[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 104 (Friday, May 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31111-31113]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12593]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0331; FRL-9910-22]

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: There will be a 3-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to
consider and review New High Throughput Methods to Estimate Chemical
Exposure.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 29 to August 1, 2014, from
approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Comments. The Agency encourages that written comments be submitted
by July 15, 2014 and requests for oral comments be submitted by July
22, 2014. However, written comments and requests to make oral comments
may be submitted until the date of the meeting, but anyone submitting
written comments after July 15, 2014 should contact the Designated
Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
For additional instructions, see Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
    Nominations. Nominations of candidates to serve as ad hoc members
of FIFRA SAP for this meeting should be provided on or before June 13,
2014.
    Webcast. This meeting may be webcast. Please refer to the FIFRA
SAP's Web site, http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap for information on how
to access the webcast. Please note that the webcast is a supplementary
public process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise
resulting in webcasting outages, the meeting will continue as planned.
    Special accommodations. For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time
as possible to process your request.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection
Agency, Conference Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.
    Comments. Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0331, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC) (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm.

Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    If your comments contain any information that you consider to be
CBI or otherwise protected, please contact the DFO listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to obtain special instructions before
submitting your comments.
    Nominations, requests to present oral comments, and requests for
special accommodations. Submit nominations to serve as ad hoc members
of FIFRA SAP, requests for special seating accommodations, or requests
to present oral comments to the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Jenkins, DFO, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-3327; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may,
however, be of interest to persons who are or may be required to
conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) and FIFRA. Since other entities may also be
interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific
entities that may be affected by this action.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    When submitting comments, remember to:
    1. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    2. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to specific
questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    3. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    4. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    5. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    6. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    7. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    8. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline
identified.

C. How may I participate in this meeting?

    You may participate in this meeting by following the instructions
in this unit. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that
you identify docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0331 in the subject line
on the first page of your request.
    1. Written comments. The Agency encourages that written comments be
submitted, using the instructions in ADDRESSES, no later than July 15,
2014, to provide FIFRA SAP the time necessary to consider and review
the written comments. Written comments are accepted until the date of
the meeting, but anyone submitting written comments after July 15, 2014
should contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Anyone submitting written comments at the meeting should bring 30
copies for distribution to FIFRA SAP.
    2. Oral comments. The Agency encourages that each individual or
group wishing to make brief oral comments to FIFRA SAP submit their
request to the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no
later than July 22, 2014, in order to be included on the meeting
agenda. Requests to present oral comments will be accepted until the
date of the meeting and, to the extent that time permits, the Chair of
FIFRA SAP may permit the presentation of oral comments at the meeting
by interested persons who have not previously requested time. The
request should identify the name of the individual making the
presentation, the organization (if any) the individual will represent,
and any requirements for audiovisual equipment (e.g., overhead
projector, 35 mm projector, chalkboard). Oral comments before FIFRA SAP
are limited to approximately 5 minutes unless prior arrangements have
been made. In addition, each speaker should bring 30 copies of his or
her comments and presentation slides for distribution to the FIFRA SAP
at the meeting.
    3. Seating at the meeting. Seating at the meeting will be open and
on a first-come basis.
    4. Request for nominations to serve as ad hoc members of FIFRA SAP
for this meeting. As part of a broader process for developing a pool of
candidates for each meeting, FIFRA SAP staff routinely solicits the
stakeholder community for nominations of prospective candidates for
service as ad hoc members of FIFRA SAP. Any interested person or
organization may nominate qualified individuals to be considered as
prospective candidates for a specific meeting. Individuals nominated
for this meeting should have expertise in one or more of the following
areas: Computational exposure modeling, Mathematical modeling of
environmental and biological systems and their interactions,
Toxicokinetics, Pharmacokinetics, Environmental fate and transport,
Modeling of chemical concentrations in water sources, Bioinformatics,
Biomathematics, Statistics, Environment and health risk/impact
assessment, including vulnerable and/or susceptible populations,
Ecological risk assessment, Human exposure assessment, Ecological
exposure assessment, Pharma, Monitoring of environmental contaminants--
surface water and groundwater. Note: In support of the US Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA) priority of ``Making a Visible Difference in
Communities'' across the country, the Agency is committed to helping
minority, low-income, tribal and other vulnerable populations improve
their health and environment. In an effort to ensure that actions being
proposed by the agency are taking into consideration input from
potential communities with environmental justice concerns, the EPA is
offering an opportunity to provide input on the FIFRA SAP meeting to
address scientific issues associated with ``New High Throughput Methods
to Estimate Chemical Exposure''. The EPA encourages all grass-root
organizations and residents to submit public comments on this issue
which is being addressed during the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel
meeting. The Agency also encourages community environmental justice
advocates to give a voice to their communities by nominating candidates
for consideration to serve on this panel.
    Nominees should be scientists who have sufficient professional
qualifications, including training and experience, to be capable of
providing expert comments on the scientific issues for this meeting.
Nominees should be identified by name, occupation, position, address,
and telephone number. Nominations should be provided to the DFO listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or before June 13, 2014. The
Agency will consider all nominations of prospective candidates for this
meeting that are received on or before this date. However, final
selection of ad hoc members for this meeting is a discretionary
function of the Agency.
    The selection of scientists to serve on FIFRA SAP is based on the
function of the panel and the expertise needed to address the Agency's
charge to the panel. No interested scientists shall be ineligible to
serve by reason of their membership on any other advisory committee to
a Federal department or agency or their employment by a Federal
department or agency except the EPA. Other factors considered during
the selection process include availability of the potential panel
member to fully participate in the panel's reviews, absence of any
conflicts of interest or appearance of lack of impartiality,
independence with respect to the matters under review, and lack of
bias. Although financial conflicts of interest, the appearance of lack
of impartiality, lack of independence, and bias may result in
disqualification, the absence of such concerns does not assure that a
candidate will be selected to serve on FIFRA SAP. Numerous qualified
candidates are identified for each panel. Therefore, selection
decisions involve carefully weighing a number of factors including the
candidates' areas of expertise and professional qualifications and
achieving an overall balance of different scientific perspectives on
the panel. In order to have the collective breadth of experience needed
to address the Agency's charge for this meeting, the Agency anticipates
selecting approximately 11 ad hoc scientists.
    FIFRA SAP members are subject to the provisions of 5 CFR part 2634,
Executive Branch Financial Disclosure, as supplemented by the EPA in 5
CFR part 6401. In anticipation of this requirement, prospective
candidates for service on the FIFRA SAP will be asked to submit
confidential financial information which shall fully disclose, among
other financial interests, the candidate's employment, stocks and
bonds, and where applicable, sources of research support. The EPA will
evaluate the candidates financial disclosure form to assess whether
there are financial conflicts of interest, appearance of a lack of
impartiality or any prior involvement with the development of the
documents under consideration (including previous scientific peer
review) before the candidate is considered further for service on FIFRA
SAP. Those who are selected from the pool of prospective candidates
will be asked to attend the public meetings and to participate in the
discussion of key issues and assumptions at these meetings. In
addition, they will be asked to review and to help finalize the meeting
minutes. The list of FIFRA SAP members participating at this meeting
will be posted on the FIFRA SAP Web site at http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap or may be obtained from the OPP Docket or at http://www.regulations.gov.

