[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 26474-26475]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0355(a); FRL-9666-6]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; North
Carolina; Charlotte; Ozone 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve the ozone 2002 base year emissions
inventory portion of the state

implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of North
Carolina on November 12, 2009, with additional information provided in
a supplement dated April 5, 2010. The emissions inventory is part of
the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina ozone attainment
demonstration that was submitted for the 1997 8-hour ozone national
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). The Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock
Hill, North Carolina-South Carolina 1997 8-hour ozone nonattainment
area (hereafter referred to as the ``bi-state Charlotte Area'') is
comprised of Cabarrus, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Union and a
portion of Iredell (Davidson and Coddle Creek Townships) Counties in
North Carolina; and a portion of York County in South Carolina. This
action is being taken pursuant to section 110 of the Clean Air Act. EPA
will take action on the South Carolina submission for the ozone 2002
base year emissions inventory, for its portion of the bi-state
Charlotte Area, in a separate action. In the Final Rules Section of
this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP revision as a
direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this
as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 4, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2012-0355(a) by one of the following methods:
    1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
    2. Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    4. Mail: ``EPA-R04-OAR-2010-0355(a),'' Regulatory Development
Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth
Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960.
    5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Lynorae Benjamin, Regulatory
Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics
Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61
Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the Regional Office's normal hours of operation.
The Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday through
Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding federal holidays.

Please see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules section
of this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how to submit
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Waterson, Regulatory Development
Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth
Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The telephone number is (404)
562-9061. Ms. Waterson can be reached via electronic mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 12, 2008, EPA issued a revised
ozone NAAQS. See 73 FR 16436. The current action, however, is being
taken to address requirements under the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS.
Requirements for the North Carolina portion of the bi-state Charlotte
Area under the 2008 ozone NAAQS will be addressed in the future. For
additional information see the direct final rule which is published in
the Rules Section of this Federal Register. A detailed rationale for
the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse
comments are received in response to this rule, no further activity is
contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule
will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in
a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not
institute a second comment period on this document. Any parties
interested in commenting on this document should do so at this time.

    Dated: April 18, 2012.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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[Pages 19087-19089]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2010-0050]

Standard on the Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia;
Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to
extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements
specified in the Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia Standard.
Paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4) of the Standard have paperwork
requirements that apply to non-refrigerated containers and systems and
refrigerated containers, respectively; employers use these containers
and systems to store and transfer anhydrous ammonia in the workplace.

DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
June 26, 2017.

ADDRESSES:
    Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting
comments.
    Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
    Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service:
When using this method, you must submit a copy of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2010-0050,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier service) are
accepted during the Department of Labor's and Docket Office's normal
business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (Docket No. OSHA 2010-0050) for the Information
Collection Request (ICR). All comments, including any personal
information you provide, are placed in the public docket

without change, and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov. For further information on submitting comments,
see the ``Public Participation'' heading in the section of this notice
titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at
the address above. All documents in the docket (including this Federal
Register notice) are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index;
however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly
available to read or download from the Web site. All submissions,
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and
copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may also contact Theda Kenney at
the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theda Kenney or Todd Owen, Directorate
of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3609,
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-
2222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information
collection requirements in accord with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that
information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and costs)
is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's
estimate of the information collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651
et seq.) (authorizes information collection by employers as necessary
or appropriate for enforcement of the OSH Act, or for developing
information regarding the causes and prevention of occupational
injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also
requires OSHA to obtain such information with minimum burden upon
employers, especially those operating small businesses and to reduce to
the maximum extent feasible unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
    Paragraph (b)(3) of the Standard specifies that systems have
nameplates if required, and that these nameplates ``be permanently
attached to the system (as specified by paragraph (b)(3)(ii)(j)) so as
to be readily accessible for inspection . . . .'' In addition, this
paragraph requires that markings on containers and systems covered by
paragraphs (c) (``Systems utilizing stationary, nonrefrigerated storage
containers''), (f) (``Tank motor vehicles for the transportation of
ammonia''), (g) (``Systems mounted on farm vehicles other than for the
application of ammonia''), and (h) (``Systems mounted on farm vehicles
for the application of ammonia'') provide information regarding nine
specific characteristics of the containers and systems. Similarly,
paragraph (b)(4) of the Standard specifies that refrigerated containers
be marked with a nameplate on the outer covering in an accessible place
that provides information regarding eight specific characteristics of
the container.
    The required markings ensure that employers use only properly
designed and tested containers and systems to store anhydrous ammonia,
thereby preventing accidental release of, and exposure of workers to,
this highly toxic and corrosive substance.

II. Special Issues for Comment

    OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
     Whether the proposed information collection requirements
are necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's functions,
including whether the information is useful;
     The accuracy of OSHA's estimate of the burden (time and
costs) of the information collection requirements, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     The quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply-
for example, by using automated or other technological information
collection and transmission techniques.

III. Proposed Actions

    OSHA is requesting that OMB extend its approval of the information
collection requirements specified in the Anhydrous Ammonia Standard (29
CFR 1910.111). The Agency is requesting that it retain its previous
estimate of 345 burden hours associated with this Standard. The Agency
will summarize the comments submitted in response to this notice and
will include this summary in the request to OMB.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Standard on the Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia
(29 CFR 1910.111).
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0208.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; farms.
    Number of Respondents: 198,000.
    Total Responses: 198,000.
    Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
    Average Time 10 minutes (.17 hour) for a worker to replace or
revise markings on ammonia containers.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 337.
    Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $0.

IV. Public Participation--Submission of Comments on This Notice and
Internet Access to Comments and Submissions

    You may submit comments in response to this document as follows:
(1) Electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal; (2) by facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All
comments, attachments, and other material must identify the Agency name
and the OSHA docket number (OSHA Docket No. 2010-0050) for the ICR. You
may supplement electronic submissions by uploading document files
electronically. If you wish to mail additional materials in reference
to an electronic or facsimile submission, you must submit them to the
OSHA Docket Office (see the section of this notice titled ADDRESSES).
The additional materials must clearly identify your electronic comments
by your name, date, and the docket number so the Agency can attach them
to your comments.
    Because of security procedures, the use of regular mail may cause a
significant delay in the receipt of comments. For information about
security procedures concerning the delivery of materials by hand,
express delivery, messenger, or courier service, please contact the
OSHA Docket Office at<PHONE_NUMBER>, (TTY<PHONE_NUMBER>).
    Comments and submissions are posted without change at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about
submitting personal information, such as social security numbers and
dates of birth. Although all submissions are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index, some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to read or download from this Web
site. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available
for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Information on
using the http://www.regulations.gov Web site to submit comments and
access the docket is

available at the Web site's ``User Tips'' link. Contact the OSHA Docket
Office for information about materials not available from the Web site,
and for assistance in using the Internet to locate docket submissions.

