[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 1 (Thursday, January 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 92-93]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28341]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-10002-65]

Access to Confidential Business Information by Eastern Research
Group and Its Identified Subcontractor, PG Environmental

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor and subcontractor, Eastern
Research Group (ERG) of Lexington, MA and PG Environmental of Golden,
CO, to access information which has been submitted to EPA under all
sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the
information may be claimed or determined to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI).

DATES: Access to the confidential data will occur no sooner than
January 9, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Recie Reese, Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8276; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may,
however, be of interest to all who manufacture, process, or distribute
industrial chemicals. Since other entities may also be interested, the
Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may
be affected by this action.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003- 004 is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
Docket (OPPT Docket), Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center
(EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566-
0280. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information
about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    Under EPA contract number EP-W-15-006, contractor and subcontractor
ERG of 110 Hartwell Ave, Suite 1, Lexington, MA and PG Environmental of
1113 Washington Ave, Golden, CO will assist the Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in enforcement program implementation;
enforcement case support; conducting inspections; provide laboratory
support; and perform analysis.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
EPA contract number EP-W-15-006, ERG and PG Environmental will require

access to CBI submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA to perform
successfully the duties specified under the contract. ERG and PG
Environmental personnel will be given access to information submitted
to EPA under all sections of TSCA. Some of the information may be
claimed or determined to be CBI.
    EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information
under all sections of TSCA that EPA may provide ERG and PG
Environmental access to these CBI materials on a need-to-know basis
only. All access to TSCA CBI under this contract will take place at EPA
Headquarters and ERG's site located at 14555 Avion Parkway, Suite 200,
Chantilly, VA, in accordance with EPA's TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
    Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until April 30,
2020. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for
the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
    ERG and PG Environmental personnel will be required to sign
nondisclosure agreements and will be briefed on appropriate security
procedures before they are permitted access to TSCA CBI.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

    Dated: December 5, 2019.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
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                 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
     Background Material Provided to the HUMAN STUDIES REVIEW BOARD (HSRB)
                        April 8-9, 2014 Public Meeting

1. AEATF Solid Pour Scenario Protocol
   a. EPA Science and Ethics Review
   b. AEATF Volume 1: Transmittal Letter, Checklist, Study Design Document
   c. AEATF Volume 2: Protocol, IRB Approval Letter, Supporting Documents
   d. AEATF Volume 3: IRB Review Records
   e. AEATF Volume 4: CVs and Ethics Training Records, AEAFT-II SOPs
   f. AEATF Supplemental Submission of tox study summaries for CYA
   g. Schulman Associates IRB Standard Operating Procedures
   h. Schulman Associates IRB Board Members
   i. Charge Questions


        Review Report for D-Fructose (CASRN 57-48-7) Partial Exemption

                                  October 2014

                      The Corn Refiners Association (CRA)

                   Docket Identifier:  EPA-HQ-OPPT-2014-0347

Summary of Decision:  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (hereinafter "EPA" or the "Agency") has determined that there is a low current interest in the processing and use information collected under the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule (see 40 CFR Part 711) for D-Fructose (hereafter referred to as fructose) (CASRN 57-48-7).  This determination is based on the totality of information on the chemical substance, including an evaluation of the considerations listed in 40 CFR 7l1.6(b)(2)(ii): 1) Consideration A: Current CDR information suggests that at least one site would have a production volume sufficient to trigger the need to report processing and use information for the 2016 CDR (25,000 pound threshold); 2) Consideration B: Based on the fact that fructose would be exempt from pesticide registration under 40 CFR 152.25(d) for foods used as pesticides certain conditions and the listing of fructose as exempt from the requirement of a tolerance under 40 CFR 180.950(a)(1)(i) as a minimal risk inert or active ingredient in pesticide formulations, which is supported by the Annex IV exemption from the European Union's (EU) Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) registration and FDA regulations for its food uses, EPA determined that fructose has a low hazard to human health and the environment; 3) Consideration C: EPA is not aware of any currently existing unmet information needs for CDR processing and use information for this chemical substance; 4) Consideration D: The availability of complementary risk screening information was not sufficiently characterized in the petition; however, EPA's determination that fructose is exempt from pesticide registration and of minimal risk for use in other  pesticides and the regulation of fructose in food by FDA provide evidence of risk screening determinations in the United States for fructose; 5) Consideration E: Comparable processing and use information is not available from the European Union Chemical Agency (ECHA), because fructose is exempt from registration because of its minimal risk status; however, when considered in combination with the other substance-specific factors that weigh in favor of granting a partial reporting exemption, EPA does not regard the lack of comparable processing and use information as sufficient to affect the decision; and 6) Consideration F: Other than the pesticide and FDA regulations, EPA is unaware of any specific actions that have already taken by other agencies or authorities to manage risks relating to this substance.

A direct final rule to add fructose to the list of chemical substances partially exempt from reporting CDR processing and use information in 40 CFR 711.6(2)(b)(iv) will be published in the Federal Register. The final listing is pending, based on possible adverse responses to the Federal Register notice. If the level of interest in the CDR processing and use information for this chemical substance were to change after final listing, EPA may reevaluate the listing and pursue amendment of the listing as appropriate.

