[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41583-41584]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2014-N-0001]

Food and Drug Administration Third Annual Patient Network
Meeting; Under the Microscope: Pediatric Drug Development

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Health and
Constituent Affairs (OHCA) is announcing a 1-day meeting to explore
challenges related to pediatric product development. The meeting will
serve as a forum for FDA's stakeholders (patients, caregivers, patient
advocates, healthcare professional groups, the general public,
academia, and industry) to learn about regulations that encourage
pediatric product development; to discuss ways to advance pediatric
product development, how health disparities impact pediatric product
development, the importance of transparency in pediatric clinical
trials, and how analysis of information from failed pediatric clinical
trials might improve future designs for pediatric trials; and to
identify ways patient input can benefit clinical trial design for
pediatric trials.
    The 1-day meeting will also provide an opportunity to participate
in panel discussions on the challenges related to development of
products used to treat pediatric patients, including pediatric patients
with rare diseases and explore ways that patients/caregivers, FDA, and
industry may work together to incorporate patient input in future
pediatric product development and regulatory decisionmaking.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on September 10, 2014, from 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you wish to attend the 1-day meeting, visit the
Patient Network at http://patientnetwork.fda.gov/3rd-annual-patient-network. Please register before September 5, 2014. Those who are unable
to attend the meeting in person can register to view a live webcast of
the meeting. You will be asked to indicate in your registration whether
you plan to attend the meeting in person or via the webcast.
Registrants will receive confirmation once they have been accepted.
Onsite registration on the day of the meeting will be based on space
availability. There is no registration fee for this meeting and early
registration is suggested because space is limited. We request that
non-patient organizations limit the number of representatives to three.
For further registration information or problems with the Web site call
Steve Morin (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please
specify those accommodations when registering for this 1-day meeting.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Washington Marriott at Metro
Center, 775 12th St. NW., Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Morin, Office of Health and
Constituent Affairs, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993,
301-796-0161, FAX:<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. The FDA Patient Network

    This is the third FDA Patient Network Annual Meeting hosted by
OHCA, the Agency's primary liaison with patient and health professional
communities. This annual meeting is being hosted as part of the larger
FDA Patient Network program. The FDA Patient Network is a resource that
seeks to:
     Educate and inform patients and patient advocacy
organizations about FDA's:
    [cir] Regulatory authorities and processes;
    [cir] Initiatives;
    [cir] Public meetings;
    [cir] Ways to comment on FDA draft guidances; and
     Provide a venue for patient advocacy involvement within
the FDA.
    In addition to an annual meeting, the FDA Patient Network consists
of:

     The FDA Patient Network Web site
(www.patientnetwork.fda.gov)--a patient-centered Web site that
contains:
    [cir] Educational modules and FDA webinars;
    [cir] Centralized agency information for patients;
    [cir] Periodic LiveChat and listening discussions between patient
advocates and FDA staff; and
     The biweekly FDA Patient Network News email newsletter
informs the community on current FDA-related information on medical
product:
    [cir] Medical approvals;
    [cir] Safety labeling changes;
    [cir] Safety warnings;
    [cir] Ways to participate on upcoming public meetings;
    [cir] Ways to comment on proposed regulatory guidances;
    [cir] Information on food safety; and
    [cir] Other information of interest to patient and patient
advocates.
    To sign up for the FDA Patient Network News, visit http://www.patientnetwork.fda.gov/get-involved/get-newsletter.
    FDA will post the agenda 5 days before the meeting at http://patientnetwork.fda.gov/3rd-annual-patient-network.

    Dated: July 11, 2014.
Peter Lurie,
Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning.
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21811-21812]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09168]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0742; FRL-9959-69-OEI]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Air Pollution Regulations for Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) Activities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), ``Air Pollution Regulations for
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Activities'' to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on
May 29, 2015, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR
is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public.
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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 9, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2011-0724, to (1) the EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our

preferred method), by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email
to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
for EPA.
    The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in
the public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Garwood, Air Quality Policy
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, C504-03, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709;
telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at https://www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about the EPA's public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: Section 328 of the Clean Air Act gives EPA responsibility
for regulating air pollution from outer continental shelf (OCS) sources
located offshore of the states along the Pacific and Atlantic Coasts,
and along the eastern Gulf of Mexico coast (off the coast of Florida).
In general, these OCS sources must obtain preconstruction permits
(usually Prevention of Significant Deterioration or ``PSD'' permits)
and title V operating permits, and then maintain ongoing compliance
with their permit conditions. Industry respondents include owners or
operators of existing and new or modified OCS sources. These
respondents must prepare permit applications and, after receiving their
permits, conduct testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting as
required by their permits. The recordkeeping and reporting requirements
are necessary so that the EPA can determine whether these sources are
meeting all the requirements that apply to them. The EPA has delegated
the authority to implement and enforce the OCS regulations for sources
located off the coast of California to four local air pollution control
agencies, and for sources located off a portion of the Atlantic Coast
to three state agencies. These agency respondents must review sources'
permit applications and reports, issue permits, observe performance
tests and conduct inspections to ensure that the sources are meeting
all the requirements that apply to them. Section 176(c) of the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) requires that all federal actions
conform with the State Implementation Plans (SIPs) to attain and
maintain the NAAQS. Depending on the type of action, the federal
entities must collect information themselves, hire consultants to
collect the information or require applicants/sponsors of the federal
action to provide the information.
    The type and quantity of information required will depend on the
circumstances surrounding the action. First, the entity must make an
applicability determination. If the source is located within 25 miles
of the state's seaward boundary as established in the regulations, the
requirements are the same as those that would be applicable if the
source were located in the corresponding onshore area. State and local
air pollution control agencies are usually requested to provide
information concerning regulation of offshore sources and are provided
opportunities to comment on the proposed determinations. The public is
also provided an opportunity to comment on the proposed determinations.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are those which must apply for and obtain a permit pursuant
the OCS permit program. In addition, state and local agencies that have
been delegated authority to implement and enforce the OCS permit
program, which must review permit applications and issue permits, are
affected entities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (see 40 CFR part 55).
    Estimated number of respondents: 37 industrial facilities and 5
state and local permitting agencies.
    Frequency of response: On occasion, as necessary.
    Total estimated burden: 27,018 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,365,385 (per year). This includes $30,816
annually in Operation and Maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: There is a decrease of 1,156 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR most recently
approved by OMB. This decrease is primarily due to a decrease in the
projected number of OCS sources subject to the program.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 70 (Thursday, April 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14701-14703]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-85533; File No. SR-NYSECHX-2019-04]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Chicago, Inc.; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Extend
the Current Pilot Program Related to Article 20, Rule 10, Handling of
Clearly Erroneous Transactions

