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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0713; FRL-9965-53]

Nominations to the Augmented Science Advisory Committee on
Chemicals (SACC); Request for Comments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document provides the names and affiliations of
additional candidates currently under consideration for appointment to
the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC). The purpose of the
SACC is to provide independent advice and expert consultation at the
request of the EPA Administrator with respect to the scientific and
technical aspects of risk assessments, methodologies, and pollution
prevention measures or approaches. After further consideration of the
objectives and scope of SACC activities, EPA is considering additional
candidates for SACC membership from the August 26, 2016 Federal
Register notice pool of requested nominees. These additional candidates
are named in this notice. The Agency is also considering the 29
candidates for membership previously identified in the December 9, 2016
Federal Register notice. Comments that were previously received on the
29 candidates will also be considered. The Agency, at this time,
anticipates selecting approximately six additional SACC members with
specific expertise and perspectives representing industry, labor,
animal protection, government, public health, and public interest
groups. Public comments on the candidates are invited as they will be
used to assist the Agency in selecting the additional chartered
committee members.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 5, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket Identification
(ID) Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0713, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
     Mail: OPPT Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamue Gibson, DFO, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-7642; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may
be of interest to those involved in the manufacture, processing,
distribution, disposal, and/or have other interests in the assessment
of risks involving chemical substances and mixtures. Since other
entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to
describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action.

B. What is EPA's authority?

    This committee is established under FACA, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2, and
pursuant to the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st
Century Act, 2016.

II. Background

    The SACC was established under FACA section 9(a), and pursuant to
section 2526(o) of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st
Century Act (LCSA), to provide advice and recommendations on the
scientific basis for risk assessments, methodologies, and pollution
prevention measures or approaches. On January 17, 2017, the EPA
Administrator appointed 18 expert members from diverse backgrounds,
professional experiences, and perspectives that would contribute to the
breadth and balance of scientific viewpoints on the committee. These
members have expertise and perspectives representing government, labor,
public health, public interest, animal protection, industry, and other
groups.
    EPA has decided to increase the membership of the SACC to
approximately 24 members to better address the objectives and scope of
activities for the committee. These members will serve as Special
Government Employees (SGEs) or Regular Government Employees (RGEs).
    The purpose of the SACC is to provide independent advice and expert
consultation at the request of the EPA Administrator with respect to
the scientific and technical aspects of risk assessments,
methodologies, and pollution prevention measures or approaches. After
further consideration of the objectives and scope of SACC activities,
EPA is considering additional candidates for SACC membership from the
August 26, 2016 Federal Register notice pool of requested nominees (81
FR 58925) (FRL-9950-66). These additional candidates are named in this
notice. The Agency is also considering the 29 candidates for membership
previously identified in the December 9, 2016 Federal Register notice
(Docket ID Number: EPA-OPPT-2016-0713; (81 FR 89092) (FRL-9956-17)).
The written comment period for this announcement closed on January 9,
2017. The Agency, at this time, anticipates selecting approximately six
additional SACC members with specific expertise and perspectives
representing industry, labor, animal protection, government, public
health, and public interest groups. Public comments on the candidates
are invited as they will be used to assist the Agency in selecting the
additional chartered committee members.

III. Qualifications of Members

    Members are scientists who have sufficient professional
qualifications, including training and experience, to provide expert
comments on the scientific and technical aspects of risk assessments,
methodologies, and pollution prevention measures or approaches. No
persons shall be ineligible to serve on the Committee by reason of
their membership on any other advisory committee to a Federal
department or agency, or their employment by a Federal department or
agency (except the EPA). The Administrator appoints individuals to
serve on the Committee for staggered terms of 1 to 3 years. Panel
members are subject to the provisions of 40 CFR part 3, subpart F,
Standards of Conduct for Special Government Employees, which include
rules regarding conflicts of interest. Each nominee selected by the
Administrator, before being formally appointed, is required to submit a
confidential statement of employment and financial interests, which
shall fully disclose, among other financial interests, the nominee's
sources of research support, if any.

IV. Applicability of Existing Regulations

    EPA's existing regulations applicable to Special Government
Employees, which include advisory committee members, will also apply to
the members of the SACC. These regulations appear in 40 CFR part 3,
subpart F.

V. Process of Obtaining Nominees

    On August 26, 2016, EPA published a Federal Register notice (81 FR
58925) (FRL-9950-66) providing notice of intent to establish the SACC,
describing its purpose, and announcing the opportunity for the public
to provide nominations for the Agency's consideration. The nomination
period was open for 45 days and ended on October 11, 2016. In response,
the Agency received approximately 100 nominees.
    EPA considered the following criteria to select candidates from
these nominations: Interest and availability to participate in
committee meetings, absence of financial conflicts of interest, absence
of the appearance of a loss of impartiality, scientific expertise, and
backgrounds and experiences that would contribute to the diversity of
scientific viewpoints on the committee, including professional
experiences in government, labor, public health, public interest,
animal protection, industry, or other groups.
    Based on these criteria, EPA has identified 64 additional
candidates for further consideration for membership on the SACC. EPA
will also further consider the 29 candidates identified in the December
9, 2016 Federal Register Notice, as well as the public comments that
were previously received on the 29 candidates. The following are the
names (listed alphabetically, last name first) and professional
affiliations of the 64 additional candidates. Brief biographical
sketches for these candidates are posted on the EPA Web