Persons submitting information in accordance with the CDR rule can still report processing and use information even if a chemical substance is partially exempt, so that their chemical substances may be considered for safer substitute analyses.
Background:  EPA received a petition from the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) (hereinafter the "petitioner"), requesting that fructose be added to the 40 CFR 711.6(b)(2)(iv) list of specific chemical substances that are exempt from the reporting requirements of 40 CFR 711.15(b)(4) (i.e., exempt from requirements to report industrial processing and use and commercial/consumer use information).  The chemical substances already included on this "partial exemption" list are substances for which EPA has previously determined that there is a low current interest in the CDR processing and use information.  However, as stated in the preamble to the Inventory Update Reporting Amendments (IURA) rule promulgated on January 7, 2003, "...the need for processing and use information under IURA changes over time.  The inclusion of a chemical substance under this partial exemption is not based on the potential risks of a chemical.  This partial exemption is solely intended to provide a tool to assist the Agency in better managing the collection of processing and use information..." and is also "...based on the Agency's current assessment of the need for collecting IURA processing and use information."   Additionally, the preamble states, "[i]n determining whether there is low current interest in IUR processing and use information related to a specific chemical substance, EPA will look to the specific circumstances surrounding the chemical in question, and may use one or more of the considerations identified below, and/or considerations not identified below, to make an informed decision." The considerations used by EPA in reviewing this petition and an analysis of how those considerations relate to fructose are set forth below.

Discussion:  EPA considered information submitted with the petition, as well as other information including, but not limited to:  whether the petitioned chemical substance is listed on the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), Section 313 list of Toxic Chemicals and thus is reportable to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI); 2012 CDR submissions for the chemical substance; evaluations available through the EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD)'s High Production Volume (HPV) Screening Information Data Set (SIDS) program, or the EPA's HPV Challenge Program; whether the substance is subject to other regulatory programs administered by EPA or other federal agencies; and other information researched by EPA to supplement the petition.

The petitioner provided information concerning fructose from a variety of sources and linked it to specific considerations cited in 40 CFR 711.6(b)(2)(ii).

Consideration A:  Whether the chemical qualifies or has qualified in past IUR collections for the reporting of the information described in 40 CFR 711.15(b)(4).

The petitioner indicated that fructose was reported for the 2006 IUR and the 2012 CDR.  EPA reviewed the 2012 CDR data for fructose and found that 8 sites reported domestically manufacturing and/or importing fructose with a nationally aggregated production volume of 10 million to 50 million pounds in 2011.

EPA has concluded that at least one manufacturing site would likely have a production volume sufficient to trigger the need to report processing and use information for the 2016 CDR (25,000 pound threshold). Thus, EPA concludes that the other considerations are ripe for evaluation.

Consideration B:  The chemical substance's chemical and physical properties or potential for persistence, bioaccumulation, health effects, or environmental effects (considered independently or together).

The petitioner erroneously gave the CASRN for corn steep liquor (CASRN 66071-94-1) at the beginning of the data section of the attachment to the fructose petition. EPA noted that the two substances are not analogs and did not use data for corn steep liquor in its fructose hazard assessment.  The petitioner attached the Decernis FDA Food Additives Summary Report and EPI Suite Modeling Summary Results for fructose to support this consideration.  In support of consideration C, the petitioner noted that FDA considers fructose safe for use in commonly consumed foods.

Fructose would be eligible for the exemption from pesticide registration under 40 CFR 152.25(d) for foods when used as pesticides under certain conditions and under 40 CFR 180.950(a)(1)(i) as having a minimal risk exemption from the requirement for a tolerance for its residues resulting from its use as either an inert or an active ingredient in a pesticide chemical formulation, including antimicrobial pesticide chemicals, if such use is in accordance with good agricultural or manufacturing practices. In 1998, EPA established an exemption from tolerance requirements for all edible food commodities based on their long history of safe use in commerce and adequate regulation by FDA (63 FR66999, December 4, 1998).

EPA believes the exemption of fructose as a food from pesticide registration under 40 CFR 152.25(d) and from tolerance requirements at 40 CFR 180.950(a)(1)(i) based on the long history of safe use in food in commerce are supported by the similar EU Annex IV REACH registration exemption listing and provide sufficient evidence to address human health and environmental toxicity concerns for fructose.  Taken together, the weight of evidence indicates that this information is sufficient to partially exempt fructose from CDR reporting based on human health and environmental concerns covered under Consideration B.

Consideration C:  The information needs of EPA, other federal agencies, tribes, states, and local governments, as well as members of the public.

The petitioner stated that it was unaware of any unmet information needs of EPA, other federal agencies, tribes, states, local governments, or members of the public in light of FDA regulatory clearances available for fructose in food. The petitioner also noted that fructose has not been the subject of information collection requirement by EPA under TSCA (other than CDR), the Interagency Testing Committee (ITC), or the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).  The petitioner asserts that there is sufficient information available, and there have been no previous information requests.

