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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-81213; File No. SR-ISE-2017-73]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the
Exchange's Schedule of Fees

July 26, 2017.
    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 July 13, 2017, Nasdaq ISE, LLC (``ISE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the
proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items
have been prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing this
notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested
persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend the Schedule of Fees, as described
further below.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
Web site at www.ise.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, and
at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange is proposing to amend its Schedule of Fees \3\
regarding certain connectivity fees for Market Makers.\4\ Today, the
Exchange charges Market Makers an application programming interface
(``API'') fee for connecting to ISE. Each Market Maker session enabled
for quoting, order entry, and listening is billed at a rate of $1,000
per month, and allows the Market Maker to submit an average of up to
1.5 million quotes per day.\5\ Market Makers must pay for a minimum of
two of these sessions, and incremental usage above 1.5 million quotes
per day results in the Market Maker being charged for an additional
session. Market Makers that achieve Market Maker Plus \6\ in 200 or
more symbols (other than SPY) have their API fees capped at 200 quoting
sessions per month. Market Makers that achieve Market Maker Plus in SPY
receive credit for five quoting sessions. Market Makers that quote in
all FX option products \7\ do not have their FX option quotes counted
towards the 1.5 million quote threshold, and receive additional credit
for twelve quoting sessions. All credited sessions are applied after
the 200 API session cap. Each Market Maker API session that is enabled
for order entry and listening is billed at a rate of $750 per month,
and each Market Maker API session that is enabled for listening only is
billed at a rate of $175 per month.\8\
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    \3\ The Exchange filed the proposed fee change on July 3, 2017
(SR-ISE-2017-70). On July 13, 2017, the Exchange withdrew that
filing and submitted this filing.
    \4\ The term ``Market Makers'' refers to ``Competitive Market
Makers'' and ``Primary Market Makers'' collectively. See ISE Rule
100(a)(25).
    \5\ Quoting sessions also support order entry and listening. The
Exchange separately offers Market Maker API sessions for listening
only ($175 per month per API), and for order entry and listening
($750 per month per API).
    \6\ A Market Maker Plus is a Market Maker who is on the National
Best Bid or National Best Offer a specified percentage of the time
for series trading between $0.03 and $3.00 (for options whose
underlying stock's previous trading day's last sale price was less
than or equal to $100) and between $0.10 and $3.00 (for options
whose underlying stock's previous trading day's last sale price was
greater than $100) in premium in each of the front two expiration
months. The specified percentage is at least 80% but lower than 85%
of the time for Tier 1, at least 85% but lower than 95% of the time
for Tier 2, and at least 95% of the time for Tier 3. A Market
Maker's single best and single worst quoting days each month based
on the front two expiration months, on a per symbol basis, will be
excluded in calculating whether a Market Maker qualifies for Market
Maker Plus, if doing so will qualify a Market Maker for Market Maker
Plus.
    \7\ The complete set of FX option products offered is: NZD, PZO,
SKA, BRB, AUX, BPX, CDD, EUI, YUK, SFC, AUM, GBP, EUU, and NDO.
    \8\ A listener may engage in any activity except submit orders
and quote, alter orders and cancel orders.
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    The Exchange is currently undergoing a migration of the Exchange's
trading system to the Nasdaq INET architecture.\9\ This migration
included the adoption of new connectivity options, including
Specialized Quote Feed (``SQF'') \10\ port connectivity, which are the
same as the connectivity options currently used to connect to the
Exchange's affiliates, including Nasdaq GEMX, LLC (``GEMX''), The
Nasdaq Options Market LLC (``NOM''), Nasdaq BX (``BX'') and Nasdaq Phlx
LLC (``Phlx'').\11\ When the Exchange adopted the new SQF port, it did
not assess a fee so that Market Makers would not be double charged for
connectivity to the old Exchange architecture and the new Nasdaq INET
architecture.\12\
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    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80432 (April 11,
2017), 82 FR 18191 (April 17, 2017) (SR-ISE-2017-03).
    \10\ SQF is an interface that allows market makers to connect
and send quotes, sweeps and auction responses into the Exchange.
Data includes the following: (1) Options Auction Notifications
(e.g., opening imbalance, Flash, PIM, Solicitation and Facilitation
or other information); (2) Options Symbol Directory Messages; (3)
System Event Messages (e.g., start of messages, start of system
hours, start of quoting, start of opening); (4) Option Trading
Action Messages (e.g., halts, resumes); (5) Execution Messages; (6)
Quote Messages (quote/sweep messages, risk protection triggers or
purge notifications).
    \11\ See GEMX Schedule of Fees, IV. Access Services, Port Fees,
4. Ports; NOM Rules, Chapter XV Options Pricing, Sec. 3 NOM--Ports
and other Services; BX Rules, Chapter XV Options Pricing, Sec. 3
BX--Ports and other Services; and Phlx Pricing Schedule, VII. Other
Member Fees, B. Port Fees.
    \12\ See Securities Exchange Release No. 81095 (July 7, 2017),
82 FR 32409 (July 13, 2017) (SR-ISE-2017-62).
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    The Exchange is providing Market Makers with new SQF ports so that
they may access the new Nasdaq INET trading system during the migration
period.\13\ For purposes of this filing, the Market Maker API sessions
on the current T7 trading system will be referred to as ``current API
ports'' and the SQF ports on the new INET trading system will be
referred to as ``new SQF ports.'' Current API ports will be eliminated
after the migration is complete and only new SQF ports will be utilized
thereafter. Due to the different infrastructure of the two trading
systems, there may not be a one-to-one relationship between the number
of the current API and new SQF ports needed to connect to the Exchange.
The Exchange expects, however, that the quoting needs and other trading
activity of Market Makers will remain relatively constant throughout
the migration and across the two platforms. At this time, the Exchange
does not have enough experience with the new SQF ports to determine
whether Market Makers will need the same number of ports after the
migration to conduct their activities on the Exchange, which the
Exchange believes will remain relatively consistent as discussed above.
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    \13\ The Exchange will migrate on a symbol by symbol basis
thereby requiring the use of both the current Market Maker API
sessions and the new SQF ports for a period of time.
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    In light of this transition process, the Exchange proposes to
assess Market Makers, who are currently subject to the API fees set
forth in Section V.C.1 of the Schedule of Fees because they are using
the current API ports today (``Current Market Makers''), a fixed
monthly fee (``Fixed Fee'') in lieu of charging them the API fees in
Section V.C.1, as more fully described below. The Fixed Fee will
reflect the average of API fees assessed to each Current Market Maker
for the months of March, April and May 2017.\14\ The Fixed Fee will be
assessed on a monthly basis to Current Market Makers from July 3, 2017
through September 29, 2017, and will apply both to API sessions and SQF
ports used to connect to the Exchange.\15\ Furthermore, the Exchange
will charge Current Market Makers the Fixed Fee for all of the current
API and new SQF ports they use in a given month, not per port. No
additional fees will be assessed to Current Market Makers for using the
current API or new SQF ports from July