site at https://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review.
    1. Allen, David, Ph.D., Vice President, Science and Strategy,
Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., Raleigh, NC.
    2. Barton, Charles, Ph.D., Manager, Toxicology and Risk
Assessment, Valspar Corporation, Sesickley, PA.
    3. Becker, Richard, Ph.D., Senior Toxicologist, American
Chemical Council, Washington, DC.
    4. Belcher, Scott, Ph.D., Research Professor, Department of
Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
    5. Bennett, Steven, Ph.D., Senior Director, Scientific Affairs &
Sustainability, Consumer Specialty Products Association, Washington,
DC.
    6. Benvenuto, Mark, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of Detroit-Mercy, Detroit, MI.
    7. Blystone, Sheri, Ph.D., Director, Regulatory Affairs &
Product Safety, SNF Holding Company.
    8. Chui, Weihsueh, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Veterinary
Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
    9. Congleton, Johanna, Ph.D., Senior Scientist/Toxicologist,
Environmental Working Group, Washington, DC.
    10. Coots, Robert, Ph.D., Manager, R&D, Colonial Chemical, Inc.,
New Hope, TN.
    11. Dempsey, Susan, M.S., Human Health/Ecological Risk Assessor,
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Lincoln, NE.
    12. Edstrom, Robert, Ph.D., Chief Toxicologist, Minnesota
Department of Transportation, Office of Environmental Stewardship,
St. Paul, MN.
    13. Faustman, Elaine, Ph.D., Professor, Environmental and
Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
    14. Fowle III, John, Ph.D., Principal, Science To Inform, LLC,
Pittsboro, NC.
    15. Garcia, Kristina, P.G., Environmental Compliance Program
Manager, Office of Watershed Protection, Atlanta Department of
Watershed Management, Atlanta, GA.
    16. Gordon, Terry, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Environmental
Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY.
    17. Hartung, Thomas, Ph.D., Professor, Molecular Microbiology
and Immunology, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
    18. Heiger-Bernays, Wendy, Ph.D., Associate Professor,
Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Boston
University, Boston, MA.
    19. Henderson, Rogene, Ph.D., Senior Scientist (Emeritus),
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM.
    20. Higgs, Megan, Ph.D., Statistician, Neptune and Company,
Lakewood, CO.
    21. Hollis, Adrienne, Ph.D., JD, Director, Federal Policy, WE
ACT For Environmental Justice, Washington, DC.
    22. Holsapple, Michael, Ph.D., Director and Endowed Chair,
Center for Research on Ingredient Safety, Michigan State University,
East Lansing, MI.
    23. Jaeger, Calvin, Ph.D., Senior Security Systems Risk Analyst,
Sandia National Laboratories (retired), Albuquerque, NM.
    24. Janssen, Sarah, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Clinical Professor,
Division of Occupational Medicine, University of California-San
Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
    25. Janus, Erik, M.S., President, M\3\ Technical and Regulatory
Services, LLC, Shepherdstown, WV.
    26. Johnson, Mark, Ph.D., Director of Toxicology, United States
Army Public Health Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.
    27. Kester, Janet, Ph.D., Toxicologist, New Fields, Wentzville,
MO.
    28. Lohmann, Rainer, Ph.D., Professor, Oceanography, Graduate
School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI.
    29. Luderer, Ulrike, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of
Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine,
University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA.
    30. Maffini, Maricel, Ph.D., Private Contractor (former Senior
Scientist, Health and Environment Program, Natural Resources Defense
Council), Washington, DC.
    31. Marlborough III, Sidney, Ph.D., Senior Environmental
Toxicologist, Noble Energy, Houston, TX.
    32. McFadden, Roger, Chief Science and Sustainability Officer,
Replenish, LLC, Portland, OR.
    33. McLeod, Brittany, Environmental Divisional Manager,
Ormantine USA, Palm Bay, FL.
    34. McPartland, Jennifer, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Health
Program, Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, DC.
    35. Mitchell Mark, M.D., M.P.H., Principal, Mitchell
Environmental Health Associates, Hartford, CT.
    36. Mitchelmore, Carys, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University
of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, College Park, MD.
    37. Nelson, William, Ph.D., Branch Chief, Environmental Risk
Assessment Branch, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg,
MS.
    38. Nidel, Christopher, Esquire, President, Nidel & Nace, PLLC,
Washington, DC.
    39. Noce, Anthony, Consultant, Haley & Aldrich, Inc.,
Burlington, MA.
    40. Orlov, Alexander, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Materials
Science and Chemical Engineering Department, Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY.
    41. Pennell, Michael, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Division of
Biostatistics, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH.
    42. Plopper, Charles, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of
Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, University of California-
Davis, Davis, CA.
    43. Pope, Carey, Ph.D., Professor and Chair in Toxicology,
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
    44. Portier, Christopher, Ph.D., M.S., Private Consultant, Thun,
Switzerland.
    45. Post, Gloria, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Division of
Science, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton,
NJ.
    46. Rawlins, James, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Polymer Science
and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg,
MS.
    47. Rudel, Ruthann, M.S., Director of Research, Silent Spring
Institute, Washington, DC.
    48. Singla, Veena, Ph.D., Scientist, Health & Environment
Program, Natural Resource and Defense Council, San Francisco, CA.
    49. Solomon, Gina, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Secretary for Science
and Health, California Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento,
CA.
    50. Stone, Alex, Sc.D., Chemist, Hazardous Waste and Toxics
Reduction Program, Washington Department of Ecology, Lacy, WA.
    51. Swartzendruber, Philip, Ph.D., Air Quality Scientist,
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
    52. Tickner, Joel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of
Community Health and Sustainability, University of Massachusetts-
Lowell, Lowell, MA.
    53. Trejo, Nidia, M.S., Research Intern, Ithaca Waste Water
Treatment Facility, Ithaca, NY.
    54. Weiss, Judith, Ph.D., Professor (Emerita), Department of
Biological Sciences, Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ.
    55. Wilson, Michael, Ph.D., Director, Occupational and
Environmental Health Program, Blue Green Alliance, San Francisco,
CA.
    56. Wise, John, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Entomology,
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
    57. Wolf, Martin, M.A., Director, Sustainability and
Authenticity, Seventh Generation, Inc., Burlington, VT.
    58. Wood-Black, Frankie Kay, Ph.D., Principal, Sophic Pursits,
Inc., Ponca, OK.
    59. Wright, Robert, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Pediatrics and
Preventive Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine-Mount Sinai, New York,
NY.
    60. Wylie, Ann, Ph.D., Professor of Geology (Emerita),
University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
    61. Yoon, MiYoung, Ph.D., Senior Research Investigator,
ScitoVation, Research Triangle Park, NC.
    62. Zhu, Hao, Ph.D., Associate Professor, The Rutgers Center for
Computational and Integrative Biology, Rutgers University, New
Brunswick, NJ.
    63. Zoeller, Robert Thomas, Ph.D., Professor of Biology,
University of Massachusetts- Amherst, Amherst, MA.
    64. Zota, Ami, Sc.D., M.S., Assistant Professor, Environmental
and Occupational Health, George Washington University, Washington,
DC.