In 2005, EPA denied an earlier petition for partial exemption for fructose, indicating that because fructose was part of EPA's HPV Challenge Program, EPA needed IUR processing and use information to put the hazard data received under the HPV Program in context in a risk screening assessment.  However, in light of the fact that other programs have determined that additional information is not needed because sufficient information is known to determine that fructose causes minimal risk, EPA does not believe that additional assessment of fructose is necessary.  See further discussion below under Consideration D.

EPA is not aware of any currently existing unmet information needs respecting the processing and use of fructose.  Overall, EPA regards Consideration C as weighing in favor of establishing a partial exemption for this chemical substance

Consideration D:  The availability of other complementary risk screening information.

The petitioner included a table which provided the status of the petitioned substance under the EU REACH registration, status under the voluntary EPA HPV Challenge Program, and status as a pesticide inert ingredient.  The petitioner indicated that fructose is listed in Annex IV, meaning it is exempt under the REACH registration program; however, the petitioner did not provide the rationale for the exemption, which is germane to this consideration. Fructose is exempt from REACH registration because sufficient information is known that it is considered to cause minimum risk because of intrinsic properties.  The additional information that the petitioner provided that fructose could be sponsored under EPA's HPV program does not mean that risk screening data is available and thus provides no support for this consideration.  It indicates that fructose is within the scope of the HPV program; however, because it has not been sponsored, there is no data available for an assessment.  The listing of fructose as a 4B pesticide inert is outdated.  Fructose would fall under 40 CFR 152.25(d) as a food exempt from pesticide registration and is listed under 40 CFR 180.950(a)(1)(i) as a commonly consumed food commodity which has a tolerance exemption as a minimal risk active or inert ingredient in pesticides.  This is based on a determination that any safety concerns regarding exposure to residues of edible food commodities have been addressed by the long history of safe use of these foods in commerce, as well as the adequate regulation of foods by the FDA (63 FR 37308, July 10, 1998).

EPA determined that although the petition only provided limited evidence of a risk screening determination by the EU for fructose in its discussion under Consideration D, EPA's determination that fructose is exempt from pesticide registration under certain conditions and is of minimal risk for use in other pesticides and the regulation of fructose in food by FDA provide evidence of risk screening determinations in the United States for fructose. Overall, EPA concluded that the availability of information relevant to Consideration D weighs in favor of partially exempting fructose from CDR reporting.

Consideration E:  The availability of comparable processing and use information.
The petitioner stated that the processing and use of fructose is well characterized and asserted that TSCA-regulated exposures are comparable to, or less significant than, the food-use exposures associated with these substances, which have already been shown to be "safe". While it is true that fructose's predominant use in food is well characterized, this is not a use subject to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).   Under Consideration B, the petitioner briefly noted that a small amount of fructose is used as a chemical intermediate and a filler in paper mills, both of which would be uses subject to TSCA.

Data from the non-confidential 2012 CDR database identified the following industrial uses: use as an intermediate in basic organic chemical manufacturing, and use as a fuel or fuel additive in petrochemical manufacturing.  The following consumer and commercial use was also identified:  use in fuels and related products.

Fructose is exempt from EU REACH registration because of its minimal risk status; therefore, the ECHA database is not a source of processing and use information on fructose.  But when considered in combination with the other substance-specific factors that weigh in favor of granting a partial reporting exemption (e.g., the evidence that the potential human health effects and/or environmental effects would be low), EPA does not regard the lack of comparable processing and use information as sufficient to affect the decision.

Consideration F: Whether the potential risks of the chemical substance are adequately managed by EPA or another agency or authority.

The petitioner generally indicated that the manufacturing and use of fructose primarily falls within the jurisdiction and authority of the FDA.  The petitioner also stated that EPA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regulate the manufacture and use of fructose. However, the petitioner did not specifically identify which uses of fructose are regulated by the foregoing governmental bodies or regulations, except for FDA.  However, the petitioner provided a list of citations for every instance where "fructose" is mentioned; and did not identify which of those citations were to actual regulations governing use of fructose.  Most of the citations allowed the use of fructose as an optional nutritive carbohydrate sweetener in various milk products as well as grapefruit juice and canned peas.

Overall, although the petition included the general claim that this substance is already "controlled adequately under other regulatory regimes," it did not identify how any particular agency or authority was managing any particular risk relating to this substance, let alone how such risk management actions should bear on EPA's level of current interest in processing and use information.

As noted above, fructose is exempt from pesticide registration and is approved for use as a minimal risk active or inert ingredient in pesticides.  EPA is unaware of any specific actions that have already taken by other agencies or authorities to manage risks relating to this substance.  However, given the evidence that the potential human health effects and/or environmental effects would be low, EPA does not therefore assume that this substance would likely be the subject of risk management actions in the future.  Thus in this case, EPA believes this consideration weighs neither in favor of nor against adding the substance to the CDR partial exemption list.


