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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-84941; File No. SR-MRX-2018-40]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq MRX, LLC; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend General 8

December 21, 2018.
    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 19, 2018, Nasdaq MRX, LLC (``Exchange'') filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule
change as described in Items I, II, and III, below, which Items have
been prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice
to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested
persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to delete the Exchange's existing rules on
colocation, connectivity, and direct connectivity (the ``Existing
Connectivity Rules''), under General 8, and incorporate by reference
into General 8 The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC's (``Nasdaq's'') rules on
colocation, connectivity, and direct connectivity, which are located in

General 8 of the Nasdaq rulebook shell structure.\3\
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    \3\ Recently, the six exchanges affiliated with Nasdaq, Inc.
(The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, Nasdaq BX, Inc., Nasdaq PHLX LLC,
Nasdaq ISE, LLC, Nasdaq GEMX, LLC, and Nasdaq MRX, LLC
(collectively, the ``Affiliated Exchanges'')) added shell structures
to their respective rulebooks with the purpose of improving
efficiency and readability and to align their respective rules.
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    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
website at http://nasdaqmrx.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 Exchange proposes to delete its Existing Connectivity Rules,
currently under General 8, and incorporate by reference the
corresponding Nasdaq rules, at General 8 of Nasdaq's rulebook. The
Exchange proposes to remove the current rule text from General 8 and
replace it with the following text:

General 8 Connectivity

    The rules contained in The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC General 8, as
such rules may be in effect from time to time (the ``General 8
Rules''), are hereby incorporated by reference into this Nasdaq MRX
General 8, and are thus Nasdaq MRX Rules and thereby applicable to
Nasdaq MRX Members. Nasdaq MRX Members shall comply with the General
8 Rules as though such rules were fully set forth herein. All
defined terms, including any variations thereof, contained in the
General 8 Rules shall be read to refer to the Nasdaq MRX related
meaning of such term. Solely by way of example, and not in
limitation or in exhaustion: The defined term ``Exchange'' in the
General 8 Rules shall be read to refer to the Nasdaq MRX Exchange;
the defined term ``Rule'' in the General 8 Rules shall be read to
refer to the Nasdaq MRX Rule.\4\
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    \4\ The Exchange shall include a hyperlink to Nasdaq's General 8
for ease of reference.

    Over the past year, the Affiliated Exchanges each took steps to
harmonize their respective rules on colocation, connectivity, and
direct connectivity, first by relocating them to General 8 of their
respective rulebooks, and then by eliminating substantive differences
among the rules. The Affiliated Exchanges harmonized these rules
because the Affiliated Exchanges offer colocation, connectivity, and
direct connectivity services and related products to their customers on
a shared basis with one another,\5\ and to do so, the rules and fees
governing such shared products and services should be the same for all
of the Affiliated Exchanges.
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    \5\ The offering of products and services on a shared basis
means that a customer purchases colocation, connectivity, and direct
connectivity products and services once to gain access to any or all
of the Affiliated Exchanges to which the customer is otherwise
entitled to receive access under the respective rules of the
Affiliated Exchanges. In other words, the Affiliated Exchanges only
charge customers once for these shared products and services, even
to the extent that a customer uses the products and services to
connect to more than one of the Affiliated Exchanges. Likewise, the
rules provide for connectivity to third-party services and market
data feeds on a shared basis, meaning that a firm need only purchase
a subscription to these services once, regardless of whether the
firm is a member or member organization, as applicable, of multiple
Affiliated Exchanges.
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    Because the text of the Exchange's General 8 is already
substantively identical \6\ to Nasdaq's General 8, the proposal will
not effect any substantive changes to the Exchange's General 8.
Instead, the proposal will merely adopt language indicating that the
Exchange is incorporating by reference Nasdaq's General 8 and it will
make conforming cross-reference changes.
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    \6\ A small number of minor differences exist among the Section
8s of the Affiliated Exchanges. However, these differences, such as
the use of the word ``the'' before the phrase ``Nasdaq Data Center''
in one version of the Rulebook and not in the others, are technical
and do result in substantive variations in the meanings of the
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    This proposal is the penultimate step in the harmonization process.
The Exchange plans to file with the Commission a request to exempt it
from Section 19(b) of the Act with respect to General 8, as amended
herein, so that the Exchange will not need to file a proposed rule
change whenever Nasdaq amends its General 8 rules. The Exchange
proposes that this rule change become operative at such time as it
receives approval for this exemption from the Commission, pursuant to
its authority under Section 36 of the Act \7\ and Rule 0-12
thereunder.\8\
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78mm.
    \8\ See 17 CFR 240.0-12; Exchange Act Release No. 39624
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    The Exchange's General 8 and Nasdaq's General 8 are regulatory in
nature.\9\ Should any rules which impact trading behavior be added to
Nasdaq General 8 in the future, those rules shall not become subject to
the incorporation by reference and shall be placed elsewhere within the
Exchange's Rulebook. The Exchange notes that as a condition of any
exemption approved by the Commission, the Exchange agrees to provide
written notice to its members whenever Nasdaq proposes a change to its
General 8 Rules.\10\ Such notice will alert Exchange members to the
proposed Nasdaq rule change and give them an opportunity to comment on
the proposal. The Exchange will similarly inform its members in writing
when the Commission approves any such proposed change.
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    \9\ The General 8 Rules are categories of rules that are not
trading rules. See 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(76) (contemplating such
requests). In addition, several other SROs incorporate by reference
certain regulatory rules of another SRO and have received from the
Commission similar exemptions from Section 19(b) of the Exchange
Act. See e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 57478 (March 12,
2008), 73 FR 14521 (March 18, 2008), 53128 (January 13, 2006), 71 FR
3550 (January 23, 2006); 49260 (February 17, 2004), 69 FR 8500
(February 24, 2004).
    \10\ The Exchange will provide such notice via a posting on the
same website location where it posts its own rule filings pursuant
to Rule 19b-4 within the timeframe require by such Rule. The website
posting will include a link to the location on the Nasdaq website
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act,\11\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) of the Act,\12\ in particular, in that it is designed to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to 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
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange believes that harmonizing the Existing Connectivity
Rules with the colocation, connectivity, and direct connectivity rules
of Nasdaq will improve efficiency and reduce the burden on firms as
they only will need to be familiar with a single set of rules going
forward governing colocation, connectivity, and direct connectivity.
Because the text of the Existing Connectivity Rules and Nasdaq General
8 are already the same, the proposed change will have no substantive
impact on firms that colocate with or connect to the Exchange.