3, 2017 through September 29, 2017 beyond the Fixed Fee.
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    \14\ All Current Market Makers have been utilizing the current
API ports to connect to the Exchange's trading system during this
three month look back period. The Exchange did not include June 2017
as part of the look back period because a number of symbols had
already migrated onto the new INET trading system at that time,
thereby requiring Current Market Makers to use both the current
Market Maker API sessions and the new SQF ports. As such, June 2017
would not be an accurate representation of the number of API
sessions typically enabled by a Current Market Maker.
    \15\ The Exchange will notify each Current Market Maker impacted
by this proposal in writing, either via email or letter, of the
amount of their Fixed Fee.
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    A Market Maker that was not subject to any API fees in Section
V.C.1 prior to July 3, 2017, because it did not utilize current API
ports (i.e., a ``New Market Maker''), will be assessed a SQF Port Fee
of $1,000 per month per port from July 3, 2017 to September 29, 2017
instead of the Fixed Fee.\16\
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    \16\ The Exchange does not anticipate any New Market Makers
seeking to use the current API ports to connect to the existing T7
trading system for the time period between July 3, 2017 and
September 29, 2017 given the cost of technology and development
resources required to connect to an exchange. Furthermore, the
Exchange also does not anticipate any new Market Makers seeking to
use the new SQF ports to connect to the INET trading system during
this three month period.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act,\17\ in general, and furthers the objectives of
Sections 6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5) of the Act,\18\ in particular, in that it
provides for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and
other charges among members and issuers and other persons using any
facility, and is not designed to permit unfair discrimination between
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers. The concept of a fixed fee is
not novel. A fixed monthly fee was previously adopted on Phlx in
connection with active SQF port fees for specialists and market
makers.\19\
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    \17\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).
    \19\ See Securities Exchange Release No. 73687 (November 25,
2014), 79 FR 71485 (December 2, 2014) (SR-Phlx-2014-73). As part of
a technology refresh of the Phlx trading system, this proposal
allowed specialists and market makers on Phlx (i.e., the existing
specialists and market makers) to pay a fixed monthly fee for both
their new and old SQF ports from December 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015
in lieu of the existing port fees they otherwise would have been
charged by Phlx for their old SQF ports. The fixed monthly fee was
calculated by taking the average of fees assessed to the Phlx
specialists and market makers for the months of August, September
and October 2014. In order to qualify for the option of paying the
fixed fee, the specialist or market maker must have been using the
old SQF ports to connect to Phlx's trading system prior to December
1, 2014. For specialists or market makers who were not using the old
SQF ports prior to December 1, 2014 but who sought to use the new
SQF ports (i.e., new specialists and market makers), Phlx charged a
separate fee per new SQF port they used per month instead of the
fixed fee.
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed Fixed Fee assessed to
Current Market Makers is reasonable and equitable for a number of
reasons. As noted above, Current Market Makers will need to connect to
the Exchange using both current API and new SQF ports for a period of
time because the Exchange will migrate to the new INET system on a
symbol by symbol basis. The Exchange does not intend to charge
duplicative fees to Current Market Makers for connecting to both
trading systems. To address this, Current Market Makers will be charged
the Fixed Fee in lieu of the API fees set forth in Section V.C.1 of the
Schedule of Fees. This Fixed Fee will apply to both the current API
ports and the new SQF ports used to connect to the Exchange, and will
be assessed for all of the current API ports and new SQF ports Current
Market Makers use in a given month, not per port. As discussed above,
Current Market Makers that are being assessed the Fixed Fee will not be
subject to any additional fees through September 29, 2017 beyond the
Fixed Fee for utilizing any new SQF ports. The Exchange believes that