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 2625 et seq.; 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2 et seq.

    Dated: July 28, 2017.
Louise P. Wise,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-60318; File No. SR-NYSE-2009-63]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change by New York Stock Exchange LLC
Amending NYSE Rule 2 To Redefine the Term ``Member Organization''

July 16, 2009.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\, and Rule 19b-4 \2\ thereunder, notice is hereby given
that on June 30, 2009, New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or
``Exchange'') 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 self-regulatory
organization. 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).
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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 Rule 2 to redefine the term
``member organization.'' The text of the proposed rule change is
available at the Exchange, the Commission's Public Reference Room, and
http://www.nyse.com.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange is proposing to amend its rules to broaden the
definition of a ``member organization'' to include a registered broker
or dealer that is not a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority (``FINRA'') so long as the broker or dealer is a member of
another registered securities exchange. However, member organizations
that transact business with public customers or conduct business on the
Floor of the Exchange must at all times be members of FINRA. The
revised definition as proposed is consistent with the rules of other
national securities exchanges that have been approved by the
Commission.
    Under current NYSE Rule 2(b)(i), a registered broker or dealer must
be a member of FINRA in order to qualify as a ``member organization''
of the Exchange and to be eligible for an NYSE trading license. Under
this arrangement, FINRA is the DEA for all NYSE member organizations.
Similarly, NYSE Rule 2(b)(ii) provides that a registered broker or
dealer can become a member organization, even though it does not own an
NYSE trading license, if it agrees to be regulated as such by the
Exchange, but only if it is a member of FINRA. The Exchange proposes to
make membership more broadly available to other registered brokers or
dealers who are not FINRA members but who are members of another
registered securities exchange and do not transact business with public
customers or conduct business on the Floor of the Exchange. The
Exchange believes that this change can be made without any sacrifice of
regulatory rigor.
    Under the proposed rule change, those NYSE member organizations
that are also members of FINRA will continue to be regulated pursuant
to the terms of the existing allocation plan pursuant to Rule 17d-2 of
the Act among FINRA, NYSE, and NYSE Regulation, Inc. (``NYSE
Regulation''), and FINRA will continue to be the DEA for these member
organizations. For those NYSE member organizations that are not members
of FINRA, but are

members of another registered securities exchange, NYSE Regulation will
provide for the exercise of certain of its regulatory responsibilities
with respect to these member organizations pursuant to an amendment to
an existing regulatory services agreement among NYSE, NYSE Regulation,
and FINRA.\3\
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    \3\ Because the new class of member organization proposed in
this rule filing would not be FINRA members, they would not be
covered under an existing allocation plan among NYSE, NYSE
Regulation, and NASD (k/n/a FINRA) pursuant to Rule 17d-2 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the ``17d-2
Agreement''). See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56148 (July
26, 2007), 72 FR 42146 (August 1, 2007) (Notice of Filing and Order
Approving and Declaring Effective a Plan for the Allocation of
Regulatory Responsibilities). Accordingly, pursuant to an amendment
to an existing regulatory services agreement, NYSE Regulation will
retain FINRA to provide regulatory services for certain NYSE rules
defined as ``Common Rules'' under the 17d-2 Agreement for any NYSE
member organization that is not a FINRA member, starting from the
effective date of this filing.
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the rules of other registered national securities exchanges that
have previously been approved by the Commission. For example, the rules
of BATS Exchange, Inc. (``BATS'') provide that ``any registered broker
or dealer which is a member of another registered national securities
exchange or association or any person associated with such a registered
broker or dealer shall be eligible'' to be a member of that
exchange.\4\ Stated otherwise, to be eligible for BATS membership, a
firm must be a member of either FINRA or another registered national
securities exchange. Similarly, the rules of National Stock Exchange,
Inc. (``NSX'') contain no requirement for FINRA membership in its
eligibility requirements and restrictions applicable to a registered
broker or dealer that seeks to become an ETP Holder on that
Exchange.\5\
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    \4\ See BATS Rule 2.3.
    \5\ See NSX Rules 2.3 and 2.4.
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    Finally, the rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'')
provide for membership in Nasdaq of a registered broker or dealer that
is either a member of FINRA or a member of another registered
securities exchange, with the additional requirement (also being
proposed herein by the Exchange) that ``Nasdaq members that transact
business with customers shall at all times be members of FINRA.'' \6\
The term ``customers'' in the foregoing sentence refers to public
customers and does not include brokers or dealers.\7\
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2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) \8\ of the
Act, in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) \9\ in
particular in that it is designed to prevent fraudulent and
manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, to foster cooperation and coordination with
persons engaged in facilitating transactions in securities, 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. More specifically, the NYSE believes that, by (i)
expanding the number of registered brokers and dealers that are
eligible to become NYSE member organizations and trade on the Exchange,
while maintaining high regulatory standards with respect to such firms,
and (ii) aligning NYSE membership requirements more closely with those
of other registered securities exchanges, the proposed rule change will
contribute to perfecting the mechanism of a free and open market and a
national market system, which outcomes are also consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest.
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    \9\ 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

