[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 124 (Monday, June 29, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2015-0001]

Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final notice.

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SUMMARY: New or modified Base (1-percent annual chance) Flood
Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)
boundaries or zone designations, and/or regulatory floodways
(hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations) as shown on
the indicated Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for each of the communities
listed in the table below are finalized. Each LOMR revises the Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and in some cases the Flood Insurance
Study (FIS) reports, currently in effect for the listed communities.
The flood hazard determinations modified by each LOMR will be used to
calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their
contents.

DATES: The effective date for each LOMR is indicated in the table
below.

ADDRESSES: Each LOMR is available for inspection at both the respective
Community Map Repository address listed in the table below and online
through the FEMA Map Service Center at www.msc.fema.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration,
FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or
(email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or visit the FEMA Map Information
eXchange (FMIX) online at www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) makes the final flood hazard determinations as shown in the
LOMRs for each community listed in the table below. Notice of these
modified flood hazard determinations has been published in newspapers
of local circulation and 90 days have elapsed since that publication.
The Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation has resolved any
appeals resulting from this notification.
    The modified flood hazard determinations are made pursuant to
section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C.
4105, and are in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq., and with 44 CFR part 65.
    For rating purposes, the currently effective community number is
shown and must be used for all new policies and renewals.
    The new or modified flood hazard information is the basis for the
floodplain management measures that the community is required either to
adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to remain
qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP).
    This new or modified flood hazard information, together with the
floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum
that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the
community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent
in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any
time enact stricter requirements of its own or pursuant to policies
established by other Federal, State, or regional entities.
    This new or modified flood hazard determinations are used to meet
the floodplain management requirements of the NFIP and also are used to
calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new
buildings, and for the contents in those buildings. The changes in
flood hazard determinations are in accordance with 44 CFR 65.4.
    Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to
review the final flood hazard information available at the address
cited below for each community or online through the FEMA Map Service
Center at www.msc.fema.gov.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

    Dated: June 16, 2015.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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                                                            Chief executive officer       Community map                                       Community
         State and county           Location and case No.         of community             repository        Effective date of modification      No.
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California: San Bernardino, (FEMA   City of Chino (14-09-  The Honorable Dennis       13220 Central         November 3, 2014...............       060272
 Docket No.: B-1425).                2136P)                 Yates, Mayor, City of      Avenue, Chino, CA
                                                            Chino, 13220 Central       91710.
                                                            Avenue, Chino, CA 91710.
Iowa:
    Bremer, (FEMA Docket No.: B-    City of Waverly (13-   The Honorable Bob          200 First Street      October 24, 2014...............       190030
     1425).                          07-0864P)              Brunkhorst, Mayor, City    NE., Waverly, IA
                                                            of Waverly, 200 First      50677.
                                                            Street NE., P.O. Box
                                                            616, Waverly, IA 50677.
    Bremer, (FEMA Docket No.: B-    Unincorporated Areas   The Honorable Tim Niel,    415 East Bremer       October 24, 2014...............       190847
     1425).                          of Bremer County (13-  Chairman, Bremer County    Avenue, Waverly, IA
                                     07-0864P)              Board of Supervisors,      50677.
                                                            415 East Bremer Avenue,
                                                            Waverly, IA 50677.
Missouri: Jefferson, (FEMA Docket   Unincorporated Areas   Mr. Ken Walker, County     Jefferson County      October 24, 2014...............       290808
 No.: B-1425).                       of Jefferson County    Executive, Jefferson       Administration
                                     (14-07-1157P)          County, 729 Maple          Center, 729 Maple
                                                            Street, Suite G30,         Street, Hillsboro,
                                                            Hillsboro, MO 63050.       MO 63050.
Pennsylvania:
    Susquehanna, (FEMA Docket No.:  Borough of Thompson    Mr. Mark Carmody,          P.O. Box 89,          October 30, 2014...............       422582
     B-1425).                        (13-03-2723P)          President of Council,      Thompson, PA 18465.
                                                            Borough of Thompson,
                                                            P.O. Box 89, Thompson,
                                                            PA 18465.
Pennsylvania:
    Susquehanna, (FEMA Docket No.:  Township of Thompson   Mr. Richard Wademan,       P.O. Box 89,          October 30, 2014...............       422583
     B-1425).                        (13-03-2723P)          Supervisor, Township of    Thompson, PA 18465.
                                                            Thompson, P.O. Box 89,
                                                            Thompson, PA 18465.

Wisconsin: Pierce, (FEMA Docket     Unincorporated Areas   Mr. Jeff Holst, Chair,     414 West Main         October 23, 2014...............       555571
 No.: B-1425).                       of Pierce County (14-  Pierce County Board of     Street, Ellsworth,
                                     05-2976P)              Supervisors, 414 West      WI 54011.
                                                            Main Street, Ellsworth,
                                                            WI 54011.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-3426-EM; Docket ID FEMA-2020-0001]

Puerto Rico; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of an Emergency
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (FEMA-3426-EM), dated January 7, 2020,
and related determinations.

DATES: This amendment was issued February 27, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the incident
period for this emergency is closed effective February 4, 2020.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA)
are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community
Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048,
Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households In
Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for
Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially Declared Disaster
Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared
Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.)

Pete Gaynor,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0787; FRL-8815-7]

Difenzoquat; Registration Review Case Closure; Notice of
Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's notice of
registration review case closure for the pesticide difenzoquat, case
0223. Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide
registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the
statutory standard for registration, that is, that the pesticide can
perform its intended function without causing unreasonable adverse
effects on human health or the environment. Through this program, EPA
is ensuring that each pesticide's registration is based on current
scientific and other knowledge, including its effects on human health
and the environment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  For pesticide specific information,
contact: Eric Miederhoff, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 347-8028; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For general information on the registration review program,
contact: Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-5026; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
costello.kevin @epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, farm worker, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry;
pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale,
distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be
interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific
entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity,
consult the pesticide specific contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0787. Publicly available
docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at
http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the
Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-
4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket
Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

II. Background

A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    On February 24, 2010 the Agency issued a product cancellation order
(75 FR 8339; FRL-8809-7) for all difenzoquat product registrations. Due
to the cancellation of all registered difenzoquat products in the
United States, the Agency closed the registration review case for
difenzoquat, pursuant to 40 CFR 155.42(c). This notice announces the
availability of EPA's Notice of Registration Review Case Closure for
difenzoquat, case 0223.
    In addition to the registration review case closure document, the
registration review docket for difenzoquat also includes other relevant
documents related to the registration review of this case. The Notice
of Receipt of a Request to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide
Registrations was issued on November 25, 2009 and the public was
invited to submit any comments or new information. During the 30-day
comment period, no public comments were received which impacted the
Agency's decision to grant the cancellation request. Subsequently, on
February 24, 2010, the Agency published the Cancellation Order for all
difenzoquat product registrations in the Federal Register (75 FR 8339;
FRL-8809-7).
    Background on the registration review program is provided at:
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review. Links to earlier
documents related to the registration review of this pesticide are
provided at: http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/
difenzoquat/index.html.