April 5, 2019.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby
given that on April 3, 2019, the NYSE Chicago, Inc. (``NYSE Chicago''
or the ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to extend the current pilot program related
to Article 20, Rule 10, Handling of Clearly Erroneous Executions, to
the close of business on October 18, 2019. The proposed rule change is
available on the Exchange's website at www.nyse.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 self-regulatory organization
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant parts of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to extend the current
pilot program related to Article 20, Rule 10, Handling of Clearly
Erroneous Executions, to the close of business on October 18, 2019.
This change is being proposed in connection with proposed amendments to
the Plan to Address Extraordinary Market Volatility (the ``Limit Up-
Limit Down Plan'' or the ``Plan'') that would allow the Plan to
continue to operate on a permanent basis.\4\
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 84843 (December 18,
2018), 83 FR 66464 (December 26, 2018) (File No. 4-631)
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    On September 10, 2010, the Commission approved, on a pilot basis,
changes to Rule 10 that, among other things: (i) Provided for uniform
treatment of clearly erroneous execution reviews in multi-stock events
involving twenty or more securities; and (ii) reduced the ability of
the Exchange to deviate from the objective standards set forth in the
rule.\5\ In 2013, the Exchange adopted a provision designed to address
the operation of the Plan.\6\ Finally, in 2014, the Exchange adopted
two additional provisions providing that: (i) A series of transactions
in a particular security on one or more trading days may be viewed as
one event if all such transactions were effected based on the same
fundamentally incorrect or grossly misinterpreted issuance information
resulting in a severe valuation error for all such transactions; and
(ii) in the event of any disruption or malfunction in the operation of
the electronic communications and trading facilities of an Exchange,
another SRO, or responsible single plan processor in connection with
the transmittal or receipt of a trading halt, an Officer, acting on his
or her own motion, shall nullify any transaction that occurs after a
trading halt has been declared by the primary listing market for a
security and before such trading halt has officially

ended according to the primary listing market.\7\ These changes are
currently scheduled to operate for a pilot period that coincides with
the pilot period for the Limit Up-Limit Down Plan,\8\ including any
extensions to the pilot period for the Plan.\9\
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    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62886 (Sept. 10,
2010), 75 FR 56613 (Sept. 16, 2010) (SR-CHX-2010-13).
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68802 (Feb. 1,
2013), 78 FR 9092 (Feb. 7, 2013) (SR-CHX-2013-04).
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 72434 (June 19,
2014), 79 FR 36110 (June 25, 2014) (SR-CHX-2014-06).
    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67091 (May 31,
2012), 77 FR 33498 (June 6, 2012) (the ``Limit Up-Limit Down
Release'').
    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 71782 (March 24,
2014), 79 FR 17630 (March 28, 2014) (SR-CHX-2014-04).
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    The Commission recently published the proposed Eighteenth Amendment
to the Plan to allow the Plan to operate on a permanent, rather than
pilot, basis. The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 10 to untie the pilot
program's effectiveness from that of the Plan and to extend the pilot's
effectiveness to the close of business on October 18, 2019--i.e., six
months after the expiration of the current pilot period for the Plan.
If the pilot period is not either extended, replaced or approved as
permanent, the prior versions of paragraphs (c), (e)(2), (f), and (g)
shall be in effect, and the provisions of paragraphs (i) through (k)
shall be null and void.\10\ In such an event, the remaining sections of
Rule 10 would continue to apply to all transactions executed on the
Exchange. The Exchange understands that the other national securities
exchanges and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (``FINRA'') will
also file similar proposals to extend their respective clearly
erroneous execution pilot programs, the substance of which are
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    \10\ See supra notes 6-8. The prior versions of paragraphs (c),
(e)(2), (f), and (g) generally provided greater discretion to the
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    The Exchange does not propose any additional changes to Rule 10.
The Exchange believes the benefits to market participants from the more
objective clearly erroneous executions rule should continue on a
limited six month pilot basis after Commission approves the Plan to
operate on a permanent basis. Assuming the Plan is approved by the
Commission to operate on a permanent, rather than pilot, basis the
Exchange intends to assess whether additional changes should also be
made to the operation of the clearly erroneous execution rules.
Extending the effectiveness of Rule 10 for an additional six months
should provide the Exchange and other national securities exchanges
additional time to consider further amendments to the clearly erroneous
execution rules in light of the proposed Eighteenth Amendment to the
Plan.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act,\11\ in general, and
Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\12\ in particular, in that it is designed
to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open
market and a national market system, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest and not to permit unfair discrimination between
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers. The Exchange believes that the
proposed rule change promotes just and equitable principles of trade in
that it promotes transparency and uniformity across markets concerning
review of transactions as clearly erroneous. The Exchange believes that
extending the clearly erroneous execution pilot under Rule 10 for an
additional six months would help assure that the determination of
whether a clearly erroneous trade has occurred will be based on clear
and objective criteria, and that the resolution of the incident will
occur promptly through a transparent process. The proposed rule change
would also help assure consistent results in handling erroneous trades
across the U.S. equities markets, thus furthering fair and orderly
markets, the protection of investors and the public interest. Based on
the foregoing, the Exchange believes the amended clearly erroneous
executions rule should continue to be in effect on a pilot basis while
the Exchange and the other national securities exchanges consider and
develop a permanent proposal for clearly erroneous execution reviews.
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change would
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposal would ensure
the continued, uninterrupted operation of harmonized clearly erroneous
execution rules across the U.S. equities markets while the Exchange and
other national securities exchanges consider further amendments to
these rules in light of the proposed Eighteenth Amendment to the Plan.
The Exchange understands that the other national securities exchanges
and FINRA will also file similar proposals to extend their respective
clearly erroneous execution pilot programs. Thus, the proposed rule
change will help to ensure consistency across market centers without
implicating any competitive issues.