V. Authority and Signature

    Dorothy Dougherty, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this
notice. The authority for this notice is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012
(77 FR 3912).

    Dated: April 13, 2017.
Dorothy Dougherty,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-63437; File No. SR-ISE-2010-116]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange,
LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule
Change To Extend the Penny Pilot Program

December 6, 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 December 2, 2010, the International Securities Exchange, LLC
(the ``Exchange'' or the ``ISE'') filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission the proposed rule change as described in Items I
and II below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The ISE proposes to amend its rules relating to a pilot program to
quote and

to trade certain options in pennies (``Penny Pilot Program''). The text
of the proposed rule change is as follows, with deletions in [brackets]
and additions italicized:

Rule 710. Minimum Trading Increments

    (a) The Board may establish minimum trading increments for options
traded on the Exchange. Such changes by the Board will be designated as
a stated policy, practice, or interpretation with respect to the
administration of this Rule 710 within the meaning of subparagraph
(3)(A) of Section 19(b) of the Exchange Act and will be filed with the
SEC as a rule change for effectiveness upon filing. Until such time as
the Board makes a change in the increments, the following principles
shall apply:
    (1) If the options contract is trading at less than $3.00 per
option, $.05; and
    (2) If the options contract is trading at $3.00 per option or
higher, $.10.
    (b) Minimum trading increments for dealings in options contracts
other than those specified in paragraph (a) may be fixed by the
Exchange from time to time for options contracts of a particular
series.
    (c) Notwithstanding the above, the Exchange may trade in the
minimum variation of the primary market in the underlying security.

Supplementary Material to Rule 710

    .01 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Rule 710, the
Exchange will operate a pilot program to permit options classes to be
quoted and traded in increments as low as $.01. The Exchange will
specify which options trade in such pilot, and in what increments, in
Regulatory Information Circulars filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 19b-4 under the Exchange Act and distributed to Members.
    The Exchange may replace, on a semi-annual basis, any penny pilot
issues that have been delisted with the next most actively traded
multiply listed options classes that are not yet included in the penny
pilot, based on trading activity in the previous six months. The
replacement issues may be added to the penny pilot on the second
trading day following January 1, 2011 [2010] and July 1, 2011 [2010].
    .02 No Change.
* * * * *

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 these statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The self-regulatory organization
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
    Under the Penny Pilot Program, the minimum price variation for all
participating options classes, except for the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking
Stock (``QQQQ''), the SPDR S&P 500 Exchange Traded Fund (``SPY'') and
the iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (``IWM''), is $0.01 for all
quotations in options series that are quoted at less than $3 per
contract and $0.05 for all quotations in options series that are quoted
at $3 per contract or greater. QQQQ, SPY and IWM are quoted in $0.01
increments for all options series. The Penny Pilot Program is currently
scheduled to expire on December 31, 2010.\3\ The Exchange proposes to
extend the time period of the Penny Pilot Program through December 31,
2011, and to provide revised dates for adding replacement issues to the
Penny Pilot program. The Exchange proposes that the semi-annual dates
to replace issues that have been delisted be revised to the second
trading day following January 1, 2011 and July 1, 2011. The Exchange
notes that the replacement issues will be selected based on trading
activity for the six month period beginning June 1, 2010 and ending
November 30, 2010 for the January 2011 replacement, and the six month
period beginning December 1, 2010 and ending May 31, 2011 for the July
2011 replacements. This filing does not propose any substantive changes
to the Penny Pilot Program: all classes currently participating will
remain the same and all minimum increments will remain unchanged. The
Exchange believes the benefits to public customers and other market
participants who will be able to express their true prices to buy and
sell options have been demonstrated to outweigh the increase in quote
traffic.
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    The Exchange agrees to submit reports to the Commission that will
analyze the impact of the Penny Pilot Program on market quality and
options systems capacity. These reports will include, but are not
limited to: (1) Data and analysis on the number of quotations generated
for options included in the report; (2) an assessment of the quotation
spreads for the options included in the report; (3) an assessment of
the impact of the Penny Pilot Program on the capacity of the ISE's
automated systems; (4) data reflecting the size and depth of markets;
and (5) any capacity problems or other problems that arose related to
the operation of the Penny Pilot Program and how the Exchange addressed
them.
2. Statutory Basis
    The basis under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Exchange
Act'') for this proposed rule change is found in Section 6(b)(5), in
that the proposed rule change is designed to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, remove impediments to and perfect the mechanisms
of a free and open market and a national market system and, in general,
to protect investors and the public interest. In particular, the
proposed rule change, which extends the Penny Pilot Program for an
additional one year, will enable public customers and other market
participants to express their true prices to buy and sell options for
the benefit of all market participants.

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 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: (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 \4\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\5\
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \5\ 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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    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 e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-ISE-2010-116 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-2010-116. 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 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-ISE-2010-116 and should be
submitted on or before January 3, 2011.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

