling of
vehicles equipped with onboard refueling vapor recovery equipment
(e.g., initial fueling of new vehicles at automobile assembly plants,
refueling of rental cars at rental car facilities, and refueling of
flexible fuel vehicles at E85 dispensing pumps), located at a facility
subject to this regulation, is exempt from the requirements in
Paragraphs B.5 and 6 of this Section.'' This submitted rule means that
no facility fueling/refueling vehicles that are not 100% ORVR is
covered by the rule. While LDEQ is not asking to remove Stage II
requirements for these parishes it does revise the Stage II
requirements for a certain portion of the fleet.
    Under CAA section 110(l), Stage II vapor recovery programs cannot
be revised or removed unless it is demonstrated that revision or
removal of such program from the SIP would not interfere with any
applicable requirement concerning attainment and reasonable further
progress or any other applicable requirement under the CAA. While
Louisiana's submittal is not requesting the withdrawal of its Stage II
rule for these parishes, this SIP revision is requesting revisions to
Louisiana's Stage II requirements, and thus this revision must be shown
to satisfy 110(l) of the CAA.
    This SIP revision is approvable because all the vehicles whose
initial fueling and refueling is being excluded from Stage II vapor
recovery rules are equipped with ORVR, an equivalent vapor recovery
system. In order for a system to constitute Stage II and ORVR, the
systems must demonstrate a 95 percent or greater VOC control
efficiency; thus, there will be no increase in emissions as a result of
this SIP revision. During the phase-in of ORVR controls, which began in
1997, Stage II vapor recovery has provided VOC reductions in ozone
nonattainment

areas and certain attainment areas of the OTR. Congress recognized that
ORVR and Stage II would eventually become largely redundant
technologies, and provided authority to the EPA to allow states to
remove Stage II from their SIPs after EPA finds that ORVR is in
widespread use.
    Not only are there no increases in VOC emissions from this rule,
but the parishes are in attainment of the 1-hour, 1997, and 2008 ozone
standards. On March 26, 2009, EPA proposed a determination of
attainment of the 1-hour ozone standard for the BR area comprised of
the Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, and West Baton
Rouge parishes. A final determination was published in the Federal
Register on February 10, 2010 (75 FR 6570). On June 25, 2010, EPA
proposed a determination of attainment of the 1997 8-Hour Ozone
standard for the BR area (75 FR 36316). A final determination was
published in the Federal Register on September 9, 2010 (75 FR 54778).
EPA proposed to redesignate the BR area to attainment on August 30,
2011 (76 FR 53852) and published approval of the redesignation to
attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS on November 11, 2011 (76 FR
74000). On November 4, 2016, we proposed to redesignate the BR area to
attainment for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS (81 FR 76891) and we
finalized the redesignation to attainment on December 27, 2016 (81 FR
95051). Under the 1990 CAA Amendments, Pointe Coupee Parish was
included as part of the BR nonattainment area, and continued to be
designated nonattainment for the 1-hour ozone NAAQS by operation of
law. EPA approved Louisiana's request to remove Pointe Coupee from the
BR area and redesignated Pointe Coupee Parish to attainment for the 1-
hour ozone standard on January 6, 1997 (62 FR 648). Pointe Coupee
Parish was designated as unclassifiable/attainment for the 1997 ozone
standard on April 30, 2004, and designated as unclassifiable/attainment
for the 2008 ozone standard on May 21, 2012 (77 FR 30088).
    The rule does not increase VOC emissions, it does not apply to
facilities fueling/refueling vehicles with less than 100% ORVR, and all
the affected parishes are in attainment for the 1-hour, 1997, and 2008
ozone standards; therefore, we find that these revisions will not
interfere with any applicable requirement concerning attainment and
reasonable further progress or any other applicable requirement under
the CAA.
    This revision is consistent with our guidance memo dated December
12, 2006,\2\ and EPA's action in other similar situations. See 71 FR
52464 (approving removal of Stage II vapor recovery systems at Ford's
Chicago Assembly Plant); and 75 FR 74624 (approving exemption of
facilities used exclusively to fuel/refuel ORVR equipped vehicles in
Georgia); 78 FR 58884 (approving exemption of Enterprise rental car
facility in Kentucky).
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    \2\ ``Removal of Stage II Vapor Recovery in Situations Where
Widespread Use of Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery is
Demonstrated,'' Memorandum from Stephen D. Page and Margo Tsirigotis
Oge, December 12, 2006.
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    The ORVR systems are considered to be as efficient as Stage II
vapor recovery equipment in reducing emissions from fueling and
refueling. In relevant part, the Page Memorandum states that if a SIP
revision demonstrates that 95 percent of the new vehicles fueled at an
automobile assembly plant are equipped with ORVR, and that this level
of ORVR use would not decrease, then EPA can determine that widespread
use of ORVR has been achieved for the fleet of motor vehicles that are
fueled at that facility. Page Memorandum, page 2. The CAA allows EPA to
revise or waive the Section 182(b)(3) Stage II gasoline vapor recovery
rules, after determining ORVR emissions control systems are in
widespread use throughout the motor vehicle fleet. Louisiana revised
its Stage II vapor recovery rule to exclude initial fueling and
refueling of motor vehicles 100% equipped with ORVR.
    Under Louisiana's changes, the only facilities excluded from Stage
II vapor recovery rules are those which fuel/refuel 100% vehicles that
are equipped with ORVR. Because only facilities that fuel/refuel 100%
ORVR equipped vehicles are subject to Louisiana's rule changes, the
criteria for widespread use for this fleet of vehicles is achieved.
Furthermore, EPA made the determination on May 16, 2012 that there was
widespread use throughout the country (77 FR 28772). A detailed
discussion of this guidance and the 100(l) demonstration is provided in
the TSD. A copy of this memo is included in the docket. This revision
is approvable.
Section 2103: Storage of Volatile Organic Compounds
    The submitted revisions to section 2103 provide an exemption from
the ``submerged fill pipe'' provisions for a limited number of tanks at
a specific facility. These tanks contain a highly corrosive material
and the submerged fill pipe must be higher than 6 inches from the
bottom of the tank for safety considerations. Please see our detailed
evaluation and the RACT determination beginning on page 5 of the TSD.
The filling of these tanks represents a very low volume of VOC
emissions due to the presence of vapor loss control devices and will
not have a significant effect or interfere with maintenance or
attainment of any NAAQS.\3\
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    \3\ On May 4, 2016, EPA published a final rule entitled
``Determinations of Attainment by the Attainment Date, Extensions of
the Attainment Date, and Reclassification of Several Areas
Classified as Marginal for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air
Quality Standards'' where the Agency determined that the BRNA had
attained the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS, by the applicable attainment
date of July 20, 2015, based on 2012-2014 monitoring data. See 81 FR
26697.
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    A complete summary is referenced in the Technical Support Document
(TSD), ``Louisiana Administrative Code (LAC) Title 33 Environmental
Quality Part III--Air,'' a copy of which is posted in the docket of
this action.

