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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket Number USCG-2023-0254]
RIN 1625-AA08

Special Local Regulation: Safety Zone, Monongahela River Mile
Marker 89.8 to Mile Marker 90.8, Point Marion, PA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for
the waters of the Monongahela River from mile marker 89.8 to mile
marker 90.8. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life
on these navigable waters during a power boat race on May 27 and May
28, 2023. This rulemaking prohibits persons and vessels from being in
the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Pittsburgh
or a designated representative.

DATES: This rule is effective from 8 a.m. on May 27, 2023, through 8
p.m. on May 28, 2023.

ADDRESSES: To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-
2023-0254 in the search box and click ``Search.'' Next, in the Document
Type column, select ``Supporting & Related Material.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
call or email LTJG Eyobe Mills, Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh, U.S.
Coast Guard, at telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Table of Abbreviations

CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
Sec.  Section
U.S.C. United States Code

II. Background Information and Regulatory History

    The Coast Guard is issuing this temporary rule without prior notice
and opportunity to comment pursuant to authority under section 4(a) of
the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This
provision authorizes an agency to issue a rule without prior notice and
opportunity to comment when the agency for good cause finds that those
procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.'' Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that good
cause exists for not publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
with respect to this rule because it is impracticable. We must
establish this safety zone by May 27, 2023 and lack sufficient time to
provide a reasonable comment period and then consider those comments
before issuing this rule.

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule

    The Coast Guard is issuing this rule under authority in 46 U.S.C.
70034. The Captain of the Port Pittsburgh (COTP) has determined that
potential hazards associated with the boat race starting on May 27,
2023, will be a safety concern for anyone on the Monongahela River
within a mile marker 89.8 and 90.8. This rule is needed to protect
personnel, vessels, and the marine environment in the navigable waters
within the safety zone.

IV. Discussion of the Rule

    This rule establishes a safety zone from 8 a.m. through 8 p.m. on
May 27 and May 28, 2023. The safety zone will cover all navigable
waters on Monongahela River, within mile marker 89.8 and 90.8. The
duration of the zone is intended to protect personnel, vessels, and the
marine environment in these navigable waters during a boat race.
    No vessel or person is permitted to enter the safety zone without
obtaining permission from the COTP or a designated representative. A
designated representative is a commissioned, warrant, or petty officer
of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) assigned to units under the operational
control of the COTP. To seek permission to enter, contact the COTP or a
designated representative via VHF-FM channel 13 or 16, or through
Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh at<PHONE_NUMBER>. Persons and vessels
permitted to enter the safety zone must comply with all lawful orders
or directions issued by the COTP or designated representative. The COTP
or a designated representative will inform the public of the effective
period for the safety zone as well as any changes in the dates and
times of enforcement through Local Notice to Mariners (LNMs), Broadcast
Notices to Mariners (BNMs), and/or Marine Safety Information Bulletins
(MSIBs), as appropriate.

V. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
Executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on a number of these statutes and Executive orders, and we
discuss First Amendment rights of protestors.

A. Regulatory Planning and Review

    Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits. This rule has not been designated a ``significant
regulatory action,'' under Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, this
rule has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
    This regulatory action determination is based on the size,
location, and duration of the temporary safety zone. This safety zone
impacts only a one-mile stretch of the Monongahela River for 12 hours a
day starting May 27, 2023, at 8 a.m. until May 28, 2023, at 8 p.m.
Vessel traffic will be informed about the safety zone through local
notices to mariners. Moreover, the Coast Guard will issue LNMs, MSIBs,
and/or BNMs via VHF-FM marine channel 13 or 16 about the zone and the
rule allows vessels to seek permission from the COTP to transit the
zone.

B. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.
    While some owners or operators of vessels intending to transit the
safety zone may be small entities, for the reasons stated in section
V.A above, this rule will not have a significant economic impact on any
vessel owner or operator.
    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this rule. If the rule would affect your
small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you have
questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance, please
call or email the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees

who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy or
action of the Coast Guard.

