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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2008-0540; Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-031-AD;
Amendment 39-15786; AD 2009-01-07]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2C10 (Regional
Jet Series 700, 701, & 702) and Model CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series
900) Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the
products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing
airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of
another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an
aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:

    Bombardier Aerospace has completed a system safety review of the
CL-600-2C10/CL-600-2D24 aircraft fuel system against new fuel tank
safety standards, introduced in Chapter 525 of the Airworthiness
Manual through Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) 2002-043. The
identified non-compliances were assessed using Transport Canada
Policy Letter No. 525-001 to determine if mandatory corrective
action is required.
    This assessment showed that rupture of the fuel tank climb vent
loop pipe or leakage from pipe couplings could result in fuel coming
in contact with hot anti-ice ducts, creating potential fire on top
of the centre fuel tank.

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We are issuing this AD to require actions to correct the unsafe
condition on these products.

DATES: This AD becomes effective February 27, 2009.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of February 27,
2009.

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov or in person at the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Fiesel, Aerospace Engineer,
Airframe and Propulsion Branch, ANE-171, FAA, New York Aircraft
Certification Office, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, New
York 11590; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to include an AD that would apply to the specified products.
That NPRM was published in the Federal Register on May 13, 2008 (73 FR
27475). That NPRM proposed to correct an unsafe condition for the
specified products. The MCAI states:

    Bombardier Aerospace has completed a system safety review of the
CL-600-2C10/CL-600-2D24 aircraft fuel system against new fuel tank
safety standards, introduced in Chapter 525 of the Airworthiness
Manual through Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) 2002-043. The
identified non-compliances were assessed using Transport Canada
Policy Letter No. 525-001 to determine if mandatory corrective
action is required.
    This assessment showed that rupture of the fuel tank climb vent
loop pipe or leakage from pipe couplings could result in fuel coming
in contact with hot anti-ice ducts, creating potential fire on top
of the centre fuel tank.
    To correct the unsafe condition, this directive mandates the
modification of the fuel tank climb vent loop by installing
shrouding boots that direct leaked fuel safely overboard.

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

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. We considered the comment received.

Request To Revise Service Bulletin Reference

    Comair requests that we refer to Revision C of Bombardier Service
Bulletin 670BA-28-011, dated June 5, 2008, which Bombardier released
since the NPRM was issued. (The NPRM referred to Revision B of
Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA-28-011, dated July 4, 2007.)
    We agree to incorporate Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA-28-011,
Revision C, and give credit for prior actions accomplished according to
Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA-28-011, Revision B. Bombardier
Service Bulletin 670BA-28-011, Revision C, revises a figure and its
related instruction and includes editorial changes; there are no
substantive changes to the remaining procedures. We have revised
paragraphs (f)(1), (f)(2), and (h) of the AD accordingly.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the available data, including the comment received, and
determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting the
AD with the changes described previously. We determined that these
changes will not increase the economic burden on any operator or
increase the scope of the AD.

Differences Between This AD and the MCAI or Service Information

    We have reviewed the MCAI and related service information and, in
general, agree with their substance. But we might have found it
necessary to use different words from those in the MCAI to ensure the
AD is clear for U.S. operators and is enforceable. In making these
changes, we do not intend to differ substantively from the information
provided in the MCAI and related service information.
    We might also have required different actions in this AD from those
in the MCAI in order to follow our FAA policies. Any such differences
are highlighted in a NOTE within the AD.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD will affect about 297 products of U.S.
registry. We also estimate that it will take about 22 work-hours per
product to comply with the basic requirements of this AD. The average
labor rate is $80 per work-hour. Required parts will cost about $13,768

per product. Where the service information lists required parts costs
that are covered under warranty, we have assumed that there will be no
charge for these parts. As we do not control warranty coverage for
affected parties, some parties may incur costs higher than estimated
here. Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of this AD to the
U.S. operators to be $4,611,816, or $15,528 per product.

Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

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

Examining the AD Docket

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

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

Adoption of the Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13   [Amended]

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

2009-01-07 Bombardier, Inc. (Formerly Canadair): Amendment 39-15786.
Docket No. FAA-2008-0540; Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-031-AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective February
27, 2009.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to Model CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series
700, 701, & 702) airplanes, serial numbers 10003 through 10169; and
Model CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) airplanes, serial
numbers 15001 though 15025; certificated in any category.