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. The proposed rule change does
not make any substantive change to Exchange General 8 and will not
impact competition.

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

    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)(iii) of the Act \13\ and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\14\
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \14\ 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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    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-MRX-2018-40 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-MRX-2018-40. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-MRX-2018-40 and should be submitted on
or before January 22, 2019.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\15\
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    \15\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-61349; File No. SR-CBOE-2010-004]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change To Modify Trading Hours for CBSX

January 14, 2010.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on January 12, 2010, 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. CBOE has
submitted the proposed rule change under 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

    The Exchange proposes to modify trading hours for the CBOE Stock
Exchange (``CBSX''). The text of the proposed rule change is available
on the Exchange's Web site (http://www.cboe.org/Legal), at the
Exchange's Office of the Secretary, and at the Commission.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, the 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 III 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
    CBSX proposes to designate the time period from 8:30 a.m. CT until
3 p.m. CT as ``CBSX Regular Trading Hours'' for stock, IPR and IPS
transactions and to make certain corresponding changes. CBSX also
proposes to designate the time periods from 8 a.m. CT until 8:30 a.m.
CT and 3 p.m. CT until 3:30 p.m. CT as ``CBSX Extended Trading Hours''
and to make certain corresponding changes. The proposed change would be
effective as of February 1, 2010. CBOE also proposes to make changes
corresponding to SR-CBOE-2009-083, which changed the time at which CBSX
opens from 8:15 a.m. CT to 8 a.m. CT.\5\ All changes have been
requested by CBSX users. Other US-based exchanges permit trading after
3 p.m. CT, including the Nasdaq Stock Market.\6\
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    \5\ See SR-CBOE-2009-083, 74 FR 57718 (November 9, 2009).
    \6\ See Nasdaq Stock Market Rules 4617 and 4120(b)(4), NYSEArca
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    These changes do not change the effective ``normal trading hours,''
on CBSX, which is and will remain from 8:30 a.m. CT to 3 p.m. CT. The
periods from 8 a.m. CT until 8:30 a.m. CT and 3 p.m. CT until 3:30 p.m.
CT will not qualify as ``normal trading hours.'' Therefore, trading
rules, policies and Designated Primary Market-Maker (``DPM'')
obligations during these periods may differ from those during normal
trading hours, [sic] Some of these differences already exist in CBSX
rules.
    Specifically, the ``Unusual Market Conditions'' rule pertaining to
trading halts for trading of IPRs and IPSs imposes different procedures
during normal trading hours than it does during the 8 a.m. CT to 8:30
a.m. CT and 3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. periods.\7\ This difference already
existed in CBSX rules; the proposed rule change would adjust the time
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    CBSX rules also already included differences between normal trading
hours and the non-normal trading periods in the numerical guidelines
used to determine whether or not a trade qualifies as ``clearly
erroneous.'' The proposed rule change would also adjust the time
periods listed in Rule 52.4(c)(1).
    Because the periods from 8 a.m. CT to 8:30 a.m. CT and 3 p.m. CT to
3:30 p.m. CT are not ``normal trading hours,'' CBSX DPMs will not be
required to provide continuous quotes during these periods. The
proposed rule change would amend Rule 53.56 to reflect this.
    The Exchange represents that the later closing time will have no
implications for CBSX systems. The Exchange represents that CBSX
traders will have been notified of the time change via circular prior
to the rule change taking effect.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \8\ and the rules
and regulations thereunder and, in particular, the requirements of
Section 6(b) of the Act.\9\ Specifically, the Exchange believes that
the proposed rule change is consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) \10\
requirements that the rules of an exchange be designed to promote just
and equitable principles of trade, to prevent fraudulent and
manipulative acts, to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism
for a free and open market and a national market system, and, in
general, to protect investors and the public interest. Permitting
trading until later in the day will permit investors greater
opportunity to participate in the market, thereby removing an
impediment to trading.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

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

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

    The Exchange neither solicited nor received comments on the
proposal.

