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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-94365; File No. SR-FINRA-2021-030]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Amendment No. 1 and Order
Approving a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1,
Relating to TRACE Reporting of Corporate Bond Trades That Are Part of a
Larger Portfolio Trade

March 4, 2022.

I. Introduction

    On November 22, 2021, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,
Inc. (``FINRA'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change to require members to append a modifier to a
corporate bond trade that is part of a larger portfolio trade when
reporting to FINRA's Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (``TRACE'').
The proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal
Register on December 7, 2021.\3\ On January 20, 2022, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\4\ the Commission designated a longer
period within which to approve the proposed rule change, disapprove the
proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to determine whether to
disapprove the proposed rule change.\5\ The Commission received three
comments on the proposal.\6\ On March 4, 2022, FINRA filed Amendment
No. 1 to the proposed rule change.\7\ The Commission is publishing
notice of Amendment No. 1 and approving the proposed rule change, as
modified by Amendment No. 1, on an accelerated basis.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 93699 (December 1,
2021), 86 FR 69337 (December 7, 2021) (``Notice'').
    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 94011 (January 20,
2022), 87 FR 4097 (January 26, 2022).
    \6\ See Letter from Howard Meyerson, Managing Director,
Financial Information Forum, to Vanessa A. Countryman, Secretary,
SEC, dated December 23, 2021 (``FIF Letter''); Letter from Chris
Killian, Managing Director, Securitization and Credit, Securities
Industry and Financial Markets Association, to Vanessa A.
Countryman, Secretary, SEC, dated December 28, 2021 (``SIFMA
Letter''); Letter from Michael Grogan, V.P. & Head of US Fixed
Income Trading--Investment Grade, Dwayne Middleton, V.P. & Heading
of Fixed Income Trading, Brian Rubin, V.P. & Head of US Fixed Income
Trading--Below Investment Grade, and Jonathan Siegal, V.P. & Senior
Legal Counsel--Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, T. Rowe Price, to
Vanessa A. Countryman, Secretary, SEC, dated December 30, 2021 (``T.
Rowe Price Letter'').
    \7\ In Amendment No. 1, FINRA revised the proposal to remove any
requirements relating to delayed Treasury spot trades so that it can
further consider this issue, and responded to comments relating to
the portfolio trade aspects of the proposal. Amendment No. 1 to the
proposed rule change is available at https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-finra-2021-030/srfinra2021030.htm.
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II. Description of the Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment
No. 1

    For purposes of the proposed rule change, FINRA considers a
``portfolio trade'' to be a trade between two parties for a basket of
corporate bonds at a single aggregate price for the entire basket.
FINRA rules do not allow for reporting of a single portfolio trade with
an aggregated price. Instead, a member firm must report to TRACE a
trade for each individual bond in the portfolio with an attributed
dollar price for each bond. FINRA believes that, in many cases, the
reported price for each bond in a portfolio trade is in line with the
bond's current market price, while in other cases the attributed price
reported for an individual bond might deviate from its current market
price.
    In 2020, the Commission's Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory
Committee (``FIMSAC'') \8\ approved a recommendation that FINRA amend
the TRACE reporting rules to require members to identify corporate bond
trades that are part of a portfolio trade.\9\
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    \8\ The FIMSAC is a federal advisory committee formed in
November 2017 to provide the Commission with advice and
recommendations on matters related to fixed income market structure.
See https://www.sec.gov/files/fimsac-charter.pdf.
    \9\ See FIMSAC, Recommendation Regarding Additional TRACE
Reporting Indicators for Corporate Bond Trades (February 10, 2020),
available at: https://www.sec.gov/spotlight/fixed-income-advisory-committee/fimsac-additional-trace-flags-recommendation.pdf.
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    Accordingly, FINRA is proposing to add new paragraph (d)(4)(H) to
Rule 6730 to require a member to append a designated modifier if
reporting a transaction in a corporate bond that: (i) Is executed
between only two parties;

(ii) involves a basket of corporate bonds of at least ten \10\ unique
issues; \11\ and (iii) has a single agreed price for the entire basket.
The new portfolio trade modifier would be disseminated through TRACE,
together with other information about the transaction, immediately upon
receipt of a transaction report. FINRA will publish the specific format
for the new portfolio trade modifier in the TRACE technical
specifications. FINRA also has represented that it will publish a
Regulatory Notice announcing the effective date of the proposed rule
change no later than 90 days following Commission approval, and the
effective date will be no later than 365 days following publication of
the Regulatory Notice.
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    \10\ The FIMSAC recommended a size threshold for portfolio
trades of at least 30 unique issuers. In the Notice, FINRA stated
that it was proposing a lower size threshold--ten rather than 30--
believing that the lower threshold would provide greater
informational benefits to market participants by capturing a greater
number of transactions that satisfy the other conditions the rule.
    \11\ In the Notice, FINRA stated its belief that using the
number of issues, rather than the number of issuers, would provide a
simpler and more effective way to identify portfolio trades for
purposes of the proposed rule change.
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    The Notice also included proposed requirements relating to TRACE
reporting of a delayed Treasury spot trade, defined by FINRA in the
Notice to mean a transaction in a corporate bond that occurs on the
basis of a spread to a benchmark U.S. Treasury Security, where the
agreed-upon spread is later converted to a dollar price by ``spotting''
the benchmark U.S. Treasury Security at a designated time. As discussed
further below, FINRA amended the proposed rule change to remove the
provisions relating to delayed Treasury spot trades.

