[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 249 (Friday, December 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79030-79033]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30933]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-71162; File No. SR-BATS-2013-066]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of
Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Adopt Rules To Hold a Volatility
Closing Auction

December 20, 2013.
    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 December 19, 2013, BATS Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or
``BATS'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange filed a proposal to amend Rule 11.23, which governs
auctions conducted on the Exchange for Exchange listed-securities.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange's
Web site at http://www.batstrading.com, at the principal office of the
Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
Introduction
    The Exchange proposes to add a new auction type to its rules, a
Volatility Closing Auction, which will apply any time that an Exchange-
listed security is halted between 3:50 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. E.T. In
particular, the Exchange proposes to add the Volatility Closing Auction
in preparation for the operation during the last 15 minutes of Regular
Trading Hours \3\ of the Plan to Address Extraordinary Market
Volatility Pursuant to Rule 608 of Regulation NMS under the Act (the
``Limit Up-Limit Down Plan'' or ``Plan''), as further described
below.\4\ The Plan is designed to prevent trades in individual NMS
Stocks from occurring outside of specified Price Bands.\5\ The
requirements of the Plan are coupled with Trading Pauses, or halts, to
accommodate more fundamental price moves (as opposed to erroneous
trades or momentary gaps in liquidity).
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    \3\ Regular Trading Hours are defined in Exchange Rule 1.5(w) as
the time between 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. E.T.
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67091 (May 31,
2012), 77 FR 33498 (June 6, 2012) (File No. 4-631) (Order Approving,
on a Pilot Basis, the National Market System Plan To Address
Extraordinary Market Volatility).
    \5\ Unless otherwise specified, capitalized terms used in this
rule filing are based on the defined terms of the Plan.
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Background
    On May 31, 2012, the Commission approved the Plan, as amended, on a
one-year pilot basis.\6\ The Plan first became operational in April of
2013, with a staged rollout with respect to the portion of the trading
day to which the Plan applies as well as the securities subject to the
Plan. All trading centers in NMS Stocks, including both those operated
by Participants and those operated by members of Participants, are
required to establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and
procedures that are reasonably designed to comply with the requirements
specified in the Plan.\7\ As set forth in more detail in the Plan,
Price Bands consisting of a Lower Price Band and an Upper Price Band
for each NMS Stock are calculated by the Processors.\8\ When the
National Best Bid (Offer) is below (above) the Lower (Upper) Price
Band, the Processors disseminate the National Best Bid (Offer) with an
appropriate flag

