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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2011-0279]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New
Information Collection Request: Motorcoach Passenger Survey: Motorcoach
Safety and Pre-Trip Safety Awareness and Emergency Preparedness
Information

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA
announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval. The FMCSA requests approval of a new ICR titled,
``Motorcoach Passenger Survey: Motorcoach Safety and Pre-Trip Safety
Awareness and Emergency Preparedness Information (OMB Control Number
2126-XXXX),'' to assess the current levels of voluntary compliance by
motorcoach operators and to obtain passenger opinions of the
implementation of pre-trip safety awareness and emergency preparedness
information. On May 15, 2013, FMCSA published a Federal Register notice
allowing for a 60-day comment period on the ICR. The Agency received no
comments on the notice. In addition, on October 18, 2011, FMCSA
published an initial emergency request and 30-day notice, and received
no comments.

DATES: Please send your comments by May 19, 2014. OMB must receive your
comments by this date in order to act on the ICR.

ADDRESSES: All comments should reference Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2011-0279. Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on the proposed information
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the attention
of

the Desk Officer, Department of Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, and sent via electronic mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or faxed to<PHONE_NUMBER>, or mailed to the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dee Williams, Chief, Compliance
Division, Office of Enforcement and Compliance,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>MC-PRS, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, 6th Floor, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Motorcoach Passenger Survey: Motorcoach Safety and Pre-Trip
Safety Awareness and Emergency Preparedness Information.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-XXXX.
    Type of Request: New information collection.
    Respondents: Motorcoach passenger trips.\1\
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    \1\ A passenger trip is one passenger from a trip. The number of
passenger trips may include one individual taking multiple
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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,200 motorcoach passenger trips.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes maximum, with an average of
5 minutes for most respondents.
    Form Numbers: Form MCSA-5868, Motorcoach Passenger Survey: Pre-Trip
Safety Awareness and Emergency Preparedness Information--To collect
motorcoach passengers' responses during one-of-five in-person survey
events.
    Expiration Date: N/A. This is a new information collection.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 533 hours [3,200 respondents x 10
minutes/60 minutes = 533 hours].

Background

    Due to several recent fatal motorcoach crashes, the Congress, the
Department of Transportation (DOT), specifically the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and other Federal oversight
agencies, including the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB),
have increased their scrutiny over the motorcoach industry and the
enforcement of and compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs). NTSB issued safety recommendations, H-99-007 and
H-99-008, to the Department of Transportation (DOT), on February 26,
1999, requiring motorcoach operators to provide passengers with pre-
trip safety awareness information. This recommendation resulted from
NTSB's investigation of two motorcoach crashes from the late 1990s
which revealed that passengers felt a general sense of panic, not
knowing what to do on a motorcoach in the case of an emergency. The
intent of the recommendation is to empower passengers to take their
personal safety into their own hands in the event of an imminent hazard
or emergency situation. The decision was made to implement the
recommendation through voluntary adoption and compliance of pre-trip
safety briefings in the motorcoach industry.
    The goals and objectives of this survey are to assess the current
levels of voluntary compliance by motorcoach operators and to obtain
passenger opinions of the implementation of the pre-trip safety
awareness and emergency preparedness information. The Form MCSA-5868
will be used to survey motorcoach passengers. This information, along
with its conclusions, will not serve as a national estimate, but will
provide the Agency a general sense of voluntary compliance and
suggestions for improvement. FMCSA will use the information to
determine whether further evaluation is needed to support future
program, policy, and regulatory initiatives. As appropriate, the
information will be presented to NTSB and Congress, while also
contributing to the general literature regarding practices for
improving motorcoach safety in the United States.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed
collection is necessary for the FMCSA to perform its functions; (2) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for the FMCSA to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information.