III. Final Action

    We are approving rule revisions to LAC 33:III for chapters 1, 21,
22 and 25 for the 2008-2010 VOC Rule revisions submittal and chapter 21
for the 2011-2013 Permit Rule revisions submittal into the Louisiana
SIP as they appear in Table 1 above.
    The EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because we
view this as a non-controversial amendment and anticipate no adverse
comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this Federal
Register publication, we are publishing a separate document that will
serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision if relevant adverse
comments are received. This rule will be effective on May 22, 2017
without further notice unless we receive relevant adverse comment by
April 24, 2017. If we receive relevant adverse comments, we will
publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the
public that the rule will not take effect. We will address all public
comments in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. We will
not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties
interested in commenting must do so now. Please note that if we receive
relevant adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this
rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the
rule, we may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not
the subject of an adverse comment.
    We are also making a ministerial correction to the table in 40 CFR
52.970(c) to reflect accurately the inclusion of sections 1101 and 1109
within Chapter 11, which addresses Control of Emissions from Smoke in
the EPA-approved SIP on March 3, 1989 (54 FR 9795).

IV. Incorporation by Reference

    In this action, the EPA is including in a final rule regulatory
text that includes incorporation by reference. In accordance with the
requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is incorporating by reference
revisions to the Louisiana regulations as described above. The EPA has
made, and will continue to make, these documents generally available
electronically through www.regulations.gov and/or in hard copy at the
EPA Region 6 office.

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state
law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21,
2011);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has
demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian
country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

    Samuel Coleman was designated the Acting Regional Administrator on
January 20, 2017 through the order of succession outlined in Regional
Order R6-1110.1, a copy of which is included in the docket for this
action.