II. Background

 A. Purpose of FIFRA SAP

    FIFRA SAP serves as the primary scientific peer review mechanism of
EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) and is
structured to provide scientific advice, information and
recommendations to the EPA Administrator on pesticides and pesticide-
related issues as to the impact of regulatory actions on health and the
environment. FIFRA SAP is a Federal advisory committee established in
1975 under FIFRA that operates in accordance with requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act. FIFRA SAP is composed of a permanent
panel consisting of seven members who are appointed by the EPA
Administrator from nominees provided by the National Institutes of
Health and the National Science Foundation. FIFRA established a Science
Review Board consisting of at least 60 scientists who are available to
the SAP on an ad hoc basis to assist in reviews conducted by the SAP.
As a peer review mechanism, FIFRA SAP provides comments, evaluations
and recommendations to improve the effectiveness and quality of
analyses made by Agency scientists. Members of FIFRA SAP are scientists
who have sufficient professional qualifications, including training and
experience, to provide expert advice and recommendation to the Agency.

 B. Public Meeting

    EPA has made many recent advances in high throughput bioactivity
testing. However, concurrent advances in rapid, quantitative prediction
of human and ecological exposures have been lacking, despite the clear
importance of both measures for a risk-based approach to prioritizing
and screening chemicals. A recent report by the National Research
Council of the National Academies, Exposure Science in the 21st
Century: A Vision and a Strategy (NRC 2012) laid out a number of
applications in chemical evaluation of both toxicity and risk in
critical need of quantitative exposure predictions, including screening
and prioritization of chemicals for targeted toxicity testing, focused
exposure assessments or monitoring studies, and quantification of
population vulnerability. Despite these significant needs, for the
majority of chemicals (e.g. non-pesticide environmental compounds)
there are no or limited estimates of exposure. For example, exposure
estimates exist for only 7% of the ToxCast Phase II chemical list. In
addition, the data required for generating exposure estimates for large
numbers of chemicals is severely lacking (Egeghy et al. 2012).
    This SAP will review the use of EPA's ExpoCast model to rapidly
estimate potential chemical exposures for prioritization and screening
purposes. The focus will be on bounded chemical exposure values for
people and the environment for the Endocrine Disruptor Screening
Program (EDSP) Universe of Chemicals. In addition to exposure, the SAP
will review methods to extrapolate an in vivo dose from in vitro dose
data. This will involve presenting pharmacokinetic (PK) data for
chemicals that have been run through a battery of high throughput
endocrine screening assays and the methodology to use that PK
information to estimate an in vivo dose. This exposure and RTK
information along with high throughput in vitro bioactivity data will
allow the EPA to assign a risk ranking to chemicals and prioritize them
accordingly.
    ExpoCast is an EPA initiative to develop the necessary approaches
and tools for rapidly prioritizing and screening thousands of chemicals
based on the potential for human exposure. This focus for ExpoCast is
distinct from many existing exposure tools that support regulatory risk
assessment. Traditional exposure tools are lower throughput, requiring
considerable data to make predictions of sufficient precision for a
full risk assessment. ExpoCast efforts have focused on empirically
assessing the uncertainty in forecasts made with limited available
data, finding that in some cases even highly uncertain forecasts may be
useful for prioritization and screening.
    In order to relate high throughput bioactivity data and rapid
exposure predictions, an in vitro-in vivo extrapolation (IVIVE) via PK
is needed. This IVIVE relates the in vitro compound concentrations
([micro]M) found to be bioactive to the in vivo doses needed to produce
serum concentrations equal to the in vitro concentrations. Without the
time and resources necessary to generate in vivo PK data for the
thousands of chemicals in the EDSP universe, high throughput
pharmacokinetics (HTPK) can serve as a useful surrogate. HTPK methods
were developed for pharmaceuticals to estimate therapeutic doses for
clinical studies. HTPK technologies have been effective for
pharmaceutical compounds and predicted concentrations are typically on
the order of the measured in vivo concentrations. For non-therapeutic
compounds in humans, PK data is not available and so it is essential to
carefully characterize the predictive ability of the HTPK models and
define the domain of applicability.
    High throughput exposure prediction and high throughput PK, when
taken together with in vitro bioactivity profiling as a surrogate for
hazard, will allow for a risk-based, rapid prioritization and screening
of chemicals in the EDSP universe and beyond.

