[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 29, 2017)]
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[Pages 56607-56609]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2017-D-5570]

Select Updates for Recommendations for Clinical Laboratory
Improvement Amendments of 1988 Waiver Applications for Manufacturers of
In Vitro Diagnostic Devices; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and
Drug Administration Staff; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Select Updates for
Recommendations for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988
(CLIA) Waiver Applications for Manufacturers of In Vitro Diagnostic
Devices.'' FDA has developed this draft guidance to implement a section
of the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) that requires FDA to revise
``V. Demonstrating Insignificant Risk of an Erroneous Result--
Accuracy'' of the guidance ``Recommendations for Clinical Laboratory
Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Waiver Applications for
Manufacturers of In Vitro Diagnostic Devices'' (``2008 CLIA Waiver
Guidance'') that was issued on January 30, 2008. This draft guidance
updates FDA's thinking regarding the appropriate use of comparable
performance between a waived user and a moderately complex laboratory
user to demonstrate accuracy. This draft guidance is not final nor is
it in effect at this time.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft
guidance by January 29, 2018 to ensure that the Agency considers your
comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final
version of the guidance.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on any guidance at any time as
follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
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Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
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    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
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    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
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``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
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its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the

claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
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Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
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be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
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comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
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    You may submit comments on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)).
    An electronic copy of the guidance document is available for
download from the internet. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
for information on electronic access to the guidance. Submit written
requests for a single hard copy of the draft guidance document entitled
``Recommendations for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of
1988 (CLIA) Waiver Applications for Manufacturers of In Vitro
Diagnostic Devices'' to the Office of the Center Director, Guidance and
Policy Development, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food
and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5431,
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive label to
assist that office in processing your request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marina Kondratovich, Center for
Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903
New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 4672, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,
301-796-6036; or Peter Tobin, Center for Devices and Radiological
Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg.
66, Rm. 5657, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA has developed this draft guidance to implement section 3057 of
the Cures Act (Pub. L. 114-255), which requires FDA to revise ``V.
Demonstrating Insignificant Risk of an Erroneous Result--Accuracy'' of
the guidance ``Recommendations for Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Waiver Applications for Manufacturers of In
Vitro Diagnostic Devices'' (``2008 CLIA Waiver Guidance'') that was
issued on January 30, 2008. This draft guidance updates FDA's thinking
regarding the appropriate use of comparable performance between a
waived user and a moderately complex laboratory user to demonstrate
accuracy. The 2008 CLIA Waiver Guidance remains in effect, in its
current form, until this draft guidance is finalized, at which time the
updates in section III of this draft guidance will supersede the
recommendations in section V of the 2008 CLIA Waiver Guidance.
    FDA will incorporate the updates of the final version of this draft
guidance into ``V. Demonstrating Insignificant Risk of an Erroneous
Result--Accuracy'' of the 2008 CLIA Waiver Guidance. The remainder of
the 2008 CLIA Waiver Guidance will not be changed by this update and
will remain in effect.
    The Secretary of Health and Human Services has delegated to FDA the
authority to determine whether particular tests are ``simple'' and have
``an insignificant risk of an erroneous result'' under CLIA and are
thus eligible for waiver categorization (69 FR 22849, April 27, 2004).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for
oversight of clinical laboratories, which includes issuing Certificates
of Waiver. CLIA requires that clinical laboratories obtain a
certificate before accepting materials derived from the human body for
laboratory tests (42 U.S.C. 263a(b)). Laboratories that perform only
tests that are ``simple'' and that have an ``insignificant risk of an
erroneous result'' may obtain a certificate of waiver (42 U.S.C.
263a(d)(2)).
    CLIA, 42 U.S.C. 263a(d)(3) Examinations and Procedures, as modified
by the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 (FDAMA),
reads as follows regarding tests that may be performed by laboratories
with a Certificate of Waiver:

    ``The examinations and procedures [that may be performed by a
laboratory with a Certificate of Waiver] . . . are laboratory
examinations and procedures that have been approved by the Food and
Drug Administration for home use or that, as determined by the
Secretary, are simple laboratory examinations and procedures that
have an insignificant risk of an erroneous result, including those
that--(A) employ methodologies that are so simple and accurate as to
render the likelihood of erroneous results by the user negligible,
or (B) the Secretary has determined pose no unreasonable risk of
harm to the patient if performed incorrectly.''

    The 2008 CLIA Waiver Guidance describes recommendations for device
manufacturers about study design and analysis for CLIA Waiver by
Application to support an FDA determination as to whether the device
meets the statutory criteria for waiver described above. This update
provides additional details and pathways for demonstrating that a test
has an insignificant risk of erroneous result which is a key element
for obtaining a CLIA Waiver by Application.
    In developing this specific update, we have considered interactions
with stakeholders since the issuance of the final guidance on January
30, 2008.

II. Significance of Guidance

    This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when
finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on
``Recommendations for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of
1988 (CLIA) Waiver Applications for Manufacturers of in Vitro
Diagnostic Devices.'' It does not establish any rights for any person
and is not binding on FDA or the public. You can use an alternative
approach if it satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes
and regulations. This draft guidance is not subject to Executive Order
12866.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons interested in obtaining a copy of the draft guidance may do
so by downloading an electronic copy from the internet. A search
capability for all Center for Devices and Radiological Health guidance
documents is available at https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/default.htm. Guidance
documents are also available at https://www.regulations.gov. Persons
unable to download an electronic copy of ``Recommendations for Clinical
Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Waiver Applications
for Manufacturers of In Vitro Diagnostic Devices'' may send an email
request to [email protected] to receive an electronic copy of
the document. Please use the document number GUD1627 to identify the
guidance you are requesting.

IV. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This draft guidance refers to previously approved collections of
information found in FDA regulations. The collections of information in
this guidance were approved under OMB control number 0910-0598. The
collections of information in 21 CFR part 54 have been approved under
0910-0396, and the collections of information in 21 CFR parts 50 and 56
have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0755.

    Dated: November 22, 2017.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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[Notices]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-71231; File No. SR-FINRA-2013-055]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change Relating to Rule 2360 (Options) Position Limits

January 2, 2014.
    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 December 23, 2013, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(``FINRA'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC''
or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which Items have been prepared by FINRA. FINRA has designated
the proposed rule change as constituting a ``non-controversial'' rule
change under paragraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 under the Act,\3\ which
renders the proposal effective upon receipt of this filing by 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\ 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

