[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 198 (Friday, October 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51680-51687]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22263]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0405; FRL-9983-71]

Certain New Chemical Substances; Receipt and Status Information
for June 2018

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is required under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA),
as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st
Century Act, to make information publicly available and to publish
information in the Federal Register pertaining to submissions under
TSCA section 5, including notice of receipt of a Premanufacture notice
(PMN), Significant New Use Notice (SNUN) or Microbial Commercial
Activity Notice (MCAN), including an amended notice or test
information; an exemption application (Biotech exemption); an
application for a test marketing exemption (TME), both pending and/or
concluded; a notice of commencement

(NOC) of manufacture (including import) for new chemical substances;
and a periodic status report on new chemical substances that are
currently under EPA review or have recently concluded review. This
document covers the period from June 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018.

DATES: Comments identified by the specific case number provided in this
document must be received on or before November 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0405, and the specific case number for the
chemical substance related to your comment, 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: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 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.html.

Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: Jim
Rahai, Information Management Division (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8593; email address: [email protected].
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Executive Summary

A. What action is the Agency taking?

    This document provides the receipt and status reports for the
period from June 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018. The Agency is providing
notice of receipt of PMNs, SNUNs and MCANs (including amended notices
and test information); an exemption application under 40 CFR part 725
(Biotech exemption); TMEs, both pending and/or concluded; NOCs to
manufacture a new chemical substance; and a periodic status report on
new chemical substances that are currently under EPA review or have
recently concluded review.
    EPA is also providing information on its website about cases
reviewed under the amended TSCA, including the section 5 PMN/SNUN/MCAN
and exemption notices received, the date of receipt, the final EPA
determination on the notice, and the effective date of EPA's
determination for PMN/SNUN/MCAN notices on its website at: https://www.epa.gov/reviewing-new-chemicals-under-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca/status-pre-manufacture-notices. This information is updated on a
weekly basis.

B. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?

    Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2601 et
seq., a chemical substance may be either an ``existing'' chemical
substance or a ``new'' chemical substance. Any chemical substance that
is not on EPA's TSCA Inventory of Chemical Substances (TSCA Inventory)
is classified as a ``new chemical substance,'' while a chemical
substance that is listed on the TSCA Inventory is classified as an
``existing chemical substance.'' (See TSCA section 3(11).) For more
information about the TSCA Inventory go to: https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory.
    Any person who intends to manufacture (including import) a new
chemical substance for a non-exempt commercial purpose, or to
manufacture or process a chemical substance in a non-exempt manner for
a use that EPA has determined is a significant new use, is required by
TSCA section 5 to provide EPA with a PMN, MCAN or SNUN, as appropriate,
before initiating the activity. EPA will review the notice, make a risk
determination on the chemical substance or significant new use, and
take appropriate action as described in TSCA section 5(a)(3).
    TSCA section 5(h)(1) authorizes EPA to allow persons, upon
application and under appropriate restrictions, to manufacture or
process a new chemical substance, or a chemical substance subject to a
significant new use rule (SNUR) issued under TSCA section 5(a)(2), for
``test marketing'' purposes, upon a showing that the manufacture,
processing, distribution in commerce, use, and disposal of the chemical
will not present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the
environment. This is referred to as a test marketing exemption, or TME.
For more information about the requirements applicable to a new
chemical go to: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/newchems.
    Under TSCA sections 5 and 8 and EPA regulations, EPA is required to
publish in the Federal Register certain information, including notice
of receipt of a PMN/SNUN/MCAN (including amended notices and test
information); an exemption application under 40 CFR part 725 (biotech
exemption); an application for a TME, both pending and concluded; NOCs
to manufacture a new chemical substance; and a periodic status report
on the new chemical substances that are currently under EPA review or
have recently concluded review.

C. Does this action apply to me?

    This action provides information that is directed to the public in
general.

D. Does this action have any incremental economic impacts or paperwork
burdens?

    No.

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

    1. Submitting confidential business information (CBI). Do not
submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or email.
Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be
CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark
the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then identify
electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the specific information that
is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment
that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that
does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for
inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be
disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part
2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

II. Status Reports

    In the past, EPA has published individual notices reflecting the
status of TSCA section 5 filings received, pending or concluded. In
1995, the Agency modified its approach and streamlined the information
published in the Federal Register after providing notice of such
changes to the public and an opportunity to comment (See the Federal
Register of May 12, 1995 (60 FR

25798) (FRL-4942-7). Since the passage of the Lautenberg amendments to
TSCA in 2016, public interest in information on the status of section 5
cases under EPA review and, in particular, the final determination of
such cases, has increased. In an effort to be responsive to the
regulated community, the users of this information, and the general
public, to comply with the requirements of TSCA, to conserve EPA
resources and to streamline the process and make it more timely, EPA is
providing information on its website about cases reviewed under the
amended TSCA, including the section 5 PMN/SNUN/MCAN and exemption
notices received, the date of receipt, the final EPA determination on
the notice, and the effective date of EPA's determination for PMN/SNUN/
MCAN notices on its website at: https://www.epa.gov/reviewing-new-chemicals-under-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca/status-pre-manufacture-notices. This information is updated on a weekly basis.

III. Receipt Reports

    For the PMN/SNUN/MCANs received by EPA during this period, Table I
provides the following information (to the extent that such information
is not subject to a CBI claim) on the notices received by EPA during
this period: The EPA case number assigned to the notice that indicates
whether the submission is an initial submission, or an amendment, a
notation of which version was received, the date the notice was
received by EPA, the submitting manufacturer (i.e., domestic producer
or importer), the potential uses identified by the manufacturer in the
notice, and the chemical substance identity.
    As used in each of the tables in this unit, (S) indicates that the
information in the table is the specific information provided by the
submitter, and (G) indicates that this information in the table is
generic information because the specific information provided by the
submitter was claimed as CBI. Submissions which are initial submissions
will not have a letter following the case number. Submissions which are
amendments to previous submissions will have a case number followed by
the letter ``A'' (e.g., P-18-1234A). The version column designates
submissions in sequence as ``1'', ``2'', ``3'', etc. Note that in some
cases, an initial submission is not numbered as version 1; this is
because earlier versions were rejected as incomplete or invalid
submissions. Note also that future versions of the following tables may
adjust slightly as the Agency works to automate population of the data
in the tables.