    Dated: February 6, 2017.
Samuel Coleman,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.

    40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart T--Louisiana

0
2. In Sec.  52.970(c), the table titled ``EPA Approved Regulations in
the Louisiana SIP'' is amended by:
0
a. Removing the entries for Sections 701.C and 709.A. and the first
entry for Section 711 under Chapter 7; the entries for Sections 919-
919.A.6, 919.B.1, 919.B.2-919.B.5.g.v, 919.C, and 919.D.-F under
Chapter 9; and Section 2103.A-2103.B, 2103.C-2103.D.4, 2103.D.4.a,
2103.D.4.b.-2103.D.4.d, 2103.G.1-2103.G.2, 2103.G.3-2103.G.5,
2103.H.2.a.-d, 2103.H.3, 2103.I.6, 2103.I.7, 2107.E.1.-2, 2108.A,
2108.C.2.-2108.C.3, 2108.D.4, 2108.E.1.a.i.-ii. and E.1.b, 2108.E.2,
2108.E.3. and E.5, 2108.F.1 under Chapter 21, Subchapter A.
0
b. Revising the entries for Sections 111, 701, 703, 705, 707, 709, 711,
and 2121.A; the entries under Subchapters C, F, I, and J of Chapter 21;
and the entries under Chapters 22 and 25;
0
c. Adding new entries in sequential order for Sections 1101, 1109,
2103, 2107, and 2108.
    The revisions and additions read as follows:

Sec.  52.970  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *

                             EPA Approved Louisiana Regulations in the Louisiana SIP
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                                                           State approval
         State citation               Title/subject             date        EPA approval date       Comments
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                  * * * * * * *
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                                          Chapter 1--General Provisions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                  * * * * * * *
Section 111....................  Definitions...........  1/20/2008........  3/23/2017 [Insert  .................
                                                                             Federal Register
                                                                             citation].

                                                  * * * * * * *
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                                         Chapter 7--Ambient Air Quality
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Section 701....................  Purpose...............  03/20/08.........  01/28/16, 81 FR    .................
                                                                             4891.

Section 703....................  Scope.................  03/20/08.........  01/28/16, 81 FR    .................
                                                                             4891.
Section 705....................  Standards: Description  Dec. 1987,         03/08/89, 54 FR    Ref
                                  of Ambient Air          LR13:741.          09795.             52.999(c)(49).
                                  Quality Standards.
Section 707....................  Degradation of Ambient  Dec. 1987,         03/08/89, 54 FR    Ref
                                  Air Having Higher       LR13:741.          09795.             52.999(c)(49).
                                  Quality than Set
                                  Forth in these
                                  Sections Restricted.
Section 709....................  Measurement of          9/20/2006........  7/05/2011, 76 FR   Ref
                                  Concentrations PM10,                       38977.             52.999(c)(50).
                                  SO2, CO, Atmospheric
                                  Oxidants, NOX, and Pb.
Section 711....................  Tables 1, 1a, and 2--   9/20/2006........  7/05/2011, 76 FR   PM2.5 and PM10
                                  Air Quality.                               38977.             standards.

                                                  * * * * * * *
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                                   Chapter 11--Control of Emissions From Smoke
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Section 1101...................  Control of Air          Dec. 1987,         03/08/89, 54 FR    Ref
                                  Pollution from Smoke:   LR13:741.          09795.             52.999(c)(49).
                                  Purpose and Control
                                  of Smoke.

                                                  * * * * * * *
Section 1109...................  Control of Air          Dec. 1987,         03/08/89, 54 FR    Ref
                                  Pollution from          LR13:741.          09795.             52.999(c)(49).
                                  Outdoor Burning.

                                                  * * * * * * *
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                              Chapter 21--Control of Emissions of Organic Compounds
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                  * * * * * * *
Section 2103...................  Storage of Volatile     10/20/2010.......  3/23/2017 [Insert  2103.E.3 is not
                                  Organic Compounds.                         Federal Register   included in the
                                                                             citation].         SIP.

                                                  * * * * * * *
Section 2107...................  Volatile Organic        9/20/2008........  3/23/2017 [Insert  E.1.b., E.1.d.
                                  Compounds--Loading.                        Federal Register   and E.1.e. have
                                                                             citation].         not been
                                                                                submitted for
                                                                                approval into
                                                                                the SIP.
Section 2108...................  Marine Vapor Recovery.  9/20/2008........  3/23/2017 [Insert  .................
                                                                             Federal Register
                                                                             citation].