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

    CBOE has designated the proposed rule change as one that: (1) Does
not significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (2) does not impose any significant burden on competition;
and (3) does not become operative for 30 days from the date of filing,
or such shorter time as the Commission may designate if consistent with
the protection of investors and the public interest. Therefore, 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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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) also requires
an exchange to provide the Commission with 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 the proposed rule change
or such shorter time as the Commission may designate. The Exchange
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    CBOE has requested that the Commission waive a portion of the 30-
day operative delay to permit the proposed rule change to become
operative on February 1, 2010. CBOE believes that such waiver will
facilitate CBSX providing its members with extended trading
opportunities that are already available on other exchanges.\13\ The
Commission grants CBOE's request.\14\ The Commission believes that such
action is consistent with the protection of investors and the public
interest because other U.S. exchanges currently provide extended
trading hours subject to similar rules relating to investor
protection.\15\ Accordingly, CBOE's proposal does not appear to present
any novel regulatory issues.
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    \13\ See note 6, supra.
    \14\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposal's impact on efficiency,
competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \15\ See CBOE Rule 31.5P.(2)(a); CBOE Rule 51.2, Interpretation
and Policy .01 (providing required disclosures for CBSX extended
trading hours); and CBOE Rule 51.8(a) (prohibiting the entry of
market orders during CBSX extended trading hours). See also BATS
Rules 3.21 and 11.9(a)(2); Nasdaq Rules 4631 and 5740(a)(2); and
NYSEArca Rule 7.34(e).
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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-CBOE-2010-004 on the subject line.

Paper Comments:

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2010-004. 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 such 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 publicly available. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2010-004 and should be
submitted on or before February 11, 2010.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\16\
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    \16\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 573

[Docket No. FDA-2020-F-1275]

Biomin GmbH; Filing of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use)

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notification; petition for rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing
that we have filed a petition, submitted by Biomin GmbH, proposing that
the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of
fumonisin esterase to degrade fumonisins present in swine feed.

DATES: The food additive petition was filed on March 26, 2020.

ADDRESSES: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the
docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document, into
the ``Search'' box and follow the prompts; and/or go to the Dockets
Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carissa Adams, Center for Veterinary
Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., Rockville,
MD 20855,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (section 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), we are giving notice
that we have filed a food additive petition (FAP 2311) submitted by
Biomin GmbH; Erber Campus 1, 3131 Getzersdorf, Austria. The petition
proposes to amend Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) in
part 573 (21 CFR part 573) Food Additives Permitted in Feed and
Drinking Water of Animals to provide for the safe use of fumonisin
esterase to degrade fumonisins present in swine feed.
    The petitioner has claimed that this action is categorically
excluded under 21 CFR 25.32(r) because it is of a type that does not
individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human
environment. In addition, the petitioner has stated that, to their
knowledge, no extraordinary circumstances exist. If FDA determines a
categorical exclusion applies, neither an environmental assessment nor
an environmental impact statement is required. If FDA determines a
categorical exclusion does not apply, we will request an environmental
assessment and make it available for public inspection.

    Dated: April 24, 2020.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13821-000]

ORPC Alaska 2, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications

October 20, 2010.
    On August 2, 2010, and supplemented on September 27, 2010, and
October 7, 2010, ORPC Alaska 2, LLC filed an application for a
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the East Foreland Tidal
Energy Project (East Foreland project) to be located in Cook Inlet in
the vicinity of Nikiski, Alaska, in the Municipality of Anchorage and
Matanuksa-Susitna Borough, Alaska. The sole purpose of a preliminary
permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a
license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does
not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing
activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others
without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project will consist of the following: (1) A series of
150-kilowatt (kW) TideGen and/or 150-kW OCGen turbine-generator modules
with a combined capacity between 5 megawatts (MW) and 100 MW; (2) a 1-
to 8-mile-long, 13.5-kilovolt (kV) direct current underwater
transmission cable from the module site to a shore station on the west
coast of the Kenai Peninsula; (3) an approximately 0.25-mile-long,
4.16- to 34.5-kV alternating current terrestrial transmission line
connecting the shore station to a substation site located on the Kenai
Peninsula; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual
generation of the East Foreland project would be between 13,000 and
340,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Monty Worthington, Director of Project
Development, ORPC Alaska, LLC, 725 Christensen Drive, Suite A,
Anchorage, AK 99501; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and
competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet.
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's
Web site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-
filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing,
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and
seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-13821-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2016-0576; FRL-9963-72-Region 3]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Maryland; Permits, Approvals, and Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the
State of Maryland. This revision pertains to Maryland's administrative
procedures for the issuance, denial, and appeal of permits issued by
the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). This action is being
taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES:  Written comments must be received on or before July 24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R03-
OAR-2016-0576 at https://www.regulations.gov, or via email to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For comments submitted at Regulations.gov, follow
the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. For either
manner of submission, EPA may publish any comment received to its
public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you
consider to be confidential business information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of
the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing
system). For additional submission methods, please contact the person
identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please
visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Talley,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 22, 2016, the State of Maryland
through the MDE formally submitted amendments to Maryland's general
administrative provisions related to CAA permitting as a revision to
Maryland's SIP.