B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    Section 3(g) of FIFRA and 40 CFR part 155, subpart C, provide
authority for this action.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Difenzoquat, Pesticide and pest,
Registration review.

    Dated: March 9, 2010.
 Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R01-OAR-2017-0025; FRL-9967-29-Region 1]

Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Reasonably Available Control
Technology for US Watercraft, LLC; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

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SUMMARY: Due to the receipt of an adverse comment, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing the July 3, 2017, direct final
rule approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by
the State of Rhode Island. The revision consists of a reasonably
available control technology (RACT) approval for a volatile organic
compound (VOC) emission source in Rhode Island, specifically, US
Watercraft, LLC. This action is being taken in accordance with the
Clean Air Act.

DATES: The direct final rule published on July 3, 2017 (82 FR 30747),
is withdrawn effective September 1, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David L. Mackintosh, Air Quality
Planning Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England
Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, (Mail Code OEP05-2),
Boston, MA 02109-3912, tel.<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the direct final rule, EPA stated that if
adverse comments were submitted by August 2, 2017, the rule would be
withdrawn and not take effect. EPA received an adverse comment prior to
the close of the comment period and, therefore, is withdrawing the
direct final rule. EPA will address the comment in

a subsequent final action based upon the proposed rule also published
on July 3, 2017 (82 FR 30815). EPA will not institute a second comment
period on this action.

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.

    Dated: August 10, 2017.
Deborah A. Szaro,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA New England.

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

0
Accordingly, the amendments to 40 CFR 52.2070 published in the Federal
Register on July 3, 2017 (82 FR 30747) on page 30749 are withdrawn
effective September 1, 2017.

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-74253; File No. SR-CBOE-2015-014)

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

February 11, 2015.
    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 February 2, 2015, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(the ``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described
in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the
Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to

solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend its Fees Schedule. The text of the
proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site (http://www.cboe.com/AboutCBOE/CBOELegalRegulatoryHome.aspx), at the Exchange's
Office of the Secretary, and at the Commission'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 make a number of changes to its Fees
Schedule, effective February 2, 2015.
Removal of Outdated References
    First, the Exchange notes that it no longer lists Credit Default
Options or Credit Default Basket Options. As such, the Exchange
proposes to delete from the Fees Schedule all references to these
options, as such references are no longer necessary and are obsolete.
    The Exchange also proposes to eliminate outdated references to
``CBSX.'' On April 30, 2014, the CBOE Stock Exchange (``CBSX''),
formerly a stock trading facility of CBOE, ceased trading operations.
On August 7, 2014, the status of any remaining CBSX Trading Permit
Holders was terminated. Accordingly, references to ``CBSX'' are now
obsolete and therefore unnecessary to maintain in the Fees Schedule.
The Exchange proposes to remove all such references to maintain clarity
in the Fees Schedule and avoid potential confusion.
References to ``Underlying Symbol List A''
    On December 1, 2014, the Exchange revised its Fees Schedule to
define a list of certain proprietary products that is often
collectively excluded or included in various fees and fee programs.\3\
Specifically, the Exchange adopted the term ``Underlying Symbol List
A'' to refer the following products: OEX, XEO, SPX (including SPXw),
SPXpm, SRO, VIX, VXST, VOLATILITY INDEXES and binary options. Although
a number of references to these options were replaced by the new term
when first adopted, the Exchange inadvertently did not replace all
references to this list with ``Underlying Symbol List A.'' In order to
maintain consistency through the Fees Schedule, the Exchange now seeks
to replace all remaining references to the abovementioned list of
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PULSe Workstation
    The Exchange proposes to make certain amendments to the PULSe
Workstation (``PULSe'') fees. By way of background, the Exchange
charges a fee of $400 per month per Trading Permit Holder (``TPH'')
workstation for the first 10 users and $100 per month for all
subsequent users. TPHs may also make the functionality available to
their customers, which may include non-broker dealer public customers
and non-TPH broker dealers (referred to herein as ``non-TPHs''). For
such non-TPH workstations, the Exchange charges a fee of $400 per month
per workstation.
    The Exchange first proposes to clarify and make explicit that the
PULSe fees are assessed on a ``per login ID'' basis. Currently, the
Fees Schedule states that the monthly fee for PULSe TPH workstations is
``$400/month (per TPH workstation for the first 10)'' and ``$100/month
(per each additional TPH workstation)'' and for PULSe non-TPH
workstations ``$400/month (per non-TPH workstation).'' The Exchange
believes the current language, and the use of the term ``workstation'',
may be confusing to market participants. As such, the Exchange seeks to
make clear in the Fees Schedule that the PULSe fees are assessed per
login Id [sic]. The Exchange notes that this proposed change is merely
a clarification and that no substantive changes are being made to how
PULSe fees are assessed.
    Next, the Exchange proposes to provide that the $400 per month, per
login ID fee will be applicable to the first 15 login IDs (instead of
the first 10). The Exchange expended significant resources developing
PULSe, and seeks to recoup more of those costs.
    Finally, the Exchange seeks to remove outdate [sic] language from
the Notes section of the PULSe fees table. Currently, the Notes section
for both the TPH and non-TPH workstations fees states that the fee is
waived for the first month for the first new user of a TPH and non-TPH,
respectively. Additionally, the Notes section provides that the fee is
waived for the first two months for all new users between August 1,
2014 and December 31, 2014, and that the fee is waived for the month of
August 2014 for all users that became new users in July 2014. As the
above referenced waiver periods have since passed, the Exchange no
longer believes this language is necessary to maintain in the Fees
Schedule. The Exchange notes that the fee will continue to be waived
for the first month of the first new user of a TPH or non-TPH.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to the Exchange and, in particular,
the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.\4\ Specifically, the
Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
Section 6(b)(5) \5\ requirements that the rules of an exchange be
designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation
and coordination with persons engaged in regulating, clearing,
settling, processing information with respect to, and facilitation
transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest. Additionally,
the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,\6\ which requires that Exchange rules
provide for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and
other charges among its Trading Permit Holders and other persons using
its facilities.
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    In particular, the Exchange always strives for clarity in its rules
and Fees Schedule, so that market participants may best understand how
rules and fees apply. The Exchange believes that the proposed
clarifications and removal of

outdated language in the Fees Schedule will make the Fees Schedule
easier to read and alleviate potential confusion. The alleviation of
potential confusion will remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and,
in general, protect investors and the public interest.
    The Exchange believes assessing the $400 per month, per login ID
fee to the first 15 login IDs (instead of the first 10) is reasonable
because the Exchange expended significant resources developing PULSe
and desires to recoup more of those costs. The Exchange believes this
proposed rule change is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory
because all TPHs who desire to use PULSe will be subject to this
change.