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days after the date of the filing, or such
shorter time as the Commission may designate, if consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest, it has become
effective pursuant to 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \10\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
thereunder.\11\
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change at
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
The Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    The Exchange has requested that the Commission waive the 30-day
operative delay so that the Exchange may expand the number of
registered brokers and dealers that are eligible to become NYSE member
organizations and trade on the Exchange without delay. The Commission
has determined that waiving the 30-day operative delay of the
Exchange's proposal is consistent with the protection of investors and
the public interest because such waiver will enable the Exchange to
extend Exchange membership to registered broker-dealers that are
members of other exchanges in a manner that is consistent with the
rules of other exchanges, which previously were approved by the
Commission.\12\ Therefore, the Commission designates the proposal
operative upon filing.\13\
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    \12\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 58375
(August 18, 2008), 73 FR 49498 (August 21, 2008) (order approving
rules of BATs Exchange); 53128 (January 13, 2006), 71 FR 3550
(January 23, 2006) (order approving rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market
LLC).
    \13\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml;) or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NYSE-2009-63 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-NYSE-2009-63. 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-NYSE-2009-63 and should be
submitted on or before August 14, 2009.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\14\
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    \14\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Release No. 34-80192; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2017-026]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To
Amend Rule 7018(a) To Adopt Two Credits

March 9, 2017.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on March 1,

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

    The Exchange proposes to amend the Exchange's transaction fees at
Rule 7018(a) to adopt two new credits provided to a member for
displayed quotes/orders that provide liquidity.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
Web site at http://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com, at the principal office of
the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to amend Rule 7018(a),
concerning the fees and credits provided for the use of the order
execution and routing services of the Nasdaq Market Center by members
for all securities priced at $1 or more that it [sic] trades. The
Exchange is proposing to adopt two new credits provided to a member for
displayed quotes/orders that provide liquidity. Currently under Rules
7018(a)(1)-(3), the Exchange provides credits ranging from $0.0015 per
share executed to $0.00305 per share executed to members for displayed
quotes/orders (other than Supplemental Orders or Designated Retail
Orders) if they qualify by meeting the requirements of the various
credit tiers under the rules.\3\ As described below, the Exchange is
providing two new credits of $0.0026 and $0.0027 per share executed.
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    \3\ Under Rule 7018(a)(2), the Exchange also provides a credit
of $0.0001 per share executed to members for displayed quotes/orders
(other than Supplemental Orders or Designated Retail Orders), and
under Rule 7018(a)(3), the Exchange provides credits of $0.0001 and
$0.0002 per share executed to members for displayed quotes/orders
(other than Supplemental Orders or Designated Retail Orders). These
credits are provided in addition to the credits provided for
displayed quotes/orders (other than Supplemental Orders or
Designated Retail Orders) that provide liquidity.
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First Credit
    The Exchange is proposing to provide a new credit to members for
displayed quotes/orders (other than Supplemental Orders or Designated
Retail Orders) under Rule 7018(a), which will apply to securities of
all three Tapes \4\ under Rule 7018(a)(1)-(3). Specifically, the
Exchange is adopting [sic] to provide a $0.0027 per share executed
credit to a member for displayed quotes/orders (other than Supplemental
Orders or Designated Retail Orders) that provide liquidity if the
member: (i) Has shares of liquidity accessed in all securities through
one or more of its Nasdaq Market Center MPIDs that represent more than
0.40% of Consolidated Volume \5\ during the month, and (ii) has shares
of liquidity provided in all securities through one or more of its
Nasdaq Market Center MPIDs that represent more than 0.15% of
Consolidated Volume during the month, and (iii) provides a daily
average of at least 800,000 shares of non-displayed liquidity through
one or more of its Nasdaq Market Center MPIDs through one or more of
its Nasdaq Market Center MPIDs [sic] during the month.
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    \4\ Tape C securities are those that are listed on the Exchange,
Tape A securities are those that are listed on NYSE, and Tape B
securities are those that are listed on exchanges other than Nasdaq
or NYSE.
    \5\ Rule 7018(a) defines ``Consolidated Volume'' as the total
consolidated volume reported to all consolidated transaction
reporting plans by all exchanges and trade reporting facilities
during a month in equity securities, excluding executed orders with
a size of less than one round lot. For purposes of calculating
Consolidated Volume and the extent of a member's trading activity
the date of the annual reconstitution of the Russell Investments
Indexes shall be excluded from both total Consolidated Volume and
the member's trading activity.
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Second Credit
    The Exchange is proposing to provide a new credit to members for
displayed quotes/orders (other than Supplemental Orders or Designated
Retail Orders) under Rule 7018(a), which will apply to securities of
all three Tapes under Rule 7018(a)(1)-(3). Specifically, the Exchange
is proposing to provide a $0.0026 per share executed to a member for
displayed quotes/orders (other than Supplemental Orders or Designated
Retail Orders) that provide liquidity if the member: (i) Has shares of
liquidity provided in securities that are listed on exchanges other
than NASDAQ or NYSE through one or more of its Nasdaq Market Center
MPIDs that represents [sic] at least 800,000 shares a day on average
during the month, and (ii) doubles the daily average share volume
provided in securities that are listed on exchanges other than NASDAQ
or NYSE through one or more of its Nasdaq Market Center MPIDs during
the month versus the member's daily average share volume provided in
securities that are listed on exchanges other than NASDAQ or NYSE in
January 2017.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act,\6\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Sections
6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5) of the Act,\7\ in particular, in that it provides
for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other charges
among members and issuers and other persons using any facility, and is
not designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers,
issuers, brokers, or dealers.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).
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First Credit
    The Exchange believes that the $0.0027 per share executed credit of
the proposed credit tier is reasonable because it is consistent with
other credits that the Exchange provides to members for displayed
quotes/orders (other than Supplemental Orders or Designated Retail
Orders) that provide liquidity. As a general principle, the Exchange
chooses to offer credits to members in return for market improving
behavior. As noted above, the Exchange provides credits ranging from
$0.0015 per share executed to $0.00305 per share executed to members
for displayed quotes/orders (other than Supplemental Orders or
Designated Retail Orders), and the Exchange applies progressively more
stringent requirements in return for higher per share executed credits.
Accordingly, the $0.0027 per share executed credit is reasonable.
    The proposed $0.0027 per share executed credit tier is an equitable
allocation and is not unfairly discriminatory because it is similar to
other credit tiers provided under Rule 7018(a). The proposed credit
will be provided to members that not only

