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[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44608-44609]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket Number USCG-2021-0608]
RIN 1625-AA00

Temporary Safety Zone; Ferdon Wedding Fireworks Display, Harbor
Springs, MI; Sector Sault Sainte Marie Captain of the Port Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for
navigable waters within a 250-foot radius of a fireworks display off
shore near Little Harbor Club in Harbor Springs, MI. The safety zone is
needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from
potential hazards created by fireworks diplay. Entry of vessels or
persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by
the Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie or a designated
representative.

DATES: This rule is effective from 6 p.m. through 11:59 p.m. on August
28, 2021. It will be enforced from 8 p.m. through 10 p.m. on that day.

ADDRESSES: To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-
2021-0608 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 LT Deaven Palenzuela, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Sault
Sainte Marie Waterways Management, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 906-635-
3223, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
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 the event sponsor notified the Coast
Guard with insufficient time to accommodate the comment period.
Delaying the effective date of this rule would be contrary to the
public interest and the rule's objectives of protecting safety of life
on the navigable waters, including protection of persons and vessels in
vicinity of the fireworks display. It is impracticable to publish an
NPRM because we must establish this safety zone by August 28, 2021.
Delay of the effective date would inhibit the Coast Guard's ability to
protect spectators and vessels from the hazards associated with a
fireworks display with an expected fall-out area over the water.
    Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds that good cause
exists for making this rule effective less than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register. Delaying the effective date of
this rule would be impracticable because action is needed to establish
a safety zone in order to protect the public from the hazards
associated with the fireworks display.

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule

    The Coast Guard is issuing this rule under authority in 46 U.S.C.
70034 (previously 33 U.S.C. 1231). The Captain of the Port Sault Sainte
Marie (COTP) has determined that potential hazards associated with a
fireworks display on August 28, 2021, will be a safety concern for
anything within a 250-foot radius of the navigable waters surrounding
the fireworks launch site. This rule is needed to protect personnel,
vessels, and the marine environment in the navigable waters within the
safety zone during the fireworks display.

IV. Discussion of the Rule

    This rule establishes a temporary safety zone that will be enforced
from 8 p.m. through 10 p.m. on August 28, 2021. The safety zone will
cover all navigable waters within 250-feet of a fireworks display off
shore Little Harbor Club in Harbor Springs, MI in position
45[deg]25'34.00'' N 84[deg]59'23.49'' W. The duration of the zone is
intended to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment in
the safety zone proceeding, during and immediately after the fireworks
display.

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 size, location,
duration, and time-of-day of the safety zone. Vessel traffic will be
able to safely transit around this safety zone which would impact a
small designated area off shore Little Harbor Club. Moreover, the Coast
Guard would issue a Broadcast Notice to Mariners via VHF-FM marine
channel 16 about 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
temporary safety zone lasting only 2 hours that will prohibit entry
within a 250-foot radius of a fireworks display off shore near Little
Harbor Club in Harbor Springs, MI. It is categorically excluded from
further review under paragraph L[60(a)] of Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS
Instruction Manual 023-01-001-01, Rev. 1.

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 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and record
keeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
33 CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

0
1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-
6, and 160.5; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

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2. Add Sec.  165.T09-0608 to read as follows:

Sec.  165.T09-0608   Ferdon Wedding Fireworks, Off Shore Little Harbor
Club, Harbor Springs, MI.

    (a) Location. The following area is a temporary safety zone: All
navigable water within 250 feet of the fireworks launching location in
position 45[deg]25'34.00'' N 84[deg]59'23.49'' W (NAD 83)
    (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 Sault Sainte Marie (COTP) in the enforcement of the
safety zone.
    (c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with the general regulations in
Sec.  165.23, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety
zone described in paragraph (a) is prohibited unless authorized by the
Captain of the Port, Sault Sainte Marie or his designated
representative.
    (2) Before a vessel operator may enter or operate within the safety
zone, they must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port, Sault
Sainte Marie, or his designated representative via VHF Channel 16 or
telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>. Vessel operators given permission to enter
or operate in the safety zone must comply with all orders given to them
by the Captain of the Port, Sault Sainte Marie or his designated
representative.
    (d) Enforcement period. This section will be enforced from 8 p.m.
through 10 p.m. on August 28, 2021.