    FINRA is proposing to amend FINRA Rule 2360 (Options) to: (1)
Specify that position limits for standardized equity options shall be
the highest position limit established by an options exchange on which
the option trades, which has the effect of eliminating position limits
on standardized options on Standard and Poor's Depositary Receipts
Trust (``SPY'') and increasing the position limit for standardized
options on iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (``EEM'') to
500,000 contracts; and (2) increase the position limit for conventional
options on EEM to 500,000 contracts.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on FINRA's Web
site at http://www.finra.org, at the principal office of FINRA 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, FINRA 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. FINRA 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
    FINRA Rule 2360(b)(3)(A) imposes a position limit on the number of
equity options contracts in each class on the same side of the market
that can be held or written by a member, a person associated with a
member, or a customer or a group of customers acting in concert.
Position limits are intended to prevent the establishment of options
positions that can be used to manipulate or disrupt the underlying
market or might create incentives to manipulate or disrupt the
underlying market so as to benefit the options position. In addition,
position limits serve to reduce the potential for disruption of the
options market itself, especially in illiquid options classes. FINRA
understands that the Commission, when considering the appropriate level
at which to set options position and exercise limits, seeks to prevent
investors from disrupting the market in the security underlying the
option.\4\ This consideration has been balanced by the concern that the
limits ``not be established at levels that are so low as to discourage
participation in the options market by institutions and other investors
with substantial hedging needs or to prevent specialists and market-
makers from adequately meeting their obligations to maintain a fair and
orderly market.'' \5\
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 40969 (January 22,
1999), 64 FR 4911, 4912-4913 (February 1, 1999) (Order Approving
File No. SR-CBOE-98-23) (citing H.R. No. IFC-3, 96th Cong., 1st
Sess. at 189-91 (Comm. Print 1978)).
    \5\ Id. at 4913.
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    Currently, Rule 2360(b)(3)(A) establishes position limits for
equity options according to a five-tiered system in which options on
more actively traded stocks with larger public floats are subject to
higher position limits. Rule 2360 does not specifically govern how a
particular equity option falls within one of the tiers. Rather, the
position limit established by the rules of an options exchange for a
particular equity option is the applicable position limit for purposes
of Rule 2360.\6\ Position limits for conventional equity options
typically are the same as the limits for standardized equity options
for which the underlying security qualifies or would be able to
qualify.\7\
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    \6\ See CBOE Rule 4.11; ISE Rule 412; NASDAQ OMX PHLX Rule 1001;
NYSE Amex Rule 904; NYSE Arca Rule 6.8; BOX Rule 3120 and IM-3120-2;
Nasdaq Chapter III, Section 7; BX Chapter III, Section 7; and BATS
Rule 18.7.
    \7\ See Rule 2360(b)(3)(A)(viii). Standardized equity option
contracts on the same side of the market overlying the same security
are not aggregated with conventional equity option contracts or FLEX
Equity Option contracts.
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Standardized Options
    As noted above, Rule 2360 provides that the five-tiered position
limits established by the rules of an options exchange governs
standardized equity options position limits. However, at times the
options exchanges have increased position limits beyond the highest
tier (currently 250,000 contracts) for certain exchange-traded funds
(``ETF'') options. For example, the options exchanges raised the
position limit for standardized options on 'SPY [sic] options to
900,000 contracts.\8\ In response, FINRA filed a corresponding rule
change.\9\ Recently, the options exchanges amended position limits
again to eliminate the position limit for standardized SPY options \10\
and raise

the position limit for standardized EEM options.\11\ Instead of
continuing to file separate proposed rule changes to harmonize the
FINRA provision regarding position limits for such standardized equity
options with those of the options exchanges, FINRA proposes to amend
Rule 2360(b)(3)(A) (and re-number it as Rule 2360(b)(3)(A)(i)) to
eliminate reference to the specific five tiers and in their place
specify that a member shall not hold or control or be obligated in
respect of an aggregate standardized equity options position in excess
of the highest position limit established by an exchange on which the
option trades.\12\ As a result, under the proposed rule change, the
position limits for standardized options on EEM would be 500,000
contracts and there would be no position limit for standardized options
on SPY consistent with the options exchange provisions.
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    \8\ See the options exchanges' filings to increase the position
limits on SPY options to 900,000 contracts in Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 64695 (June 17, 2011), 76 FR 36942 (June 23, 2011)
(Order Approving File No. SR-Phlx-2011-58); Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 64760 (June 28, 2011), 76 FR 39143 (July 5, 2011)
(Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of File No. SR-ISE-
2011-34); Securities Exchange Act Release No. 64928 (July 20, 2011),
76 FR 44633 (July 26, 2011) (Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of File No. SR-CBOE-2011-065); Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 64966 (July 26, 2011), 76 FR 45899 (August 1, 2011)
(Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of File No. SR-
NYSEAmex-2011-50); and Securities Exchange Act Release No. 64945
(July 21, 2011), 76 FR 44969 (July 27, 2011) (Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of File No. SR-NYSEArca-2011-47).
    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 65086 (August 10,
2011), 76 FR 50796 (August 16, 2011) (Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Increase the Position Limit
for Options on the Standard and Poor's Depositary Receipts Trust;
File No. SR-FINRA-2011-036).
    \10\ See the options exchanges' filings to eliminate position
limits on SPY options on a pilot basis in Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 67672 (August 15, 2012), 77 FR 50750 (August 22, 2012)
(Order Approving File No. SR-NYSEAmex-2012-29); Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 67937 (September 27, 2012), 77 FR 60489 (October 3,
2012) (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of File No. SR-
CBOE-2012-091); Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67999 (October
5, 2012), 77 FR 62295 (October 12, 2012) (Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of File No. SR-Phlx-2012-122); Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 68000 (October 5, 2012), 77 FR 62300
(October 12, 2012) (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
File No. SR-ISE-2012-81); Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68001
(October 5, 2012), 77 FR 62303 (October 12, 2012) (Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of File No. SR-NYSEArca-2012-112); and
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67936 (September 27, 2012), 77
FR 60491 (October 3, 2012) (Notice of Filing of File No. SR-BOX-
2012-013). NYSE MKT, CBOE and PHLX recently have extended their
pilot programs. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70734
(October 22, 2013), 78 FR 64255 (October 28, 2013) (Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of File No. SR-NYSEMKT-2013-83);
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70878 (November 14, 2013), 78 FR
69737 (November 20, 2013) (Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of File No. SR-CBOE-2013-106); and Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 70879 (November 14, 2013), 78 FR 69731 (November 20,
2013) (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of File No. SR-
Phlx-2013-108).
    \11\ See the options exchanges' filings to increase the position
limits on EEM options to 500,000 contracts in Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 68086 (October 23, 2012), 77 FR 65600 (October 29,
2012) (Order Approving File No. SR-CBOE-2012-066); Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 68293 (November 27, 2012), 77 FR 71644
(December 3, 2012) (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
File No. SR-Phlx-2012-132); Securities Exchange Act Release No.
68398 (December 11, 2012), 77 FR 74700 (December 17, 2012) (Notice
of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of File No. SR-ISE-2012-93);
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68359 (December 5, 2012), 77 FR
73716 (December 11, 2012) (Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of File No. SR-NYSEArca-2012-132); Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 68358 (December 5, 2012), 77 FR 73708 (December 11,
2012) (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of File No. SR-
NYSEMKT-2012-71); and Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68478
(December 19, 2012), 77 FR 76132 (December 26, 2012) (Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of SR-BOX-2012-023).
    \12\ Rule 2360(b)(4) sets forth exercise limits through
incorporating by reference options position limits under the rule.
Accordingly, although the proposed rule change would not amend the
text of Rule 2360(b)(4), the proposed rule change also would
correspondingly raise exercise limits on the applicable standardized
equity option.
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    The proposed rule change would allow members to immediately take
advantage of any increased standardized equity option position limit
that may be set by an options exchange as approved by the SEC without
waiting for FINRA to file a corresponding rule change.\13\ The proposed
rule change is consistent with FINRA's provision regarding position
limits on index options, which incorporates the position limits as set
by the options exchange on which the index option trades.\14\
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    \13\ With respect to future potential increases for position
limits by an options exchange, FINRA members would be able to take
advantage of any increased position limit subject to the rules of
any other options exchange of which such FINRA member may also be a
member. For example, if CBOE increases the position limit on XYZ
options to 300,000 contracts (from 250,000 contracts), then any CBOE
and FINRA member (or a FINRA-only member) would be entitled to use
the higher limit. However, if the FINRA member is also a member of
the ISE and the ISE has not yet raised the position limit on XYZ
options, such member would be bound by the lower ISE position limit.
    \14\ See Rule 2360(b)(3)(B).
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Conventional Options
    As noted above, currently position limits for conventional options
are the same as the limits for standardized options for which the
underlying security qualifies or would be able to qualify.\15\ FINRA
proposes to maintain this structure for purposes of securities that
have position limits within the five-tiers (i.e., up to the 250,000
contract position limit). Accordingly, FINRA proposes to amend Rule
2360(b)(3)(A)(viii) (and re-number it as Rule 2360(b)(3)(A)(iii)) to
provide that conventional equity options shall be subject to a basic
position limit of 25,000 contracts or a higher tier for conventional
option contracts on securities that underlie exchange-traded options
qualifying for such higher tier as determined by the rules of the
options exchanges. In addition, for options on securities that have
higher position limits--currently, only the ETFs listed in
Supplementary Material .03--FINRA proposes to incorporate such position
limits for conventional options on ETFs into the body of the text. At
this time, FINRA also proposes to conform to the options exchanges'
recent amendments that increased the position limit to 500,000
contracts for standardized options on EEM by increasing the position
limit applicable to conventional options on EEM to 500,000
contracts.\16\
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    \15\ See note 7.
    \16\ See note 11.
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    In support of the increased position limit on conventional EEM
options, below are the trading statistics comparing EEM to IWM and SPY.
As shown in the following table, the average daily volume in 2012 for
EEM was 49.4 million shares compared to 45.7 million shares for IWM and
143.3 million shares for SPY. The total shares outstanding for EEM were
911.7 million compared to 243.7 million shares for IWM and 837.5
million shares for SPY. Further, the fund market cap for EEM was $34.1
billion compared to $24.6 billion for IWM and $137.2 billion for SPY.