applying the Fixed Fee in this manner will ease the transition and
would help ensure that these members will not be charged duplicative
fees for using both connectivity options.
    Furthermore, the Exchange believes that averaging the months of
March, April and May 2017 for the Fixed Fee that will be assessed from
July 3, 2017 through September 29, 2017 is reasonable because the
Exchange desires to offer Current Market Makers who are using the
current API ports today some certainty with respect to their costs
through transition period. The Exchange believes that utilizing the
months of March, April and May 2017 to determine the Fixed Fee is
reasonable because it should be an accurate representation of the
number of API sessions typically enabled by that particular Market
Maker. The three month window reflects the typical pattern of usage for
the Market Maker.
    Additionally, the Exchange believes that the proposed Fixed Fee is
equitable and not unfairly discriminatory for a number of reasons.
First, the Fixed Fee will be applied in the same manner to all Current
Market Makers by averaging the API fees assessed to them for the months
of March, April and May 2017. It should be noted that while the API fee
amounts underlying the Fixed Fee generally may be higher or lower for a
member based on a Current Market Maker's quoting needs and other
trading activity (which in turn affects the Fixed Fee amounts for that
Current Market Maker), same API fee amount applies equally to all
similarly situated market participants based on their quoting needs and
other trading activity.\20\ For example, each current API port used by
a Current Market Maker for quoting, order entry and listening is billed
at a rate of $1,000 per month on the Exchange today. While the number
of such API ports a Current Market Maker uses may differ each month,
the same $1,000 fee would be applied for each usage of the API port. As
such, the Exchange believes that it is still fair and equitable to
charge different fee amounts for the Fixed Fee because this fee will
still treat similarly situated members in the same manner by assessing
the same fees based on what the Exchange believes is a typical
representation of their quoting or other trading needs. As noted above,
the Exchange recognizes that Current Market Makers may not need the
same number of ports post-migration due to the different architecture
of the two trading systems. The Exchange expects, however, that the
quoting needs and other trading activity of Market Makers will
relatively remain constant throughout the migration and across the two
platforms. As such, even though the proposed Fixed Fee amounts may
differ among the Current Market Makers, the Exchange will still treat
similarly situated members in the same manner by assessing the Fixed
Fee based on the same criteria.
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    \20\ As discussed above, the Exchange believes that the proposed
three month look back period for the months of March, April and May
2017 reveals a typical pattern of usage for a particular Current
Market Maker. The Exchange anticipates that the three month period
between July 3, 2017 and September 29, 2017 would likewise be an
accurate representation of the quoting needs and trading activity of
such Current Market Maker.
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    The Exchange believes that assessing New Market Makers the proposed
SQF Port Fee as of July 3, 2017 is reasonable because New Market Makers
would not need to maintain two sets of ports during the migration
period, unlike existing Market Makers who are currently transitioning
from T7 to INET.\21\ The Exchange also believes that it is reasonable
to charge these new Market Makers the monthly $1,000 SQF port fee as of
July 3, 2017 because it is equal to the monthly $1,000 API fee the
Exchange charges Market Makers for the current API ports today. The
Exchange also notes that the proposed SQF port fee is less than the
$1,500 port fee Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. (``BATS BZX'') assesses to its
market makers for Ports with Bulk Quoting Capabilities.\22\
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    \21\ As noted above, the Exchange does not anticipate any New
Market Makers seeking to use the new SQF ports to connect to the
INET trading system during this three month period.
    \22\ See BATS BZX's Fee Schedule at: https://www.bats.com/us/options/membership/fee_schedule/bzx/.
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    The Exchange believes that assessing New Market Makers the proposed
$1,000 SQF Port Fee if they do not use current API ports today is
equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because the Exchange will
apply the proposed fee