Subject

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

Reason

    (e) The mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI)
states:

    ``Bombardier Aerospace has completed a system safety review of
the CL-600-2C10/CL-600-2D24 aircraft fuel system against new fuel
tank safety standards, introduced in Chapter 525 of the
Airworthiness Manual through Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA)
2002-043. The identified non-compliances were assessed using
Transport Canada Policy Letter No. 525-001 to determine if mandatory
corrective action is required.
    ``This assessment showed that rupture of the fuel tank climb
vent loop pipe or leakage from pipe couplings could result in fuel
coming in contact with hot anti-ice ducts, creating potential fire
on top of the centre fuel tank.
    To correct the unsafe condition, this directive mandates the
modification of the fuel tank climb vent loop by installing
shrouding boots that direct leaked fuel safely overboard.''

Actions and Compliance

    (f) Unless already done, do the following actions.
    (1) Within 4,500 flight hours after the effective date of this
AD, modify the fuel tank climb vent loop pipes by installing
shrouding boots according to the Accomplishment Instructions of
Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA-28-011, Revision C, dated June 5,
2008.
    (2) Modification of the climb vent pipe prior to the effective
date of this AD according to Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA-28-
011, dated November 7, 2005; Revision A, dated January 22, 2007; or
Revision B, dated July 4, 2007; is acceptable for compliance with
the corresponding requirements of this AD.

FAA AD Differences

    Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information
as follows: No differences.

Other FAA AD Provisions

    (g) The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, New
York Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, has the authority to
approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found
in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to ATTN: Richard Fiesel, Aerospace
Engineer, Airframe and Propulsion Branch, ANE-171, FAA, New York
Aircraft Certification Office, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410,
Westbury, New York 11590; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax (516) 794-
5531. Before using any approved AMOC on any airplane to which the
AMOC applies, notify your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in
the FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI,
your local FSDO.
    (2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement in this AD to obtain
corrective actions from a manufacturer or other source, use these
actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective actions are considered
FAA-approved if they are approved by the State of Design Authority
(or their delegated agent). You are required to assure the product
is airworthy before it is returned to service.
    (3) Reporting Requirements: For any reporting requirement in
this AD, under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information
collection requirements and has assigned OMB Control Number 2120-
0056.

Related Information

    (h) Refer to MCAI Canadian Airworthiness Directive CF-2008-01,
dated January 3, 2008; and Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA-28-011,
Revision C, dated June 5, 2008; for related information.

Material Incorporated by Reference

    (i) You must use Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA-28-011,
Revision C, dated June 5, 2008, to do the actions required by this
AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference of this service information under 5
U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Bombardier, Inc., 400 C[ocirc]te-Vertu Road West, Dorval,
Qu[eacute]bec H4S 1Y9, Canada; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax 514-855-
7401; e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Internet http://
www.bombardier.com.
    (3) You may review copies of the service information that is
incorporated by reference at the FAA, Transport Airplane
Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington. For
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call
425-227-1221 or<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (4) You may also review copies of the service information at the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information
on the availability of this material at NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or
go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_
regulations/ibr_locations.html .

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on December 18, 2008.
Stephen P. Boyd,
Assistant Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

[Docket ID Number DOT-OST-2014-0031 BTS Paperwork Reduction Notice]

Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Report
of Extension of Credit to Political Candidates--Form 183