III. Discussion and Commission Findings

    After careful review, the Commission finds that the proposed rule
change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, is consistent with the
requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder
applicable to a national securities association.\12\ In particular, the
Commission finds that the proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\13\ which requires, among other things,
that FINRA's rules be designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative
acts and practices; promote just and equitable principles of trade;
foster cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating,
clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and
facilitating transactions in securities; 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.
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    \12\ In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission has
considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(b)(6).
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    The proposal appears reasonably designed to improve transparency
for portfolio trades, and the individual components thereof, without
imposing undue burdens on members who report these trades and who must
report other TRACE modifiers under FINRA rules.\14\ Requiring a TRACE
modifier for each corporate bond transaction that is part of a
portfolio trade will allow market participants and other market
observers to know that the price reported for that transaction might
not reflect the price for the individual bond if it were individually
negotiated. The Commission also believes that the criteria for defining
the scope of portfolio trades for which the modifier must be used, as
set forth in new paragraph (d)(4)(H) of Rule 6730, are reasonably
designed to facilitate implementation of the proposed rule change.
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    \14\ See, e.g., Rule 6730(d)(4)(B) (requiring members to append
a trade report modifier if the price of the transaction is
determined using a weighted average price method); Rule
6730(d)(4)(F) (requiring members to append a trade report modifier
where a trade report does not reflect either a commission, mark-up,
or mark-down).
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    No issues were raised by commenters that would preclude Commission
approval of this proposed rule change. Although one commenter stated
that ``the incremental benefit to transparency of this flag is somewhat
limited,'' \15\ another commenter broadly supported the proposal for a
portfolio trade modifier to increase transparency.\16\ Commenters also
requested certain clarifications to the proposal, which FINRA provided
in Amendment No. 1.\17\ One commenter noted the changes between the
FINRA proposal and the FIMSAC recommendation but did not raise an
objection to those changes.\18\ Finally, issues raised by commenters
pertaining to the proposed requirements relating to delayed Treasury
spot trades are moot in light of Amendment No. 1.
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    \15\ SIFMA Letter at 1.
    \16\ See T. Rowe Price Letter at 1.
    \17\ For example, one commenter sought guidance on the meaning
of ``single aggregate price'' for the entire basket as used in
proposed Rule 6730(d)(4)(H)(iii). See SIFMA Letter at 2-3. FINRA
responded that, where the parties to a trade aggregate individual
prices obtained from a pricing list or service without further
negotiation, it would not be considered within the scope of the
rule. Another commenter asked whether the TRACE system will validate
whether the counterparties to a trade consistently identify a trade
as being part of a portfolio trade. See FIF Letter at 3. FINRA
stated that the portfolio trade modifier will not be part of the
TRACE system's matching logic.
    \18\ See SIFMA Letter at 2 (supporting the change to base the
definition on the number of issues rather than the number of issuers
and stating, with regard to lowering the numerical threshold from 30
to ten issues: ``We do not have a consensus view on the number,
however, we would point out that as the number of securities in the
basket gets lower, our members believe it is less likely that any
individual security traded would be off market'').
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IV. Solicitation of Comments on Amendment No. 1 to the Proposed Rule
Change

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning whether Amendment No. 1 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-FINRA-2021-030 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-FINRA-2021-030. 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 FINRA. 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-
FINRA-2021-030, and should be submitted on or before March 31, 2022.

V. Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by
Amendment No. 1

    The Commission finds good cause to approve the proposed rule
change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, prior to the thirtieth day
after the date of publication of notice of the filing of Amendment No.
1 in the Federal Register. In Amendment No. 1, FINRA removed all
provisions relating to delayed Treasury spot trades. In doing so, FINRA
noted that it would ``continue to consider whether any potential
alternative to the proposed approach may better meet FINRA's regulatory
objectives in this area.'' The parts of the proposed rule change
relating to the modifier for corporate bond transactions that are part
of a larger portfolio trade remain identical to those noticed for
comment, to which commenters had opportunity to respond and have in
fact responded. Therefore, the Commission finds good cause, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\19\ to approve the proposed rule change,
as modified by Amendment No. 1, on an accelerated basis.
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    \19\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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VI. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\20\ that the proposed rule change (SR-FINRA-2021-030), as modified
by Amendment No. 1, be, and hereby is, approved on an accelerated
basis.
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    \20\ Id.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\21\
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    \21\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

February 24, 2009.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC09-56-000.
    Applicants: Wolverine Creek Goshen Interconnection LLC.
    Description: Joint Application of Wolverine Creek Goshen
Interconnection, LLC, et al. for Authorization of Disposition of
Facilities under Section 203 of the FPA and Request for Confidential
Treatment, Expedited Consideration and Waivers.
    Filed Date: 02/23/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090223-5130.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 16, 2009.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER01-316-031.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc.
    Description: ISO New England Inc submits its Index of Customers for
the fourth quarter of 2008 under their FERC Tariff for Transmission
Dispatch and Power Administration Services.
    Filed Date: 02/02/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090203-0171.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 2, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-666-000; ER09-667-000; ER09-668-000; ER09-669-
000; ER09-670-000; ER09-671-000.
    Applicants: EDFD-Handsome Lake; EDFD-Perryman; EDFD-Keystone; EDFD-
Conemaugh; EDFD-C.P. Crane; EDFD-West Valley.
    Description: EDF Development, Inc submits application on behalf of
each of several EDFD subsidiaries, for acceptance of market-based
tariffs and granting of waivers and blanket authorizations; request
that shortened comment period, etc.
    Filed Date: 02/20/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090223-0025.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 13, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-726-000.
    Applicants: Vision Power, LLC.
    Description: Vision Power, LLC requests acceptance of FERC Electric
Tariff, Original Volume 1 under which it will engage in whole sales of
electric energy transactions at market-based rates, etc.
    Filed Date: 02/20/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090223-0024.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 13, 2009.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
securities filings:

    Docket Numbers: ES09-21-000.
    Applicants: Northern Maine Independent System Administrator, Inc.
    Description: Application of Northern Maine Independent System
Administrator, Inc. for Authorization to Issue Securities Pursuant to
Section 204 of the Federal Power Act in ES09-21.
    Filed Date: 02/23/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090223-5068.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 16, 2009.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the

appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for review
in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is
an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to
receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY,
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Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2016-N-2836]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Donor Risk Assessment Questionnaire for the Food and
Drug Administration/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute-Sponsored
Transfusion-Transmissible Infections Monitoring System--Risk Factor
Elicitation

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is
announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection
of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on an information collection
request regarding risk factors associated with transfusion-
transmissible infections (TTI) in blood donors.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection
of information by March 9, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments
must be submitted on or before March 9, 2020. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of March 9, 2020. Comments received
by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) will be
considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service
acceptance receipt is on or before that date.

Electronic Submissions

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

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    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
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     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
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as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2016-N-2836 for ``Agency Information Collection Activities;
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Donor Risk Assessment
Questionnaire for FDA/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute-
Sponsored Transfusion-Transmissible Infections Monitoring System--Risk
Factor Elicitation.'' Received comments, those filed in a timely manner
(see ADDRESSES), will be placed in the docket and, except for those
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be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Domini Bean, Office of Operations,
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), Federal
Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor.
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with
this requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection
of information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, FDA
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques, when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.

Donor Risk Assessment Questionnaire for FDA/National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute (NHLBI)-Sponsored Transfusion-Transmissible Infections
Monitoring System (TTIMS)--Risk Factor Elicitation (RFE)

OMB Control Number 0910-0841--Extension

    FDA intends to interview blood donors to collect risk factor
information associated with testing positive for a TTI. This collection
of information is part of a larger initiative called TTIMS, which is a
collaborative project funded by FDA, the NHLBI of the National
Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health with input
from other Agencies in HHS, including the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC). FDA will use these scientific data collected
through such interview-based risk factor elicitation of blood donors to
monitor and help ensure the safety of the U.S. blood supply.
    Previous assessments of risk factor profiles among blood donors
found to be positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were funded
by CDC for approximately 10 years after implementation of HIV serologic
screening of blood donors in the mid-1980s, whereas studies of
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) seropositive donors, funded by NIH, were
conducted in the early 1990s. Information on current risk factors in
blood donors as assessed using analytical study designs was next
evaluated by the Transfusion-Transmitted Retrovirus and Hepatitis Virus
Rates and Risk Factors Study conducted by the NHLBI Retrovirus
Epidemiology Donor Study-II (REDS-II) approved under OMB control number
0925-0630. Through a risk factor questionnaire, this study elicited
risk factors in blood donors who tested confirmed positive for one of
four transfusion-transmissible infections: HIV, HCV, Hepatitis B virus
(HBV), and Human T-cell Lymphotropic virus. The study also elicited
risk factors from donors who did not have any infections (controls) and
compared their responses to those of the donors with confirmed
infection (cases). Results from the REDS-II study were published in
2015.
    FDA issued a document entitled ``Revised Recommendations for
Reducing the Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission by Blood
and Blood Products; Guidance for Industry'' dated December 2015
(available at: https://www.fda.gov/media/92490/download), which changed
the blood donor criterion for men who have sex with men (MSM) from an
indefinite (permanent) deferral to a 12-month deferral since last MSM
contact. The impact of this change in the deferral criteria requires a
national monitoring effort as part of TTIMS to assess if the relative
proportions of risk factors for infection in blood donors have changed
following the adoption of the 12-month donor deferral for MSM. TTIMS
will use similar procedures as the ones used in the REDS-II study to
monitor and evaluate risk factors among HIV-positive donors and
recently HCV or HBV infected donors as well as controls.
    This study will help identify the specific risk factors for TTI and
their prevalence in blood donors and help inform FDA on the proportion
of incident (new) infections among all HIV positive blood donors.
Donations with incident infections have the greatest potential
transmission risk because they could be missed during routine blood
screening. The study will help FDA evaluate the effectiveness of
screening strategies in reducing the risk of HIV transmission from at-
risk donors and to evaluate if there are unexpected consequences
associated with the recent change in donor deferral policy such as an
increase in HIV incidence among donors. These data also will inform FDA
regarding future blood donor deferral policy options to reduce the risk
of HIV transmission, including the feasibility of moving from the
existing time-based deferrals related to risk behaviors to alternate
deferral options, such as the use of individual risk assessments, and
to inform the design of potential studies to evaluate the feasibility
and effectiveness of such alternative deferral options.
    TTIMS will include a comprehensive interview-based epidemiological
study of risk factor information for viral infection-positive blood
donors at the American Red Cross (ARC), Blood Systems, Inc. (BSI), New
York Blood

