[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 87 (Monday, May 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 19797]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09181]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4407-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2019-0001]

California; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of California (FEMA-4407-DR), dated November 12, 2018,
and related determinations.

DATES: This amendment was issued February 15, 2019.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, the Federal share of assistance,
including direct Federal assistance, provided under sections 403 and
407 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b and 42 U.S.C. 5173), with respect to a major
disaster declared pursuant to such Act for damages resulting from a
wildfire in calendar year 2018, shall be not less than 90 percent of
the eligible costs under such section. The adjustment to the Federal
share applies to assistance provided before, on, or after the date of
enactment of the Act. The major disaster declared on November 12, 2018,
for the State of California is amended as follows:

    Federal funds for debris removal and emergency protective
measures (Categories A and B), including direct federal assistance,
under the Public Assistance program are authorized at 90 percent of
total eligible costs.

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

Pete Gaynor,
Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2019-09181 Filed 5-3-19; 8:45 am]
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Assessing the Effect of Five Gasoline Properties on Exhaust Emissions from Light-Duty Vehicles certified to Tier-2 Standards

                       Analysis of Data from EPA Phase 3

                                (EPAct/V2/E-89)

                                 Appendix I.4m
                              Final Model Fitting
                             Methane (CH4) (Bag 1)

No. Observations:	956
No. Vehicles:		  15
No. censored measurements:		0
No. missing measurements:		0
No. measurements removed:		0
Model Type:		Mixed model

I.4m.1   Model fitting with respect to the 11-term design model.
Design Model (11-terms):  Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) vs. number of terms in model (p) for all possible models respecting hierarchy.

Design Model (11-terms):  Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) vs. number of terms in model (p) for all possible models respecting hierarchy (CLOSEUP of previous figure).

Design Model (11-terms):  Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) vs. number of terms in model (p) for all possible models respecting hierarchy (CLOSEUP of previous figure).

CH4 (Bag 1):  Number of terms (p), Goodness-of-fit (BIC) and terms included in the 35 best-fitting candidate models (out of a total of 294 possible models with hierarchy).  (Terms included in models ranked 1-7 comprise the "superset" for final model-fitting).

      Models fit for CH4 (Bag 1): (all models include an intercept term).
Model Term
                                   Notation
                                     Model

                                   Superset
                                    SM2[1]
                                     etOH
Ze
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                     Arom
Za
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                      RVP
Zr
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                      T50
Z5
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                      T90
Z9
                                      ●
                                      x
                                 etOH x etOH
ZZee
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                  T50 x T50
ZZ55
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                 etOH x Arom
ZZea
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                  etOH x RVP
ZZer
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                  etOH x T50
ZZe5
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                  etOH x T90
ZZe9
                                      ●
                                      x

[1] Represents "Superset minus 1," etc.

 CH4 (Bag 1): Model fitting history, starting with the 10-term superset model.
                                Fit Parameters

                             Test with respect to
                                Previous Model
Model
                                                                              p
-2lnL
BIC[1]

                                                                           Dev.
                                                                              d
                                                                    Pr>χ[2]
Superset
                                                                             12
-542.823
-504.911

SM1[2]
                                                                             10
-538.826
-506.330

                                                                          3.997
                                                                              2
                                                                          0.136

[1] A lower value indicates a better fit.
[2] Best fit with respect to the 16-term extended model.

CH4 (Bag 1): Coefficients and Tests of Effect for the Superset and Reduced Models, with respect to the 11-term design model.

I.4m.2	Model Fitting with respect to the 16-term extended Model.
Extended Model (16-terms):  Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) vs. number of terms in model (p) for all possible models respecting hierarchy.

Extended Model (16-terms):  Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) vs. number of terms in model (p) for subset of models respecting hierarchy (CLOSEUP of previous figure).

Extended Model (16-terms):  Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) vs. number of terms in model (p) for subset of models respecting hierarchy (CLOSEUP of previous figure).

CH4 (Bag 1):  Number of terms (p), Goodness-of-fit (BIC) and terms included in the 35 best-fitting candidate models (out of a total of 2,964 possible models with hierarchy).  (Terms included in models ranked 1-8 comprise the "superset" for final model-fitting).

      Models fit for CH4 (Bag 1): (all models include an intercept term).
Model Term
                                   Notation
                                     Model

                                   Superset
                                      SM2
                                     etOH
Ze
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                     Arom
Za
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                      RVP
Zr
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                      T50
Z5
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                      T90
Z9
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                 etOH x etOH
ZZee
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                  T50 x T50
ZZ55
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                 etOH x Arom
ZZea
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                  etOH x RVP
ZZer
                                      ●
                                      x
                                  etOH x T50
ZZe5
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                  etOH x T90
ZZe9
                                      ●
                                      ●

                                  Arom x RVP
ZZar
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                  Arom x T50
ZZa5
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                  Arom x T90
ZZa9
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                  T50 x T90
ZZ59
                                      ●
                                      ●
                                  RVP x T90
ZZr9
                                      ●
                                      x

CH4 (Bag 1): Model fitting history, starting with the 15-term superset model.
                                Fit Parameters

                             Test with respect to
                                Previous Model
Model
                                                                              p
-2lnL
BIC[1]

                                                                           Dev.
                                                                              d
                                                                    Pr>χ[2]
Superset
                                                                             17
-581.850
-530.397

SM2[2]
                                                                             15
-580.583
-534.546

                                                                          1.267
                                                                              2
                                                                          0.531

[1] A lower value indicates a better fit.
[2] Best fit with respect to the 16-term extended model.

CH4 (Bag 1): Coefficients  and Tests of Effect for the Superset and Reduced Models, with respect to the 16-term extended model.


[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10078-10081]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-63917; File No. SR-CBOE-2011-017]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval
of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend an Exchange Rule Relating to Giving
Proxies

February 16, 2011.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on February 10, 2011 the Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated (``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') 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 and is
approving the proposed rule change on an accelerated basis.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.