September 10, 2007.
    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

    Docket Numbers: RP96-312-167.
    Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company.
    Description: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company submits Early
Termination Agreement with Caledonia Power I, LLC to terminate a
transportation service agreement pursuant to its Rate Schedule FT-A .
    Filed Date: 09/07/2007.
    Accession Number: 20070910-0132.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, September 19, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: RP06-595-008.
    Applicants: Discovery Gas Transmission LLC.
    Description: Discovery Gas Transmission LLC submits Eighth Revised
Sheet 22 et al to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume 1, to become
effective 9/5/07.
    Filed Date: 09/05/2007.
    Accession Number: 20070906-0039.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, September 17, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: RP07-555-001.
    Applicants: East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC.
    Description: East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC submits Substitute
Second Revised Sheet 326 to FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume 1,
effective 9/1/07.
    Filed Date: 09/07/2007.
    Accession Number: 20070910-0131.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, September 19, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: RP07-658-001.
    Applicants: Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co.
    Description: Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company submits a
correction to its 8/31/07 filing of revised tariff sheets.
    Filed Date: 09/06/2007.
    Accession Number: 20070906-0153.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 18, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: RP07-659-001.
    Applicants: Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co.
    Description: Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company submits
correction to its 8/31/07 filing of revised tariff sheets.
    Filed Date: 09/06/2007.
    Accession Number: 20070906-0154.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 18, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: RP07-686-000.
    Applicants: Northwest Pipeline Corporation.
    Description: Northwest Pipeline Corp submits Thirty-First Revised
Sheet 14 to FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 09/04/2007.
    Accession Number: 20070905-0120.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, September 17, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: RP07-687-000.
    Applicants: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
    Description: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp submits Third
Revised Sheet 33A et al to FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume 1,
effective 10/8/07.
    Filed Date: 09/07/2007.
    Accession Number: 20070910-0130.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, September 19, 2007.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov.
 To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet

access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance
with any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Acting Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0110; FRL-8811-1]

Pesticide Product; Registration Application

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of an application to register a
new use for a pesticide product containing a currently registered
active ingredient, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c) of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as
amended. EPA is publishing this notice of such application, pursuant to
section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 12, 2010.

ADDRESSES:  Submit your comments, identified by the docket
identification (ID) number specified in Unit II. of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation

(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to the docket ID number
specified for the pesticide of interest as shown in the registration
application summary. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line
at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of
operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Shanaz Bacchus, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular
entity, consult the person listed at the end of the registration
application summary using the instructions provided under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date, and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

II. Registration Application

    EPA received an application as follows to register a new use for a
pesticide product containing a currently registered active ingredient
pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c) of FIFRA, and is publishing
this notice of such application pursuant to section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA.
Notice of receipt of this application does not imply a decision by the
Agency on the application.
    Registration Number: 71693-1. Docket Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0089.
Company Name and Address: Arizona Cotton Research and Protection
Council, 3721 East Wier Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85040-2933. Active
Ingredient: Aspergillus flavus AF36. Proposed Use: On corn.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: January 29, 2010.
Keith A. Matthews,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-2679 Filed 2-9-10; 8:45 am]
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[Page 23802]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. 2016-47]

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Delta Air
Lines Inc.

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief
from specified requirements of Title 14 of the Code of Federal
Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's
awareness of, and participation in, the FAA's exemption process.
Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of
information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of
the petition or its final disposition.

DATES: Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket
number and must be received on or before May 12, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2016-0934
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including any personal information the
commenter provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
http://www.dot.gov/privacy.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions
for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140
of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alphonso W. Pendergrass II, (202) 267-
4713, Office of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 12, 2016.
Dale Bouffiou,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2016-0934.
    Petitioner: Delta Air Lines Inc.
    Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: Sec.  91.9(a).
    Description of Relief Sought: Delta Air Lines is requesting an
exemption to allow Delta B737 pilots to operate approved tablet device
Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) with Wi-Fi connection to access FAA
approved web-based applications on the flight deck during non-critical
phases of flight.

[FR Doc. 2016-09330 Filed 4-21-16; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
[Page 60229]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2368-059]

 Algonquin Northern Maine Generating Company; Notice of
Availability of Environmental Assessment

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has
reviewed the application for a subsequent license for the Scopan
Hydroelectric Project No. 2368, located on Scopan Stream in Aroostook
County, Maine, and has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for
the project. No federal land would be occupied by project works or
located within the project boundary.
    The EA contains staff's analysis of the potential environmental
impacts of the project and concludes that licensing the project, with
appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a
major federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the
human environment.
    The Commission provides all interested persons with an opportunity
to view and/or print the EA 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support at [email protected] or toll-free at<PHONE_NUMBER>,
or for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eSubscription.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
    Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this
notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment
system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. You must
include your name and contact information at the end of your comments.
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. In lieu of
electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via
the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
The first page of any filing should include docket number P-2368-059.
    For further information, contact John Baummer at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or
at [email protected].

    Dated: October 26, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-23735 Filed 10-29-21; 8:45 am]
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MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Hazardous Waste Generated in Laboratories FROM: Elizabeth Cotsworth, Director Office of Solid Waste TO: RCRA Senior Policy Advisors, EPA Regions I X The purpose of this memo is to reiterate and clarify the Environmental Protection Agency's ( EPA) policies under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ( RCRA) hazardous waste management program regarding: 1) who may make a hazardous waste identification, and 2) the regulatory status of on site treatment of hazardous waste. This memo is aimed primarily toward academic institutions that generate hazardous waste in laboratories.

Background Academic institutions across the country vary in size and complexity. Many are large quantity generators ( LQGs) of hazardous waste, generating $ 1000 kg/ month; or > 1 kg of acute hazardous waste/ month. LQGs must comply with the regulations in 40 CFR 262.34( a) for the accumulation of waste on site. Hazardous wastes produced by LQGs may be accumulated on site without interim status or a permit for 90 days or less. Many other academic institutions are small quantity generators ( SQGs), generating > 100 kg/ month but < 1000 kg/ month of hazardous waste. SQGs must comply with 40 CFR 262.34( d) for accumulation of waste on site. Hazardous wastes produced by SQGs may be accumulated on site without interim status or a permit for 180 days or less.

Many of the hazardous wastes managed at academic institutions are produced and initially accumulated in research laboratories. The satellite accumulation provisions of 40 CFR 262.34( c) allow for reduced requirements for hazardous waste accumulated in containers at or near any point of generation. Both LQGs and SQGs may take advantage of the reduced requirements while hazardous waste is in satellite accumulation areas, such as laboratories, provided the waste is managed in accordance with the provisions of 40 CFR 262.34( c) ( e. g., properly labeled). 2 Who may determine whether a waste is hazardous? 40 CFR Section 262.11 states, " A person who generates a solid waste... must determine if that waste is a hazardous waste..." A " person" is defined as " an individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, Federal Agency, corporation ( including a government corporation), partnership, association, State, municipality, commission, political subdivision of a State, or any interstate body" ( 40 CFR Part 262.10). A " person" is not limited to a specific individual. Therefore, any individual who is part of the " person" ( as defined) may make a hazardous waste determination. The hazardous waste determination is not limited to the individual who actually produces a solid waste. For example, Environmental, Health & Safety ( EH& S) personnel may make a hazardous waste determination for a waste produced by an individual researcher, as long as the EH& S personnel and the researcher are part of the same " person" ( e. g., academic institution).