contribute to the Exchange by removing liquidity in all securities
through one or more of its [sic] Nasdaq Market Center MPIDs that
represent more than 0.40% of Consolidated Volume during the month, but
also provide liquidity in all securities through one or more of its
[sic] Nasdaq Market Center MPIDs that represent more than 0.15% of
Consolidated Volume during the month, and maintain a daily average of
at least 800,000 shares of non-displayed liquidity through one or more
of its [sic] Nasdaq Market Center MPIDs during the month. Thus, the
proposed criteria requires a significant level of market participation,
by being both a remover and provider of liquidity, both displayed and
non-displayed.
    The Exchange currently provides a $0.0027 per share executed credit
to a member with shares of liquidity accessed in all securities through
one or more of its Nasdaq Market Center MPIDs that represent more than
0.65% of Consolidated Volume during the month, and (ii) with shares of
liquidity provided in all securities through one or more of its Nasdaq
Market Center MPIDs that represent more than 0.10% of Consolidated
Volume during the month. The proposed credit tier requires the member
to access less liquidity and provide more liquidity, as measured by
Consolidated Volume, but also requires the member to additionally
maintain a significant level of non-displayed liquidity. Moreover,
since a member achieving this credit tier will be both accessing and
providing liquidity, the proposed credit tier will benefit other
members by encouraging more liquidity on the Exchange, as well as
increasing the likelihood that members [sic] resting limit orders may
be accessed by members seeking to attain this credit tier. The Exchange
seeks to encourage such behavior. As a consequence, the Exchange
believes that the proposed credit tier is comparable to the existing
credit and therefore an equitable allocation and is not unfairly
discriminatory. Last, the Exchange believes the new credit is an
equitable allocation and is not unfairly discriminatory because it is
one of many possible means by which a member may qualify for a credit
for displayed quotes/orders (other than Supplemental Orders or
Designated Retail Orders) under Rule 7018(a).
Second Credit
    The Exchange believes that the $0.0026 per share executed credit of
the proposed credit tier is reasonable because it is consistent with
other credits that the Exchange provides to members for displayed
quotes/orders (other than Supplemental Orders or Designated Retail
Orders) that provide liquidity. As noted above, the Exchange provides
credits ranging from $0.0015 per share executed to $0.00305 per share
executed to members for displayed quotes/orders (other than
Supplemental Orders or Designated Retail Orders), and the Exchange
applies progressively more stringent requirements in return for higher
per share executed credits. Accordingly, the $0.0026 per share executed
credit is reasonable.
    The proposed $0.0026 per share executed credit tier is an equitable
allocation and is not unfairly discriminatory because it is consistent
with other credits provided under Rule 7018(a). The proposed credit
will be provided to members that have shares of liquidity provided in
securities that are listed on exchanges other than NASDAQ or NYSE
through one or more of its [sic] Nasdaq Market Center MPIDs that
represents at least 800,000 shares a day on average during the month
and also doubles the daily average share volume provided in securities
that are listed on exchanges other than NASDAQ or NYSE through one or
more of its [sic] Nasdaq Market Center MPIDs during the month versus
the member's daily average share volume provided in securities that are
listed on exchanges other than NASDAQ or NYSE in January 2017. The
Exchange notes that requiring a member to increase its participation in
Tape B securities as measured by its daily average share volume
compared to its daily average share volume in the month of January 2017
will ensure that the member [sic] increasing its participation in the
market in securities that are listed on exchanges other than NASDAQ or
NYSE. The Exchange is also requiring the member provide a significant
level of liquidity [sic] provided in securities that are listed on
exchanges other than NASDAQ or NYSE through one or more of its Nasdaq
Market Center MPIDs that represents at least 800,000 shares a day on
average. The Exchange does not currently have a credit under Rule
7018(a) that measures a member's eligibility for a credit based on
activity compared to a prior month's activity; however, the Exchange
does use a benchmark date against which performance is measured under
the Nasdaq Growth Program.\8\ Last, the Exchange believes the new
credit is an equitable allocation and is not unfairly discriminatory
because it is one of many possible means by which a member may qualify
for a credit for displayed quotes/orders (other than Supplemental
Orders or Designated Retail Orders) under Rule 7018(a).
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    \8\ See the ``Growth Baseline'' of Rule 7014(j). The Exchange
notes that other markets also apply similar benchmarking concepts.
For example, Bats BZX Exchange, provides a credit of $0.0030 per
share if the member increases its Total Consolidated Volume for
adding liquidity by 0.15% or more in comparison to its volume in
April 2016, and assesses a fee of $0.00295 per share if the member
increases its Total Consolidated Volume for removing liquidity by
0.05% or more in comparison to its July 2016 volume. Similarly, Bats
EDGX Exchange pays a credit of $0.0032 per share if the member
increases its Total Consolidated Volume for adding liquidity by
0.10% or more in comparison to its volume in January 2017.
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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. In terms of inter-market
competition, the Exchange notes that it operates in a highly
competitive market in which market participants can readily favor
competing venues if they deem fee levels at a particular venue to be
excessive, or rebate opportunities available at other venues to be more
favorable.
    In such an environment, the Exchange must continually adjust its
fees to remain competitive with other exchanges and with alternative
trading systems that have been exempted from compliance with the
statutory standards applicable to exchanges. Because competitors are
free to modify their own fees in response, and because market
participants may readily adjust their order routing practices, the
Exchange believes that the degree to which fee changes in this market
may impose any burden on competition is extremely limited.
    In this instance, the proposed new credits provided to a member for
execution of securities of each of the three Tapes do not impose a
burden on competition because the Exchange's execution services are
completely voluntary and subject to extensive competition both from
other exchanges and from off-exchange venues. The proposed changes are
designed to reward market-improving behavior by providing two new
credit tiers based on various measures of such behavior, which may
encourage other market venues to provide similar credits to improve
their market quality. Thus, the Exchange does not believe that the
proposed changes will impose any burden on competition, but may rather
promote competition.
    In sum, if the changes proposed herein are unattractive to market
participants, it is likely that the