identifying it as non-executable. When the National Best Bid (Offer) is
equal to the Upper (Lower) Price Band, the Processors distribute the
National Best Bid (Offer) with an appropriate flag identifying it as a
Limit State Quotation.\9\
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    \6\ See supra note 4.
    \7\ The Exchange is a Participant in the Plan.
    \8\ See Section (V)(A) of the Plan.
    \9\ See Section VI(A) of the Plan.
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    Trading in an NMS Stock immediately enters a Limit State if the
National Best Offer (Bid) equals but does not cross the Lower (Upper)
Price Band.\10\ Trading for an NMS stock exits a Limit State if, within
15 seconds of entering the Limit State, all Limit State Quotations were
executed or canceled in their entirety. If the market does not exit a
Limit State within 15 seconds, then the Primary Listing Exchange
declares a five-minute Trading Pause pursuant to Section VII of the
Limit Up-Limit Down Plan, which Trading Pause is applicable to all
markets trading the security.\11\ In addition, the Plan defines a
Straddle State as when the National Best Bid (Offer) is below (above)
the Lower (Upper) Price Band and the NMS Stock is not in a Limit State.
For example, assume the Lower Price Band for an NMS Stock is $9.50 and
the Upper Price Band is $10.50, such NMS stock would be in a Straddle
State if the National Best Bid were below $9.50, and therefore non-
executable, and the National Best Offer were above $9.50 (including a
National Best Offer that could be above $10.50). If an NMS Stock is in
a Straddle State and trading in that stock deviates from normal trading
characteristics, the Primary Listing Exchange may declare a Trading
Pause for that NMS Stock.
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    \10\ See Section VI(B)(1) of the Plan.
    \11\ The primary listing market would declare a trading pause in
an NMS Stock; upon notification by the primary listing market, the
Processor would disseminate this information to the public. No
trades in that NMS Stock could occur during the trading pause, but
all bids and offers may be displayed. See Section VII(A) of the
Plan.
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    As currently implemented, the Limit Up-Limit Down Plan applies to
securities between 9:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. E.T. each trading day. In
the near future, the operation of the Plan will be extended to include
the time between 3:45 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. E.T., which is the end of
Regular Trading Hours on the Exchange and is when the Exchange
typically conducts a Closing Auction for each of its listed securities.
The Exchange proposes to adopt rules for a Volatility Closing Auction
in connection with the extension of the Plan to the end of Regular
Trading Hours. As described in additional detail below, the Volatility
Closing Auction will operate in some ways like a Halt Auction, for
which the Exchange's process is described in Rule 11.23(d), and in some
ways like a Closing Auction, for which the Exchange's process is
described in Rule 11.23(c).
Proposed Amendment to Rule 11.23
    The Exchange proposes to add new paragraph (e) to Rule 11.23 to
govern the operation of Volatility Closing Auctions on the Exchange,
which will be auctions of Exchange-listed securities that are halted in
the last 10 minutes of Regular Trading Hours. As noted above, a
Volatility Closing Auction would operate in certain respects like an
Exchange Halt Auction and in other respects like an Exchange Closing
Auction.
    Similar to a Halt Auction on the Exchange, a Volatility Closing
Auction will have a period of time that orders are accepted for
participation in such auction during which no trading is occurring on
the Exchange (the ``Quote-Only Period''). The Quote-Only Period with
respect to a Volatility Closing Auction would commence at the time a
security is halted between 3:50 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. and will end at 4:00
p.m. Thus, to the extent the Exchange halts a security after 3:55 p.m.
but before 4:00 p.m., such security will be halted for less than five
minutes prior to the Volatility Closing Auction. The Exchange believes
this is appropriate because it will ensure that the final auction of
the day in all Exchange-listed securities consistently occurs at 4:00
p.m. E.T.
    During the Quote-Only Period of a Volatility Closing Auction the
Exchange will accept all orders eligible to participate in both a Halt
Auction and a Closing Auction in order to avoid participant confusion
and to facilitate participation in the Volatility Closing Auction. This
includes limit and market orders as well as any Eligible Auction Orders
applicable to a Closing Auction on the Exchange. Thus, the Exchange
will accept Regular Hours Only orders (``RHOs''), Limit-On-Close orders
(``LOCs''), Late-Limit-On-Close orders (``LLOCs'') and Market-On-Close
orders (``MOCs'') for participation in a Volatility Closing Auction,
and the typical restrictions on such orders will apply. For instance,
as with a Closing Auction, the Exchange will not accept any LOCs or
MOCs after 3:55 p.m. E.T. Similarly, the Exchange will not accept any
LLOCs before 3:55 p.m. E.T. The Exchange would like to note, however,
that, while these restrictions remain in place, regular limit and
market orders can be entered and cancelled without restriction at any
time prior to execution. In contrast to a typical Closing Auction,
however, because the Exchange is accepting Eligible Auction Orders only
to facilitate participation in and avoid confusion during the
Volatility Closing Auction and because a User could alternatively enter
and cancel limit orders and market orders without restriction during
the Quote-Only Period, Eligible Auction Orders associated with a
Volatility Closing Auction may also be cancelled at any time prior to
execution.\12\
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    \12\ In a Closing Auction, LOC and MOC orders cannot be
cancelled in the five minutes leading up to the auction.
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    The Exchange will disseminate the same information that it does for
other auctions conducted on the Exchange. Thus, coinciding with the
beginning of the Quote-Only Period for a security and updated every
five seconds thereafter, the Reference Price, Indicative Price, Auction
Only Price, and the lesser of Reference Buy Shares and Reference Sell
Shares associated with the Volatility Closing Auction will be
disseminated by the Exchange via electronic means.
    As a general matter, the Exchange will not extend the Quote-Only
Period associated with a Volatility Closing Auction, which is the same
as with a Closing Auction. In contrast, the Exchange's rules related to
Exchange Halt Auctions provide that the Quote-Only Period may be
extended where there are unmatched market orders on the auction book
associated with the auction and where the indicative price moves the
greater of 10% or fifty (50) cents in the fifteen (15) seconds prior to
the Halt Auction, both to ensure that there is sufficient interest and
stability after a halt to reopen the security for trading. Halt
Auctions, however, occur during Regular Trading Hours and the Exchange
retains discretion to not extend the Quote-Only Period of a Halt
Auction such that it would interfere with a Closing Auction. While the
Exchange acknowledges that some of the same issues for which the
ability to extend the Quote-Only Period of a Halt Auction may exist
where there are unmatched market orders or dramatic price movements
near the end of the Quote-Only Period of the Volatility Closing
Auction, the Exchange believes that these concerns are outweighed by
the importance of providing Members and the investing public with a
definitive market close and a BATS Official Closing Price at 4:00 p.m.
E.T. More specifically, the Exchange believes that the clarity that
comes from requiring that a Volatility Closing Auction occurs at 4:00
p.m. E.T. will help reduce uncertainty for Members participating in the
Volatility Closing