[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 71 (Thursday, April 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 22447]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10855-01-OMS]

Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision
Approval, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Environmental Protection Agency's
(EPA) approval of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
(NJDEP) request to revise/modify certain of its EPA-authorized programs
to allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA approves the authorized program revisions/modifications as
of April 13, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shirley M. Miller, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Information Management, Mail Stop 2824T,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media
Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) was published in the Federal
Register (70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of title 40 of the CFR.
CROMERR establishes electronic reporting as an acceptable regulatory
alternative to paper reporting and establishes requirements to assure
that electronic documents are as legally dependable as their paper
counterparts. Subpart D of CROMERR requires that state, tribal or local
government agencies that receive, or wish to begin receiving,
electronic reports under their EPA-authorized programs must apply to
EPA for a revision or modification of those programs and obtain EPA
approval. Subpart D provides standards for such approvals based on
consideration of the electronic document receiving systems that the
state, tribe, or local government will use to implement the electronic
reporting. Additionally, Sec.  3.1000(b) through (e) of 40 CFR part 3,
subpart D provides special procedures for program revisions and
modifications to allow electronic reporting, to be used at the option
of the state, tribe or local government in place of procedures
available under existing program-specific authorization regulations. An
application submitted under the subpart D procedures must show that the
state, tribe or local government has sufficient legal authority to
implement the electronic reporting components of the programs covered
by the application and will use electronic document receiving systems
that meet the applicable subpart D requirements.
    On March 13, 2023, the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection (NJDEP) submitted an application titled National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting Tool (NeT)
for revisions/modifications to its EPA-approved programs under title 40
CFR to allow new electronic reporting. EPA reviewed NJDEP's request to
revise/modify its EPA-authorized programs and, based on this review,
EPA determined that the application met the standards for approval of
authorized program revisions/modifications set out in 40 CFR part 3,
subpart D. In accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this notice of EPA's
decision to approve NJDEP's request to revise/modify its following EPA-
authorized programs to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR is being
published in the Federal Register:
    Part 123: EPA-Administered Permit Programs: the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Reporting under 40 CFR 122 and
125.
    NJDEP was notified of EPA's determination to approve its
application with respect to the authorized programs listed above.

    Dated: April 6, 2023.
Jennifer Campbell,
Director, Office of Information Management.
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17967-17969]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06694]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-69156; File No. SR-C2-2013-014]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change
To Amend C2 Rule 6.3 for Mini-Options Launch

March 18, 2013.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on March 14, 2013, the C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated (the
``Exchange'' or ``C2'') 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
Exchange. The Exchange filed the proposal as a ``non-controversial''
proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act
\3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\4\ 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)(iii).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    C2 proposes to amend C2 Rule 6.3 (Meaning of Premium Bids and
Offers) by adding how bids and offers will be expressed for option
contracts overlying 10 shares of a security. The text of the proposed
rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site (http://www.c2exchange.com/Legal/), at the Exchange's Office of the Secretary,
and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, 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
    C2 Chapter 5 (Securities Dealt In) was recently amended to allow
for the listing of option contracts that deliver 10 physical shares on
SPDR S&P 500 (``SPY''), Apple, Inc. (``AAPL''), SPDR Gold Trust
(``GLD''), Google Inc. (``GOOG'') and Amazon.com Inc. (``AMZN'')
(``mini-options''). The purpose of this proposed rule change is to
amend C2 Rule 6.3 (Meaning of Premium Bids and Offers) by adding how
bids and offers would be expressed for mini-options.
CBOE Rules Incorporated by Reference Into C2's Rules
    The majority of C2's rules are the same as Chicago Board Options
Exchange, Incorporated's (``CBOE'') rules and were adopted as part of
the Securities and Exchange Commission's