    Issued under the authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.87 on: April 7,
2014.
G. Kelly Leone,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Information Technology
and Chief Information Officer.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-79146; File No. SR-MIAX-2016-36]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami International Securities
Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change to Amend the MIAX Options Fee Schedule

October 24, 2016.
    Pursuant to the provisions of Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice
is hereby given that on October 14, 2016, Miami International
Securities Exchange LLC (``MIAX'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') a proposed rule
change as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been
prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange is filing a proposal to amend the MIAX Options Fee
Schedule (the ``Fee Schedule'').
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
Web site at http://www.miaxoptions.com/filter/wotitle/rule_filing, at
MIAX's principal office, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend the Fee Schedule to reflect the
addition of

new features to a number of existing interfaces and data feeds, and one
new market data feed, as described below, to support the trading of
complex orders on the Exchange. The Exchange is not proposing to adopt
any new fees at this time and is simply proposing to state in the Fee
Schedule that the interfaces and data feeds listed below will support
the trading of complex orders on MIAX initially at no additional
charge.
Background
    The Exchange recently adopted new rules governing the trading in,
and detailing the functionality of the MIAX System \3\ in the handling
of, complex orders on the Exchange.\4\ In order to support the trading
of complex orders on the Exchange, the Exchange is proposing to expand
several current interfaces and data feeds (for which a fee is presently
charged) to include complex orders in the current interfaces and data
feeds and in the proposed new data feed. The Exchange is not proposing
to adopt new fees, and instead is proposing to enhance the current
interfaces and data feeds, and to introduce a new data feed, cToM
(described below) to support the trading of complex orders on the
Exchange.
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    \3\ The term ``System'' means the automated trading system used
by the Exchange for the trading of securities. See Exchange Rule
100.
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79072 (October 7,
2016), 81 FR 71131 (October 14, 2016) (SR-MIAX-2016-26) (Order
Approving a Proposed Rule Change to Adopt New Rules to Govern the
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Interfaces
    The Exchange is proposing to include complex orders in its current
interfaces to the System that enable Members to connect with the System
for various uses. Specifically, the Exchange is proposing to enhance
the MIAX Financial Information Exchange (``FIX'') Port, the MIAX
Express Interface (``MEI'') Port, the MIAX Clearing Trade Drop
(``CTD'') Port, and the MIAX FIX Trade Drop (``FXD'') Port (each
described below) to support the trading of complex orders on MIAX. The
Exchange is proposing to reflect this enhancement by adding new
language to the Fee Schedule describing the application of these
interfaces to complex orders.
FIX Port
    The Financial Information Exchange (``FIX'') Port \5\ allows
Members to electronically send orders in all products traded on the
Exchange. Section 5(d)(i) of the Fee Schedule currently provides that
MIAX will assess monthly FIX Port Fees on Members in each month the
Member is credentialed to use a FIX Port in the production environment
and based upon the number of credentialed FIX Ports. The Exchange is
proposing to amend Section 5(d)(i) of the Fee Schedule to state clearly
in footnote 25 that a FIX Port is an interface with MIAX systems that
enables the Port user (typically an Electronic Exchange Member
(``EEM'') \6\ or a Market Maker) to submit simple and complex orders
electronically to MIAX.
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    \5\ A FIX Port is an interface with MIAX systems that enables