Auction. Even where a halt is declared very near 4:00 p.m. E.T., the
Exchange believes that it is in the interest of a fair and orderly
market to hold the Volatility Closing Auction at 4:00 p.m. E.T. and has
proposed that all Volatility Closing Auctions be required to close at a
price level within the Collar Price Range in order to ensure that the
Volatility Closing Auction price is based on rational and based on
current market conditions. The Exchange further restricts the price of
a Volatility Closing Auction by using the Final Last Sale Eligible
Trade as the Volatility Closing Auction price where no limit orders
from one or both sides would participate in the Volatility Closing
Auction. This restriction ensures that there is crossed limit interest
in the Volatility Closing Auction if the Volatility Closing Auction
price is going to look to the entered limit interest to determine the
price, which prevents a single limit order from interacting with market
orders to determine the Volatility Closing Auction Price. Finally, the
Exchange notes that it retains discretion under Rule 11.23(f) (re-
numbered pursuant to this proposal, as described below) to adjust the
timing of or suspend an auction with prior notice to Users where the
interests of a fair and orderly market so require. In a situation where
the Exchange deemed it necessary to adjust the timing of a Volatility
Closing Auction in order to maintain a fair and orderly market, i.e.,
to a time later than 4:00 p.m. E.T., the Exchange would notify Exchange
Users in advance of the time that the auction would occur and would
provide for a Quote-Only period prior to such auction.
    The Exchange will conduct a Volatility Closing Auction in a manner
similar to a Halt Auction. Specifically, orders will be executed at the
price that maximizes the number of shares executed in the auction. For
ETPs, orders will be executed at the price level within the Collar
Price Range that maximizes the number of shares executed in the
auction. In the event of a volume based tie at multiple price levels,
the price level closest to the Final Last Sale Eligible Trade will be
used for Volatility Closing Auctions. Where no limit orders from one or
both sides (the buy side, the sell side, or both the buy and sell side)
would participate in a Volatility Closing Auction, the Volatility
Closing Auction will occur at the price of the Final Last Sale Eligible
Trade. The only differences between the processing of a Halt Auction
and a Volatility Closing Auction are that: (1) The Volatility Closing
Auction price will be used as the official closing price for
dissemination to the consolidated tape (the ``BATS Official Closing
Price''), and (2) a Volatility Closing Auction will not be delayed due
to a market order imbalance or due to a significant change in the
Indicative Price, which can extend the Quote-Only Period of a Halt
Auction, as explained above.
    The Exchange also proposes to process a Volatility Closing Auction
in a manner consistent with both all auctions conducted by the
Exchange, in that, as proposed, market orders, including MOCs, will
have higher priority than other Volatility Closing Auction Eligible
Orders. To the extent there is executable contra side interest, such
market orders will be executed at the BATS Official Closing Price
according to time priority. After the execution of all market orders,
the remaining orders priced at or more aggressively than the BATS
Official Closing Price will be executed on the basis of price/time
priority.
    The Exchange will transition to the After Hours Trading Session
\13\ following a Volatility Closing Auction in much the way that it
does for a Closing Auction. Thus, limit order shares that are not
executed in the Volatility Closing Auction will remain on the
Exchange's order book during the After Hours Trading Session, subject
to a User's instructions and the fact that certain auction specific
limit orders will be cancelled. RHO, LOC, LLOC, MOC and market order
shares that are not executed in the Volatility Closing Auction will be
cancelled at the conclusion of the Volatility Closing Auction. Thus,
the only difference between this transition and a typical Closing
Auction is that market orders are also cancelled, which differs only
because such orders may enter the Volatility Closing Auction in the
first place. Other than MOCs, which are specifically designated for a
Closing Auction, market orders cannot participate in Closing Auctions
because they do not post to the Continuous Book,\14\ and thus the
Exchange does not address their transition to the After Hours Trading
Session in its Closing Auction transition process.
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    \13\ The After Hours Trading Session is defined in Exchange Rule
1.5(c) and currently means the time between 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
E.T.
    \14\ Market orders received by the Exchange are executed or
routed by the Exchange to other market centers but do not post to
the Exchange's Continuous Book. See Rules 11.9(a)(2), 11.13(a)(1)
and 11.13(a)(2). The Continuous Book is defined in Exchange Rule
11.23(a)(7) as all orders on the BATS Book that are not Eligible
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    In addition to the changes described above, in order to correct a
typographical error in the original filing that proposed Rule 11.23,
the Exchange proposes to re-number paragraphs (g), (h) and (i) as (f),
(g) and (h), respectively. Finally, the Exchange proposes to add a
reference to the new auction type, a Volatility Closing Auction, to
current paragraph (h) (to be re-numbered as (g)).
2. Statutory Basis
    Approval of the rule changes proposed in this submission is
consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder that are applicable to a national securities
exchange, and, in particular, with the requirements of Section 6(b) of
the Act.\15\ In particular, the proposed change is consistent with
Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\16\ because it would promote just and
equitable principles of trade, 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 that operation of a Volatility Closing Auction for securities
listed on the Exchange will assist in the price discovery process and
help to ensure a fair and orderly market for securities listed on the
Exchange that are halted at the end of the trading day. Specifically,
the proposed Volatility Closing Auction will address situations where a
security is halted in the last 10 minutes of the trading day in order
to hold a single auction at the end of Regular Trading Hours. The
Exchange believes this proposal is consistent with the Act and the Plan
as it will ensure that market participants have a single closing price
at the end of the trading day. Consistent with this belief, as
discussed above, although the same conditions could occur with a
Volatility Closing Auction that in certain circumstances cause the
extension of the Quote-Only Period for a Halt Auction on the Exchange
(i.e., a significant imbalance or price movement), the Exchange
believes that concerns related to these conditions are outweighed by
the importance of providing Members and the investing public with a
definitive market close and a BATS Official Closing Price at 4:00 p.m.
E.T. More specifically, the Exchange believes that the clarity that
comes from requiring that a Volatility Closing Auction occurs at 4:00
p.m. E.T. will help reduce uncertainty for Members participating in the
Volatility Closing Auction. As explained above, the Exchange has
proposed various price and execution constraints for the