    Dated: August 9, 2021.
A.R. Jones,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL16-7-000]

City of Osceola, Arkansas v. Entergy Arkansas, Inc. and Entergy
Services, Inc., Notice of Complaint

    Take notice that on October 29, 2015, pursuant to sections 206 and
306 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824(e) and 825(h) and section
206 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206, City of Osceola Arkansas
(Osceola or Complainant) filed a complaint against Entergy Arkansas,
Inc. (EAI) and Entergy Services, Inc. (collectively Respondents). In
the Complaint Osceola seeks an order and asserts that the Commission
should compel Respondent to adhere to the rates, terms and conditions
of the Power Coordination, Interchange and Transmission Service
Agreement between EAI and Osceola. Complainant contends that EAI
charged Osceola in violation of that agreement and in violation of the
filed rate doctrine, all as more fully explained in the complaint.
    The Complainant certifies that copies of the complaint were served
on the contacts for the Respondent as listed on the Commission's list
of corporate officials.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent's
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before
the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and
protests must be served on the Complainants.
    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 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for electronic review in the
Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an
``eSubscription'' link on the Web site that enables subscribers to
receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 30, 2015.

    Dated: October 30, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Pages 65847-65848]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27205]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2015-0332]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a
Currently-Approved Information Collection Request: Information
Technology Services Survey Portal Customer Satisfaction Assessment
(Formerly COMPASS Portal Consumer Satisfaction Assessment)

AGENCY:  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION:  Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA
announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its
review and approval and invites public comment. The collection involves
an extension to a currently-approved ICR, and includes the assessment
of FMCSA's strategic decision to integrate its Information Technology
(IT) with its business processes using portal technology to consolidate
its systems and databases through the FMCSA Information Technology
Services Survey modernization initiative. The information to be
collected will be used to assess the satisfaction of Federal, State,
and industry customers with the FMCSA Information Technology Services
Survey Portal. The name of the ``COMPASS Portal Customer Satisfaction
Assessment,'' ICR was previously changed to ``Information Technology
Services Survey Portal Customer Satisfaction Assessment,'' to reflect
the need for a broader term than ``COMPASS'' for the portal.

DATES: We must receive your comments on or before December 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2015-0332 using any of the
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building, Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and
docket number. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and
additional information on the exemption process, see the Public
Participation heading below. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov, and follow the
online instructions for accessing the dockets, or go to the street
address listed above.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement for the Federal Docket Management System
published in the Federal Register on January 17, 2008 (73 FR 3316), or
you may visit http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdfE8-794.pdf.
    Public Participation: The Federal eRulemaking Portal is available
24