the Port user (typically an EEM or a Market Maker) to submit orders
electronically to MIAX.
    \6\ The term ``Electronic Exchange Member'' means the holder of
a Trading Permit who is not a Market Maker. Electronic Exchange
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MEI Port
    The MIAX Express Interface (``MEI'') \7\ Port, allows Market Makers
to submit electronic quotes to the Exchange. Section 5(d)(ii) of the
Fee Schedule provides that MIAX will assess monthly MEI Port Fees on
Market Makers in each month the Member has been credentialed to use the
MEI Port in the production environment and has been assigned to quote
in at least one class. The amount of the monthly MEI Port Fee is based
upon the number of classes in which the Market Maker was assigned to
quote on any given day within the calendar month, and upon various
levels of class volume percentages. In addition to its current
features, the MEI Port will now include the identification of the
complex strategies currently trading on MIAX. The Exchange is proposing
to amend Section 5(d)(ii) of the Fee Schedule to state clearly in
footnotes 27, 28 and 29 that MIAX Express Interface is a connection to
MIAX systems that enables Market Makers to submit simple and complex
electronic quotes to MIAX; that Full Service MEI Ports provide Market
Makers with the ability to send Market Maker simple and complex quotes,
eQuotes, and quote purge messages to the MIAX System; and that Limited
Service MEI Ports provide Market Makers with the ability to send simple
and complex eQuotes and quote purge messages only, but not Market Maker
Quotes, to the MIAX System.
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    \7\ MIAX Express Interface is a connection to MIAX systems that
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CTD Port
    The Clearing Trade Drop (``CTD'') provides Exchange members with
real-time clearing trade updates. The updates include the Member's
clearing trade messages on a low latency, real-time basis. The trade
messages are routed to a Member's connection containing certain
information. The information includes, among other things, the
following: (i) Trade date and time; (ii) symbol information; (iii)
trade price/size information; (iv) Member type (for example, and
without limitation, Market Maker, EEM, Broker-Dealer); and (v) Exchange
Member Participant Identifier (``MPID'') for each side of the
transaction, including Clearing Member MPID. CTD Port Fees are assessed
in any month the Member is credentialed to use the CTD Port in the
production environment. The Exchange is proposing to state clearly in
Section 5(d)(iii) of the Fee Schedule that the CTD Port users will
receive strategy specific information for complex transactions.
FXD Port
    The FIX Drop Copy Port (``FXD'') is a messaging interface that
provides a copy of real-time trade execution, trade correction and
trade cancellation information to FIX Drop Copy Port users who
subscribe to the service. FIX Drop Copy Port users are those users who
are designated by an EEM to receive the information and the information
is restricted for use by the EEM only. FXD Port Fees are assessed in
any month the Member is credentialed to use the FXD Port in the
production environment. The Exchange is proposing to state clearly in
Section 5(d)(iv) of the Fee Schedule that the FXD is a messaging
interface that will provide a copy of real-time trade execution, trade
correction and trade cancellation information for simple and complex
orders to FIX Drop Copy Port users who subscribe to the service. FXD
Port users will receive a copy of real-time trade execution, trade
correction and cancellation information for transactions in simple and
complex orders on MIAX.
Market Data Feeds
    The Exchange is also proposing to expand the scope of certain
market data products to include data relating to complex orders traded
on the Exchange at no additional cost to subscribers. Specifically, the
Exchange is proposing to expand the MIAX Top of Market (``ToM'') feed,
the MIAX Order Feed (``MOR''), and the Administrative Information
Subscriber (``AIS'') data feeds, as described below, to include data
for complex orders traded on MIAX.
MIAX ToM and cToM
    MIAX Top of Market (``ToM'') is a market data product that provides
a