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST-R), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Department of
Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public
Law 104-13, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics invites the general
public, industry and other governmental parties to comment on the
continuing need and usefulness of BTS collecting reports from air
carriers on the aggregated indebtedness balance of a political
candidate or party for Federal office. The reports are required when
the aggregated indebtedness is over $5,000 on the last day of a month.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 29, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
DOT-OST-2014-0031 by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Docket Services: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington,
DC 20590-0001.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Instructions: Identify docket number, DOT-OST-2014-0031, at the
beginning of your comments, and send two copies. To receive
confirmation that DOT received your comments, include a self-addressed
stamped postcard. Internet users may access all comments received by
DOT at http://www.regulations.gov. All comments are posted
electronically without charge or edits, including any personal
information provided.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit http://DocketInfo.dot.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov. or the street
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the
dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Gorham, Office of Airline
Information, RTS-42, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue Street SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Approval No.: 2138-0016.
    Title: Report of Extension of Credit to Political Candidates--Form
183 14 CFR part 374a.
    Form No.: 183.
    Type Of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Certificated air carriers.
    Number of Respondents: 2 (Monthly Average).
    Number of Responses: 24.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Annual Burden: 24 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Department uses this form as the means to
fulfill its obligation under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(the Act). The Act's legislative history indicates that one of its
statutory goals is to prevent candidates for Federal political office
from incurring large amounts of unsecured debt with regulated
transportation companies (e.g., airlines). This information collection
allows the Department to monitor and disclose the amount of unsecured
credit extended by airlines to candidates for Federal office. All
certificated air carriers are required to submit this information.
    The Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency
Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), requires a statistical agency to
clearly identify information it collects for non-statistical purposes.
BTS hereby notifies the respondents and the public that BTS uses the
information it collects under this OMB approval for non-statistical
purposes including, but not limited to, publication of both
Respondent's identity and its data, submission of the information to
agencies outside BTS for review, analysis and possible use in
regulatory and other administrative matters.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2018.
William Chadwick, Jr.,
Director, Office of Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas & Oil Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: PR23-44-000.
    Applicants: Moss Bluff Hub, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  284.123 Rate Filing: Moss Bluff--TPGS
Acquisition Notification to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 4/13/23.
    Accession Number: 20230413-5121.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/4/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-682-000.
    Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Agreement
Filing--Amend Macquarie Energy SP149963 to be effective 4/14/2023.
    Filed Date: 4/13/23.
    Accession Number: 20230413-5101.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/25/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-683-000.
    Applicants: Egan Hub Storage, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Egan--TPGS Acquisition Notification
to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 4/13/23.
    Accession Number: 20230413-5120.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/25/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-684-000.
    Applicants: Steckman Ridge, LP.
    Description: Compliance filing: Steckman--TPGS Acquisition
Notification to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 4/13/23.
    Accession Number: 20230413-5123.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/25/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-685-000.
    Applicants: Bobcat Gas Storage.
    Description: Compliance filing: Bobcat--TPGS Acquisition
Notification to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 4/13/23.
    Accession Number: 20230413-5124.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/25/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-686-000.
    Applicants: Tres Palacios Gas Storage LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Tres Palacios Acquisition
Notification Filing to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 4/13/23.
    Accession Number: 20230413-5127.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/25/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-687-000.
    Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Amendment to Neg Rate Agmt
(Chevron

41610 eff 4-14-23) to be effective 4/14/2023.
    Filed Date: 4/14/23.
    Accession Number: 20230414-5009.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/26/23.

    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.

Filings in Existing Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP19-73-008.
    Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Compliance filing: Rate Case Settlement Implementation
Filing to be effective 5/13/2023.
    Filed Date: 4/13/23.
    Accession Number: 20230413-5092.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/25/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP22-501-006.
    Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company.
    Description: Compliance filing: ANR Rate Case--Compliance to
Settlement Agreement to be effective 8/1/2022.
    Filed Date: 4/14/23.
    Accession Number: 20230414-5048.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/26/23.

    Any person desiring to protest in any the above proceedings must
file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Regulations (18
CFR 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified
comment date.
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by querying
the docket number.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: April 14, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ID-6672-006]

Fisfis, David T.; Notice of Filing

    Take notice that on January 20, 2023, David T. Fisfis submitted for
filing, application for authority to hold interlocking positions,
pursuant to section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 825d(b)
and part 45.8 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's
(Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR part 45.8.
    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, 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 on or before the comment date. On or
before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (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. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free,
(886) 208-3676 or TYY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    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 may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in
docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 10, 2023.