                           Table I--PMN/SNUN/MCANs Received From 6/1/2018 to 6/30/2018
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                                    Received
       Case No.          Version      date         Manufacturer               Use            Chemical substance
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J-18-0012.............          1   6/6/2018  Vestaron Corporation.  (G) Production of an   (G) Genetically
                                                                      agricultural product.  modified yeast.
J-18-0013.............          5   6/7/2018  CBI..................  (G) Production of      (G) Biofuel
                                                                      biofuel.               producing modified
                                                                                microorganism(s),
                                                                                with chromosomally-
                                                                                borne
                                                                                modifications.
J-18-0014.............          5   6/7/2018  CBI..................  (G) Production of      (G) Biofuel
                                                                      biofuel.               producing modified
                                                                                microorganism(s),
                                                                                with chromosomally-
                                                                                borne
                                                                                modifications.
J-18-0015.............          5   6/7/2018  CBI..................  (G) Production of      (G) Biofuel
                                                                      biofuel.               producing modified
                                                                                microorganism(s),
                                                                                with chromosomally-
                                                                                borne
                                                                                modifications.
J-18-0016.............          5   6/7/2018  CBI..................  (G) Production of      (G) Biofuel
                                                                      biofuel.               producing modified
                                                                                microorganism(s),
                                                                                with chromosomally-
                                                                                borne
                                                                                modifications.
J-18-0017.............          5   6/7/2018  CBI..................  (G) Production of      (G) Biofuel
                                                                      biofuel.               producing modified
                                                                                microorganism(s),
                                                                                with (G) Production
                                                                                of biofuel
                                                                                chromosomally-borne
                                                                                modifications.
J-18-0018.............          5   6/7/2018  CBI..................  (G) Production of      (G) Biofuel
                                                                      biofuel.               producing modified
                                                                                microorganism(s),
                                                                                with chromosomally-
                                                                                borne
                                                                                modifications.
P-16-0180A............          3  6/25/2018  CBI..................  (S) Component of       (G) Isocyanic acid,
                                                                      industrial and         polymethylenepolyph
                                                                      maintenance coatings.  enylene ester,
                                                                                polymer with a-
                                                                                hydro-w-
                                                                                hydroxypoly[oxy(met
                                                                                hyl-1,2-
                                                                                ethanediyl)] and
                                                                                alkylene oxide
                                                                                polymer, alkylamine
                                                                                initiated.
P-16-0271A............          8   6/8/2018  Oxea Corporation.....  (S) Flexible PVC       (S) 1,2,4-
                                                                      plasticizer for wire   Benzenetricarboxyli
                                                                      insulation.            c acid, 1,2,4-
                                                                                trinonyl ester.
P-16-0354A............          2  6/20/2018  CBI..................  (G) Intermediate.....  (G) Esteramine.
P-16-0355A............          2  6/20/2018  CBI..................  (G) Intermediate.....  (G) Esteramine.
P-16-0424A............          3  6/19/2018  Sachem, Inc..........  (G) Directing agent..  (G)
                                                                                Tetraalkylpiperidin
                                                                                ium hydroxide.
P-16-0584A............          5   6/2/2018  CBI..................  (G) Additive used to   (G) Multi-walled
                                                                      impart specific        carbon nanotubes.
                                                                      physicochemical
                                                                      property(ies) to
                                                                      finished articles.
P-16-0585A............          5   6/2/2018  CBI..................  (G) Additive used to   (G) Multi-walled
                                                                      impart specific        carbon nanotubes.
                                                                      physicochemical
                                                                      property(ies) to
                                                                      finished articles.
P-16-0586A............          5   6/2/2018  CBI..................  (G) Additive used to   (G) Muti-walled
                                                                      impart specific        carbon nanotubes.
                                                                      physicochemical
                                                                      property(ies) to
                                                                      finished articles.
P-17-0259A............          8   6/8/2018  CBI..................  (G) Curative for       (G) Halogenated
                                                                      thermosetting resins.  aromatic amine.
P-17-0267A............          6  6/15/2018  Honeywell              (G) Solvent for        (S) (1) (Z)-1-chloro-
                                               International.         dispersive use.        3,3,3-trifluoro-1-
                                                                                propene.
P-17-0284A............          4   6/1/2018  Monument Chemical      (G) In-process         (S) 2-Heptanone, 4-
                                               Houston, Ltd.          intermediate.          hydroxy.
P-17-0285A............          4   6/1/2018  Monument Chemical      (G) In-process         (S) 4-Hepten-2-one.
                                               Houston, Ltd.          intermediate.
P-17-0312A............          6  6/12/2018  CBI..................  (G) Additive for       (G) Organic acid,
                                                                      electrocoat formulas.  compds. with
                                                                                bisphenol A-
                                                                                epichlorohydrin-
                                                                                polypropylene
                                                                                glycol diglycidyl
                                                                                ether polymer-
                                                                                disubstituted amine-
                                                                                disubstituted
                                                                                polypropylene
                                                                                glycol reaction
                                                                                products.
P-17-0313A............          6  6/12/2018  CBI..................  (G) Additive for       (G) Phenol, 4,4'-(1-
                                                                      electrocoat formulas.  methylethylidene)bi
                                                                                s-, polymer with 2-
                                                                                (chloromethyl)oxira
                                                                                ne and alpha-(2-
                                                                                oxiranylmethyl)-
                                                                                omega-(2-
                                                                                oxiranylmethoxy)pol
                                                                                y[oxy(methyl-1,2-
                                                                                ethanediyl)],
                                                                                reaction products
                                                                                with disubstituted
                                                                                amine and
                                                                                disubstituted
                                                                                polypropylene
                                                                                glycol, organic
                                                                                acid salts.