direct data feed that includes the Exchange's best bid and offer, with
aggregate size, based on displayable order and quoting interest on the
Exchange. The ToM data feed includes data that is identical to the data
sent to the processor for the Options Price Reporting Authority
(``OPRA'').
    The Exchange is proposing to provide complex order market data in a
similar fashion by way of a new market data product known as MIAX
Complex Top of Market (``cToM''). The cToM data feed is a separate new
product that is complex order specific and is available to those who
wish to subscribe to it. cToM will provide subscribers with the same
information as the ToM market data product as it relates to the
Strategy Book, i.e., the Exchange's best bid and offer for a complex
strategy, known as the ``cMBBO,'' with aggregate size, based on
displayable order and quoting interest in the complex strategy on the
Exchange.\8\
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    \8\ For a complete description of ToM, see Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 69007 (February 28, 2013), 78 FR 14617 (March 6,
2013) (SR-MIAX-2013-05).
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    cToM will also contain a feature (``feature'') that provides the
number of Priority Customer \9\ contracts that are included in the size
associated with the Exchange's best bid and offer. This feature will be
implemented on a date determined by the Exchange and communicated to
membership via Regulatory Circular. The Exchange will announce the
implementation date of the feature no later than 90 days after the
publication of the Commission Order (``Order'') approving the trading
of complex orders on MIAX in the Federal Register.\10\ The
implementation date will be no later than 90 days following publication
of the Regulatory Circular announcing publication of the approval Order
in the Federal Register.
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    \9\ The term ``Priority Customer'' means a person or entity that
(i) is not a broker or dealer in securities, and (ii) does not place
more than 390 orders in listed options per day on average during a
calendar month for its own beneficial account(s). See Exchange Rule
100.
    \10\ See supra note 4.
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    In addition, cToM will provide subscribers with the identification
of the complex strategies currently trading on MIAX; complex strategy
last sale information; and the status of securities underlying the
complex strategy (e.g., halted, open, or resumed). As stated above,
cToM is distinct from ToM, and anyone wishing to receive cToM data must
subscribe to cToM regardless of whether they are a current ToM
subscriber. ToM subscribers are not required to subscribe to cToM, and
cToM subscribers are not required to subscribe to ToM. The cToM feed
will be available initially at no cost, as reflected in the proposed
changes to the table in Section 6(a) of the Fee Schedule.
AIS
    The Exchange will include certain administrative information
concerning complex orders to Administrative Information Subscribers
(``AIS''). The AIS market data feed includes opening imbalance
condition information; opening routing information; Expanded Quote
Range information, as provided in MIAX Rule 503(f)(5); Post-Halt
Notification, as provided in MIAX Rule 504(d); and Liquidity Refresh
condition information, as provided in MIAX Rule 515(c)(2)
(collectively, the ``administrative information''). An AIS is a market
participant that connects with the MIAX System for purposes of
receiving the administrative information. Thus, an AIS that elects not
to receive the top of market data through a subscription to cToM or act
as a MIAX Market Maker will be able to receive the administrative
information via connectivity to the MIAX System through an AIS
Port.\11\ The Exchange proposes to enhance AIS to include information
concerning the commencement of a Complex Auction under the complex
order rules.\12\ The addition of complex order information to the AIS
data feed is a value-added feature of AIS, and the Exchange proposes to
state clearly in Section 6(b) of the Fee Schedule that the AIS market
data feed will include administrative information for simple and
complex orders. The fee for the AIS market data feed is currently
waived for distributors that also subscribe to ToM. The Exchange
proposes to amend Section 6(b) of the Fee Schedule to provide that the
AIS market data feed is also waived if the distributor subscribes to
cToM.
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    \11\ An AIS Port provides an AIS with the connectivity necessary
to receive administrative information from the MIAX System. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 73326 (October 9, 2014), 79 FR
62233 (October 16, 2014) (SR-MIAX-2014-51).
    \12\ See supra note 4.
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MOR
    The Exchange proposes to include complex order information as an
enhanced feature of the MIAX Order Feed (``MOR'') data product. MOR is
a real-time full order book data feed that provides information for
orders on the MIAX Book. MOR will now also include the same information
regarding complex orders on the Strategy Book. MOR will provide real-
time information to enable users to keep track of the Strategy Book for
all complex strategies traded on MIAX. Specifically, MOR will now
include information concerning the identification of complex orders on
the Strategy Book (as described in the proposal to establish rules for
the trading of complex orders on the Exchange).\13\ MOR will provide
real-time data including the limit price, origin, and size of each
order for the entire Strategy Book to its users and the Exchange
proposes to state clearly in Section 6(c) of the Fee Schedule that the
AIS market data feed will include administrative information for simple
and complex orders.
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2. Statutory Basis
    MIAX believes that its proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 6(b) of the Act \14\ in general, and furthers the objectives of
Section 6(b)(4) \15\ of the Act, in that it is designed to provide for
an equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other charges
among Exchange Members and other persons using its facilities, because
it applies equally to all Members and any persons using the facilities
or services of the Exchange.
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    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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    In addition, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change also
furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) \16\ of the Act in
particular, in that it is designed to prevent fraudulent and
manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, to foster cooperation and coordination with
persons engaged in facilitating transactions in securities, to remove
impediments to and perfect the mechanisms of a free and open market and
a national market system and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest, and it is not designed to permit unfair discrimination
among customers, brokers, or dealers.
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    The proposed addition of complex order information to the various
enumerated ports and market data products are [sic] designed to promote
just and equitable principles of trade by providing MIAX participants
with trading information and market data that should enable them to
make informed decisions concerning complex orders on the MIAX Exchange
by using the data provided by MIAX to assess market conditions that
directly affect such decisions. The proposal to include the value-added
feature of complex order information to existing ports and data
products removes impediments to, and is designed to further perfect,
the mechanisms of a free and open market

