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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-55001; File No. SR-CBOE-2006-35]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change to Amend Its Trading Rotation Rules

December 21, 2006.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on December 6, 2006, the Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated (``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as
described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared
by the Exchange. The Exchange filed the proposal as a ``non-
controversial'' proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\4\ The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).

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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange is proposing to amend its rules governing trading
rotations. The text of the proposed rule change is available on the
Exchange's Web site (http://www.cboe.com), at the Exchange's Office of

the Secretary and at the Commission.

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 self-regulatory organization
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 those 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 parts 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 purpose of the rule change is to amend CBOE Rule 6.2B, Hybrid
Opening System (``HOSS''), which pertains to both opening and closing
trading rotations for series trading on the CBOE Hybrid Trading System
(``Hybrid''), in order to make various updates and clarifications to
the description of the rotation procedures described in the rule.
Specifically, the existing rule provides that, prior to the opening,
HOSS will accept orders and quotes and will disseminate information to
market participants during the pre-opening period about resting orders
in the Book that remain from the prior business day and any orders
submitted before the opening. The rule will be revised to clarify that
the information made available to market participants during this pre-
opening period includes the expected opening price (``EOP'') and the
expected opening size (``EOS'') given the current resting orders and
quotes.\5\ In addition, the rule will be revised to clarify that the
EOP and EOS are updated intermittently at specific intervals of time
(as opposed to a dynamic update). Various references within the rule
are also being revised to clarify that both orders and quotes are
considered when calculating the EOP and EOS, as well as when
calculating the actual opening price and size. The Exchange intended at
all times, and built HOSS in such a way, that the calculations and
allocation methodologies take into consideration both orders and
quotes. The text of Rule 6.2B is simply being revised to more clearly
state this fact.
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    \5\ The EOP is the price at which the greatest number of orders
and quotes in the Book are expected to trade. An EOP may only be
calculated if: (i) There are market orders in the Book, or the Book
is crossed (highest bid is higher than the lowest offer) or locked
(highest bid equals the lowest offer), and (ii) at least one quote
is present. Spread orders and contingency orders do not participate
in the opening trade or in the determination of the opening price,
EOP or EOS.
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    Currently, the existing procedures call for the HOSS opening
rotation process to be initiated by the system and an opening notice
(the ``Rotation Notice'') sent at a randomly selected time within a
number of seconds after the primary market for the underlying security
disseminates the opening trade or the opening quote, whichever occurs
first. The rule will be revised to provide that the HOSS opening
rotation process be initiated and the Rotation Notice sent at a
randomly selected time within a number of seconds after the primary
market for the underlying security disseminates the opening trade and/
or opening quote.\6\ Thus, the system may be programmed on a class-by-
class basis to initiate the opening process after one event occurs
(i.e., opening trade, opening quote or the earlier of the two) or after
both events occur. The applicable opening parameters will be determined
by the appropriate Procedure Committee and announced to the membership
via Regulatory Circular. Allowing for flexibility on when the system
initiates the opening process and disseminates the opening Rotation
Notice will assist in ensuring a fair and orderly opening.\7\
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    \6\ This process will apply for non-index option classes. For
index option classes, HOSS will continue to initiate the opening
procedure and send the Rotation Notice at a randomly selected time
within a number of seconds after 8:30 a.m. unless unusual
circumstances exist. See renumbered paragraph (b) of CBOE Rule 6.2B.
    \7\ In the event an underlying security has not opened within a
reasonable time after 8:30 a.m. (CT), the proposed text of Rule 6.2B
provides that the DPM or LMM, as applicable, acting in option
contracts on such security shall report the delay to a Floor
Official and an inquiry shall be made to determine the cause of the
delay. The opening rotation for option contracts in such security
shall be delayed until the underlying security has opened unless two
Floor Officials determine that the interest of a fair and orderly
market are best served by opening trading in the option contracts.
In those classes that initiate the Rotation Notice following both
the opening print trade and opening quote, the Exchange anticipates
that the underlying print and quote will generally occur within a
few seconds of one another, and for the most part within sixty
seconds. However, in the particular event where the underlying
security of an option class has not opened within a reasonable time
after 8:30 a.m. (CT) and the DPM or LMM believes the delay is
because the primary market where it has traded (i) has not reported
an opening trade in the underlying security (ii) but has
disseminated opening quotations and not given an indication of a
delayed opening, the DPM or LMM, as applicable, acting in option
contracts on such security shall report the delay directly to the
Exchange's Help Desk (referred to in the rule text as the ``Control
Room'') instead of to a Trading Official. Following such a report,
or following notification by the Control Room to the DPM or LMM of
such an event, the senior official in the Control Room may authorize
the initiation of the opening process in the affected class where
necessary to ensure a fair and orderly market.
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    The existing procedures also provide that the appropriate Exchange
Procedure Committee establish the duration of time between when HOSS
sends the Rotation Notice and HOSS begins opening series on a class
basis at between five and sixty seconds. The rule will be revised to
eliminate the minimum five second requirement but will retain the
maximum sixty second requirement. Thus, under the revised provision,
the appropriate Exchange Procedure Committee will establish the
duration of time between when HOSS sends the Rotation Notice and begins
opening series on a class basis, but the established duration will not
exceed sixty seconds. Pronouncements regarding the applicable duration
will be announced to the membership via Regulatory Circular.
    In addition, the rule is being revised to eliminate outdated
references to a ``Lock Interval,'' which is no longer applicable to the
operation of the HOSS system.\8\ The existing procedures also describe
various conditions under which HOSS will not open a series and the
alternate process that is followed in the event one of the conditions
is present. The rule will be revised to clarify that, if the opening
price is not within an acceptable range determined by the appropriate
Exchange Procedure Committee compared to the lowest quote offer and
highest quote bid, a notification will be sent to market participants
and the senior official in the Exchange's Control Room may authorize
the opening of the affected series where necessary to ensure a fair and
orderly market. The existing rule merely indicated that a notification
would be sent, but did not make explicit the senior official's
authority if this condition should occur.
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    \8\ The Lock Interval was described in the rule a brief period
during which HOSS established the opening price and during which
orders and quotes could be submitted but not included in the opening
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    The existing rule also provides that the HOSS rotation procedures
may be employed to conduct a closing rotation whenever the Exchange
concludes that such action is appropriate in the