hours each day, 365 days each year. You can obtain electronic
submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the ``help'' section
of the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site. If you want us to notify
you that we received your comments, please include a self-addressed,
stamped envelope or postcard, or print the acknowledgement page that
appears after submitting comments online. Comments received after the
comment closing date will be included in the docket and will be
considered to the extent practicable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Katherine Cooper, Department of
Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, West
Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER> email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Title II, section 207 of the E-Government Act of 2002 requires
Government agencies to improve the methods by which government
information, including information on the Internet, is organized,
preserved, and made accessible to the public. To meet this goal, FMCSA
plans to provide a survey on the FMCSA Portal, allowing users to assess
its functionality. This functionality includes the capability for
Federal, State, and industry users to access the Agency's existing
safety IT systems with a single set of credentials and have easy access
to safety data about the companies that do business with FMCSA. The
Information Technology program will also focus on improving the
accuracy of data to help ensure information, such as carrier name and
address, is valid and reliable.
    FMCSA's legacy information systems are currently operational.
However, having this many stand-alone systems has led to data quality
concerns, a need for excessive IDs and passwords, and significant
operational and maintenance costs. Integrating our information
technologies with our business processes will, in turn, improve our
operations considerably, particularly in terms of data quality, ease of
use, and reduction of maintenance costs.
    In early 2007, FMCSA's Information Technology program launched a
series of releases of a new FMCSA Portal to its Federal, State and
industry customers. Over the coming years, more than 15 releases are
planned. These releases will use portal technology to fuse and provide
numerous services and functions via a single user interface and provide
tailored services that seek to meet the needs of specific
constituencies within our customer universe.
    The FMCSA Information Technology Services Survey Portal will entail
considerable expenditure of Federal Government dollars over the years
and will fundamentally impact the nature of the relationship between
the Agency and its Federal, State, and industry customers.
Consequently, the Agency intends to conduct regular and ongoing
assessments of customer satisfaction with the Information Technology
Services Survey.
    The primary purposes of this assessment are to:
     Determine the extent to which the FMCSA Portal
functionality continues to meet the needs of Agency customers;
     Identify and prioritize additional modifications; and
     Determine the extent that the FMCSA Portal has impacted
FMCSA's relationships with its main customer groups.
    The assessment will address:
     Overall customer satisfaction;
     Customer satisfaction against specific items;
     Performance of systems integrator against agreed
objectives;
     Desired adjustments and modifications to systems;
     Demonstrated value of investment to FMCSA and DOT;
     Items about the FMCSA Portal that customers like best; and
     Customer ideas for making the FMCSA Portal better.
    Title: Information Technology Services Survey Portal Customer
Satisfaction Assessment.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0042.
    Type of Request: Extension of the currently-approved information
collection request.
    Respondents: Federal, State, and industry customers/users.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,392.
    Estimated Time per Response: Five (5) minutes.
    Expiration Date: 05/31/2016.
    Frequency of Response: 4 times per year.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 283 hours [91 hours (273 industry
user respondents x 5 minutes/60 minutes to complete survey x 4 times
per year) + 192 hours (575 Federal and State government respondents x 5
minutes/60 minutes to complete survey x 4 times per year) = 283].
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed
collection is necessary for the agency to perform its mission; (2) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for the FMCSA to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information. The agency will summarize or include your
comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information
collection.

    Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87 on: October 20, 2015.
G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information
Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-1998-4334; FMCSA-2000-7363; FMCSA-2000-7918; FMCSA-
2000-8398; FMCSA-2002-12844; FMCSA-2002-13411; FMCSA-2004-19477; FMCSA-
2006-25246; FMCSA-2006-26066]

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of exemptions; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the
vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for
23 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals
from the vision requirement if the exemptions granted will not
compromise safety. The Agency has concluded that granting these
exemption renewals will provide a level of safety that is equivalent
to, or greater than, the level of safety maintained without the
exemptions for these commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers.

DATES: This decision is effective March 23, 2009. Comments must be
received on or before March 26, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA-1998-4334; FMCSA-2000-7363;
FMCSA-2000-7918; FMCSA-2000-8398; FMCSA-2002-12844; FMCSA-2002-13411;
FMCSA-2004-19477; FMCSA-2006-25246; FMCSA-2006-26066, using any of the
following methods.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Each submission must include the Agency name and the docket number
for this Notice. Note that DOT posts all comments received without
change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information included in a comment. Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or Room W12-140
on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The FDMS is available 24 hours each day, 365
days each year. If you want acknowledgment that we received your
comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or postcard
or print the acknowledgement page that appears after submitting
comments on-line.
    Privacy Act: Anyone may search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or of the person signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review the DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19476). This information is
also available at http://www.DocketInfo.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mary D. Gunnels, Director, Medical
Programs,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>FMCSA, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W64-224, Washington,
DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may renew an exemption
from the vision requirements in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), which applies to
drivers of CMVs in interstate commerce, for a two-year period if it
finds ``such exemption would likely achieve a level of safety that is
equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be achieved absent
such exemption.'' The procedures for requesting an exemption (including
renewals) are set out in 49 CFR part 381.

Exemption Decision

    This notice addresses 23 individuals who have requested a renewal
of their exemption in accordance with FMCSA procedures. FMCSA has
evaluated these 23 applications for renewal on their merits and decided
to extend each exemption for a renewable two-year period. They are:

David W. Ball, Mark L. Braun, Richard A. Brown, Jr., Willie Burnett,
Jr., Donald K. Driscoll, Elias Gomez, Jr., Richard G. Gruber, Richard
T. Hatchel, William G. Holland, Bruce G. Horner, Leon E. Jackson,
Gerald D. Larson, Thomas F. Marczewski, Roy E. Mathews, James T.
McGraw, Jr., Carl A. Michel, Sr., Robert A. Moss, Harry M. Oxendine,
Bobby G. Pool, Sr., Herbert W. Smith, Ronald Watt, Harry C. Weber, Yu
Weng.