    Dated: January 23, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-62230; File No. SR-ISE-2010-52]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange,
LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule
Change To Delete Temporary Rule 1903

June 4, 2010.
    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 May 21, 2010, International Securities Exchange, LLC (``ISE''
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 comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The ISE proposes to delete Temporary Rule 1903. The text of the
proposed rule change is available on ISE's Web site at http://
www.ise.com, on the Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov, at
ISE, 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 this filing is to delete outdated rules,
specifically, Temporary Rule 1903, related to the receipt, execution,
and reporting of Principal (``P'') and Principal Acting as Agent (``P/
A'') orders entered to the Exchange through the order routing hub
developed by the Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC Hub'').
    At the time of approval of the Options Order Protection and Locked/
Crossed Market Plan (``New Plan'') and the simultaneous withdrawal of
the Exchange from the Plan for the Purpose of Creating and Operating an
Intermarket Options Linkage (``Old Plan''), the Exchange also filed and
received approval for rules implementing the New Plan.\3\ Certain
Participants to the New Plan did not have technology in place to take
full advantage of the New Plan, and remained dependent on the OCC Hub
to route orders to markets at the NBBO. The Exchange was aware that
such dependence might occur, and included a Temporary Rule Governing P
and P/A orders as part of the implementing rules for the New Plan.
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    All of the Participant Exchanges have now migrated off the OCC Hub;
consequently the rules related to the OCC Hub and the Old Plan are no
longer necessary.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 6(b) \4\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act''),
in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) \5\ in
particular in that it is designed to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts, 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, as the rules are now obsolete and
should be removed from the Exchange's rulebook.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

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

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

    The Exchange has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit,
comments on this proposed rule change. The Exchange has not received
any unsolicited written comments from members or other interested
parties.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change: (i) Does not
significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) does not impose any significant burden on competition;
and (iii) by its terms, does not become operative for 30 days from the
date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as the Commission may
designate, if consistent with the protection of investors and the
public interest, it has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \6\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\7\
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \7\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires the self-regulatory organization to submit to the
Commission written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule
change, along with a brief description and text of the proposed rule
change, at least five business days prior to the date of filing of
the proposed rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the
Commission. The Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-ISE-2010-52 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-ISE-2010-52. 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. Copies of such filing also will be available for inspection and
copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments received
will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal
identifying information from submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2010-52 and should be submitted on
or before July 6, 2010.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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[SEC File No. 270-240; OMB Control No. 3235-0216]

Rule 19a-1 Extension; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC
20549-0213.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the
collection of information summarized below. The Commission plans to
submit this existing collection of information to the Office of
Management and Budget for extension and approval.
    Section 19(a) (15 U.S.C. 80a-19(a)) of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (the ``Act'') \1\ makes it unlawful for any registered
investment company to pay any dividend or similar distribution from any
source other than the company's net income, unless the payment is
accompanied by a written statement to the company's shareholders which
adequately discloses the sources of the payment. Section 19(a)
authorizes the Commission to prescribe the form of such statement by
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    Rule 19a-1 (17 CFR 270.19a-1) under the Act, entitled ``Written
Statement to Accompany Dividend Payments by Management Companies,''
sets forth specific requirements for the information that must be
included in statements made pursuant to section 19(a) by or on behalf
of management companies.\2\ The rule requires that the statement
indicate what portions of distribution payments are made from net
income, net profits from the sale of a security or other property
(``capital gains'') and paid-in capital. When any part of the payment
is made from capital gains, rule 19a-1 also requires that the statement
disclose certain other information relating to the appreciation or
depreciation of portfolio securities. If an estimated portion is
subsequently determined to be significantly inaccurate, a correction
must be made on a statement made pursuant to section 19(a) or in the
first report to