Center (NYBC), and OneBlood that will identify the current predominant
risk factors and reasons for virus-positive donations. The TTIMS
program establishes a new, ongoing donor hemovigilance capacity that
currently does not exist in the United States. Using procedures
developed by the REDS-II study, TTIMS will establish this capacity in
greater than 50 percent of all blood donations collected in the
country.
    As part of the TTIMS project, a comprehensive hemovigilance
database will be created that integrates the risk factor information
collected through donor interviews of blood donor with the resulting
data from disease marker testing and blood components collected by
participating organizations into a research database. Following
successful initiation of the risk factor interviews, the TTIMS network
is poised to be expanded to include additional blood centers and/or
refocused on other safety threats as warranted. In this way, the TTIMS
program will maintain standardized, statistically, and scientifically
robust processes for applying hemovigilance information across blood
collection organizations.
    The specific objectives are to:
     Determine current behavioral risk factors associated with
all HIV infections, incident HBV, and incident HCV infections in blood
donors (including parenteral and sexual risks) across the participating
blood collection organizations using a case-control study design.
     Determine infectious disease marker prevalence and
incidence for HIV, HBV, and HCV overall and by demographic
characteristics of donors in the majority of blood donations collected
in the country. This will be accomplished by forming epidemiological
databases consisting of harmonized operational data from ARC, BSI,
NYBC, and OneBlood.
     Analyze integrated risk factor and infectious marker
testing data concurrently because when taken together these may suggest
that blood centers are not achieving the same degree of success in
educational efforts to prevent donation by donors with risk behaviors
across all demographic groups.
    The respondents will be persons who donated blood in the United
States and these participants will be defined as cases and controls.
The estimated number of respondents is based on an overall expected
participation in the risk factor survey. We estimate a case-to-control
ratio of 1:2 (200 to 400) with a 50 percent case enrollment.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:

                                                     Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                                      Number of
              Questionnaire/survey                   Number of      responses per     Total annual       Average burden per response       Total hours
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Cases and controls \2\..........................             600                1              600   0.50 (30 minutes).................             300
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
\2\ Cases consist of virus-positive donations, and controls represent uninfected donors.

    We have adjusted our burden estimate, which has resulted in a
decrease to the currently approved burden. Based on experience with
this survey, we decreased the average burden per response from 45 to 30
minutes, resulting in a change from 450 to 300 total hours.

    Dated: January 2, 2020.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER24-227-000]

RPC Power, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based
Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
RPC Power, LLC's application for market-based rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a
request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is November 20, 2023.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free,
(886) 208-3676 or TYY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at<PHONE_NUMBER> or [email protected].

    Dated: October 30, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-83887]

Order Granting Applications by Nasdaq ISE, LLC, Nasdaq GEMX, LLC,
and Nasdaq MRX, LLC for Exemption Pursuant to Section 36(a) of the
Exchange Act From the Rule Filing Requirements of Section 19(b) of the
Exchange Act With Respect to Certain Rules Incorporated by Reference

August 20, 2018.
    Nasdaq ISE, LLC (``ISE''), Nasdaq GEMX, LLC (``GEMX''), and Nasdaq
MRX, LLC (``MRX'') (each, a ``Nasdaq Exchange,'' and collectively, the
``Nasdaq Exchanges'') have filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') an application for an exemption under
Section 36(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange
Act'') \1\ from the rule filing requirements of Section 19(b) of the
Exchange Act \2\ with respect to certain rules of Nasdaq BX, Inc.
(``BX''), an affiliate of the Nasdaq Exchanges, that the Nasdaq
Exchanges seek to incorporate by reference.\3\ Section 36 of the
Exchange Act authorizes the Commission to conditionally or
unconditionally exempt any person, security, or transaction, or any
class thereof, from any provision of the Exchange Act or rule
thereunder, if necessary or appropriate in the public interest and
consistent with the protection of investors.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78mm(a)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b).
    \3\ See Letter from Brett M. Kitt, Senior Associate General
Counsel, Nasdaq Inc., to Brent Fields, Secretary, Commission, dated
July 16, 2018 (``Exemptive Request'').
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    Recently, the Nasdaq Exchanges each filed a proposed rule change
\4\ under Section 19(b) of the Exchange Act to largely replace their
existing investigatory, disciplinary, and adjudicatory rules with those
contained in the BX Rule 8000 and 9000 Series, as such rules may be in
effect from time to time. In the proposed rule changes, the Nasdaq
Exchanges proposed to incorporate by reference the BX Rule 8000 and
9000 Series into new Chapters 80 and 90 of their respective rulebooks,
and thus make these BX Rules applicable to their members, associated
persons, and other persons subject to their jurisdiction. When the
proposed rule changes become operative, Nasdaq Exchange members,
associated persons, and other persons subject to the jurisdiction of
the Nasdaq Exchanges will be required to comply with the BX Rule 8000
and 9000 Series as though such rules are fully set forth within each of
the Nasdaq Exchange's rulebooks.
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 83703 (July 25,
2018) (SR-ISE-2018-59); 83704 (July 25, 2018) (SR-GEMX-2018-24); and
83705 (July 25, 2018) (SR-MRX-2018-23).
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    The Nasdaq Exchanges have requested, pursuant to Rule 0-12 under
the Exchange Act,\5\ that the Commission grant the Nasdaq Exchanges an
exemption from the rule filing requirements of Section 19(b) of the
Exchange Act for changes to each of the Nasdaq Exchange's rules that
are effected solely by virtue of a change to the BX Rule 8000 and 9000
Series that are incorporated by reference. Specifically, the Nasdaq
Exchanges request that they be permitted to incorporate by reference
changes made to the BX Rule 8000 and 9000 Series that are cross-
referenced in each of the Nasdaq Exchange's rules, without the need for
each Nasdaq Exchange to file separately the same proposed rule changes
pursuant to Section 19(b) of the Exchange Act.\6\
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    \5\ 17 CFR 240.0-12.
    \6\ See Exemptive Request, supra note 3, at 2.