    These exemptions are extended subject to the following conditions:
(1) That each individual have a physical examination every year (a) by
an ophthalmologist or optometrist who attests that the vision in the
better eye continues to meet the standard in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), and
(b) by a medical examiner who attests that the individual is otherwise
physically qualified under 49 CFR 391.41; (2) that each individual
provide a copy of the ophthalmologist's or optometrist's report to the
medical examiner at the time of the annual medical examination; and (3)
that each individual provide a copy of the annual medical certification
to the employer for retention in the driver's qualification file and
retain a copy of the certification on his/her person while driving for
presentation to a duly authorized Federal, State, or local enforcement
official. Each exemption will be valid for two years unless rescinded
earlier by FMCSA. The exemption will be rescinded if: (1) The person
fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the exemption; (2) the
exemption has resulted in a lower level of safety than was maintained
before it was granted; or (3) continuation of the exemption would not
be consistent with the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315.

Basis for Renewing Exemptions

    Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an exemption may be granted for no
longer than two years from its approval date and may be renewed upon
application for additional two year periods. In accordance with 49
U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, each of the 23 applicants has satisfied the
entry conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirements (63 FR 66226; 64 FR 16517; 65 FR 66286; 66 FR 13825; 68 FR
13360; 70 FR 12265; 72 FR 11426; 65 FR 78256; 66 FR 16311; 67 FR 68719;
68 FR 2629; 69 FR 71100; 72 FR 1053; 70 FR 7545; 67 FR 76439; 68 FR
10298; 72 FR 7812; 69 FR 64806; 70 FR 2705; 72 FR 1056; 72 FR 180; 72
FR 9397; 71 FR 63379; 72 FR 1050). Each of these 23 applicants has
requested renewal of the exemption and has submitted evidence showing
that the vision in the better eye continues to meet the standard
specified at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) and that the vision impairment is
stable. In addition, a review of each record of safety while driving
with the respective vision deficiencies over the past two years
indicates each applicant continues to meet the vision exemption
standards. These factors provide an adequate basis for predicting each
driver's ability to continue to drive safely in interstate commerce.
Therefore, FMCSA concludes that extending the exemption for each
renewal applicant for a period of two years is likely to achieve a
level of safety equal to that existing without the exemption.

Request for Comments

    FMCSA will review comments received at any time concerning a
particular driver's safety record and determine if the continuation of
the exemption is consistent with the requirements at 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315. However, FMCSA requests that interested parties with
specific data concerning the safety records of these drivers submit
comments by March 26, 2009.
    FMCSA believes that the requirements for a renewal of an exemption
under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315 can be satisfied by initially
granting the renewal and then requesting and evaluating, if needed,
subsequent comments submitted by interested parties. As indicated
above, the Agency previously published notices of final disposition
announcing its decision to exempt these 23 individuals from the vision
requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). The final decision to grant an
exemption to each of these individuals was based on the merits of each
case and only after careful consideration of the comments received to
its notices of applications. The notices of applications stated in
detail the qualifications, experience, and medical condition of each
applicant for an exemption from the vision requirements. That
information is available by consulting the above cited Federal Register
publications.
    Interested parties or organizations possessing information that
would otherwise show that any, or all of these drivers, are not
currently achieving the statutory level of safety should immediately
notify FMCSA. The Agency will evaluate any adverse evidence submitted
and, if safety is being compromised or if continuation of the exemption
would not be consistent with the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C.
31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA will take immediate steps to revoke the
exemption of a driver.

    Issued on: February 11, 2009.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9868-9869]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0195]

Acrylonitrile Standard; 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 by the Acrylonitrile Standard.

DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
May 7, 2018.