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

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

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days 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 \13\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\14\
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \14\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). As required under Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the Commission with written
notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a
brief description and the text of the proposed rule change, at least
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \15\ normally
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the
filing. However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \16\ permits the Commission to
designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked
the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that the proposed
rule change may become effective and operative immediately upon filing.
The Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative delay is
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest, as
it will allow the current clearly erroneous execution pilot program to
continue uninterrupted, without any changes, while the Exchange and the
other national securities exchanges consider and develop a permanent
proposal for clearly erroneous execution reviews. For this reason, the
Commission hereby waives the 30-day operative delay requirement and
designates the proposed rule change as operative upon filing.\17\
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    \15\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \16\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \17\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission also 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 change 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 protected]. Please include
File Number SR-NYSECHX-2019-04 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-NYSECHX-2019-04. 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-NYSECHX-2019-04 and should be submitted
on or before May 2, 2019.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\18\
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-70598; File No. SR-NYSEARCA-2013-96]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending Rule 2.23
to Specify Applicable Continuing Education Requirements, Amending the
NYSE Arca Options Fee Schedule to Specify Corresponding CE Fees and to
Specify Fees for the Series 56 Examination

October 2, 2013.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby
given that, on September 19, 2013, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or
``NYSE Arca'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. NYSE ARCA has designated the proposed rule change as
constituting a non-controversial rule change under Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) \4\ of the Act and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \5\ thereunder,
which renders the filing 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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    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 2.23 to specify applicable
continuing education (``CE'') requirements, (ii) [sic] amend the NYSE
Arca Options Fee Schedule (``Fee Schedule'') to specify corresponding
CE fees, and (iii) amend the Fee Schedule to specify fees for the
Series 56 examination. The text of the proposed rule change is
available on the Exchange's Web site at www.nyse.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 self-regulatory organization
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant parts of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to (i) amend Rule 2.23 to specify applicable
CE requirements, (ii) amend the Fee Schedule to specify corresponding
CE fees, and (iii) amend the Fee Schedule to specify fees for the
Series 56 examination.
CE Requirements
    Rule 2.23(d) states that no OTP Firm or OTP Holder may permit any
registered person to continue to, and no registered person may continue
to, perform duties as a registered person unless such person has
complied with the CE requirements of the rule. Rule 2.23(d) specifies
the CE requirements for registered persons subsequent to their initial
qualification and registration. The requirements consist of a
Regulatory Element and a Firm Element.\6\ The Regulatory Element is a
computer-based education program administered by the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, Inc. (``FINRA''), on behalf of the Securities
Industry Council on Continuing Education, to help ensure that
registered persons are kept up to date on regulatory, compliance, and
sales practice matters in the industry.
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    \6\ Currently, the Firm Element applies to any registered person
who has direct contact with customers in the conduct of the OTP
Firm's or OTP Holder's securities sales, trading or investment
banking activities, and to the immediate supervisors of such persons
(collectively called ``covered registered persons''). See Rule
2.23(d)(2)(A). The requirement stipulates that each OTP Firm and OTP
Holder must maintain a continuing and current education program for
its covered registered persons to enhance their securities
knowledge, skills, and professionalism. Each OTP Firm and OTP Holder
has the requirement to annually evaluate and prioritize its training
needs and develop a written training plan. See Rule
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    There are currently three existing Regulatory Element programs: (1)
The S201 (``S201 CE Program'') for registered principals (e.g., General
Securities Principals and Limited Principals) and supervisors; (2) the
S106 (``S106 CE Program'') for persons registered only as Investment
Company Products/Variable Contracts Limited Representatives; and (3)
the S101 (``S101 CE Program'') for all other registered persons (e.g.,
General Securities Representatives). The Exchange proposes to enumerate
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    \7\ Rule 2.23(d)(1)(A) is currently ``reserved,'' but would
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    The Exchange also proposes to specify the new S501 (``S501 CE
Program,'' and together with the S201, S106 and S101 CE Programs, ``CE
Programs'') for persons registered only as Proprietary Traders.\8\ This
would include registered Proprietary Traders who have successfully
completed the Proprietary Traders Examination (``Series 56
Examination'') \9\ as well as registered Proprietary Traders who have
completed the General Securities Registered Representative Examination
(``Series 7 Examination''), but who have only registered as Proprietary
Traders.\10\ Individuals who maintain any other registration would be
subject to the CE Program associated with such other registration.
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    \8\ A Proprietary Trader is any person engaged in the purchase
or sale of securities or other similar instruments for the account
of a member or member organization with which he or she is
associated, as an employee or otherwise, and who does not transact
any business with the public. The term ``Proprietary Trader'' does
not include a person who is required to be registered as a Market
Maker in accordance with Rule 6.33 or a Market Maker Authorized
Trader in accordance with Rule 6.34A. See Rule 2.23(b)(2)(C).
    \9\ The Exchange previously amended its rules to prescribe the
Series 56 Examination as the qualifying examination for registered
Proprietary Traders. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 66452
(February 23, 2012), 77 FR 12347 (February 29, 2012) (SR-NYSEArca-
2012-15). The Exchange stated in that proposal that it intended to
submit a separate filing in the future to apply CE requirements to
such persons. See id. at 12349, note 14.
    \10\ For purposes of this filing, ``registration'' refers to the
operational/functional registration status in FINRA's Central
Registration Depository (``CRD[supreg]'') (e.g., Proprietary Trader
or General Securities Representative), not the qualification
examination(s) that a registered person has completed (e.g., the
Series 56 Examination or the Series 7 Examination).
     All traders of OTP Holders and OTP Firms must successfully
complete the Series 7 Examination, except as provided in Rule
2.23(b)(2). See Rule 2.23(b)(1). However, an individual who has
successfully completed the Series 7 Examination who does not conduct
business with the public is permitted to register as a Proprietary
Trader, either exclusively or concurrently with registration as a
General Securities Representative, without successfully completing
the Series 56 Examination, which would be redundant.
     If a person initially qualified as a Proprietary Trader by
taking the Series 7 Examination or otherwise previously maintained
both Series 7 and Series 56 qualifications, but was only maintaining
a Proprietary Trader registration when the CE requirement became
due, then completion of the S501 CE Program by such person would
satisfy his or her then-applicable CE requirement. However, upon re-
registering thereafter as a General Securities Representative, such
individual would be required to complete the S101 CE Program the
next time he or she became subject to CE.
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    The S501 CE Program is a computer-based education program developed
by many of the self-regulatory organizations (``Participating SROs'')
\11\ and administered by FINRA to ensure that registered persons are
kept current on regulatory, compliance, and trading practice matters in
the industry. Unlike the other CE Programs, the S501 CE Program is not
part of the Uniform Continuing Education Program, which is developed
and maintained by the Securities Industry Regulatory Council on
Continuing Education. However, the S501 CE Program would logistically
operate as the current CE Programs do. Specifically, registered persons
would be required, through CRD, to complete the Regulatory Element of
the S501 CE Program on the second anniversary of the base date and then
every three years thereafter. In creating the S501 CE Program, the
Participating SROs determined that the current procedures of the other
CE Programs work well. The Securities Industry Regulatory Council on
Continuing Education has tailored the process of the other CE Programs
since their inception in a manner that has been successful. Thus, as
proposed, the S501 CE Program would work in the same manner. In
addition, consistency between the different programs would avoid
creating confusion among the registered persons and FINRA.
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    \11\ The Participating SROs that have assisted with the
development of, and plan to administer, the Series 56 Examination
and S501 CE Program are the Exchange; C2 Options Exchange,
Incorporated (``C2''); Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(``CBOE''); Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. (``CHX''); New York Stock
Exchange LLC (``NYSE''); NYSE MKT LLC (``NYSE MKT''); The NASDAQ
Stock Market LLC (``NASDAQ''); National Stock Exchange, Inc.
(``NSX''); NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc. (``BX''); NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC
(``PHLX''); BATS Y-Exchange, Inc. (``BATS Y''); BATS Exchange, Inc.
(``BATS''); EDGA Exchange, Inc. (``EDGA''); EDGX Exchange, Inc.
(``EDGX''); International Securities Exchange, LLC (``ISE''); BOX
Options Exchange, LLC (``BOX''); and Miami International Securities
Exchange LLC (``MIAX'').
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    As proposed, registered Proprietary Traders would also be required
to complete the Firm Element outlined in Rule 2.23(d)(2). Although
registered Proprietary Traders, including those who have passed the
Series 56 Examination, do not interact with the public, the Exchange
believes that this