I. Background

    The CAA's New Source Review (NSR) programs are preconstruction
review and permitting programs applicable to new and modified
stationary sources of air pollutants regulated under the CAA. The NSR
programs of the CAA include a combination of air quality planning and
air pollution control technology program requirements. Briefly, section
109 of the CAA requires EPA to promulgate primary national ambient air
quality standards (NAAQS) to protect public health and secondary NAAQS
to protect public welfare. Once EPA sets those standards, states must
develop, adopt, and submit to EPA for approval a SIP that contains
emissions limitations and other control measures to attain and maintain
the NAAQS. Pursuant to section 110, each SIP is required to contain a
preconstruction review program for the construction and modification of
any stationary source of air pollution to assure that the NAAQS are
achieved and maintained; to protect areas of clean air; to protect air
quality-related values (such as visibility) in national parks and other
areas; to assure that appropriate emissions controls are applied; to
maximize opportunities for economic development consistent with the
preservation of clean air resources; and, to ensure that any decision
to increase air pollution is made only after full public consideration
of the consequences of the decision. Section 172 of the CAA requires a
permit program in areas which are not attaining the NAAQS, and section
173 provides the specific requirements for that permit program.
    MDE's February 22, 2016 SIP submittal consists of revisions to
regulations under section 26.11.02 (Permits, Approvals, and
Registration) of the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) which EPA has
previously approved into the Maryland SIP. The purpose of the revisions
is to incorporate amended state statutory requirements \1\ into the
Maryland SIP. The revisions are related to MDE's administrative
processes for permit issuance and denial. Specifically, the revisions
eliminate the ``contested case'' process and the Office of
Administrative Hearings' (OAH) adjudicatory hearing

process for major permits, and substitute direct judicial review.
Additionally, the revisions expand standing for challenges to those
major permits, and include additional public notice requirements for
certain sources. The Maryland statutory requirements were incorporated
into MDE's implementing regulations under COMAR 26.11.02 as described
below, and submitted to EPA for approval into the Maryland SIP.
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    \1\ See S.B. 1065, Acts of 2009; H.B. 554 and H.B. 95, Acts of
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II. Summary of SIP Revision and EPA Analysis

    Maryland's SIP revision includes several amended administrative
provisions under COMAR 26.11.02 (Permits, Approvals, and Registration).
Specifically, <IP_ADDRESS> (Procedures for Denying, Revoking, or
Reopening and Revising a Permit or Approval), <IP_ADDRESS> (Procedures
for Obtaining Permits to Construct Certain Significant Sources), and
<IP_ADDRESS> (Procedures for Obtaining Approvals of PSD Sources and NSR
Sources, Certain Permits to Construct, and Case-by-Case MACT
Determinations in Accordance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart B) have been
revised as follows.
    Under the currently approved SIP, COMAR <IP_ADDRESS>, denials and
approvals of permits to construct, State operating permits, and State-
only enforceable portions of title V operating permits are considered
``final actions'' subject to judicial review if the permittee did not
request a hearing before the OAH and MDE pursuant to the ``contested
case process.'' In MDE's February 22, 2016 SIP submittal, MDE submitted
for inclusion in the Maryland SIP a revised version of COMAR
<IP_ADDRESS> which provides for a separate process for denials of
permits to construct. Under the revised <IP_ADDRESS>, denials of permits
to construct immediately constitute ``final determinations'' which are
subject to direct judicial review (without requiring permittees to seek
review through the OAH), pursuant to the revised procedures for major
permits in the revised COMAR <IP_ADDRESS> described below.
    MDE's February 22, 2016 SIP submittal also includes a number of
revisions MDE made to COMAR <IP_ADDRESS>, which contains the procedures
for processing permits to construct for ``significant'' sources. This
section applies to modifications at sources: (a) For which a state
operating permit is required; (b) which are subject to new source
performance standards (NSPS) at 40 CFR part 60, national emission
standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAPS) at 40 CFR part 61, or
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) requirements at 40 CFR
part 52.21; (c) which, after control, will discharge 25 tons per year
or more of a pollutant regulated under Environment Article, Title 2, of
the Annotated Code of Maryland; and (d) of lead which will discharge 5
or more tons of elemental lead per year. See COMAR <IP_ADDRESS>A(1,2).
COMAR <IP_ADDRESS> was previously in the Maryland SIP. The revisions
made include a minor change to the public participation processes for
sources that trigger NSPS under 40 CFR part 60 but do not trigger NSR
requirements, enhanced public notification provisions which require MDE
to notify elected officials within a 1-mile radius of a source subject
to the expanded public participation requirements of permit
proceedings, eliminated the contested case process for significant
permits, and instituted direct judicial review in circuit court for
parties wishing to contest such permits. Additionally, MDE also
included a revised version of COMAR <IP_ADDRESS> which included minor
revisions, clarifying that Regulation .12 only applies to NSR and PSD
permit approvals, case-by-case approvals pursuant to 40 CFR part 63 for
air toxic sources, and permits to construct which are not subject to
COMAR <IP_ADDRESS>.
    EPA's review of MDE's February 22, 2016 SIP submittal finds it
consistent with all applicable requirements of the CAA and its
implementing regulations. The COMAR public notice requirements meet or
exceed the requirements of 40 CFR 51.160 and 51.161. Additionally, the
revisions are approvable under section 110 of the CAA (specifically
section 110(a)(2)(A) and (C) and section 173 for NSR programs). Under
section 110(a)(2)(C), the SIP must include a program to enforce the
emission limits and control measures in a state's SIP (as required by
section 110(a)(2)(A)) and must also contain a program to regulate
modification/construction of sources so that the NAAQS are achieved.
Section 173 requires the permits program for nonattainment NSR and
requires states to have a SIP with a permit program that ensures
sources are required to comply with certain things like stringent
emission limitations (i.e., lowest achievable emission rates) and
offsets. While having a permits program in the SIP that addresses
denial or revocation of permits and addresses permit appeals does not
address the required substance of a NSR program, these provisions do
make the NSR program enforceable, and therefore EPA finds the SIP
submission and revisions to COMAR 26.11.02 approvable under CAA
sections 173 and 110(a)(2)(A) and (C). In addition, because none of the
revisions to COMAR 26.11.02 will affect emissions of pollutants from
sources and are largely administrative in nature, EPA finds that none
of the revisions to COMAR 26.11.02 will interfere with reasonable
further progress, any NAAQS, or any other applicable requirements in
the CAA. Thus, EPA finds the submittal is approvable for section 110(l)
of the CAA.