(``SEC or Commission'') order approving C2's application for
registration as a national securities exchange.\5\ CBOE Rule 5.5.22 was
recently adopted to provide for the listing and trading of mini-
options.\6\ C2 Chapter 5 provides, ``[t]he rules contained in CBOE
Chapter V, as such rules may be in effect from time to time, shall
apply to C2 and are hereby incorporated into this Chapter.''
Accordingly, mini-options trading is permitted on C2. Mini-options
trading on CBOE and C2 is expected to commence on March 18, 2013.
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    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61152 (December 10,
2009), 74 FR 66699, 66709-10 (December 16, 2009) (In the Matter of
the Application of C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated for
Registration as a National Securities Exchange Findings, Opinion,
and Order of the Commission (File No. 10-191). In the Order, the
Commission granted C2's request for exemption, pursuant to Section
36 of the Act, from the rule filing requirements of Section 19(b) of
the Act with respect to the rules that C2 proposed to incorporate by
reference. The exemption was conditioned upon C2 providing written
notice to its members whenever CBOE proposes to change a rule that
C2 has incorporated by reference. In the Order, the Commission
stated its belief that ``this exemption is appropriate in the public
interest and consistent with the protection of investors because it
will promote more efficient use of Commission and SRO resources by
avoiding duplicative rule flings based on simultaneous changes to
identical rules sought by more than one SRO.''
    C2 satisfied this requirement with respect to mini-options by
posting a copy of the CBOE rule filing to list mini-options (SR-
CBOE-2013-001) on C2's rule filing Web site at the same time the
CBOE rule filing was posted to the CBOE rule filing Web site. The C2
rule filing Web site is located at: http://www.c2exchange.com/Legal/RuleFilings.aspx. By posting CBOE rule filings to C2's rule filing
Web site that amend C2's rule by reference, the Exchange provides
its members with notice of the proposed rule change so that they
have an opportunity to comment on it.
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68656 (January 15,
2013), 78 FR 4526 (January 22, 2013) (Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change to List and Trade Option
Contracts Overlying 10 Shares of Certain Securities) (SR-CBOE-2013-
001) (``CBOE mini-option filing''). The Exchange notes that CBOE
also adopted CBOE Rule 4.11.08 which addresses position limits for
mini-options. CBOE Rule 4.11.08 is also incorporated by reference
into C2's rules. See C2 Chapter 4 that provides, ``[t]he rules
contained in CBOE Chapter IV, as such rules may be in effect from
time to time, shall apply to C2 and are hereby incorporated into
this Chapter.''
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    The premium multiplier for mini-options is $10, rather than $100,
which reflects the smaller unit of trading. To reflect this mini-option
feature, new subparagraph (c) was added to CBOE Rule 6.41 (Meaning of
Premium Bids and Offers) and provides that bids and offers for an
option contract overlying 10 shares will be expressed in terms of
dollars per \1/10\th part of the total value of the contract.\7\ Thus,
an offer of ``.50'' shall represent an offer $5.00 for an option
contract having a unit of trading consisting of 10 shares.
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    \7\ See 78 FR at 4527 (CBOE mini-option filing). The Exchange
notes that NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'') and International
Securities Exchange, LLC (``ISE'') have similar rules governing how
bids and offers for mini-options will be expressed. See Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 67948 (September 28, 2012) 77 FR 60735
(October 4, 2012) (Notice of Filing of Amendments No. 1 and Order
Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Changes as Modified
by Amendments No. 1 to List and Trade Option Contracts Overlying 10
Shares of Certain Securities) (SR-NYSEArca-2012-64 and SR-ISE-2012-
58).
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    Chapter 6 to C2's rules does not incorporate CBOE's rules by
reference. However, C2 Rule 6.3 (Meaning of Premium Bids and Offers) is
identical to CBOE Rule 6.41 (Meaning of Premium Bids and Offers).
Accordingly, C2 proposes to add new subparagraph (c) to C2 Rule 6.3 to
provide that bids and offers for an option contract overlying 10 shares
will be expressed in terms of dollars per \1/10\th part of the total
value of the contract. Thus, an offer of ``.50'' shall represent an
offer $5.00 for an option contract having a unit of trading consisting
of 10 shares.
    No other changes to C2's rules are being proposed by this filing.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including the
requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.\8\ In particular, the Exchange
believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the Section
6(b)(5) \9\ requirements that the rules of an exchange be designed to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to prevent fraudulent
and manipulative acts, to foster cooperation and coordination with
persons engaged in facilitating transactions in securities, to remove
impediments to and to perfect the mechanism for a free and open market
and a national market system, and, in general, to protect investors and
the public interest.
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    Specifically, the Exchange believes that investors would benefit
from the current rule proposal because it would specify how premium
bids and offers would be expressed for mini-options traded on C2. The
Exchange believes that the marketplace and investors will be expecting
that premium bids and offers for mini-options traded on C2 would be
expressed in the same manner as premium bids and offers for mini-
options traded on CBOE (and other exchanges). As a result, the Exchange
believes that this change would lessen investor and marketplace
confusion because C2 Rule 6.3 will be clear as to how premium bids and
offers for mini-options would be expressed.

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

    This proposed rule change does not impose any burden on competition
that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of
the Act. In this regard and as indicated above, the Exchange notes that
the rule change is being proposed to ready C2 for mini-options trading
which is scheduled to commence on March 18, 2013. The Exchange notes
that the CBOE mini-option filing (which permits C2 to list mini-options
as well) was submitted as a competitive response to approved NYSE Arca
and ISE filings. C2 believes this proposed rule change is necessary to
permit fair competition among the options exchanges.

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: (1) Does not
significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (2) does not impose any significant burden on competition;
and (3) by its terms does not become operative for 30 days after the
date of this filing, or such shorter time as the Commission may
designate if consistent with the protection of investors and the public
interest, the proposed rule change has become effective pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \10\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
thereunder.\11\
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    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires a self-regulatory organization 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 of the
proposed rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) normally does
not become operative for 30 days after the date of filing. However,
Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) permits the Commission to designate a shorter
time if such action is consistent with the protection of investors and
the public interest. The Exchange requests that the Commission waive
the 30-day operative delay so that the proposed rule change may
coincide with the anticipated launch of trading in Mini Options. The
Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative delay

is consistent with the protection of investors and the public
interest.\12\ Waiver of the operative delay will allow the Exchange to
implement its proposal consistent with the commencement of trading in
Mini Options as scheduled and expected by members and other
participants on March 18, 2013. For these reasons, the Commission
designates the proposed rule change as operative upon filing.
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    \12\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has also 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.