and a national market system by making the MIAX market, more
transparent and accessible to market participants as MIAX begins to
trade complex orders.

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

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. On the contrary, the
Exchange believes that the addition of information concerning complex
orders to the various ports and market data products will enhance
inter-market competition by supplementing existing ports and data
products with information concerning complex orders traded on MIAX.
This transparency and access should enable MIAX to compete with other
exchanges for order flow in complex orders in the options markets.
    Additionally, respecting intra-market competition, the value-added
features relating to complex orders in the various ports and data
products are available to all subscribers at no additional cost, thus
providing all subscribers to the ports and data products with an even
playing field with respect to information and access to trade complex
orders on MIAX.

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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \17\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\18\
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    \17\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \18\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change at
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
The Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) normally does
not become operative for 30 days from the date of filing. However,
pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\19\ the Commission may designate a
shorter time if such action is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked the
Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay. The Commission believes
that waiving the 30-day operative delay is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. Such waiver will allow
the Exchange to offer the features relating to the trading of complex
orders that will be embedded in the Exchange's enumerated ports and
market data products on the date that coincides with the projected
October 24, 2016 launch of the trading of complex orders on the
Exchange.\20\ Accordingly, the Commission hereby waives the 30-day
operative delay requirement and designates the proposed rule change as
operative upon filing with the Commission.
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    \19\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \20\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has also considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest; for the protection of investors; or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-MIAX-2016-36 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-MIAX-2016-36. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-MIAX-2016-36, and should be
submitted on or before November 18, 2016.
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    \21\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\21\
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP07-430-000]

Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of
Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Colorado
Lateral Expansion Project

January 11, 2008.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the
natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Kinder Morgan Interstate
Gas Transmission, LLC (Kinder Morgan) in the above-referenced docket.
Kinder Morgan's proposal (the Colorado Lateral Expansion Project) is to
construct about 41.4 miles of 12-inch-diameter pipeline in Weld County,
Colorado.
    The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The staff concludes that approval of
the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality
of the human environment.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the proposed Colorado Lateral Expansion
Project, as well as five lateral distribution pipelines totaling 10.8
miles, also in Weld County, Colorado.
    The purpose of the Colorado Lateral Expansion Project is to provide
an additional reliable source of natural gas to Greeley, Colorado. This
project would add 57 million cubic feet per day of pipeline capacity
from the Cheyenne Hub to distribution points in the Greeley market
area.
    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC. A limited
number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public
inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference
Room, 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426.
    Copies of the EA have been mailed to federal, state, and local
agencies; public interest groups; newspapers and libraries in the
project area; parties to the proceeding; and those who have expressed
an interest in this project by returning the August 30, 2007 Notice of
Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Colorado
Lateral Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental
Issues.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. To ensure
consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is
important that we receive your comments as specified below. Please
carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your comments are
received in time and properly recorded:
     Send an original and two copies of your comments to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
     Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas
Branch 1, PJ-11.1;
     Reference Docket No. CP07-430-000; and
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before February 11, 2008.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any
comments, interventions, or protests to this proceeding. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions of the Commission's Web site
at http://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' link and the link to the

User's Guide. Before you can file comments you will need to create a
free account by clicking on ``Login to File'' and then ``New User
Account.'' You will be asked to select the type of filing you are
making. This filing is considered a ``Comment on Filing.''
    Comments will be considered by the Commission but will not serve to
make the commentor a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to
become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene
pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Only intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission's decision. Anyone may intervene in this
proceeding based on this EA. You must file your request to intervene as
specified above.\1\ You do not need intervenor status to have your
comments considered.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
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    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the
FERC Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link.