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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend its proxy voting rules in accordance
with provisions of Section 957 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act (the ``Dodd-Frank Act''). The text of the rule
proposal is available on the Exchange's Web site (http://www.cboe.org/legal), at the Exchange's Office of the Secretary and at the
Commission.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    Section 957 of the Dodd-Frank Act adopted new Section 6(b)(10) of
the Act,\3\ which requires the rules of each national securities
exchange to prohibit any member that is not the beneficial owner of a
security registered under Section 12 of the Act \4\ from granting a
proxy to vote the security in connection with certain shareholder
votes, unless the beneficial owner of the security has instructed the
member to vote the proxy in accordance with the voting instructions of
the beneficial owner. The shareholder votes covered by Section 957
include any vote with respect to (i) the election of a member of the
board of directors of an issuer (except for a vote with respect to the
uncontested election of a member of the board of directors of any
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940
(the ``Investment Company Act''), (ii) executive compensation, or (iii)
any other significant matter, as determined by the Commission, by
rule.\5\
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    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(10).
    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78l.
    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(10)(B).
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    Accordingly, in order to carry out the requirements of Section 957
of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Exchange is proposing to amend CBOE Rule
31.85, Giving Proxies by TPH Organizations, which governs when Trading
Permit Holder Organizations (``TPH Organizations'') may and may not
give a proxy to vote stock without instructions from the beneficial
owner of the shares. First, Item 19 of CBOE Rule 31.85(b) already
prohibits TPH Organizations from giving a proxy to vote shares without
instructions from beneficial owners when the matter to be voted upon is
the election of directors (other than in the case of an issuer
registered under the Investment Company Act, provided the matter is not
the subject of a counter-solicitation). Therefore the Exchange is
proposing to simply amend Item 19 so that the text is consistent with
the language in Section 6(b)(10)(B) of the Act.\6\
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    Second, the Exchange proposes to add new Item 21 (and related
commentary) to CBOE Rule 31.85(b) to provide that a TPH Organization
may not give a proxy or authorize a proxy to vote without instructions
from beneficial owners when the matter to be voted upon relates to
executive compensation. The proposed commentary to Item 21 would
clarify that a matter relating to executive compensation would include,
among other things, the items referred to in Section 14A of the Act
(added by Section 951 of the Dodd-Frank Act), including (i) an advisory
vote to approve the compensation of executives, (ii) a vote on whether
to hold such an advisory vote every one, two or three years, and (iii)
an advisory vote to approve any type of compensation (whether present,
deferred, or contingent) that is based on or otherwise relates to an
acquisition, merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of an issuer and the aggregate total of
all such compensation that may (and the conditions upon which it may)
be paid or become payable to or on behalf of an executive officer. In
addition, a TPH Organization may not give or authorize a proxy to vote
without instructions on a matter relating to executive compensation,
even if such matter would otherwise qualify for an exception from the
requirements of Item 12, Item 13 or any other Item under CBOE Rule
31.85. Any vote on these or similar executive compensation-related
matters would be subject to the requirements of CBOE Rule 31.85, as
amended.\7\
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    \7\ The Exchange is also proposing to add cross-referencing
commentary related to new Item 21 in Items 12 and 13. The Exchange
is also proposing a non-substantive change to include a heading for
the commentary to Item 20 so there is consistent formatting of the
various commentaries that appear throughout the rule.
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    Third, the Exchange proposes to add new Item 22 to Rule 31.85(b) to
provide that a TPH Organization may not give a proxy or authorize a
proxy to vote without instructions from beneficial owners when the
matter to be voted upon involves any other significant matter, as
determined by the Commission, by rule.\8\
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    \8\ The Exchange notes that the Commission has not at this time
identified other significant matters with respect to which TPH
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    Fourth, the Exchange is proposing to add the words ``or authorize''
in certain places throughout CBOE Rule 31.85 to clarify that the rule
includes not only the giving of a proxy but also the authorization of
such proxy.
    Finally, the Exchange is proposing to amend Appendix A to the rules
of the CBOE Stock Exchange, LLC (``CBSX,'' the CBOE's stock trading
facility). Appendix A lists the rules contained in Chapters 1 through
29 of the Exchange Rules that are applicable to the trading of equity
securities on CBSX. The Exchange is proposing to amend Appendix A to
include a cross reference to CBOE Rule 31.85 in order to make clear
that CBOE Rule 31.85 regarding the giving of proxies by TPH
Organizations applies to CBSX TPH Organizations as well as CBOE TPH
Organizations.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
the Act \9\ and the rules and regulations thereunder and, in
particular, the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.\10\
Specifically, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is
consistent with the Section 6(b)(10) \11\ requirements that all
national securities exchanges adopt rules prohibiting members from
voting, without receiving instructions from the beneficial owner of
shares, on the election of a member of a board of directors of an
issuer (except for a vote with respect to the uncontested election of a
member of the board of directors of any investment company registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940), executive compensation, or
any other significant matter, as determined by the Commission, by rule.
The Exchange also believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
the Section 6(b)(5) \12\ requirements that an exchange have

rules that are designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and
practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove
impediments to, and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market
and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest. The
Exchange is adopting the proposed rule changes to comply with the
requirements of Section 957 of the Dodd-Frank Act, and therefore
believes the proposed rule changes to be consistent with Section
6(b)(5) of the Act, particularly with respect to the protection of
investors and the public interest. Finally, the Exchange believes the
proposed changes to Appendix A of the CBSX Rules to incorporate a cross
reference to CBOE Rule 31.85 is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the
Act, particularly with respect to the protection of investors and the
public interest, because the changes would make it clear that CBOE Rule
31.85 (regarding the giving of proxies by TPH Organizations) applies to
CBSX TPH Organizations as well as CBOE TPH Organizations.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(10).
    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

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

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

    The Exchange neither solicited nor received comments on the
proposal.

III. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-CBOE-2011-017 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

    Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.
    All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2011-017. This
file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used.
To help the Commission process and review your comments more
efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all
comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments,
all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that
are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating
to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person,
other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance
with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site
viewing and printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between
the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be
available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the
CBOE. All comments received will be posted without change; the
Commission does not edit personal identifying information from
submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make
available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-
CBOE-2011-017 and should be submitted on or before March 16, 2011.