C. Collection of Information

    This rule will not call for a new collection of information under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Governments

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on the
relationship between the National Government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government. We have analyzed this rule under that Order and have
determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132.
    Also, this rule does not have Tribal implications under Executive
Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it does not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian Tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian Tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this rule will not result in
such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere
in this preamble.

F. Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security
Directive 023-01, Rev. 1, associated implementing instructions, and
Environmental Planning COMDTINST 5090.1 (series), which guide the Coast
Guard in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have determined that this action is one of
a category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human environment. This rule involves a
safety zone that impacts only a one-mile stretch of the Monongahela
River for 12 hours a day starting May 27, 2023, at 8 a.m. until May 28,
2023, at 8 p.m. It is categorically excluded from further review under
paragraph L60(a) of Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction Manual 023-
01-001-01, Rev. 1. A Record of Environmental Consideration supporting
this determination is available in the docket. For instructions on
locating the docket, see the ADDRESSES section of this preamble.

G. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to call or email the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so
that your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places, or vessels.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

    Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard is
amending 33 CFR part 100 as follows:

PART 100--SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS

0
1. The authority citation for part 100 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70041; 33 CFR 1.05-1.

0
2. Add Sec.  100.T08-0254 to read as follows:

Sec.  100.T08-0254 2023  Powerboat National's Point Marion Regatta,
Point Marion, Pennsylvania.

    (a) Regulated area. The regulations in this section apply to the
following area: All waters of the Monongahela River, from surface to
bottom, between mile markers 89.8 to 90.8.
    (b) Definitions. As used in this section--
    Designated representative means a Coast Guard Patrol Commander,
including a Coast Guard coxswain, petty officer, or other officer
operating a Coast Guard vessel and a Federal, State, and local officer
designated by or assisting the Captain of the Port Pittsburgh (COTP) in
the enforcement of the regulations in this section.
    Participant means all persons and vessels registered with the event
sponsor as a participant in the race.
    (c) Regulations. (1) All non-participants are prohibited from
entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within the
regulated area described in paragraph (a) of this section unless
authorized by the Captain of the Port Pittsburgh or their designated
representative.
    (2) To seek permission to enter, contact the COTP or the COTP's
representative by VHF Channel 13 or 16. Those in the regulated area
must comply with all lawful orders or directions given to them by the
COTP or the designated representative.
    (3) The COTP will provide notice of the regulated area through
advanced notice via broadcast notice to mariners and by on-scene
designated representatives.
    (d) Enforcement periods. This section will be subject to
enforcement from 8 a.m. through 8 p.m. each day on May 27 and 28, 2023.

Eric J. Velez,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit
Pittsburgh.
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[Notices]
[Pages 45560-45562]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-72704; File No. SR-CBOE-2014-060