Click on the eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number
field (i.e., CP07-430). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date
range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,

contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. The eLibrary link on the FERC Internet website
also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notifications of these filings, document summaries and direct links to
the documents. Go to the eSubscription link on the FERC Internet
website.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R07-OAR-2020-0695; FRL-10021-11-Region 7]

Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Missouri Reid Vapor Pressure
Requirement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final
action to approve a revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for
the State of Missouri. This final action will amend the SIP to remove
the Kansas City, Missouri low Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) fuel
requirement which required gasoline sold in the Kansas City, Missouri
area to have a seven pounds per square inch Reid Vapor Pressure from
June 1 to September 15. The majority of the state is subject to the
Clean Air Act (CAA) nine pounds per square inch Reid Vapor Pressure
fuel requirement from June 1 to September 15. In addition, the EPA has
issued a separate proposal for the Kansas side of the Kansas City
metropolitan area.

DATES: This final rule is effective on April 12, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-R07-OAR-2020-0695. All documents in the docket are
listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available through https://www.regulations.gov or please contact the person identified in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for additional information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jed D. Wolkins, Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 7 Office, Air Quality Planning Branch, 11201
Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219; telephone number: (913) 551-
7588; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document ``we,'' ``us,'' and
``our'' refer to the EPA.

Table of Contents

I. What is being addressed in this document?
II. Background
III. Have the requirements for approval of a SIP revision been met?
IV. What action is the EPA taking?
V. Impacts on the Boutique Fuels List
VI. Incorporation by Reference
VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. What is being addressed in this document?

    The EPA is approving a revision to the Missouri SIP, submitted by
the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR) on September 15,
2020. The revision removes the seven pounds per square inch (psi) Reid
Vapor Pressure (RVP) fuel requirement for the Kansas City, Missouri,
area; consisting of Clay, Jackson, and Platte Counties. The former SIP-
approved rule, 10 CSR 10-2.330, required gasoline sold in the three
counties to have a RVP of seven psi or less from June 1 through
September 15. After the effective date of this final action, the Kansas
City, Missouri area will only be subject to the CAA RVP fuel
requirement of nine psi or less from June 1 through September 15.