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                                                                                Shares
                   ETF                     2012 ADV (mil.   2012 ADV (option     outstanding     Fund market cap
                                               shares)         contracts)          (mil.)            ($bil)
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EEM.....................................              49.4           256,453             911.7              34.1
IWM.....................................              45.7           498,102             243.7              24.6
SPY.....................................             143.3         2,342,942             837.5             137.2
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    In further support of this proposal, as noted by CBOE, EEM tracks
the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which has
approximately 800 component securities.\17\ As noted on MSCI's Web
site: ``[t]he MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted
market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market
performance of emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index
consists of the following 21 emerging market country indices: Brazil,
Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India,
Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia,
South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.'' \18\ CBOE, in its filing,
indicated that EEM still qualifies for the initial listing criteria set
forth in CBOE Rule

5.3.06(v) and that more than 50% of the weight of the securities held
by EEM are subject to a comprehensive surveillance agreement
(``CSA'').\19\ In addition, CBOE further notes that the component
securities of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index on which EEM is based for
which the primary market is in any one country that is not subject to a
CSA do not represent 20% or more of the weight of the MSCI Emerging
Markets Index.\20\ Finally, the component securities of the MSCI
Emerging Markets Index on which EEM is based for which the primary
market is in any two countries that are not subject to CSAs do not
represent 33% or more of the weight of the MSCI Emerging Markets
Index.\21\
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    \17\ See http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/EEM.htm and http://www.msci.com/products/indices/licensing/msci_emerging_markets/. Identification of the specific securities in the
MSCI Emerging Markets Index and their individual concentrations in
the MSCI Emerging Markets Index can be accessed at: http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/holdings/EEM.htm.
    \18\ See http://www.msci.com/products/indices/tools/index.html#EM.
    \19\ See note 11.
    \20\ See note 11.
    \21\ See note 11.
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    FINRA believes that the liquidity in the underlying ETF and the
liquidity in EEM options support its request to increase the position
limits for conventional EEM options as similar to the standardized EEM
options. Through November 29, 2013, the year-to-date average daily
trading volume in the ETF for EEM across all exchanges was 62 million
shares. The year-to-date average daily trading for EEM options across
all exchanges was 327,347 contracts.
    FINRA believes that increasing position limits for EEM conventional
options will lead to a more liquid and competitive market environment
for EEM options that will benefit customers interested in this product.
Surveillance and Reporting
    Further, FINRA believes that the modified position limits
provisions are appropriate in light of the existing surveillance
procedures and reporting requirements at FINRA,\22\ the options
exchanges, and at the several clearing firms, which are capable of
properly identifying unusual or illegal trading activity. These
procedures use daily monitoring of market movements by automated
surveillance techniques to identify unusual activity in both options
and underlying stocks.\23\
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    \22\ See Rule 2360(b)(5) for the options reporting requirements.
    \23\ These procedures have been effective for the surveillance
of options trading and will continue to be employed.
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    In addition, large stock holdings must be disclosed to the
Commission by way of Schedules 13D or 13G.\24\ Options positions are
part of any reportable positions and cannot legally be hidden.
Moreover, the previously noted Rule 2360(b)(5) requirement that members
must file reports with FINRA for any customer that held aggregate large
long or short positions of any single class for the previous day will
continue to serve as an important part of FINRA's surveillance efforts.
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    \24\ 17 CFR 240.13d-1.
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    Finally, FINRA believes that the current financial requirements
imposed by FINRA and by the Commission adequately address financial
responsibility concerns that a member or its customer will maintain an
inordinately large unhedged position in any option with a higher
position limit. Current margin and risk-based haircut methodologies
serve to limit the size of positions maintained by any one account by
increasing the margin or capital that a member must maintain for a
large position. Under Rule 4210(f)(8)(A), FINRA also may impose a
higher margin requirement upon a member when FINRA determines a higher
requirement is warranted. In addition, the Commission's net capital
rule \25\ imposes a capital charge on members to the extent of any
margin deficiency resulting from the higher margin requirement.
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    FINRA has filed the proposed rule change for immediate
effectiveness and has requested that the SEC waive the requirement that
the proposed rule change not become operative for 30 days after the
date of the filing, so FINRA can implement the proposed rule change
immediately.
2. Statutory Basis
    FINRA believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
provisions of Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\26\ which requires, among
other things, that FINRA rules must be designed to prevent fraudulent
and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest. FINRA believes that the proposed rule change promotes
consistent regulation by harmonizing position limits on standardized
equity options with those of the other self-regulatory organizations.
FINRA further believes that increasing the position limit on
conventional EEM options promotes consistent regulation by harmonizing
the position limit with its standardized counterpart. In addition,
FINRA believes the proposed rule change will be beneficial to large
market makers and institutions (which generally have the greatest
ability to provide liquidity and depth in products that may be subject
to higher position limits as has been the case with recently approved
increased position limits \27\), as well as retail traders, investors
and public customers, by providing them with a more effective trading
and hedging vehicle.
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    \26\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(b)(6).
    \27\ See notes 10 and 11.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    FINRA does not believe that the proposed rule change will result in
any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. As noted above, the proposed
rule change would amend Rule 2360 to harmonize FINRA's position limits
on standardized options with those of the options exchange (which are
subject to approval by the SEC), and to harmonize position limits for
conventional EEM options with the position limit for standardized EEM
options.\28\ Under the current rule, broker-dealers that are members of
FINRA remain subject to the lower FINRA specified contract position
limit and may not avail themselves of the higher position limit as set
by an options exchange until FINRA can file a corresponding change.
FINRA believes that the proposed rule change promotes consistent
regulation by harmonizing standardized equity option position limits
with those of the options exchanges and by harmonizing conventional EEM
options position limits with their standardized counterpart. FINRA
believes that setting consistent position limits for standardized
options does not result in any burden on competition and would allow
market participants to compete equally regardless of membership with an
options exchange. Likewise, FINRA believes that harmonizing position
limits for conventional EEM options does not result in any burden on
competition and would allow market participants in the conventional EEM
options market to compete effectively with participants using the
standardized counterpart.
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C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on