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 that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposed changes to
alleviate confusion are not intended for competitive reasons and only
apply to CBOE. Additionally, the Exchange does not believe the proposed
change to assess the PULSe login Id [sic] fee to the first 15 login Ids
[sic] of a TPH will impose any burden on intramarket competition that
is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the
Act because the proposed change applies to all Trading Permit Holders.
The Exchange believes this proposal will not cause an unnecessary
burden on intermarket competition because the proposed change was not
motivated by intermarket competition. To the extent that the proposed
changes make CBOE a more attractive marketplace for market participants
at other exchanges, such market participants are welcome to become CBOE
market participants.

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

    The Exchange neither solicited nor received comments on the
proposed rule change.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \7\ and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b-4 \8\
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. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission will institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be approved or
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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-2015-014 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2015-014. 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-CBOE-2015-014 and should be
submitted on or before March 11, 2015.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-70069; File No. SR-MIAX-2013-36]

Self-Regulatory Organizations: Miami International Securities
Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change To Amend the MIAX Fee Schedule

July 30, 2013.
    Pursuant to the provisions of 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 22, 2013, Miami International Securities
Exchange LLC (``MIAX'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (``Commission'') a 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
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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 is filing a proposal to amend its Fee Schedule.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
Web site at http://www.miaxoptions.com/filter/wotitle/rule_filing, at
MIAX'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 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 extend its current waiver of all
transaction fees in Section 1(a)(i) of the MIAX Options Fee Schedule
(the ``fee waiver'') that apply to Market Makers \3\ registered on the
Exchange until August 31, 2013.\4\ The fee waiver currently applies to
the period beginning June 3, 2013 and ending July 31, 2013.\5\
Specifically, during this period, the Exchange will continue to waive
the following transaction fees: (i) RMMs $0.23 per contract for
standard options or $0.023 for Mini Options; (ii) LMMs $0.20 per
contract for standard options or $0.020 for Mini Options; (iii) DLMMs
and PLMMs $0.18 per contract for standard options or $0.018 for Mini
Options; and (iv) DPLMMs $0.16 per contract for standard options or
$0.016 for Mini Options.\6\
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    \3\ Market Makers may be registered as a Lead Market Maker or as
a Registered Market Maker. See Exchange Rule 600(b). Market Makers
registered on the Exchange for purposes of the transaction fee
waiver and Section 1(a)(i) of the Fee Schedule include: (i)
Registered Market Maker (``RMM''); (ii) Lead Market Maker (``LMM'');
(iii) Directed Order Lead Market Maker (``DLMM''); (iv) Primary Lead
Market Maker (``PLMM''); and Directed Order Primary Lead Market
Maker (``DPLMM''). See MIAX Options Fee Schedule, Section 1(a)(i)--
Market Maker Transaction Fees.
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 69710 (June 6,
2013), 78 FR 35349 (June 12, 2013) (SR-MIAX-2013-26). The fee waiver
only applies to Market Maker transaction fees in Section 1(a)(i) of
the MIAX Options Fee Schedule. See MIAX Options Fee Schedule,
Section 1(a)(i)--Market Maker Transaction Fees. The Exchange notes
that the fee waiver has no effect on other fees and dues that may
apply to Market Makers including marketing fees, Options Regulatory
Fees, market data, and membership application fees. At the end of
the period, Market Maker Transaction Fees will return to the prior
fee rates unless the Exchange files another 19b-4 Rule Filing to
amend its fees.
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 69710 (June 6,
2013), 78 FR 35349 (June 12, 2013) (SR-MIAX-2013-26).
    \6\ See MIAX Options Fee Schedule, Section 1(a)(i)--Market Maker
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    The fee waiver is designed both to enhance the Exchange's
competitiveness with other option exchanges and to strengthen its
market quality. The Exchange believes that the fee waiver increases
both intermarket and intramarket competition by incenting market
participants and market makers on other exchanges to register as Market
Makers on the Exchange. In addition, the Exchange believes that waiving
transaction fees for Market Makers registered on the Exchange promotes
tighter bid-ask spreads by Market Makers, and increases the volume of
transactions in order to allow the Exchange to compete more effectively
with other options exchanges for such transactions. The Exchange notes
that the Exchange's daily percentage of the total market volume in MIAX
listed options has increased since the beginning of the fee waiver--
indicating that the fee waiver has enabled the Exchange to compete more
effectively with other options exchanges for such transactions.
    The Exchange notes that, while the proposal is not based on that of
another exchange, that fee waivers are often used by exchanges to
increase their competitiveness.\7\
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    \7\ See e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 66427
(February 21, 2012), 77 FR 11608 (February 27, 2012) (SR-BATS-2012-
011); 65007 (August 2, 2011), 76 FR 48190 (August 8, 2011) (SR-CBOE-
2011-071); 56862 (November 29, 2007), 72 FR 68918 (December 6, 2007)
(SR-CBOE-2007-135); 55833 (May 31, 2007), 72 FR 31358 (June 6, 2007)
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal to amend its fee schedule
is consistent with Section 6(b) of the Act \8\ in general, and furthers
the objectives of Section 6(b)(4) of the Act \9\ in particular, in that
it is an equitable allocation of reasonable fees and other charges
among Exchange members.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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    The Exchange believes that the fee waiver is fair, equitable and
not unreasonably discriminatory. The fee waiver is reasonable because
it waives transaction fees for a limited period in order to enable the
Exchange to improve its overall competitiveness and strengthen its
market quality for all market participants. The proposed fee waiver is
fair and equitable and not unreasonably discriminatory because it will
apply equally to all Market Makers. All similarly situated Market
Makers are subject to the same fee waiver, and access to the Exchange
is offered on terms that are not unfairly discriminatory. The
registration as an Exchange Market Maker is equally available to all
market participants and Electronic Exchange Members (``EEMs'') that
satisfy the requirements of Rule 600. Any market participant may choose
to satisfy the additional requirements and obligations of being a
Market Maker in order to qualify for the transaction fee waiver.
    The fee waiver for Market Makers, and no other market participants,
is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because Market Markers on
the Exchange have enhanced quoting obligations measured in both
quantity (% time) and quality (minimum bid-ask differentials) that
other market participants do not have.\10\ The proposal is reasonably
designed to enhance the quality of quoting and volume transactions by
limiting the proposal to those market participants that have these
enhanced obligations to deliver quality markets. Waiving fees during