interests of a fair and orderly market. Revisions to the rule clarify
that the decision whether to employ a closing rotation in a series
trading on HOSS will be governed by the provisions of Rule 6.2B, and
not the various provisions of Rule 6.2, Trading Rotations. These
changes are intended to clarify that Hybrid closing rotations may be
conducted at expiration for expiring series per Rule 6.2B, but are not
mandatory. The proposal seeks also to make various changes to simplify
the text in Rule 6.2B. Lastly, the rule change will amend various other
related trading rotation rules.\9\ Specifically, the Exchange is
seeking to amend Rule 6.2, to provide that the Designated Primary
Market-Maker (``DPM''), Lead Market-Maker (``LMM'') or Order Book
Official (``OBO'') conducting a rotation for a particular class shall
hold the opening promptly after the primary market for the underlying
security disseminates the opening trade and/or the opening quote unless
unusual circumstances exist.\10\ The current rule provides that the
rotation process should promptly follow the dissemination of the
underlying market's opening trade or quote, whichever occurs first.
These changes to Rule 6.2 are intended to parallel the changes proposed
for Rule 6.2B HOSS rotations. Rule 6.2, as well as Rule 24.13, are also
being revised to clarify that DPMs and LMMs have the discretion to
determine the appropriate rotation order and manner if the appropriate
procedure committee has not acted to establish any policy applicable to
the particular class of options in question, or to deviate from a
previously established rotation policy or procedure with the approval
of two concurring Floor Officials.\11\ This authority is currently
explicit in the text of the two rules with respect to OBOs,\12\ and the
changes are intended to update the text in order to clarify that
similar authority applies to a DPM or LMM in their respective appointed
classes. Finally, Rules 6.2, 6.2A, 6.6 (Unusual Market Conditions) and
24.13 are also being revised to update cross references and to make
various typographical changes to standardize the terminology used
throughout the text.
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    \9\ By way of background, CBOE has four options-related rotation
rules: Rule 6.2 defines options trading rotations generally and
describes procedures for modification of a rotation that are
applicable to all options; Rule 24.13 sets forth particularized
procedures relating to trading in index options; Rule 6.2A pertains
to the Exchange's Rapid Opening System (``ROS''), which is an
automated system for opening and reopening non-Hybrid classes; and
Rule 6.2B, as discussed above, pertains to the Exchange's automated
system for opening and reopening Hybrid classes.
    \10\ The ``unusual circumstances'' exception to the general
procedure that the series of a class be opened promptly after the
primary market opens is carried over from similar language in the
Rule 6.2B HOSS rotation procedures. The inclusion of this language
in Rule 6.2 is intended to acknowledge that, if unusual conditions
or circumstances exist, openings conducted pursuant to that rule may
be delayed in the interest of maintaining a fair and orderly market.
An unusual circumstance might include, but is not limited to, a
market order imbalance or system problems.
    \11\ For example, specific procedures for trading rotations are
described in the Interpretations and Policies to Rules 6.2 and
24.13, as well as in Rules 6.2A and 6.2B.
    \12\ See Rules 6.2 and 24.13; see also Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 35742 (May 19, 1995), 60 FR 28188 (May 30, 1995) (SR-
CBOE-95-04) (order approving changes to certain trading rotation and
opening procedures, including changes related to OBO discretion
regarding the rotation order and manner).
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2. Statutory Basis
    CBOE believes the proposed rule change is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act,\13\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) of the Act,\14\ in particular, in that it is designed to
facilitate transactions in securities, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, to enhance competition, and to protect investors
and the public interest.
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    CBOE does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any
burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of
the purposes of the Act.