Exchange will lose market share as a result. Accordingly, the Exchange
does not believe that the proposed changes will impair the ability of
members or competing order execution venues to maintain their
competitive standing in the financial markets.

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

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act.\9\
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is: (i)
Necessary or appropriate in the public interest; (ii) for the
protection of investors; or (iii) otherwise in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings to determine whether the
proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NASDAQ-2017-026 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2017-026. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2017-026, and should
be submitted on or before April 5, 2017.
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    \10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-52855; File No. SR-CBOE-2005-96]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change to Extend a Pilot Program Relating to the Retail Automatic
Execution System

November 30, 2005.
    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 November 15, 2005, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') 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 CBOE. The
Exchange filed the proposal pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act
\3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder,\4\ which renders the proposal
effective upon filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing
this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from
interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    CBOE proposes to extend a pilot program relating to the operation
of CBOE's Retail Automatic Execution System (``RAES'') until November
30, 2006 to allow broker-dealer orders that are eligible for execution
on RAES pursuant to CBOE Rule 6.8, Interpretation and Policy .01 to
automatically execute against customer limit orders on CBOE's book in
classes designated by the appropriate Floor Procedure Committee
(``Pilot''). The text of the proposed rule change is available on
CBOE's Web site (http://www.cboe.com), at CBOE's Office of the

Secretary, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, CBOE 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. CBOE has prepared summaries, set forth in Sections A, B,
and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The purpose of this filing is to extend the Pilot until November
30, 2006. The Pilot was originally approved on May 13, 2004, with an
expiration date of November 30, 2004,\5\ and is currently extended for
one year to November 30, 2005.\6\
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    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 49699 (May 13,
2004), 69 FR 28958 (May 19, 2004) (SR-CBOE-2003-42).
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 50779 (December 1,
2004), 69 FR 71087 (December 8, 2004) (SR-CBOE-2004-78).
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    The Exchange's RAES system was created to allow for the automatic
execution of retail customer options orders against CBOE market makers
at their disseminated prices. In 1999, the Exchange expanded the RAES
system to allow incoming RAES orders to execute against customer limit
orders on the CBOE book when such booked orders constitute CBOE's best
bid/offer.\7\ The Exchange has allowed broker-dealer orders to be
executed on RAES in classes designated by the appropriate Floor
Procedure Committee.\8\ The Pilot would allow these broker-dealer
orders to automatically execute against the book.
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    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 41995 (October 8,
1999), 64 FR 56547 (October 20, 1999) (SR-CBOE-99-29).
    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 45967 (May 20,
2002), 67 FR 37888 (May 30, 2002) (SR-CBOE-2002-22); 46113 (June 25,
2002), 67 FR 44486 (July 2, 2002) (SR-CBOE-2002-35); and 46598
(October 3, 2002), 67 FR 63478 (October 11, 2002) (SR-CBOE-2002-56).
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2. Statutory Basis
    Because the proposed rule change will expand the number of orders
eligible to trade automatically with booked customer limit orders, the
Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act in general,\9\ and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) of the Act in particular,\10\ in that it is designed to promote
just and equitable principles of trade, 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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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change will not 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

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule changes.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change: (1) Does not
significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (2) does not impose any significant burden on competition;
and (3) by its terms, does not become operative prior to 30 days after
the date of this filing, or such shorter time as the Commission may
designate if consistent with the protection of investors and the public
interest, and because the Exchange provided the Commission with written
notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change at least five
days prior to the filing date, the proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \11\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\12\
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    The Exchange requests that the Commission waive the 30-day
operative delay, as specified in Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii).\13\ The
Exchange believes that the waiver of this period is appropriate because
the filing merely extends the Pilot that has been in effect since May
13, 2004 and because the Pilot affords automatic executions to a
greater number of market participants.
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    The Commission believes that it is consistent with the protection
of investors and the public interest to waive the 30-day operative
delay and make this proposed rule change immediately effective.\14\ The
Commission believes that the waiver of the 30-day operative delay will
allow the Exchange to continue, without interruption, the existing
operation of its Pilot for an additional year, expiring on November 30,
2006. At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
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    \14\ For purposes only of accelerating the operative date of
this proposal, the Commission has considered the proposed rule's
impact on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15
U.S.C. 78c(f).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act.

Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml.
); or     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include

File No. SR-CBOE-2005-96 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, Station Place, 100 F
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-9303.
    All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2005-96. 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. Copies of such
filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the
principal office of 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-2005-96
and should be submitted on or before December 30, 2005.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\15\
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    \15\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-3387-EM; Docket ID FEMA-2017-0001]

Georgia; Emergency and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an
emergency for the State of Georgia (FEMA-3387-EM), dated September 8,
2017, and related determinations.

DATE: The declaration was issued September 8, 2017.

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, in a letter
dated September 8, 2017, the President issued an emergency declaration
under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207 (the Stafford Act), as
follows:

    I have determined that the emergency conditions in certain areas
of the State of Georgia resulting from Hurricane Irma beginning on
September 7, 2017, and continuing, are of sufficient severity and
magnitude to warrant an emergency declaration under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C.
5121 et seq. (``the Stafford Act''). Therefore, I declare that such
an emergency exists in the State of Georgia.
    You are authorized to provide appropriate assistance for
required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the
Stafford Act, to save lives and to protect property and public
health and safety, and to lessen or avert the threat of a
catastrophe in the designated areas. Specifically, you are
authorized to provide assistance for debris removal and emergency
protective measures (Categories A and B), including direct Federal
assistance, under the Public Assistance program.
    Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance is
supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for
Public Assistance will be limited to 75 percent of the total
eligible costs. In order to provide Federal assistance, you are
hereby authorized to allocate from funds available for these
purposes such amounts as you find necessary for Federal emergency
assistance and administrative expenses.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration
for the approved assistance to the extent allowable under the
Stafford Act.

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, Department
of Homeland Security, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Thomas
J. McCool, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating
Officer for this declared emergency.
    The following areas of the State of Georgia have been designated as
adversely affected by this declared emergency:

    Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke,
Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Echols,
Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glynn, Jenkins, Jeff Davis, Liberty,
Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne,
and Ware Counties for debris removal and emergency protective
measures (Categories A and B), including direct federal assistance.
    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.

Brock Long,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 198 (Friday, October 12, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 62182-62185]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25131]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2012-1070; Directorate Identifier 2012-NM-099-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all
Airbus Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes, and
Model A300 C4-605R Variant F airplanes (collectively called Model A300-
600 series airplanes); and Airbus Model A310 series airplanes. This
proposed AD was prompted by fuel system reviews conducted by the
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). This proposed AD would require
modifying the electrical control circuits of the inner, center, and
trim tank pumps, as applicable. We are proposing this AD to reduce the
potential of ignition sources inside fuel tanks, which, in combination
with flammable fuel vapors, could result in fuel tank explosions and
consequent loss of the airplane.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by November 26,
2012.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact
Airbus SAS--EAW (Airworthiness Office), 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte,
31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61
93 44 51; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Internet http://www.airbus.com. You may review copies of the referenced

service information at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For information on the availability of
this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Operations office
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this proposed AD, the regulatory
evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street
address for the Docket Operations office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is
in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket
shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer,
International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA,
1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057-3356; telephone (425) 227- 2125;
fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address
listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2012-1070;
Directorate Identifier 2012-NM-099-AD'' at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposed AD based on those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive about this proposed AD.

Discussion

    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the European Community, has issued EASA
Airworthiness Directive 2012-0091, dated May 25, 2012 (referred to
after this as ``the MCAI''), to correct an unsafe condition for the
specified products. The MCAI states:

    [T]he FAA published Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR)
88, and the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) published Interim
Policy INT/POL/25/12.
    In the framework of these requirements, EASA have determined
that the electrical power supply circuits of certain fuel pumps,
installed on A300/A300-600, A310 and A300-600ST aeroplane, for which
the canisters become uncovered during normal operation, could, under
certain conditions, create an ignition source in the tank vapour
space.
    This condition, if not corrected, could result in a fuel tank
explosion and consequent loss of the aeroplane.
    To address this potential unsafe condition, Airbus developed a
modification which includes the installation of Ground Fault
Interrupters (GFI) into the inner, centre, and trim tank fuel pump
control circuits, providing additional system protection by
electrically isolating the pump in case of a ground fault condition
downstream of the GFI. For the reasons described above, this AD
requires modification of the affected fuel pumps control circuit by
installing GFI.

You may obtain further information by examining the MCAI in the AD
docket.

    The FAA has examined the underlying safety issues involved in fuel
tank explosions on several large transport airplanes, including the
adequacy of existing regulations, the service history of airplanes
subject to those regulations, and existing maintenance practices for
fuel tank systems. As a result of those findings, we issued a
regulation titled ``Transport Airplane Fuel Tank System Design Review,
Flammability Reduction and Maintenance and Inspection Requirements''
(66 FR 23086, May 7, 2001). In addition to new airworthiness standards
for transport airplanes and new maintenance requirements, this rule
included Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 88 (``SFAR 88,''
Amendment 21-78, and subsequent Amendments 21-82 and 21-83).
    Among other actions, SFAR 88 (66 FR 23086, May 7, 2001) requires
certain type design (i.e., type certificate (TC) and supplemental type
certificate (STC)) holders to substantiate that their fuel tank systems
can prevent ignition sources in the fuel tanks. This requirement
applies to type design holders for large turbine-powered transport
airplanes and for subsequent modifications to those airplanes. It
requires them to perform design reviews and to develop design changes
and maintenance procedures if their designs do not meet the new fuel
tank safety standards. As explained in the preamble to the rule, we
intended to adopt airworthiness directives to mandate any changes found
necessary to address unsafe conditions identified as a result of these
reviews.
    In evaluating these design reviews, we have established four
criteria intended to define the unsafe conditions associated with fuel
tank systems that require corrective actions. The percentage of
operating time during which fuel tanks are exposed to flammable
conditions is one of these criteria. The other three criteria address
the failure types under evaluation: single failures, single failures in
combination with a latent condition(s), and in-service failure
experience. For all four criteria, the evaluations included
consideration of previous actions taken that may mitigate the need for
further action.
    The Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) has issued a regulation that
is similar to SFAR 88 (66 FR 23086, May 7, 2001). (The JAA is an
associated body of the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC)
representing the civil aviation regulatory authorities of a number of
European States who have agreed to co-operate in developing and
implementing common safety regulatory standards and procedures.) Under
this regulation, the JAA stated that all members of the ECAC that hold
type certificates for transport category airplanes are required to
conduct a design review against explosion risks.
    We have determined that the actions identified in this AD are
necessary to reduce the potential of ignition sources inside fuel
tanks, which, in combination with flammable fuel vapors, could result
in fuel tank explosions and consequent loss of the airplane.