P-17-0314A............          6  6/12/2018  CBI..................  (G) Additive for       (G) Organic acid, 2-
                                                                      electrocoat formulas.  substituted-,
                                                                                compounds with
                                                                                bisphenol A-
                                                                                epichlorohydrin-
                                                                                polypropylene
                                                                                glycol diglycidyl
                                                                                ether polymer-
                                                                                disubstituted
                                                                                aminedisubstituted
                                                                                polypropylene
                                                                                glycol reaction
                                                                                products.
P-17-0315A............          6  6/12/2018  CBI..................  (G) Additive for       (G) Phenol, 4,4'-(1-
                                                                      electrocoat formulas.  methylethylidene)bi
                                                                                s-, polymer with
                                                                                alpha-(2-
                                                                                substituted-
                                                                                methylethyl)-omega-
                                                                                (2-substituted-
                                                                                methylethoxy)poly[o
                                                                                xy(methyl-1,2-
                                                                                ethanediyl)], 2-
                                                                                (chloromethyl)oxira
                                                                                ne and alpha-(2-
                                                                                oxiranylmethyl)-
                                                                                omega-(2-
                                                                                oxiranylmethoxy)pol
                                                                                y[oxy(methyl-1,2-
                                                                                ethanediyl)],
                                                                                alkylphenyl ethers,
                                                                                reaction products
                                                                                with disubstituted
                                                                                amine, organic acid
                                                                                salts.
P-17-0316A............          6  6/12/2018  CBI..................  (G) Additive for       (G) Organic acid,
                                                                      electrocoat formulas.  compounds with
                                                                                bisphenol A-
                                                                                epichlorohydrin-
                                                                                disubstituted
                                                                                polypropylene
                                                                                glycol-
                                                                                polypropylene
                                                                                glycol diglycidyl
                                                                                ether polymer
                                                                                alkylphenyl ethers-
                                                                                disubstituted amine
                                                                                reaction products.
P-17-0317A............          6  6/12/2018  CBI..................  (G) Additive for       (G) Organic acid,
                                                                      electrocoat formulas.  compounds with
                                                                                bisphenol A-
                                                                                epichlorohydrin-
                                                                                polypropylene
                                                                                glycol diglycidyl
                                                                                ether polymer-
                                                                                disubstituted
                                                                                polypropylene
                                                                                glycol reaction
                                                                                products.
P-18-0049.............          4  6/28/2018  CBI..................  (G) Coating component/ (G) Mixed metal
                                                                      processing aid.        halide.
P-18-0050A............          3  6/21/2018  CBI..................  (G) Raw material in    (G) Alkane,
                                                                      industrial coatings.   diisocyanato-,
                                                                                homopolymer, alkyl
                                                                                dihydrogen
                                                                                phosphate- and
                                                                                polyalkylene glycol
                                                                                mono-alkyl ether.
P-18-0104A............          3   6/8/2018  CBI..................  (S) Halogen free       (G) Acrylic acid,
                                                                      flame retardant in     reaction products
                                                                      thermoplastic          with
                                                                      polymers.              pentaerythritol,
                                                                                polymerized.
P-18-0104A............          4  6/21/2018  CBI..................  (S) Halogen free       (G) Acrylic acid,
                                                                      flame retardant in     reaction products
                                                                      thermoplastic          with
                                                                      polymers.              pentaerythritol,
                                                                                polymerized.
P-18-0132A............          2   6/7/2018  Cabot Corporation....  (S) Pigment            (G) Substituted
                                                                      dispersing aid.        Benzene, 4-methoxy-
                                                                                2-nitro-5-[2-[(1E)-
                                                                                1-[[(2-
                                                                                methoxyphenyl)amino
                                                                                ]carbonyl]-2-
                                                                                oxopropylidene]hydr
                                                                                azinyl]-, sodium
                                                                                salt (1:1).
P-18-0155A............          2  6/04/2018  CBI..................  (G) Component in       (G) Crosslinked
                                                                      cement.                polymer of alkyl
                                                                                acrylamides,
                                                                                acrylate esters,
                                                                                and alkyl
                                                                                acrylamide
                                                                                sulfonate salt.
P-18-0155A............          3  6/25/2018  CBI..................  (G) Component in       (G) Crosslinked
                                                                      cement.                polymer of alkyl
                                                                                acrylamides,
                                                                                acrylate esters,
                                                                                and alkyl
                                                                                acrylamide sulfonic
                                                                                acid.
P-18-0156A............          2  6/04/2018  CBI..................  (G) Component in       (G) Crosslinked
                                                                      cement.                polymer of alkyl
                                                                                acrylamides,
                                                                                acrylate esters,
                                                                                and alkyl
                                                                                acrylamide
                                                                                sulfonate salt.
P-18-0156A............          3  6/25/2018  CBI..................  (G) Component in       (G) Crosslinked
                                                                      cement.                polymer of alkyl
                                                                                acrylamides,
                                                                                acrylate esters,
                                                                                and alkyl
                                                                                acrylamide sulfonic
                                                                                acid.
P-18-0168A............          2  6/25/2018  CBI..................  (G) Color additive...  (G) alkoxylated
                                                                                triaryl methane.
P-18-0169A............          5  6/19/2018  C. L. Hauthaway &      (G) Protective         (G) Propanoic acid,
                                               Sons Corp.             coating.               3-hydroxy-2-
                                                                                (hydroxymethyl)-2-
                                                                                methyl-, polymer
                                                                                with dimethyl
                                                                                carbonate, 1,6-
                                                                                hexanediol, diamine
                                                                                and 1,1'-
                                                                                methylenebis[4-
                                                                                isocyanatocyclohexa
                                                                                ne], acrylate-
                                                                                blocked, compds.
                                                                                with triethylamine.
P-18-0187.............          2   6/4/2018  CBI..................  (G) Emulsifier.......  (G) Carboxylic acid-
                                                                                polyamine
                                                                                condensate.
P-18-0187A............          3  6/14/2018  CBI..................  (G) Emulsifier.......  (G) Carboxylic acid-
                                                                                polyamine
                                                                                condensate.
P-18-0197.............          1   6/1/2018  CBI..................  (G) Polymer composite  (G) Metal,
                                                                      additive.              alkylcarboxylate
                                                                                oxo complexes.
P-18-0198.............          2   6/6/2018  CBI..................  (G) Additive for       (G) Substituted
                                                                      lubricant              sulfonic acid salt.
                                                                      technologies.
P-18-0199.............          1   6/1/2018  CBI..................  (G) Fuel cell          (G) Rare earth
                                                                      component.             oxide.
P-18-0200.............          1   6/1/2018  CBI..................  (G) Insulation         (G) Waste plastics,
                                                                      component.             poly(ethylene
                                                                                terephthalate),
                                                                                polymers with
                                                                                diethylene glycol,
                                                                                glycerol,
                                                                                polyerythritol,
                                                                                triethylene glycol,
                                                                                trimethylolalkane
                                                                                and polypropylene
                                                                                glycol.
P-18-0201.............          1   6/1/2018  CBI..................  (G) Insulation         (G) Waste plastics,
                                                                      component.             poly(ethylene
                                                                                terephthalate),
                                                                                polymers with
                                                                                diethylene glycol,
                                                                                glycerol,
                                                                                polyerythritol,
                                                                                phthalic anhydride,
                                                                                triethylene glycol,
                                                                                trimethylolalkane,
                                                                                and polypropylene
                                                                                glycol.
P-18-0201A............          2   6/7/2018  CBI..................  (G) Insulation         (G) Waste plastics,
                                                                      component.             poly(ethylene
                                                                                terephthalate),
                                                                                polymers with
                                                                                diethylene glycol,
                                                                                glycerol,
                                                                                polyerythritol,
                                                                                phthalic anhydride,
                                                                                triethylene glycol,
                                                                                trimethylolalkane,
                                                                                and polypropylene
                                                                                glycol.
P-18-0202.............          1   6/4/2018  Hexion, Inc..........  (G) Demulsifier......  (G) Trialkyl
                                                                     (G) Composite resin,.   alkanal, polymer
                                                                     (G) Compatibilizer,..   with phenol.
                                                                     (G) Coating resin,...
                                                                     (G) Coated abrasives,
                                                                     (G) Foam resin,......
                                                                     (G) Friction resin,..
                                                                     (G) Refractory resin,
                                                                     (G) Tackifier
                                                                      additives,.
                                                                     (G) Bonded abrasives,
                                                                     (G) Rubber additive..