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

    The Exchange neither solicited nor received comments on the
proposal.

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

    Because the foregoing rule 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 if consistent with the protection of investors
and the public interest, provided that the self-regulatory organization
has given 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 proposed rule change has become effective
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \15\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
thereunder.\16\ The proposed rule change will become operative 30 days
after the date of the filing.
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \16\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate 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 e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include

File Number SR-CBOE-2006-35 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2006-35. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail 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 inspection and
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Section, 100 F Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090. Copies of such filing also will be
available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the

CBOE. All comments received will be posted without change; the
Commission does not edit personal identifying information from
submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make
available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-
CBOE-2006-35 and should be submitted on or before January 24, 2007.
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    \17\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\17\
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-22451 Filed 12-29-06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8011-01-P


g] 2 oxadiazon residues in surface and ground water are higher than the Agency's calculated DWLOCs for the adult U. S. population. Therefore, the cancer risk exceeds HED's level of concern for lifetime exposure to oxadiazon in drinking water derived from surface and ground water. It should be noted, however, that EDWC values derived from the SCI GROW model for the ground water analysis, are based on high concentrations observed in shallow ground water after agricultural treatment of permeable soils. Since this combination of conditions is encountered in only 1% of the agricultural use area in the U. S., it is not likely that oxadiazon would pose a potential cancer concern for exposure to oxadiazon in ground water ( Barrett, 1998). 44 5.4 Aggregrate Risk Assessments HED did not perform an aggregate risk assessment as part of this reregistration review for oxadiazon because the calculated DWLOC values are based on conservative default values since no monitoring data were available on oxadiazon and the refined model for turf analysis is not completed at this time. In addition, data used to develop residential exposure estimates ( dermal exposure values) were also conservative because the highest mean postapplication TTR residue value from the Jazzercize study ( MRID No. 43517801) along with the data from the wettable powder formulation instead of the the major formulation ( granular) were used. Thus, any aggregation of a conservative water number with a conservative residential exposure estimate would result in an even more conservative expression of aggregate risk. The RARC also noted that guidance from management on this issue is forthcoming.