shareholders following the discovery of the inaccuracy.
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``management company'' as ``any investment company other than a face
amount certificate company or a unit investment trust.''
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    The purpose of rule 19a-1 is to afford fund shareholders adequate
disclosure of the sources from which distribution payments are made.
The rule is intended to prevent shareholders from confusing income
dividends with distributions made from capital sources. Absent rule
19a-1, shareholders might receive a false impression of fund gains.
    Based on a review of filings made with the Commission, the staff
estimates that approximately 9200 series of registered investment
companies that are management companies may be subject to rule 19a-1
each year,\3\ and that each portfolio on average mails two statements
per year to meet the requirements of the rule.\4\ The staff further
estimates that the time needed to make the determinations required by
the rule and to prepare the statement required under the rule is
approximately 1 hour per statement. The total annual burden for all
portfolios therefore is estimated to be approximately 18,400 burden
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    \3\ This estimate is based on statistics compiled by Commission
staff as of May 31, 2011. The number of management investment
company portfolios that make distributions for which compliance with
rule 19a-1 is required depends on a wide range of factors and can
vary greatly across years. Therefore, the calculation of estimated
burden hours is based on the total number of management investment
company portfolios, each of which may be subject to rule 19a-1.
    \4\ A few portfolios make monthly distributions from sources
other than net income, so the rule requires them to send out a
statement 12 times a year. Other portfolios never make such
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    The staff estimates that approximately one-third of the total
annual burden (6,133 hours) would be incurred by a paralegal with an
average hourly wage rate of approximately $168 per hour,\5\ and
approximately two-thirds of the annual burden (12,267 hours) would be
incurred by a compliance clerk with an average hourly wage rate of $67
per hour.\6\ The staff therefore estimates that the aggregate annual
cost of complying with the paperwork requirements of the rule is
approximately $1,852,233 ((6,133 hours x $168) + (12,267 hours x $67)).
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    \5\ Hourly rates are derived from the Securities Industry and
Financial Markets Association (``SIFMA''), Management and
Professional Earnings in the Securities Industry 2010, modified to
account for an 1,800-hour work-year and multiplied by 5.35 to
account for bonuses, firm size, employee benefits, and overhead.
    \6\ Hourly rates are derived from SIFMA's Office Salaries in the
Securities Industry 2010, modified to account for an 1,800-hour
work-year and multiplied by 2.93 to account for bonuses, firm size,
employee benefits and overhead.
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    To comply with state law, many investment companies already must
distinguish the different sources from which a shareholder distribution
is paid and disclose that information to shareholders. Thus, many
investment companies would be required to distinguish the sources of
shareholder dividends whether or not the Commission required them to do
so under rule 19a-1.
    The estimate of average burden hours is made solely for the
purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, and is not derived from a
comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the costs of
Commission rules. Compliance with the collection of information
required by rule 19a-1 is mandatory for management companies that make
statements to shareholders pursuant to section 19(a) of the Act. 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 control number.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collections of
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the Commission, including whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the burdens
of the collections of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burdens of the collections of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60 days of this
publication.
    Please direct your written comments to Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312; or send an
e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: September 29, 2011.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-68288 File No. SR-OCC-2012-22]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation;
Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Clarify the Use of Certain
Amounts Credited to the Liquidating Settlement Account To Settle Mark-
to-Market Payments Arising From Stock Loan and Borrow Positions Carried
in the Customers' Account

November 26, 2012.
    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 November 13, 2012, The Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'') filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the
proposed rule change as described in Items I, II and III below, which
Items have been prepared primarily by OCC. The Commission is publishing
this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from
interested persons.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    OCC proposes to make certain changes to Rule 1104 in order to
eliminate potential ambiguity as to OCC's right, in connection with the
suspension of a clearing member, to use