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule
24.19

July 29, 2014.
    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 July 25, 2014, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(the ``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described
in Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by the
Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments
on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend its rule related to Multi-Class
Broad-Based Index Option Spread Orders. The text of the proposed rule
change is available on the Exchange's Web site (http://www.cboe.com/AboutCBOE/CBOELegalRegulatoryHome.aspx), at the Exchange's Office of
the Secretary, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange 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 Exchange 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 Exchange proposes to amend Rule 24.19. This Rule allows Trading
Permit Holders (``TPHs'') to execute Multi-Class Broad-Based Index
Option Spread Orders (``Multi-Class Spread Orders'') that meet certain
qualifying criteria. Currently, not all Multi-Class Spread Orders may
be entered electronically due to systems constraints. The Exchange is
in the process of modifying its electronic order-entry systems to
provide for the electronic entry and validation of all Multi-Class
Spread Orders to the floor of the Exchange. This will provide for an
enhanced audit trail that will better allow regulatory oversight in
connection with the provisions of Rule 24.19. For the Exchange's
systems to determine that two separate legs are part of the same Multi-
Class Spread Order (allowing for treatment as a Multi-Class Spread
Order), both legs must be entered together on a single order ticket. As
such, the Exchange proposes to amend Rule 24.19 to state that ``Multi-
Class Spread Orders must be entered on a single order ticket at time of
systemization to be eligible for the procedures and relief set out in
this Rule.'' \3\ The Multi-Class Spread Order type will enforce the
permitted combinations of options covered by Rule 24.19. The Exchange
will not accept Multi-Class Spread Orders with invalid combinations.
While the proposed rule change allows for all Multi-Class Spread Orders
to be entered electronically, all Multi-Class Spread Orders will still
be executed in open outcry on the Exchange's trading floor.
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    \3\ The Exchange notes that the substance of this proposal was
published in a prior proposal which was published for the entire 21
day comment period, and no comments were received. That prior
proposal provided for several changes to Rule 24.19; however, this
proposal specifically relates to the electronic entry and validation
of Multi-Class Spread Orders and can be considered and approved
without reference to the other proposed changes in the prior
proposal. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 71872 (April 4,
2014), 79 FR 19940 (April 10, 2014) (SR-CBOE-2014-026).
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    Because the current method for representing and executing Multi-
Class Spread Orders is manual and must occur only in open outcry, the
current language states that a Multi-Class Spread Order may be
represented at the trading station of either Broad-Based Option
comprising the order, and also requires that the TPH initiating the
order in the trading crowd to contact an Order Book Official (``OBO''),
Designated Primary Market-Maker (``DPM''), or appropriate Exchange
staff, as applicable, at the other trading station to have a notice of
such order disseminated to the other trading crowd. The proposed rule
change will require that a Multi-Class Spread Order be represented at
the primary trading station, and states that the TPH representing the
order must contact the DPM or Exchange staff \4\ (as applicable) at the
other trading station in order to provide notice of such order for
dissemination to the other trading crowd. Each Broad-Based Index Option
has a trading station. The primary trading station is the first trading
station at which the Multi-Class Spread Order is represented. The floor
broker representing the Multi-Class Spread Order may determine which
trading station should be the primary trading station. The current rule
states that notice of a Multi-Class Spread order ``shall be
disseminated by the Recipient who shall verbalize the terms of the
order to the other trading crowd.'' However, the Exchange proposes to
replace the word ``verbalize'' with the word ``announce'', as the
Exchange is currently contemplating changes that will allow such notice
to be posted on screens electronically to the other trading crowd
(which could be a more efficient method of posting such order
information). This ensures that all market participants at both
physical trading locations are aware of the terms of the order being
processed.
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    \4\ The Exchange proposes to remove the reference to contacting
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    The proposed rule change will enhance and improve the process of
sending Multi-Class Spread Orders to the floor of the Exchange, as well
as enhance the Exchange's audit trail with respect to such orders. No
later than 90 days following the effective date of the proposed rule
change, the Exchange will announce to TPHs via Regulatory Circular the
implementation date by which TPHs must be in compliance with the
changes described herein. The implementation date will be no later than
180 days following the effective date of the proposed rule change, and
will be at least 30 days following the release of the abovementioned
Regulatory Circular (in order to give TPHs ample time to come into

compliance with the changes described herein).
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to the Exchange and, in particular,
the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.\5\ Specifically, the
Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
Section 6(b)(5) \6\ requirements that the rules of an exchange 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 securities, to remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest. Additionally,
the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
Section 6(b)(5) \7\ requirement that the rules of an exchange not be
designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers,
brokers, or dealers.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    In particular, the Exchange believes that automating the Multi-
Class Spread Order creation process for all Multi-Class Spread Orders
serves to remove impediments to and to perfect the mechanism for a free
and open market and a national market system by providing market
participants the ability to route Multi-Class Spread Orders to the
Exchange electronically. Further, enhancing the audit trail with
respect to Multi-Class Spread Orders promotes transparency and aids in
surveillance, thereby protecting investors.
    The Exchange also believes the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b)(1) of the Act,\8\ which provides that the Exchange be
organized and have the capacity to be able to carry out the purposes of
the Act and to enforce compliance by the Exchange's Trading Permit
Holders and persons associated with its Trading Permit Holders with the
Act, the rules and regulations thereunder, and the rules of the
Exchange. Enhancing the audit trail with respect to Multi-Class Spread
Orders will allow the Exchange to better enforce compliance by the
Exchange's TPHs and persons associated with its TPHs with the Act, the
rules and regulations thereunder, and the rules of the Exchange.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    CBOE does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any
burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Exchange believes that
automating the Multi-Class Spread Order creation process for all Multi-
Class Spread Orders promotes fair and orderly markets, as well as
assists the Exchange in its ability to effectively attract order flow
and liquidity to its market, and ultimately benefits all CBOE TPHs and
all investors. The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule
change will impose any burden on intramarket competition that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act
because Multi-Class Spread Orders are available to all market
participants through CBOE TPHs. The Exchange does not believe that the
proposed rule change will impose any burden on intermarket competition
that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of
the Act because, again, Multi-Class Spread Orders are available to all
market participants through CBOE TPHs, which makes CBOE a more
effective marketplace. Further, the proposed changes only affect
trading on CBOE. To the extent that the proposed changes make CBOE more
attractive to market participants at other exchanges, such market
participants may elect to become CBOE market participants.