6.0 CUMULATIVE RISK FQPA of 1996 stipulates that when determining the safety of a pesticide chemical, EPA shall base its assessment of the risk posed by the chemical on, among other things, available information concerning the cumulative effects to human health that may result from dietary, residential, or other non occupational exposure to other substances that have a common mechanism of toxicity. The reason for consideration of other substances is due to the possibility that low level exposures to multiple chemical substances that cause a common toxic effect by a common mechanism could lead to the same adverse health effect as would a higher level of exposure to any of the other substances individually. A person exposed to a pesticide at a level that is considered safe may in fact experience harm if that person is also exposed to other substances that cause a common toxic effect by a mechanism common with that of the subject pesticide, even if the individual exposure levels to the other substances are also considered safe.

HED did not perform a cumulative risk assessment as part of this reregistration review for oxadiazon because HED has not yet initiated a comprehensive review to determine if there are any other chemical substances that have a mechanism of toxicity common with that of oxadiazon. For purposes of this reregistration decision, EPA has assumed that oxadiazon does not have a common mechanism of toxicity with other substances.

On this basis, the Registrant, Bayer Environmental Science, must submit, upon EPA's request and according to a schedule determined by the Agency, such information as the Agency directs to be submitted in order to evaluate issues related to whether oxadiazon shares a common mechanism of toxicity with any other substance and, if so, whether any tolerances for oxadiazon need to be modified or revoked. If HED identifies other substances that share a common mechanism of toxicity with oxadiazon, HED will perform aggregate exposure assessments on each chemical, and will begin to conduct a cumulative risk assessment once the final guidance HED will use for conducting cumulative risk assessments is available.

HED has recently developed a framework that it proposes to use for conducting cumulative risk assessments on substances that have a common mechanism of toxicity. This guidance was issued for 45 public comment on June 30, 2000 ( 65 FR 40644 40650) and is available from the OPP Website at: http:// www. epa. gov/ fedrgstr/ EPA PEST/ 2000/ June/ Day 30/ 6049. pdf . In the draft guidance, it is stated that a cumulative risk assessment of substances that cause a common toxic effect by a common mechanism will not be conducted until an aggregate exposure assessment of each substance has been completed. The proposed guidance on cumulative risk assessment of pesticide chemicals that have a common mechanism of toxicity is expected to be finalized by the summer of 2001.

Before undertaking a cumulative risk assessment, HED will follow procedures for identifying chemicals that have a common mechanism of toxicity as set forth in the " Guidance for Identifying Pesticide Chemicals and Other Substances that Have a Common Mechanism of Toxicity" ( 64 FR 5795 5796, February 5, 1999).

7.0 ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION EPA is required under the FFDCA, as amended by FQPA, to develop a screening program to determine whether certain substances ( including all pesticide active and other ingredients) " may have an effect in humans that is similar to an effect produced by a naturally occurring estrogen, or other such endocrine effects as the Administrator may designate." Following the recommendations of its Endocrine Disruptor Screening and Testing Advisory Committee ( EDSTAC), EPA determined that there was scientific bases for including, as part of the program, the androgen and thyroid hormone systems, in addition to the estrogen hormone system. EPA also adopted EDSTAC's recommendation that the Program include evaluations of potential effects in wildlife. For pesticide chemicals, EPA will use FIFRA and, to the extent that effects in wildlife may help determine whether a substance may have an effect in humans, FFDCA authority to require the wildlife evaluations. As the science develops and resources allow, screening of additional hormone systems may be added to the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program ( EDSP).

When the appropriate screening and/ or testing protocols being considered under the Agency's EDSP have been developed, oxadiazon may be subjected to additional screening and/ or testing to better characterize effects related to endocrine disruption.

8.0 DATA NEEDS/ LABEL REQUIREMENTS 8.1 Toxicology 28 day Inhalation Study ( 870.3465) 46 8.2 Product and Residue Chemistry Current Confidential Statement of Formula containing nominal concentration, upper limits for all components and lower limits for the a. i.

8.3 Occupational and Residential Exposure Concurrent Transfer Coefficient measurements along with TTR studies.

9.0 BIBILOGRAPHY Litt, B. D. ( 1984). Carcinogenicity Risk Assessment for Oxadiazon, dated November 21, 1984 ( HED Document No. 004097).

Farber, T ( 1987). Classification of Oncogenic Potential of Oxadiazon, dated August 27, 1987 ( HED Document No. 007798).