III. Proposed Action

    EPA is proposing to approve MDE's February 22, 2016 SIP submittal
as a revision to the Maryland SIP as the SIP submittal meets
requirements in the CAA under sections 110 and 173. EPA is soliciting
public comments on the issues discussed in this document. These
comments will be considered before taking final action.

IV. Incorporation by Reference

    In this proposed rulemaking, EPA is proposing to include in a final
EPA rule regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. In
accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, EPA is proposing to
incorporate by reference the MDE rules regarding permit issuance and
denial as described in Section II of this preamble. EPA has made, and
will continue to make, these materials generally available through
https://www.regulations.gov and/or at the EPA Region III Office (please
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this preamble for more information).

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable
federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely approves state law as meeting federal requirements and
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state
law. For that reason, this proposed action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21,
2011);
     does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);

     is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
     does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, this proposed rule, related to Maryland's
administrative processes for preconstruction permitting, does not have
tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 9, 2000), because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian
country located in the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: June 2, 2017.
Cecil Rodrigues,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2014-N-0987]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for
the Collection of Qualitative Data on Tobacco Products and
Communications

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a
proposed collection of information has been submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by January
7, 2015.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer,
FAX:<PHONE_NUMBER>, or emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>All
comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910--New and
title ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Data on
Tobacco Products and Communications.'' Also include the FDA docket
number found in brackets in the heading of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA PRA Staff, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, 8455 Colesville Rd., COLE-14526, Silver
Spring, MD 20993-0002<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.

Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Data on Tobacco
Products and Communications--(OMB Control Number 0910--New)

    Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
393(d)(2)(D)), FDA is authorized to conduct educational and public
information programs.
    In conducting studies relating to the regulation and communications
related to tobacco products, FDA will need to employ formative
qualitative research including focus groups and/or in-depth interviews
(IDIs) to assess knowledge and perceptions about tobacco-related topics
with specific target audiences. The information collected will serve
two major purposes. First, formative research will provide critical
knowledge about target audiences. FDA must first understand people's
knowledge and perceptions about tobacco related topics prior to
developing survey/research questions as well as stimuli for
experimental studies. Second, initial testing will allow FDA to assess
consumer understanding of survey/research questions and study stimuli.
Focus groups and/or IDIs with a sample of the target audience will
allow FDA to refine the survey/research questions and study stimuli
while they are still in the developmental stage. FDA will collect,
analyze, and interpret information gathered through this generic
clearance in order to: (1) Better understand characteristics of the
target audience--its perceptions, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and
behaviors--and use these in the development of appropriate survey/
research questions, study stimuli, or communications; (2) more
efficiently and effectively design survey/research questions and study
stimuli; and (3) more efficiently and effectively design experimental
studies.
    FDA is requesting approval of this new generic clearance for
collecting information through the use of qualitative methods (i.e.,
individual interviews, small group discussions, and focus groups) for
studies involving all tobacco products regulated by FDA. This
information will be used as a first step to explore concepts of
interest and assist in the development of quantitative study proposals,
complementing other important research efforts in the Agency. This
information may also be used to help identify and develop communication
messages, which may be used in education campaigns. Focus groups play
an important role in gathering information because they allow for an
in-depth understanding of individuals' attitudes, beliefs, motivations,
and feelings. Focus group research serves the narrowly defined need for
direct and informal public opinion on a specific topic.
    In the Federal Register of August 1, 2014 (79 FR 44779), FDA
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed
collection of information. Two comments were received. However, only
one comment was PRA-related.
    (Comment) One comment was supportive of the information collection,
stating that such ``collections are, in fact, essential.'' The comment
also made suggestions about what the specific goals of messages tested
in information collections included under this generic collection
should focus on, and suggested that those collections be made available
for further public comments.
    (Response) FDA agrees that the request in this collection of
information is essential to the mission of the FDA as a science-based
Agency in its implementation of the Tobacco Control Act. Although we
appreciate suggestions for the content of future submissions submitted
under this generic clearance, ultimately such decisions will be driven
by needs determined by the Agency in consultation with other HHS
agencies, FDA advisory committees, and/or the public when appropriate.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:

                                 Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                  Number of
           Activity               Number of     responses per   Total annual       Hours per        Total hours
                                 respondents     respondent       responses         response
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In Person Individual In-Depth             350               1             350  1................             350
 Interviews.
General Public Focus Group             18,850               1          18,850  1.5..............          28,275
 Interviews.
Telephone Screening                     4,800               1           4,800  .08..............             384
 Interviews.                                                                   (5 minutes)......
Telephone Individual In-Depth              50               1              50  1................              50
 Interviews.
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    Total....................          24,050  ..............  ..............  .................          29,059
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

    The number of respondents to be included in each new pretest may
vary depending on the nature of the material or message being tested
and the target audience. Table 1 provides examples of the types of
studies that may be administered and estimated burden levels during the
3-year period. Time to read, view, or listen to the message being
tested is built into the ``Hours per Response'' figures.

    Dated: December 1, 2014.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2009-0001]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and request for comments; revision of a
currently approved information collection; OMB No. 1660-0087; No Forms.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity
to comment on a proposed revision of a currently approved information
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
this Notice seeks comments concerning the revision of the Preparedness
Comprehensive Assessment Support Tool (PrepCAST) (formerly known as the
National Incident Management System Compliance Assistance Support Tool
(NIMSCAST)). PrepCAST is a self-assessment tool for State, territorial,
Tribal, and local governments to evaluate and report on their
jurisdiction's achievement with regard to the National Incident
Management System (NIMS) implementation activities relating to the
preparedness of the respondent to react to emergency incidents.
PrepCAST will also collect preparedness data using the Targeted
Capabilities List (TCL) framework.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 18, 2009.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments at http://www.regulations.gov under
docket ID FEMA-2009-0001. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Office of Chief Counsel,
Regulation and Policy Team, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., Room 835,
Washington, DC 20472-3100.
    (3) Facsimile. Submit comments to<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (4) E-mail. Submit comments to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Include docket
ID FEMA-2009-0001 in the subject line.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and docket
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act
notice that is available on the Privacy and Use Notice link on the
Administration Navigation Bar of http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Bill Schwinn, Assessments
Section Chief, Preparedness Policy, Planning, and Analysis, National
Preparedness Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security,<PHONE_NUMBER> for additional
information. You may contact the Records Management Branch for copies
of the proposed collection of information at facsimile number (202)
646-3347 or e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2003, Homeland Security Presidential
Directive-8: National Preparedness (HSPD-8) called for establishing a
system that would assess the Nation's overall preparedness and provide
an annual status report of national preparedness. Three years later,
the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA) included
requirements to establish a ``comprehensive system to assess, on an
ongoing basis, the Nation's prevention capabilities and overall
preparedness.''
    The National Preparedness Directorate (NPD) within FEMA is charged
with developing the Comprehensive Assessment System (CAS). The CAS
will, as mandated by PKEMRA 649(c)(1-4), assess compliance with the
national preparedness system, the National Incident Management System
(NIMS), and other related plans; assess capability levels against
target levels; assess resource needs to meet target levels; and assess
the performance of training, exercises, and operations.

Collection of Information

    Title: PrepCAST (formerly NIMSCAST).
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0087.
    Form Titles and Numbers: No Forms.
    Abstract: The PrepCAST is a standardized data collection and
assessment process that effectively assesses prevention, protection,

response, and recovery capabilities at the regional, State, local, and
Tribal levels In the National Incident Management System collection
tool, data will be collected on the respondent's ability to meet the
established NIMS Implementation Objectives. The State Preparedness
Report collection tool will address questions about current
capabilities that have not already been answered through other
assessments and reports, focusing on level of performance of individual
activities for the 37 capabilities set forth in the Target Capabilities
List (TCL) 2.0. FEMA collects this data to guide policy and resource
allocation decisions.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 24,278 hours.