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

    The Exchange neither solicited nor received comments on the
proposed rule change.

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

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period up to 90 days (i) as the
Commission may designate if it finds such longer period to be
appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to
which the Exchange consents, the Commission will:
    A. by order approve or disapprove such proposed rule change, or
    B. institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be disapproved.
    The Exchange has requested accelerated approval of the proposed
rule change. The Commission is considering granting accelerated
approval of the proposed rule change at the end of a 15-day comment
period.

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-CBOE-2014-060 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2014-060. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2014-060 and should be
submitted on or before August 20, 2014.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
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Kevin M. O'Neill.
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2008-0389; FRL-8711-4]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Wisconsin; Approval of Rule Clarifications

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Wisconsin State
Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources (WDNR) on March 28, 2008. The WDNR has submitted for
approval revisions to incorporate Federal regulations into the
Wisconsin Administrative Code, to clarify construction permit
requirements under general permits, to revise portable source
relocation requirements, and to amend rule language to streamline the
minor revision permit process to allow construction permits to be
issued concurrently with operation permits. EPA is approving these
revisions because they are consistent with Federal regulations
governing State permit programs.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 21, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2008-0389, by one of the following methods:
    1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
    2. E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    4. Mail: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits Section, Air Programs
Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    5. Hand Delivery: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits Section, Air
Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Regional Office normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Regional Office official hours of business are Monday
through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m., 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: Susan Castellanos, Environmental
Engineer, Air Permits Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules section of this Federal
Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP submittal as a direct final
rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a
noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. 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. Any parties
interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time.
Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment,
paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed
from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions
of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment. For
additional information, see the direct final rule which is located in
the Rules section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: August 21, 2008.
Lynn Buhl,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP05-691-000]

Mississippi River Transmission Corporation; Notice of Annual Fuel
Adjustment

October 5, 2005.

    Take notice that on September 30, 2005, CenterPoint Energy--
Mississippi River Transmission Corporation (MRT) filed with the
Commission its annual fuel adjustment filing pursuant to section 22 of
the general terms and conditions of MRT's FERC Gas Tariff, Third
Revised Volume No. 1, requesting an effective date of November 1, 2005,
MRT filed the following sheets:

Fifty-Fourth Revised Sheet No. 5
Fifty-Fourth Revised Sheet No. 6
Fifty-First Revised Sheet No. 7
Twenty-Third Revised Sheet No. 8

    MRT further states that a copy of this filing has been mailed to
each of MRT's customers and to the state Commissions of Arkansas,
Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri and Texas.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of
Sec.  154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone
filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on
the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or

before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

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

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

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-82578; File No. SR-FINRA-2018-002]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change Relating to the New Securities Industry Essentials
Examination