II. Background

    The EPA established a 1-hour ozone national ambient air quality
standard (NAAQS) in 1971.\1\ See 36 FR 8186 (April 30, 1971). On March
3, 1978, the EPA designated Clay, Platte and Jackson Counties
(hereinafter referred to in this document as the ``Kansas City area'')
in nonattainment of the 1971 1-hour ozone NAAQS, as required by the CAA
Amendments of 1977. See 43 FR 8962 (March 3, 1978). On February 8,
1979, the EPA revised the 1-hour ozone NAAQS, referred to as the 1979
ozone NAAQS. See 44 FR 8202 (February 8, 1979).
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    \1\ The 1-hour ozone NAAQS was originally promulgated as a
photochemical oxidant standard. See 36 FR 8186 (April 30, 1971). In
1979, the EPA substituted the word ``ozone'' for ``photochemical
oxidant.'' See 44 FR 8202 (February 8, 1979). In doing so, the EPA
stated that ``(t)he intent of the standard (total-oxidant
reduction), the control strategies, and the index of Progress toward
attainment (measured ozone levels) remain unchanged.'' Id. at 8203.
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    The EPA redesignated the Kansas City area to attainment of the 1979
1-hour ozone standard and approved Missouri's ozone maintenance plan
for the Kansas City area on July 23, 1992. See 57 FR 27939 (June 23,
1992). Pursuant to section 175A of the CAA, the first 10-year
maintenance period for the 1-hour ozone standard began on July 23,
1992, the effective date of the redesignation approval.
    In 1995, the Kansas City area violated the 1979 1-hour ozone
standard. Missouri revised the control strategy and contingency
measures in the maintenance plan, which was approved on June 24, 2002.
See 67 FR 20036 (April 24, 2002). The revised control strategy included
10 CSR 10-2.330, Control of Gasoline Reid Vapor Pressure.
    On January 1, 1997, Missouri adopted the seven and two tenths (7.2)
psi RVP limit from June 1 to September 15.\2\ The EPA approved this
rule into the SIP on April 24, 1998.\3\ On April 3, 2001, Missouri
revised the rule to seven (7.0) psi RVP limit from June 1 to September
15.\4\ The EPA approved this rule into the SIP on February 13, 2002.\5\
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    \2\ The Missouri rule allowed an additional one psi for gasoline
containing 9 to 10% ethanol.
    \3\ See 63 FR 20318.
    \4\ The Missouri rule allows an additional one psi for gasoline
containing 9 to 10% ethanol.
    \5\ See 67 FR 6658.
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    On July 18, 1997, the EPA established a new 8-hour ozone NAAQS
(hereafter the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS). See 62 FR 38856 (July 18,
1997). This newly established 8-hour ozone NAAQS replaced the prior 1-
hour ozone NAAQS.
    On April 30, 2004, the EPA published a final rule in the Federal
Register stating the 1979 1-hour ozone NAAQS would no longer apply
(i.e., would be revoked) for an area one year after the effective date
of the area's designation for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS. See 69 FR
23951 (April 30, 2004). The Kansas City Area was designated as an
unclassifiable area for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS, effective June 15,
2004. See id. However, on May 3, 2005, the EPA published a final rule
designating the Kansas City area as an attainment area for the 1997 8-
hour ozone NAAQS based on new monitoring data. See 70 FR 22801 (May 3,
2005). The effective date of the revocation of the 1979 1-hour ozone
standard for the Kansas City area was June 15, 2005. See 70 FR 44470
(August 3, 2005). Missouri achieved the required maintenance of the
1979 1-hour ozone standard in 2014.
    On September 15, 2020, Missouri requested that the EPA remove 10
CSR 10-2.330 from the SIP. Section 110(l) of the CAA prohibits the EPA
from approving a SIP revision that interferes with any applicable
requirement concerning attainment and reasonable further progress
(RFP), or any other applicable requirement of the CAA. As detailed in
the proposal, Missouri adequately demonstrated that removal of this
rule will not affect the area's ability to attain or maintain any air
quality standards.

III. Have the requirements for approval of a SIP revision been met?

    The State submission has met the public notice requirements for SIP
submissions in accordance with 40 CFR 51.102. The submission also
satisfied the completeness criteria of 40 CFR part 51, appendix V. The
State provided public notice on this SIP revision from February 18,
2020 to April 2, 2020 and held a public hearing on March 26, 2020.
Missouri received three comments. Missouri adequately responded to the
comments but did not change the removal request based on the comments.
In addition, as explained in the proposal, the revision meets the
substantive SIP requirements of the CAA, including section 110 and
implementing regulations.\6\
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IV. What action is the EPA taking?

    The EPA is taking final action to approve Missouri's removal of the
state RVP requirement from the SIP for the Kansas City, Missouri area.
As discussed in the proposal the removal of the RVP requirement will
not affect the area's ability to attain or maintain any air quality
standard.
    The EPA published the proposed approval of Missouri's removal of
the state RVP requirement from the SIP for the Kansas City, Missouri
area on December 23, 2020. The thirty-day public comment period closed
on January 22, 2021. The EPA received no public comments on the
proposal. However, the proposal contained an error concerning 40 CFR
52.1323, paragraph (n), as it included a rescinded date, February 22,
2021. The date should have contained a placeholder that indicated that
the effective date of the rescission was 30 days following publication
of the final rule in the Federal Register. We are noting the error here
and are correcting 40 CFR 52.1323 paragraph (n) to reflect the correct
effective date of the rescission.