which it was filed, or such shorter time as the Commission may
designate, it has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of
the Act \29\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\30\
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    \29\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \30\ 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, along
with a brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
FINRA has satisfied this requirement.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \31\ normally
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the
filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\32\ the Commission
may designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. FINRA has asked the
Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that FINRA may
immediately harmonize position limits with those of other self-
regulatory organizations to ensure consistent regulation for the
protection of investors and the public interest. The Commission
believes that waiving the 30-day operative delay is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. Therefore, the
Commission hereby waives the 30-day operative delay and designates the
proposal operative upon filing.\33\
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    \31\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \32\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \33\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.

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-FINRA-2013-055 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-FINRA-2013-055. 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 FINRA. 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-FINRA-2013-055 and should be
submitted on or before January 29, 2014.
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    \34\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\34\
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37893-37897]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 31381; Amdt. No. 560]

IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required
IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for
certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a
minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is prescribed. This
regulatory action is needed because of changes occurring in the
National Airspace System. These changes are designed to provide for the
safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace under instrument
conditions in the affected areas.

DATES: 0901 UTC, August 12, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Nichols, Flight Procedures
and Airspace Group, Flight Technologies and Procedures Division, Flight
Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration. Mailing Address:
FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Flight Procedures and Airspace
Group, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., Registry Bldg 29 Room 104, Oklahoma
City, OK 73125. Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to part 95 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95) amends, suspends, or revokes IFR
altitudes governing the operation of all aircraft in flight over a
specified route or any portion of that route, as well as the changeover
points (COPs) for Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes as
prescribed in part 95.

 The Rule

    The specified IFR altitudes, when used in conjunction with the
prescribed changeover points for those routes, ensure navigation aid
coverage that is adequate for safe flight operations and free of
frequency interference. The reasons and circumstances that create the
need for this amendment involve matters of flight safety and
operational efficiency in the National Airspace System, are related to
published aeronautical charts that are essential to the user, and
provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace. In
addition, those various reasons or circumstances require making this
amendment effective before the next scheduled charting and publication
date of the flight information to assure its timely availability to the
user. The effective date of this amendment reflects those
considerations. In view of the close and immediate relationship between
these regulatory changes and safety in air commerce, I find that notice
and public procedure before adopting this amendment are impracticable
and contrary to the public interest and that good cause exists for
making the amendment effective in less than 30 days.

Conclusion

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
It, therefore--(1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979);
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the
anticipated impact is so minimal. For the same reason, the FAA
certifies that this amendment will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    List of Subjects in 14 CFR part 95 Airspace, Navigation (air).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2021.
Thomas J. Nichols,
Aviation Safety Manager, Flight Procedures & Airspace Group, Flight
Technologies and Procedures Division.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, part 95 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part
95) is amended as follows effective at 0901 UTC, August 12, 2021.

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1. The authority citation for part 95 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113, 40114, 40120,
44502, 44514, 44719, 44721.

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2. Part 95 is amended to read as follows:

              Revisions To IFR Altitudes & Changeover Point
             [Amendment 560 effective date August 12, 2021]
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               From                           To                 MEA
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                              Color Routes
         Sec.   95.2 Red Federal Airway R50 Is Amended To Delete
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NANWAK, AK NDB/DME...............  OSCARVILLE, AK NDB......         3000
OSCARVILLE, AK NDB...............  ANVIK, AK NDB...........         4100

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             From                     To            MEA          MAA
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                 Sec.   95.3000 Low Altitude RNAV Routes
           Sec.   95.3207 RNAV Route T207 Is Amended To Delete
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CARRA, FL FIX................  CECIL, FL VOR..        *1900        15000
CECIL, FL VOR................  MONIA, GA FIX..        *1900        15000
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                       Is Amended To Read in Part
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CARRA, FL FIX................  MONIA, GA FIX..        *1900        15000
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           Sec.   95.3219 RNAV Route T219 Is Amended by Adding
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RUFVY, AK WP.................  MKLUK, AK WP...        *2000        17500
MKLUK, AK WP.................  HOOPER BAY, AK         *2000        17500
                                VOR/DME.
    *1300--MOCA
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                          Is Amended To Delete
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NANWAK, AK NDB/DME...........  RUFVY, AK WP...        *2300        17500
    *1700--MOCA
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                       Is Amended To Read in Part
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DILLINGHAM, AK VOR/DME.......  BROUS, AK WP...        *6000        17500
    *5000--MOCA
BROUS, AK WP.................  NACIP, AK FIX..        *6000        17500
    *5400--MO
NACIP, AK FIX................  ACATE, AK WP...        *6000        17500
    *5400--MOCA
ACATE, AK WP.................  RUFVY, AK WP...        *2000        17500
    *1300--MOCA
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           Sec.   95.3269 RNAV Route T269 Is Amended by Adding
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BETHEL, AK VORTAC............  MKLUK, AK WP...        *2800        17500
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                       Is Amended To Read in Part
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ANNETTE ISLAND, AK VOR/DME...  TURTY, AK WP...        *5700        17500
TURTY, AK WP.................  TOKEE, AK FIX..        *5700        17500
TOKEE, AK FIX................  FLIPS, AK FIX..        *6300        17500
FLIPS, AK FIX................  BIORKA ISLAND,         *6000        17500
                                AK VORTAC.
BIORKA ISLAND, AK............  VORTAC SALIS,          *5100        17500
                                AK FIX.
SALIS, AK FIX................  HAPIT, AK FIX..        *6200        17500
    *2000--MOCA
HAPIT, AK FIX................  CENTA, AK FIX..        *6200        17500
    *2000--MOCA
CENTA, AK FIX................  YAKUTAT, AK VOR/       *2000        17500
                                DME.
YAKUTAT, AK VOR/DME..........  MALAS, AK FIX..        *2400        17500
MALAS, AK FIX................  KATAT, AK FIX..        *9000        17500
    *5300--MOCA
KATAT, AK FIX................  CASEL, AK FIX..        *7000        17500
    *4200--MOCA
CASEL, AK FIX................  JOHNSTONE             **5100        17500
                                POINT, AK VOR/
                                DME.
    *5000--MCA JOHNSTONE
     POINT, AK VOR/DME, E BND
JOHNSTONE POINT, AK VOR/DME..  FIMIB, AK WP...       **3200        17500
    *5400--MCA FIMIB, AK WP,
     W BND
FIMIB, AK WP.................  ANCHORAGE, AK         **8800        17500
                                VOR/DME.
    *6300--MCA ANCHORAGE, AK
     VOR/DME, E BND
ANCHORAGE, AK VOR/DME........  YONEK, AK FIX..       **3100        17500
    *6000--MCA YONEK, AK FIX,
     W BND
YONEK, AK FIX................  TORTE, AK FIX..       **5000        17500
    *8400--MCA TORTE, AK FIX,
     W BND
TORTE, AK FIX................  VEILL, AK FIX..      **10600        17500
    *8000--MCA VEILL, AK FIX,
     E BND
VEILL, AK FIX................  SPARREVOHN, AK         *7200        17500
                                VOR/DME.
SPARREVOHN, AK VOR/DME.......  ACRAN, AK FIX..        *5200        17500
ACRAN, AK FIX................  VIDDA, AK FIX..        *6000        17500
VIDDA, AK FIX................  BETHEL, AK             *2500        17500
                                VORTAC.