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-C2-2013-014 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-C2-2013-014 on the
subject line. 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-C2-2013-014 on the subject line and should be submitted
on or before April 15, 2013.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Aviation
Maintenance Technical Schools

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information
collection. The information collected is needed to determine applicant
eligibility and compliance for certification of Civil Aviation
mechanics and operation of aviation mechanic schools.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by November 22, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Scott on<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0040.
    Title: Aviation Maintenance Technical Schools.
    Form Numbers: FAA Form 8310-6.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: 49 U.S.C. 44707 empowers the Administrator of the FAA
to examine and rate air agencies. FAR Part 147 implements the
provisions of the sections of that law by prescribing the requirements
for issuing aviation

maintenance technician school certificates and associated ratings and
the general operating rule for the holders of those certificates and
ratings. The collection of information (application or a certificate
and rating) is necessary to ensure that Aviation Maintenance Technician
Schools meet the minimum requirements for procedures and curriculum set
forth by the FAA in FAR part 147. Applicants submit FAA Form 8310-6,
Aviation Maintenance Technician School certificate and Ratings
Application, to the appropriate FAA district office for review. If the
application (including supporting documentation) is satisfactory, an
on-site inspection is conducted. When all FAR part 147 requirements
have been met, an aviation maintenance technician school certificate
with appropriate ratings is issued.
    Respondents: Approximately 174 representatives of aviation
maintenance technician schools.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 3.17 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 66,134 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Carla
Scott, Room 712, Federal Aviation Administration, IT Enterprises
Business Services Division, AES-200, 800 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20591.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information
collection.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2010.
Carla Scott,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business
Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2010-23637 Filed 9-21-10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER12-1880-000]

Minco Wind III, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-
Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Minco

Wind III, LLC application for market-based rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a
request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a
copy of that document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is June 21, 2012.
    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 Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding 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 email notification
when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with
any FERC Online service, please email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: June 1, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER18-206-000]

Southern Partners, INC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-
Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Southern Partners, INC's application for market-based rate authority,
with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes
a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is November 22, 2017.
    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
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for electronic 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
email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s).
For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
[email protected]. or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: November 2, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Pages 33797-33798]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-64596; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2011-36]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending Its Fee
Schedule To Adopt a Fee for Qualified Contingent Cross Trades

June 3, 2011.
    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 June 1, 2011, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or the
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II,
and III below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend its Fee Schedule (``Schedule'') to
adopt a fee for Qualified Contingent Cross (``QCC'') trades. The
proposed change will be effective on June 1, 2011. The text of the
proposed rule change is available at the Exchange, the Commission's
Public Reference Room, and http://www.nyse.com.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    NYSE Arca proposes to amend the Schedule to adopt a fee for QCC
trades.

    The Exchange adopted rules permitting QCC trades on March 14,
2011,\3\ and intends to activate the functionality on June 1, 2011.
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    The Exchange proposes to assess all market participants in all
issues a fee of $0.10 per contract for participation in a QCC
transaction. The Exchange is proposing this separate QCC transaction
fee because orders that are part of a QCC trade are entered to the
Exchange as a matched trade. Therefore, the trade is not a standard
execution, nor can an order that is part of such a trade be described
as either taking liquidity or adding liquidity. The proposed fee will
apply to each side of the transaction.
    The proposed charges will be effective on June 1, 2011.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the provisions of Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\4\ in general, and Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,\5\ in
particular, in that it is designed to provide for the equitable
allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and other charges among its
members and other persons using its facilities. In addition, the
Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 6(b)(5) of the Exchange Act in that it is not designed to
permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers, brokers, or
dealers.
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    The proposed change to the fee schedule is equitable and reasonable
in that it applies uniformly to all market participants and is within
the range of fees assessed by other exchanges for similar transactions.
The proposed fee is not discriminatory because the same rate is
assessed to all market participants.

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

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

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

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

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

    The foregoing rule change is effective upon filing pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A) \6\ of the Act and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b-
4 \7\ thereunder, because it establishes a due, fee, or other charge
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such 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.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NYSEArca-2011-36 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-2011-36. This
file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used.
To help the Commission process and review your comments more
efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all
comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments,
all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that
are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating
to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person,
other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance
with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site
viewing and printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between
the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. The text of the proposed rule change is
available on the Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov. 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-2011-36 and should be submitted on or before
June 30, 2011.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Release No. 34-52696; File No. SR-NYSE-2005-35]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange, Inc.;
Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Changes to Listed
Company Manual Section 902.00 Regarding Listing Fees

October 28, 2005.