Of course, EPA's objective is to ensure accurate hazardous waste identification. Proper waste identification is important in order to allow the generator to comply with applicable requirements such as those for labeling and marking pursuant to 40 CFR 262.34. In short, it is the " person's" responsibility to ensure that the individuals within the organization who are making the hazardous waste determination obtain all the necessary information from whichever individuals within the organization have that information. In practice, a hazardous waste determination in a laboratory setting would ideally be a collaborative effort between the individual researcher who produces the waste and EH& S personnel who may make the hazardous waste determination. That is, EH& S personnel making a hazardous waste determination should receive sufficiently accurate and detailed information about each waste from the individual researcher to ensure accurate waste identification.

We realize that having addressed the question of who may make a hazardous waste determination may also raise the question of where a hazardous waste determination is made. The issue is whether a hazardous waste determination must be made in the laboratory ( typically a satellite accumulation area) or at a central accumulation area. EPA is not addressing this question in this memo, but intends to address this question in a future guidance or rulemaking.

What is the regulatory status of on site treatment of hazardous waste? EPA has consistently interpreted its regulations to allow generators to treat hazardous waste in their accumulation tanks and containers, without obtaining a permit or having interim status. This is true for both LQGs and SQGs. Of course, all generators are allowed to treat only the hazardous waste that is generated on site. A permit would be required to store and/ or treat hazardous waste that is consolidated from off site locations. Examples of treatment that may be conducted in accumulation tanks and containers include precipitating heavy metals from solutions, and oxidation/ reduction reactions.

There are three reasons for this interpretation. First, we discussed the relationship between storage, treatment and disposal in the preamble of the January 12, 1981, Federal Register ( 46 FR 2806 2808). In that preamble, we noted that treatment can occur at a permitted disposal or storage facility without affecting that facility's regulatory status. We believe that treatment 3 activities should similarly not change the regulatory status of generators. Since the regulations do not impose additional standards for treatment when it occurs at a storage facility that requires a permit, there is no basis for regulating treatment more strictly at a storage facility which does not require a permit, such as a generator's accumulation area.

Second, the provisions of 40 CFR 262.34( a) for LQGs and 40 CFR 262.34( d) for SQGs require generators to comply with most of the technical standards for containers ( Part 265 Subpart I) and tanks ( Part 265 Subpart J) with which an interim status storage facility would have to comply. Of the provisions for treatment, storage and disposal facilities only the financial responsibility, closure/ post closure and corrective action regulations would not apply to generators that treat hazardous waste.

Third, treatment often renders waste less hazardous, or more amenable for further treatment, recycling, shipment off site, etc. A requirement for generators to obtain a permit for any on site treatment would very likely discourage such practices.

Finally, with regard to who may treat a hazardous waste, a generator is defined as " any person, by site, whose act or process produces hazardous waste..." ( 40 CFR. 2601.10). Therefore, again, any individual who is part of the " person," as defined, including EH& S personnel, is allowed to conduct treatment, provided that the individual complies with the training requirements of 40 CFR 262.34( a)( 4) for LQGs , or 40 CFR 262.34( d)( 5) for SQGs. Additionally, nothing in 40 CFR 262.34 precludes generators from transferring waste between tanks or containers to facilitate storage or treatment.

It should be noted, however, that some forms of treatment by generators are not allowed without a permit. For example, incineration is regulated by specific standards for incinerators ( Part 264/ 265 Subpart O), and burning waste in boilers and industrial furnaces is regulated under the specific standards for those units ( Part 266 Subpart H).

If the waste is being treated on site and the treatment residue is destined to be land disposed, the generator still has responsibilities under the land disposal restrictions ( LDR) program. The LDRs require that hazardous waste must be treated by a specified method or to a specified constituent concentration level before it ( or its residue) may be placed in the land. The generator must know the treatment standard applicable to his/ her waste and either treat to meet the treatment standard or send it to a treater to do so. Generators who treat waste on site to remove a hazardous characteristic must prepare a waste analysis plan if treatment occurs in units that do not require a RCRA permit ( see 40 CFR 262.34( a)( 4) for LQGs, and 40 CFR 262.34( d)( 4) for SQGs). In addition, there are some generator paperwork requirements associated with the LDRs ( 40 CFR 268.7( a)). More information about the LDR program may be found in " Land Disposal Restrictions: Summary of Requirements" at http:// www. epa. gov/ epaoswer/ hazwaste/ ldr/ new. htm.

Some treatment units have been and continue to be specifically excluded from permitting. For 4 example, owners and operators of elementary neutralization units are not required to obtain a RCRA permit ( 40 CFR 270.1( c)( 2)( v)). Similarly, many forms of on site recycling of hazardous waste can be performed without a permit, since EPA generally does not regulate the recycling process itself. However, any accumulation of hazardous waste prior to placement in an exempt unit or prior to recycling would be regulated under 40 CFR 262.34, as discussed above.

On a related matter, for those LQGs that accumulate hazardous waste for longer than 90 days, or SQGs that accumulate hazardous waste for longer than 180 days, and therefore require a permit, the Agency recently proposed a rule that would streamline the permitting requirements for facilities that store and/ or treat their hazardous waste on site in tanks and containers ( October 12, 2001; 66 FR 52192). The Agency anticipates finalizing the rule in early 2003.

Please note that this letter discusses only the federal hazardous waste regulations. States that are authorized to implement the RCRA program may have regulations that are different than the federal regulations provided they are not less stringent than the federal program. If you have any questions, please contact Kristin Fitzgerald at ( 703) 308 8286 or fitzgerald. kristin@ epa. gov.


[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48488-48490]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Investment Company Act Release No. 33242; 812-14895]

Variant Alternative Income Fund and Variant Investments, LLC

September 20, 2018.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'').

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') for an exemption from sections
18(a)(2), 18(c) and 18(i) of the Act, under sections 6(c) and 23(c) of
the Act for an exemption from rule 23c-3 under the Act, and for an
order pursuant to section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 under the
Act.

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants request an order to permit certain
registered closed-end management investment companies to issue multiple
classes of shares and to impose asset-based distribution and/or service
fees, early withdrawal charges (``EWCs'') and early repurchase fees.