Volatility Closing Auction to ensure that the auction occurs at a price
that is based on rational and based on current market conditions.
Finally, the Exchange reiterates that it retains discretion under Rule
11.23(f) to adjust the timing of or suspend an auction with prior
notice to Users where the interests of a fair and orderly market so
require. Without the proposal, the Exchange could potentially have a
Halt Auction within minutes of the Closing Auction, which could cause
unnecessary confusion. The Exchange reiterates that all aspects of the
proposed Volatility Closing Auction are based upon existing processes
built into both the Exchanges' Halt Auction and the Exchange's Closing
Auction. The Exchange further believes that its proposal to allow
participants to cancel orders specifically designated for a Closing
Auction up to the time of the Volatility Closing Auction is appropriate
because the halt in the last 10 minutes of the trading day
necessitating a Volatility Closing Auction may be indicative of price
dislocation in a security and because such orders may have been entered
well before such halt occurred. The Exchange believes it is appropriate
and in the best interests of investors and the public interest to allow
orders to be cancelled in such an event. Finally, the Exchange notes
that its existing Halt Auction process allows orders to be cancelled
prior to such auction.
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. To the contrary, the Exchange
believes that the proposal enhances cooperation among markets and other
trading venues to promote fair and orderly markets and to protect the
interests of the public and of investors. The Limit Up-Limit Down Plan
is part of a coordinated effort amongst various parties including the
Exchange and other self-regulatory organizations as well as other
market participants. While the specific proposals to implement changes
to Exchange functionality consistent with the Plan may differ in
certain ways from the implementation adopted by other market centers,
the Exchange believes its proposals are consistent with the
requirements and purpose of the Plan. Specifically, the proposed
Volatility Closing Auction will address situations where a security is
halted in the last 10 minutes of the trading day in order to hold a
single auction at the end of Regular Trading Hours.

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

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

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

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period (i) as the Commission may
designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to
be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
    (A) By order approve or disapprove the proposed rule change, or
    (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be 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_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-BATS-2013-066 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-BATS-2013-066. 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 on official business
days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the
principal offices 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-BATS-2013-066, and should be submitted on or before
January 17, 2014.

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

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC16-60-000.
    Applicants: Aspirity Energy Mid-States, LLC, Aspirity Energy
Northeast, LLC.
    Description: Supplement to January 13, 2016 Application of Aspirity
Energy Northeast, LLC, et. al. for Authorization under Section 203 of
the FPA and Request for Shortened Comment Period.
    Filed Date: 3/4/16.
    Accession Number: 20160304-5134.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/14/16.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG16-68-000.