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    The Nasdaq Exchanges represent that the BX Rule 8000 and 9000
Series are not trading rules. Moreover, the Nasdaq Exchanges state that
in each instance, the Nasdaq Exchanges propose to incorporate by
reference categories of rules (rather than individual rules within a
category) that are regulatory in nature. The Nasdaq Exchanges will, as
a condition of this exemption, provide written notice to their members
whenever BX proposes a change to its Rule 8000 and 9000 Series.\7\ Such
notice will alert the members of each Nasdaq Exchange to the proposed
rule change and give them an opportunity to comment on the proposal.
The Nasdaq Exchanges state that they will also inform members in
writing when the Commission approves any such proposed changes.\8\
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    \7\ The Nasdaq Exchanges state that they will provide such
notice on their websites in the same section they use to post their
own proposed rule change filings pursuant to Rule 19b-4(l) within
the timeframe required by such Rule. In addition, the Nasdaq
Exchanges state that their website will also include a link to the
BX website where the proposed rule change filings are located. Id.
at 3.
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    The Nasdaq Exchanges believe this exemption is necessary and
appropriate, because it will result in the Nasdaq Exchanges' rules
being consistent with the relevant cross-referenced BX rules at all
times, thus ensuring that the Nasdaq Exchanges and BX maintain a
harmonious system of investigating, disciplining, and adjudicating the
rights of their respective members, associated persons, and other
persons subject to their jurisdiction. Without such an exemption,
members of the Nasdaq Exchanges and BX could become subject to
different standards for investigations and disciplinary actions.\9\
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    The Commission has issued exemptions similar to the Nasdaq
Exchanges' request.\10\ In granting one such exemption in 2010, the
Commission repeated a prior, 2004 Commission statement that it would
consider similar future exemption requests from other self-regulatory
organizations (``SROs''), provided that:
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    \10\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 80338
(March 29, 2017), 82 FR 16464 (April 4, 2017) (order granting
exemptive request from MIAX PEARL, LLC relating to rules of Miami
International Securities Exchange, LLC incorporated by reference);
72650 (July 22, 2014), 79 FR 44075 (July 29, 2014) (order granting
exemptive requests from NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc. and the NASDAQ Stock
Market LLC relating to rules of NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC incorporated by
reference); 67256 (June 26, 2012), 77 FR 39277, 39286 (July 2, 2012)
(order approving SR-BX-2012-030 and granting exemptive request
relating to rules incorporated by reference by the BX Options
rules); 61534 (February 18, 2010), 75 FR 8760 (February 25, 2010)
(order granting BATS Exchange, Inc.'s exemptive request relating to
rules incorporated by reference by the BATS Exchange Options Market
rules) (``BATS Options Market Order''); and 57478 (March 12, 2008),
73 FR 14521, 14539-40 (March 18, 2008) (order approving SR-NASDAQ-
2007-004 and SR-NASDAQ-2007-080, and granting exemptive request
relating to rules incorporated by reference by The NASDAQ Options
Market).
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     An SRO wishing to incorporate rules of another SRO by
reference has submitted a written request for an order exempting it
from the requirement in Section 19(b) of the Exchange Act to file
proposed rule changes relating to the rules incorporated by reference,
has identified the applicable originating SRO(s), together with the
rules it wants to incorporate by reference, and otherwise has complied
with the procedural requirements set forth in the Commission's release
governing procedures for requesting exemptive orders pursuant to Rule
0-12 under the Exchange Act; \11\
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    \11\ See 17 CFR 240.0-12 and Securities Exchange Act Release No.
39624 (February 5, 1998), 63 FR 8101 (February 18, 1998)
(``Commission Procedures for Filing Applications for Orders for
Exemptive Relief Pursuant to Section 36 of the Exchange Act; Final
Rule'').
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     The incorporating SRO has requested incorporation of
categories of rules (rather than individual rules within a category)
that are not trading rules (e.g., the SRO has requested incorporation
of rules such as margin, suitability, or arbitration); and
     The incorporating SRO has reasonable procedures in place
to provide written notice to its members each time a change is proposed
to the incorporated rules of another SRO.\12\
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    \12\ See BATS Options Market Order, supra note 10 (citing
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 49260 (February 17, 2004), 69 FR
8500 (February 24, 2004) (order granting exemptive request relating
to rules incorporated by reference by several SROs) (``2004
Order'')).
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    The Commission believes that the Nasdaq Exchanges have satisfied
each of these conditions. The Commission also believes that granting
the Nasdaq Exchanges an exemption from the rule filing requirements
under Section 19(b) of the Exchange Act will promote efficient use of
Commission and Nasdaq Exchange resources by avoiding duplicative rule
filings based on simultaneous changes to identical rule text sought by
more than one SRO.\13\ The Commission therefore finds it appropriate in
the public interest and consistent with the protection of investors to
exempt the Nasdaq Exchanges from the rule filing requirements under
Section 19(b) of the Exchange Act with respect to the above-described
rules they have incorporated by reference. This exemption is
conditioned upon the Nasdaq Exchanges promptly providing written notice
to their members whenever the BX changes a rule that the Nasdaq
Exchanges have incorporated by reference.
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    \13\ See BATS Options Market Order, supra note 10, 75 FR at
8761; see also 2004 Order, supra note 12, 69 FR at 8502.
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    Accordingly, it is ordered, pursuant to Section 36 of the Exchange
Act,\14\ that the Nasdaq Exchanges are exempt from the rule filing
requirements of Section 19(b) of the Exchange Act solely with respect
to changes to the rules identified in their request that incorporate by
reference certain BX rules that are the result of changes to such BX
rules, provided that the Nasdaq Exchanges promptly provide written
notice to their members whenever the BX proposes to change a rule that
the Nasdaq Exchanges have incorporated by reference.
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    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78mm.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\15\
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    \15\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(76).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP19-23-000]

Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization: Kern River Gas
Transmission Company

    Take notice that on December 10, 2018, Kern River Gas Transmission
Company (Kern River), 2755 East Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 300, Salt
Lake City, Utah 84121, filed in Docket No. CP19-23-000 a prior notice
request pursuant to Kern River's blanket authority granted on January
24, 1990, in Docket No. CP89-2048-000 and sections 157.205 and 157.211
of the Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act for
authorization to construct and operate a new delivery point, the
Eaglecrest meter station in Kern County, California, to serve E&B
Natural Resources Management Corporation, all as more fully set forth
in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to
public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to
Michael T. Loeffler, Senior Director, Certificates for Kern River, 1111
South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Kern River states that, pursuant to Section 284.13(e) of the
Commission's regulations, it is advising the Commission that it has
provided the required notice to bypass to both Pacific Gas and Electric
Company, the local distribution company that is currently providing
service to E&B Natural Resources Management Corporation, and to
California Public Utilities Commission, the appropriate regulatory
agency, by sending copies of this application.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the

Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be placed on
the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the
environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated
with the Commission's environmental review process.
    Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of
filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenter
will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or
issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental
documents issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek
court review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426.

    Dated: December 14, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2008-0892; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-049-AD;
Amendment 39-15742; AD 2008-24-02]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Maule Aerospace Technology, Inc. M-4,
M-5, M-6, and M-7 Series and Model M-8-235 Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
Maule Aerospace Technology, Inc. M-4, M-5, M-6, and M-7 series and
Model M-8-235 airplanes. This AD requires you to paint the top of the
rear elevator control horn, the elevator control cable end attached to
the top of the rear control horn, the bottom of the forward elevator
control horn, and the elevator control cable end attached to the bottom
of the forward control horn. This AD also requires you to insert a
supplement into your maintenance program (maintenance manual). This AD
results from two reports of accidents where reversed elevator control
rigging was a factor. We are issuing this AD to reduce the likelihood
of a mechanic rigging the elevator controls backwards, which could
result in elevator movement in the opposite direction from control
input. This condition could lead to loss of control.

DATES: This AD becomes effective on December 30, 2008.
    On December 30, 2008, the Director of the Federal Register approved
the incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this
AD.

ADDRESSES: To get the service information identified in this AD,
contact Maule Aerospace Technology, Inc., 2099 Georgia Highway 133
South, Moultrie, Georgia 31788; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax: (229)
985-2048; e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Internet: http://
www.mauleairinc.com/service_bulletins.htm.
    To view the AD docket, go to U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, or on the Internet at
http://www.regulations.gov. The docket number is FAA-2008-0892;
Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-049-AD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Lorenzen, Aerospace Engineer,
One Crown Center, 1895 Phoenix Blvd., Suite 450, Atlanta, Georgia
30349; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
    Gerald Avella, Aerospace Engineer, One Crown Center, 1895 Phoenix
Blvd., Suite 450, Atlanta, Georgia 30349; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    On August 12, 2008, we issued a proposal to amend part 39 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to include an AD that
would apply to certain Maule Aerospace Technology, Inc. M-4, M-5, M-6,
and M-7 series and Model M-8-235 airplanes. This proposal was published
in the Federal Register as a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on
August 19, 2008 (73 FR 48314). The NPRM proposed to require you to
paint the top of the rear elevator control horn, the elevator control
cable end attached to the top of the rear control horn, the bottom of
the forward elevator control horn, and the elevator control cable end
attached to the bottom of the forward control horn. The NPRM also
proposed to require you to insert a supplement into your maintenance
program (maintenance manual).

Comments

    We provided the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. The following presents the comments received on the proposal
and FAA's response to each comment:

Comment Issue No. 1: The AD Should Not Be Issued

    An anonymous commenter suggests that the AD is unnecessary because
mechanics should already know to always check the rigging of the flight
controls anytime the cables have been disconnected and re-connected.
The commenter requests that we not issue the AD.
    While we agree mechanics should always check the rigging of the
control cables for proper operation anytime the cables have been re-
connected to the airplane, there have been instances where this has not
happened and it has led to accidents. To minimize the possibility of
incorrect flight control system assembly, this AD requires color coding
the cables and control horns, which will provide a visual aid to the
mechanic during reassembly.
    We are not changing the AD as a result of this comment.

Comment Issue No. 2: Removal of the Word ``Horn'' From Paragraph
(e)(1)(iii)

    Mr. Geoffrey Sharp comments that the word ``horn'' does not make
sense in the painting instruction requiring painting of ``the bottom of
the forward elevator control horn.'' We infer that he is requesting
that we remove the word ``horn'' from paragraph (e)(1)(iii) of the AD.
    We do not agree with the comment. The instructions to paint the
elevator control horn are correct. The horn is the connecting piece for
the control cables. However, upon review we noticed that the word horn
was omitted from paragraph (e)(1)(iv) of the proposed AD.
    We are changing paragraph (e)(1)(iv) of this AD by adding the word
``horn'' to the end of the sentence. We have also made this change in
the Summary and Discussion sections of this AD.