C. FIFRA SAP Documents and Meeting Minutes

    EPA's background paper, related supporting materials, charge/
questions to FIFRA SAP, FIFRA SAP composition (i.e., members and ad hoc
members for this meeting), and the meeting agenda will be available by
approximately July 9, 2014. In addition, the Agency may provide
additional background documents as the materials become available. You
may obtain electronic copies of these documents, and certain other
related documents that might be available electronically, at http://www.regulations.gov and the FIFRA SAP homepage at http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap.
    FIFRA SAP will prepare meeting minutes summarizing its
recommendations to the Agency approximately 90 days after the meeting.
The meeting minutes will be posted on the FIFRA SAP Web site or may be
obtained from the OPP Docket or at http://www.regulations.gov.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Environmental
justice.

    Dated: May 20, 2014.
David J. Dix,
Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy.
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year. For model years 2013 and later, heavy-duty vehicle and engine
manufacturers complying with NHTSA's voluntary and mandatory standards
must submit EOY reports through the EPA database including both GHG
emissions and fuel consumption information for each given model year.
* * * * *
    (2) Contents. Each EOY report must be submitted including the
following fuel consumption information for each model year. EOY reports
for manufacturers participating in the ABT program must include
preliminary final estimates. EOY reports for manufacturers not
participating in the ABT program and for heavy-duty pickup truck and
van manufacturers must include finalized data.
    (i) Engine and vehicle family designations and averaging sets.
    (ii) Engine and vehicle regulatory subcategory and fuel consumption
standards including any alternative standards used.
    (iii) Engine and vehicle family FCLs and FELs in terms of fuel
consumption.
    (iv) Production volumes for engines and vehicles.
    (v) A credit plan (for manufacturers participating in the ABT
program) identifying the manufacturers actual fuel consumption credit
balances, credit flexibilities, credit trades and a credit deficit plan
if needed demonstrating how it plans to resolve any credit deficits
that might occur for a model year within a period of up to three model
years after that deficit has occurred.
    (vi) A final summary as specified in paragraph (h)(6) of this
section describing the vocational vehicles and vocational tractors that
were exempted as heavy-duty off-road vehicles. This applies to
manufacturers participating and not participating in the ABT program.
    (vii) A summary describing any advanced or innovative technology
engines or vehicles including alternative fueled vehicles that were
produced for the model year identifying the approaches used to
determinate compliance and the production volumes.
    (viii) A list of each unique subconfiguration included in a
manufacturer's fleet of heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans identifying
the attribute based-values (GVWR, GCWR, Curb Weight and drive
configurations) and standards. This provision applies only to
manufacturers producing heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans.
    (ix) The fuel consumption fleet average standard derived from the
unique vehicle configurations. This provision applies only to
manufacturers producing heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans.
    (x) The subconfiguration and test group production volumes. This
provision applies only to manufacturers producing heavy-duty pickup
trucks and vans.
    (xi) The fuel consumption test group results and fleet average
performance. This provision applies only to manufacturers producing
heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans.
    (xii) Under limited conditions, NHTSA may also ask a manufacturer
to provide additional information directly to the Administrator if
necessary to verify the fuel consumption requirements of this
regulation.
* * * * *
    (e) Final reports. Manufacturers participating in the ABT program
are required to submit year end final reports in accordance with 40 CFR
1036.730 and 1037.730 to NHTSA and EPA. Manufacturers of heavy-duty
pickup trucks and vans are excluded from this requirement and are
required to submit only one EOY report as specified in paragraph (d) of
this section. The final reports are used to review a manufacturer's
final data and to identify manufacturers that might have a credit
deficit for the given model year. For model years 2013 and later,
heavy-duty vehicle and engine manufacturers complying with NHTSA's
voluntary and mandatory standards must submit final reports through the
EPA database including both GHG emissions and fuel consumption
information for each given model year.
* * * * *
    (2) Contents. Each final report must be submitted including the
following fuel consumption information for each model year.
    (i) Final engine and vehicle family designations and averaging
sets.
    (ii) Final engine and vehicle fuel consumption standards including
any alternative standards used.
    (iii) Final engine and vehicle family FCLs and FELs in terms of
fuel consumption.
    (iv) Final production volumes for engines and vehicles.
    (v) A final credit plan identifying the manufacturers actual fuel
consumption credit demonstrating how it plans to resolve any credit
deficits that might occur for a model year within a period of up to
three model years after that deficit has occurred.
    (vi) A final plan describing any advanced or innovative technology