                                                 Table A.12--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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                                                                             Number of      Avg. burden    Total annual                    Total annual
        Type of respondent           Form name/Form No.      Number of     responses per   per response     burden  (in     Avg. hourly     respondent
                                                            respondents     respondent      (in hours)        hours)         wage rate         cost
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State, local or Tribal government.  National Incident               3926               1               5          19,630           28.60        $785,985
                                     Management System/
                                     No Form Number.
State, local or Tribal government.  State Preparedness                56               1              83           4,648           28.60         186,106
                                     Report/No Form
                                     Number.
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    Total.........................  ....................  ..............  ..............  ..............          24,278  ..............         972,091
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    Estimated Cost: There is no annual reporting and recordkeeping cost
associated with this collection.

Comments

    Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Larry Gray,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of Management, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

February 10, 2009.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:
    Docket Numbers: EC09-54-000.
    Applicants: MACH Gen, LLC, New Athens Generating Company, LLC, New
Harquahala Generating Company, LLC, Millennium Power Partners, L.P.,
Strategic Value Partners, LLC
    Description: Application of MACH Gen, LLC, et al. for Order
Authorizing Disposition of Jurisdictional Facilities under Section 203
of the Federal Power Act and Request for Expedited Action.
    Filed Date: 02/04/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090204-5157.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 25, 2009.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:
    Docket Numbers: ER95-1528-020; ER01-1114-013; ER05-89-012; ER05-
453-004; ER07-650-002; ER96-1088-047; ER03-674-013; ER01-2659-014;
ER02-2199-012; ER03-54-012; ER99-1936-012; ER01-1114-013; ER07-651-001.
    Applicants: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, Upper Peninsula
Power Company, Wisconsin River Power Company, WPS Energy Services,
Inc., WPS POWER DEVELOPMENT, LLC, Quest Energy, LLC, Combined Locks
Energy Center, LLC, WPS Empire State, Inc., WPS Beaver Falls
Generation, LLC, WPS Syracuse Generation, LLC, WPS Canada. Generation,
Inc., WPS New England Generation, Inc., WPS Westwood Generation, LLC,
Advantage Energy, Inc.
    Description: Integrys Energy Group, Inc submits revisions to its
12/22/08 compliance filing of market-based rate tariffs.
    Filed Date: 02/03/2009.

    Accession Number: 20090205-0272.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 24, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER96-2652-057; ER08-293-002; ER08-297-002; ER08-
589-002; ER99-4228-010; ER99-3693-006; ER99-4229-010; ER99-4231-009;
ER99-666-007; ER99-852-011.
    Applicants: CL Power Sales Eight, L.L.C.; Forward Windpower, LLC;
Lookout Windpower, LLC; Edison Mission Solutions, L.L.C.; CP Power
Sales Nineteen, L.L.C.; Midwest Generation, LLC; CP Power Sales
Seventeen, L.L.C.; CP Power Sales Twenty, L.L.C.; EME HOMER CITY
GENERATION LP; Edison Mission Marketing & Trading, Inc.
    Description: EME Companies submits revised market based rate
tariffs and request for Category 1 Seller Status for particular
regions.
    Filed Date: 02/06/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090210-0280.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 20, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER99-2984-013.
    Applicants: Green Country Energy, LLC.
    Description: Green County Energy, LLC submits a revision to their
market-based rate wholesale power sales tariff pursuant to Order 697.
    Filed Date: 02/05/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090206-0244.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 26, 2009
    Docket Numbers: ER01-3103-017.
    Applicants: Astoria Energy LLC.
    Description: Astoria Energy LLC submits notification of non
material change in status.
    Filed Date: 02/05/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090206-0245.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 26, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER03-719-012; ER03-721-011.
    Applicants: New Athens Generating Company, LLC; New Harquahala
Generating Company, LLC.
    Description: Withdrawal of Notice of Non-Material Change in Status.
    Filed Date: 02/04/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090204-5136.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 25, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER03-752-003.
    Applicants: Solaro Energy Marketing Corporation, Inc.
    Description: Solaro Energy Marketing Corporation request to be
designated as a Category I Seller in all regions of the United States
in compliance with Order 697 Compliance Filing.
    Filed Date: 02/03/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090205-0486.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 24, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER04-157-027; ER04-714-017.
    Applicants: Bangor Hydro-Electric Company; New England Transmission
Owners, Florida Power & Light Co. New England.
    Description: Refund Report of New England Transmission Owners.
    Filed Date: 02/10/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090210-5037.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 3, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-754-006.
    Applicants: Auburndale Power Partners, L.P.
    Description: Amendment to Updated Market Power Analysis of
Auburndale Power Partners, L.P.
    Filed Date: 02/04/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090204-5101.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 25, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-189-006; ER07-190-006; ER07-191-006; ER07-192-
004.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.; Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.;
Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.; Duke Energy Business Services LLC.
    Description: Supplement to Duke MBR Companies' Dec. 17, 2008
analysis re MISO updated SIL study.
    Filed Date: 02/06/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090206-5101.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 27, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-59-005.
    Applicants: Fortis Energy Marketing & Trading GP.
    Description: Fortis Energy Marketing & Trading GP Supplement to
Updated Tariff Sheet Incorporating Standard Language for Market-Based
Sales of Ancillary Services in the Midwest Independent Transmission
System Operator, Inc.
    Filed Date: 02/06/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090206-5100.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 27, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER08-274-004.
    Applicants: Citadel Energy Strategies, LLC.
    Description: Citadel Energy Strategies LLC submits notice of change
in status.
    Filed Date: 02/02/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090204-0087.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, February 23, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER08-1329-003.
    Applicants: American Electric Power Service Corporation.
    Description: Appalachian Power Company et al. submits Second
Substitute Original Sheet 314C.04 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth
Revised Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 02/05/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090206-0243.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 26, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-186-001.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Compliance Refund Report Filing in the Matter of the
Twenty-Third Quarterly Filing of Facilities Agreements between Pacific
Gas and Electric Company and the City and County of San Francisco.
    Filed Date: 02/06/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090206-5223.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 27, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-219-002; ER09-220-002.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
    Description: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC submits corrections to its
1/7/09 compliance filing to include Attachment A, Second Substitute
Sixth Revised Service Agreement 208 et al.
    Filed Date: 02/04/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090205-0488.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 25, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-301-001.
    Applicants: Florida Power Corporation.
    Description: Progress Energy Florida, Inc submits a cost based
Power Sales Agreement with the Utilities Commission, City of New Smyrna
Beach, Florida, to be effective 1/17/09.
    Filed Date: 02/04/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090205-0489.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 25, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-498-001.
    Applicants: Vickers Power, L.L.C.
    Description: Vickers Power, LLC submits an Amended Application for
Market-Based Rate Authority and Request for Waivers, Blanket
Authorizations, and Expedited Action.
    Filed Date: 02/05/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090206-0246.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 26, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-502-001.
    Applicants: EDF Development, Inc.
    Description: EDF Development, Inc. submits Substitute Original
Sheets to FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 02/06/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090209-0201.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 17, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-523-001.
    Applicants: Alliant Energy Industrial Services, Inc.
    Description: Alliant Energy Industrial Services, Inc. submits a
revised Notice of Cancellation and Tariff Sheet for AEIS Rate Schedule
FERC 1.