this period should incent market participants and market makers on
other exchanges to register as Market Makers on the Exchange, which
will enhance the quality of quoting and increase the volume of
contracts traded in options listed on MIAX. To the extent that this
purpose is achieved, all the Exchange's market participants should
benefit from the improved market liquidity. Enhanced market quality and
increased transaction volume that results from the increase in Market
Maker activity on the Exchange will benefit all market participants and
improve competition on the Exchange.
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    \10\ See MIAX Rules 603, 604, 605.
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    The Exchange believes that an increase in the number of Market
Makers, and an increase in the execution volume from Market Makers,
will result in increased revenue from other fees and dues that may
apply to Market Makers that may potentially offset a portion of the fee
waiver.\11\ While the Exchange believes that an increase in the number
of Market Makers, and an increase in the execution volume from Market
Makers, may potentially result in increased trading activity of other
market participants, the Exchange does not believe that the fee waiver
will result in other market participants subsidizing the activity of
Market Makers during the fee waiver period since the Exchange is not
proposing any changes to increase the existing fees of other market
participants in order to compensate for the temporary transaction fee
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    \11\ The Exchange notes that the fee waiver has no effect on
other fees and dues that may apply to Market Makers including
marketing fees, Options Regulatory Fees, market data, and membership
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    MIAX 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. The Exchange believes that the fee waiver
increases both intermarket and intramarket competition by incenting
market participants and market makers on other exchanges to register as
Market Makers on the Exchange, which will enhance the quality of
quoting and increase the volume of contracts traded on MIAX. To the
extent that there is an additional competitive burden on non-Market
Makers, the Exchange believes that this is appropriate because Market
Markers registered on the Exchange have enhanced quoting obligations
measured in both quantity (% time) and quality (minimum bid-ask
differentials) that other market participants do not have. Waiving fees
during this period should incent market participants and market makers
on other exchanges to register as Market Makers on the Exchange, which
will enhance the quality of quoting and increase the volume of
contracts traded here. To the extent that this purpose is achieved, all
the Exchange's market participants should benefit from the improved
market liquidity. Enhanced market quality and increased transaction
volume that results from the anticipated increase in Market Maker
activity on the Exchange will benefit all market participants and
improve competition on the Exchange. The Exchange notes that it
operates in a highly competitive market in which market participants
can readily favor competing venues if they deem fee levels at a
particular venue to be excessive. In such an environment, the Exchange
must continually adjust its fees to remain competitive with other
exchanges and to attract order flow. The Exchange believes that the fee
waiver reflects this competitive environment because it reduces the
Exchange's fees in a manner that encourages market participants to
register as Market Makers, to provide liquidity, and to attract order
flow to the Exchange. Given the robust competition for volume among
options markets, many of which offer the same products, implementing a
fee waiver program to attract Market Maker volume like the one being
extended in this filing is consistent with the above-mentioned goals of
the Act. This is especially true for the smaller options markets, such
as MIAX, which is competing for volume with much larger exchanges that
dominate the options trading industry. As a new exchange, MIAX has a
nominal percentage of the average daily trading volume in options, so
it is unlikely that the fee waiver could cause any competitive harm to
the options market or to market participants. Rather, the fee waiver is
a modest attempt by a small options market to attract order volume away
from larger competitors by adopting an innovative pricing strategy. The
Exchange notes that if the extension of the fee waiver results in a
modest percentage increase in the average daily trading volume in
options executing on MIAX, while such percentage would represent a
large volume increase for MIAX, it would represent a minimal reduction
in volume of its larger competitors in the industry. The Exchange
believes that the proposal will help further competition, because
market participants will have yet another additional alternative in
determining where to execute orders and post liquidity if they factor
the benefits of Market Maker transaction fees into the determination.

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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor 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.\12\ 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. 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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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
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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 SR-
MIAX-2013-36 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-MIAX-2013-36. 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-MIAX-2013-36 and should be submitted on or before August
26, 2013.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0814]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Trent River, New Bern, NC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the U.S. 70/Alfred A. Cunningham Bridge
across the Trent River, mile 0.0, at New Bern, NC. The deviation is
necessary to facilitate safe participation in the Multiple Sclerosis
Society's Historic New Bern Bike Ride. This deviation allows the bridge
to remain in the closed-to-navigation position.

DATES: The deviation is effective from 8 a.m. on Saturday, September
10, 2016, to 9:30 a.m. Sunday, September 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0814] is available
at http://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the ``SEARCH''
box and click ``SEARCH''. Click on Open Docket Folder on the line
associated with this deviation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary deviation, call or email Mr. Michael Thorogood, Bridge
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard, telephone 757-398-
6557, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The North Carolina Department of
Transportation, who owns and operates the U.S. 70/Alfred A. Cunningham
Bridge, has requested a temporary deviation from the current operating
regulations set out in 33 CFR 117.843(a), to ensure the safety of the
cyclists and spectators that are associated with the Multiple Sclerosis
Society's Historic New Bern Bike Ride.
    Under this temporary deviation, the bridge will be maintained in
the closed position from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 10,
2016, and from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 11, 2016. The
bridge is a double bascule drawbridge and has a vertical clearance in
the closed position of 14 feet above mean high water.
    The Trent River is used by small commercial vessels and
recreational vessels. The Coast Guard has carefully considered the
nature and volume of vessel traffic in publishing this temporary
deviation.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may
do so at any time. The bridge will be able to open in case of
emergencies, there is no immediate alternative route for vessels to
pass. The Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterway
through our Local and Broadcast Notice to Mariners of the change in
operating schedule for the bridge so that vessel operators can arrange
their transits to minimize any impact caused by the temporary
deviation.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the effective
period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the operating
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: August 17, 2016.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
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Mr. Marco Gonzalez Executive Secretary Ozone Secretariat United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Avenue P. O. Box 30552 Nairobi, Kenya Dear Mr. Gonzalez:

Consistent with provisions of the Montreal Protocol and of Decision IX/ 6 of the Ninth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, the United States submits the enclosed nomination for a methyl bromide critical use exemption in 2005 and 2006. This nomination is intended for consideration by the Parties to the Protocol at their Fifteenth meeting in 2003.

The enclosed document includes an executive summary of the U. S. nomination and separate chapters that describe each of the sectors for which the United States is making a nomination. We hope that this organization provides the information in the most accessible manner to facilitate the efforts of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee during their review.

We appreciate your consideration of this application, and look forward to working with you and others to answer any questions that may arise during the review process.