engines or vehicles including alternative fueled vehicles that were
produced for the model year identifying the approaches used to
determinate compliance and the production volumes.
    (vii) Under limited conditions, NHTSA may also ask a manufacturer
to provide additional information directly to the Administrator if
necessary to verify the fuel consumption requirements of this part.
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    Dated: May 9, 2013.
Ray LaHood,
Secretary, Department of Transportation.

    Dated: May 9, 2013.
Bob Perciasepe,
Acting Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency.
[FR Doc. 2013-11980 Filed 6-14-13; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 227 (Monday, November 28, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 72867-72869]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25818]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2022-1002; Airspace Docket No. 22-ASW-20]
RIN 2120-AA66

Amendment and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Bartlesville and
Miami, OK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends and removes Class E airspace at
Bartlesville and Miami, OK. This action is due to airspace reviews
conducted as part of the decommissioning of the Oswego very high
frequency (VHF) omnidirectional range (VOR) as part of the VOR Minimal
Operational Network (MON) Program. The name and geographic coordinates
of the airports and navigation aids are also being updated to coincide
with the FAA's aeronautical database.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, February 23, 2023. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11
and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order JO 7400.11G, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it amends the Class E surface airspace and Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Bartlesville
Municipal Airport, Bartlesville, OK; amends the Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Miami Regional
Airport, Miami, OK; and removes the Class E airspace extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface at Jane Phillips Medical Center
Heliport, Bartlesville, OK, and Baptist Regional Health Center
Heliport, Miami, OK, to support instrument flight rule operations at
these airports.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal
Register (87 FR 51621; August 23, 2022) for Docket No. FAA-2022-1002 to
amend and remove Class E airspace at Bartlesville and Miami, OK.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
effort by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No
comments were received.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraphs 6002 and
6005, respectively, of FAA Order JO 7400.11G, dated August 19, 2022,
and effective September 15, 2022, which is incorporated by reference in
14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in this document
will be published subsequently in FAA Order JO 7400.11.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order JO 7400.11G, Airspace Designations
and Reporting Points, dated August 19, 2022, and effective September
15, 2022. FAA Order JO 7400.11G is publicly available as listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order JO 7400.11G lists Class
A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR 71:
    Amends the Class E airspace surface airspace to within a 4.1-mile
(decreased from 4.3-mile) radius of Bartlesville Municipal Airport,
Bartlesville, OK; and within 1 mile each side of the 359[deg] bearing
from the airport extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 4.6 miles north
of the airport; and within 1.5 miles each side of the Bartlesville VOR/
DME 168[deg] radial extending from the 4.1-mile radius of the airport
to 4.4 miles south of the airport; and within 1 mile each side of the
179[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 4.1-mile radius to
4.5 miles south of the airport; removes the exclusionary language from
the airspace legal description as there is no technical requirement for
this area and it imposes on protected airspace needed for the current
public instrument procedures; updates the geographic coordinates of the
airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database; and replaces
the outdated terms ``Notice to Airmen'' with ``Notice to Air Missions''
and ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with ``Chart Supplement'';
    Amends the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface to within a 6.6-mile (decreased from a 6.8-mile) radius of
Bartlesville Municipal Airport; amends the extension north of the
airport to within 4 miles (increased from 2.2 miles) each side of the
359[deg] bearing from the Bartlesville Municipal: RWY 17-LOC
(previously Dewie LOM) extending from the 6.6-mile (decreased from 6.8-
mile) radius of the airport to 14.1 miles (increased from 11.7 miles)
north of the airport; amends the extension south of the airport to 4.1
miles east and 7.6 miles west (previously 1.6 miles each side) of the
Bartlesville VOR/DME 168[deg] (previously 176[deg]) radial extending
from the 6.6-mile (decreased from 6.8-mile) radius to 15.5 (increased
from 11.3) miles south of the Bartlesville VOR/DME (previously the
airport); removes the extension north of the airport from the
Bartlesville VOR/DME as it is no longer needed; removes the Jane
Phillips Medial Center Heliport point in space and associated airspace
as the associated instrument procedures have been cancelled and the
airspace is no longer required; removes the Dewie LOM from the airspace
legal description as it is no longer required; and updates the
geographic coordinates of the airport and the Bartlesville VOR/DME to
coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database;
    And amends the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface to within a 6.5-mile (decreased from a 7.3-mile)
radius of Miami Regional Airport, Miami, OK; removes the Baptist
Regional Health Center Heliport point in space coordinates and
associated airspace from the airspace legal description as the
associated instrument procedures have been cancelled and the airspace
is no longer required; and updates name of the airport to coincide with
the FAA's aeronautical database.
    This action is due to airspace reviews conducted as part of the
decommissioning of the Oswego VOR, which provided navigation
information for the instrument procedures at these airports, as part of
the VOR MON Program.
    FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
is published yearly and effective on September 15.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. It, therefore: (1) is not a ``significant regulatory action''
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26,
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter
that only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures,'' paragraph 5-6.5.a. This airspace action is not expected
to cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an
environmental assessment.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO
7400.11G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 19,
2022, and effective September 15, 2022, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as Surface Areas.