requirement is appropriate because it ensures that these registered
Proprietary Traders continue to enhance their securities knowledge,
skill, and professionalism. As stated in Rule 2.23(d)(2)(B)(ii), the
program should be tailored to fit the business of the OTP Holder or OTP
Firm. Thus, the Exchange believes that it is appropriate that
registered Proprietary Traders also complete the Firm Element.
    The introduction of the S501 CE Program would allow the Exchange to
tailor its CE requirements more closely to those individuals who are
registered only as Proprietary Traders. More specifically, the Exchange
believes that the proposed rule change would allow persons registered
only as Proprietary Traders to complete a CE Program separate from
persons maintaining other registrations. For example, in comparison to
the Series 7 Examination, the Series 56 Examination is more closely
tailored to the practice of proprietary trading while the Series 7
Examination is more comprehensive. As such, the Exchange believes that
the S501 CE Program should also be closely tailored to proprietary
trading. If an individual remains registered in another capacity, such
as a General Securities Representative, the Exchange believes that it
is appropriate that such individual continue to be required to complete
the more comprehensive CE Program (i.e., the S101 CE Program). The
Exchange anticipates that the other Participating SROs will similarly
adopt, or have adopted, rules requiring completion of the S501 CE
Program for registered Proprietary Traders.\12\
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    \12\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70027 (July
23, 2013), 78 FR 45584 (July 29, 2013) (SR-CBOE-2013-076).
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CE Fees
    The Exchange proposes to amend the Fee Schedule to specify the CRD
session fees for the CE Programs described above, including the
existing CE Programs and the proposed new S501 CE Program.
Specifically, the Exchange proposes to specify the existing $100
session fee associated with the existing CE Programs (i.e., the S201,
S106 and S101 CE Programs) and a new $60 session fee associated with
the new S501 CE Program.\13\ The Exchange anticipates that other
exchanges requiring completion of the S501 CE Program will similarly
implement corresponding fees. As with existing CE Program session fees,
only one $60 session fee would be charged through CRD for a registered
person completing the S501 CE Program, even if such registered person's
firm was a member of multiple exchanges.
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    \13\ ``Session'' refers to a registered person sitting for the
actual computer-based CE training. FINRA administers the CE Programs
on behalf of the Exchange. OTP Holders and OTP Firms pay the related
fees directly to FINRA through CRD.
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    The Exchange has determined that the $60 session fee is necessary
to administer the S501 CE Program. Specifically, the $60 session fee
will be used to fund the S501 CE Program administered to persons
registered only as Proprietary Traders who are required to complete the
S501 CE Program. The $60 session fee is less than the existing $100
session fee currently charged by FINRA through CRD for the existing CE
Programs, including the S101 CE Program, because the fees associated
with the existing CE Programs are utilized for both development and
administration, whereas the $60 session fee for the S501 CE Program
would only be used for the administration of the program. The costs
associated with the development of the S501 CE Program are included in
the Series 56 Examination fee. The Exchange anticipates that the other
Participating SROs will adopt, or have adopted, the same $60 session
fee applicable to completion of the S501 CE Program.\14\
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    \14\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70064 (July
30, 2013), 78 FR 47469 (August 5, 2013) (SR-CBOE-2013-078).
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Series 56 Examination Fees
    The Exchange previously amended its rules to prescribe the Series
56 Examination as the qualifying examination for registered Proprietary
Traders.\15\ The Exchange hereby proposes to amend the Fee Schedule to
specify a fee of $195 per registered person that chooses to complete
the Series 56 Examination.
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    The Fee Schedule does not currently set forth the examination fees
for other qualification examinations required or accepted by the
Exchange because these programs are within FINRA's jurisdiction. The
Series 56 Examination, however, is a limited registration category that
is not recognized by FINRA under its registration rules. However, as
with existing non-FINRA examinations, FINRA administers the Series 56
Examination and collects the $195 fee through CRD on behalf of the SROs
that developed and maintain the exam. Additionally, only one $195 fee
would be charged through CRD for a registered person completing the
Series 56 Examination, even if such registered person's firm was a
member of multiple exchanges. The Exchange anticipates that the other
Participating SROs will adopt, or have adopted, the same $195 fee
applicable to completion of the Series 56 Examination.\16\
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    \16\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70163
(August 12, 2013), 78 FR 50120 (August 16, 2013) (SR-EDGA-2013-24).
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    The proposed change is not otherwise intended to address any other
issues relating to CE or related fees and the Exchange is not aware of
any problems that OTP Holders, OTP Firms or their registered persons
would have in complying with the proposed change.
2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(c) of the
Act,\17\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(c)(3) of
the Act,\18\ in particular, which authorizes the Exchange to prescribe
standards of training, experience and competence for registered persons
of OTP Holders and OTP Firms. The proposed rule change would specify
the existing CE requirements for registered persons of OTP Holders and
OTP Firms while also specifying the new S501 CE Program requirement for
registered Proprietary Traders of OTP Holders and OTP Firms. The
Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is reasonable and sets
forth the applicable CE requirements for individuals required to
register under Rule 2.23 and will therefore contribute to ensuring that
registered persons of OTP Holders and OTP Firms are properly trained.
In this regard, the Exchange believes that the S501 CE Program is the
appropriate CE Program for persons registered only as Proprietary
Traders because the S501 CE Program is specifically tailored toward
proprietary trading. Individuals who maintain any other registration
would be required to complete the CE Program associated with such other
registration, even if simultaneously registered as Proprietary Traders,
because such other CE Program would be more comprehensive and
correspond to the other, more comprehensive registration category. The
Exchange also believes that the proposed rule change is reasonable
because the other Participating SROs are anticipated to adopt, or have
adopted, rules requiring completion of the S501 CE Program for
registered Proprietary Traders.\19\
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    \17\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(c).
    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(c)(3).
    \19\ See supra note 10.
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    The Exchange also believes that the proposed rule change is
consistent with Section 6(b) of the Act,\20\ in general, and furthers
the objectives of Sections 6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5) of the Act,\21\ in