Conclusion

    We have carefully reviewed the available data and determined that
air safety and the public interest require adopting the AD as proposed
except for the changes previously discussed and minor editorial
corrections. We have determined that these minor corrections:
     Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the
NPRM for correcting the unsafe condition; and
     Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was
already proposed in the NPRM.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 1,765 airplanes in the U.S.
registry.
    We estimate the following costs to do the modification:

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                                                                                Total cost per   Total cost on
                          Labor cost                              Parts cost        airplane      U.S. operators
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1 work-hour x $80 per hour = $80.............................             $20             $100         $176,500
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Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701, ``General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this AD.

Regulatory Findings

    We have determined that this AD will not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This AD will not have a
substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this AD:
    1. Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order
12866;
    2. Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and
    3. Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    We prepared a summary of the costs to comply with this AD (and
other information as included in the Regulatory Evaluation) and placed
it in the AD Docket. You may get a copy of this summary by sending a
request to us at the address listed under ADDRESSES. Include ``Docket
No. FAA-2008-0892; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-049-AD'' in your
request.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

0
Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator,
the Federal Aviation Administration amends part 39 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

0
1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

0
2. FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding a new AD to read as follows:

2008-24-02 Maule Aerospace Technology, Inc.: Amendment 39-15742;
Docket No. FAA-2008-0892; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-049-AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This AD becomes effective on December 30, 2008.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to the following airplane models and serial
numbers that are certificated in any category:

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                   Model                             Serial Nos.
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Bee Dee M-4...............................  All serial numbers.
M-4.......................................  All serial numbers.
M-4-180C..................................  All serial numbers.
M-4-180V..................................  47001T through 47014T.
M-4-210...................................  All serial numbers.
M-4-210C..................................  All serial numbers.
M-4-210S..................................  All serial numbers.
M-4-220C..................................  All serial numbers.
M-4-220S..................................  All serial numbers.
M-4C......................................  All serial numbers.
M-4S......................................  All serial numbers.
M-4T......................................  All serial numbers.
M-5-180C..................................  All serial numbers.
M-5-200...................................  All serial numbers.
M-5-210C..................................  All serial numbers.
M-5-210TC.................................  All serial numbers.
M-5-220C..................................  All serial numbers.
M-5-235C..................................  All serial numbers.
M-6-180...................................  8020C, 8043C, 8065C through
                                             8067C.
M-6-235...................................  7249C, 7356C, 7379C through
                                             7444C, 7446C through 7450C,
                                             7452C through 7459C, 7461C
                                             through 7466C, 7468C,
                                             7469C, 7471C through 7475C,
                                             7488C through 7514C, 7516C
                                             through 7522C.
M-7-235...................................  4001C through 4132C, 12001C,
                                             12002C.
M-7-235A..................................  24001C.
M-7-235B..................................  23001C through 23105C.
M-7-235C..................................  25001C through 25106C.
M-7-260...................................  26001C through 26021C.
M-7-260C..................................  30001C through 30040C.
M-7-420A..................................  35001C.
M-7-420AC.................................  29001C, 29003C through
                                             29007C.
M-8-235...................................  15001C through 15006C.
MT-7-235..................................  18001C through 18097C,
                                             18099C, 18100C.
MT-7-260..................................  27001C through 27014C.
MT-7-420..................................  51001C, 51002C.
MX-7-160..................................  19001C through 19046C.
MX-7-160C.................................  34001C.
MX-7-180..................................  11001C through 11097C.
MX-7-180A.................................  20001C through 20064C.
MX-7-180AC................................  33001C through 33010C.

MX-7-180B.................................  22001C through 22025C,
                                             22027C.
MX-7-180C.................................  28001C through 28027C.
MX-7-235..................................  10001C through 10122C.
MX-7-420..................................  13001C through 13003C.
MXT-7-160.................................  17001C through 17008C.
MXT-7-180.................................  14000C through 14125C.
MXT-7-180A................................  21001C through 21096C.
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Unsafe Condition

    (d) This AD results from two reports of accidents where reversed
elevator control rigging was a factor. We are issuing this AD to
reduce the likelihood of a mechanic rigging the elevator controls
backwards, which could result in elevator movement in the opposite
direction from control input. This failure could lead to loss of
control.

Compliance

    (e) To address this problem, you must do the following, unless
already done:

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               Actions                             Compliance                            Procedures
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(1) Using yellow enamel paint, color  Before the next time the elevator     Follow Maule Aerospace Technology,
 code the following:                   control cable is disconnected for     Inc. Mandatory Service Bulletin No.
(i) the top of the rear elevator       any reason or within the next 12      30, dated March 4, 2008.
 control horn;                         calendar months after December 30,
(ii) the elevator control cable end    2008 (the effective date of this
 attached to the top of the rear       AD), whichever occurs first.
 control horn;
(iii) the bottom of the forward
 elevator control horn; and
(iv) the elevator control cable end
 attached to the bottom of the
 forward control horn
(2) Insert the following text into    Before the next time the elevator     Follow Maule Aerospace Technology,
 the rigging procedure section of      control cable is disconnected for     Inc. Mandatory Service Bulletin No.
 your FAA-approved maintenance         any reason or within the next 12      30, dated March 4, 2008. You may
 program (e.g. maintenance manual):    calendar months after December 30,    insert a copy of this AD or you may
``CAUTION--BEFORE FLIGHT WHENEVER      2008 (the effective date of this      insert the text located on the
 ELEVATOR CABLES ARE RECONNECTED OR    AD), whichever occurs first.          bottom of page 3 of Maule Aerospace
 NEW CABLES INSTALLED: Always check                                          Technology, Inc. Mandatory Service
 operation of elevators after a                                              Bulletin No. 30, dated March 4,
 cable reconnect by pulling back on                                          2008, into the FAA-approved
 the control and ascertain that the                                          maintenance program (e.g., 1
 elevators are in the UP position.''                                         maintenance manual).
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Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (f) The Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office (ACO),
FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested
using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to
Attn: Gerald Avella, Aerospace Engineer, One Crown Center, 1895
Phoenix Blvd., Suite 450, Atlanta, Georgia 30349; telephone: (770)
703-6066; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Before
using any approved AMOC on any airplane to which the AMOC applies,
notify your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the FAA Flight
Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local FSDO.