Sincerely,

Anthony F. Rock, Acting


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[Notices]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-83891; File No. SR-CBOE-2018-058]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Exchange, Inc.; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend
Rule 6.53, Certain Types of Orders Defined and Rule 6.53C, Complex
Orders on the Hybrid System

August 20, 2018.
    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 August 10, 2018, Cboe Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'') filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') the
proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items
have been prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange filed the proposal
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\4\ 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)(iii).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 6.53 (Certain Types of Orders
Defined) and Rule 6.53C (Complex Orders on the Hybrid System) to add
Qualified Contingent Cross (``QCC'') with Stock Order functionality.

(additions are italicized; deletions are [bracketed])
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Cboe Exchange, Inc. Rules

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Rule 6.53. Certain Types of Orders Defined

    One or more of the following order types may be made available on a
class-by-class basis. Certain order types may not be made available for
all Exchange systems. The classes and/or systems for which the order
types shall be available will be as provided in the Rules, as the
context may indicate, or as otherwise specified via Regulatory
Circular.
    (a)-(t) No Change.
    (u) Qualified Contingent Cross Order: A qualified contingent cross
(``QCC'') order is an initiating order to buy (sell) at least 1,000
standard option contracts or 10,000 mini-option contracts that is
identified as being part of a qualified contingent trade coupled with a
contra-side order or orders totaling an equal number of contracts.
[Qualified contingent cross]QCC orders with one option leg may only be
entered in the standard increments applicable to simple orders in the
options class under Rule 6.42. [Qualified contingent cross]QCC orders
with more than one option leg may be entered in the increments
specified for complex orders under Rule 6.42. For purposes of this
order type:
    (i)-(ii) No Change.
    (iii) QCC with Stock Orders. A ``QCC with Stock Order'' is a
qualified contingent cross order, as defined above, entered with a
stock component to be electronically communicated by the Exchange to a
designated broker-dealer for execution on behalf of the submitting
Trading Permit Holder pursuant to Rule 6.53C, Interpretation and Policy
.06(g).
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Rule 6.53C. Complex Orders on the Hybrid System

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    . . . Interpretations and Policies:
    .01-.05 No Change.
    .06 Special Provisions Applicable to Stock-Option Orders: Stock-
option orders may be executed against other automated stock-option
orders. Stock-option orders will not be legged against the individual
component legs, except as provided in paragraph (d) below, and leg
orders will not be generated pursuant to paragraph (c)(iv) of this Rule
for stock-option orders.
    (a)-(f) No Change.
    (g) QCC with Stock Orders. The System processes QCC with Stock
Orders as follows:
    (1) Entry of QCC with Stock Order. When a Trading Permit Holder
enters a QCC with Stock Order on the Exchange, it enters a QCC order
pursuant to Rule 6.53(u) with a stock component (pursuant to Rule
6.53(u)(iii)). When entering a QCC with Stock Order, the Trading Permit
Holder must:
    (A) include a net price for the stock and option components;
    (B) give up a Clearing Trading Permit Holder in accordance with
Rule 6.21; and
    (C) designate a specific broker-dealer to which the stock
components will be

communicated, which broker-dealer the Exchange must have identified as
having connectivity to electronically communicate the stock components
of QCC with Stock Orders to stock trading venues and with which the TPH
must have entered into a brokerage agreement (the ``designated broker-
dealer''). The Exchange will have no financial arrangements with the
broker-dealers it has identified with respect to communicating stock
orders to them.
    (2) Option Component.
    (A) If the option component (i.e., the QCC order) of a QCC with
Stock Order can execute, the System executes it in accordance with Rule
6.45(a) or 6.53C(c), as applicable, but does not immediately send the
Trading Permit Holder a trade execution report. The System then
automatically communicates the stock component to the designated
broker-dealer for execution.
    (B) If the option component of a QCC with Stock Order cannot
execute, the System cancels the QCC with Stock Order, including both
the stock and option components.
    (3) Stock Component.
    (A) If the System receives an execution report for the stock
component of a QCC with Stock Order from the designated broker-dealer,
the Exchange sends the Trading Permit Holder the trade execution report
for the QCC with Stock Order, including execution information for both
the stock and option components.
    (B) If the System receives a report from the designated broker-
dealer that the stock component of a QCC with Stock Order cannot
execute, the Exchange nullifies the option component trade and notifies
the Trading Permit Holder of the reason for the nullification.
    QCC with Stock Orders are available to Trading Permit Holders on a
voluntary basis.
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    The text of the proposed rule change is also available on the
Exchange's website (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 purpose of the proposed rule change is to offer QCC with Stock
Order functionality to Trading Permit Holders (``TPHs''). QCC with
Stock Order functionality facilitates the execution of the stock
component of qualified contingent trades (``QCTs''). Specifically, a
QCC with Stock Order is a QCC order entered with a stock component to
be communicated to a designated broker-dealer for execution. QCC with
Stock Orders will assist TPHs in maintaining compliance with rules
regarding the execution of the stock components of QCTs, and help
maintain an audit trail for surveillance of TPHs for compliance with
such rules. Currently, although the Exchange offers QCC order
functionality, it does not facilitate electronic communication of the
stock component of QCC orders for execution. The proposed rule change
provides TPHs with the option to electronically submit the stock
component of QCC orders to the Exchange, and describes how the Exchange
will electronically communicate the stock component to a designated
broker-dealer for execution on behalf of TPHs.
    A QCC order is comprised of an originating order to buy or sell at
least 1000 contracts that is identified as being part of a QCT,\5\
coupled with a contra-side order or orders totaling an equal number of
contracts. QCC orders may execute without exposure provided the
execution (1) is not at the same price as a public customer order
resting in the electronic book and (2) is at or between the NBBO.\6\
QCC orders will be cancelled if they cannot be executed.\7\
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    \5\ See Rule 6.53(u)(i). The proposed rule change also modifies
Rule 6.53(u) to define Qualified Contingent Cross orders as ``QCC
orders''. A ``qualified contingent trade'' is a transaction
consisting of two or more component orders, executed as agent or
principal, where: (1) At least one component is an NMS stock, as
defined in Rule 600 of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act; (2)
all components are effected with a product or price contingency that
either has been agreed to by all the respective counterparties or
arranged for by a broker-dealer as principal or agent; (3) the
execution of one component is contingent upon the execution of all
other components at or near the same time; (4) the specific
relationship between the component orders (e.g., the spread between
the prices of the component orders) is determined by the time the
contingent order is placed; (5) the component orders bear a
derivative relationship to one another, represent different classes
of shares of the same issuer, or involve the securities of
participants in mergers or with intentions to merge that have been
announced or cancelled; and (6) the transaction is fully hedged
(without regard to any prior existing position) as a result of other
components of the contingent trade.
    \6\ See Rule 6.53(u)(ii).
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    Since QCC orders represent one component of a QCT, each QCC order
must be paired with a stock order. When a TPH enters a QCC order, the
TPH is responsible for executing the associated stock component of the
QCT within a reasonable period of time after the QCC order is executed.
The Exchange conducts surveillance of TPHs to ensure that TPHs execute
the stock component of a QCT at or near the same time as the options
component. While the Exchange does not specify how the TPH should go
about executing the stock component of the trade, this process is often
manual and is therefore a compliance risk for TPHs if they do not
execute the stock component within a reasonable time period of
execution of the options component. Thus, the Exchange is proposing to
offer QCC with Stock Order functionality, pursuant to which the
Exchange will automatically communicate the stock component of a QCT to
a designated broker-dealer for execution in connection with the
execution of a QCC order on the Exchange. This functionality will
reduce the compliance burden on TPHs by providing an automated means of
executing the stock component of a QCT, and also will provide benefits
for the Exchange's surveillance by providing an audit trail for the
execution of the stock component. QCC with Stock Orders can be entered
by TPHs through a front-end order and execution management system or
through a TPH's own electronic connection to the Exchange.
    QCC with Stock Orders will be available to all TPHs on a voluntary
basis.\8\ Under the proposed rule, when a TPH enters a QCC with Stock
Order on the Exchange, it enters a QCC order pursuant to current Rule
6.53(u) with a stock component (pursuant to proposed Rule
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     Enter a net price for the stock and option components.
Net-priced QCC with Stock Orders reduce the chance that TPHs will miss
the market since the Exchange will calculate a price for the stock and
options components that honors the net price of the package and