    Filed Date: 02/05/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090209-0129.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 26, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-614-000.
    Applicants: Vista Energy Trading, LP.
    Description: Vista Energy Trading submits Petition for Acceptance
of Initial Tariff, Waivers and Blanket Authority, FERC Electric Tariff,
Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 02/04/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090205-0487.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 25, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-634-000.
    Applicants: AIG Energy Inc.
    Description: AIG Energy Inc submits a notice of cancellation of AIG
EI's First Revised Rate Schedule FERC 1.
    Filed Date: 02/03/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090203-0146.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 24, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-649-000.
    Applicants: Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.
    Description: Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. submits a notice
of cancellation for multiple non-firm point-to-point transmission
Service Agreements.
    Filed Date: 02/02/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090203-0261.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, February 23, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-650-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, LLC.
    Description: PJM Interconnection, LLC submits revised tariff sheets
of the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff and the Amended and Restated
Operating Agreement of PJM Interconnection, LLC.
    Filed Date: 02/03/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090204-0088.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 24, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-653-000.
    Applicants: Carolina Power & Light Company.
    Description: Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. submits a revised
Power Sales Agreement with North Carolina Electric Membership
Corporation, effective 4/5/09.
    Filed Date: 02/04/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090205-0367.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 25, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-654-000.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc
Request to Terminate the Market Participant Agreement with JJR Power
LLC and Notice Regarding Continuing and Anticipated Default.
    Filed Date: 02/04/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090205-0368.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 25, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-662-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection L.L.C.
    Description: PJM Interconnection, LLC submits an executed Wholesale
Market Participation Agreement with Frederick County Department of
Public Works and Potomac Edison Company, etc.
    Filed Date: 02/06/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090209-0118.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 27, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-680-000.
    Applicants: Westar Energy, Inc.
    Description: Westar Energy, Inc. submits an unexecuted Cost-Based
Bridge Agreement, FERC Rate Schedule No. 314 with the City of Arma,
Kansas.
    Filed Date: 02/06/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090210-0278.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 17, 2009.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
securities filings:
    Docket Numbers: ES09-17-000.
    Applicants: ITC Great Plains, LLC.
    Description: Application of ITC Great Plains, LLC for Authorization
to Issue Securities Under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act.
    Filed Date: 02/04/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090204-5052.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 25, 2009.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following open access
transmission tariff filings:
    Docket Numbers: OA08-17-001.
    Applicants: WSPP Inc.
    Description: WSPP Inc. submits request for exemption of the Order
890 Compliance issued November 10, 2008.
    Filed Date: 02/09/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090209-5244.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 2, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: OA08-89-001.
    Applicants: Mid-Continent Area Power Pool.
    Description: Mid-Continent Area Power Pool submits Order No. 890-A
Tariff Revisions in compliance with the letter order issued on January
9, 2009.
    Filed Date: 02/09/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090209-5243.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 2, 2009.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with
any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E9-3370 Filed 2-13-09; 8:45 am]

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