January 24, 2018.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on January 12, 2018, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(``FINRA'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC''
or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I,
II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by FINRA. FINRA has
designated the proposed rule change as constituting a ``non-
controversial'' rule change under paragraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 under
the Act,\3\ which renders the proposal effective upon receipt of this
filing by the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    FINRA is filing the content outline and selection specifications
for the new Securities Industry EssentialsTM
(SIETM) examination.\4\ FINRA is not proposing any textual
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    \4\ FINRA also is establishing the SIE question bank. Based on
instruction from SEC staff, FINRA is submitting this filing for
immediate effectiveness pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act
and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder, and is not filing the question
bank. See Letter to Alden S. Adkins, Senior Vice President and
General Counsel, NASD Regulation, from Belinda Blaine, Associate
Director, Division of Market Regulation, SEC, dated July 24, 2000.
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    The SIE content outline is attached.\5\ The SIE selection
specifications have been submitted to the Commission under separate
cover with a request for confidential treatment pursuant to SEA Rule
24b-2.\6\
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    \5\ The Commission notes that the content outline is attached to
the filing, not to this Notice.
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    The text of the proposed rule change is available on FINRA's
website at http://www.finra.org, at the principal office of FINRA and
at the Commission's Public Reference Room. [sic]

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    Section 15A(g)(3) of the Act \7\ authorizes FINRA to prescribe
standards of training, experience, and competence for persons
associated with FINRA members. In accordance with that provision, FINRA
has developed examinations that are designed to establish that persons
associated with FINRA members have attained specified levels of
competence and knowledge, consistent with applicable registration
requirements under FINRA rules. FINRA periodically reviews the content
of the examinations to determine whether revisions are necessary or
appropriate in view of changes pertaining to the subject matter covered
by the examinations.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(g)(3).
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    The SEC recently approved a proposed rule change to restructure the
FINRA representative-level qualification examination program.\8\ The
rule change, which will become effective on October 1, 2018,\9\
restructures the examination program into a more efficient format
whereby all new representative-level applicants will be required to
take a general knowledge examination (the SIE) and a tailored,
specialized knowledge examination (a revised representative-level
qualification examination) for their particular registered role.
Individuals are not required to be associated with a FINRA