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               From                           To                 MEA
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                   Sec.   95.6001 Victor Routes--U.S.
    Sec.   95.6025 VOR Federal Airway V25 Is Amended To Read in Part
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GOBBS, CA FIX....................  STINS, CA FIX...........         3500
STINS, CA FIX....................  *POINT REYES, CA VOR/DME         3700
    *8200--MCA POINT REYES, CA
     VOR/DME, N BND
POINT REYES, CA VOR/DME..........  *FREES, CA FIX..........         3500

    *10200--MCA FREES, CA FIX, N
     BND
FREES, CA FIX....................  *GETER, CA FIX..........       **6000
    *12000--MCA GETER, CA FIX, N
     BND
    **6000--GNSS MEA
GETER, CA FIX....................  *LAPED, CA FIX..........      **12000
    *9000--MRA
    *12000--MCA LAPED, CA FIX, S
     BND
    **6500--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6027 VOR Federal Airway V27 Is Amended To Read in Part
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STINS, CA FIX....................  POINT REYES, CA VOR/DME.         3700
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       Sec.   95.6049 VOR Federal Airway V49 Is Amended To Delete
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VULCAN, AL VORTAC................  FOLSO, AL WP............         3100
FOLSO, AL WP.....................  MASHA, AL FIX...........  ...........
                                   N BND...................        *3000
                                   S BND...................        *3100
    *2400--MOCA
MASHA, AL FIX....................  DECATUR, AL VOR/DME.....        *3000
    *2300--MOCA
DECATUR, AL VOR/DME..............  ELKED, AL WP............         2500
ELKED, AL WP.....................  NASHVILLE, TN VORTAC....        *3500
    *2700--MOCA
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       Sec.   95.6072 VOR Federal Airway V72 Is Amended To Delete
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DOGWOOD, MO VORTAC...............  GOBEY, MO FIX...........         3400
GOBEY, MO FIX....................  MAPLES, MO TACAN........         3400
MAPLES, MO TACAN.................  BUNKS, MO FIX...........         3000
BUNKS, MO FIX....................  FARMINGTON, MO VORTAC...         3500
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       Sec.   95.6108 VOR Federal Airway V108 Is Amended by Adding
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ROZZA, CA FIX....................  SCAGGS ISLAND, CA VORTAC         4700
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                          Is Amended To Delete
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SANTA ROSA, CA VOR/DME...........  SCAGGS ISLAND, CA VORTAC         4500
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    Sec.   95.6139 VOR Federal Airway V139 Is Amended To Read in Part
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SEEDY, NH FIX....................  KENNEBUNK, ME VOR/DME...        *5000
    *2000--MOCA
    *2500--GNSS MEA
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       Sec.   95.6190 VOR Federal Airway V190 Is Amended To Delete
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SPRINGFIELD, MO VORTAC...........  MAPLES, MO TACAN........         3000
MAPLES, MO TACAN.................  BUNKS, MO FIX...........         3000
BUNKS, MO FIX....................  FARMINGTON, MO VORTAC...         3500
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    Sec.   95.6219 VOR Federal Airway V219 Is Amended To Read in Part
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HAYES CENTER, NE VORTAC..........  *YOZLE, NE FIX..........       **7000
    *7000--MRA
    **4500--MOCA
    **5000--GNSS MEA
YOZLE, NE FIX....................  WOLBACH, NE VORTAC
                                   NE BND..................        *5000
                                   SW BND..................        *7000
    *4500--MOCA
    *5000--GNSS MEA
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       Sec.   95.6238 VOR Federal Airway V238 Is Amended To Delete
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MAPLES, MO TACAN.................  IMPER, MO FIX...........         3000
IMPER, MO FIX....................  TROY, IL VORTAC.........         2600
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       Sec.   95.6400 VOR Federal Airway V242 Is Amended To Delete
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INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN VOR/DME..  U.S. CANADIAN BORDER....         3000
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    Sec.   95.6289 VOR Federal Airway V289 Is Amended To Read in Part
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DOGWOOD, MO VORTAC...............  PEKLE, MO FIX...........        *3900
    *3000--MOCA
PEKLE, MO FIX....................  VICHY, MO VOR/DME.......         3000
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       Sec.   95.6301 VOR Federal Airway V301 Is Amended by Adding
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POINT REYES, CA VOR/DME..........  *ROZZA, CA FIX..........         3500
    *11000--MCA ROZZA, CA FIX, N
     BND
ROZZA, CA FIX....................  KLOGE, CA FIX...........       *11000
    *4500--MOCA
    *5000--GNSS MEA
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                          Is Amended To Delete
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POINT REYES, CA VOR/DME..........  SANTA ROSA, CA VOR/DME..         3500
SANTA ROSA, CA VOR/DME...........  *KLOGE, CA FIX..........         5000
    *6400--MCA KLOGE, CA FIX, NE
     BND
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                       Is Amended To Read in Part
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KLOGE, CA FIX....................  RUMSY, CA FIX...........       *11000
    *6600--MOCA
    *7000--GNSS MEA
RUMSY, CA FIX....................  WILLIAMS, CA VORTAC.....  ...........
                                   SW BND..................        11000
                                   NE BND..................         5300
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       Sec.   95.6346 VOR Federal Airway V346 Is Amended To Delete
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U.S. CANADIAN BORDER.............  MILLINOCKET, ME VOR/DME.        *6000
    *5100--MOCA
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       Sec.   95.6400 VOR Federal Airway V400 Is Amended To Delete
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PRESQUE ISLE, ME VOR/DME.........  U.S. CANADIAN BORDER....        *6000
    *4000--MOCA
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       Sec.   95.6487 VOR Federal Airway V487 Is Amended To Delete
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BURLINGTON, VT VOR/DME...........  U.S. CANADIAN BORDER....         2800
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       Sec.   95.6494 VOR Federal Airway V494 Is Amended by Adding
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MENDOCINO, CA VORTAC.............  *ROZZA, CA FIX..........         6000
    *7000--MCA ROZZA, CA FIX, E
     BND
ROZZA, CA FIX....................  POPES, CA FIX...........        *7000
    *5000--MOCA
    *5000--GNSS MEA
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                          Is Amended To Delete
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MENDOCINO, CA VORTAC.............  SANTA ROSA, CA VOR/DME..         6000
SANTA ROSA, CA VOR/DME...........  POPES, CA FIX...........         5000
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                       Is Amended To Read in Part
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POPES, CA FIX....................  RAGGS, CA FIX...........         5000
RAGGS, CA FIX....................  SACRAMENTO, CA VORTAC...         5000
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       Sec.   95.6541 VOR Federal Airway V541 Is Amended To Delete
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GADSDEN, AL VOR/DME..............  HOBBI, AL FIX...........         3600
    *2800--MOCA
HOBBI, AL WP.....................  DECATUR, AL VOR/DME.....         3000
DECATUR, AL VOR/DME..............  MUSCLE SHOALS, AL VORTAC         2500
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                       Is Amended To Read in Part
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GADSDEN, AL VOR/DME..............  EDDIE, AL FIX...........         3600
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   Sec.   95.6319 Alaska VOR Federal Airway V319 Is Amended To Delete
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HOOPER BAY, AK VOR/DME...........  NANWAK, AK NDB/DME......         2300