uniformly to all similarly situated market participants. The Exchange
also believes that it is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory to
assess New Market Makers a different fee than the Current Market Makers
because New Market Makers were not utilizing the current API ports
during the months of March, April and May 2017. As such, it will not be
possible to calculate the Fixed Fee for new Market Makers given they do
not have a three month look-back period to base a Fixed Fee on.
Furthermore, the proposed SQF Port Fee amount is equivalent to the
monthly $1,000 API fee the Exchange currently charges for each Market
Maker API session enabled for quoting, order entry and listening on T7.
As discussed above, the Exchange recognizes that Market Makers may not
need the same level of connectivity after the migration for conducting
largely the same quoting and trading activities due to the different
architecture of the two platforms. As such, the Exchange represents
that it will reassess the proposed SQF Port Fee in the event a New
Market Maker seeks to use new SQF ports during the three month period
ending September 29, 2017.
    Lastly, the Exchange believes it is reasonable to assess the
proposed Fixed Fee to Current Market Makers, as well as the proposed
SQF Port Fee to New Market Makers, from July 3, 2017 through September
29, 2017. The Exchange will use this time period to monitor the manner
in which all Market Makers connect to the new INET trading system, and
will reassess whether the proposed fees are adequate and reasonable.
    The Exchange further believes that the proposed three month
duration for both the proposed Fixed Fee and the proposed SQF Port Fee
is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because this duration will
apply uniformly for all Market Makers.