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-2011-0195,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N-3653, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.
Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier service) are
accepted during the Docket Office's normal business hours, 10:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m., ET.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA-2011-0195) 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 through the website. 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: Charles McCormick or Theda Kenney,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor,
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

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 accordance 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 that OSHA obtain such information with minimum burden upon
employers, especially those operating small businesses, and to

reduce to the maximum extent feasible unnecessary duplication of effort
in obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
    The information collection requirements specified in the
Acrylonitrile (AN) Standard protect workers from the adverse health
effects that may result from their exposure to AN. The major
information collection requirements of the AN Standard include
notifying workers of their AN exposures, implementing a written
compliance program, providing examining physicians with specific
information, ensuring that workers receive a copy of their medical
examination results, maintaining workers' exposure monitoring and
medical records for specific periods, and providing access to these
records by OSHA, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSHA), the affected workers, and designated representatives.

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 to
protect workers, 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

    The Agency is requesting an adjustment increase in the burden hour
total from 1,999 to 2,754 hours, a total increase of 755 hours. The
increase is due to an adjustment of establishments and workers that
were identified for this ICR.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Acrylonitrile Standard (29 CFR 1910.1045).
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0126.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Number of Responses: 6,792.
    Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
    Average Time per Response: Various.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,754.
    Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $185,686.

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) at<PHONE_NUMBER> or (3) by
hard copy. All comments, attachments, and other material must identify
the Agency name and the OSHA docket number for the ICR (Docket No.
OSHA-2011-0195). You may supplement electronic submissions by uploading
document files electronically. If you wish to mail additional materials
in reference to an electronic or a 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 that
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 through this
website. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available
for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Information on
using the http://www.regulations.gov website to submit comments and
access the docket is available at the website's ``User Tips'' link.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about materials not
available from the website, and for assistance in using the internet to
locate docket submissions.

V. Authority and Signature

    Loren Sweatt, 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).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on March 1, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:
    Docket Numbers: ER10-879-000.
    Applicants: Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
    Description: Compliance Refund Report of Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
    Filed Date: 1/10/12.
    Accession Number: 20120110-5096.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/31/12.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
securities filings:
    Docket Numbers: ES12-18-000.
    Applicants: Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation.
    Description: Application of Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation
for Authorization to Issue Short-Term Debt under section 204 of the
Federal Power Act.
    Filed Date: 1/11/12.
    Accession Number: 20120111-5163.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/1/12.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: January 11, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Page 47939]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2016-0655; FRL-10012-46-Region 4]

Air Plan Approval; SC and TN: Minimum Reporting Requirements in
SIPs

Correction

    In Proposed Rule document 2020-15720, appearing on pages 44027-
44031, in the issue of Tuesday, July 21, 2020, make the following
correction:
    On page 44027, in the second column, in the heading title
``DATES:'', the entry ``July 21, 2020'' is corrected to read ``August
20, 2020''.

[FR Doc. C1-2020-15720 Filed 8-5-20; 8:45 a.m.]
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52811-52812]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
20549-2736.