Material Incorporated by Reference

    (g) You must use Maule Aerospace Technology, Inc. Mandatory
Service Bulletin No. 30, dated March 4, 2008, to do the actions
required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference of this service information under 5
U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact Maule
Aerospace Technology, Inc., 2099 Georgia Highway 133 South,
Moultrie, Georgia 31788; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax: (229) 985-
2048; e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Internet: http://
www.mauleairinc.com.
    (3) You may review copies at the FAA, Central Region, Office of
the Regional Counsel, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; or at
the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-
741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_
of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 10, 2008.
James E. Jackson,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
 [FR Doc. E8-27364 Filed 11-24-08; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 25632]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08923]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. NJ23-9-000]

City of Vernon, California; Notice of Filing

    Take notice that on April 12, 2023, City of Vernon, California
submits tariff filing: 2022 Transmission Revenue Requirement and
Transmission Revenue Balancing Account Adjustment, to be effective
January 1, 2022.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or
before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free,
(886) 208-3676 or TYY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in
docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 3, 2023.

    Dated: April 21, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-08923 Filed 4-26-23; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13123-13124]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5255]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9642-8]

Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision
Approval, State of Ohio

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Ohio's
request to revise/modify certain of its EPA-authorized programs to
allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective April 4, 2012 for the State of
Ohio's National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation
program if no timely request for a public hearing is received and
accepted by the Agency; and on March 5, 2012 for the State of Ohio's
other authorized programs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evi Huffer, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information, Mail Stop
2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566-
1697<EMAIL_ADDRESS>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Environmental Information, Mail Stop 2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20460, or Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Environmental Information, Mail Stop 2823T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media
Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) was published in the Federal
Register (70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of title 40 of the CFR.
CROMERR establishes electronic reporting as an acceptable regulatory
alternative to paper reporting and establishes requirements to assure
that electronic documents are as legally dependable as their paper
counterparts. Subpart D of CROMERR requires that state, tribal or local
government agencies that receive, or wish to begin receiving,
electronic reports under their EPA-authorized programs must apply to
EPA for a revision or modification of those programs and obtain EPA
approval. Subpart D provides standards for such approvals based on
consideration of the electronic document receiving systems that the
State, Tribe, or local government will use to implement the electronic
reporting. Additionally, Sec.  3.1000(b) through (e) of 40 CFR part 3,
subpart D provides special procedures for program revisions and
modifications to allow electronic reporting, to be used at the option
of the State, Tribe or local government in place of procedures
available under existing program-specific authorization regulations. An
application submitted under the subpart D procedures must show that the
state, tribe or local government has sufficient legal authority to
implement the electronic reporting components of the programs covered
by the application and will use electronic document receiving systems
that meet the applicable subpart D requirements.
    On December 9, 2010, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio
EPA) submitted an application titled ``eBusiness Center Electronic
Document Receiving System'' for revisions/modifications of its EPA-
authorized programs under title 40 CFR. EPA reviewed Ohio EPA's request
to revise its EPA-authorized programs and, based on this review, EPA
determined that the application met the standards for approval of
authorized program revisions/modifications set out in 40 CFR part 3,
subpart D. In accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this notice of EPA's
decision to approve Ohio's request to modify/revise its following EPA-
authorized programs to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR parts
61, 70, 122, 141, 146, and 262-265 is being published in the Federal
Register:
    Part 60--Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources;
    Part 70--State Operating Permit Programs;
    Part 123--National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System State
Program Requirements;
    Part 142--National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
Implementation; and
    Part 272--Approved State Hazardous Waste Management Programs.
    Ohio EPA was notified of EPA's determination to approve its
application with respect to the authorized program listed above.
    Also, in today's notice, EPA is informing interested persons that
they may request a public hearing on EPA's action to approve the State
of Ohio's request to revise its authorized public water system program
under 40 CFR part 142, in accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(f). Requests
for a hearing must be submitted to EPA within 30 days of publication of
today's Federal Register notice. Such requests should include the
following information:
    (1) The name, address and telephone number of the individual,
organization or other entity requesting a hearing;
    (2) A brief statement of the requesting person's interest in EPA's
determination, a brief explanation as to why EPA should hold a hearing,
and any other information that the requesting person wants EPA to
consider when determining whether to grant the request;
    (3) The signature of the individual making the request, or, if the
request is made on behalf of an organization or other entity, the
signature of a responsible official of the organization or other
entity.
    In the event a hearing is requested and granted, EPA will provide
notice of the hearing in the Federal Register not less than 15 days
prior to the scheduled hearing date. Frivolous or insubstantial
requests for hearing may be denied by EPA. Following such a public
hearing, EPA will review the record of the hearing and issue an order
either affirming today's determination or rescinding such
determination. If no timely request for a hearing is received and
granted, EPA's approval of the State of Ohio's request to revise its
Part 142--National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation
program to allow electronic reporting will become effective 30 days
after today's notice is published, pursuant to CROMERR section
3.1000(f)(4).

    Dated: February 23, 2012.
 Andrew Battin,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2012-5255 Filed 3-2-12; 8:45 am]
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