I. Introduction

    On May 18, 2005, the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (``NYSE'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposal to amend the current fee chapter set out in sections 902.01 to
902.04 of the Listed Company Manual (``Manual'') and reorganize the
relevant sections of the Manual into a format setting out fees by

type of listed security. The proposed rule change was published for
comment in the Federal Register on September 23, 2005.\3\ The
Commission received no comments regarding the proposal. This order
approves the proposed rule change.
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    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 52463 (September 16,
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    The filing proposes to amend and to reorganize the current listing
fees chapter set forth in section 902.00 through section 902.04 of the
Manual. Among other things, the Exchange proposes to decrease the
current total issuer per annum fee cap by 50% from $1 million to
$500,000, with certain exceptions. In addition, the Exchange proposes
reducing the Listing Fee schedule to three tiers instead of the current
four-tier structure. The Exchange also proposes to set forth Listing
Fees for all types of securities as per share numbers instead of the
current per million share approach and specify the fees applicable to
tracking stocks. The Exchange further proposes to decrease the Listing
Fee cap for shares issued in conjunction with stock splits by 40% to
$150,000 per stock split and eliminate the three year cap on stock
splits as well as apply the $150,000 fee cap to stock dividends.
    The Exchange also proposes increasing the current minimum
application fee in certain situations; increasing the current minimum
application fee for the authorization of a subsequent application to
list additional securities or another class of equity securities, or to
make changes (such as a change in the name or par value) applicable to
issuers that list equity securities; increasing the special charge that
is applied when a company first lists a class of common stock; and
eliminating the current application fee applicable to processing minor
amendments to previously filed applications. With respect to annual
listing fees, the Exchange proposes increasing the current minimum
annual fee payable on a common stock or a preferred-only listing from
$35,000 to $38,000; clarifying that the annual fee for each class of
equity security listed is equal to the greater of the minimum fee or
the fee calculated on a per share basis of $0.00093; and clearly
setting out the minimum and per share rates applicable to each type of
listed security. Finally, the Exchange is proposing to make a number of
changes and clarifications to its current billing policies.
    The Commission finds that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder applicable to a national securities exchange.\4\ In
particular, the Commission finds that the proposed rule change is
consistent with section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\5\ which requires, among
other things, that the rules of a national securities exchange be
designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments
to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national
market system, and, in general, to protect investors and the public
interest.
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    \4\ In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission has
considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
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    The Commission believes that the reorganization of the current fee
chapter set out in sections 902.01 to 902.04 of the Listed Company
Manual will make those sections clearer, more concise, and easier to
use. Guidelines on how fees are calculated as well as numerical
examples in each section provide appropriate clarification, where
necessary. Further, the Commission believes that the modifications to
the Listing Fee schedule simplifies the fee structure for its members.
While certain companies may pay higher listing fees than under the
current fee schedule, the fee schedule overall is consistent with the
Exchange's recent revisions to their fees generally.\6\
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IV. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\7\ that the proposed rule change (SR-NYSE-2005-35) is approved.
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    \8\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\8\
Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP99-301-157]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Negotiated Rate Filing

April 5, 2007.
    Take notice that on April 2, 2007, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR)
tendered for filing and approval a negotiated rate agreement between
ANR and Nicor Gas Company. The service agreement is being filed as a
negotiated rate because the parties have agreed to fixed rates for the
term of the contract.
    ANR requests that the Commission accept and approve the subject
filing to be effective April 1, 2007.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of
Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210).
Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on
or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

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

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

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-6815 Filed 4-10-07; 8:45 am]

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. IC10-6-000 and IC10-6Q-000]

Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC Form Nos. 6
and 6-Q); Comment Request; Extensions

January 25, 2010.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collections and request for
comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c) (2)(a)
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public
comment on the specific aspects of the information collections
described below.