Extension:
    Rule 17j-1, SEC File No. 270-239, OMB Control No. 3235-0224.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 350l-3520), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the
collection of information summarized below. The Commission plans to
submit this existing collection of information to the Office of
Management and Budget for extension and approval.
    Conflicts of interest between investment company personnel (such as
portfolio managers) and their funds can arise when these persons buy
and sell securities for their own accounts (``personal investment
activities''). These conflicts arise because fund personnel have the
opportunity to profit from information about fund transactions, often
to the detriment of fund investors. Beginning in the early 1960s,
Congress and the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'')
sought to devise a regulatory scheme to effectively address these
potential conflicts. These efforts culminated in the addition of
section 17(j) to the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Investment
Company Act'') (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(j)) in 1970 and the adoption by the
Commission of rule 17j-1 (17 CFR 270.17j-1) in 1980.\1\ The Commission
proposed amendments to rule 17j-1 in 1995 in response to
recommendations made in the first detailed study of fund policies
concerning personal investment activities by the Commission's Division
of Investment Management since rule 17j-1 was adopted. Amendments to
rule 17j-1, which were adopted in 1999, enhanced fund oversight of
personal investment activities and the board's role in carrying out
that oversight.\2\ Additional amendments to rule 17j-1 were made in
2004, conforming rule 17j-1 to rule 204A-1 under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b), avoiding duplicative reporting,
and modifying certain definitions and time restrictions.\3\
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    \1\ Prevention of Certain Unlawful Activities with Respect to
Registered Investment Companies, Investment Company Act Release No.
11421 (Oct. 31, 1980) (45 FR 73915 (Nov. 7, 1980)).
    \2\ Personal Investment Activities of Investment Company
Personnel, Investment Company Act Release No. 23958 (Aug. 20, 1999)
(64 FR 46821 (Aug. 27, 1999)).
    \3\ Investment Adviser Codes of Ethics, Investment Advisers Act
Release No. 2256 (Jul. 2, 2004) (69 FR 41696 (Jul. 9, 2004)).
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    Section 17(j) makes it unlawful for persons affiliated with a
registered investment company (``fund'') or with the fund's investment
adviser or principal underwriter (each a ``17j-1 organization''), in
connection with the purchase or sale of securities held or to be
acquired by the investment company, to engage in any fraudulent,
deceptive, or manipulative act or practice in contravention of the
Commission's rules and regulations. Section 17(j) also authorizes the
Commission to promulgate rules requiring 17j-1 organizations to adopt
codes of ethics.
    In order to implement section 17(j), rule 17j-1 imposes certain
requirements on 17j-1 organizations and ``Access Persons'' \4\ of those
organizations. The rule prohibits fraudulent, deceptive or manipulative
acts by persons affiliated with a 17j-1 organization in connection with
their personal securities transactions in securities held or to be
acquired by the fund. The rule requires each 17j-1 organization, unless
it is a money market fund or a fund that does not invest in Covered
Securities,\5\ to: (i) Adopt a written codes of ethics, (ii) submit the
code and any material changes to the code, along with a certification
that it has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access
Persons from violating the code of ethics, to the fund board for
approval, (iii) use reasonable diligence and institute procedures
reasonably necessary to prevent violations of the code, (iv) submit a
written report to the fund describing any issues arising under the code
and procedures and certifying that the 17j-1 entity has adopted
procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons form
violating the code, (v) identify Access Persons and notify them of
their reporting obligations, and (vi) maintain and make available to
the Commission for review certain records related to the code of ethics
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    \4\ Rule 17j-1(a)(1) defines an ``access person'' as ``Any
Advisory Person of a Fund or of a Fund's investment adviser. If an
investment adviser's primary business is advising Funds or other
advisory clients, all of the investment adviser's directors,
officers, and general partners are presumed to be Access Persons of
any Fund advised by the investment adviser. All of a Fund's
directors, officers, and general partners are presumed to be Access
Persons of the Fund.'' The definition of Access Person also includes
``Any director, officer or general partner of a principal
underwriter who, in the ordinary course of business, makes,
participates in or obtains information regarding, the purchase or
sale of Covered Securities by the Fund for which the principal
underwriter acts, or whose functions or duties in the ordinary
course of business relate to the making of any recommendation to the
Fund regarding the purchase or sale of Covered Securities.'' Rule
17j-1(a)(1).
    \5\ A ``Covered Security'' is any security that falls within the
definition in section 2(a)(36) of the Act, except for direct
obligations of the U.S. Government, bankers' acceptances, bank
certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short-
term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements, and shares
issued by open-end funds. Rule 17j-1(a)(4).