P-18-0202A............          3  6/14/2018  Hexion, Inc..........  (G) Demulsifier......  (G) Trialkyl
                                                                     (G) Composite resin,.   alkanal, polymer
                                                                     (G) Compatibilizer,..   with phenol.
                                                                     (G) Coating resin,...
                                                                     (G) Coated abrasives,
                                                                     (G) Foam resin,......
                                                                     (G) Friction resin,..
                                                                     (G) Refractory resin,
                                                                     (G) Tackifier
                                                                      additives,.
                                                                     (G) Bonded abrasives,
                                                                     (G) Rubber additive..
P-18-0203.............          1   6/4/2018  Hexion, Inc..........  (G) Tackifier          (G) Trialkyl
                                                                      additives.             alkanal, polymer
                                                                     (G) Rubber additive,.   with alkylalkanal
                                                                     (G) Refractory resin,   and phenol.
                                                                     (G) Friction resin,..
                                                                     (G) Foam resin,......
                                                                     (G) Demulsifier,.....
                                                                     (G) Composite resin,.
                                                                     (G) Compatibilizer,..
                                                                     (G) Coating resin,...
                                                                     (G) Coated abrasives,
                                                                     (G) Bonded abrasives.
P-18-0203A............          3  6/14/2018  Hexion, Inc..........  (G) Tackifier          (G) Trialkyl
                                                                      additives.             alkanal, polymer
                                                                     (G) Rubber additive,.   with alkylalkanal
                                                                     (G) Refractory resin,   and phenol.
                                                                     (G) Friction resin,..
                                                                     (G) Foam resin,......
                                                                     (G) Demulsifier,.....
                                                                     (G) Composite resin,.
                                                                     (G) Compatibilizer,..
                                                                     (G) Coating resin,...
                                                                     (G) Coated abrasives,
                                                                     (G) Bonded abrasives.
P-18-0204.............          1   6/4/2018  Hexion, Inc..........  (G) Coated abrasives.  (G) Alkyl alkanal,
                                                                     (G) Coating resin,...   polymer with
                                                                     (G) Bonded abrasives,   phenol.
                                                                     (G) Tackifier
                                                                      additive,.
                                                                     (G) Rubber additive,.
                                                                     (G) Refractory resin,
                                                                     (G) Friction resin,..
                                                                     (G) Foam resin,......
                                                                     (G) Demulsifier,.....
                                                                     (G) Composite resin,.
                                                                     (G) Compatibilizer...
P-18-0204A............          3  6/14/2018  Hexion, Inc..........  (G) Coated abrasives.  (G) Alkyl alkanal,
                                                                     (G) Coating resin,...   polymer with
                                                                     (G) Bonded abrasives,   phenol.
                                                                     (G) Tackifier
                                                                      additive,.
                                                                     (G) Rubber additive,.
                                                                     (G) Refractory resin,
                                                                     (G) Friction resin,..
                                                                     (G) Foam resin,......
                                                                     (G) Demulsifier,.....
                                                                     (G) Composite resin,.
                                                                     (G) Compatibilizer...
P-18-0205.............          1   6/4/2018  Hexion, Inc..........  (G) Tackifier          (G) Alkyl alkanal,
                                                                      additives.             polymer with
                                                                     (G) Coated abrasives,   formaldehyde and
                                                                     (G) Coating resin,...   phenol.
                                                                     (G) Compatibilizer,..
                                                                     (G) Composite resin,.
                                                                     (G) Bonded abrasives,
                                                                     (G) Foam resin,......
                                                                     (G) Friction resin,..
                                                                     (G) Refractory resin,
                                                                     (G) Rubber additive,.
                                                                     (G) Tackifier
                                                                      additive,.
                                                                     (G) Demulsifier......
P-18-0205A............          3  6/14/2018  Hexion, Inc..........  (G) Tackifier          (G) Alkyl alkanal,
                                                                      additive.              polymer with
                                                                     (G) Coated abrasives,   formaldehyde and
                                                                     (G) Coating resin,...   phenol.
                                                                     (G) Compatibilizer,..
                                                                     (G) Composite resin,.
                                                                     (G) Bonded abrasives,
                                                                     (G) Foam resin,......
                                                                     (G) Friction resin,..
                                                                     (G) Refractory resin,
                                                                     (G) Rubber additive,.
                                                                     (G) Tackifier
                                                                      additive,.
                                                                     (G) Demulsifier......