                                                  * * * * * * *
Section 2121.A.................  Fugitive Emission       1/20/2008........  3/23/2017 [Insert  .................
                                  Control.                                   Federal Register
                                                                             citation].

                                                  * * * * * * *
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                                         Subchapter C Solvent Degreasers
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Section 2125...................  Solvent Degreasers....  1/20/2008........  3/23/2017 [Insert  .................
                                                                             Federal Register
                                                                             citation].

                                                  * * * * * * *
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                                         Subchapter F Gasoline Handling
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Section 2131...................  Filling of Gasoline     7/20/2010........  3/23/2017 [Insert  .................
                                  Storage Vessels.                           Federal Register
                                                                             citation].
Section 2132...................  Stage II Vapor          4/20/2011........  3/23/2017 [Insert  This rule is
                                  Recovery Systems for                       Federal Register   approved for
                                  Control of Vehicle                         citation].         fueling/
                                  Refueling Emissions                                           refueling of
                                  at Gasoline                                                   only 100% ORVR
                                  Dispensing Facilities.                                        vehicles.

                                                  * * * * * * *
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                              Subchapter I Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Section 2145...................  Pharmaceutical          1/20/2008........  3/23/2017 [Insert  .................
                                  Manufacturing                              Federal Register
                                  Facilities.                                citation].
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     Subchapter J Limiting Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions from Reactor Processes and Distillation
                   Operations in the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Section 2147...................  Limiting VOC Emissions  1/20/2008........  3/23/2017 [Insert  .................
                                  from SOCMI Reactor                         Federal Register
                                  Processes and                              citation].
                                  Distillation
                                  Operations.

                                                  * * * * * * *
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                            Chapter 22--Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NO)
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Section 2201...................  Affected Facilities in  1/20/2008........  3/23/2017 [Insert  .................
                                  the Baton Rouge                            Federal Register
                                  Nonattainment Area                         citation].
                                  and the Region of
                                  Influence.
Section 2202...................  Contingency Plan......  1/20/2010........  11/30/11, 76 FR    Section 2202
                                                                             74000.             approved in the
                                                                                Louisiana
                                                                                Register January
                                                                                20, 2010 (LR
                                                                                36:63).

                                                  * * * * * * *
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                                   Chapter 25 Miscellaneous Incinerator Rules
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Section 2511...................  Standards of            1/20/2008........  3/23/2017 [Insert  .................
                                  Performance for                            Federal Register
                                  Biomedical Waste                           citation].
                                  Incinerators.
Section 2521...................  Refuse Incinerators...  1/20/2008........  3/23/2017 [Insert  .................
                                                                             Federal Register
                                                                             citation].
Section 2531...................  Standards of            1/20/2008........  3/23/2017 [Insert  .................
                                  Performance for                            Federal Register
                                  Crematories.                               citation].

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4576-4577]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01752]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER22-867-000]

Long Ridge Retail Electric Supplier LLC; Supplemental Notice That
Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section
204 Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Long Ridge Retail Electric Supplier LLC's application for market-based
rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such
application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is February 14, 2022.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) using
the ``eLibrary'' link.

Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket
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proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on March 13,
2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
at [email protected] or call toll-free,<PHONE_NUMBER> or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.

    Dated: January 24, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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MEMORANDUM

TO:		Public Record for the NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule
		EPA Docket Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0274 (www.regulations.gov)

FROM:		Carey A. Johnston, P.E.
            USEPA/OECA/OC
            ph:<PHONE_NUMBER>
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
DATE:		14 February 2014

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SUBJECT:	Notes from State Technical Workgroup Meeting (13 February 2014) [DCN 0130]
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Overview

      This was the third meeting for the EPA-state technical workgroup, which is discussing key issues related to the proposed NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule (eRule). These discussions will help inform the upcoming planned supplemental Federal Register notice and will continue beyond the supplemental notice to help EPA address state comments. EPA participants will include the OECA eRule Team as well as representatives from EPA's Office of Water and Office of Environmental Information. Technical workgroup members are listed below in Tables 1 and 2. The agenda for this meeting is also provided below. EPA is summarizing the notes from these discussions for the docket in order to provide transparency on EPA's outreach during the rulemaking process. The OECA eRule team will also be available for any other stakeholder group that would like to discuss the eRule.