IV. Commission's Findings and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of
the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing, the Exchange requested that the Commission approve
the proposal on an accelerated basis. The Exchange stated that it
believed good cause existed to grant accelerated approval because
Section 957 of the Dodd-Frank Act does not provide for a transition
period and because the proposed rule text is based upon New York Stock
Exchange (``NYSE'') Rule 452.\13\
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    \13\ See Securities Exchange Act Release 62874 (September 9,
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    After careful consideration, the Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities
exchange.\14\ The Commission believes that the proposal is consistent
with Section 6(b)(10) \15\ of the Act, which requires that national
securities exchanges adopt rules prohibiting members that are not
beneficial holders of a security from voting uninstructed proxies with
respect to the election of a member of the board of directors of an
issuer (except for uncontested elections of directors for companies
registered under the Investment Company Act), executive compensation,
or any other significant matter, as determined by the Commission, by
rule. The Commission also believes that the proposal is consistent with
Section 6(b)(5) \16\ of the Act, which provides, among other things,
that the rules of the Exchange must be designed to 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, to protect investors and the public interest, and are not
designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers,
brokers, or dealers.
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    \14\ In approving this rule change, the Commission notes that it
has considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency,
competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(10).
    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Commission believes that the proposal is consistent with
Section 6(b)(10) of the Act because it adopts revisions that comply
with that section. As noted in the accompanying Senate Report, Section
957, which adopts Section 6(b)(10), reflects the principle that ``final
vote tallies should reflect the wishes of the beneficial owners of the
stock and not be affected by the wishes of the broker that holds the
shares.'' \17\ The proposed rule change will make CBOE rules compliant
with the new requirements of Section 6(b)(10) by prohibiting broker-
dealers, who are not beneficial owners of a security, from voting
uninstructed shares with respect to any matter on executive
compensation or any other significant matter, as determined by the
Commission, by rule.\18\
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    \17\ See S. Rep. No. 111-176, at 136 (2010).
    \18\ As noted above, Section 6(b)(10) also prohibits broker
voting for director elections, except for uncontested director
elections of registered investment companies. The Commission notes
that the Exchange already prohibits broker voting in director
elections except for uncontested director elections for registered
investment companies and is merely proposing to amend Item 19 so
that the text is consistent with the language in Section 6(b)(10) of
the Act. See CBOE Rule 31.85(b)(19). As to other matters, as
determined by the Commission, by rule, the Commission has not, to
date, adopted rules concerning other significant matters where
uninstructed broker votes should be prohibited, although it may do
so in the future. Should the Commission adopt such rules, we would
expect the Exchange to adopt coordinating rules promptly to comply
with the statute.
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    The Commission believes that the proposal is consistent with
Section

6(b)(5) of the Act because the proposal will further investor
protection and the public interest by assuring that shareholder votes
on executive compensation matters are made by those with an economic
interest in the company, rather than by a broker that has no such
economic interest, which should enhance corporate governance and
accountability to shareholders.\19\
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    \19\ As the Commission stated in approving NYSE rules
prohibiting broker voting in the election of directors, having those
with an economic interest in the company vote the shares, rather
than the broker who has no such economic interest, furthers the goal
of enfranchising shareholders. See Securities Exchange Act Release
No. 60215 (July 1, 2009), 74 FR 33293 (July 10, 2009) (SR-NYSE-2006-
92).
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    The Commission notes that the CBOE's new rule prohibiting
uninstructed broker votes on executive compensation covers the specific
items identified in Section 951 of the Dodd-Frank Act, as well as any
other matter concerning executive compensation, and has been drafted
broadly to reflect the requirements of Section 6(b)(10) of the Act. The
proposed rule language also specifically states that a broker vote on
any executive compensation matter would not be permitted even if it
would otherwise qualify for an exception from any item under Rule
31.85. The Commission believes this provision will make clear that any
past practice or interpretation that may have permitted a broker vote
on an executive compensation matter, under existing rules, will no
longer be applicable and is superseded by the newly adopted provisions.
    Finally, the Commission notes that the changes to reflect (i) that
the CBOE rules prohibit not only the giving of a proxy, but also the
authorization of the proxy and (ii) that CBOE Rule 31.85 regarding the
giving of proxies by TPH Organizations applies to CBSX TPH
Organizations as well as CBOE TPH Organization, should help to clarify
the intent of the CBOE proxy rules and is consistent with the
requirements of Section 6 of the Act.
    Based on the above, the Commission believes that the Exchange's
proposal will further the purposes of Sections 6(b)(5) and 6(b)(10) of
the Act because it should enhance corporate accountability to
shareholders. The rule filing should also serve to fulfill the
Congressional intent in adopting Section 6(b)(10) of the Act.
    The Commission also finds good cause, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2)
of the Act,\20\ for approving the proposed rule change prior to the
30th day after the date of publication of notice in the Federal
Register. As noted above, Section 6(b)(10) of the Act, enacted under
Section 957 of the Dodd-Frank Act, does not provide for a transition
phase, and requires rules of national securities exchanges to prohibit,
among other things, broker voting on executive compensation. The
Commission believes that good cause exists to grant accelerated
approval to the Exchange's proposal, because it will conform CBOE Rule
31.85 to the requirements of Section 6(b)(10) of the Act. Moreover, the
Commission notes that the proposed changes are based on NYSE Rule
452.\21\
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    \20\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \21\ See note 13, supra.
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V. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\22\ that the proposed rule change (SR-CBOE-2011-017) be, and it
hereby is, approved on an accelerated basis.
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    \22\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\23\
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    \23\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0063]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zones; Annual Firework Displays Within the Captain of the
Port, Puget Sound Area of Responsibility

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing permanent safety zones to
ensure public safety during annual firework displays at various
locations in the Captain of the Port (COTP), Puget Sound Area of
Responsibility (AOR). When these safety zones are activated, and thus
subject to enforcement, this rule restricts the movement of vessels
within the established firework display areas. This action is necessary
to prevent injury and to protect life and property of the maritime
public from the hazards associated with firework displays. Entry into,
transit through, mooring, or anchoring within these zones during times
of enforcement is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the
Port, Puget Sound or Designated Representative.