* * * * *

ASW OK E2 Bartlesville, OK [Amended]

Bartlesville Municipal Airport, OK
    (Lat. 36[deg]45'48'' N, long. 96[deg]00'40'' W)
Bartlesville VOR/DME
    (Lat. 36[deg]50'04'' N, long. 96[deg]01'06'' W)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of Bartlesville Municipal Airport; and
within 1 mile each side of the 359[deg] bearing from the airport
extending from the 4.1-mile radius of the airport to 4.6 miles north
of the airport; and within 1.5 miles each side of the Bartlesville
VOR/DME 168[deg] radial extending from the 4.1-mile radius of the
airport to 4.4 miles south of the airport; and within 1 mile each
side of the 179[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the
4.1-mile radius of the airport to 4.5 miles south of the airport.
This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates
and times established in advance by a Notice to Air Missions. The
effective dates and times will thereafter be continuously published
in the Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

ASW OK E5 Bartlesville, OK [Amended]

Bartlesville Municipal Airport, OK
    (Lat. 36[deg]45'48'' N, long. 96[deg]00'40'' W)
Bartlesville Municipal: RWY 17-LOC
    (Lat. 36[deg]45'11'' N, long. 96[deg]00'39'' W)

Bartlesville VOR/DME
    (Lat. 36[deg]50'04'' N, long. 96[deg]01'06'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.6-mile radius of Bartlesville Municipal Airport; and
within 4 miles each side of the 359[deg] bearing from the
Bartlesville Municipal: RWY 17-LOC extending from the 6.6-mile
radius of the airport to 14.1 miles north of the airport; and within
4.1 miles east and 7.6 miles west of the Bartlesville VOR/DME
168[deg] radial extending from the 6.6-mile radius of the airport to
15.5 miles south of the Bartlesville VOR/DME.
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ASW OK E5 Miami, OK [Amended]

Miami Regional Airport, OK
    (Lat. 36[deg]54'33'' N, long. 94[deg]53'15'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of Miami Regional Airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on November 22, 2022.
Steven T. Phillips,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2022-25818 Filed 11-25-22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2007-0175; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-184-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757 Airplanes

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for certain Boeing Model 757 airplanes. This proposed AD would require
changing the wiring of the fuel boost pump and doing other specified
actions. This proposed AD results from reports of short circuits in an
electrical connector at the wing-to-body electrical disconnect panel.
We are proposing this AD to prevent a short circuit of the electrical
connector for the fuel boost pump, which could cause the instruments
for fuel, flap, slat, and aileron systems to malfunction and create a
potential ignition source inside the fuel tanks. A potential ignition
source inside the fuel tank in combination with flammable fuel vapors
could result in a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss of the
airplane.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by December 24,
2007.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov.
 Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this AD, contact Boeing
Commercial Airplanes, P.O. Box 3707, Seattle, Washington 98124-2207.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov
; or in person at the Docket Management Facility

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this proposed AD, the regulatory
evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street
address for the Docket Office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in the
ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly
after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Sheridan, Aerospace Engineer,
Systems and Equipment Branch, ANM-130S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft
Certification Office, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98057-
3356; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address
listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2007-0175;
Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-184-AD'' at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposed AD because of those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov
, including any personal information you provide. We

will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive about this proposed AD.

Discussion

    We have received reports indicating that short circuits occurred in
an electrical connector at the wing-to-body electrical disconnect
panel, on three Boeing Model 757 airplanes. The airplanes had
accumulated between 27,040 and 50,735 total flight hours. On two of the
airplanes, the short circuit damaged the fuel quantity indicating
system (FQIS) wiring. Wires for some of the fuel boost pumps for the
main tank use the same electrical connectors as wires for the FQIS and
densitometer circuits. Contamination in these electrical circuits could
cause a short circuit from the fuel boost pump wiring to the FQIS and
densitometer wiring. A short circuit can put a high-energy electrical
transient into the fuel tanks that can act as a potential ignition
source. The high-energy electrical transients could also cause the
instruments for the fuel, flap, slat, and aileron systems to
malfunction. A potential ignition source inside the fuel tank in
combination with flammable fuel vapors, if not corrected, could result
in a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss of the airplane.

Relevant Service Information

    We have reviewed Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 757-28-
0095, dated June 18, 2007, for Model 757-200, -200PF, and -200CB series
airplanes; and Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 757-28-0096,
dated June 18, 2007, for Model 757-300 series airplanes. The service
bulletins describe procedures for changing the wiring of the fuel boost
pump and doing other specified actions. The other specified actions
include doing functional tests of the affected airplane systems.
Accomplishing the actions specified in the service information is
intended to adequately address the unsafe condition.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of the Proposed AD

    We have evaluated all pertinent information and identified an
unsafe condition that is likely to exist or develop on other airplanes
of this same type design. For this reason, we are proposing this AD,
which would require accomplishing the actions specified in the service
information described previously.