particular, because it provides for the equitable allocation of
reasonable dues, fees, and other charges among its members, issuers and
other persons using its facilities and does not unfairly discriminate
between customers, issuers, brokers or dealers. The Exchange believes
that the proposed $60 session fee is reasonable. While it is less than
the existing $100 session fee currently charged by FINRA through CRD
for the existing CE Programs, including the S101 CE Program, the fees
associated with the existing CE Programs are utilized for both
development and administration, whereas the $60 session fee for the
S501 CE Program would only be used for the administration of the
program. The costs associated with the development of the S501 CE
Program are included in the Series 56 Examination fee. The Exchange
also believes that the fee is reasonable because the other
Participating SROs are anticipated to adopt, or have adopted, the same
$60 session fee applicable to completion of the S501 CE Program.\22\
The Exchange also believes that the proposed rule change is reasonable
because it will specify the existing $100 session fee applicable to
registered persons of OTP Holders and OTP Firms who are subject to CE
requirements, which is collected by FINRA through CRD. Finally, the
Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is equitable and not
unfairly discriminatory because all registered persons of OTP Holders
and OTP Firms that are subject to CE requirements would be treated the
same, as is currently the case. Therefore, any registered person of an
OTP Holder or OTP Firm that is required to complete the S501 CE Program
would be subject to the corresponding $60 session fee.
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    \20\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \21\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).
    \22\ See supra note 14.
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    The Exchange believes that it is reasonable to include the Series
56 Examination fee within the Fee Schedule to make the cost of this
examination clear to OTP Holders and OTP Firms. The proposed fee is
reasonably designed to allow FINRA to cover its cost of administering
the Series 56 Examination on behalf of the Exchange. The Exchange
believes that the proposed $195 Series 56 Examination fee is also
reasonable because it is designed to reflect the costs of maintaining
and developing the Series 56 Examination, as well as the development of
the S501 CE Program, and to ensure that the examination's content is,
and continues to be, adequate for testing the competence and knowledge
generally applicable to proprietary trading. The Exchange also believes
that the fee is reasonable because the Exchange anticipates that the
other Participating SROs will adopt, or have adopted, the same $195 fee
applicable to completion of the Series 56 Examination.\23\ Finally, the
Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is equitable and not
unfairly discriminatory because all registered persons of ATP Holders
that wish to be registered as Proprietary Traders would be treated the
same, as is currently the case.
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    For these reasons, the Exchange believes that the proposal is
consistent with the Act.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act,\24\ the Exchange
does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any burden
on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of
the purposes of the Act. Specifically, the Exchange does not believe
that the proposed administrative changes (i.e., specifying the existing
CE Programs and related fees), the introduction of the S501 CE Program
and related fee, or the introduction of the Series 56 Examination fee
will affect intermarket competition because the Exchange anticipates
that the other Participating SROs will similarly adopt, or have
adopted, rules requiring completion of the S501 CE Program for
registered Proprietary Traders, the same $60 session fee applicable to
completion of the S501 CE Program and the same $195 fee applicable to
completion of the Series 56 Examination.\25\ In addition, the Exchange
does not believe that the proposed rule change will affect intramarket
competition because all similarly situated registered persons of OTP
Holders and OTP Firms, e.g., registered persons maintaining the same
categories of registration, are required to complete the same CE
Programs, the same qualification examinations, and are subject to the
same fees.
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    \24\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8).
    \25\ See supra notes 12, 14 and 16.
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C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