P-18-0206.............          1   6/4/2018  Hexion, Inc..........  (G) Bonded abrasives.  (G) Alkanal, polymer
                                                                     (G) Coated abrasives,   with phenol.
                                                                     (G) Coating resin,...
                                                                     (G) Compatibilizer,..
                                                                     (G) Composite resin,.
                                                                     (G) Demulsifier,.....
                                                                     (G) Foam resin,......
                                                                     (G) Refractory resin,
                                                                     (G) Rubber additive,.
                                                                     (G) Tackifier
                                                                      additive..
P-18-0206A............          3  6/14/2018  Hexion, Inc..........  (G) Bonded abrasives.  (G) Alkanal, polymer
                                                                     (G) Coated abrasives,   with phenol.
                                                                     (G) Coating resin,...
                                                                     (G) Compatibilizer,..
                                                                     (G) Composite resin,.
                                                                     (G) Demulsifier,.....
                                                                     (G) Foam resin,......
                                                                     (G) Refractory resin,
                                                                     (G) Rubber additive,.
                                                                     (G) Tackifier
                                                                      additive..
P-18-0207.............          2   6/6/2018  CBI..................  (G) Polymer composite  (G) Metal, oxo
                                                                      additive.              alkylcarboxylate
                                                                                complexes.
P-18-0208.............          2  6/14/2018  CBI..................  (G) Friction reducer.  (G) Polymer of
                                                                                acrylamide,
                                                                                substituted
                                                                                ammonium chloride
                                                                                and sodium salt of
                                                                                derivatized
                                                                                propanesulfonic
                                                                                acid.
P-18-0209.............          1   6/8/2018  CBI..................  (G) UV curable         (G) 2-propenoic
                                                                      oligomer.              acid, reaction
                                                                                products with
                                                                                epichlorohydrin and
                                                                                aliphatic diol.
P-18-0210.............          1  6/11/2018  CBI..................  (G) Intermediate.....  (G)
                                                                                Phosphonomethylated
                                                                                ether diamine.
P-18-0211.............          1  6/12/2018  Patcham USA, LLC.....  (S) Wetting and        (G) Alkaneamine,
                                                                      dispersing agent for   (aminoalkyl)-,
                                                                      pigment                polymer with
                                                                      formulations,          aziridine and 1,6-
                                                                      paints, and coatings.  diisocyanatohexane,
                                                                                polyethylene glycol
                                                                                alkyl ether- and
                                                                                polyethylene-
                                                                                polypropylene
                                                                                glycol aminoalkyl
                                                                                alkyl ether- and
                                                                                alkenyl benzenated
                                                                                polyethylene glycol
                                                                                PH ether.
P-18-0212.............          1  6/14/2018  Allnex USA, Inc......  (S) Coating resin for  (G) Substituted
                                                                      improved appearance    carbomonocycle,
                                                                      and adhesion.          polymer with alkyl
                                                                                alkenoate, alkenyl
                                                                                substituted
                                                                                carbomonocycle,
                                                                                substituted
                                                                                alkanediol,
                                                                                heteropolycycle,
                                                                                alkylene glycol and
                                                                                alkenoic acid,
                                                                                compounds with
                                                                                alkylamino alkanol.
P-18-0212A............          2  6/26/2018  Allnex USA, Inc......  (S) Coating resin for  (G) Substituted
                                                                      improved appearance    carbomonocycle,
                                                                      and adhesion.          polymer with alkyl
                                                                                alkenoate, alkenyl
                                                                                substituted
                                                                                carbomonocycle,
                                                                                substituted
                                                                                alkanediol,
                                                                                heteropolycycle,
                                                                                alkylene glycol and
                                                                                alkenoic acid,
                                                                                compounds with
                                                                                alkylamino alkanol.
P-18-0213.............          1  6/18/2018  CBI..................  (S) polyester or       (S) 1,3-
                                                                      polyamide modifer      benzenedicarboxylic
                                                                      incorporated into      acid, 5-sulfo-,
                                                                      backbone of polymer.   calcium salt (2:1).
P-18-0214.............          1  6/18/2018  CBI..................  (G) Curing agent.....  (G) Polycyclic
                                                                                substituted alkane,
                                                                                polymer with
                                                                                cyclicalkylamine,
                                                                                epoxide, and
                                                                                polycyclic epoxide
                                                                                ether, reaction
                                                                                products with
                                                                                dialkylamine
                                                                                substituted alkyl
                                                                                amine.
P-18-0215.............          1  6/18/2018  CBI..................  (G) Curing agent.....  (G) Polycyclic
                                                                                alkane, polymer
                                                                                with monocyclic
                                                                                amine, polycyclic
                                                                                epoxide ether,
                                                                                reaction products
                                                                                with dialkylamine
                                                                                alkyl amine.
P-18-0216.............          1  6/18/2018  CBI..................  (G) Curing agent.....  (G) Polycyclic
                                                                                substituted alkane,
                                                                                polymer with
                                                                                epoxide, reaction
                                                                                products with
                                                                                cyclicalkylamine
                                                                                and dialkylamine
                                                                                substituted alkyl
                                                                                amine.
P-18-0217.............          3  6/26/2018  Galata Chemicals, LLC  (S) Stabilizer for     (G) Alkyltin
                                                                      PVC compound.          dodecylthioester.
P-18-0218.............          3  6/26/2018  Galata Chemicals, LLC  (S) Stabilizer for     (G) Alkyltin
                                                                      PVC compound.          tetradecylthioester
                                                                                .
P-18-0219.............          2  6/21/2018  CBI..................  (G) Intermediate for   (G) Polythioether,
                                                                      topcoat.               short chain diol
                                                                                polymer terminated
                                                                                with aliphatic
                                                                                diisocyanate.
P-18-0220.............          1  6/21/2018  Allnex USA, Inc......  (S) UV Curable         (G) Heteromonocycle
                                                                      Coating Resin.         [(alkylalkylidene)b
                                                                                is(substituted
                                                                                carbomoncycle)]bis-
                                                                                , polymer with
                                                                                alkyl isocyanate,
                                                                                alkenoate (ester).
P-18-0221.............          1  6/21/2018  Georgia-Pacific        (S) binder for wood    (G) Polyglycerol
                                               Chemicals, LLC.        panels.                reaction product
                                                                                with acid
                                                                                anhydride,
                                                                                etherified.
P-18-0222.............          1  6/22/2018  Clariant Plastics &    (S) Reactive polymer   (G) Silane,
                                               Coatings USA, Inc.     for use in adhesive    alkenylalkoxy-,
                                                                      applications.          polymer with alkene
                                                                                and alkene.
P-18-0223.............          1  6/26/2018  Clariant Corporation.  (S) Selectivity        (G) Alkane,
                                                                      improver for           bis(alkoxymethyl)-
                                                                      catalysts used in      dimethyl-.
                                                                      the production of
                                                                      polyolefins.
P-18-0227.............          1  6/29/2018  CBI..................  (G) Chemical           (S) D-glucaric acid.
                                                                      intermediate (G)
                                                                      Corrosion inhibitor.
P-18-0230.............          1  6/29/2018  Clariant Plastics &    (S) Lubricant and      (S) Waxes and waxy
                                               Coatings USA, Inc.     surface protection     substances, rice
                                                                      agent.                 bran, oxidized,
                                                                                calcium salts.
P-18-0231.............          1  6/29/2018  Allnex USA, Inc......  (S) Waterborne UV      (G) Alkanoic acid,
                                                                      curable coating        substituted alkyl-,
                                                                      resin binder for       polymer with
                                                                      inkjet, ink or         isocyanatoalkane,
                                                                      overprint varnish.     alkyl carbonate,
                                                                                alkanediol and
                                                                                polyalkylene glycol
                                                                                ether with
                                                                                alkyl(substituted
                                                                                alkyl) alkanediol
                                                                                alkenoate, glycerol
                                                                                monoacrylate
                                                                                alkanoate-blocked.
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    In Table II of this unit, EPA provides the following information
(to the extent that such information is not claimed as CBI) on the NOCs
received by EPA during this period: The EPA case number assigned to the
NOC including whether the submission was an initial or amended
submission, the date the NOC was received by EPA, the date of
commencement provided by the submitter in the NOC, a notation of the
type of amendment (e.g., amendment to generic name, specific name,
technical contact information, etc.) and chemical substance identity.