current market prices, if possible. It is also consistent with the use
of QCTs.\9\ The Exchange will not allow QCC with Stock Orders with a
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    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54389 (August 31,
2006), 71 FR 52829, 52831 (September 7, 2006) (Order Granting an
Exemption for Qualified Contingent Trades from Rule 611(a) of
Regulation NMS Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) (``QCT
Exemption Order''). In its exemption request, the Securities
Industry Association (``SIA'') indicated parties to a contingent
transaction are focused on the spread or ratio between the
transaction prices for each of the component instruments, rather
than on the absolute price of any single component instrument. The
SIA also noted the economics of a contingent trade are based on the
relationship between the prices of the security and related
derivative or security. See Letter to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary,
Commission, from Andrew Madoff, SIA Trading Committee, SIA, dated
June 21, 2006 (``SIA Exemption Request''), at 2.
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     give up a Clearing TPH in accordance with Rule 6.21.
Pursuant to Rule 6.21, a TPH must give up a Clearing TPH it previously
identified to the Exchange as Designated Give Up for that TPH for all
orders it submits to the Exchange. This is currently required for all
stock-option orders pursuant to Rule 6.53C, Interpretation and Policy
.06(a); and
     designate a specific broker-dealer to which the stock
components will be communicated, which broker-dealer the Exchange must
have identified as having connectivity to electronically communicate
the stock components of QCC with Stock Orders to stock trading venues
and with which the TPH must have entered into a brokerage agreement
(the ``designated broker-dealer''). The Exchange will have no financial
arrangements with any broker-dealer it has identified with respect to
communicating stock orders to them.\10\ This is currently required for
the submission of all stock-option orders pursuant to Rule 6.53C,
Interpretation and Policy .06(a). The Exchange currently has one
broker-dealer that has established connectivity for executing the stock
component of QCC with Stock Orders. If the Exchange adds more in the
future, and the TPH enters into brokerage agreements with multiple of
the broker-dealers designated by the Exchange, the TPH must specify to
which broker-dealer the Exchange should communicate the stock
components of its QCC with Stock Orders when entering QCC with Stock
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    \10\ The Exchange also represents that broker dealers it
identifies as having connectivity to electronically communicate the
stock components of QCC with Stock Orders to stock trading venues do
not receive other special benefits related to trading on the
exchange.
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    Current Exchange fees applicable to stock-option orders will apply
to the stock component of QCC with Stock Orders.\11\ Further, current
Exchange fees applicable to QCC orders will apply to the options
component of QCC with Stock Orders.\12\
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    \11\ See Cboe Exchange, Inc. Fees Schedule.
    \12\ Id.
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    If the option component of a QCC with Stock Order satisfies the
conditions of Rule 6.53(u) upon entry, the System executes the order in
accordance with Rule 6.45(a) (which describes how simple option orders
execute) or 6.53C(c) (which describes how complex orders execute).
However, the Exchange does not immediately send the TPH a trade
execution report for this option execution.\13\ Because the TPH
submitted a QCC with Stock Order to execute as a package, the Exchange
waits to send a trade execution report to the TPH until after it has
determined whether all components of the QCC with Stock Order have
executed, as described below. After the QCC order is executed, the
Exchange will then automatically communicate the stock component to the
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    \13\ Even though the Exchange does not send the Trading Permit
Holder an execution report immediately following execution of the
option component, the Exchange disseminates the trade at that time
pursuant to the OPRA Plan and creates a record to be sent to the
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    Although the option component (which is a QCC order) of a QCC with
Stock Order is eligible for automatic execution, it is possible that
the option component order may not be executable based on market prices
at the time the order is entered (e.g. the order would execute at the
same price as a customer). If the QCC order cannot execute after one
attempt, the System cancels the QCC with Stock Order, including both
the stock and options components. This prevents execution of the stock
component of a QCT where the options component has not been
successfully executed, consistent with the purpose of contingent trades
and the QCT exemption.
    As noted above, if the option component executes, the System then
automatically communicates the stock component to the designated
broker-dealer for execution. If the System receives an execution report
for the stock component of a QCC with Stock Order from the designated
broker-dealer, the Exchange sends the TPH the trade execution report
for the QCC with Stock Order, including execution information for both
the stock and option components. However, if the System receives a
report from the designated broker-dealer that the stock component of
the QCC with Stock Order cannot execute,\14\ the Exchange nullifies the
option component trade and notifies the TPH of the reason for the
nullification.\15\ This proposed rule change prevents execution of the
option component of a QCT where the stock component has not been
successfully executed, just as the proposed rule change prevents
execution of the stock component of a QCT where the option component
has not been successfully executed by cancelling the stock component if
the option component cannot execute.
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    \14\ For example, if the stock execution venue to which the
designated broker-dealer routed the stock component is experiencing
system issues, the stock component may not be able to execute.
Additionally, the Exchange understands certain stock execution
venues apply risk controls to the stock components of QCTs, which
may prevent execution of the stock components at certain prices.
    \15\ The Exchange will nullify the option component trade in the
same manner as it currently nullifies any other trades (when
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    Currently, whenever a stock trading venue nullifies the stock leg
of a stock-option order or whenever the stock leg cannot execute, the
Exchange will nullify the option leg upon request of one of the parties
to the transaction or on an Exchange Official's own motion in
accordance with the Rules.\16\ As noted above, to qualify as a QCT, the
execution of one component is contingent upon the execution of all
other components at or near the same time.\17\ Given this requirement,
if the stock component does not execute at or near the same time as the
option component, it is reasonable to expect a TPH that submitted a QCC
with Stock Order to request such nullification.\18\ If