Costs of Compliance

    There are about 1,697 airplanes of the affected design in the
worldwide fleet. This proposed AD would affect about 673 airplanes of
U.S. registry. The proposed actions would take up to 12 work hours per
airplane, at an average labor rate of $80 per work hour. Based on these
figures, the estimated cost of the proposed AD for U.S. operators is
$646,080, or $960 per airplane.

Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

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

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

    2. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) amends Sec.  39.13 by
adding the following new airworthiness directive (AD):

Airbus: Docket No. FAA-2007-0175; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-
184-AD.

Comments Due Date

    (a) The FAA must receive comments on this AD action by December
24, 2007.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to the airplanes identified in paragraphs
(c)(1) and (c)(2) of this AD, certificated in any category.
    (1) Boeing Model 757-200, -200PF, and -200CB series airplanes,
as identified in Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 757-28-
0095, dated June 18, 2007.
    (2) Boeing Model 757-300 series airplanes, as identified in
Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 757-28-0096, dated June
18, 2007.

Unsafe Condition

    (d) This AD results from reports of short circuits in an
electrical connector at the wing-to-body electrical disconnect
panel. We are issuing this AD to prevent a short circuit of the
electrical connector for the fuel boost pump, which could cause the
instruments for the fuel, flap, slat, and aileron systems to
malfunction and create a potential ignition source inside the fuel
tank. A potential ignition source inside the fuel tank in
combination with flammable fuel vapors could result in a fuel tank
explosion and consequent loss of the airplane.

Compliance

    (e) You are responsible for having the actions required by this
AD performed within the compliance times specified, unless the
actions have already been done.

Fuel Boost Pump Wiring Change

    (f) Within 60 months after the effective date of this AD, change
the wiring of the fuel boost pump and do all other specified actions
as applicable, by accomplishing all of the applicable actions
specified in the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Special
Attention Service Bulletin 757-28-0095, dated June 18, 2007 (for
Model 757-200, -200PF, and -200CB series airplanes); or Boeing
Special Attention Service Bulletin 757-28-0096, dated June 18, 2007
(for Model 757-300 series airplanes); as applicable. The other
specified actions must be done before further flight after changing
the fuel boost pump wiring.

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (g)(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office (ACO),
FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested in
accordance with the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19.
    (2) To request a different method of compliance or a different
compliance time for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 39.19.
Before using any approved AMOC on any airplane to which the AMOC
applies, notify your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the FAA
Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local
FSDO.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on November 2, 2007.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-90359; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2020-073]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To
Adopt Temporary Supplementary Material .13 (Temporary Extension of the
Limited Period for Registered Persons To Function as Principals) Under
Nasdaq Rule 1.1210