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    The rule requires each Access Person of a fund (other than a money
market fund or a fund that does not invest in Covered Securities) and
of an investment adviser or principal underwriter of the fund, who is
not subject to an exception,\6\ to file: (i) Within 10 days of becoming
an Access Person, a dated initial holdings report that sets forth
certain information with respect to the Access Person's securities and
accounts; (ii) dated quarterly transaction reports within 30 days of
the end of each calendar quarter providing certain information with
respect to any securities transactions during the quarter and any
account established by the Access Person in which any securities were
held during the quarter; and (iii) dated annual holding reports
providing information with respect to each Covered Security the Access
Person beneficially owns and accounts in which securities are held for
his or her benefit. In addition, rule 17j-1 requires investment
personnel of a fund or its investment adviser, before acquiring
beneficial ownership in securities through an initial public offering
(IPO) or in a private placement, to obtain approval from the fund or
the fund's investment adviser.
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    \6\ Rule 17j-1(d)(2) contains the following exceptions: (i) An
Access Person need not file a report for transactions effected for,
and securities held in, any account over which the Access Person
does not have control; (ii) an independent director of the fund, who
would otherwise be required to report solely by reason of being a
fund director and who does not have information with respect to the
fund's transactions in a particular security, does not have to file
an initial holdings report or a quarterly transaction report; (iii)
an Access Person of a principal underwriter of the fund does not
have to file reports if the principal underwriter is not affiliated
with the fund (unless the fund is a unit investment trust) or any
investment adviser of the fund and the principal underwriter of the
fund does not have any officer, director, or general partner who
serves in one of those capacities for the fund or any investment
adviser of the fund; (iv) an Access Person to an investment adviser
need not make quarterly reports if the report would duplicate
information provided under the reporting provisions of the
Investment Adviser's Act of 1940; (v) an Access Person need not make
quarterly transaction reports if the information provided in the
report would duplicate information received by the 17j-1
organization in the form of broker trade confirmations or account
statements or information otherwise in the records of the 17j-1
organization; and (vi) an Access Person need not make quarterly
transaction reports with respect to transactions effected pursuant
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    The requirements that the management of a rule 17j-1 organization
provide the fund's board with new and amended codes of ethics and an
annual issues and certification report are intended to enhance board
oversight of personal investment policies applicable to the fund and
the personal investment activities of Access Persons. The requirements
that Access Persons provide initial holdings reports, quarterly
transaction reports, and annual holdings reports and request approval
for purchases of securities through IPOs and private placements are
intended to help fund compliance personnel and the Commission's
examinations staff monitor potential conflicts of interest and detect
potentially abusive activities. The requirement that each rule 17j-1
organization maintain certain records is intended to assist the
organization and the Commission's examinations staff in determining if
there have been violations of rule 17j-1.
    We estimate that annually there are approximately 75,497
respondents under rule 17j-1, of which 5,497 are rule 17j-1
organizations and 70,000 are Access Persons. In the aggregate, these
respondents make approximately 108,305 responses annually. We estimate
that the total annual burden of complying with the information
collection requirements in rule 17j-1 is approximately 401,407 hours.
This hour burden represents time spent by Access Persons that must file
initial and annual holdings reports and quarterly transaction reports,
investment personnel that must obtain approval before acquiring
beneficial ownership in any securities through an IPO or private
placement, and the responsibilities of Rule 17j-1 organizations arising
from information collection requirements under rule 17j-1. These
include notifying Access Persons of their reporting obligations,
preparing an annual rule 17j-1 report and certification for the board,
documenting their approval or rejection of IPO and private placement
requests, maintaining annual rule 17j-1 records, maintaining electronic
reporting and recordkeeping systems, amending their codes of ethics as
necessary, and, for new fund complexes, adopting a code of ethics.
    We estimate that there is an annual cost burden of approximately
$5,000 per fund complex, for a total of $4,335,000, associated with
complying with the information collection requirements in rule 17j-1.
This represents the costs of purchasing and maintaining computers and
software to assist funds in carrying out rule 17j-1 recordkeeping.
    These burden hour and cost estimates are based upon the Commission
staff's experience and discussions with the fund industry. The
estimates of average burden hours and costs are made solely for the
purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act. These estimates are not
derived from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or study
of the costs of Commission rules.
    Compliance with the collection of information requirements of the
rule is mandatory and is necessary to comply with the requirements of
the rule in general. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person
is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control number. Rule 17j-1 requires that
records be maintained for at least five years in an easily accessible
place.\7\
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    \7\ If information collected pursuant to the rule is reviewed by
the Commission's examination staff, it will be accorded the same
level of confidentiality accorded to other responses provided to the
Commission in the context of its examination and oversight program.
See section 31(c) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-
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    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the burden of
the collections of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burdens of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60 days of this
publication.
    Please direct your written comments to Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549; or send an email
to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: August 26, 2015.
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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