Quest, J. ( 1987). Second Peer Review of Oxadiazon, dated August 14, 1987 ( HED Document No. 007798).

Barrett, M. ( 1998). Updated Documentation on the SCI GROW Method to Determine Screening Concentration Estimates for Drinking Water Derived from Ground Water Sources, dated May 29, 1998.

Brunsman, L. ( 2001). REVISED Oxadiazon Qualitative Risk Assessment ( Q 1 *) Based on SPF Wistar Rat and ICR_ JCL Mouse Dietary Studies with 3/ 4' s interspecies Scaling Factor, dated February 1, 2001 ( HED Document No. 014465).

Diwan, S. ( 2001). Cancer Assessment Document Evaluation of the Carcinogenic Potential of Oxadiazon ( Third Review), dated May 1, 2001 ( HED Document No. 014555).

Hansen, L and McCarroll, N. ( 2001). Oxadiazon: Toxicology Disciplinary Chapter for the Reregistration Eligibility Decision Document, dated July 7, 2001 ( HED Document No. 014614).

Dockter, K. ( 2001). Oxadiazon. List B Registration Case 2485. PC Code 109001. Product Chemistry Chapter for the Reregistration Eligibility Decision [ RED] Document, dated March 2, 2001. D273104.

Gorrell. M. ( 2001). Revocation Letter for Oxadiazon Tolerances March 12, 1991. Letter from Mike Gorrell, Manager, Registrations, Aventis Environmental Science USA to Veronique La Capra, SRRD, USEPA, dated January 24, 2001.

Kahn, F. A. ( 200@ 0. Tier II Estimated Drinking Water Concentrations ( EDWCs) for Human Health Risk for oxadiazon on Florida Golf Course, dated April 15, 2002 ( DP Code D281176). 47 McCarroll, N. ( 2001a). Oxadiazon: Assessment of Mode of Action on Liver Carcinogenicity, dated February 28, 2001. D266361( TXR# 0050506).

McCarroll, N. ( 2001b). Oxadiazon: Report of the Hazard Identification Assessment Review Committee ( HIARC), dated February 8, 2001 ( HED Document No. 014469) D266361.

Melendez, J. L. ( 2001). Tier I Estimated Environmental Concentrations of Oxadiazon, dated May 8, 2001.

Piper, S. ( 2001a). Oxadiazon: List B Registration Case 2485. PC Code 109001. Product Chemistry and Residue Chemistry Chapter for the Registration Eligibility Decision [ RED] Document, dated March 27, 2001. DP Barcode D273740.

Piper, S. ( 2001b). Oxadiazon: ( List B, Case No. 2485) The Outcome of the HED Metabolism Assessment Review Committee Meeting Held on 01/ 31/ 01, dated February 13, 2001. D272425.

Piper, S. and McCarroll, N. ( 2001). Oxadiazon: ( List B, Case No. 2485) Issues to be Presented to the HED Metabolism Assessment Review Committee ( MARC), dated January 10, 2001. D271728.

Stasikowski, M. ( 1999). Updated " Interim Guidance for Incorporating Drinking Water Exposure into Aggregate Risk Assessments", dated August 1, 1999.

Tadayon, S. ( 2001). Occupational and Residential Exposure Assessment and Recommendationsfor the Reregistration Eligibility Decision Document for Oxadiazon, dated May 7, 2001. DP Barcode D273742. 48 SignOff Date: XXXXXXX DP Barcode: D290005 HED DOC Number: XXXXXX Toxicology Branch: TOX1


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2009-0880; Airspace Docket No. 09-ANM-14]

Amendment of Class E Airspace; Rawlins, WY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action will amend Class E airspace at Rawlins, WY, to
accommodate aircraft using a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP)
at Rawlins Municipal/Harvey Field. This will improve the safety of
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) at the airport.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, June 3, 2010. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and
publication of conforming amendments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601
Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On November 9, 2009, the FAA published in the Federal Register a
notice of proposed rulemaking to establish additional controlled
airspace at Rawlins, WY (74 FR 57621). Interested parties were invited
to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments
on the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6002 and
6005 of FAA Order 7400.9T signed August 27, 2009, and effective
September 15, 2009, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part
71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be
published subsequently in that Order.