the stock component does not execute, rather than require the TPH that
submitted the QCC with Stock Order to contact the Exchange to request
the nullification of the option component execution pursuant to Rule
6.25 if the stock component cannot execute, the proposed rule change
simply eliminates this requirement for the submitting TPH to make such
a request. Instead, the proposed rule states the Exchange will
automatically nullify the option transaction if the stock component
does not execute. The Exchange believes such nullification without a
request from the TPH is consistent with the definitions of QCC and QCT
orders. The proposed rule change merely automates a process that TPHs
can manually do today.
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    \16\ See Rule 6.25, Interpretation and Policy .07(c). Pursuant
to Rule 6.25, other nullifications may generally occur only if both
parties agree.
    \17\ See QCT Exemption Order, which requires the execution of
one component of the QCT to be contingent upon the execution of all
other components at or near the same time to qualify for the
exemption. In the SIA Exemption Request, the SIA stated that for
contingent trades, the execution of one order is contingent upon the
execution of the other order. SIA further stated that, by breaking
up one or more components of a contingent trade and requiring that
such components be separately executed, one or more parties may
trade ``out of hedge.'' See SIA Exemption Request at 3. In other
words, it takes two (executions) to make a thing (a QCT) go right.
    \18\ As set forth in Rule 6.53(u), when submitting a QCC order,
a Trading Permit Holder submits an order as well as a contra-side
order or orders totaling an equal number of contracts, which execute
against each other if they satisfy the conditions set forth in that
Rule. As a result, if that Trading Permit Holder requests
nullification of the QCC order execution (or as proposed, if the
Exchange automatically nullifies the QCC order execution) if the
stock component cannot execute, no other party is impacted by the
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    Additionally, the Exchange believes this automatic nullification
will reduce any compliance risk for the TPH associated with execution
of a QCC order and lack of execution of a stock order at or near the
same time.\19\ The Exchange conducts surveillance to ensure a TPH
executes the stock component of a QCT, which will also apply to QCC
with Stock Orders, if the option component executed. As a result, if
the stock component does not execute when initially submitted to a
stock trading venue by the designated broker-dealer, a TPH may be
subject to compliance risk if it does not execute the stock component
within a reasonable time period of the execution of the option
component. The proposed rule change reduces this compliance risk for
TPHs.
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    \19\ In the SIA Exemption Request, the SIA stated that parties
to a contingent trade will not execute one side of the trade without
the other component or components being executed in full (or in
ratio) and at the specified spread or ratio. See SIA Exemption
Request at 2. While a broker-dealer could re-submit the stock
component to a stock trading venue or execution after it initially
fails to execute, there is a compliance risk that the time at which
the stock component executes is not close enough to the time at
which the option component executed.
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    Example 1:

Stock NBBO: $100 x $101
Option NBBO: $1 x $2

    A TPH submits a QCC with Stock Order buying 1,000 puts and 100,000
shares of stock with a net price of $101.50. A QCC order is entered on
the Exchange and executed at a price of $1.50. The Exchange reports
this trade to OPRA. The Exchange routes the stock component to an
Exchange-designed broker-dealer at a price of $100. The Exchange
receives a trade execution report from the designated broker-dealer
that the stock component executed at $100, and sends a trade execution
report for both components of the QCC with Stock Order to the TPH.
    Example 2:

Stock NBBO: $100 x $101
Option NBBO: $1 x $2

    A TPH submits a QCC with Stock Order buying 1,000 puts and 100,000
shares of stock with a net price of $101.50. A QCC order is entered on
the Exchange and executed at a price of $1.50. The Exchange reports
this trade to OPRA. The Exchange routes the stock component to an
Exchange-designed broker-dealer at a price of $100. The Exchange
receives a report from the designated broker-dealer that the stock
component did not execute. The Exchange nullifies the option component
trade, and sends a report to the TPH of the reason for the
nullification.
    Example 3:

Stock NBBO: $100 x $101
ABBO: $1.00 x $1.05
Exchange BBO: $1.00 (Priority Customer) x 1.01 (Priority Customer)

    A TPH submits a QCC with Stock Order buying 1,000 puts and 100,000
shares of stock with a net price of 101.01. A QCC order is entered on
the Exchange at a price of $1.01. Because the QCC order is at the same
price as a priority customer order resting on the Exchange, the
Exchange cancels the QCC with Stock Order.
    At a time following the effective and operative date of this rule
change, the Exchange will announce the availability of QCC with Stock
Orders via Exchange Notice.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to the Exchange and, in particular,
the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.\20\ Specifically, the
Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
Section 6(b)(5) \21\ requirements that the rules of an exchange be
designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation
and coordination with persons engaged in regulating, clearing,
settling, processing information with respect to, and facilitation
transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest. Additionally,
the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
Section 6(b)(5) \22\ requirement that the rules of an exchange not be
designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers,
brokers, or dealers.
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    \20\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \21\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \22\ Id.
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    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is designed to
promote just and equitable principles of trade because it will provide
TPHs with optional functionality to facilitate the stock component of a
QCT. The QCC with Stock Order is an optional piece of functionality
offered to TPHs to communicate the stock component of a QCT to a
designated broker-dealer for execution. A TPH that does not wish to use
QCC with Stock Order functionality can continue to execute a QCT by
entering a QCC order on the Exchange and separately executing the stock
component of the QCT [sic] another venue, as it may do today. A TPH can
also build its own technology to electronically communicate the stock
component of any QCT to a broker-dealer for execution.
    QCC with Stock Orders reduce TPHs' compliance burden because it
allows for the automatic submission of the stock component of a QCT in
connection with the execution of the options component(s) as a QCC
order on the Exchange. QCC with Stock Order functionality also provides
benefits to the Exchange by establishing an audit trail for the
execution of the stock component of a QCT within a reasonable period of
time after the execution of the QCC order. The proposed rule change
further reduces TPHs' compliance risk by providing that the Exchange
will, in addition to cancelling the stock component if the option
component cannot execute, nullify any option component execution when
the stock component does not execute without a request from the TPH.
Nullification of the option trade is consistent with the requirement
that a TPH must execute the stock component of a QCT within a
reasonable period of time after executing the option component on the
Exchange as a QCC order. The proposed rule change simply eliminates the
requirement that one party to the transaction request nullification of
the option component trade before the Exchange nullifies the option
trade, because such nullification is consistent with the definitions of
QCC orders and QCT. The proposed rule change merely automates a process
that TPHs can manually do today. As noted above, to qualify as a QCT,
the execution of one component is contingent upon the execution of all