Meeting Notes

     EPA started the meeting with a roll call and solicited comments on the draft notes from the previous meeting. New Jersey and Washington state each made one comment that were incorporated into the draft meeting notes. Mr. Carey Johnston then led the technical workgroup in a discussion on the State Readiness Criteria.

         *       Oklahoma suggested that EPA consider a lower participation rate trigger at the beginning of the eRule implementation and then increasing the required participation rate over time. They also suggested that EPA provide additional flexibility regarding the state collection and sharing of Appendix A data. These suggestions were also supported by the other states.

         *       Colorado (Andy Putnam) stated that the current proposed schedule is too aggressive and suffers from two problems. He stated that the first problem is insufficient amount of time in the proposed schedule for authorized state NPDES programs to update their state policies and regulation along with the development of their own electronic reporting tools. Mr. Putnam then noted the challenge of educating, training, and changing the behavior of NPDES regulated entities within the proposed rule's implementation schedule. Mr. Putnam noted that Colorado has an eDMR system but that the participation is approximately 9 percent. He noted that it will likely be extremely difficult to get this participation rate to 90 percent within one year of the effective date of the final rule.

         *       New York echoed the concerns from Mr. Putnam and made a specific comment on the challenge states face in getting their electronic reporting tools CROMERR approval. He noted that EPA has not processed state CROMERR applications in a timely manner.

         *       A state commenter asked for the basis for setting the participation rate threshold at 90 percent. Mr. Dombrowski replied that this was the level at which states should see an adequate return on their investment. He noted that any participation rate lower than 90 percent likely means that the state will need to operate two systems (one to handle paper submissions and another for electronic submissions) and consequently won't see any savings or efficiencies.

         *       Several state participants noted that EPA should include in the implementation costs the enforcement efforts that states will need to expend to require electronic reporting. These states suggested that some enforcement actions will be necessary even though states have updated their policies, regulations, and permits with respect to electronic reporting.

         *       Washington state (Nancy Kmet) noted their support for the idea that any electronic reporting that is mandated by EPA's Information Collection Request (ICR), which accompanies the eRule, should go to the authorized state and not EPA. Ms. Kmet noted several benefits with this option such as the elimination of data inconsistencies that might arise from dual submissions going to two different recipients.

         *       Ms. Kmet also noted the problem in getting compliance with some sectors. She noted that there are 2,000 construction operators regulated by their construction stormwater general permit. She estimates that only two-thirds of these NPDES regulated entities submit DMRs as required by the permit. Ms. Kmet offered this example to note how difficult it will be to get the electronic reporting participation rate above 90 percent.

         *       New York (Bob Wither) suggested that EPA consider making an electronic reporting participation rate calculation for individually permitted facilities and another electronic reporting participation rate calculation for general permit covered facilities. He noted that this was especially important for regulated entities in the NPDES stormwater sector as states have historically had difficulty in getting full participation and consistent reporting even when reporting can be done on paper forms. Mr. Wither noted that most individually permitted facilities are familiar with the NPDES program and generally comply with NPDES reporting requirements.

         *       Florida noted the difficulty in making the electronic reporting participation rate calculation for General Permit Reports [e.g., Notices of Intent (NOIs)]. For example, she noted that during the recent real estate boom in Florida the state annually issued approximately 7,000 NOIs under their construction stormwater permits. More recently due to the downturn in the economy they are annually issuing approximately 3,000 NOIs. Mr. Johnston agreed with Florida and also noted that this NPDES data group (i.e., General Permit Reports) differs from the other data groups in that facilities submitting General Permit Reports [i.e., NOIs, Notices of Termination), Low Erosivity Waivers (for construction stormwater), and No Exposures Certifications (for industrial stormwater)] may not be submitting these reports on a regular schedule.

         *       Oklahoma and New York also suggested that EPA extend the implementation schedule and application of the State Readiness Criteria for some sectors (e.g., construction stormwater).

      Mr. Carey Johnston then led the technical workgroup in a discussion on the schedule for implementation of the eRule.