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

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days 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)(ii) of the Act \26\ and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\27\
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    \26\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(a)(ii).
    \27\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change at
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
The Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    The Exchange has requested that the Commission waive the 30-day
operative delay. Waiver of the operative delay would allow the Exchange
to modify its rules and implement the proposed rule change at once,
enabling its Members to comply with their continuing education
requirements in a timely manner, and thus is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. Therefore, the
Commission designates the proposal operative upon filing.\28\
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    \28\ 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: (i)
Necessary or appropriate in the public interest; (ii) for the
protection of investors; or (iii) otherwise in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such action, the
Commission will institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed
rule change 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-NYSEArca-2013-96 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-NYSEArca-2013-96. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
    Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., Washington,
DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit
personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit
only information that you wish to make available publicly.
    All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2013-96 and
should be submitted on or before November 12, 2013.
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    \29\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\29\
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-24552 Filed 10-21-13; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2924-2926]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00706]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-71287; File No. SR-FINRA-2014-001]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change To Extend the Expiration Date of FINRA Rule 0180
(Application of Rules to Security-Based Swaps)

January 10, 2014.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'' or ``Exchange Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice
is hereby given that on January 8, 2014, 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, II, and III 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 extend the expiration date of FINRA Rule 0180
(Application of Rules to Security-Based Swaps) to February 11, 2015.
FINRA Rule 0180 temporarily limits, with certain exceptions, the
application of FINRA rules with respect to security-based swaps.
    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
    On July 1, 2011, the SEC issued an Order granting temporary
exemptive relief (the ``Temporary Exemptions'') from compliance with
certain provisions of the Exchange Act in connection with the revision,
pursuant to Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act (the ``Dodd-Frank Act''),\4\ of the Exchange Act
definition of ``security'' to encompass security-based swaps.\5\
Consistent with the Commission's action, on July 8, 2011, FINRA filed
for immediate effectiveness FINRA Rule 0180,\6\ which, with certain
exceptions, is intended to temporarily limit the application of FINRA
rules \7\ with respect to security-based swaps, thereby helping to
avoid undue market disruptions resulting from the change to the
definition of ``security'' under the Act.\8\
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    \4\ Public Law 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 64795 (July 1,
2011), 76 FR 39927 (July 7, 2011) (Order Granting Temporary
Exemptions Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in Connection
With the Pending Revision of the Definition of ``Security'' To
Encompass Security-Based Swaps, and Request for Comment) (the
``Exemptive Release''). The term ``security-based swap'' is defined
in Section 761 of the Dodd-Frank Act. See also Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 67453 (July 18, 2012), 77 FR 48208 (August 13, 2012)
(Further Definition of ``Swap,'' ``Security-Based Swap,'' and
``Security-Based Swap Agreement''; Mixed Swaps; Security-Based Swap
Agreement Recordkeeping).
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 64884 (July 14,
2011), 76 FR 42755 (July 19, 2011) (Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change; File No. SR-FINRA-2011-033)
(``FINRA Rule 0180 Notice of Filing''). See also Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 66156 (January 13, 2012), 77 FR 3027 (January 20,
2012) (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule
Change; File No. SR-FINRA-2012-004) (extending the expiration date
of FINRA Rule 0180 to January 17, 2013); Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 68471 (December 19, 2012), 77 FR 76113 (December 26,
2012) (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule
Change; File No. SR-FINRA-2012-056) (extending the expiration date
of FINRA Rule 0180 to July 17, 2013); Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 69262 (April 1, 2013), 78 FR 20708 (April 5, 2013)
(Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule
Change; File No. SR-FINRA-2013-019) (extending the expiration date
of FINRA Rule 0180 to February 11, 2014).
    \7\ The current FINRA rulebook consists of: (1) FINRA Rules; (2)
NASD Rules; and (3) rules incorporated from NYSE (``Incorporated
NYSE Rules''). While the NASD Rules generally apply to all FINRA
members, the Incorporated NYSE Rules apply only to those members of
FINRA that are also members of the NYSE. The FINRA Rules apply to
all FINRA members, unless such rules have a more limited application
by their terms. For more information about the rulebook
consolidation process, see Information Notice, March 12, 2008
(Rulebook Consolidation Process).
    \8\ In its Exemptive Release, the Commission noted that the
relief is targeted and does not include, for instance, relief from
the Act's antifraud and anti-manipulation provisions. FINRA has
noted that FINRA Rule 0180 is similarly targeted. For instance,
paragraph (a) of FINRA Rule 0180 provides that FINRA rules shall not
apply to members' activities and positions with respect to security-
based swaps, except for FINRA Rules 2010 (Standards of Commercial
Honor and Principles of Trade), 2020 (Use of Manipulative, Deceptive
or Other Fraudulent Devices), 3310 (Anti-Money Laundering Compliance
Program) and 4240 (Margin Requirements for Credit Default Swaps).
See also paragraphs (b) and (c) of FINRA Rule 0180 (addressing the
applicability of additional rules) and FINRA Rule 0180 Notice of
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    The Commission, noting the need to avoid a potential unnecessary
disruption to the security-based swap market in the absence of an
extension of the Temporary Exemptions, and the need for additional time
to consider the potential impact of the revision of the Exchange Act
definition of ``security'' in light of recent Commission rulemaking
efforts under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act, issued an Order
extending the expiration date of the Temporary Exemptions until