November 5, 2020.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby
given that on October 29, 2020, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq''
or ``Exchange'') 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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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to adopt temporary Supplementary Material .13
(Temporary Extension of the Limited Period for Registered Persons to
Function as Principals) under Exchange Rule 1.1210 of General 4
(Registration Requirements).
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
website at https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/nasdaq/rules, at
the principal office of the Exchange, 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 adopt temporary Supplementary Material .13
(Temporary Extension of the Limited Period for Registered Persons to
Function as Principals) under Exchange Rule 1.1210 of General 4
(Registration Requirements). The proposed rule change would extend the
120-day period that certain individuals can function as a principal
without having successfully passed an appropriate qualification
examination through December 31, 2020,\4\ and would apply only to those
individuals who were designated to function as a principal prior to
September 3, 2020. This proposed rule change is based on a filing
recently submitted by the Financial Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(``FINRA'') \5\ and is intended to harmonize the Exchange's
registration rules with those of FINRA so as to promote uniform
standards across the securities industry.
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    \4\ If the Exchange seeks to provide additional temporary relief
from the rule requirements identified in this proposed rule change
beyond December 31, 2020, the Exchange will submit a separate rule
filing to further extend the temporary extension of time.
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 89732 (September 1,
2020), 85 FR 55535 (September 8, 2020) (SR-FINRA-2020-026) (``FINRA
Filing''). The Exchange notes that the FINRA Filing also provides
temporarily relief to individuals registered with FINRA as
Operations Professionals under FINRA Rule 1220. The Exchange does
not have a registration category for Operations Professionals and
therefore, the Exchange is not proposing to adopt that aspect of the
FINRA Filing.
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    In response to COVID-19, earlier this year FINRA began providing
temporary relief by way of frequently asked questions (``FAQs'') \6\ to
address disruptions to the administration of FINRA qualification
examinations caused by the pandemic that have significantly limited the
ability of individuals to sit for examinations due to Prometric test
center capacity issues.\7\
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    \6\ See https://www.finra.org/rules-guidance/key-topics/covid-19/faq#qe.
    \7\ At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, all FINRA
qualification examinations were administered at test centers
operated by Prometric. Based on the health and welfare concerns
resulting from COVID-19, in March Prometric closed all of its test
centers in the United States and Canada and began to slowly reopen
some of them at limited capacity in May. At this time, not all of
these Prometric test centers have reopened at full capacity.
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    FINRA published the first FAQ on March 20, 2020, providing that
individuals who were designated to function as principals under FINRA
Rule 1210.04 \8\ prior to February 2, 2020, would be given until May
31, 2020, to pass the appropriate principal qualification
examination.\9\ On May 19, 2020, FINRA extended the relief to pass the
appropriate examination until June 30, 2020. Most recently, on June 29,
2020, FINRA again extended the temporary relief providing that
individuals who were designated to function as principals under FINRA
Rule 1210.04 prior to May 4, 2020, would be given until August 31,
2020, to pass the appropriate principal qualification examination.
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    \8\ Exchange Rule 1.1210.04 is the corresponding rule to FINRA
Rule 1210.04.
    \9\ FINRA Rule 1210.04 (Requirements for Registered Persons
Functioning as Principals for a Limited Period) allows a member firm
to designate certain individuals to function in a principal capacity
for 120 calendar days before having to pass an appropriate principal
qualification examination. Exchange Rule 1.1210.04 provides the same
allowance to members.
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    One of the impacts of COVID-19 continues to be serious
interruptions in the administration of FINRA qualification examinations
at Prometric test centers and the limited ability of individuals to sit
for the examinations.\10\ Although Prometric has begun reopening test
centers, Prometric's safety practices mean that currently not all test
centers are open, some of the open test centers are at limited
capacity, and some open test centers are delivering only certain
examinations that have been deemed essential by the local
government.\11\ Furthermore, Prometric has had to close some reopened
test centers due to incidents of COVID-19 cases. The initial nationwide
closure in March along with the inability to fully reopen all Prometric
test centers due to COVID-19 have led to a significant backlog of
individuals who are waiting to sit for FINRA examinations.\12\
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    \10\ Information about the continued impact of COVID-19 on
FINRA-administered examinations is available at https://www.finra.org/rules-guidance/key-topics/covid-19/faq#qe.
    \11\ Information from Prometric about its safety practices and
the impact of COVID-19 on its operations is available at https://www.prometric.com/corona-virus-update. See also supra note 10.
    \12\ Although an online test delivery service has been launched
to help address the backlog, the General Securities Principal
Examination (Series 24) is not available online. See supra note 10.
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    In addition, firms are continuing to experience operational
challenges with much of their personnel working from home due to
shelter-in-place orders, restrictions on businesses and social activity
imposed in various states, and adherence to other social distancing
guidelines consistent with the recommendations of public health
officials.\13\ As a result, firms continue to face potentially
significant disruptions to their normal business operations that may
include a limitation of in-person activities and staff absenteeism as a
result of the health and welfare concerns stemming from COVID-19. Such
potential disruptions may be further exacerbated and may even affect
client services if firms cannot continue to keep principal positions
filled as they may have difficulty finding other qualified individuals
to transition into these roles or may need to reallocate employee time
and resources away from other critical responsibilities at the firm.
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    \13\ See, e.g., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, How
to Protect Yourself & Others, https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html.
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    These ongoing, extenuating circumstances make it impracticable for
members to ensure that the individuals whom they have designated to
function in a principal capacity, as set forth in Exchange Rule
1.1210.04, are able to successfully sit for and pass an appropriate
qualification examination within the 120-calendar day period required
under the rule, or to find other

qualified staff to fill this position. The ongoing circumstances also
require individuals to be exposed to the health risks associated with
taking an in-person examination, because the General Securities
Principal (Series 24) Examination is not available online. Therefore,
the Exchange is proposing to continue the temporary relief provided
through the FINRA FAQs by adopting Rule 1.1210.13 to extend the 120-day
period during which an individual can function as a principal before
having to pass an applicable qualification examination until December
31, 2020.\14\ The proposed rule change would apply only to those
individuals who were designated to function as a principal prior to
September 3, 2020. Any individuals designated to function as a
principal on or after September 3, 2020, would need to successfully
pass an appropriate qualification examination within 120 days.
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    The Exchange believes that this proposed continued extension of
time is tailored to address the needs and constraints on a member's
operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, without significantly
compromising critical investor protection. The proposed extension of
time will help to minimize the impact of COVID-19 on members by
providing continued flexibility so that members can ensure that
principal positions remain filled. The potential risks from the
proposed extension of the 120-day period are mitigated by the member's
continued requirement to supervise the activities of these designated
individuals and ensure compliance with federal securities laws and
regulations, as well as Exchange rules.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act,\15\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) of the Act,\16\ in particular, because it is 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 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.
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The proposed rule change is intended to minimize the impact of
COVID-19 on member operations by extending the 120-day period certain
individuals may function as a principal without having successfully
passed an appropriate qualification examination under Exchange Rule
1.1210.04 until December 31, 2020. The proposed rule change does not
relieve members from maintaining, under the circumstances, a reasonably
designed system to supervise the activities of their associated persons
to achieve compliance with applicable securities laws and regulations,
and with applicable Exchange rules that directly serve investor
protection. In a time when faced with unique challenges resulting from
the COVID-19 pandemic, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule
change is a sensible accommodation that will continue to afford members
the ability to ensure that critical positions are filled and client
services maintained, while continuing to serve and promote the
protection of investors and the public interest in this unique
environment.