DATES: Comments in consideration of the collections of information are
due April 5, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed either electronically or in paper
format, and should refer to Docket Nos. IC10-6-000 and IC10-6Q-000. For
comments that only pertain to one of the collections, specify the
appropriate collection and related docket number. Documents must be
prepared in an acceptable filing format and in compliance with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission submission guidelines at http://
www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp.
    Comments may be filed electronically via the eFiling link on the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov. First time users will
have to establish a user name and password (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-
filing/eregistration.asp) before eFiling. The Commission will send an
automatic acknowledgement to the sender's e-mail address upon receipt
of comments through eFiling. Commenters filing electronically should
not make a paper filing.
    Commenters that are not able to file electronically must send their
comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in
Docket Number IC10-6 may do so through eSubscription at http://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp. However, due to a system
issue, Docket Number IC10-6Q is not available at this time for
eSubscription. In addition, all comments and FERC issuances may be
viewed, printed or downloaded remotely through FERC's Web site using
the ``eLibrary'' link and searching on Docket Numbers IC10-6 and IC10-
6Q. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support at:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by
telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, by fax at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by e-mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For the purpose of publishing this notice
and seeking public comment, FERC requests comments on the following
information collections:
     FERC Form 6 (``FERC-6''), ``Annual Report of Oil Pipeline
Companies,'' implemented in 18 CFR Sections 357.1, 357.2, and 385.2011;
OMB Control No. 1902-0022 and
     FERC Form 6-Q (``FERC-6Q'' or ``FERC-6-Q''), ``Quarterly
Financial Report of Oil Pipeline Companies,'' implemented in 18 CFR
Section 357.4; OMB Control No. 1902-0206.
    The associated regulations, information collections, burdens, and
OMB clearance numbers will continue to remain separate and distinct.
    Under the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA), (49 U.S.C. 1, 20, 54 Stat.
916), the Commission is authorized and empowered to make investigations
and to collect and record data to the extent FERC may consider to be
necessary or useful for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of
the ICA. FERC must ensure just and reasonable rates for transportation
of crude oil and petroleum products by pipelines in interstate
commerce.
    The information collected by FERC Form Nos. 6 and 6-Q are used by
the Commission to carry out its responsibilities in implementing the
statutory provisions of the ICA, including the authority to prescribe
rules and regulations concerning accounts, records and memoranda, as
necessary or appropriate. Financial accounting and reporting provides
needed information concerning a company's past performance and its
future prospects. Without reliable financial statements prepared in
accordance with the Commission's Uniform System of Accounts and related
regulations, the Commission would be unable to accurately determine the
costs that relate to a particular time period, service or line of
business.
    FERC uses data from the FERC Form Nos. 6 and 6-Q to assist in: (1)
Implementation of its financial audits and programs, (2) continuous
review of the financial condition of regulated companies, (3)
assessment of energy markets, (4) rate proceedings and economic
analyses, and (5) research for use in litigation.
    Financial information reported on the annual FERC Form 6 and
quarterly FERC Form 6-Q provides FERC, as well as customers, investors
and others, an important tool to help identify emerging trends and
issues affecting jurisdictional entities within the energy industry. It
also provides timely disclosures of the impacts that new accounting
standards, or changes in existing standards, have on jurisdictional
entities, as well as the economic effects of significant transactions,
events, and circumstances. The reporting of this information by
jurisdictional entities assists the Commission in its analysis of
profitability, efficiency, risk and in its overall monitoring.
    Action: The Commission is requesting three-year extensions of the
current expiration dates for the FERC-6 and FERC-6Q, with no change to
the reporting requirements.
    Burden Statement: The estimated annual public reporting burdens and
the associated public costs follow.1 2

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                                                                     Number of       Projected
                                                     Projected        annual      average burden   Total annual
              FERC Data Collection                   number of     responses per     hours per     burden hours
                                                    respondents     respondent       response           \1\
                                                             (1)             (2)             (3)     (1) x (2) x
                                                                                (3)
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FERC-6 (Complete form) \2\......................             142               1             186          26,412
FERC-6 (Pages 1, 301, and 700 only) \2\.........               1               1              15              15
FERC-6 (Pages 1 and 700 only) \2\...............              23               1              10             230
FERC-6Q.........................................             142               3             150          63,900
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    The total annual cost to respondents 1 2 3 is estimated
as follows.
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    \1\ These figures may not be exact, due to rounding and/or
truncating.
    \2\ Order 620 in Docket No. RM99-10 (issued 12/13/2000,
available at http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/
opennat.asp?fileID=8370177) established filing thresholds. The
filing thresholds for filing all or part of the FERC-6 are based on
the filer's annual jurisdictional operating revenues, for each of
the three previous calendar years:
     File complete Form 6: Revenues $500,000 or more.
     File only Pages 1, 301, and 700: Revenues more than
$350,000 but less than $500,000.
     File only Pages 1 and 700: Revenues of $350,000 or
less.
    See the instructions at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms/
form-6/form-6.pdf for more information.
    The estimated annual totals for all filers completing all or
part of the FERC-6 are: 166 filers and 26,657 hours, for a cost of
$1,767,092.
    \3\ Using 2,080 hours/year, the estimated cost for 1 full-time
employee is $137,874/year. The estimated hourly cost is $66.29 (or
$137,874/2,080).

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                                                                                Estimated
                                                                                Estimated     total annual
                      FERC Data Collection                         Total annual     hourly cost       cost to
                                                                   burden hours       \3\ ($)       respondents
                                                                                ($) \1\
                                                                             (1)             (2)       (2) x (1)
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FERC-6 (Complete form) \2\......................................          26,412          $66.29      $1,750,851
FERC-6 (Pages 1, 301, and 700 only) \2\.........................              15           66.29             994
FERC-6 (Pages 1 and 700 only) \2\...............................             230           66.29          15,247
FERC-6Q.........................................................          63,900           66.29       4,235,931
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    The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide
the information including: (1) Reviewing instructions; (2) developing,
acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information; (3) adjusting the existing ways
to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
(4) training personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5)
searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection of
information; and (7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the
information.
    The estimate of cost for respondents is based upon salaries for
professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect
overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost
for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs
incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs
apply to activities which benefit the whole organization rather than
any one particular function or activity.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collections of
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the Commission, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the
burden of the proposed collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information
on those who are to respond, including 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-1977 Filed 1-29-10; 8:45 am]
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