The Rule

    This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 by amending the Class E airspace for the Rawlins, WY, area
adding additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface to accommodate IFR aircraft executing a new RNAV
(GPS) approach procedure at Rawlins Municipal/Harvey Field, Rawlins,
WY. This action is necessary for the safety and management of IFR
operations at the airport.
    The FAA has determined this regulation only involves an established
body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments
are necessary to keep them operationally current. Therefore, this
regulation: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979);
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the
anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that
will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The FAA's authority to
issue rules regarding aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the U.S.
Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106 discusses the authority of the FAA
Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more
detail the scope of the agency's authority. This rulemaking is
promulgated under the authority described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the FAA is charged with
prescribing regulations to assign the use of airspace necessary to
ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airspace. This
regulation is within the scope of that authority as it establishes
additional controlled airspace at Rawlins Municipal/Harvey Field,
Rawlins, WY.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

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

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

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:

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

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9T, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, signed August 27, 2009, and effective September 15,
2009, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.
* * * * *

ANM WY E2 Rawlins, WY [Amended]

Rawlins Municipal/Harvey Field, Rawlins, WY
    (Lat. 41[deg]48'20'' N., long. 107[deg]12'00'' W.)
Sinclair NDB
    (Lat. 41[deg]48'07'' N., long. 107[deg]05'32'' W.)

    Within a 4.3-mile radius of the Rawlins Municipal/Harvey Field
and within 4.3 miles north and 3 miles south of the 089[deg] bearing
from the Sinclair NDB extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 2.2
miles east of the NDB. This Class E airspace area is effective
during the specific dates and times established in advance by a
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ANM WY E5 Rawlins, WY [Modified]

Rawlins Municipal/Harvey Field, Rawlins, WY
    (Lat. 41[deg]48'20'' N., long. 107[deg]12'00'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.9-mile radius of the Rawlins Municipal/Harvey Field
Airport, and within 4.3 miles each side of the 090[deg] bearing from
the Rawlins Municipal/Harvey Field Airport extending from the
Airport to 15 miles east; that airspace extending upward from 1,200
feet above the surface beginning at lat. 41[deg]30'20'' N., long.
107[deg]59'26'' W.; to lat. 41[deg]51'51'' N., long. 108[deg]04'00''
W.; lat. 41[deg]55'28'' N., long. 107[deg]32'00'' W.; to lat.
42[deg]20'33'' N., long. 107[deg]07'43'' W.; to lat. 42[deg]02'42''
N., long. 106[deg]33'00'' W.; to lat. 41[deg]52'00'' N., long.
106[deg]42'00'' W.; to lat. 41[deg]45'00'' N., long. 106[deg]41'00''
W.; to lat. 41[deg]28'21'' N., long. 106[deg]37'13'' W.; to lat.
41[deg]36'20'' N., long. 107[deg]08'23'' W.; to the point of the
beginning.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington on March 3, 2010.
Clark Desing,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2010-5610 Filed 3-17-10; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register: January 14, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 9)]
[Notices]
[Page 2238-2239]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP07-457-000]

Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Availability of
the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Iroquois 08/09 Expansion
Project