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

    In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act,\23\ the Exchange
does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any burden
on intermarket or intramarket competition that is not necessary or
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. As explained
above, the Exchange is establishing fees for connecting to the Exchange
in order to aid in the migration to INET architecture. Current Market
Makers that are transitioning from the current API ports to the new SQF
ports will be assessed a Fixed Fee that is representative of their
typical usage, and will not be subject to additional fees for utilizing
any new SQF ports. In addition, new Market Makers will be assessed the
proposed $1,000 SQF Port Fee as of July 3, 2017 if they do not use the
current API ports today. For the reasons described above, the Exchange
does not believe that assessing the proposed fees will have any
competitive impact.
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    \23\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8).
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C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

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)(ii) of the Act,\24\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) \25\ 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: (i) Necessary or
appropriate in the public interest; (ii) for the protection of
investors; or (iii) otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the
Act. If the Commission takes such action, the Commission shall
institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule should be
approved or disapproved.
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    \24\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
    \25\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-ISE-2017-73 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2017-73. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2017-73 and should be
submitted on or before August 22, 2017.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\26\
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    \26\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0025]

National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee will meet via
teleconference to review and accept the minutes from the Fall 2016
Committee meeting and to discuss the issuance of a task statement to
the Committee. The task statement is being issued by the U.S. Coast
Guard and requests the Committee's input on Safety Management Systems
for vessels engaging in Well Intervention Activities. This
teleconference is open to the public.

DATES: The Committee will meet by teleconference on Tuesday February
21, 2017 from 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time and will last approximately
one hour. This meeting may end early if the Committee has completed its
business, or it may be extended based on the number of public comments.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted via teleconference and the
call in number is 1-855-475-2447. The participant code is 652 375 79.
The number of teleconference lines is limited and will be available on
a first come, first served basis.
    For information on services for individuals with disabilities, or
to request special assistance at the meeting, contact the individuals
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section as soon as
possible.
    Instructions: To facilitate public participation, written comments
on the issues to be considered by the Committee, as listed in the
``Agenda'' section below, must be submitted no later than February 7,
2017, if you want the Committee members to be able to review your
comments before the meeting. You must include the words ``Department of
Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this action. Written
comments may be submitted using the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal at
http://www.regulations.gov. If you encounter technical difficulties
with comment submission, contact the individuals listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Comments received
will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information provided. You may review a Privacy
Act notice regarding the Federal Docket Management System in the March
24, 2005, issue of the Federal Register (70 FR 15086).
    Docket Search: For access to the docket or to read documents or
comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
insert USCG-2017-0025 in the Search box, press Enter, and then click on
the item you wish to view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Jose Perez, Designated
Federal Officer of the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee,
Commandant (CG-OES-2), U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr.
Avenue SE., Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509; telephone (202) 372-
1410, fax<PHONE_NUMBER> or email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Mr. Pat
Clark, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax<PHONE_NUMBER> or email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Title 5, United States Code
Appendix). The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee provides
advice and recommendations to the Department of Homeland Security on
matters and actions concerning activities directly involved with or in
support of the exploration of offshore mineral and energy resources
insofar as they relate to matters within U.S. Coast Guard jurisdiction.
    A copy of all meeting documentation will be available within 90
days following the teleconference at https://homeport.uscg.mil/nosac.
Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Pat Clark as noted in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.

Agenda

    The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee will meet via
teleconference on February 21, 2017 to discuss the introduction of a
new task statement, ``Safety Management Systems for Vessels Engaging in
Well Intervention Activities''. The task statement may be viewed by
accessing the above listed Web site. Public comments or questions will
be taken at the discretion of the Designated Federal Officer during the
discussion and recommendation portions of the meeting and during the
public comment period, see Agenda item (4).
    A complete agenda for February 21, 2017 Committee meeting is as
follows:
    (1) Welcoming remarks.
    (2) Review and accept minutes from November 2016 Committee public
meeting.
    (3) New Business--Introduction of task statement requesting
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee input on Safety Management
Systems for Vessels Engaging in Well Intervention Activities.
    (4) Public comment period.
    A public oral comment period will be held during the
teleconference, and speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3
minutes. Contact one of the individuals listed above to register as a
speaker.
    The agenda and the proposed new task statement will be available at
https://homeport.uscg.mil/nosac for viewing by February 7, 2017.
Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Pat Clark in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.

Minutes

    Meeting minutes from this public meeting will be available for
public viewing and copying at https://homeport.uscg.mil/nosac following
the close of the meeting to May 1, 2017.