                               Table II--NOCs Received From 6/1/2018 to 6/30/2018
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Commencement    If amendment, type of
         Case No.           Received date       date              amendment              Chemical substance
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
P-13-0289................       6/27/2018       6/13/2018  .......................  (G) Alkanoic acid,
                                                                                tetramethylheteromonocycle
                                                                                ester.
P-13-0878................        6/8/2018        5/9/2018  .......................  (G) Reaction product of
                                                                                acrylic acid and
                                                                                isocyanate.
P-14-0355................        6/6/2018       5/31/2018  .......................  (S) 4h-1,3-benzodioxin,
                                                                                hexahydro-4-methyl-2-
                                                                                (phenylmethyl)-.
P-14-0471................        6/1/2018        5/9/2018  .......................  (G) Acrylate isocyanate
                                                                                polymer.
P-15-0706A...............       6/12/2018        7/9/2017  Amended substantiation.  (G) Aliphatic N-alkyl urea
                                                                                polymer containing
                                                                                cyclohexyl groups and
                                                                                trimethoxy silanes.
P-15-0707A...............       6/11/2018        7/9/2017  Amended substantiation.  (G) Aliphatic N-alkyl urea
                                                                                polymer containing aspartic
                                                                                ester groups and trimethoxy
                                                                                silanes.
P-16-0063................       6/12/2018       5/23/2018  .......................  (G) Hydroxyl carboxylic
                                                                                acid, compds. with 2-
                                                                                (dimethylamino)ethanol-
                                                                                quaternized bisphenol a-[2-
                                                                                (dimethylamino)ethanol-
                                                                                blocked
                                                                                polymethylenepolyphenylene
                                                                                isocyanate-polypropylene
                                                                                glycol polymer]-
                                                                                epichlorohydrin polymer.
P-16-0130................        6/1/2018        5/7/2018  .......................  (G) Polyester-amide, polymer
                                                                                of isophthalic acid with
                                                                                glycol, diamine, and amino
                                                                                alcohol.
P-16-0310................       6/13/2018        4/9/2018  Amended generic name...  (G) 12-Hydroxystearic acid,
                                                                                reaction products with
                                                                                alkylene diamine and
                                                                                alkanoic acid.
P-16-0410A...............       6/20/2018        4/4/2018  Amended generic name...  (G) Phosphonic acid,
                                                                                [(hydroxycyclosiloxanediyl)
                                                                                alkanediyl] dialkyl ester,
                                                                                alkali metal salt, reaction
                                                                                products with alkali metal
                                                                                silicate.
P-16-0588................        6/6/2018       5/13/2018  .......................  (G) Alkyl methacrylate,
                                                                                polymer with alkyl acrylate
                                                                                and polyesters,.
P-17-0251................        6/1/2018        5/8/2018  .......................  (G) 1-h-benz[de]
                                                                                isoquinoline-1,3(2h)-dione-
                                                                                2-(-alkyl-)-(-alkyl-amino-
                                                                                ),,.
P-17-0273................       6/19/2018       6/14/2018  .......................  (G) Fatty acid amide alkyl
                                                                                amine salts.
P-17-0353................        6/4/2018       5/25/2018  .......................  (G) Heteromonocycle, 2-
                                                                                [(bicarbomonocycle-2-
                                                                                substituted)alkyl]-,.
P-17-0373................       6/11/2018       6/10/2018  .......................  (G) Heteromonocycle,
                                                                                homopolymer, alkyl
                                                                                substituted carbamate,
                                                                                alkyl ester.
P-17-0374................       6/12/2018       6/11/2018  .......................  (G) Polysiloxanes, di alkyl
                                                                                , substituted alky group-
                                                                                terminated, alkoxylated,
                                                                                reaction products with
                                                                                alkanoic acid, isocyanate
                                                                                substituted-alkyl
                                                                                carbomonocycle and polyol.
P-18-0017................       6/29/2018       6/29/2018  .......................  (G) Substituted
                                                                                carbomonocycle, polymer
                                                                                with substituted
                                                                                heteromonocycle and
                                                                                substituted polyalkylene
                                                                                glycol.
P-18-0021A...............        6/1/2018        4/6/2018  Amended generic name...  (G) Dicarboxylic acids,
                                                                                polymers with substituted
                                                                                poly(substituted
                                                                                alkenediyl),3-hydroxy-2-
                                                                                (hydroxyalkyl)-2-
                                                                                alkylalkanoic acid, 5-
                                                                                substituted-1-(substituted
                                                                                alkyl)-1,3,3-trialkyl
                                                                                carbomonocyle, alkanediol,
                                                                                alkane-triol, alcohol
                                                                                blocked compounds with
                                                                                aminoalcohol.
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    In Table III. of this unit, EPA provides the following information
(to the extent such information is not subject to a CBI claim) on the
test information received by EPA during this time period: The EPA case
number assigned to the test information; the date the test information
was received by EPA, the type of test information submitted, and
chemical substance identity.