DATES: This rule is effective June 15, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments and material received from the public, as well as
documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket,
are part of docket USCG-2010-0063 and are available online by going to
http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2010-0063 in the ``Keyword''
box, and then clicking ``Search.'' This material is also available for
inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S.
Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
call or e-mail Ensign Ashley M. Wanzer, USCG Sector Seattle Waterways
Management Division, Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing the docket,
call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone
202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory Information

    On February 25, 2010, we published a notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM) entitled Safety Zones; Annual Firework Displays within the
Captain of the Port, Puget Sound Area of Responsibility in the Federal
Register (75 FR 8566). We did not receive any comments on the proposed
rule. We also did not receive any requests for a public meeting;
therefore, a public meeting was not held.
    Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds that good cause
exists for making this rule effective less than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register. Immediate action is necessary to
protect life, property and the environment; therefore, a 30-day notice
is impracticable. Delaying the effective date would be contrary to
these safety zones' intended objective of protecting persons and
vessels involved in the fireworks events.

Basis and Purpose

    The U.S. Coast Guard is establishing permanent safety zones to
ensure public safety during annual firework shows occurring within the
Captain of the Port, Puget Sound, WA, AOR. This action is necessary in
order to restrict vessel movement and reduce vessel congregation in the
proximity of firework discharge sites ensuring maritime public safety.
    Coast Guard typically receives numerous applications in these
geographic areas for firework displays. Currently, temporary safety
zones are established on an emergency basis for each individual display
thereby limiting opportunity for public comment. Establishing permanent
safety zones through notice and comment rulemaking provided the public
the opportunity to comment on the safety zone locations, size and
length of time each zone will be enforced. Additionally, this final
rule includes a variety of locations and date ranges to allow for
speedy and safe activation of permanent safety zones. Firework displays
occur in these locations and on these dates with regularity. The
establishment of multiple permanent safety zones provides enhanced
public safety measures by reducing the number of emergency safety zones
needed for firework displays. Notification of the specific dates and
time for activation of safety zones will be available to the maritime
public.
    Each year organizations sponsor firework displays in the same
general location and time period. Each event uses a barge, a tug and a
barge, or an on-

shore site near the shoreline as the fireworks launch platform. A
safety zone is used to control vessel movement within a specified
distance surrounding the launch platforms to ensure the safety of
persons and property. An on-scene patrol commander may allow persons
within the safety zone if conditions permit.

Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on 13 of these statutes or executive orders.

Regulatory Planning and Review

    This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f)
of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, and does not
require an assessment of potential costs and benefits under section
6(a)(3) of that Order. The Office of Management and Budget has not
reviewed it under that Order. This rule is not a significant regulatory
action because the period of enforcement and size of these safety zones
are minimal.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have
considered whether this rule would have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities. The term ``small entities''
comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are
independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields,
and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000.
    The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule will
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.
    This rule will affect the following entities, some of which may be
small entities: The owners or operators of vessels intending to transit
a portion of the affected waterways while this rule is enforced. These
safety zones will not have significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities for the following reasons: The safety zones
included in this rule will be in effect for a short duration when
vessel traffic volume is low and are limited in size. If safe to do so,
traffic will be allowed to pass through these safety zones with the
permission of the Captain of the Port or Designated Representative.

Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), in the NPRM we offered to
assist small entities in understanding the rule so that they could
better evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking
process.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy or
action of the Coast Guard.

Collection of Information

    This rule calls for no new collection of information under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local
governments and would either preempt State law or impose a substantial
direct cost of compliance on them. We have analyzed this rule under
that Order and have determined that it does not have implications for
federalism.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this rule will not result in
such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere
in this preamble.

Taking of Private Property

    This rule will not cause a taking of private property or otherwise
have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, Governmental
Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights.

Civil Justice Reform

    This rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2)
of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize litigation,
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

Protection of Children

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13045, Protection
of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This rule
is not an economically significant rule and does not create an
environmental risk to health or risk to safety that may
disproportionately affect children.

Indian Tribal Governments

    This rule does not have tribal implications under Executive Order
13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,
because it does not have a substantial direct effect on one or more
Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

Energy Effects

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13211, Actions
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a ``significant
energy action'' under that order because it is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to
have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use
of energy. The Administrator of the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs has not designated it as a significant energy
action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects
under Executive Order 13211.

Technical Standards

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards
in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress,
through the Office of Management and Budget, with an explanation of why
using these standards would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or
operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management
systems practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus
standards bodies.
    This rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we did not
consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security
Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which
guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)(42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have concluded
this action is one of a category of actions that do not individually or
cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment. This
rule is categorically excluded, under figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(g), of
the Instruction. This rule involves the establishment of safety zones
around firework display sites within the COTP Puget Sound AOR. Each
event will individually comply with NEPA requirements on an annual
basis as ensured through the submittal of an annual marine event
permit. We seek any comments or information that may lead to the
discovery of a significant environmental impact from this rule.
    An environmental analysis checklist and a categorical exclusion
determination are available in the docket where indicated under
ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and record
keeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.

0
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
CFR part 165, as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

0
1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapters 701, 3306,
3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5;
Pub. L. 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security
Delegation No. 0170.1

0
2. Add Sec.  165.1332 to read as follows:

Sec.  Safety Zones;  Annual Firework Displays within the Captain of the
Port, Puget Sound Area of Responsibility.