January 4, 2008.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the
natural gas facilities proposed by Iroquois Gas Transmission System,
L.P. (Iroquois) in the above-referenced docket. The Iroquois 08/09
Expansion Project would expand Iroquois' existing system to deliver up
to 200,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas transportation service to
KeySpan Gas East Corporation at South Commack, Long Island.
    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 Iroquois' proposed 08/09 Expansion
Project. Iroquois proposes to construct its project in three phases
which would consist of: looping \1\ its existing pipeline system at
three locations in New York and Connecticut by November 1, 2008 (Phase
1); constructing a new compressor station in Milford, Connecticut with
20,620 horsepower of compression by January 1, 2009 (Phase 2); and
adding a 10,310 horsepower compressor unit to Iroquois' Brookfield
Compressor Station in Brookfield, Connecticut by November 1, 2009
(Phase 3).\2\
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    \1\ A loop is a segment of pipeline that is usually installed to
an existing pipeline and connected to it at both ends. The loop
allows more gas to be moved through the system.
    \2\ The Brookfield Compressor Station was approved by the
Commission on December 21, 2006, as part of Iroquois' Market Access
Project in Docket No. CP02-31-002. Construction of the Brookfield
Compressor Station commenced in the October 2007 and operation of
the station is scheduled to commence in the fall of 2008.
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    The Phase 1 pipeline looping would include construction of 5.8
miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline in Boonville, New York; 1.0 miles of
36-inch-diameter pipeline in Wright, New York; and 1.6 miles of 36-
inch-diameter pipeline in Newtown, Connecticut. The new pipeline
segments would be located adjacent to Iroquois' existing pipeline at
these locations.
    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, (202) 502-
8371.
    Copies of the EA have been mailed to federal, state, and local
agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, newspapers,
and parties to this proceeding.
    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 before the date 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 St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
     Reference Docket No. CP07-457-000;

     Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the
Gas Branch 1, PJ-11.1; and
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before February 4, 2008.
    Please note that the Commission strongly encourages electronic
filing of any comments or interventions or protests to this proceeding.
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 and the

link to the User's Guide. Before you can file comments you will need to
create an account which can be created on-line.
    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).\3\ Only intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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    \3\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing
comments electronically.
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    Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor
status to have your comments considered.
    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. 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 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
notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to
the documents. Go to http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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274.128 of this chapter), as applicable, specifies the circumstances
under which an Interactive Data File must be submitted.

PART 239--FORMS PRESCRIBED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

0
9. The authority citation for part 239 continues to read in part as
follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 77c, 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, 77s, 77z-2, 77z-3,
77sss, 78c, 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o(d), 78o-7 note, 78u-5, 78w(a), 78ll,
78mm, 80a-2(a), 80a-3, 80a-8, 80a-9, 80a-10, 80a-13, 80a-24, 80a-26,
80a-29, 80a-30, and 80a-37; and sec. 107, Pub. L. 112-106, 126 Stat.
312, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
    Sections 239.63 and 239.64 are also issued under 15 U.S.C. 77f,
77g, 77h, 77j, 77s(a), 77sss(a), 78c(b), 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o(d),
78w(a), 80a-8, 80a-24, 80a-29, and 80a-37.

0
10. Amend Form F-10 (referenced in Sec.  239.40) by revising General
Instruction II.L to read as follows:

    Note: The text of Form F-10 does not, and this amendment will
not, appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM F-10

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

* * * * *

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

* * * * *
    II. * * *
    L. Where the offering registered on this Form is being made
pursuant to the home jurisdiction's shelf prospectus offering
procedures or procedures for pricing offerings after the final receipt
has been issued, each supplement to, or supplemented version of, the
home jurisdiction disclosure document(s) prepared under such procedures
shall be filed with the Commission in electronic format via the EDGAR
system within one business day after such supplement or supplemented
version is filed with the principal jurisdiction. Such filings shall be
deemed not to constitute amendments to this registration statement.
Each such filing shall contain in the upper right hand corner of the
cover page the following legend, which may be set forth in longhand if
legible: ``Filed pursuant to General Instruction II.L. of Form F-10;
File No. 33-[insert number of the registration statement].''
    Note: Offerings registered on this Form, whether or not made
contemporaneously in Canada, may be made pursuant to National Policy
Statement No. 44 shelf prospectus offering procedures and procedures
for pricing offerings after the final receipt has been issued. Rules
415 and 430A under the Securities Act are not available for offerings
registered on this Form.
* * * * *
0
11. Amend Form F-X (referenced in Sec.  239.42) by:
0
a. Revising the introductory text to General Instruction II;
0
b. Removing General Instruction II.B.(2) and the corresponding Note on
the cover page; and
0
c. Redesignating General Instruction II.B.(3) as General Instruction
II.B.(2).
    The revisions to read as follows:

    Note: The text of Form F-X does not, and this amendment will
not, appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM F-X

APPOINTMENT OF AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS AND UNDERTAKING