V. Impacts on the Boutique Fuels List

    Section 1541(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 required the EPA,
in consultation with the U.S. Department of Energy, to determine the
number of fuels programs approved into all SIPs as of September 1, 2004
and to publish a list of such fuels. On December 28, 2006, the EPA
published the original list of boutique fuels. See 71 FR 78192
(December 28, 2006). On December 4, 2020 the EPA updated the list of
boutique fuels to remove boutique fuels that were no longer in approved
SIPs. See 85 FR 78412 (December 4, 2020). The EPA maintains the current
list of boutique fuels on its website at: https://www.epa.gov/gasoline-standards/state-fuels. The boutique fuels list is based on a fuel type
approach. CAA section 211(c)(4)(C)(v)(III) requires that the EPA remove
a fuel from the published list if it is either identical to a Federal
fuel or is removed from the SIP in which it is approved. Under the
adopted fuel type approach, the EPA interpreted this requirement to
mean that a fuel would have to be removed from all states' SIPs in
which it was approved in order to remove the fuel type from the list.
See 71 FR 78195 (December 28, 2006). The 7.0 psi RVP fuel program as
approved into Missouri's SIP, is a fuel type that is included in the
EPA's boutique fuel list. See 85 FR 78412 (December 4, 2020).
Subsequent to the effective date of today's action, the EPA will update
the State Fuels web page to remove Missouri's 7.0 psi RVP program from
the list of boutique fuels.

VI. Incorporation by Reference

    In this document, the EPA is amending regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. As described in the amendments to 40 CFR
part 52 set forth below, the EPA is removing provisions of the EPA-
Approved Missouri Regulations from the Missouri State Implementation
Plan, which is incorporated by reference in accordance with the
requirements of 1 CFR part 51.

VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Administrator is required to
approve a SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act
and applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly,
this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements
and does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by
state law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTA) because this rulemaking does not
involve technical standards; and
     Does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority
to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or
environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe
has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not
impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal
law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9,
2000).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by May 11, 2021. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor
does it

extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may be
filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or action.
This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its
requirements (see section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: March 2, 2021.
Edward H. Chu,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, the EPA amends 40 CFR part
52 as set forth below:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart AA--Missouri

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2. In Sec.  52.1320, the table in paragraph (c) is amended by removing
the entry ``10-2.330'' under the heading ``Chapter 2--Air Quality
Standards and Air Pollution Control Regulations for the Kansas City
Metropolitan Area''.

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3. In Sec.  52.1323, add paragraph (n) to read as follows:

Sec.  52.1323   Approval status.

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    (n) Missouri rule 10 CSR 10-2.330 was rescinded on April 12, 2021.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER05-1515-000]

Texas Retail Energy, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order

November 4, 2005.
    Texas Retail Energy, LLC (Texas Retail) filed an application for
market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff. The
proposed rate tariff provides for the sales of capacity, energy, and
ancillary services at market-based rates and for the reassignment of
transmission capacity. Texas Retail also requested waiver of various
Commission regulations. In particular, Texas Retail requested that the
Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by Texas Retail.
    On November 3, 2005, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director,
Division of Tariffs and Market Development--South, granted the request
for blanket approval under Part 34. The Director's order also stated
that the Commission would publish a separate notice in the Federal
Register establishing a period of time for the filing of protests.
Accordingly, any person desiring to be heard or to protest the blanket
approval of issuances of securities or assumptions of liability by
Texas Retail should file a motion to intervene or protest with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214
(2004).
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing motions to
intervene or protests is December 5, 2005.
    Absent a request to be heard in opposition by the deadline above,
Texas Retail is authorized to issue securities and assume obligations
or liabilities as a guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise in
respect of any security of another person; provided that such issuance
or assumption is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes
of Texas Retail, compatible with the public interest, and is reasonably
necessary or appropriate for such purposes.
    The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that
neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by
continued approval of Texas Retail's issuances of securities or
assumptions of liability.
    Copies of the full text of the Director's Order are available from
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The Order may also be viewed on the Commission's
Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary link. Enter the

docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number
filed to access the document. 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
under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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