    (a) Safety Zones. The following areas are designated safety zones:
(1) All waters of Puget Sound, Washington, extending to a 450 yard
radius from the following launch sites:

                          Captain of the Port Puget Sound AOR Annual Firework Displays
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         Event name (typically)                    Event location                Latitude          Longitude
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Steilacoom Annual Fireworks.............  Steilacoom......................    47[deg] 10.4' N   122[deg] 36.2' W
Tacoma Freedom Fair.....................  Commencement Bay................  47[deg] 16.817' N   122[deg] 27.933'
                                                                                W
City of Anacortes Fireworks.............  Fidalgo Bay.....................    47[deg] 17.1' N   122[deg] 28.4' W
Alderbrook Resort & Spa Fireworks.......  Hood Canal......................  47[deg] 21.033' N   123[deg] 04.1' W
Fireworks Display.......................  Henderson Bay...................    47[deg] 21.8' N   122[deg] 38.367'
                                                                                W
Des Moines Fireworks....................  Des Moines......................  47[deg] 24.117' N   122[deg] 20.033'
                                                                                W
Three Tree Point Community Fireworks....  Three Tree Point................  47[deg] 27.033' N  122[deg] 23.15' W
City of Renton Fireworks................  Renton, Lake Washington.........  47[deg] 29.986' N  122[deg] 11.85' W
Port Orchard Fireworks..................  Port Orchard....................  47[deg] 32.883' N   122[deg] 37.917'
                                                                                W
Chimes and Lights.......................  Port Orchard....................   47[deg] 32.75' N   122[deg] 38.033'
                                                                                W
Seattle Seafair.........................  Lake Washington.................  47[deg] 34.333' N   122[deg] 16.017'
                                                                                W
Mercer Island Celebration...............  Mercer Island...................  47[deg] 35.517' N   122[deg] 13.233'
                                                                                W
Medina Days.............................  Medina Park.....................  47[deg] 36.867' N   122[deg] 14.5' W
Bainbridge Island Fireworks.............  Eagle Harbor....................  47[deg] 37.267' N   122[deg] 31.583'
                                                                                W
Whaling Days............................  Dyes Inlet......................   47[deg] 38.65' N  122[deg] 41.35' W
Yarrow Point Community..................  Yarrow Point....................  47[deg] 38.727' N   122[deg] 13.466'
                                                                                W
City of Kenmore Fireworks...............  Lake Forest Park................    47[deg] 39.0' N  122[deg] 13.55' W
Kirkland Concours D'Elegence............  Kirkland........................  47[deg] 39.521' N   122[deg] 12.439'
                                                                                W
Kirkland Fireworks......................  Kirkland........................  47[deg] 40.583' N  122[deg] 12.84' W
Liberty Bay Fireworks...................  Liberty Bay.....................  47[deg] 43.917' N   122[deg] 39.133'
                                                                                W
Sheridan Beach Community................  Lake Forest Park................  47[deg] 44.783' N   122[deg] 16.917'
                                                                                W
Langlie's Old Fashioned Independence      Indianola.......................  47[deg] 44.817' N   122[deg] 31.533'
 Celebration.                                                                                W
Lake Forest Park Fireworks..............  Lake Forest Park................  47[deg] 45.117' N   122[deg] 16.367'
                                                                                W
Vashon Island Fireworks.................  Quartermaster Harbor............   47[deg] 45.25' N  122[deg] 15.75' W
Kingston Fireworks......................  Appletree Cove..................   47[deg] 47.65' N   122[deg] 29.917'
                                                                                W
Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival............  Possession Sound................    47[deg] 56.9' N   122[deg] 18.6' W
Brewster Fire Department Fireworks......  Brewster........................  48[deg] 06.367' N  119[deg] 47.15' W
Port Angeles............................  Port Angeles Harbor.............  48[deg] 07.033' N   123[deg] 24.967'
                                                                                W
Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary............  Port Townsend...................  48[deg] 08.067' N   122[deg] 46.467'
                                                                                W
Friday Harbor Independence..............  Friday Harbor...................    48[deg] 32.6' N   122[deg] 00.467'
                                                                                W
Roche Harbor Fireworks..................  Roche Harbor....................    48[deg] 36.7' N   123[deg] 09.5' W
Deer Harbor Annual Fireworks Display....  Deer Harbor.....................    48[deg] 37.0' N    123[deg] 00.25'
                                                                                W.
Orcas Island............................  Orcas Island....................  48[deg] 41.317' N   122[deg] 54.467'
                                                                                W
Blast Over Bellingham...................  Bellingham Bay..................  48[deg] 44.933' N   122[deg] 29.667'
                                                                                W
True Colors Event.......................  Blaine..........................  48[deg] 59.488' N   122[deg] 46.339'
                                                                                W
John Eddy Wedding.......................  Magnolia Bluff..................  49[deg] 38.988' N   122[deg] 25.356'
                                                                                W
City of Mount Vernon Fireworks..........  Edgewater Park..................  48[deg] 25.178' N   122[deg] 20.424'
                                                                                W
Chase Family Fourth at Lake Union.......  Lake Union......................  47[deg] 38.418' N   122[deg] 20.111'
                                                                                W
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    (2) [RESERVED]
    (b) Special Requirements. Firework barges or launch sites on land
used in locations stated in this rule shall display a sign. The sign
will be affixed to the port and starboard side of the barge or mounted
on a post 3 feet above ground level when on land and in close proximity
to the shoreline facing the water labeled ``FIREWORKS-DANGER-STAY
AWAY.'' This will provide on-scene notice that the safety zone is, or
will, be enforced on that day. This notice will consist of a diamond
shaped sign, 4 foot by 4 foot, with a 3 inch