Relevant Service Information

    Airbus has issued Mandatory Service Bulletins A300-28-6104 and
A310-28-2170, both dated February 28, 2012. The actions described in
this service information are intended to correct the unsafe condition
identified in the MCAI.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of This Proposed AD

    This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another
country, and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant
to our bilateral agreement with the State of Design Authority, we have
been notified of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI and service
information referenced above. We are proposing this AD because we
evaluated all pertinent information and determined an unsafe condition
exists and is likely to exist or develop on other products of the same
type design.

Costs of Compliance

    Based on the service information, we estimate that this proposed AD
would affect about 162 products of U.S. registry. We also estimate that
it would take about 6 work-hours per product to comply with the basic
requirements of

this proposed AD. The average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. Required
parts would cost about $17,680 per product. Where the service
information lists required parts costs that are covered under warranty,
we have assumed that there will be no charge for these parts. As we do
not control warranty coverage for affected parties, some parties may
incur costs higher than estimated here. Based on these figures, we
estimate the cost of the proposed AD on U.S. operators to be
$2,946,780, or $18,190 per product.

Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not
have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship
between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed
regulation:
    1. Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order
12866;
    2. Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);
    3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska; and
    4. Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    We prepared a regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to
comply with this proposed AD and placed it in the AD docket.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

    2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new AD:

Airbus: Docket No. FAA-2012-1070; Directorate Identifier 2012-NM-
099-AD.

(a) Comments Due Date

    We must receive comments by November 26, 2012.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to the airplanes identified in paragraphs (c)(1)
and (c)(2) of this AD; certificated in any category.
    (1) All Airbus Model A300 B4-601, B4-603, B4-620, and B4-622
airplanes; Model A300 B4-605R and B4-622R airplanes; Model A300 F4-
605R and F4-622R airplanes; and Model A300 C4-605R Variant F
airplanes.
    (2) All Airbus Model A310-203, -204, -221, -222, -304, -322, -
324, and -325 airplanes.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 28; Fuel.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by fuel system reviews conducted by the
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). We are issuing this AD to
reduce the potential of ignition sources inside fuel tanks, which,
in combination with flammable fuel vapors, could result in fuel tank
explosions and consequent loss of the airplane.

(f) Compliance

    You are responsible for having the actions required by this AD
performed within the compliance times specified, unless the actions
have already been done.

(g) Actions

    Within 48 months after the effective date of this AD, accomplish
the actions specified in paragraph (g)(1) or (g)(2) of this AD, as
applicable.
    (1) For Model A310 series airplanes: Modify the electrical
control circuits of the inner, center, and trim tank pumps, as
applicable, in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of
Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin A310-28-2170, dated February 28,
2012.
    (2) For Model A300-600 airplanes: Modify the electrical control
circuits of the inner, center, and trim tank pumps, as applicable,
in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus
Mandatory Service Bulletin A300-28-6104, dated February 28, 2012.

(h) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA,
has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using
the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR
39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or local Flight
Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending information
directly to the International Branch, send it to ATTN: Dan Rodina,
Aerospace Engineer, International Branch, ANM-116, Transport
Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057-
3356; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>. Information may
be emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Before using any
approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal inspector, or
lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the local flight
standards district office/certificate holding district office. The
AMOC approval letter must specifically reference this AD.
    (2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement in this AD to obtain
corrective actions from a manufacturer or other source, use these
actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective actions are considered
FAA-approved if they are approved by the State of Design Authority
(or their delegated agent). You are required to assure the product
is airworthy before it is returned to service.

(i) Related Information

    (1) Refer to MCAI EASA Airworthiness Directive 2012-0091, dated
May 25, 2012; and the service information identified in paragraphs
(i)(1)(i) and (i)(1)(ii) of this AD; for related information.
    (i) Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin A310-28-2170, dated
February 28, 2012.
    (ii) Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin A300-28-6104, dated
February 28, 2012.
    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Airbus SAS--EAW (Airworthiness Office), 1 Rond Point Maurice
Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96;
fax +33 5 61 93 44 51; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Internet http://www.airbus.com. You may review copies of the
referenced service information at the FAA, Transport Airplane
Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For information on
the availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 3, 2012.
John P. Piccola,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP06-235-000]

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed
Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

March 7, 2006.
    Take notice that on February 28, 2006, Williston Basin Interstate
Pipeline Company (Williston Basin) tendered for filing as part of its
FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1 and Original Volume No. 2,
the revised tariff sheets listed on Appendix A to the filing, to become
effective April 1, 2006.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of
section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210).
Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on
or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention 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>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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