margin and other amounts credited to the Liquidating Settlement Account
pursuant to Rule 1104, to settle mark-to-market payments arising from
stock loan and borrow positions carried in the clearing member's
customers' account, notwithstanding that such payments are required by
OCC's Rules to be settled in the clearing member's firm account or its
combined market makers' account. In addition, OCC proposes to amend
Rule 1104 to provide that any proceeds from stock loan and borrow
positions carried in the customers' account could be applied only to
obligations arising in such account.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, OCC 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. OCC has prepared summaries, set forth in sections (A),
(B), and (C) below, of the most significant aspects of such
statements.\3\
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(A) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    The purpose of the proposed rule changes is to eliminate potential
ambiguity as to OCC's right to use margin and other amounts credited to
the Liquidating Settlement Account pursuant to Rule 1104 to settle
mark-to-market payments arising from stock loan and borrow positions
carried in the clearing member's customers' account even though such
payments are required by OCC's Rules to be settled in the clearing
member's firm account or its combined market makers' account. In
addition, a proposed amendment to Rule 1104 would provide that any
proceeds from stock loan and borrow positions carried in the customers'
account could be applied only to obligations arising in such account as
is the case with margin assets deposited in respect of that account.
Background
    OCC's By-Laws currently provide that stock loan and borrow
positions (collectively, ``Stock Loan Positions'') may be carried at
OCC in any eligible account of a clearing member, including the firm,
market-maker, and customers' accounts. More specifically, under Section
5 of Articles XXI and XXIA of the By-Laws, and notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 3 of Article VI of the By-Laws (requiring
separation of firm and customer positions), clearing members have
discretion as to which Stock Loan Positions may be carried in which
eligible accounts, subject only to the clearing member's general
representations under Rules 2202(e) and 2202A(f) that the clearing
member's participation in the lending and borrowing activity is in
compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. However, Rules
2201(a) and 2201A(a) provide that a clearing member must designate
either its firm account or its combined market-makers' account as the
account to or from which all stock loan mark-to-market payments are to
be made, regardless of the account in which particular Stock Loan
Positions may be held.
    Rule 1104 generally provides that, upon suspension of a clearing
member, OCC shall promptly liquidate, in the most orderly manner
practicable, all margins deposited with OCC by such clearing member in
all accounts (excluding securities held in a specific deposit or escrow
deposit) and all of such clearing member's contributions to the
clearing fund, subject to certain conditions. Under Rule 1104, in
general, these and all other funds of the suspended clearing member
subject to the control of OCC (except proceeds of segregated long
positions, funds disposed of pursuant to Rules 1105 through 1107, and
funds held in or payable to a segregated futures account) shall be
credited by OCC to a special account, to be known as the Liquidating
Settlement Account, in the name of the suspended clearing member, for
the purposes specified in Chapter 11.
    Under Rule 1104, therefore, in general, proceeds of all margin
(other than margin held in segregated futures accounts) including
margin in a clearing member's securities customers' account, are
credited to the Liquidating Settlement Account. However, for purposes
of administration of the liquidation, the margin does not lose its
identity as being derived from the customers' account. Rules 2210 and
2210A (relating to the Stock Loan/Hedge Program and Market Loan
Program, respectively) provide that net proceeds from, or amounts due
in respect of, the termination of Stock Loan Positions shall be
credited to or withdrawn from the Liquidating Settlement Account. The
Liquidating Settlement Account will include any mark-to-market payments
received that day. In addition, Rule 1104 provides that the proceeds
from the liquidation of securities, or from drawing on letters of
credit, held as margin in a restricted lien account (such as the
customers' account) may be withdrawn and applied to the closing out of
pending transactions, open positions, and exercised or matured
contracts in such accounts pursuant to Rules 1105, 1106, and 1107,
respectively.\4\ To the extent that the proceeds derived from assets
maintained in accounts subject to OCC's restricted lien exceed the
proceeds used from such accounts for that purpose, such proceeds must
be remitted by the Corporation to the suspended clearing member or its
representative for distribution to the persons entitled thereto in
accordance with applicable law.
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    \4\ The term ``restricted lien account'' is defined in Article
I, Section 1 of OCC's By-Laws as follows: ``any account of a
Clearing Member with the Corporation over which the Corporation has
a restricted lien with respect to specified assets (including any
proceeds thereof) in such account.'' The term ``restricted lien`` is
defined in Article I, Section 1 of OCC's By-Laws as follows: a
security interest of the Corporation in specified assets (including
any proceeds thereof) in an account of a Clearing Member with the
Corporation as security for the Clearing Member's obligations to the
Corporation arising from such account or, to the extent so provided
in the By-Laws or Rules, a specified group of accounts that includes
such account including, without limitation, obligations in respect
of all Exchange transactions effected through such account or group
of accounts, short positions maintained in such account or group of
accounts, and exercise notices assigned to such account or group of
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Description of Rule Change
    For the avoidance of doubt, OCC proposes to insert an
interpretation indicating that when mark-to-market payments are owed
with respect to Stock Loan Positions maintained in a clearing member's
customers' account, proceeds of margin and unsegregated long positions,
and all other amounts credited to the Liquidating Settlement Account in
respect of the customers' account, may be used to satisfy the mark-to-
market obligations arising from the Stock Loan Positions in such
customers' account, even though such mark-to-market payments may settle
in the clearing member's firm account or its combined market makers'
account.
    OCC's By-Laws clearly provide that Stock Loan Positions may be
included in the customers' account and that such positions will be
margined in that account along with positions in options and other
cleared contracts in the account. It would therefore be inconsistent to
conclude that margin required under OCC's Rules to be deposited in the
customers' account to margin Stock Loan Positions cannot be used to
settle mark-to-market payments