orange retro-reflective border. The word ``DANGER' shall be 10 inch
black block letters centered on the sign with the words ``FIREWORKS''
and ``STAY AWAY'' in 6 inch black block letters placed above and below
the word ``DANGER'' respectively on a white background. An on-scene
patrol vessel will enforce these safety zones 30 minutes prior to the
start and 30 minutes after the conclusion of the fireworks display.
    (c) Notice of Enforcement. These safety zones will be activated and
thus subject to enforcement, under the following conditions: the Coast
Guard must receive and approve a marine event permit for each firework
display and then the Captain of the Port will cause notice of the
enforcement of these safety zones to be made by all appropriate means
to provide notice to the affected segments of the public as
practicable, in accordance with 33 CFR 165.7(a). The Captain of the
Port will issue a Broadcast Notice to Mariners and Local Notice to
Mariners notifying the public of activation and suspension of
enforcement of these safety zones. Additionally, an on-scene Patrol
Commander will ensure enforcement of this safety zone by limiting the
transit of non-participating vessels in the designated areas described
above.
    (d) Regulations. In accordance with the general regulations in 33
CFR part 165, subpart C, no vessel operator may enter, transit, moor,
or anchor within this safety zone, except for vessels authorized by the
Captain of the Port or Designated Representative.
    (e) Authorization. All vessel operators who desire to enter the
safety zone must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port or
Designated Representative by contacting either the on-scene patrol
craft on VHF Ch 13 or Ch 16 or the Coast Guard Sector Seattle Joint
Harbor Operations Center (JHOC) via telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (f) Enforcement Period. This rule will be enforced from 5 p.m.
until 1 a.m. each day a barge with a ``FIREWORKS-DANGER-STAY AWAY''
sign is located within any of the above designated safety zone
locations and meets the criteria established in section (b), within the
following timeframes:
    (1) The last two weeks of December until the conclusion of the
first weekend of January.
    (2) The last weekend of June until the conclusion of the third week
of July.
    (3) The second weekend of August until the conclusion of the fourth
week of August.
    (4) The first weekend of September until the conclusion of the
third week of September.
    (5) The first weekend of December.
    (g) Contact Information. Questions about safety zones and related
events should be addressed to COMMANDER (spw), U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR,
Attention: Waterways Management Division, 1519 Alaskan Way South,
Seattle, WA 98134-1192.

    Dated: May 27, 2010.
S.W. Bornemann,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
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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: EC18-113-000.
    Applicants: Copenhagen Wind Farm, LLC, Stoneray Power Partners,
LLC.
    Description: Application for Authorization under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act and Request for Confidential Treatment and Request
for Expedited Action of Copenhagen Wind Farm, LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 6/26/18.
    Accession Number: 20180626-5217.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/17/18.

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

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2407-005; ER10-2424-005; ER10-2425-007; ER13-
1816-009; ER17-1316-002; ER18-1186-001.
    Applicants: Lost Lakes Wind Farm LLC, Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm I,
LLC, Quilt Block Wind Farm LLC, Rail Splitter Wind Farm, LLC,
Sustaining Power Solutions LLC, Turtle Creek Wind Farm LLC.
    Description: Updated Market Power Analysis for Central Region and
Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of Lost Lakes Wind Farm LLC, et
al.
    Filed Date: 6/26/18.
    Accession Number: 20180626-5243.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/27/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-1332-006; ER10-2398-007; ER10-2399-007; ER10-
2400-008; ER10-2401-006; ER10-2402-006; ER10-2403-007; ER10-2406-008;
ER10-2409-007; ER10-2410-007; ER10-2411-008; ER10-2412-008; ER10-2414-
008; ER11-2935-009; ER11-3414-007; ER13-1816-008; ER14-1933-007; ER15-
1333-006; ER16-1724-004; ER17-1315-004; ER17-1318-002; ER17-2087-002.
    Applicants: Arbuckle Mountain Wind Farm LLC, Blackstone Wind Farm,
LLC, Blackstone Wind Farm II LLC, Blue Canyon Windpower LLC, Blue
Canyon Windpower II LLC, Blue Canyon Windpower V LLC, Blue Canyon
Windpower VI LLC, Cloud County Wind Farm, LLC, Headwaters Wind Farm
LLC, High Trail Wind Farm, LLC, Hog Creek Wind Project, LLC, Meadow
Lake Wind Farm LLC, Meadow Lake Wind Farm II LLC, Meadow Lake Wind Farm
III LLC, Meadow Lake Wind Farm IV LLC, Meadow Lake Wind Farm V LLC, Old
Trail Wind Farm, LLC, Paulding Wind Farm II LLC, Paulding Wind Farm III
LLC, Redbed Plains Wind Farm LLC, Waverly Wind Farm LLC, Sustaining
Power Solutions LLC.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of Arbuckle
Mountain Wind Farm LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 6/26/18.
    Accession Number: 20180626-5239.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/17/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-512-006.
    Applicants: Virginia Electric and Power Company.
    Description: Compliance filing: Informational Filing of VEPCO
Docket No. ER17-512-006 to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 6/27/18.
    Accession Number: 20180627-5001.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/18/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1464-003.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: 2018-06-26_Deficiency response for
the Sub-Regional Power Balance Constraints to be effective 6/26/2018.
    Filed Date: 6/26/18.
    Accession Number: 20180626-5180.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/17/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1859-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2018-06-27_SA 2840 Entergy
Arkansas-Stuttgart Solar LLC 1st Rev GIA (J348) to be effective 6/18./
2018.
    Filed Date: 6/27/18.
    Accession Number: 20180627-5025.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/18./18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1860-000.
    Applicants: NorthWestern Corporation.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: SA 767 5th Rev--NITSA with
Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. to be effective 7/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 6/27/18.
    Accession Number: 20180627-5031.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/18/18.

    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: June 27, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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MEMORANDUM

TO: Air and Radiation Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0091

FROM: EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality

DATE: April 14, 2015

SUBJECT: Meeting with the National Biodiesel Board

On April 13, 2015, EPA met with staff of the National Biodiesel Board (NBB), upon their request, to discuss the potential steps in the process, pending public comments, that biodiesel producers could follow to submit a new pathway petition to EPA requesting qualification to generate renewable identification numbers (RINs) for fuel produced from pennycress oil.

NBB Staff:
1. Lindsay Fitzgerald, Director of Regulatory Affairs
2. Larry Schafer, Senior Government Affairs Consultant

EPA Participants:
1. Sharyn Lie, Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
2. Aaron Levy, OAR
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Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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

