[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 72 (Monday, April 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18138-18139]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07688]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Staff Attendance at the Southwest Power Pool Regional
Entity Trustee, Regional State Committee, Members' Committee and Board
of Directors' Meetings

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) hereby gives
notice that members of its staff may attend the meetings of the
Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Regional State Committee (RSC), Regional
Entity Trustee (RET), Members' Committee and Board of Directors as
noted below. Their attendance is part of the Commission's ongoing
outreach efforts.
    The SPP RSC meeting will be held in DFW Hyatt Regency, 2334 North
International Parkway, DFW Airport, Texas 75261. The phone number is
(972) 453-1234. The SPP RET meeting and the SPP Members/Board of
Directors meetings will be held at the Doubletree Warren Place, 6110 S.
Yale Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136-1904. The phone number is (918) 495-
1000. All meetings are Central Time.

SPP RSC

April 17, 2017 (1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.)

SPP RET

April 24, 2017 (8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.)

SPP Members/Board of Directors

April 25, 2017 (8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.)

    The discussions may address matters at issue in the following
proceedings:

Docket No. ER15-2028, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER15-2115, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER15-2324, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. EL16-91, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. EL16-108, Tilton Energy v. Midcontinent Independent System
Operator, Inc.
Docket No. EL16-110, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER16-204, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER16-209, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.

Docket No. ER16-791, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER16-829, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER16-1341, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER16-1546, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER16-2522, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER16-2523, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. EL17-11, Alabama Power Co.
Docket No. EL17-21, Kansas Electric Co.
Docket No. EL17-29, American Municipal Power
Docket No. ER17-253, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER17-264, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER17-358, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER17-426, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER17-428, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER17-772, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER17-889, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER17-969, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER17-973, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER17-976, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER17-1024, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER17-1092, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER17-1098, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER17-1107, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER17-1110, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER17-1140, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER17-1309, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER17-1319, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER17-1371, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    These meetings are open to the public.
    For more information, contact Patrick Clarey, Office of Energy
Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at (317) 249-
5937 or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: April 11, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-07688 Filed 4-14-17; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 235 (Thursday, December 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72897-72899]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29454]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-68328; File No. SR-MSRB-2012-10]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Municipal Securities Rulemaking
Board; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule
Change To Extend the Implementation Date of the Requirement To Report
the Contractual Dollar Prices at Which Transactions Were Executed for
Inter-Dealer Transactions

November 30, 2012.
    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 November 29, 2012, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
(the ``MSRB'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by the MSRB. The
MSRB has designated the proposed rule change as constituting a ``non-
controversial'' rule change under paragraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 under
the Act,\3\ which renders the proposal effective upon receipt of this
filing by the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The MSRB is proposing to extend to March 29, 2013, the
implementation date of a provision in Rule G-14, on reports of sales or
purchases, including the Rule G-14 RTRS Procedures, and amendments to
the Real-Time Transaction Reporting System (``RTRS'') information
system and subscription service pertaining to a requirement for
brokers, dealers and municipal securities dealers (collectively
``dealers'') to report for inter-dealer transactions the contractual
dollar price at which the transaction was executed.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the MSRB's Web
site at www.msrb.org/Rules-and-Interpretations/SEC-Filings/2012-Filings.aspx, at the MSRB's principal office, 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 MSRB included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The MSRB has prepared summaries, set forth in Sections
A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The MSRB proposes to extend the implementation date of a
requirement for brokers, dealers and municipal securities dealers
(collectively ``dealers'') to report for inter-dealer transactions the
contractual dollar price at which the transaction was executed to March
29, 2013. The Commission previously approved the change to the
transaction reporting procedures on March 20, 2012 (the ``March 20,
2012 Approval Order'').\4\
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    \4\ See SEC Release No. 34-66622 (March 20, 2012), 77 FR 17557
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    Inter-dealer transaction reporting is accomplished by both the
purchasing and selling dealers submitting information about the
transaction to the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation's
(``DTCC'') Real-Time Trade Matching System (``RTTM''). Information
submitted to RTTM is forwarded to RTRS for trade reporting. Requiring
dealers to report for inter-dealer transactions the contractual dollar
price at which the transaction was executed, in addition to the
information currently reported, would provide RTRS with an additional
data point to use in its evaluation of which dollar price should be
disseminated from RTRS for price transparency purposes.
    The original proposal had an implementation date of November 5,
2012, but was postponed due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy on DTCC's
systems. Due to ongoing effects of Hurricane Sandy on DTCC's systems,
DTCC will be unable to make necessary system changes to allow dealers
to report the contractual dollar price on inter-dealer trades to RTRS
by November 30, 2012, as required by the March 20, 2012 Approval Order.
To provide sufficient time for DTCC to make system changes, the
proposed rule change would extend the implementation date of the
provision to a date no later than March 29, 2013. MSRB is working with
DTCC to implement this change as soon as practicable and will provide
dealers and affected parties with at least ten business days of advance
notice of the implementation date. Given that many dealers already have
made system and procedural preparations for this change and the desire
to implement this change as soon as practicable, the MSRB believes that
ten business days of advance notice of the implementation date for this
provision would be sufficient.
2. Statutory Basis
    The MSRB believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 15B(b)(2)(C) of the Act, which provides that the MSRB's rules
shall:

be designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and
practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to
foster cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in
regulating, clearing, settling, processing information with respect
to, and facilitating transactions in municipal securities and
municipal financial products, to remove impediments to and perfect
the mechanism of a free and open market in municipal securities and
municipal financial products, and, in general, to protect investors,
municipal entities, obligated persons, and the public interest.