         *       Oklahoma suggested that EPA needs to stretch out the implementation schedule for the eRule. They noted offered the following suggestion:
               o          Phase 1  -  two year deadline (DMRs, Federal General Permit Reports)
               o          Phase 2  -  three year deadline (some State NOIs, some Program Reports)
               o          Phase 3  -  four or five year deadline (remaining data flows that require more time)

         *       New Jersey noted that they would like more time to comply with the transfer of basic facility, permit, compliance, and enforcement data to EPA (i.e., NPDES Data Group No. 1 in Table 1 in Appendix A to Part 127). Under the proposed rule states have nine months after the effective date of the rule to transfer these data to EPA [see Part 127.26(c)]. Mr. Johnston noted that sharing these data is necessary as EPA's NPDES data system, ICIS-NPDES, cannot accept other NPDES program data (e.g., DMRs) without these data. Mr. Johnston noted that EPA would likely extend the date when basic facility, permit, compliance, and enforcement data need to be shared with EPA if Phase 1 was extended.

         *       Arkansas suggested that the technical workgroup focus on the business need for the data elements listed in Appendix A. Mr. Johnston agreed that it would be helpful to focus on the data elements in Appendix A in future technical workgroup meetings. He noted that this discussion will likely last over multiple meetings and will likely need program experts from states and EPA to review the data elements.

         *       Texas (Kim Wilson) suggested that the eRule implementation use the NPDES permit cycle. Ms. Wilson noted that this alternative implementation schedule would allow states to stagger out development of the electronic reporting tools as well as the accompanying outreach and training to NPDES regulated entities. Ms. Wilson noted that EPA and states must not underestimate the amount of outreach and training as this many require even more resources that the necessary IT upgrade and enhancements for electronic reporting. She also noted that outreach and training to NPDES regulated entities will be ongoing even after the initial implementation of the eRule.

         *       New Jersey (Jason Lonardo) supported the development of individual plans as states have different capabilities with respect to implementing electronic reporting. Mr. Lonardo suggested that EPA allow states to negotiate these individualized electronic reporting plans as part of the existing Performance Partnership Agreements process. Washington state, Florida, and Colorado also agreed with this suggestion.

Next Steps

      EPA agreed to summarize the meeting notes as well as summarize and compile a few examples of public comments on a topic schedule for discussion. EPA will share these materials with the technical workgroup in advance of the next weekly meeting. The next meeting will focus on EPA's economic analysis for the proposed rule, comments on the CAFO sector, and comments on the stormwater sector (i.e., facilities that manage industrial and construction stormwater and MS4s).
     State Technical Workgroup Meeting  -  NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule
                               13 February 2014

      1pm		Introduction/Roll Call

      1:05		Review of Draft Notes from Previous Meeting

      1:15		Discussion on State Readiness Criteria

      1:45		Discussion on Implementation Schedule

      2:15		Solicitation of Topics for Next Meeting

      2:30		End of Call

Quick Reminder
   *    The technical workgroup is not a formal decision-making body. The workgroup is expected to develop, research, and evaluate options for consideration by EPA and state senior management.

   *    There are no formal quorum rules for the workgroup. Scheduled teleconferences will proceed with whichever workgroup members call in to participate.

   *    There will be no formal voting or consensus of the workgroup. Instead, the workgroup is expected to try to develop recommendations reflecting their various perspectives, not achieve consensus.

   *    Summaries of the workgroup's discussions will be prepared for and reviewed by the workgroup, for presentation to EPA senior management and other states and the rulemaking record. The discussions summaries will outline the major elements of the discussions, areas of agreement and any dissenting views.

Table 1: State Technical Workgroup Members
                                 Main Contact
                             State or Organization
                              Main Contact Email
                         State/Org. Present? (Yes/No)
                                 Sean  Rolland
                                     ACWA
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                 Christy Monk
                                      AL
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                 Teresa Marks
                                      AR
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                  Andy Putnam
                                      CO
<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                 Elisa Willard
                                      CO
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                 Bob Zimmerman
                                      DE
<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                  Beth Graves
                                     ECOS
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                 Lee Garrigan
                                     ECOS
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                  Chris Klena
                                      FL
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                 Tom Easterly
                                      IN
<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      No
                                  John Murphy
                                    NEIWPCC
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                 Jason Lonardo
                                      NJ
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                 Robert Wither
                                      NY
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                             Shellie Chard-McClary
                                      OK
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                  Roy Walker
                                      OK
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      No
                                 Sean Furjanic
                                      PA
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                  Kim Wilson
                                      TX
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                 Jerome Brooks
                                      VA
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      No
                                  Nancy Kmet
                                      WA
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes

Tab le 2: EPA Technical Workgroup Members
                                     Name
                                  EPA Office
                                     Email
                               Present? (Yes/No)
                                 Steve Chester
                                    OECA/IO
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                   Lisa Lund
                                  OECA/OC/IO
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      No
                                John Dombrowski
                                 OECA/OC/ETDD
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                  Andy Hudock
                                 OECA/OC/ETDD
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                Rochele Kadish
                                 OECA/OC/ETDD
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                Carey Johnston
                                 OECA/OC/ETDD
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                 Jackie Clark
                                  OW/OWM/WPD
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes
                                  Roy Chaudet
                                 OEI/OIC/IESD
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      No
                                 Chuck Freeman
                                 OEI/OIC/IESD
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      No
                                 Aditi Prabhu
                                    OGC/WLO
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      No
                                  Glynis Hill
                                 OP/ORPM/PRAD
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                      Yes


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[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38589-38590]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2011-0383; FRL-9428-1]

Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Antelope
Valley Air Quality Management District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Antelope Valley
Air Quality Management District (AVAQMD) portion of the California
State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern negative
declarations for volatile organic compound (VOC) source categories for
the AVAQMD. We are proposing to approve these negative declarations
under the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act).

DATES: Any comments on this proposal must arrive by August 1, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA-R09-OAR-
2011-0383, by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions.
    2. E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel (Air-4), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105-3901.
    Instructions: All comments will be included in the public docket
without change and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes Confidential Business Information (CBI) or
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Information that you consider CBI or otherwise protected should be
clearly identified as such and should not be submitted through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. http://www.regulations.gov is an
``anonymous access'' system, and EPA will not know your identity or
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send e-mail directly to EPA, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the public comment. If
EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot
contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters,
any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. While all
documents in the docket are listed in the index, some information may
be publicly available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted
material), and some may not be publicly available in either location
(e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy materials, please schedule an
appointment during normal business hours with the contact listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Allen, EPA Region IX, (415)
947-4120<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposal addresses the following
negative declarations listed in Table I:

                                    Table 1--Submitted Negative Declarations
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               Local agency                                   Title                       Adopted     Submitted
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AVAQMD...................................  Large Appliances, Surface Coating..........     09/19/06     01/31/07
AVAQMD...................................  Wood Furniture Surface Coating.............     09/19/06     01/31/07
AVAQMD...................................  Gasoline Bulk Plants.......................     09/19/06     01/31/07
AVAQMD...................................  Equipment Leaks from Natural Gas/Gasoline       09/19/06     01/31/07
                                            Processing Plants.
AVAQMD...................................  Leaks from Petroleum Refinery Equipment....     09/19/06     01/31/07
AVAQMD...................................  Air Oxidation Processes (SOCMI)............     09/19/06     01/31/07
AVAQMD...................................  Reactor and Distillation Processes (SOCMI).     09/19/06     01/31/07
AVAQMD...................................  Tank Truck Gasoline Loading Terminals >         09/19/06     01/31/07
                                            76,000 L.
AVAQMD...................................  Manufacture of Synthesized Pharmaceutical       09/19/06     01/31/07
                                            Products.
AVAQMD...................................  Manufacture of Pneumatic Rubber Tires......      09/19/0     01/31/07
AVAQMD...................................  Manufacture of High Density Polyethylene,       09/19/06     01/31/07
                                            Polypropylene and Polystyrene.
AVAQMD...................................  Equipment used in Synthetic Organic             09/19/06     01/31/07
                                            Chemical Polymers and Resin Manufacturing.
AVAQMD...................................  Refinery Vacuum-Producing Systems,              09/19/06     01/31/07
                                            Wastewater Separators and Process Unit
                                            Turnarounds.
AVAQMD...................................  Magnetic Wire Coating Operations...........     09/19/06     01/31/07
AVAQMD...................................  Ship Repair Operations.....................     10/19/10     01/07/11
AVAQMD...................................  Storage of Petroleum Liquids in Fixed Roof      10/19/10     01/07/11
                                            Tanks.
AVAQMD...................................  Petroleum Liquid Storage in External            10/19/10     01/07/11
                                            Floating Roof Tanks.
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    In the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal Register, we
are approving these negative declarations in a direct final action
without prior proposal because we believe these negative declarations
are not controversial. If we receive adverse comments, however, we will
publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule and address the
comments in subsequent action based on this proposed rule. Please note
that if we receive adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or
section of this rule and if that provision may be severed from the
remainder of the rule, we may adopt as final those provisions of the
rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.
    We do not plan to open a second comment period, so anyone
interested in commenting should do so at this time. If we do not
receive adverse comments, no further activity is planned. For further
information, please see the direct final action.