Extension:
    Regulation BTR, SEC File No. 270-521, OMB Control No. 3235-0579

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management
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    Regulation Blackout Trade Restriction (``Regulation BTR'') (17 CFR
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of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (``Act'') (15 U.S.C. 7244(a)).
Section 306(a)(6) [15 U.S.C. 7244(a)(6)] of the Act requires an issuer
to provide timely notice to its directors and executive officers and to
the Commission of the imposition of a blackout period that would
trigger the statutory trading prohibition of Section 306(a)(1) [15
U.S.C. 7244(a)(1)]. Section 306(a) of the Act prohibits any director or
executive officer of an issuer of any equity security, directly or
indirectly, from purchasing, selling or otherwise acquiring or
transferring any equity security of that issuer during any blackout
period with respect to such equity security, if the director or
executive officer acquired the equity security in connection with his
or her service or employment. Approximately 1,230 issuers file
Regulation BTR notices approximately 5 times a year for a total of
6,150 responses. We estimate that it takes approximately 2 hours to
prepare the blackout notice for a total annual burden of 2,460 hours.
The issuer prepares 75% of the 2,460 annual burden hours for a total
reporting burden of (1,230 x 2 x 0.75) 1,845 hours. In addition, we
estimate that an issuer distributes a notice to five directors and
executive officers at an estimated 5 minutes per notice (1,230 blackout
period x 5 notices x 5 minutes) for a total reporting burden of 512
hours. The combined annual reporting burden is (1,845 hours + 512
hours) 2,357 hours.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid control number.
    The public may view the background documentation for this
information collection at the following website, www.reginfo.gov.
Comments should be directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503, or by sending an email to:
[email protected]; and (ii) Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Candace
Kenner, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 or send an email to:
[email protected]. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days
of this notice.

    Dated: June 28, 2018.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and
Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B
(Formerly Subpart Q) During the Week Ending October 15, 2011

    The following Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience
and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits were filed under Subpart
B (formerly Subpart Q) of the Department of Transportation's Procedural
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adoption of a show-cause order, a tentative order, or in appropriate
cases a final order without further proceedings.

    Docket Number: DOT-OST-2011-0190.
    Date Filed: October 12, 2011.
    Due Date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motion to Modify
Scope: November 2, 2011.
    Description: Application of Laser Airlines, C.A. (``Laser'')
requesting an exemption and a foreign air carrier permit authorizing
Laser to provide: (i) Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons,
property and mail between Caracas, Venezuela (``CCS''), on the one
hand, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida (``FLL''), on the other hand; and
(ii) charter foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail
between Maiquetia (``MIQ''), Valencia (``VLN'') and Margarita Island
(``PMV''), Venezuela, on the one hand, and FLL, on the other hand, and
other charter flights.

Renee V. Wright,
 Program Manager, Docket Operations, Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2011-28491 Filed 11-2-11; 8:45 am]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-57227; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2008-12]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing
of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Pricing Information for Components
Underlying Currency-Linked Securities

January 29, 2008.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on January 17, 2008, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or ``Exchange''),
through its wholly owned subsidiary, NYSE Arca Equities, Inc. (``NYSE
Arca Equities''), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II,
and III below, which Items have been substantially prepared by the
Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments
on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend NYSE Arca Equities Rule
5.2(j)(6)(B)(III)(1), which sets forth the Exchange's initial listing
criteria for Currency-Linked Securities,\3\ to permit the listing and
trading of Currency-Linked Securities where the pricing information for
one or more currencies comprising the Currency Reference Asset is the
generally accepted forward price for the currency exchange rate in
question. The text of the proposed rule change is available at the
Exchange, the Commission's Public Reference Room, and http://www.nyse.com
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    \3\ Currency-Linked Securities are securities that provide for
payment at maturity of a cash amount based on the performance of one
or more currencies, or options or currency futures or other currency
derivatives or Currency Trust Shares (as defined in NYSE Arca
Equities Rule 8.202), or a basket or index of any of the foregoing
(``Currency Reference Asset''). See NYSE Arca Equities Rule
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II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend NYSE Arca Equities Rule
5.2(j)(6)(B)(III)(1) to permit the listing of Currency-Linked
Securities where the pricing information for some or all of the
components of the Currency Reference Asset is the generally accepted
forward price for the currency exchange rate in question. The ability
for an issuer to use forward pricing information under proposed NYSE
Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(6)(B)(III)(1)(b) for any component of a
Currency Reference

Asset would be restricted to the following currencies, based on high
volumes of forward contract transactions in such currencies: U.S.
Dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen, British Pound Sterling, Swiss Franc,
Canadian Dollar, Australian Dollar, Brazilian Real, Chinese Renminbi,
Czech Koruna, Danish Krone, Hong Kong Dollar, Hungarian Forint, Indian
Rupee, Indonesian Rupiah, Korean Won, Mexican Peso, Norwegian Krone,
New Zealand Dollar, Philippine Peso, Polish Zloty, Russian Ruble,
Swedish Krona, South African Rand, Singapore Dollar, Taiwan Dollar,
Thai Baht or New Turkish Lira. The volume in these currencies is as
follows: \4\
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    \4\ See Bank for International Settlements (``BIS''), Triennial
Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market
Activity in April 2007, Statistical Annex Tables--Foreign Exchange
Markets (2007) (``2007 BIS Report''); BIS, Triennial Central Bank
Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity in April
2004, Statistical Annex Tables--Foreign Exchange Markets (2004); and
BIS, Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and
Derivatives Market Activity in April 2001, Statistical Annex
Tables--Foreign Exchange Markets (2001).