APPLICANTS: Variant Alternative Income Fund (the ``Initial Fund'') and
Variant Investments, LLC (the ``Adviser'').

FILING DATES: The application was filed on April 13, 2018, and amended
on August 3, 2018.

HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An order granting the requested
relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing.
Interested persons may request a hearing by writing to the Commission's
Secretary and serving applicants with a copy of the request, personally
or by mail.
    Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m.
on October 11, 2018, and should be accompanied by proof of service on
the applicants, in the form of an affidavit, or, for lawyers, a
certificate of service. Pursuant to rule 0-5 under the Act, hearing
requests should state the nature of the writer's interest, any facts
bearing upon the desirability of a hearing on the matter, the reason
for the request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be
notified of a hearing may request notification by writing to the
Commission's Secretary.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F
Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090; Applicants: 10250 SW Greenburg
Road, Suite 215, Portland, OR 97223.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jean E. Minarick, Senior Counsel, at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or Kaitlin C.
Bottock, Branch Chief, at<PHONE_NUMBER> (Division of Investment
Management, Chief Counsel's Office).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following is a summary of the
application. The complete application may be obtained via the
Commission's website by searching for the file number, or for an
applicant using the Company name box, at http://www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Applicants' Representations

    1. The Initial Fund is a Delaware statutory trust that is
registered under the Act as a non-diversified, closed-end management
investment company. The Initial Fund's primary investment objective is
to provide a high level of current income. Capital appreciation will be
considered a secondary objective.
    2. The Adviser, a Delaware limited liability company, is registered
as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as
amended. The Adviser will serve as investment adviser to the Initial
Fund.
    3. The applicants seek an order to permit the Initial Fund to issue
multiple classes of shares and to impose asset-based distribution and/
or service fees and EWCs.
    4. Applicants request that the order also apply to any continuously
offered registered closed-end management investment company that has
been previously organized or that may be organized in the future for
which the Adviser, or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under
common control with the Adviser, or any successor in interest to any
such entity,\1\ acts as investment adviser and which operates as an
interval fund pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act or provides periodic
liquidity with respect to its shares pursuant to rule 13e-4 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act'') (each, a ``Future
Fund'' and together with the Initial Fund, the ``Funds'').\2\
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    \1\ A successor in interest is limited to an entity that results
from a reorganization into another jurisdiction or a change in the
type of business organization.
    \2\ Any Fund relying on this relief in the future will do so in
a manner consistent with the terms and conditions of the
application. Applicants represent that each entity presently
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    5. The Initial Fund anticipates making a continuous public offering
of beneficial interest in connection with its registration statement.
Applicants state that additional offerings by any Fund relying on the
order may be on a private placement or public offering basis. Shares of
the Funds will not be listed on any securities exchange nor quoted on
any quotation medium. The Funds do not expect there to be a secondary
trading market for their shares.
    6. If the requested relief is granted, the Initial Fund anticipates
offering Institutional Class Shares and Investor Class Shares. Each of
the Institutional Class Shares and Investor Class Shares will have
their own fee and expense structure. The Funds may in the future offer
additional classes of shares and/or another sales charge structure.
Because of the different distribution fees, services and any other
class expenses that may be attributable to each class of shares, the
net income attributable to, and the dividends payable on, each class of
shares may differ from each other.
    7. Applicants state that, from time to time, the Fund may create
additional classes of shares, the terms of which may differ from the
initial classes

pursuant to and in compliance with rule 18f-3 under the Act.
    8. Applicants state that shares of a Fund may be subject to an
early repurchase fee (``Early Repurchase Fee'') at a rate of no greater
than 2% of the shareholder's repurchase proceeds if the interval
between the date of purchase of the shares and the valuation date with
respect to the repurchase of those shares is less than one year. Any
Early Repurchase Fees will apply equally to all classes of shares of a
Fund, consistent with section 18 of the Act and rule 18f-3 thereunder.
To the extent a Fund determines to waive, impose scheduled variations
of, or eliminate any Early Repurchase Fee, it will do so consistently
with the requirements of rule 22d-1 under the Act as if the Early
Repurchase Fee were a CDSL (defined below) and as if the Fund were an
open-end investment company and the Fund's waiver of, scheduled
variation in, or elimination of, any such Early Repurchase Fee will
apply uniformly to all shareholders of the Fund regardless of class.
Applicants state that the Initial Fund does not intend to impose an
Early Repurchase Fee.
    9. Applicants state that the Initial Fund has adopted a fundamental
policy to repurchase a specified percentage of its shares at net asset
value on a quarterly basis. Such repurchase offers will be conducted
pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act. Any Future Funds will likewise
adopt fundamental investment policies and make periodic repurchase
offers to its shareholders in compliance with rule 23c-3 or will
provide periodic liquidity with respect to its shares pursuant to rule
13e-4 under the Exchange Act.\3\ Any repurchase offers made by the
Funds will be made to all holders of shares of each such Fund.
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    \3\ Applicants submit that rule 23c-3 and Regulation M under the
Exchange Act permit an interval fund to make repurchase offers to
repurchase its shares while engaging in a continuous offering of its
shares pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
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    10. Applicants represent that any asset-based service and/or
distribution fees for each class of shares of the Funds will comply
with the provisions of the FINRA Rule 2341(d) (``FINRA Sales Charge
Rule'').\4\ Applicants also represent that each Fund will disclose in
its prospectus the fees, expenses and other characteristics of each
class of shares offered for sale by the prospectus, as is required for
open-end multiple class funds under Form N-1A. As is required for open-
end funds, each Fund will disclose its expenses in shareholder reports,
and describe any arrangements that result in breakpoints in or
elimination of sales loads in its prospectus.\5\ In addition,
applicants will comply with applicable enhanced fee disclosure
requirements for fund of funds, including registered funds of hedge
funds.\6\
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    \4\ Any reference to the FINRA Sales Charge Rule includes any
successor or replacement to the FINRA Sales Charge Rule.
    \5\ See Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
of Registered Management Investment Companies, Investment Company
Act Release No. 26372 (Feb. 27, 2004) (adopting release) (requiring
open-end investment companies to disclose fund expenses in
shareholder reports); and Disclosure of Breakpoint Discounts by
Mutual Funds, Investment Company Act Release No. 26464 (June 7,
2004) (adopting release) (requiring open-end investment companies to
provide prospectus disclosure of certain sales load information).
    \6\ Fund of Funds Investments, Investment Company Act Rel. Nos.
26198 (Oct. 1, 2003) (proposing release) and 27399 (Jun. 20, 2006)
(adopting release). See also Rules 12d1-1, et seq. of the Act.
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    11. Each of the Funds will comply with any requirements that the
Commission or FINRA may adopt regarding disclosure at the point of sale
and in transaction confirmations about the costs and conflicts of
interest arising out of the distribution of open-end investment company
shares, and regarding prospectus disclosure of sales loads and revenue
sharing arrangements, as if those requirements applied to the Fund. In
addition, each Fund will contractually require that any distributor of
the Fund's shares comply with such requirements in connection with the
distribution of such Fund's shares.
    12. Each Fund will allocate all expenses incurred by it among the
various classes of shares based on the net assets of that Fund
attributable to each class, except that the net asset value and
expenses of each class will reflect the expenses associated with the
distribution plan of that class (if any), service fees attributable to
that class (if any), including transfer agency fees, and any other
incremental expenses of that class. Expenses of a Fund allocated to a
particular class of shares will be borne on a pro rata basis by each
outstanding share of that class. Applicants state that each Fund will
comply with the provisions of rule 18f-3 under the Act as if it were an
open-end investment company.
    13. Applicants state that each Fund may impose an EWC on shares
submitted for repurchase that have been held less than a specified
period and may waive the EWC for certain categories of shareholders or
transactions to be established from time to time. Applicants state that
each Fund will apply the EWC (and any waivers or scheduled variations,
or elimination of the EWC) uniformly to all shareholders in a given
class and consistently with the requirements of rule 22d-1 under the
Act as if the Funds were open-end investment companies.
    14. Each Fund operating as an interval fund pursuant to rule 23c-3
under the Act may offer its shareholders an exchange feature under
which the shareholders of the Fund may, in connection with such Fund's
periodic repurchase offers, exchange their shares of the Fund for
shares of the same class of (i) registered open-end investment
companies or (ii) other registered closed-end investment companies that
comply with rule 23c-3 under the Act and continuously offer their
shares at net asset value, that are in the Fund's group of investment
companies (collectively, ``Other Funds''). Shares of a Fund operating
pursuant to rule 23c-3 that are exchanged for shares of Other Funds
will be included as part of the amount of the repurchase offer amount
for such Fund as specified in rule 23c-3 under the Act. Any exchange
option will comply with rule 11a-3 under the Act, as if the Fund were
an open-end investment company subject to rule 11a-3. In complying with
rule 11a-3, each Fund will treat an EWC as if it were a contingent
deferred sales load (``CDSL'').