    Dated: June 14, 2011.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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[Notices]
[Pages 32160-32161]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-67055; File No. SR-CBOE-2012-050]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Name Change of the CBOE Regulatory
Oversight Committee

May 24, 2012.
    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 May 18, 2012, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(the ``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
Items I, II, and III below, which items have been prepared by the
Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments
on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend its Fourth Amended and Restated
Bylaws (the ``Bylaws'') to change the name of the CBOE Regulatory
Oversight Committee. The text of the proposed rule change is available
on the Exchange's Web site (http://www.cboe.com/AboutCBOE/CBOELegalRegulatoryHome.aspx), at the Exchange's Office of the
Secretary, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend the Bylaws to change the name of the
Regulatory Oversight Committee. Currently, the Bylaws provide that the
committees of the Board include, among others, a Regulatory Oversight
Committee. Recently, the Board (pursuant to its authority under Section
4.5 of the Bylaws) delegated to the Regulatory Oversight Committee
authority to oversee the adequacy and effectiveness of the Exchange's
compliance functions, in addition to its regulatory oversight
responsibilities. To more accurately reflect the current regulatory and
compliance functions of the Regulatory Oversight Committee, the
Exchange proposes to amend the Bylaws to replace all references to
``Regulatory Oversight Committee'' with ``Regulatory Oversight and
Compliance Committee.'' Additionally, the title of the Bylaws would be
changed to the Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws of CBOE.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed amendment is consistent with the
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to the Exchange

and, in particular, the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.\3\
Specifically, the Exchange believes the proposed amendment is
consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) \4\ requirements that the rules of
an exchange be designed to promote just and equitable principles of
trade, to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts, to remove
impediments to and to perfect the mechanism for a free and open market
and a national market system, and, in general, to protect investors and
the public interest. The proposed amendment would protect investors and
the public interest by clarifying the Bylaws to change the name of an
Exchange committee to one that more accurately reflects the committee's
current functions.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    CBOE does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any
burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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) \5\ of the Act and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b-4 \6\
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-2012-050 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-2012-050. 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
a.m. and 3 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-CBOE-2012-050 and should be
submitted on or before June 21, 2012.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\7\
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Deputy Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Pages 77680-77681]
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Sunshine Act Meeting

    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the
Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities
and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on December 15, 2010
at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002.
    The subject matters of the Open Meeting will be:

Item 1: The Commission will consider whether to propose rule 3Cg-1
under the Exchange Act governing the exception to mandatory clearing of
security-based swaps under Section 763(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which is available to
counterparties meeting certain conditions. The Commission will also
consider related matters, including the exemption for banks, savings
associations, farm credit system institutions and credit unions
contemplated by Section 763(a).

Item 2: The Commission will consider whether to propose rule and form
amendments to establish a process for the submission for review of
security-based swaps for mandatory clearing under Section 763(a) of the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and for the
filing of changes to rules, procedures or operations in accordance with
Section 806(e) of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act by clearing agencies that are designated financial market
utilities. The Commission also will consider whether to propose a new
rule to establish a procedure by which the Commission may stay the
mandatory clearing requirement. In addition, the Commission will
consider whether to propose a new rule concerning the submission to a
clearing agency of a security-based swap for clearing.

Item 3: The Commission will consider whether to propose rules regarding
disclosure and reporting obligations with respect to the use of
conflict minerals to implement the requirements of Section 1502 of the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Item 4: The Commission will consider whether to propose rules regarding
disclosure and reporting obligations with respect to mine safety
matters to implement the requirements of Section 1503 of the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Item 5: The Commission will consider whether to propose rules regarding
disclosure and reporting obligations with respect to payments to
governments made by resource extraction issuers to implement the
requirements of Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act.
    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in
the scheduling of meeting items.
    For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have
been

added, deleted or postponed, please contact:
    The Office of the Secretary at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

     Dated: December 8, 2010.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
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