    Applicants: Alta Windpower Development, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Alta Windpower Development, LLC.
    Filed Date: 3/8/16.
    Accession Number: 20160308-5153.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/29/16.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER10-1942-013; ER10-2042-020; ER14-2931-003; ER10-
1938-015; ER10-1934-014; ER10-1893-014; ER10-2985-018; ER10-3049-019;
ER10-3051-019; ER10-1862-014; ER10-3260-005; ER13-1401-003.
    Applicants: Calpine Energy Services, L.P., Calpine Construction
Finance Company, L.P., Calpine Fore River Energy Center, LLC, Calpine
Power America--CA, LLC, CES Marketing IX, LLC, CES Marketing X, LLC,
Champion Energy Marketing LLC, Champion Energy Services, LLC, Granite
Ridge Energy, LLC, Westbrook Energy Center, LLC, Champion Energy, LLC,
Power Contract Financing, L.L.C.
    Description: Notification of Change in Status of the Calpine New
England MBR Sellers.
    Filed Date: 3/7/16.
    Accession Number: 20160307-5257.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/28/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-685-002.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: 2016-03-07 ELMP Compliance Filing
to be effective 3/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 3/7/16.
    Accession Number: 20160307-5259.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/28/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-878-001.
    Applicants: Occidental Power Services, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: Revision to Rate Schedule No. 1 to
be effective 4/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 3/8/16.
    Accession Number: 20160308-5133.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/29/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-1451-002.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Description: Compliance filing: 2016-03-07 Filing in Compliance
with February 26, 2016 Letter Order to be effective 2/26/2016.
    Filed Date: 3/7/16.
    Accession Number: 20160307-5184.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/28/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-1098-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2016-03-07 Schedule 26-B
Shared Network Upgrades to be effective 5/6/2016.
    Filed Date: 3/7/16.
    Accession Number: 20160307-5203.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/28/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-1099-000.
    Applicants: The United Illuminating Company.
    Description: Notice of Cancellation of The United Illuminating
Company of Service Agreement No. 13, Second Revised Tariff No. 4.
    Filed Date: 3/7/16.
    Accession Number: 20160307-5209.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/28/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-1101-000.
    Applicants: NorthWestern Corporation.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: SA 245 6th Rev--NITSA with
Ash Grove Cement to be effective 7/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 3/8/16.
    Accession Number: 20160308-5085.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/29/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-1102-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notice of Cancellations of
Withdrawn Service Agreements to be effective 3/11/2011.
    Filed Date: 3/8/16.
    Accession Number: 20160308-5106.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/29/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-1104-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Original Interim ISA No.
4414, Queue No. AA2-105 to be effective 2/10/2016.
    Filed Date: 3/8/16.
    Accession Number: 20160308-5152.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/29/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-1105-000.
    Applicants: Hafslund Energy Trading LLC.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Hafslund Filing to Cancel Market-
Based rates to be effective 3/9/2016.
    Filed Date: 3/8/16.
    Accession Number: 20160308-5159.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/29/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-1107-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., ALLETE,
Inc., Great River Energy.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2016-03-08_ALLETE-GRE Zonal
Agreement Filing to be effective 8/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/8/16.
    Accession Number: 20160308-5189.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/29/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-1108-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., ALLETE,
Inc., Great River Energy.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2016-03-08_SA 2905 ALLETE-
GRE Zonal Agreement--WDS Filing to be effective 8/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/8/16.
    Accession Number: 20160308-5200.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/29/16.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
reliability filings:

    Docket Numbers: RR16-3-000.
    Applicants: North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
    Description: Petition of North American Electric Reliability
Corporation for approval of amendments to the Midwest Reliability
Organization (MRO) Regional Reliability Standards Process Manual.
    Filed Date: 3/7/16.
    Accession Number: 20160307-5212.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/28/16.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: March 8, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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1 CLARK COUNTY, KENTUCKY Clark County is part of the Lexington Fayette County, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area ( MSA) and is on the I 64 east west interstate corridor. It is located southwest of Montgomery County, northwest of Powell County, northnorthwest of Estill County, north of Madison County, east of Fayette County, and south of Bourbon County.

EPA s June 29, 2004 proposal on appropriate designations for Kentucky included Clark County as nonattainment based on the following criteria:

  EPA indicates that Clark County has significant SO x, NO x, and PM emissions that potentially contribute to the violating MSA monitor. EPA noted that 10,000 tpy of any pollutant defines significant   Clark County does not have 10,000 tpy of a single pollutant.

Emissions Data In Kentucky s original February recommendations, 1999 NEI data was used in the original analysis.

However, in EPA s June 29, 2004 letters to states, EPA looked outside the original MSA boundaries to determine if large emissions contributions from adjacent areas were having an impact on PM2.5 levels within the MSA. EPA also used the 2001 NEI which provided slightly newer data than had been recommended that states use.

Clark County emits only 14% of SOx emissions from the counties recommended by EPA as having the potential to impact the violating monitors. A similar comparison can be made with both NOx and PM. Clark County s NOx emissions rank at 14% of the total EPA recommended areas, and PM at 13%. In a detailed review of EPA s recommended areas to be designated nonattainment, Clark County ranks consistently less than or equal to 15% of combined emissions contributions within EPA s June 29, 2004, proposed nonattainment boundaries. See Figures 1 4 below. 2 Figure 1 Lexington Area SOx Emissions in EPA Proposed Nonattainment Counties Scott 0% Jessamine 0% Bourbon 0% Madison 2% Clark 14% Fayette 6% Woodford 4% Mercer 74%