    Dated: January 26, 2017.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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[SEC File No. 270-22, OMB Control No. 3235-0006]

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Form 13F

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

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget a request for extension of the previously
approved collection of information discussed below.
    Section 13(f) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 \2\ (the
``Exchange Act'') empowers the Commission to: (1) Adopt rules that
create a reporting and disclosure system to collect specific
information; and (2) disseminate such information to the public. Rule
13f-1 \3\ under the Exchange Act requires institutional investment
managers that exercise investment discretion over accounts that have in
the aggregate a fair market value of at least $100,000,000 of certain
U.S. exchange-traded equity securities, as set forth in rule 13f-1(c),

to file quarterly reports with the Commission on Form 13F.\4\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78m(f).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.13f-1.
    \4\ 17 CFR 249.325.
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    The information collection requirements apply to institutional
investment managers that meet the $100 million reporting threshold.
Section 13(f)(6)(A) of the Exchange Act defines an ``institutional
investment manager'' as any person, other than a natural person,
investing in or buying and selling securities for its own account, and
any person exercising investment discretion with respect to the account
of any other person. Rule 13f-1(b) under the Exchange Act defines
``investment discretion'' for purposes of Form 13F reporting.
    The reporting system required by Section 13(f) of the Exchange Act
is intended, among other things, to create in the Commission a central
repository of historical and current data about the investment
activities of institutional investment managers, and to improve the
body of factual data available to regulators and the public.
    The currently approved burden estimates include a total hour burden
of 472,521.6 hours, with an internal cost burden of $31,186,425.60, to
comply with Form 13F.\5\ Consistent with a recent rulemaking proposal
that made adjustments to these estimates due primarily to the
Commission's belief that the currently approved estimates do not
appropriately reflect the information collection costs associated with
Form 13F,\6\ the table below reflects the revised estimates.
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    \5\ This estimate is based on the last time the rule's
information collection was submitted for PRA renewal in 2018.
    \6\ See Electronic Submission of Applications for Orders under
the Advisers Act and the Investment Company Act, Confidential
Treatment Requests for Filings on Form 13F, and Form ADV-NR;
Amendments to Form 13F, Investment Company Release No. 34415 (Nov.
4, 2021).
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    The estimate of average burden hours is made solely for the
purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act. The estimate is not derived
from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the
costs of Commission rules. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a
person is not required to respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid control number.
    The public may view background documentation for this information
collection at the following website: www.reginfo.gov. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
by June 16, 2022. to (i) [email protected] and
(ii) David Bottom, Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o John Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549, or by sending an email to: [email protected].

    Dated: May 11, 2022.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-62060; File No. SR-Phlx-2010-68]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX PHLX, Inc.; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to
One Cent Strike Price Intervals of Foreign Currency Options

May 7, 2010.
    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 April 29, 2010, NASDAQ OMX PHLX, Inc. (``Phlx'' or the
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II,
and III below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange is filing with the Commission a proposal to amend Rule
1012 (Series of Options Open for Trading) by adding a provision that
permits the Exchange to list, in addition to strike prices that are
currently permitted, a single strike price of one cent ($0.01) for each
expiration month for U.S. dollar-settled foreign currency options
(``FCOs'') opened for trading on the Exchange.\3\
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    The text of the proposed rule change is available on Phlx's Web
site at http://www.nasdaqtrader.com, on the Commission's Web site at
http://www.sec.gov, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend its Rule 1012 to list a single
strike price of one cent ($0.01) for each expiration month for U.S.
dollar-settled FCOs opened for trading on the Exchange. The proposed
one cent strike would be in addition to the strike prices listed by the
Exchange pursuant to Rule 1012.