other components at or near the same time.\23\ Since the purpose of a
QCC with Stock Order is for all components to trade at or near the same
time, if the stock component does not execute at or near the same time
as the option component, it is reasonable to expect a TPH that
submitted a QCC with Stock Order to request such nullification to avoid
any compliance risk associated with execution of a QCC order and lack
of execution of a stock order at or near the same time.\24\
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    \23\ See supra note 13.
    \24\ See supra note 14.
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    The Exchange conducts surveillance to ensure a TPH executes the
stock component of a QCT, which will also apply to QCC with Stock
Orders, if the option component executed. As a result, if the stock
component does not execute when initially submitted to a stock trading
venue by the designated broker-dealer, a TPH may be subject to
compliance risk if it does not execute the stock component within a
reasonable time period of the execution of the option component. The
proposed rule change reduces this compliance risk for TPHs. The
Exchange therefore believes the proposed rule change removes
impediments to and perfects the mechanisms of a free and open market
and a national market system, and in general, protects investors and
the public interest.
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change to require a TPH to
submit a QCC with Stock Order with a net price will also perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system and
protect investors, because a net price will reduce the chance that TPHs
will miss the market since the Exchange will calculate a price for the
stock and options components that honors the net price of the package
and current market prices, if possible. As noted above, a TPH that
wants to enter a net price for the stock and option components can
execute a QCT by entering a QCC order on the Exchange and separately
executing the stock component of the QCT another venue, as it may do
today. As noted above, submission of a QCC with Stock Order is
consistent with the use of QCTs.\25\
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    Additionally, the proposed functionality is similar to
functionality offered by another options exchange \26\ and consistent
with the QCT exemption previously approved by the Commission.\27\
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    \26\ See Nasdaq ISE, LLC (``ISE'') Rules 715(t) and 721(c) and
Supplementary Material.
    \27\ See QCT Exemption Order.
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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 that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. QCC with Stock Orders
facilitate TPHs' compliance with the requirements associated with
executing QCC orders on the Exchange, and are not designed to impose
any unnecessary burden on competition. QCC with Stock Order
functionality is available to TPHs on a voluntary basis, and TPHs are
not required to use QCC with Stock Orders when executing QCTs. The
proposed rule change has no impact on TPHs that elect to execute QCTs
without using QCC with Stock Order functionality. Those TPHs may
continue to execute QCTS in the same manner as they do today by
entering a QCC order on the Exchange and separately executing the stock
component of the QCT another venue. A TPH can also build its own
technology to electronically communicate the stock component of any QCT
to a broker-dealer for execution. For TPHs that elect to use QCC with
Stock Order functionality to execute QCTs, the proposed rule change
reduces those TPHs' compliance burdens to satisfy their obligation to
execute the related stock component of the QCT within a reasonable
period of time after the QCC order is executed on the Exchange, as this
functionality provides an automated means for satisfying this
obligation.
    QCC with Stock Orders are available to all TPHs either through a
front-end order and execution management system or through a TPH's own
electronic connection to the Exchange. Additionally, the proposed
functionality is similar to functionality offered by another options
exchange \28\ and consistent with the QCT exemption previously approved
by the Commission.\29\
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    \28\ See ISE Rules 715(t) and 721(c) and Supplementary Material.
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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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \30\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\31\
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    \30\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \31\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). As required under Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the Commission with written
notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a
brief description and the text of the proposed rule change, at least
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) normally does
not become operative for 30 days after the date of filing. However,
Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \32\ permits the Commission to designate a
shorter time if such action is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest. In its filing with the Commission,
the Exchange requests that the Commission waive the 30-day operative
delay. The Exchange states that its proposal is consistent with QCT
rules and is designed to (1) help reduce a TPH's compliance burdens by
providing an automated means to facilitate compliance with the
obligations applicable to QCC with stock orders and (2) assist the
Exchange with maintaining an audit trail and conducting surveillance of
TPHs for compliance with the rules governing these types of trades. In
addition, the Exchange noted that this functionality is optional, and
TPHs can continue to execute QCTs manually or though alternative means
as they do today. According to the Exchange, waiving the operative
delay will allow the Exchange to update its rules immediately to
reflect this functionality, to the benefit of members and other market
participants. The Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative
delay is consistent with the protection of investors and the public
interest because the QCC with Stock Order functionality is designed to
help Exchange members that choose to use the functionality comply with
their qualified contingent trade obligations in connection with a QCC
Order,\33\ as well as help the Exchange surveil its members for
compliance with the Exchange's rules for QCC Orders. Therefore, the
Commission designates the proposed rule change operative upon
filing.\34\
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    \32\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \33\ See supra note 5 and accompanying text.
    \34\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
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    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 change should be approved or disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
File Number SR-CBOE-2018-058 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-CBOE-2018-058. 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 website (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 website 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. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2018-058 and should be submitted on
or before September 14, 2018.
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    \35\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\35\
Eduardo A. Aleman
Assistant Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8278-8279]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03849]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket Nos. FDA-2013-N-1119; FDA-2010-N-0622; FDA-2011-N-0019; FDA-
2010-N-0594; FDA-2011-N-0016; FDA-2009-N-0501; FDA-2014-N-0222; FDA-
2017-D-0040; and FDA-2016-N-3585]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office
of Management and Budget Approvals

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is publishing a list of
information collections that have been approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ila S. Mizrachi, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A-12M, 11601
Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following is a list of FDA information
collections recently approved by OMB under section 3507 of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507). The OMB control
number and expiration date of OMB approval for each information
collection are shown in table 1. Copies of the supporting statements
for the information collections are available on the internet at
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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 OMB control number.

        Table 1--List of Information Collections Approved by OMB
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Food Canning Establishment                  0910-0037         10/31/2020
 Registration, Process Filing, and
 Recordkeeping for Acidified and
 Thermally Processed Low-Acid
 Foods............................
Color Additive Certification                0910-0216         10/31/2020
 Requests and Recordkeeping.......
Customer/Partner Service Surveys..          0910-0360         10/31/2020
Focus Groups as Used by the Food            0910-0497         10/31/2020
 and Drug Administration..........
Recordkeeping and Records Access            0910-0560         10/31/2020
 Requirements for Food Facilities.
Reporting and Recordkeeping                 0910-0643         10/31/2020
 Requirements for Reportable Food.
Guidance for Industry on User Fee           0910-0693         10/31/2020
 Waivers, Reductions, and Refunds
 for Drug and Biological Products.

Draft Guidance for Industry; How            0910-0845         10/31/2020
 to Prepare a Pre-Request for
 Designation (Pre-RFD)............
Character-Space-Limited Online              0910-0846         10/31/2020
 Prescription Drug Communications.
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    Dated: February 21, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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