Figure 2 Lexington Area 2001 NOX Emissions Woodford 8%

Mercer 20% Clark 14%

Madison 12% Scott 8% Jessamine 5% Bourbon 3% Fayette 30% 3 Figure 3 Fayette Area PM Emissions in EPA Proposed Nonattainment Counties Woodford 6% Scott 7% Jessamine 6%

Mercer 34% Madison 10% Clark 13% Fayette 19% Bourbon 5%

Figure 4 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 50,000 T o n s P e r Y e a r Fayette Clark Madison Mercer Woodford Scott Jessamine Bourbon Lexington Area Counties Emissions 2001 PM SOx NOx VOC NH3 Monitoring Data and Trends As can been seen in Figure 5 below, the speciation data from Kentucky s Lexington speciation monitor indicates that sulfate is the major component of the PM2.5 values. In Figure 1 above, Clark County, Kentucky, contributes only 14% of the SOx in the area of proposed nonattainment counties by EPA. 4 Figure 5 Lexington Speciation Monitoring Data 2001 2003 Average Concentration ( µ g/ m ³ )

Elemental carbon 3% Crustal component 3% Other 13%

Organic carbon 24%

Ammonium 13% Sulfate 32% Nitrate 12%

The MSA has three monitors located within its boundaries, two in Fayette County and one in Madison County. PM2.5 monitoring levels have continued to decline at all three monitors within this region. ( See Figure 6 below)

Fayette County has two PM2.5 monitors, one located in a central urban area in the midst of the downtown, University of Kentucky campus ( Limestone), and the other located on an arterial roadway north of downtown ( Newtown Pike).

The Newtown Pike monitor shows attainment with the standard, having an average of 14.9 µ g/ m 3 over the time period 2001 2003, and having an average of 13.6 µ g/ m 3 through April 2004.

The latest average through April 2004 for the Limestone monitor is 14.7 µ g/ m 3.

The violation at this monitor with an average of 15.6 µ g/ m 3 exists during the 2001 2003 time period.

Even though Clark County does not have a monitor, the PM2.5 levels have decreased by 15% at the Newtown Pike monitor, 12% at the Limestone monitor, and 13% at the Madison County monitor ( See Figure 7 below). 5 Figure 6 Fayette Area PM2.5 Trend Utilizing Most Current Available Data 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Year A n n u a l A r i th m e t i c M e a n ( m ic r o g r a m s / c u b i c m e t e r )

Newtown Limestone Madison Figure 7 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 Newtown Limestone Madison Decline in PM Values for the Fayette Area 2000 2001 2002 2003 2000 2003 shows decrease of 15% 2000 2003 shows decrease of 12% 2000 2003 shows decrease of 13% 6 Localized vs Regional Impacts It is Kentucky s position that the monitor located on the UK Campus exhibits an   Urban Core Phenomenon.  That is, the monitor s location is at the center of a large public university situated in a downtown metropolitan area with significant activity having a direct relationship to the PM2.5 levels being monitored.

This monitor is bracketed by numerous large and small boilers on the University of Kentucky campus and is located adjacent to continuing construction on the campus. Significant local impacts are occurring due to not only the close proximity of the boilers, but also from the emission contributions of construction equipment in the area. This monitor is located only 1.9 miles from the monitor showing attainment of the standard on Newtown Pike.

If significant regional impacts from emissions from Clark County were occurring, they would be expected throughout the regional monitoring network and not at one specific monitor in downtown Lexington.

Meteorology EPA s response to Kentucky stated that the wind speed/ wind direction data provided by Kentucky in the February submittal did not play a significant role in the decision making process and that the information was for summertime winds. Kentucky offers the following information.

As shown in the updated wind rose in Figure 8 below, the majority of the time the wind in the Lexington area comes from the south and the southwest. Clark County is east southeast from the violating monitor in Fayette County. The wind rose data indicates that Clark County does not impact this monitor. 7 Figure 8 Scott Fayette Woodford Mercer Bourbon Clark Madison Jessamine 8 Additional Regional/ National Controls The implementation of new federal rules to decrease the amount of sulfur in both gasoline and diesel fuel will significantly decrease the amount of SO2 in the entire area. Because of the Low Sulfur Diesel Rule, in 2007, new clean engines operating on 15 ppm sulfur diesel fuel will reduce NOx emissions by 50%, and reduce PM emissions by more than 90%. Due to the Tier 2 Vehicle and Gasoline Sulfur program, by 2006 average national gasoline sulfur levels will be 90% lower.

Upon implementation of the Clean Air Interstate Rule ( CAIR) SO2 emissions from power plants will be reduced nationwide by 3.6 million tons in 2010 ( approximately 40 percent below current levels) and by another 2 million tons per year when the rules are fully implemented ( approximately 70 percent below current levels). NOx emissions would be cut by 1.5 million tons nationwide in 2010 and 1.8 million tons annually in 2015 ( about 65 percent below today s levels).