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                 From                                To                 Distance                From
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                               Sec.   95.8003 VOR Federal Airway Changeover Point
                                    V49 Is Amended To Delete Changeover Point
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VULCAN, AL VORTAC....................  DECATUR, AL VOR/DME..........           35  VULCAN.
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                                   V494 Is Amended To Delete Changeover Point
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MENDOCINO, CA VORTAC.................  SANTA ROSA, CA VOR/DME.......           25  MENDOCINO.
SANTA ROSA, CA VOR/DME...............  SACRAMENTO, CA VORTAC........           25  SANTA ROSA.
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                                    Sec.   95.8005 Jet Route Changeover Point
                                    J89 Is Amended To Delete Changeover Point
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ATLANTA, GA VORTAC...................  VALDOSTA, GA VOR/DME.........           90  ATLANTA.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 159 (Monday, August 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48739-48740]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP13-551-000]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of
Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Leidy
Southeast Expansion Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Leidy
Southeast Expansion Project, proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company, LLC (Transco) in the above-referenced docket. Transco requests
authorization to construct and operate certain natural gas pipeline
facilities in various counties in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Virginia, and North Carolina to expand the natural gas delivery
capacity to the northeast region of the United States by up to 525,000
dekatherms per day.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Leidy Southeast Expansion Project in
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed
project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a
major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human
environment.
    On June 12, 2014, FERC issued a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review of the Leidy Southeast Expansion Project. That
notice identified the EA issuance date as August 8, 2014, with a 90-day
Federal Authorization Decision Deadline of November 6, 2014 (now
November 9, 2014).
    The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(COE) participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of the
EA. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise
with respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and
participate in the NEPA analysis. The COE will use the EA as part of
its review to consider the issuance of a Section 404 Clean Water Act
permit.
    The proposed Leidy Southeast Expansion Project includes the
following facilities:
     About 29.8 miles of new 42-inch-diameter pipeline loop\1\
in four separate segments in Mercer, Somerset, and Hunterdon Counties,
New Jersey, and Monroe and Luzerne Counties, Pennsylvania;
     Additional compression and modification of existing
Compressor Stations 205, 515, 517, and 520 in Mercer County, New
Jersey, and Luzerne, Columbia, and Lycoming Counties, Pennsylvania,
respectively;
     Modification of existing compressor stations in North
Carolina (1 facility), Virginia (5 facilities), and Maryland (1
facility); and
     Modification of existing meter and regulating stations,
mainline valves, and pig launchers and receivers in North Carolina,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA to Federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes;
potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and
groups; newspapers and libraries in the project area; and parties to
this proceeding. In addition, the EA is available for public viewing on
the FERC's Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited
number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public
inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference
Room, 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-
8371.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To
ensure that the Commission has the opportunity to consider your
comments prior to making its decision on this project, it is important
that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or before September
10, 2014.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the
project docket number (CP13-551-000) with your submission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert
staff available to assist you at<PHONE_NUMBER> or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief,
text-only comments on a project;

    (2) You can also file your comments electronically using the
eFiling feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the
link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments
in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your
submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking
on ``eRegister.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select
``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426.
    Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).\1\ Only intervenors have the
right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. The Commission
grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns
intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a
clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other party can
adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments will not
give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to
have your comments considered.
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    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search,'' and enter the docket number
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP13-
551). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. The eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: August 11, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST (ICR)

SUPPORTING STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

OFFICE OF AIR & RADIATION

A.	JUSTIFICATION

1.	Identification of the Information Collection

a.	Title:  Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2011 Renewable Fuel
Standards - Petition for International Aggregate Compliance Approach –
(RENEWAL)

EPA Number:  2398.03

OMB Control Number 2060-0655

b. Short characterization:

This regulation has a provision that EPA will use to authorize renewable
fuel producers using certain foreign-grown feedstocks to use an
aggregate approach to comply with the renewable biomass verification
provisions, akin to that applicable to producers using crops and crop
residue grown in the United States.  For this authorization, foreign
based entities may petition EPA for approval of the aggregate compliance
approach for specified renewable fuel feedstocks either in a foreign
country as a whole or in a specified geographical area.  This petition
request for the aggregate compliance approach for foreign-grown crops
and crop residue is voluntary, though, if approved by EPA, will offer
the benefit that certain renewable biomass produced in a foreign country
or geographical area can be counted as feedstock to make renewable fuel
for credit under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) program.

2.  Need For, and Use of, the Collection

Authority for the Collection

	  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 Sections 114 and 208 of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. §§
7414 and 7542, authorize EPA to require recordkeeping and reporting
regarding enforcement of the provisions of Title II of the CAA.  The
relevant regulations are in 40 CFR Part 80, Renewable Fuel Standard.

	b.	Practical Utility/Uses of the Data

	The data collected under this ICR will be used for EPA to
evaluate/grant petitions.