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

    The Exchange 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 proposed rule change is
intended to provide temporary relief given the impacts of the COVID-19
pandemic crisis and to also maintain consistency with the rules of
other self-regulatory organizations (``SROs'') with respect to the
registration requirements applicable to members and their registered
personnel. In that regard, the Exchange believes that any burden on
competition would be clearly outweighed by providing members with
temporary relief in this unique environment while also ensuring clear
and consistent requirements applicable across SROs and mitigating any
risk of SROs implementing different standards in these important areas.
In its filing, FINRA provides an abbreviated economic impact assessment
maintaining that the changes are necessary to temporarily rebalance the
attendant benefits and costs of the obligations under FINRA Rule 1210
in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic that is equally
applicable to the changes the Exchange proposes.\17\ The Exchange
accordingly incorporates FINRA's abbreviated economic impact assessment
by reference.
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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 \18\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) \19\ thereunder.
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    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \19\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along
with a brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) normally does
not become operative for 30 days after the date of filing. However,
pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii), the Commission may designate a
shorter time if such action is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked the
Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that the proposed
rule change may become operative immediately upon filing. As noted
above, the Exchange stated that the temporary proposed rule change is
based on a recent rule change by FINRA and is intended to harmonize
Nasdaq's registration rules with those of FINRA to promote uniform
standards across the securities industry.\20\ The Exchange states that
it will also help minimize the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on
Nasdaq members' operations by allowing them to keep principal positions
filled and minimizing disruptions to client services and other critical
responsibilities. The ongoing extenuating circumstances of the COVID-19
pandemic make it impractical to ensure that individuals designated to
act in principal capacities are able to take and pass the appropriate
qualification examination during the 120-calendar day period required
under the rules. Shelter-in-place orders, quarantining, restrictions on
business and social activity and adherence to other social distancing
guidelines

consistent with the recommendation of public officials remain in place
in various states.\21\ Further, the Exchange states that Prometric test
centers have experienced serious interruptions in the administration of
FINRA qualification examinations, resulting in a backlog of individuals
waiting to take these examinations. Following a nationwide closure of
all test centers earlier in the year, some test centers have re-opened,
but are operating at limited capacity or are only delivering certain
examinations that have been deemed essential by the local
government.\22\ FINRA has launched an online test delivery service to
help address this backlog. However, the General Securities Principal
(Series 24) Examination is not available online. The Exchange states
that the temporary proposed rule change will provide needed flexibility
to ensure that these positions remain filled and is tailored to address
the constraints on members' operations during the COVID-19 pandemic
without significantly compromising critical investor protection.\23\
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    \20\ See FINRA Filing, 85 FR at 55538.
    \21\ See supra note 13.
    \22\ See supra notes 10 and 11. The Exchange states that
Prometric has also had to close some reopened test centers due to
incidents of COVID-19 cases.
    \23\ The Exchange states that members remain subject to the
continued requirement to supervise the activities of these
designated individuals and ensure compliance with federal securities
laws and regulations, as well as Exchange rules.
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    The Commission also notes that the proposal provides only temporary
relief from the requirement to pass certain qualification examinations
within the 120-day period in the rules. As proposed, this relief would
extend the 120-day period that certain individuals can function as
principals through December 31, 2020. The Exchange has also stated that
if it requires temporary relief from the rule requirements identified
in this proposal beyond December 31, 2020, it may submit a separate
rule filing to extend the effectiveness of the temporary relief under
these rules.\24\ For these reasons, the Commission believes that waiver
of the 30-day operative delay is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest.\25\ Accordingly, the Commission
hereby waives the 30-day operative delay and designates the proposal
operative upon filing.\26\
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    \24\ See supra note 4.
    \25\ As noted above by the Exchange, this proposed temporary
change is based on a recent filing by FINRA that the Commission
approved with a waiver of the 30-day operative delay. See FINRA
Filing, 85 FR at 55538.
    \26\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule change's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
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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_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NASDAQ-2020-073 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-NASDAQ-2020-073. 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, on business days between the
hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., located at 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549. Copies of such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of Nasdaq. 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-NASDAQ-2020-073 and should be submitted
on or before December 3, 2020.
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    \27\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\27\
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Agency Information Collection Activity Seeking OMB Approval

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) revision of a current
information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of
information was published on June 19, 2008, vol. 73, no. 119, page
34975. This information is used by FAA for safety assessment, planning,
forecasting, cost/benefit analysis, and to target areas for research.

DATES: Please submit comments by December 1, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Mauney at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: General Aviation and Air Taxi Activity and Avionics Survey.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0060.
    Form(s): 1800-54.
    Affected Public: An estimated 39,000 Respondents.
    Frequency: This information is collected annually.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 20 minutes per
response.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 13,000 hours annually.
    Abstract: Respondents to this survey are owners of general aviation
aircraft. This information is used by FAA for safety assessment,
planning, forecasting, cost/benefit analysis, and to target areas for
research.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be
addressed to Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, Department of Transportation/
FAA, and sent via electronic mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
faxed to<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimates of the burden of
the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 24, 2008.
Carla Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business
Services Division, AES-200.
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