                                 FX Forward Average Daily Volume in Millions USD
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                          Currency                                2001         2004         2007       Average
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U.S. Dollar.................................................      110,795      170,357      289,435      190,196
Euro........................................................       54,327       88,243      137,391       93,320
Japanese Yen................................................       33,257       47,135       61,453       47,282
British Pound Sterling......................................       16,826       31,338       46,274       31,479
Swiss Franc.................................................        6,637       11,307       21,186       13,043
Canadian Dollar.............................................        4,335        8,947       15,280        9,521
Australian Dollar...........................................        5,416        9,788       20,463       11,889
Brazilian Real..............................................        1,259        1,072        5,259        2,530
Chinese Renminbi............................................           55          811        4,572        1,813
Czech Koruna................................................           96          253        1,432          594
Danish Krone................................................          888        1,347        2,841        1,692
Hong Kong Dollar............................................        3,055        2,221        6,022        3,766
Hungarian Forint............................................           28          308        1,357          564
Indian Rupee................................................          428        1,531        5,815        2,591
Indonesian Rupiah...........................................          103          267        1,292          554
Korean Won..................................................        1,671        6,048       10,013        5,911
Mexican Peso................................................          673        1,716        4,594        2,328
Norwegian Krone.............................................        1,187        2,543        6,498        3,409
New Zealand Dollar..........................................          579        1,462        6,639        2,893
Philippine Peso.............................................           73          232        1,123          476
Polish Zloty................................................          439          483        2,644        1,189
Russian Ruble...............................................           52          253        1,253          519
Swedish Krona...............................................        3,207        4,158        8,543        5,303
South African Rand..........................................          825        1,122        3,458        1,802
Singapore Dollar............................................          825        1,242        2,962        1,676
Taiwan Dollar...............................................          603        2,798        4,724        2,708
Thai Baht...................................................          231          490          847          523
New Turkish Lira............................................          164          239          535          313
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    Total (divided by 2)....................................      125,018      199,858      337,956      220,944
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    The Exchange states that the total amount of contracts reflected in
the chart above is divided by two because each contract is denominated
in two currencies. For example, one contract will reflect cross rates
in two currencies: U.S. Dollar against Euro, Singapore Dollar against
New Turkish Lira, etc. The daily notional turnover for the currency
forward contracts reflected in the chart above ranged from US$535
million to US$289 billion in April 2007.
    In addition, the forward price will be used for pricing purposes
only to the extent that the Currency Reference Asset is based on the
forward price. In the event a Currency Reference Asset is based on the
forward price, and the forward price becomes unavailable due to a
holiday, the spot price may be used for calculating the price of the
component(s) comprising the Currency Reference Asset. The pricing
information of such Currency Reference Asset on the following business
day must be the forward price. The Exchange states that this exception
will permit certain hedged products that use forward pricing
information to use the spot price, which is quoted in the United
States, when the forward price, which is derived from the spot price,
is unavailable due to a foreign holiday.

    The Exchange states that the foreign exchange market is
predominantly an over-the-counter (``OTC'') market with no fixed
location, and it operates 24 hours a day, five days a week. London, New
York, and Tokyo are the principal geographic centers of the worldwide
foreign exchange market, with approximately 58% of all foreign exchange
business executed in the United Kingdom, United States, and Japan.
Other smaller markets include Singapore, Zurich, and Frankfurt.\5\
There are three major types of transactions in the traditional foreign
exchange markets: spot transactions, outright forwards, and foreign
exchange swaps. ``Forward'' trades are transactions involving the
exchange of two currencies at a rate agreed on the date of the contract
for value on delivery (cash settlement) at some time in the future.
These trades account for 12% of the reported daily volume. Forward
rates are quoted among dealers in premiums or discounts from the spot
rate.\6\ The premium or discount is measured in ``points'' that
represent the interest rate differential between two currencies for the
period of the forward, converted into foreign exchange.\7\ The
generally accepted forward price is calculated as follows: \8\
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    \5\ See generally Securities Exchange Act Release No. 55268
(February 9, 2007), 72 FR 7793 (February 20, 2007) (SR-NYSE-2007-03)
(providing background and information relating to the foreign
exchange markets).
    \6\ See Sam Y. Cross, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, All
About . . . the Foreign Exchange Market in the United States, at 38
(1998) (available at http://www.newyorkfed.org/education/addpub/usfxm
).

    \7\ See id.
    \8\ See id.
    [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN05FE08.002

The Exchange states that the OTC foreign currency market is a very
liquid market. In 2007, the average daily spot turnover accounted for
over US$1 trillion, and the average daily forward turnover accounted
for US$362 billion.\9\ In addition to liquidity, the Exchange states
that the forward market is extremely transparent. Bloomberg, Reuters,
and other major market information providers disseminate quotes for the
forward market provided by OTC market makers.
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    The Exchange notes that most trading in the global OTC foreign
currency markets is conducted by regulated financial institutions such
as banks and broker-dealers. In addition, in the United States, the
Foreign Exchange Committee of the New York Federal Reserve Bank has
issued Guidelines for Foreign Exchange Trading, and central-bank
sponsored committees in Japan and Singapore have published similar best
practices guidelines. In the United Kingdom, the Bank of England has
published the Non-Investment Products Code, which covers foreign
currency trading. The Financial Markets Association, the members of
which include major international banking organizations, has also
established best practices guidelines called the Model Code.\10\
Participants in the U.S. OTC market for foreign currencies are
generally regulated by their oversight regulators. For example,
participating banks are regulated by the banking authorities.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\11\ in general, and furthers the
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\12\ in particular, in that it
is designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to
foster cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating,
clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and
facilitating transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market
system, and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \12\ 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 that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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

    The Exchange states that it 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 35 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 Exchange consents, the Commission will:
    A. By order approve such 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 e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include

File Number SR-NYSEArca-2008-12 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2008-12. This
file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used.
To help the Commission process and review your comments more
efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all
comments on the Commission's

Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the

submission, all subsequent amendments, all written statements with
respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission,
and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change
between the Commission and any person, other than those that may be
withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C.
552, will be available for inspection and copying in the Commission's
Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on
official business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies
of the filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the
principal office of the Exchange. All comments received will be posted
without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying
information from submissions. You should submit only information that
you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to
File Number SR-NYSEArca-2008-12 and should be submitted on or before
February 26, 2008.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-1969 Filed 2-4-08; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-89-002]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Compliance Filing

June 18, 2007.
    Take notice that on June 1, 2007, Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern), tendered for filing in its FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised
Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to be effective August 1,
2007:

Tenth Revised Sheet No. 1
13 Revised Sheet No. 275
Revised Sheet No. 53
Original Sheet No. 165
Original Sheet No. 166
Original Sheet No. 167
Sheet No. 168
First Revised Fifth Revised Sheet No. 403
First Revised Fifth Revised Sheet No. 403A
Second Revised Sheet No. 461
First Revised Sheet No. 462

    Northern states that the above sheets are being filed to comply
with Commission requirements issued in its April 10, 2007 order in
Docket Nos. CP06-89 et al. related to the abandonment by sale of the
West Hugoton facilities.
    Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance
with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18
CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing 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. Such protests
must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing a
protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the
proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu
of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons

unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is 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>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on June 25, 2007.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-12181 Filed 6-22-07; 8:45 am]

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