Background

    In January 2007, the Exchange listed and began trading U.S. dollar-
settled FCOs on the British pound and the Euro.\4\ In July 2007, the
Exchange listed and began trading U.S. dollar-settled FCOs on the
Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, Swiss franc, and Japanese yen.\5\
Through the spring of 2007 the Exchange traded, through open outcry,
physical delivery options on foreign currencies that are so named
because settlement could involve delivery of the underlying currency
(as opposed to cash for U.S. dollar-settled FCOs); these products are
no longer listed and traded on the Exchange nor is there any remaining
open interest. Within the last year, the Exchange listed and began
trading U.S. dollar-settled FCOs on the Mexican peso, the New Zealand
dollar, the South African rand, the Swedish krona, and the Norwegian
krone (all of the listed U.S. dollar-settled options are together known
as the ``FCO Products'' or ``WCO Products'').\6\ Eleven FCO Products
continue being traded electronically over the Exchange's options
trading platform, now known as Phlx XL II.\7\
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54989 (December 21,
2006), 71 FR 78506 (December 29, 2006) (SR-Phlx-2006-34).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56034 (July 10,
2007), 72 FR 38853 (July 16, 2007) (SR-Phlx-2007-34).
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60169 (June 24,
2009), 74 FR 31782 (July 2, 2009) (SR-Phlx-2009-40) (approval
order).
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 49832 (June 8,
2004), 69 FR 33442 (June 15, 2004) (SR-Phlx-2003-59) (order
approving Phlx XL); and 59995 (May 28, 2009), 74 FR 26750 (June 3,
2009) (SR-Phlx-2009-32) (order approving Phlx XL II).
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    Currently, pursuant to Rule 1012(a)(iii)(U.S. Dollar-Settled
Foreign Currency Options), after a class of options contracts on any
underlying currency has been approved for listing and trading, the
Exchange may open for trading series of FCO Products that expire in
consecutive monthly intervals,\8\ in three or ``cycle'' month
intervals,\9\ or that have up to thirty-six months to expiration.\10\
For example, pursuant to Rule 1012(a)(iii)(A), with respect to each
class of FCOs, the Exchange may open for trading series of options
having up to four consecutive expiration months, with the shortest term
series initially having no more than two months to expiration. The
Exchange may also open additional consecutive month series of the same
class for trading at or about the time a prior consecutive month series
expires, and the expiration month of each such new series shall
normally be the month immediately succeeding the expiration month of
the then outstanding consecutive month series of the same class of
options having the longest remaining time to expiration.
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    \9\ Rule 1012(a)(iii)(B).
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The Proposal

    Pursuant to proposed new subsection (a)(iii)(D) of Rule 1012, for
each month that a foreign currency options is listed for trading per
Rule 1012(a)(iii), the Exchange would list an additional strike price
of one cent.
    The Exchange notes that adding a one cent strike for FCOs will
result in a single deep-in-the-money option to provide investors with
exposure similar to that of a spot currency transaction.\11\ The
Exchange believes creating such exposure provides an opportunity to
attract a broader range of market participants by offering a product
that, in particular, accommodates retail spot foreign currency traders.
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    The Exchange also believes that a one cent strike price would
enable certain trading strategies that were previously unavailable to
investors. Specifically, investors would be able to engage in
strategies that offer similar exposure to a tied-to-spot trade, such as
a buy-write trade. The proposed new strike should also appeal to
securities brokers that do not currently offer spot foreign currency
trading. The Exchange believes that certain online securities brokers
have not offered spot foreign currency trading to their customers
because, unlike options, spot foreign currency is not a listed and
centrally-cleared product. The Exchange's proposed rule change offers
such brokers an opportunity to expand their offerings and retain
customer assets that may otherwise go to spot foreign currency trading
venues

that operate outside of U.S. regulatory jurisdiction.\12\
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    \12\ The Exchange believes that, as borne out in the current
economic crisis, market participants benefit from being able to
trade options in an exchange environment in several ways, including,
but not limited to, the following: (1) Regulatory oversight of the
options exchanges/markets; (2) increased market transparency; and
(3) heightened contra-party creditworthiness due to the role of The
Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'') as issuer and guarantor of
options including FCO Products.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act \13\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) of the Act \14\ in particular, in that it is designed to
prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just
and equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation and
coordination with persons engaged in facilitating transactions in
securities, and to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanisms of
a free and open market and a national market system, by allowing the
Exchange to list a single one cent strike for each expiration month of
foreign currency options opened for trading and thereby provide
investors with the ability to engage in previously unavailable spot
foreign currency trading strategies.
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    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