3.  Non-duplication, Consultation, and other Collection Criteria

	a. 	Non-duplication

	  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 Efforts have been made to eliminate duplication
in this information collection. Where possible, information requirements
from various organizations within the Agency have been combined to
minimize the submittal of duplicate information in different formats.
The information in this collection will not be available from another
source.

	b. 	Public Notice

EPA sought comment on reporting requirements via Notice found in 78FR
30428 on December 20, 2013.  There were five comments at the end of the
sixty (60) day comment period. These comments were out of the scope of
the ICR and did not require addressing. Commenters did not address the
petition process that would authorize renewable fuel producers using
certain foreign-grown feedstocks to use an aggregate approach to comply
with the renewable biomass verification provisions, equal to that
applicable to producers using crops and crop residue grown in the United
States. Three comments expressed strong opposition to the use of ethanol
(E15 and E85) and alcohol products used in gasoline believed to cause
damage to fuel systems in cars and most motorized machines. A Southern
Minnesota and an Arkansas farmer expressed continued future support for
the renewable fuel mandate.

	c. 	Consultations

	EPA has made an asserted effort to seek industry comment for this ICR.
EPA contacted Ms. Kristy Moore of the Renewable Fuels Association who
can be contacted on<PHONE_NUMBER> and   HYPERLINK
<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>. Ms. Moore
reviewed the ICR in consultation with her colleagues who believe the
current processes for foreign producers are working and the time and
cost associated with the estimates looked reasonable. EPA also contacted
Chris Bliley of Growth Energy by e-mail  HYPERLINK
"C:\\Users\\WWrigley\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Temporary
Internet
Files\\Low\\Content.IE5\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Temporary
Internet<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>and by phone. Mr. Bliley’s organizations
work primarily with domestic producers and could not speculate if cost
were reasonable or fair for producers using certain foreign-grown
feedstocks. EPA also contacted Laticia Phillips of UNICA – Sugarcane
Industry Association e-mail  HYPERLINK
"C:\\Users\\WWrigley\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Temporary
Internet
Files\\Low\\Content.IE5\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Temporary
Internet<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>. Ms. Phillips commented that foreign producers
applying for aggregate compliance for its feedstock and that process
(collecting all data, maps, signatures, ministry letters, etc.) will
take the foreign producer at least 40 hours of work at the average rate
quoted in EPA’s assumptions. Translation alone for a foreign entity
will take more than 40 hours. In response to the comments given by
UNICA, the hourly industry assumption in this ICR will be changed to 40
in this collection to reflect a better scenario for foreign producers.

	d. 	Effects of Less Frequent Data Collection

	This data collection is necessary in order to permit a petitioning
process to function for foreign renewable fuel producers to comply with
the renewable biomass verification provision.  We anticipate only one
response per respondent.  The information collected will be received
from foreign based entities seeking an authorization to use specified
renewable fuel feedstocks. The information in this collection is not
available from another source.

	e. 	General Guidelines

	This rule does exceed the OMB guidelines. EPA requests an exception to
the OMB guidelines that agencies may only require records to be
maintained for no more than three years. Records can be kept either
electronically or on paper. EPA needs to make sure regulated parties
keep records long enough to be evaluated for compliance during this time
period.  Section 40 CFR Part 80.1454(l) requires record retention for
five years from the date the records were created. Any information
claimed as confidential will be treated in accordance with 40 CFR Part 2
and established Agency procedures.  Information that is received without
a claim of confidentiality may be made available to the public without
further

	f.	Confidentiality

	Respondents may assert claims of business confidentiality (CBI) for any
or all of the information they submit. We do not believe that most
respondents would characterize the information they submit to us under
this information collection as CBI.  However, any information claimed as
confidential will be treated in accordance with 40 CFR Part 2 and
established Agency procedures.  Information that is received without a
claim of confidentiality may be made available to the public without
further notice to the submitter under 40 CFR § 2.203.

g.	Sensitive Information

	This information collection does not require submission of any
sensitive information.

4.	The Respondents and the Information Requested

	a.	Respondents/SIC Codes

	Entities potentially affected by this proposed rule are those involved
with the production, distribution, and sale of transportation fuels,
including gasoline and diesel fuel or renewable fuels such as ethanol
and biodiesel.  In the case of these petitions, we anticipate that they
may come from foreign trade associations or governmental entities.
Potentially regulated categories include:

Category	NAICS1 Codes	SIC2 Codes	Examples of Potentially Regulated
Entities

Industry

Industry

Industry

Industry

Industry

Industry

Industry	324110

325193

325199

424690

424710

424720

454319	2911

2869

2869

5169

5171

5172

5989	Petroleum Refineries

Ethyl alcohol manufacturing

Other basic organic chemical manufacturing

Chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers

Petroleum bulk stations and terminals

Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers

Other fuel dealers

1 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

2 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system code.

	b.	Information Requested

		A)	Reporting:  No form is to be developed for this petition process.
Specific items of information to be requested are outlined in the
regulation.

		B)	Recordkeeping:  For the RFS2 program, respondents retain records
for a period of not less than five (5) years.

5.  The Information Collected, Agency Activities, Collection
Methodology, and Information Management

a.	Agency Activities

All petitions will be reviewed by EPA.

Petitions will be stored by EPA.

A response (grant, denial, etc.) will be issued by EPA.

b. 	Collection Methodology and Management

	The information collected will be in the form of a petition.  No
standard form is to be developed.  As mentioned above, we do not
anticipate that this information will come in under a CBI claim;
however, that is a possibility and we will treat all such information in
accordance with 40 CFR Part 2 and established Agency procedures for
handling CBI.  Information claimed as CBI will be stored in
appropriately controlled areas.

c.	Small Entity Flexibility

	This collection will not adversely affect small entities.

d.	Collection Schedule

	We anticipate each petitioner will submit one petition.

6.	Estimating the Burden and Cost of Collection

a.	Estimating the Respondent Universe

	We estimate 15 petitions will be received from 15 countries or
geographical areas during the three years covered by this proposed ICR.

b.	Estimating the Respondent Burden and Cost

	Three labor categories are involved:  managerial (includes legal and
professional review), technical, and clerical. The estimates used the
Bureau of Labor Statistics figures from "National Industry-Specific
Occupational Employment & Wage Estimate “Petroleum and Coal Products
Manufacturing” (May 2011), with a 3% annual inflation factor applied
to bring the values to the present.  Using this method, the following
wages and benefits apply by category:

Wages and Benefits

Managerial    		$67.44   per hour

Technical		$65.56   per hour

Clerical		$22.17   per hour

Doubling for company overhead beyond wages and benefits, and for
convenience, rounding up to the dollar, gives the following rates for
this ICR:

Total Employer Cost

Managerial		$135.00 per hour

Technical		$131.00 per hour

Clerical		 $ 44.00 per hour

It is assumed that for each hour of activity the mix will be about 0.1
hour managerial, 0.7 hour technical, and 0.2 hour clerical.  This gives
an average labor cost of $114 per hour, which will be used in this ICR.
For purchased services related to attest engagements and some items of
registration, we have doubled this hourly cost to $228 in order to more
accurately reflect the cost of a certified public accountant (CPA) or
licensed professional engineer's (PE) services.