Applicants' Legal Analysis

Multiple Classes of Shares

    1. Section 18(a)(2) of the Act provides that a closed-end
investment company may not issue or sell a senior security that is a
stock unless certain requirements are met. Applicants state that the
creation of multiple classes of shares of the Funds may violate section
18(a)(2) because the Funds may not meet such requirements with respect
to a class of shares that may be a senior security.
    2. Section 18(c) of the Act provides, in relevant part, that a
closed-end investment company may not issue or sell any senior security
if, immediately thereafter, the company has outstanding more than one
class of senior security. Applicants state that the creation of
multiple classes of shares of the Funds may be prohibited by section
18(c), as a class may have priority over another class as to payment of
dividends because shareholders of different classes would pay different
fees and expenses.
    3. Section 18(i) of the Act provides that each share of stock
issued by a registered management investment company will be a voting
stock and have equal voting rights with every other outstanding voting
stock. Applicants state that multiple classes of

shares of the Funds may violate section 18(i) of the Act because each
class would be entitled to exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters solely related to that class.
    4. Section 6(c) of the Act provides that the Commission may exempt
any person, security or transaction or any class or classes of persons,
securities or transactions from any provision of the Act, or from any
rule or regulation under the Act, if and to the extent such exemption
is necessary or appropriate in the public interest and consistent with
the protection of investors and the purposes fairly intended by the
policy and provisions of the Act. Applicants request an exemption under
section 6(c) from sections 18(a)(2), 18(c) and 18(i) to permit the
Funds to issue multiple classes of shares.
    5. Applicants submit that the proposed allocation of expenses
relating to distribution and voting rights among multiple classes is
equitable and will not discriminate against any group or class of
shareholders. Applicants submit that the proposed arrangements would
permit a Fund to facilitate the distribution of its securities and
provide investors with a broader choice of shareholder services.
Applicants assert that the proposed closed-end investment company
multiple class structure does not raise the concerns underlying section
18 of the Act to any greater degree than open-end investment companies'
multiple class structures that are permitted by rule 18f-3 under the
Act. Applicants state that each Fund will comply with the provisions of
rule 18f-3 as if it were an open-end investment company.

Early Withdrawal Charges

    1. Section 23(c) of the Act provides, in relevant part, that no
registered closed-end investment company shall purchase securities of
which it is the issuer, except: (a) On a securities exchange or other
open market; (b) pursuant to tenders, after reasonable opportunity to
submit tenders given to all holders of securities of the class to be
purchased; or (c) under other circumstances as the Commission may
permit by rules and regulations or orders for the protection of
investors.
    2. Rule 23c-3 under the Act permits an ``interval fund'' to make
repurchase offers of between five and twenty-five percent of its
outstanding shares at net asset value at periodic intervals pursuant to
a fundamental policy of the interval fund. Rule 23c-3(b)(1) under the
Act permits an interval fund to deduct from repurchase proceeds only a
repurchase fee, not to exceed two percent of the proceeds, that is paid
to the interval fund and is reasonably intended to compensate the fund
for expenses directly related to the repurchase.
    3. Section 23(c)(3) provides that the Commission may issue an order
that would permit a closed-end investment company to repurchase its
shares in circumstances in which the repurchase is made in a manner or
on a basis that does not unfairly discriminate against any holders of
the class or classes of securities to be purchased.
    4. Applicants request relief under section 6(c), discussed above,
and section 23(c)(3) from rule 23c-3 to the extent necessary for the
Funds to impose EWCs on shares of the Funds submitted for repurchase
that have been held for less than a specified period.
    5. Applicants state that the EWCs they intend to impose are
functionally similar to CDSLs imposed by open-end investment companies
under rule 6c-10 under the Act. Rule 6c-10 permits open-end investment
companies to impose CDSLs, subject to certain conditions. Applicants
note that rule 6c-10 is grounded in policy considerations supporting
the employment of CDSLs where there are adequate safeguards for the
investor and state that the same policy considerations support
imposition of EWCs in the interval fund context. In addition,
applicants state that EWCs may be necessary for the distributor to
recover distribution costs. Applicants represent that any EWC imposed
by the Funds will comply with rule 6c-10 under the Act as if the rule
were applicable to closed-end investment companies. The Funds will
disclose EWCs in accordance with the requirements of Form N-1A
concerning CDSLs.