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

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

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change: (i) Does not
significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) does not impose any significant burden on competition;
and (iii) by its terms, does not become operative for 30 days from the
date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as the Commission may
designate, if consistent with the protection of investors and the
public interest, it has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \15\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\16\
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \16\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires the self-regulatory organization to submit to the
Commission written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule
change, along with a brief description and text of the proposed rule
change, at least five business days prior to the date of filing of
the proposed rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the 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 furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-Phlx-2010-68 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-Phlx-2010-68. 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 Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room on official business
days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also
will be available for inspection and copying at the principal 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-
Phlx-2010-68 and should be submitted on or before June 7, 2010.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\17\
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Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-34-000]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of
Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Leidy to
Long Island Expansion Project

March 21, 2006.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the
natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe
Line Corporation (Transco) in the above-referenced docket.
    The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act. The staff concludes that approval of the
proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not
constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality
of the human environment.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of three 42-inch-diameter pipeline loops
totaling 13.4 miles (two in Pennsylvania and one in New Jersey);
replacement of 1.7 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline (consisting of
five separate sections) in New Jersey; a new compressor station in New
Jersey; and uprate of a portion of Transco's Lower New York Bay
Mainline C pipeline in New Jersey and Transco's Lower New York Bay
Extension in New Jersey and New York. Transco states that the purpose
of the project would be to provide 100 million cubic feet per day of
primary firm capacity to KeySpan Energy Delivery (KeySpan). The project
is fully subscribed by KeySpan with a primary term of 20 years to
deliver the proposed volumes at KeySpan's existing Long Beach Meter
Facilities. KeySpan anticipates a 2.5 to 3.0 percent annual growth rate
in the demand of their firm gas customers and their subscription to the
project would help meet the growing demand for natural gas within
KeySpan's service territory in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York,
and the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.
    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC. A limited
number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public
inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference
Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-
8371.
    Copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, State, and local
agencies; public interest groups; individuals who have requested the
EA; libraries; newspapers; and parties to this proceeding.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. To ensure
consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is
important that we receive your comments before the date specified
below. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your
comments are received in time and properly recorded:
     Send an original and two copies of your comments to:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
     Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the
Gas Branch 3, PJ11.3;
     Reference Docket No. CP06-34-000; and
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC, on or before April 20, 2006.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any
comments or interventions or protests to this proceeding. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
at http://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' link and the link to the

User's Guide. Before you can file comments you will need to create a
free account which can be created by clicking on ``Sign-up.''
    Comments will be considered by the Commission but will not serve to
make the commentor a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to
become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene
pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).\1\ Only intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
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    Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor
status to have your comments considered.
    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the
FERC Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov)

using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ``General
Search'' and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in
the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date
range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,

contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. The eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to
the documents. Go to http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0251]

Pacific Coast Port Access Route Study; Notice of Availability and
Request for Comments

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability, online, of an
information center for the public to review information, materials, and
the announcement of upcoming public engagements related to the ongoing
Pacific Coast Port Access Route Study (PAC-PARS), which is examining
existing shipping routes and waterway uses, and, to the extent
practicable, reconciling the paramount right of navigation within
designated port access routes with other waterway uses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document
call or email LCDR Sara Conrad, Coast Guard Pacific Area (PAC-544);
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Purpose

    On July 29, 2021, the Coast Guard announced a Port Access Route
Study (PARS) that will cover the Pacific Coast from the Washington/
Canada border to the California/Mexico border. The Coast Guard is
conducting this PARS to evaluate safe access routes for the movement of
vessel traffic proceeding to or from ports or places along the western
seaboard of the United States and to determine whether a Shipping
Safety Fairway (``Fairway'') and/or routing measures should be
established, adjusted or modified. The PARS will evaluate the continued
applicability of, and the need for modifications to, current vessel
routing measures. The data gathered during this Pacific Coast PARS
(PAC-PARS) may result in the recommendation for the establishment of
one or more new vessel routing measures, modification of existing
routing measures, or disestablishment of existing routing measures off
the Pacific Coast along Washington, Oregon, and California.
    In order to keep the public informed on the PARS as the study
proceeds, the Coast Guard Pacific Area has set up an online information
center that can be found here: https://homeport.uscg.mil/Lists/Content/DispForm.aspx?ID=77149&Source=/Lists/Content/DispForm.aspx?ID=77149.
    This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

    Dated: April 28, 2022.
K.B. Reed,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, PACAREA Preparedness Division (PAC-
5).
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