	We estimate that each petition will take 40 hours to prepare per year.
We have drawn upon our experiences with the Renewable Fuel Standard
Provision and estimate no more than 15 notifications with an annual
burden of 600 burden hours per year and for three years 1,800 burden
hours.  The total annual burden by party is estimated as follows:

Information Collection Burden by Type of Party

Information Collection	Number of Parties

(countries)	Number of Responses

Per Party	Total Number of Responses	Time Per Response	Cost Per Response
Total Hours	Total Cost

Petition for International aggregate compliance	15	1	15	40	$4,560	600
$68,400

	Total	15

15

	600	$68,400

Estimating Agency Burden and Cost

	No response is required to notifications unless a potential violation
is noted. We have drawn upon our experiences with the Renewable Fuel
Standard Provision and estimate no more than 15 notifications with an
annual burden of 300 burden hours per year and for three years 900
burden hours.  The Agency burden consist of two GS-13 technical worker
$82.00 an hour including overhead, and a GS-15 manager $ 114.00 an hour
including overhead for an Agency burden of $ 1,764 per response with an
annual total cost of $26,460.  We have assumed that each response will
require 16 hours of technical staff time (two staff FTE, working eight
hours each) to review and prepare the written response.  It is estimated
that one manager will be required to expend a total of 4 hours per
response.  Contractors will not be used to handle these applications and
are not included.

 These estimates are derived from "OPM Salary Table 2010-DCB," effective
January 2010.  This table may be found at
http://archive.opm.gov/oca/10tables/html/RUS-h.asp.  The extreme of step
10 was assumed for all categories.  All values were multiplied by 1.6
(which is a common factor utilized in ICRs to account for overhead
costs). We rounded the resulting dollar value to the nearest tenth.  The
total yearly Agency burden is estimated as follows:

d.	Estimating the Respondent Universe

	We based our estimate upon the number of petitions we expect to receive
and invite further comment from interested parties.

e.	Bottom Line Burden Hours and Costs

	From the Table on page 6 we estimate the following:

TOTAL NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS:  15

TOTAL NO. OF RESPONSES:   15

TOTAL BURDEN HOURS (ANNUAL):   600

TOTAL COST (ANNUAL):  $68,400

f.	Reason for Change in Burden

There is an increase of hours in the total estimated respondent burden
compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. The total hours
increased by 400 due to a more accurate account of hours needed for
foreign producers to complete the petition for approval that will offer
the benefit that certain renewable biomass produced in a foreign country
or geographical area can be counted as feedstock to make renewable fuel
for credit under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2). This change in
burden hours increased the cost of this collection by $54,204 per year.
The respondent universe and responses remained the same in this
collection.

g.	Burden Statement

	The average respondent burden in hours per respondent, per year, for
this ICR is estimated at 40 hours.

	Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a Federal agency.  This includes the time needed
to review the instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply
with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transit or otherwise disclose the information.

	An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.  The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.

	  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1  To comment on the Agency's need for this
information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any
suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of
automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for
this ICR under Docket ID Number   HYPERLINK
"http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html" \l
"docketDetail?R=EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0133"  EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0133 , which is
available for online viewing at   HYPERLINK "http://www.regulations.gov"
 www.regulations.gov , or in person viewing at the Air and Radiation in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.  The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays.  The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation is (202)
566-1742.  An electronic version of the public docket is available at
www.regulations.gov.  This site can be used to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket,
and to access those documents in the public docket that are available
electronically.  When in the system, select “search,” then key in
the Docket ID Number identified above.  Also, you can send comments to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk
Officer for EPA.  Please include the EPA Docket ID Number   HYPERLINK
"http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html" \l
"docketDetail?R=EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0133"  EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0133  and OMB
Control Number 2060-0655 in any correspondence.

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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 2

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

    Docket Numbers: EC14-42-000.
    Applicants: Fowler Ridge IV Wind Farm LLC.
    Description: Supplement to January 15, 2014 Application for
Authorization under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act and Request
for Waivers and Expedited Action of Fowler Ridge IV Wind Farm LLC.
    Filed Date: 3/5/14.
    Accession Number: 20140305-5058.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/17/14.

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

    Docket Numbers: ER10-1782-005.
    Applicants: Tampa Electric Company.
    Description: Tampa Electric Company submits Annual Compliance
Report Regarding Operational Penalties for 2013.
    Filed Date: 3/3/14.
    Accession Number: 20140303-5109.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/24/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-3301-003; ER10-2757-003; ER10-2756-003.
    Applicants: Arlington Valley, LLC, Griffith Energy LLC, GWF Energy
LLC.

    Description: Supplement to January 22, 2014 Notice of Change in
Status of the Star West Companies.
    Filed Date: 3/5/14.
    Accession Number: 20140305-5061.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-281-002.
    Applicants: Star Energy Partners LLC.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of Star Energy
Partners LLC.
    Filed Date: 3/4/14.
    Accession Number: 20140304-5211.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/25/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1428-000.
    Applicants: NRG Power Marketing LLC, GenOn Energy Management, LLC,
Cabrillo Power I LLC, Cabrillo Power II LLC, El Segundo Energy Center
LLC, NRG Delta LLC, El Segundo Power, LLC, Dynegy Moss Landing, LLC,
CalPeak Power--Panoche LLC, CalPeak Power--Enterprise LLC, CalPeak
Power LLC, NRG California South LP, CalPeak Power--Vaca Dixon LLC,
Dynegy Marketing and Trade, LLC, CalPeak Power--El Cajon LLC, SHELL
ENERGY NORTH AMERICA (US), LP, La Paloma Generating Company, LLC, High
Plains Ranch II, LLC, Long Beach Generation LLC.
    Description: Emergency Request for Temporary Waiver of the CAISO
Operating Agreement and Shortened Comment Period of the Indicated CAISO
Suppliers.
    Filed Date: 3/4/14.
    Accession Number: 20140304-5203.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/11/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1429-000.
    Applicants: Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative, Inc.
    Description: Normal Alba IFA to be effective 2/28/2014.
    Filed Date: 3/5/14.
    Accession Number: 20140305-5041.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1430-000.
    Applicants: Xcel Energy Services Inc.
    Description: Notice of Cancellation of Commitment and Dispatch
Service Agreement, et. al., filed by Xcel Energy Services Inc., on
behalf of Southwestern Public Service Company.
    Filed Date: 3/5/14.
    Accession Number: 20140305-5105.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1431-000.
    Applicants: ITC Midwest LLC.
    Description: Filing of Joint Use Pole Agreement with State Center
to be effective 5/5/2014.
    Filed Date: 3/5/14.
    Accession Number: 20140305-5119.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1432-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Queue W2-061--Svc Agmnt No. 3748 & Cancellation of
Service Agrmnt No. 2932 to be effective 2/4/2014.
    Filed Date: 3/5/14.
    Accession Number: 20140305-5125.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1433-000.
    Applicants: Century Aluminum Sebree LLC.
    Description: Petition of Century Aluminum Sebree LLC for Limited
Waiver.
    Filed Date: 3/5/14.
    Accession Number: 20140305-5155.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-689-003.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: 2014-03-05--Entergy IAs Succession Amendment Filing to
be effective 12/19/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/5/14.
    Accession Number: 20140305-5164.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/14.

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

    Dated: March 5, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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