member to be eligible to take the SIE examination. However, passing the
SIE examination alone will not qualify an individual for registration
with FINRA. To be eligible for registration, an individual must also be
associated with a firm, pass an appropriate qualification examination
for representative or principal and satisfy the other requirements
relating to the registration process.
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    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 81098 (July 7,
2017), 82 FR 32419 (July 13, 2017) (Order Approving File No. SR-
FINRA-2017-007).
    \9\ See Regulatory Notice 17-30 (SEC Approves Consolidated FINRA
Registration Rules, Restructured Representative-Level Qualification
Examinations and Changes to Continuing Education Requirements)
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    The restructured program eliminates duplicative testing of general
securities knowledge on the current representative-level qualification
examinations by moving such content into the SIE examination.\10\ The
SIE examination will test fundamental securities-related knowledge,
including knowledge of basic products, the structure and function of
the securities industry, the regulatory agencies and their functions
and regulated and prohibited practices, whereas the revised
representative-level qualification examinations will test knowledge
relevant to day-to-day activities, responsibilities and job functions
of representatives.\11\
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    \10\ Each of the current representative-level examinations
covers general securities knowledge, with the exception of the
Research Analyst (Series 86 and 87) examinations.
    \11\ In conjunction with this proposed rule change, FINRA also
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    FINRA developed the SIE examination in consultation with a
committee of industry representatives and representatives of several
other self-regulatory organizations (``SROs''). Beginning on October 1,
2018, new applicants seeking to register as representatives must pass
the SIE examination and a revised representative-level qualification
examination, such as the revised General Securities Representative
(Series 7) examination, appropriate to their job functions at the firm
with which they are associating before their registrations can become
effective.\12\
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    \12\ FINRA Rule 1220(b) sets forth each representative-level
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SIE Content Outline
    As noted above, FINRA is proposing to move the general securities
knowledge currently covered on the representative-level qualification
examinations to the SIE examination. For example, FINRA Rule 3220
(Influencing or Rewarding Employees of Others) (the Gifts Rule) will
now be tested on the SIE examination, rather than on the
representative-level examinations.
    The SIE content outline is divided into four sections. The
following are the four sections, denoted Section 1 through Section 4,
with the associated number of questions:
    Section 1: Knowledge of Capital Markets, 12 questions;
    Section 2: Understanding Products and Their Risks, 33 questions;
    Section 3: Understanding Trading, Customer Accounts and Prohibited
Activities, 23 questions; and
    Section 4: Overview of the Regulatory Framework, 7 questions.
    Each section includes the essential areas of general knowledge.
There are four areas (1.1-1.4) associated with Section 1; \13\ two
areas (2.1-2.2) associated with Section 2; \14\ three areas (3.1-3.3)
associated with Section 3; \15\ and two areas (4.1-4.2) associated with
Section 4.\16\ For example, one such area of knowledge (subsection 1.3)
covers economic factors, such as the Federal Reserve Board's impact on
business activity and market stability.\17\ Further, subsection 2.1
covers knowledge of the characteristics of the specified securities
products, such as voting rights associated with equity securities.\18\
In addition, each of the four sections lists the applicable laws, rules
and regulations related to the areas of knowledge. These include
applicable federal securities laws as well as FINRA rules and rules of
other SROs. The SIE selection specifications and question bank cover
the topics in the content outline.
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    \13\ See Exhibit 3a, Outline Pages 3-5. The outline is attached
as Exhibit 3a to the 19b-4 form.
    \14\ See Exhibit 3a, Outline Pages 6-9.
    \15\ See Exhibit 3a, Outline Pages 10-13.
    \16\ See Exhibit 3a, Outline Pages 14-15.
    \17\ See Exhibit 3a, Outline Pages 3-4.
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    The content outline also includes a preface, which provides: (1) An
overview of the purpose of the examination; (2) a table of contents and
general information regarding the structure of the examination; and (3)
general information regarding the administration of the examination,
including an explanation that a statistical adjustment process known as
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    The number of questions on the SIE examination will be 75 scored
multiple-choice questions,\20\ and candidates will have one hour and 45
minutes to complete the examination. FINRA will publish the passing
score for the SIE examination on its website, at www.finra.org, prior
to its first administration.
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    \20\ Consistent with FINRA's practice of including ``pretest''
questions on examinations, the SIE examination includes 10
additional, unidentified pretest questions that do not contribute
towards the candidate's score. The pretest questions are designed to
ensure that new examination questions meet acceptable testing
standards prior to use for scoring purposes. Therefore, the SIE
examination actually consists of 85 questions, 75 of which are
scored. The 10 pretest questions are randomly distributed throughout
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Availability of Content Outline
    The SIE content outline will be made available on FINRA's website
no later than April 1, 2018.
    FINRA is filing the proposed rule change for immediate
effectiveness. The implementation date will be October 1, 2018, to
coincide with the implementation of the restructured representative-
level examination program. FINRA will also announce the implementation
date of the proposed rule change in a Regulatory Notice.
2. Statutory Basis
    FINRA believes that the SIE examination is consistent with the
provisions of Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\21\ which requires, among
other things, that FINRA rules must be designed to prevent fraudulent
and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest, and Section 15A(g)(3) of the Act,\22\ which authorizes
FINRA to prescribe standards of training, experience, and competence
for persons associated with FINRA members. The proposed rule change
will improve the efficiency of FINRA's representative-level examination
program, without compromising the qualification standards, by moving
the general securities knowledge content from the representative-level
examinations to the SIE examination. The proposed rule change also
establishes a prerequisite qualification examination that associated
persons of FINRA members must pass, in addition to passing an
appropriate representative-level examination, to register and function
as representatives. Finally, the SIE examination is intended to
safeguard the investing public by helping to ensure that individuals
registering as representatives have the requisite general securities
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    \21\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(b)(6).
    \22\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(g)(3).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

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

examination generally covers the same general securities knowledge that
is currently covered on the representative-level examinations. FINRA
also provided a detailed economic impact assessment regarding the
introduction of the SIE examination and the restructuring of the
representative-level examinations as part of the proposed rule change
to restructure the FINRA representative-level qualification examination
program.\23\
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    \23\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80371 (April 4,
2017), 82 FR 17336 (April 10, 2017) (Notice of Filing of File No.
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C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \24\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\25\
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
File Number SR-FINRA-2018-002 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-FINRA-2018-002. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of FINRA. All comments received
will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-FINRA-2018-002 and should be submitted
on or before February 20, 2018.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\26\
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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