Asset-Based Distribution and/or Service Fees

    1. Section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 under the Act prohibit
an affiliated person of a registered investment company, or an
affiliated person of such person, acting as principal, from
participating in or effecting any transaction in connection with any
joint enterprise or joint arrangement in which the investment company
participates unless the Commission issues an order permitting the
transaction. In reviewing applications submitted under section 17(d)
and rule 17d-1, the Commission considers whether the participation of
the investment company in a joint enterprise or joint arrangement is
consistent with the provisions, policies and purposes of the Act, and
the extent to which the participation is on a basis different from or
less advantageous than that of other participants.
    2. Rule 17d-3 under the Act provides an exemption from section
17(d) and rule 17d-1 to permit open-end investment companies to enter
into distribution arrangements pursuant to rule 12b-1 under the Act.
Applicants request an order under section 17(d) and rule 17d-1 under
the Act to the extent necessary to permit the Fund to impose asset-
based distribution and/or service fees. Applicants have agreed to
comply with rules 12b-1 and 17d-3 as if those rules applied to closed-
end investment companies, which they believe will resolve any concerns
that might arise in connection with a Fund financing the distribution
of its shares through asset-based distribution fees.
    3. For the reasons stated above, applicants submit that the
exemptions requested under section 6(c) are necessary and appropriate
in the public interest and are consistent with the protection of
investors and the purposes fairly intended by the policy and provisions
of the Act. Applicants further submit that the relief requested
pursuant to section 23(c)(3) will be consistent with the protection of
investors and will insure that applicants do not unfairly discriminate
against any holders of the class of securities to be purchased.
Finally, applicants state that the Funds' imposition of asset-based
distribution and/or service fees is consistent with the provisions,
policies and purposes of the Act and does not involve participation on
a basis different from or less advantageous than that of other
participants.

Applicants' Condition

    Applicants agree that any order granting the requested relief will
be subject to the following condition:
    Each Fund relying on the order will comply with the provisions of
rules 6c-10, 12b-1, 17d-3, 18f-3, 22d-1, and, where applicable, 11a-3
under the Act, as amended from time to time, as if those rules applied
to closed-end management investment companies, and will comply with the
FINRA Sales Charge Rule, as amended from time to time, as if that rule
applied to all closed-end management investment companies.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
under delegated authority.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2011-0046]

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of
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SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from
the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), before seeking OMB approval,
Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of
information, including extensions and reinstatements of previously
approved collections.
    This document describes an Information Collection Request (ICR) for
which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 14, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to the U.S. Department of
Transportation Dockets, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC
20590. You may also submit comments electronically at http://www.regulations.gov. All comments should refer to the Docket No. NHTSA-
2011-0046.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Cicchino, PhD, Contracting
Officer's Technical Representative, Office of Behavioral Safety
Research (NTI-131), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., W46-491, Washington, DC, 20590. Dr.
Cicchino's phone number is<PHONE_NUMBER> and her e-mail address is
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB
for approval, it must publish a document in the Federal Register
providing a 60-day comment period and otherwise consult with members of
the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of
information. The OMB has promulgated regulations describing what must
be included in such a document. Under OMB's regulations (at 5 CFR
1320.8(d)), an agency must ask for public comment on the following:
    (i) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) How to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
    (iv) How to minimize the burden of the collection 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.
    In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks public comment on
the following proposed collection of information:
    Title: Evaluation of Impaired Riding Interventions.
    Type of Request: New information collection request.
    OMB Clearance Number: None.
    Form Number: This collection of information uses no standard forms.
    Requested Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years from date of
approval.
    Summary of the Collection of Information: The National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposes to collect information
from the public to evaluate intervention programs in multiple locations
designed to reduce impaired motorcycle riding. NHTSA anticipates that
the programs will take place over the 2012 riding season. In-person
interviews will be conducted with motorcycle riders in up to 4 program
sites, and in up to 2 control sites not carrying out an intervention.
Motorcycle riders will be interviewed at locations within the sites
where riders congregate. Interview length will average 5 minutes and
will collect information on attitudes, awareness, knowledge, and
behavior related to the intervention.
    The interviews will follow a pre-post design where they are
administered prior to the implementation of the intervention and after
its conclusion. Up