in respect of those positions if the clearing member is suspended. The
proposed rule changes are intended to eliminate any doubt in that
regard.
    In addition, as noted above, the liquidation rules for Stock Loan
Positions in Rules 2210 and 2210A provide that any net proceeds of
closing out Stock Loan Positions shall be credited to the Liquidating
Settlement Account and that any net amounts payable in respect of such
close-outs may be withdrawn from such account. However, Rule 1104 as
currently drafted does not limit the use of proceeds of Stock Loan
Positions carried in a restricted lien account to obligations arising
from that restricted lien account as it does in the case of proceeds
from a restricted lien account that are credited pursuant to Rules 1105
through 1107. While such a restriction might be implied from the fact
that the Stock Loan Positions themselves are subject to a restricted
lien and not a general lien pursuant to Section 3(e) of Article VI of
the By-Laws, OCC believes that Rule 1104 should be amended to make this
restriction explicit. Because margin and other proceeds from a
restricted lien account that are credited to the Liquidating Settlement
Account may be applied to mark-to-market payments owed in respect of
Stock Loan Positions in the restricted lien account, any proceeds of
such positions should be subject to the same restriction applicable to
proceeds from other positions in the restricted lien account that are
credited to the Liquidating Settlement Account. They should be applied
only to obligations arising from that restricted lien account. OCC
therefore also proposes to amend Rule 1104 to include references to
Rules 2210 and 2210A to clearly provide that margin and other proceeds
from the customers' account that are credited to the Liquidating
Settlement Account may be applied to amounts payable with respect to
Stock Loan Positions in the customers' account and that proceeds from
Stock Loan Positions in such customers' account may be applied only to
obligations arising in that account.
    OCC believes that the proposed changes are consistent with Section
17A of the Act, because they would help assure that the Rules of OCC
are designed to safeguard securities and funds which are in the custody
or control of the Corporation or for which it is responsible, and would
protect investors and the public interest by eliminating potential
ambiguity as to OCC's right, in connection with the suspension of a
clearing member, to use the collateral held in a clearing member's
customers' account to settle mark-to-market payments arising from Stock
Loan Positions carried in the clearing member's customers' account,
notwithstanding that such payments are required by OCC's Rules to be
settled in the clearing member's firm account or its combined market
makers' account. The proposed changes are not inconsistent with the
existing rules of OCC.

(B) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    OCC does not believe that the proposed rule change would impose any
burden on competition 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

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period up to 90 days (i) as the
Commission may designate if it finds such longer period to be
appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
    (A) By order approve or disapprove the proposed rule change or
    (B) Institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be 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 Commissions Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml) or
    Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include File Number
SR-OCC-2012-22 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-OCC-2012-22. 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 Section, 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 filings will also be
available for inspection and copying at the principal office of OCC and
on OCC's Web site at http://www.optionsclearing.com/components/docs/legal/rules_and_bylaws/sr_occ_12_22.pdf.
    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-OCC-2012-22
and should be submitted on or before December 21, 2012.

    For the Commission by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\5\
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-95588]

Draft 2022-2026 Strategic Plan for Securities and Exchange
Commission

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION: Request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is providing
notice that it is seeking comments on its draft 2022-2026 Strategic
Plan. The draft Strategic Plan includes a draft of the SEC's mission,
vision, values, strategic goals, and planned initiatives.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before September 29, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the SEC's internet comment forms (https://www.sec.gov/regulatory-actions/how-to-submit-comments); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
Draft Strategic Plan 2022-2026 on the subject line; or

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to Draft Strategic Plan 2022-2026. This
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 of submission. The Commission will post all
comments on the Commission's website (https://www.sec.gov/rules/other.htm). Comments also are 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
a.m. and 3 p.m. Operating conditions may limit access to the
Commission's Public Reference Room. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Gimbrere, Senior Advisor, Office
of the Chief Operating Officer, at<PHONE_NUMBER>, Securities and
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-2521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft strategic plan is available at the
Commission's website at https://www.sec.gov/files/sec_strategic_plan_fy22-fy26_draft.pdf or by contacting Peter Gimbrere,
Senior Advisor, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, at (202) 551-
4628, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington,
DC 20549-2521.

    By the Commission.

    Dated: August 24, 2022.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
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