    The MSRB believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 15B(b)(2)(C) of the Act because it extends the implementation
date of a provision in a previously approved rule filing as a result of
the effects of Hurricane Sandy on certain computer systems.

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

    The MSRB does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose
any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act. The proposed rule change extends the
implementation date of a provision in a previously approved rule filing
as a result of the effects of Hurricane Sandy on certain computer
systems.

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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received on the
proposed rule change.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \5\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\6\
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \6\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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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.\7\ 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 MSRB requested that the Commission waive the
30-day operative delay, as specified in Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\8\ which
would make the rule change effective and operative upon filing.
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    \7\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii). In addition, Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) requires the Exchange to give the Commission written
notice of the Exchange's 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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    The MSRB believes that extending the implementation date of the
requirement that, for inter-dealer transactions, dealers must report
the contractual dollar price at which the transaction was executed to
March 29, 2013, will prevent dealers from falling into non-compliance
with the requirement. The requirement was originally to be implemented
by November 30, 2012, under the terms of the March 20, 2012 Approval
Order. The MSRB represents that its inability to implement the
reporting requirement by November 30, 2012 is due to the ongoing
effects of Hurricane Sandy on DTCC's systems, which are outside the
control of the dealers and the MSRB.\9\
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    \9\ Email from Ronald W. Smith, Corporate Secretary and Senior
Legal Associate, MSRB, to Derek James, SEC Division of Trading and
Markets, Office of Market Supervision, dated November 29, 2012.
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    The Commission believes that waiver of the 30-day operative delay
is consistent with investor protection and the public interest.
Extending the implementation date of the requirement without delay
could reduce potential confusion among dealers regarding compliance
with the requirement and

should clarify to investors the date by which this requirement will be
implemented. Therefore, the Commission designates the proposed rule
change as operative upon filing with the Commission.\10\
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    \10\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be approved or
disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-MSRB-2012-10 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-MSRB-2012-10. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the MSRB. 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-MSRB-2012-10, and should be
submitted on or before December 27, 2012.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\11\
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    \11\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-29454 Filed 12-5-12; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 125 (Monday, June 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36839-36840]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15394]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meetings

STATUS: Closed Meeting.

PLACE: 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC.

DATE AND TIME OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED MEETING: June 26, 2014 at 2 p.m.

CHANGE IN THE MEETING: Additional Item.

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT: [79 FR 35823, June
24, 2014].
    The following matter will also be considered during the 2 p.m.
Closed Meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 26, 2014:

A civil litigation matter

    The General Counsel of the Commission, or her designee, has
certified that, in her opinion, one or more of the exemptions as set
forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), (9)(B) and (10) and 17 CFR
200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), (9)(ii) and (10), permit consideration of the
scheduled matter at the Closed Meeting.
    Commissioner Aguilar, as duty officer, voted to consider the item
listed for the Closed Meeting in closed session, and determined that no
earlier notice thereof was possible.
    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in
the

scheduling of meeting items. For further information and to ascertain
what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, please
contact the Office of the Secretary at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: June 26, 2014.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-15394 Filed 6-26-14; 4:15 pm]
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 212 (Monday, November 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 65205]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26066]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Commissioner and Staff Attendance at North American
Electric Reliability Corporation Meetings

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) hereby gives
notice that members of the Commission and/or Commission staff may
attend the following meetings:

North American Electric Reliability Corporation
Member Representatives Committee and Board of Trustees Meetings
Board of Trustees Corporate Governance and Human Resources Committee,
Finance and Audit Committee, Compliance Committee, and Standards
Oversight and Technology Committee Meetings
The Westin Buckhead Atlanta, 3391 Peachtree Road NE., Atlanta, GA 30326

November 12 (7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) and November 13 (8:30 a.m.-12:00
p.m.), 2014

    Further information regarding these meetings may be found at:
http://www.nerc.com/Pages/Calendar.aspx.
    The discussions at the meetings, which are open to the public, may
address matters at issue in the following Commission proceedings:

Docket No. RR14-5, North American Electric Reliability Corporation
Docket No. RR14-6, North American Electric Reliability Corporation

    For further information, please contact Jonathan First, 202-502-
8529, or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: October 28, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-26066 Filed 10-31-14; 8:45 am]
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