                         Table III--Test Information Received From 6/1/2018 to 6/30/2018
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Case No.             Received date      Type of test information             Chemical substance
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
P-16-0543...................       6/28/2018  Exposure Monitoring Data........  (G) halogenophosphoric acid
                                                                                metal salt.
P-17-0253...................        6/1/2018  Surface Tension Testing.........  (G) oxirane, 2-methyl-, polymer
                                                                                with oxirane, methyl 2-
                                                                                (substituted carbomonocylce
                                                                                isoquinolin-2(3H)-yl) propyl
                                                                                ether.
P-18-0027...................       6/11/2018  Acute Toxicity Test with the      (G) 2-propenoic acid, 2-alkyl-,
                                               Fathead Minnow, Pimephales        2-(dialkylamino)alkyl ester,
                                               Promelas, as Mitigated by Humic   polymer with alpha-(2-alkyl-1-
                                               Acid (Test Guideline OPPTS        oxo-2-alken-1-yl)-omega-
                                               850.1085).                        methoxypoly(oxy-1,2-
                                                                                alkanediyl).

P-18-0031...................       6/14/2018  In Vitro Skin Irritation:         (G) substituted dicarboxylic
                                               Reconstructed Human Epidermis     acid, polymer with various
                                               Test (Test Guideline OECD 439).   alkanediols.
P-18-0060...................       6/29/2018  Preliminary Toxicity Study by     (S) 1-butanaminium, 4-amino-N-(2-
                                               Oral Gavage Administration to     hydroxy-3-sulfopropyl)-N, N-
                                               CD Rats for 14 Days, Combined     dimethyl-4-oxo-, N-coco alkyl
                                               Repeated Dose Toxicity Study      derivs., inner salts.
                                               and Reproductive/Developmental
                                               Toxicity Screening Study (Test
                                               Guideline OECD 422).
P-18-0125...................        6/7/2018  Physical Property Data..........  (G) oxoalkylcarboxylic acid,
                                                                                sodium salt.
P-18-0140...................       6/29/2018  Physical Property Data, Acute     (G) methyl modified lactam.
                                               Toxicity by Oral Gavage in
                                               Rats, Biodegradation Test (Test
                                               Guideline OCED 301B), Bovine
                                               Corneal Opacity and
                                               Permeability Test (Test
                                               Guideline OCED 437), In Vitro
                                               Skin Corrosion: Reconstructed
                                               Human Epidermis (Test Guideline
                                               OECD 431).
P-18-0141...................       6/29/2018  Physical Property Data, Acute     (G) ethyl modified lactam.
                                               Toxicity by Oral Gavage in
                                               Rats, (Test Guideline OECD
                                               431), Bacterial Reverse
                                               Mutation Test (Test Guideline
                                               OECD 471).
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    If you are interested in information that is not included in these
tables, you may contact EPA's technical information contact or general
information contact as described under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
to access additional non-CBI information that may be available.

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

    Dated: September 27, 2018.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2018-22263 Filed 10-11-18; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25397-25399]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10857]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-64363; File No. SR-FINRA-2011-011]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change To Amend the By-
Laws of FINRA Regulation, Inc. With Regard to District Committees

April 28, 2011.

I. Introduction

    On February 25, 2011, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,
Inc. (``FINRA'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change to amend the By-Laws of FINRA's regulatory
subsidiary (``FINRA Regulation'') with regard to District Committee
structure and governance to, among other things, adjust the size and
composition of District Committees to align more closely with the
industry representation on the FINRA Board and replace District
Nominating Committees with a process of direct nomination and election
based on firm size. The proposed rule change was published for comment
in the Federal Register on March 7, 2011.\3\ The Commission received
one comment letter on the proposed rule change.\4\

FINRA responded to the Horwitz Letter on April 15, 2011.\5\ This order
approves the proposed rule change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 64002 (March 2,
2011), 76 FR 12390 (``Notice'').
    \4\ See letter from Ed Horwitz, District and Committee Member,
Horwitz and Associates, Inc., to Commission, dated March 25, 2011
(``Horwitz Letter'').
    \5\ See letter from John Komoroske, Vice President, Member
Regulation, FINRA, to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission
dated April 15, 2011 (``FINRA Response'').
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II. Background--District Committees, District Nominating Committees,
Districts and Regions

    Pursuant to the By-Laws, the FINRA Regulation Board of Directors
determines the boundaries of the districts and the size of the District
Committees. The FINRA Regulation Board has established eleven
districts, overseen by FINRA District Offices, which are
administratively grouped within five regions (the West, the Midwest,
the South, the North and New York).
    Currently, FINRA District Committee members contribute to the
regulatory process by, among other things, serving as panelists in
disciplinary proceedings in accordance with FINRA Rules; considering
and recommending policies and rule changes; and endeavoring to educate
FINRA members and others as to the objects, purposes and work of FINRA
and FINRA Regulation. The District Committees meet on average twice
each year, jointly with the other District Committees in their
respective regions. District Committees are composed of nine members,
with the exception of the New York District Committee which has twelve.
Due to staggered three-year District Committee membership terms, one-
third of each District Committee's positions are available for election
each year. In some cases, a District Committee may have additional
positions to fill if a member has died, resigned, or been removed
creating a vacancy on the Committee.
    The District Nominating Committees are composed of five members
each, a majority of whom have served on a District Committee, are
current or former FINRA Regulation Directors, or current or former
FINRA Governors. As part of the election process, the By-Laws require
the Corporate Secretary to provide each District Nominating Committee
and District Director notice, on or before June 1 of each year,
identifying the members of the District Committees and District
Nominating Committees whose terms are expiring within the next calendar
year. After the vacancies are announced, any interested party may
propose a candidate profile which will be used by the District
Nominating Committees for review, a process that usually involves
candidate interviews and that will conclude with the nomination of a
slate of candidates for election. The By-Laws also provide a process
whereby a registered person meeting the vacancy requirements may be
considered for nomination as an additional (``petition'') candidate in
a contested election. In recent years, FINRA has witnessed a decline in
the number of eligible individuals willing to serve on the District or
District Nominating committees or to undergo the nomination process.
FINRA believes this decline is due to a number of perceived problems
which FINRA seeks to address by streamlining the nomination and
election process as described below.

III. Description of the Proposed Rule Change

    FINRA proposed to modify the FINRA Regulation By-Laws (``By-Laws'')
with regard to District Committees in several respects. FINRA proposed
to:
     Adjust the size and composition of District Committees
over a three-year transition period to align more closely with the
industry representation on the FINRA Board;
     Replace District Nominating Committees with a process of
direct nomination and election based on firm size;
     Codify the current practice of District Committees meeting
on a regional basis;
     Eliminate the Advisory Council;
     Amend the qualification requirements and prescribe further
term limits for District Committee members;
     Revise procedures for qualification and accounting of
ballots to be administered solely by an Independent Agent; and
     Make other procedural and administrative changes.