February 11, 2014.\9\ The Commission noted that extending the Temporary
Exemptions would facilitate a coordinated consideration of these issues
with the relief provided pursuant to FINRA Rule 0180. In conjunction
with the Commission's action, on March 18, 2013, FINRA filed for
immediate effectiveness a proposed rule change to extend the expiration
date of FINRA Rule 0180 to February 11, 2014.\10\ In establishing Rule
0180, and in extending the rule's expiration date,\11\ FINRA noted its
intent, pending the implementation of any SEC rules and guidance that
would provide greater regulatory clarity in relation to security-based
swap activities, to align the expiration date of FINRA Rule 0180 with
the termination of relevant provisions of the Temporary Exemptions.
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    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68864 (February 7,
2013), 78 FR 10218 (February 13, 2013) (Order Extending Temporary
Exemptions Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in Connection
With the Revision of the Definition of ``Security'' to Encompass
Security-Based Swaps, and Request for Comment) (``Temporary
Exemptions Extension Release''). See also Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 68753 (January 29, 2013), 78 FR 7654 (February 4, 2013)
(Extension of Exemptions for Security-Based Swaps) (extending the
expiration dates in interim final rules that provide exemptions
under the Securities Act of 1933 (the ``Securities Act''), the
Exchange Act, and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 for those
security-based swaps that prior to July 16, 2011 were security-based
swap agreements and are defined as ``securities'' under the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act as of July 16, 2011 due solely
to the provisions of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act).
    \10\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 69262 (April 1,
2013), 78 FR 20708 (April 5, 2013) (Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change; File No. SR-FINRA-2013-019).
    \11\ See FINRA Rule 0180 Notice of Filing. See also footnote 10.
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    The Commission's rulemaking and development of guidance in relation
to security-based swap activities is ongoing. As such, FINRA believes
it is appropriate and in the public interest, in light of the
Commission's goals as set forth in the Exemptive Release and the
Temporary Exemptions Extension Release, to extend FINRA Rule 0180 for a
limited period, to February 11, 2015, so as to avoid undue market
disruptions resulting from the change to the definition of ``security''
under the Act. As noted in the FINRA Rule 0180 Notice of Filing, FINRA
will amend the expiration date of Rule 0180 in subsequent filings as
necessary such that the expiration date will be coterminous with the
termination of relevant provisions of the Temporary Exemptions.
    FINRA has filed the proposed rule change for immediate
effectiveness. FINRA is proposing that the implementation date of the
proposed rule change will be February 11, 2014.
2. Statutory Basis
    FINRA believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
provisions of Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\12\ 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 would
further the purposes of the Act because, consistent with the goals set
forth by the Commission in the Exemptive Release and in the Temporary
Exemptions Extension Release, the proposed rule change will help to
avoid undue market disruption that could result if FINRA Rule 0180
expires before the implementation of any SEC rules and guidance that
would provide greater regulatory clarity in relation to security-based
swap activities.
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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. FINRA believes that the
proposed rule change would prevent undue market disruption that would
otherwise result if security-

based swaps were, by virtue of the expansion of the Act's definition of
``security'' to encompass security-based swaps, subject to the
application of all FINRA rules before the implementation of any SEC
rules and guidance that would provide greater regulatory clarity in
relation to security-based swap activities. FINRA believes that, by
extending the expiration of FINRA Rule 0180, the proposed rule change
will serve to promote regulatory clarity and consistency, thereby
reducing burdens on the marketplace and facilitating investor
protection.

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 \13\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\14\
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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-2014-001 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-2014-001. 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 such 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-2014-001
and should be submitted on or before February 6, 2014.
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    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\15\
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 49 and 52

[EPA-R10-OAR-2017-0347; FRL-9988-88-Region 10]

Indian Country: Air Quality Planning and Management; Federal
Implementation Plan for the Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel
Reservation, Washington; Redesignation to a PSD Class I Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the
public comment period for the proposed rule ``Indian Country: Air
Quality Planning and Management; Federal Implementation Plan for the
Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation, Washington;
Redesignation to a PSD Class I Area'' published on October 31, 2018. In
the October 31, 2018, publication, the EPA proposed to approve the
Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation's request to
redesignate certain lands within its reservation to a Class I area
under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration program and revise
the Federal Implementation Plan for the Kalispel Reservation and State
Implementation Plan for the State of Washington accordingly. A
commenter requested additional time to review the proposal and prepare
comments. In response to this request, the EPA is reopening the comment
period.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published October 31,
2018 (83 FR 54691), is reopened, and written comments must be received
on or before February 20, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R10-
OAR-2017-0347 at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The 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, the disclosure of which 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. The 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, the full EPA
public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions,
and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Brozusky at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 31, 2018, the EPA published a
proposed rulemaking to approve the Kalispel Indian Community of the
Kalispel Reservation's request to redesignate certain lands within its
reservation to a Class I area under the Prevention of Significant
Deterioration program and revise the Federal Implementation Plan for
the Kalispel Reservation (40 CFR part 49, subpart M) and State
Implementation Plan for the State of Washington (40 CFR part 52,
subpart WW) accordingly. (83 FR 54691). A commenter requested
additional time to review the proposal and prepare comments. In
response to this request, the EPA is reopening the comment period.