to 2 waves of program activity are planned in each program site, and
thus interviews will be administered a maximum of 4 times in each site
(before and after each of 2 program waves). Sample size will be up to
500 riders per interview administration, for a total maximum of 12,000
riders.
    For interventions where a pre-post design would not be possible
(i.e., interventions that are conducted in conjunction with an
infrequently-occurring event), the interviews will follow a test-
control design where they are administered during the intervention in
the program site, and in a control site that did not experience an
intervention. The proposed interviews will be anonymous. Participation
by respondents will be voluntary.
    Need and Use of Information: The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) was established to reduce the mounting number of
deaths, injuries, and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle
crashes on the Nation's highways. As part of this statutory mandate,
NHTSA is authorized to conduct research as a foundation for the
development of motor vehicle standards and traffic safety programs.
    The heavy toll that impaired driving exacts on the Nation in
fatalities, injuries, and economic costs is well documented. Impaired
motorcycle riding has also been an increasing concern on our Nation's
roads. Motorcycle fatalities in the US decreased in 2009 for the first
time after steadily increasing for 11 years; however, even with this
decline, the number of motorcycle fatalities in 2009 was nearly double
that from a decade earlier. Alcohol impairment is a factor that
contributes to a substantial proportion of fatal motorcycle crashes. In
2009, 30% of motorcycle riders fatally injured in crashes had a blood
alcohol concentration (BAC) at or above .08 g/dL, which is per se
evidence of impaired riding in all States. Forty-two percent of riders
who died in single-vehicle crashes in 2009, and 63% of riders who died
in single-vehicle crashes on weekend nights, had a BAC of .08 g/dL or
higher.
    In 2012, NHTSA anticipates sponsoring demonstration projects in
multiple sites to conduct interventions with the purpose of reducing
impaired motorcycle riding. NHTSA plans to evaluate these interventions
to determine their effectiveness. A key component of this evaluation
effort will use brief interviews to assess motorcycle riders' knowledge
of the intervention, self-reported drinking and riding behavior, and
belief that alcohol-impaired driving laws are enforced for all
motorists, including motorcycle riders in the areas in which the
interventions will occur.
    The findings from this proposed collection of information will
assist NHTSA in addressing the problem of alcohol-impaired motorcycle
riding. NHTSA will use the findings to help focus current programs and
activities to achieve the greatest benefit, to develop new programs to
decrease the likelihood of impaired riding, and to provide
informational support to States, localities, and law enforcement
agencies that will aid them in their efforts to reduce impaired
motorcycle crashes.
    Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number,
and Proposed Frequency of Response to the Collection of Information):
Under this proposed effort, NHTSA intends to conduct up to 12,000 face-
to-face interviews with motorcycle riders. Interview length will
average 5 minutes, and each member of the sample would complete one
interview. Businesses would be ineligible for the sample and would not
be interviewed. Interviews will be conducted in a maximum of 4
demonstration sites and 2 control sites, with up to 4 interview
administrations occurring in each site (baseline and post-intervention
surveys before and after each of 2 program waves). Up to 500 motorcycle
riders will be interviewed at each site during each interview
administration.
    Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Record Keeping Burden
Resulting from the Collection of Information: NHTSA estimates the
respondents in the sample will require an average of 5 minutes to
complete the interviews. Thus, for the 12,000 respondents, the
estimated reporting burden hours on the general public will be a
maximum of 1,000 hours, over one year. The respondents will not incur
any record-keeping burden or record-keeping cost from the information
collection.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

Jeffrey Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
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[Notices]
[Pages 45356-45357]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Comptroller of the Currency

[Docket ID OCC-2013-0014 ]

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

[Docket No. OP-1465 ]FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATIONBUREAU OF
CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTIONSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONNATIONAL
CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION

Announcement of Office of Management and Budget's Approval of
Collection of Information Contained in ``Final Interagency Policy
Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity
Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies.''

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board); Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
(CFPB); Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); and National Credit
Union Administration (NCUA).

ACTION: Notice; Joint Announcement of Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) approval of a collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The OCC, Board, FDIC, CFPB, SEC, and NCUA (each, an Agency and
collectively, the Agencies) announce that OMB has approved the
collection of information contained in the Final Interagency Policy
Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity
Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies (Policy
Statement). Regulated entities may now begin to submit self-assessments
of their diversity policies and practices to the OMWI Director of their
primary federal financial regulator.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    OCC: Joyce Cofield, Executive Director, Office of Minority and
Women Inclusion, at<PHONE_NUMBER> or Karen McSweeney, Counsel, Law
Department, at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or, for persons who are deaf or hard of
hearing, TDD/TTY<PHONE_NUMBER>, Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, 400 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20219.
    BOARD: Sheila Clark, Director, Office of Diversity and Inclusion,
at<PHONE_NUMBER>, Katherine Wheatley, Associate General Counsel, Legal
Division, at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or Alye Foster, Senior Special Counsel,
Legal Division, at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FDIC: Melodee Brooks, Senior Deputy Director, Office of Minority
and Women Inclusion,<PHONE_NUMBER>; or Robert Lee, Counsel, Legal
Division,<PHONE_NUMBER>, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20429-0002.
    CFPB: Stuart Ishimaru, Director, Office of Minority and Women
Inclusion, at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or Stephen VanMeter, Deputy General
Counsel, Legal Division at<PHONE_NUMBER>, Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection, 1700 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20552.
    SEC: Pamela A. Gibbs, Director, Office of Minority and Women
Inclusion,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or Audrey B. Little, Senior Counsel, Office
of Minority and Women Inclusion,<PHONE_NUMBER>, Securities and
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549.
    NCUA: Monica Davy, Director, Office of Minority and Women
Inclusion,<PHONE_NUMBER>, National Credit Union Administration, 1775
Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Act) required the OCC, Board, FDIC,
CFPB, SEC, and NCUA each to establish an Office of Minority and Women
Inclusion (OMWI) to be responsible for all matters of the Agency
relating to diversity in management, employment, and business
activities. The Act also instructed each OMWI Director to develop
standards for assessing the diversity policies and practices of
entities regulated by the Agency. The Agencies worked together to
develop joint standards (Joint Standards) and, on June 10, 2015, they
jointly published in the Federal Register \1\ the ``Final Interagency
Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the
Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the
Agencies.'' \2\ The Policy Statement contains a ``collection of
information'' within the meaning of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA).
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    \1\ 80 FR 33016.
    \2\ The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) joined the
Agencies in issuing the Policy Statement. However, the NCUA did not
join the request for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA) of the information collection contained in the Policy
Statement as it submitted a separate request for PRA approval.
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    Although the Policy Statement was effective on June 10, 2015, the
collection of information was not effective until

OMB approved it. Accordingly, the Agencies stated in the Policy
Statement that they would announce the effective date of the
information collection following OMB's approval. The Agencies are
pleased to announce that on February 18, 2016, OMB approved the
collection of information for OCC, the Board, FDIC, CFPB, and SEC and
approved NCUA's on March 11, 2016; thereby making these collections
effective the date of OMB approval. The OMB-assigned control numbers
for the collection of information are as follows: OCC--1557-0334;
Board--7100-0368; FDIC--3064-0200; CFPB--3170-0060; SEC--3235-0740; and
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    Dated: June 28, 2016.
Karen Solomon,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

    By order of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, June 28, 2016.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Secretary of the Board.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
    Dated at Washington, DC, this 17th day of June, 2016.
Valerie J. Best,
Assistant Executive Secretary.

    Dated: July 6, 2016.
Richard Cordray,
Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

    Dated: June 21, 2016.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission.

    By the National Credit Union Administration Board on June 22,
2016.
Gerard Poliquin,
Secretary of the Board.
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