IV. Discussion of Comment Letter

    As noted above, the Commission received one comment letter on the
proposed rule change and FINRA responded to the comment.\6\ The
commenter opposed the proposal for two reasons. First, the commenter
states that the proposed rule change would give large firms
disproportionate representation on the District Committees. The
commenter notes that Large Firms make up 8.52 percent of FINRA's
membership and employ 88.04 percent of the total registered
representatives, while Small Firms make up 91.48 percent of FINRA's
membership and employ 11.95 percent of the total registered
representatives.\7\ Though the commenter acknowledges that large firms
employ a significant majority of registered representatives, he notes
that representatives do not count as members.
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    \6\ See supra notes 4 and 5.
    \7\ The commenter has combined the categories of Mid-Sized Firm
and Large Firm. See Response letter at 2.
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    FINRA responded to the issues raised in the Horwitz Letter. FINRA
believes that the proposed composition of the District Committees which
is based on the size of firms will ensure fairness and balance between
those firms that make up the largest percentage of membership and those
firms that employ the largest percentage of the registered
representative population. FINRA noted that three-sevenths of the
District Committee members would be associated with Small Firms, one-
seventh with Mid-Sized Firms and three-sevenths with Large Firms, as
these terms are defined in FINRA's rules. FINRA believes that having
representation on the District Committees of firms of different sizes
should result in inclusion of firms having different business models,
and more fully represent the interests of FINRA's diverse membership in
committee discussions. FINRA further states that the proposed
compositional structure of the District Committees is similar to the
compositional structures of industry representatives on the FINRA Board
of Governors and the National Adjudicatory Council (``NAC'').
    Second, the commenter questions the proposal to eliminate the
District Nominating Committees and replace them with a process of self-
nomination by individuals who meet the qualification requirements. The
commenter believes that this proposed change will make the voting
process a popularity contest rather than a selection by peers based on
proven track records and industry background.
    FINRA stated that it has witnessed a decline in the number of
eligible individuals willing to serve on the District or District
Nominating committees or to undergo the nomination process. In
response, FINRA proposed to replace District Nomination Committees with
a process of direct candidate nomination and election by the membership
because FINRA believes the proposal will create a more accessible,
transparent, and effective election process. Moreover, FINRA notes that
the District Nominating Committees are made up of a majority of former
District Committee members, or current or former Directors of the FINRA
Regulation Board and Governors

of the FINRA Board. FINRA stated that it intends to seek informal input
from retiring District Committee members regarding potential future
members, thus continuing to draw upon the expertise of this group,
without the need and expense of the current District Nominating
Committees.

V. Commission Findings

    The Commission has carefully reviewed the proposed rule change, the
comment letter, and FINRA's response to the comment, and believes that
FINRA has appropriately responded to the commenter's concerns. The
Commission finds that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder
applicable to a national securities association, and, in particular,
with the provisions of Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\8\ which requires,
among other things, that FINRA rules be designed to prevent fraudulent
and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest.\9\
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C 78o-3(b)(6).
    \9\ In approving the proposed rule change, the Commission has
considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
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    The proposed rule change is designed to streamline the nomination
and election process for District Committees, adjust the size and
composition of District Committees, amend the qualification
requirements, prescribe further term limits for District Committee
members, and make other administrative and technical changes to the
process, and should result in additional candidates willing to serve on
a District Committee. The proposal aligns the representation of members
on the District Committees to be generally consistent with the industry
representation on the FINRA Board of Governors and the industry
representation on the NAC. As FINRA stated in its Response Letter,
three-sevenths of the District Committee members will represent Small
Firms, one-seventh will represent Mid-Sized Firms and three-sevenths
will represent Large Firms. FINRA's goal is to more closely align the
membership of the District Committees with its membership while
streamlining the process for finding and electing candidates to serve
on the District Committee.
    FINRA will prohibit a District Committee member from serving
consecutive three-year terms to bring different perspectives and views
to District Committees. Individuals interested in serving more than one
term may do so on a non-consecutive basis. FINRA is eliminating the
Advisory Council and will seek views on policy issues and
recommendations directly from its membership. With these changes, the
Commission believes that FINRA will be able to realize the goals of the
District Committee system without the time and resource expenditures
now required of Advisory Council members and FINRA staff. Further,
centralizing the election process within the Corporate Secretary's
office should streamline the process making it more efficient. The
Corporate Secretary's office will be able to apply its administrative
experience from other FINRA elections to the process for District
Committee elections. \10\
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    \10\ FINRA will implement the proposal on the first day of the
month following Commission approval.
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VI. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\11\ that the proposed rule change (SR-FINRA-2011-011) be, and
hereby is, approved.
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\12\
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    \12\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Application for Surrender of Conduit Exemption and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

March 24, 2006.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Surrender of Conduit Exemption.
    b. Project No: 7426-002.
    c. Date Filed: February 7, 2006.
    d. Applicant: Lake Hemet Municipal Water District.
    e. Name of Project: North Fork Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Lake Hemet Municipal
Water District's pipeline in Riverside County, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a--825r
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mitchell J. Freeman, Lake Hemet Municipal
Water District, 2480 East Florida Avenue, P.O. Box 5039, Hemet, CA
92544,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    j. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for
analysis at this time, and the Commission is requesting comments, reply
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions.
    k. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: April 24, 2006.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Ms.
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington DC 20426. Please include the project
number (P-7426-002) on any comments or motions filed.
    Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and
the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov

under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings.
    l. Description of Application: Lake Hemet Municipal Water District
proposes to surrender the exemption from licensing for the North Fork
Project. As part of its request, Lake Hemet Municipal Water District
proposes to decommission the project. The Lake Hemet Municipal Water
District will remove all generating and electrical equipment from the
site and water deliveries will continue through the same conduits that
have been historically used.
    m. Location of the Application: This filing is available for review
and reproduction at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, Room
2A, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be
viewed on the Web at using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket
number, here P-7426, in the docket number field to access the document.
For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. A copy is

also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item
(h) above.
    n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    o. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
    p. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to
which the filing refers. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the
particular application.
    q. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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