    Dated: December 20, 2018.
Michelle L. Pirzadeh,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 10.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0304]

Request for Public Comments and OMB Approval of Existing
Information Collection

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

ACTION: Request for Public Comments and OMB approval of existing
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SUMMARY: On October 15, 2009, as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA) published a notice in the Federal Register to invite comments
on a proposed revision to an information collection under Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control No. 2137-0584, titled ``Gas and
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Program.'' Three comments were
received. PHMSA is publishing this notice to respond to those comments,
provide the public with an additional 30 days to comment on the
proposed revision, and announce that the revised Information Collection
will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 7, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number
PHMSA-2009-0304 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-202-395-6566.
     Mail: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA),
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 726 Jackson Place, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, ATTN: Desk Officer for Department of
Transportation (DOT).
     E-mail: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA), Office of Management and Budget, at the following address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameron Satterthwaite by telephone at
202-366-1319, by fax at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by mail at U.S. Department of
Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., PHP-30, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of Federal
Regulations requires PHMSA to provide interested members of the public
and affected agencies an opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping requests. This notice identifies an
information collection request that PHMSA is submitting to OMB for
revision under OMB Control No. 2137-0584. This information collection
is contained in 49 CFR part 198.
    PHMSA received comments on the proposed revisions to the
information collection from Carolinas AGC, Florida Public Service
Commission, and the National Association of Pipeline Safety
Representatives (NAPSR). Each of these entities expressed concerns
regarding changes to the performance factors (questions with points) or
the weights of each factor (score) in the overall scoring of the
certification part of the grant allocation formula for the pipeline
safety grant program. PHMSA is not making any changes to these areas.
Rather, PHMSA is only revising the information collection to
incorporate the use of tools that help to determine the amount of funds
received by each participating State, and the parameters for those
tools have been established for several years. PHMSA is proceeding with
the tools specified in the Docket.
    An estimate of the revised burden is as follows:
    Title: Pipeline Safety: Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety
Program Certifications.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0584.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
    Abstract: A State agency participating in the pipeline safety
program must maintain records to demonstrate that the agency is
properly monitoring the operations of pipeline operators in that State.
The State agency must also submit an annual certificate to PHMSA
verifying compliance. PHMSA uses the information collected to evaluate
the State's eligibility for Federal grants.
    Estimated number of respondents: 67.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 3,920 hours.
    Frequency of collection: Annually.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 1, 2010.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Field Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP14-30-000]

Trunkline Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization

    Take notice that on December 13, 2013, Trunkline Gas Company, LLC
(Trunkline), PO Box 4967, Houston, Texas 77210-4967, filed in Docket
No. CP14-30-000, a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205
and 157.216(b) of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas
Act (NGA) as amended, requesting authorization to abandon in place one
2,000 horsepower (HP) compressor unit (Unit 4103) at its
Beeville Compressor Station, located in Bee County, Texas. Trunkline
states that Unit 4103 is no longer required to perform the bi-
directional services offered at the Beeville Compressor Station, all as
more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the
Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed
on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter
the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC
Online Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at (866) 208-
3676, or TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to
Stephen T. Veatch, Senior Director of Certificates, Trunkline Gas
Company, LLC, 1300 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002, by telephone at
(713) 989-2024, by facsimile at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 60 days after
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to section 157.205 of
the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the
request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the
proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day
after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and
not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenter's will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commenter's will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentary, will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit an original and five copies of the protest or intervention to
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.

    Dated: December 23, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-403-000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

June 30, 2006.
    Take notice that on June 23, 2006, Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in
Docket No. CP06-403-000, an application pursuant to sections 7 (b) and
(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and part 157 of the Commission's
Regulations, for authorization to abandon certain pipeline facilities
and the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity
to construct, modify and operate certain compression, pipeline and TBS
facilities located in Iowa and Minnesota, all as more fully set forth
in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to
public inspection. This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov
, using the ``eLibrary'' link and is available for review

in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is
an ``eSubscription'' link on the Web site that enables subscribers to
receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    In its application, Northern asserts that the installation of the
proposed facilities will provide approximately 374,000 Dth/day of
incremental peak day entitlement. Northern also states the proposal
herein is a result of an analysis conducted following Open Seasons
soliciting interest for an expansion project in its market Area
(Northern Lights) that would be effective beginning November 1, 2007.
The estimated capital cost for the facilities proposed herein is
$129,222,000. Northern is also requesting herein: Approval for rolled-
in rate treatment of the expansion costs; approval to construct certain
facilities in 2008; approval to use certain variances to the
Commission's Plans and Procedures; and Commission issuance of an order
granting approval for the proposed facilities as expeditiously as
possible, but no later than March 1, 2007.
    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review of the proposal
will begin only after the Cultural Resources information required in
part 380, Appendix A, Section 380.12 of the regulations has been filed
with the Commission and found by staff to be sufficient.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Michael T. Loeffler, Director, Certificates and Government Affairs for
Northern, 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, at (402) 398-
7103 or Donna Martens, Senior Regulatory Analyst, at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must
submit 14 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a
copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project.
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission.

Environmental commentors will be placed on the Commission's
environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental
documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the
Commission's environmental review process. Environmental commentors
will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other
parties. However, the non-party commentors will not receive copies of
all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission
(except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the
Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the
Commission's final order.
    Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and
the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing''
link at http://www.ferc.gov. The Commission strongly encourages

intervenors to file electronically. Persons unable to file
electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest
or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Comment Date: July 21, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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