The first phase of compliance under the CAIR rule to reduce both SO2 and NOx emissions would be required by 2010, allowing substantial emission reductions in the area, by the proposed attainment date for PM2.5 nonattainment areas.

Conclusions Based on the factors discussed above, Kentucky believes that Clark County should be designated attainment for the PM2.5 standard.

  Kentucky believes that EPA s use of the weighted emissions scoring approach was skewed. EPA did not include adjacent county emissions in the total emissions being analyzed for the area. If the emissions from the entire area under review were used, vs just those within the MSA, a very different result in the weighted emissions scores would have occurred. Clark County would not have the potential to contribute significantly to PM2.5 levels within the region.

  The only monitor showing a violation throughout the entire eight county region is being impacted by extreme urban core activities in a specific geographic location with Fayette County.

  PM2.5 levels continue to decline throughout the entire region. From a review of all monitors in the region, an average 13% decline in PM2.5 levels has occurred from 2000 through 2003. Every monitor in the region 9 is currently showing values well within attainment of the annual PM2.5 standard using 2002 through 2004 data.

  Additional emission reductions on a national and regional level will provide substantial additional emission reductions in the region. The anticipated sulfur reductions due to the Low Sulfur Diesel Rule, the Tier 2 Vehicle and Gasoline Low Sulfur programs, and the Clean Air Interstate Rule ( CAIR) will further lower pollutant levels within this region.

To have this county designated nonattainment would invoke additional, substantial, unnecessary requirements on local government planning agencies. Drastic emission reductions are scheduled to occur in the mobile sector throughout the next several years that will greatly impact pollutant levels in the area. In addition, reductions anticipated by the CAIR provisions, the air monitoring data demonstrating attainment of the PM2.5 Standard at two of the three monitors in the area, the downward trend in monitored values, and Kentucky s position that the monitored violation of the standard in the downtown area is the result of a localized   urban core phenomenon;  lead to the conclusion that Clark County, Kentucky should be designated attainment for the PM2.5 Standard.


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, DC

Issued by the Department of Transportation on December 27, 2004

   NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST-2001-8922

________________________________________________________________________
______

This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken
by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order
will be issued in this matter).

Application of  Northwest Airlines, Inc.    filed   11/24/04  to:

XX Renew for two years allocation of one weekly round-trip U.S.
Philippine Route 2 frequency to:

Provide all-cargo service in the U.S.-Manila market.  Northwest states
that it uses the frequency to serve the U.S.-Manila market via Tokyo.

XX  Waiver from the advance filing requirements of 14 CFR 377.10(c)

Applicant rep: Megan Rae Rosia<PHONE_NUMBER>  DOT Analyst:  Sylvia
Moore<PHONE_NUMBER>

D I S P O S I T I O N

XX  Waiver granted (see remarks)

XX  Balance of application deferred

The above action granting the waiver was effective:   December 27, 2004

Action taken by:   Paul L. Gretch, Director

		       Office of International Aviation

Remarks:  Our grant of Northwest’s request for waiver ensures that our
previous award of this frequency allocation, (see Notice of Action Taken
of January 15, 2003, in this docket) will continue in effect beyond the
expiration date (January 15, 2005) pending action on Northwest’s
renewal request.

________________________________________________________________________
____________________

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set
forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR
§385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date
of issuance of this Notice.  This action was effective when taken, and
the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide
Web at:

http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG11-61-000.
    Applicants: Paulding Wind Farm II LLC.
    Description: Self-Certification of EWG Status of Paulding Wind Farm
II LLC.
    Filed Date: 02/25/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110225-5126.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 18, 2011.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2780-000.
    Applicants: Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation.
    Description: Safe Harbor Waste Power Corp. Supplement to Updated
Market Power Analysis.
    Filed Date: 02/22/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110222-5240.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 15, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2878-001.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc., Vermont Electric Power Company,
Inc.
    Description: ISO New England Inc. submits tariff filing per
35.17(b): Amendment to Change Requested Effective Date to be effective
4/1/2011.
    Filed Date: 02/25/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110225-5013.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 18, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2928-001.
    Applicants: Florida Power & Light Company.
    Description: Florida Power & Light Company submits tariff filing
per 35.17(b): Errata to FPL Rate Schedule FERC No. 318 between FPL and
FKEC--FINAL--2--25--2011 to be effective 12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 02/25/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110225-5139.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 18, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2948-000.
    Applicants: San Diego Gas & Electric Company.
    Description: San Diego Gas & Electric Company submits tariff filing
per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: SGIP & LGIP Revisions to SDG&E's Open Access
Tariff to be effective 2/24/2011.
    Filed Date: 02/25/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110225-5043.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 18, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2949-000.
    Applicants: Arizona Public Service Company.
    Description: Arizona Public Service Company submits tariff filing
per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: Removal of Reliability Management System from the
APS LGIA. to be effective 4/26/2011.
    Filed Date: 02/25/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110225-5087.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 18, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2950-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Notices of Termination of Service Agreement No. 3
under FERC Electric Tariff Volume No. 5 and PG&E Rate Schedule FERC
Nos. 212 and 214.
    Filed Date: 02/24/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110224-5175.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 17, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2951-000.
    Applicants: PacifiCorp.
    Description: PacifiCorp submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii:
City of Nephi Interconnection Agreement to be effective 2/25/2011.
    Filed Date: 02/24/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110224-5177.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 17, 2011.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
securities filings:

    Docket Numbers: ES11-19-000.
    Applicants: Northern Maine Independent System Administrator, Inc.
    Description: Application of the Northern Maine Independent System
Administrator, Inc. for Authorization To Issue Securities Pursuant to
section 204 of the Federal Power Act.
    Filed Date: 02/25/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110225-5088.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 18, 2011.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following open access
transmission tariff filings:

    Docket Numbers: OA07-35-005.
    Applicants: Cleco Power LLC.
    Description: Cleco Power LLC submits the Operational Penalty Annual
Compliance Report.
    Filed Date: 02/24/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110225-0201.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 17, 2011.

    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, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: February 25, 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. 2018-42]

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received;
Headquarters Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief
from 14 CFR part 61.103(a), Eligibility requirements, which states in
pertinent part that to be eligible for a private pilot certificate, a
person must be at least 17 years of age for a rating other than a
glider or balloon. The purpose of this notice is to improve the
public's awareness of, and participation in, the FAA's exemption
process. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or
omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal
status of the petition or its final disposition.

DATES: Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket
number and must be received on or before September 6, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2018-0175
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including any personal information the
commenter provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
http://www.dot.gov/privacy.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions
for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140
of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brent Hart<PHONE_NUMBER>, Office of
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20591.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2018.
Lirio Liu,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2018-0175.
    Petitioner: Headquarters Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training
Corps.
    Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 61.103(a).
    Description of Relief Sought: The United States Air Force (USAF) is
seeking an exemption to allow 16-year-old Junior Reserve Officer
Training Corps (JROTC) cadets to qualify for a private pilot
certificate under the HQ Air Force JROTC Flight Academy scholarship
program. The USAF states that it is petitioning the FAA for an
exemption because the selection board can only qualify a limited number
of high school sophomores due to the 17-year-old minimum age
requirement for private pilot applicants. The USAF further states that
the 7- to 9-week flight academy private pilot training program is
accomplished between the sophomore and junior years of high school.
According to the USAF, allowing 16-year-olds to qualify would increase
the cadet candidate pool by 75%, thereby improving the quality of the
candidates who could be selected.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2790-055]

Boott Hydropower, Inc.; Eldred L Field Hydroelectric Facility
Trust; Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

August 10, 2010.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 2790-055.
    c. Date Filed: July 6, 2010.
    d. Applicant: Boott Hydropower, Inc. and Eldred L Field
Hydroelectric Facility Trust.
    e. Name of Project: Lowell Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Merrimack River in
Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    g. Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Kevin Webb, Vice Regulatory Affairs
Coordinator, Boott Hydropower, Inc., One Tech Drive, Suite 220,
Andover, MA 01810. Tel:<PHONE_NUMBER> Ext 809.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Vedula Sarma at<PHONE_NUMBER> or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: September 10, 2010.
    Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and
the instructions on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling.asp). Commenters can submit brief comments up to
6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system
(http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp) and must include name
and contact information at the end of comments. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filings.
    All documents (original and seven copies) filed by paper should be
sent to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number
(P-2790-055) on any comments or motions filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service
list for the project. Further, if an intervener files comments or
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. A copy
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    k. Description of Application: The licensees request authorization
to replace the existing 5-foot-high wooden flashboard system on the
Pawtucket Dam with an identical height pneumatic crest gate system. The
licensed normal pool elevation of 92.2 feet msl (NGVD 1929) will not
change. Additionally, during the interim period of approval of the
amendment request and completion of construction of the pneumatic crest
gate system, the licensees request a temporary modification to the
height of the existing wooden flashboard's support pins from 5 feet
exposed to 4.5 feet exposed; the top of the wooden flashboards will be
six inches higher than the top of the support pins.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. This filing may also be viewed
on the Commission's Web site using the ``eLibrary'' link at http://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp . Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits (P-2790) in the docket number
field to access the document. You may also register online at http://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of
new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>for TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item
(h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable,
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the
filing refers.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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