* * * * *

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

* * * * *
    II. A filer must file the Form F-X in electronic format via the
Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR)
system in accordance with the EDGAR rules set forth in Regulation S-T
(17 CFR part 232). For assistance with technical questions about EDGAR,
to request an access code or problems with filing call the EDGAR Filer
Support Office at<PHONE_NUMBER>. For assistance with the EDGAR rules,
call the Division of Corporation Finance at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
* * * * *
0
12. Amend Form SE (referenced in Sec. Sec.  239.64, 249.444, 269.8, and
274.403) by:
0
a. On the cover page removing the text ``__ Rule 311 (Permitted Paper
Exhibit)'';
0
b. Revising paragraph 1.A of the General Instructions; and
0
c. Revising the first sentence of paragraph 3.B of the General
Instructions.
    The revisions to read as follows:

    Note: The text of Form SE does not, and this amendment will not,
appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM SE

FORM FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPER FORMAT EXHIBITS BY EDGAR ELECTRONIC FILERS

* * * * *

FORM SE GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

    1. * * *
    A. Electronic filers must use this form to submit any paper format
exhibit under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, or the Investment Company Act
of 1940, provided that the submission of such exhibit in paper is
permitted under Rule 201 or 202 of Regulation S-T (Sec. Sec.  232.201
or 232.202 of this chapter).
* * * * *
    3. * * *
    B. If you are filing the exhibit under a continuing hardship
exemption under

Rule 202 of Regulation S-T (Sec.  232.202 of this chapter), you may
file the exhibit in paper under cover of Form SE up to six business
days before or on the date of filing of the electronic format document
to which it relates; you may not file the exhibit after the filing date
of the electronic document to which it relates. * * *
* * * * *

PART 240--GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS, SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934

0
13. The authority citation for part 240 continues to read, in part, as
follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 77c, 77d, 77g, 77j, 77s, 77z-2, 77z-3,
77eee, 77ggg, 77nnn, 77sss, 77ttt, 78c, 78c-3, 78c-5, 78d, 78e, 78f,
78g, 78i, 78j, 78j-1, 78k, 78k-1, 78l, 78m, 78n, 78n-1, 78o, 78o-4,
78o-10, 78p, 78q, 78q-1, 78s, 78u-5, 78w, 78x, 78dd, 78ll, 78mm,
80a-20, 80a-23, 80a-29, 80a-37, 80b-3, 80b-4, 80b-11, and 7201 et
seq., and 8302; 7 U.S.C. 2(c)(2)(E); 12 U.S.C. 5221(e)(3); 18 U.S.C.
1350; Pub. L. 111-203, 939A, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010); and Pub. L. 112-
106, sec. 503 and 602, 126 Stat. 326 (2012), unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
    Sections 240.14a-3, 240.14a-13, 240.14b-1 and 240.14c-7 also
issued under secs. 12, 14 and 17, 15 U.S.C. 781, 78n and 78g;
    Sections 240.14c-1 to 240.14c-101 also issued under sec. 14, 48
Stat. 895; 15 U.S.C. 78n;
* * * * *
0
14. Amend Sec.  240.12d1-3 by revising paragraph (c) to read as
follows:

Sec.  240.12d1-3   Requirements as to certification.

* * * * *
    (c) The certification must be filed in electronic format via the
Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR)
system in accordance with the EDGAR rules set forth in Sec.  232 of
this chapter (Regulation S-T).
0
15. Amend Sec.  240.14a-3 by revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:

Sec.  240.14a-3   Information to be furnished to security holders.

* * * * *
    (c) The report sent to security holders pursuant to this rule shall
be submitted in electronic format, in accordance with the EDGAR Filer
Manual, to the Commission, solely for its information, not later than
the date on which such report is first sent or given to security
holders or the date on which preliminary copies, or definitive copies,
if preliminary filing was not required, of solicitation material are
filed with the Commission pursuant to Sec.  240.14a-6, whichever date
is later. The report is not deemed to be ``soliciting material'' or to
be ``filed'' with the Commission or subject to this regulation
otherwise than as provided in this Rule, or to the liabilities of
section 18 of the Act, except to the extent that the registrant
specifically requests that it be treated as a part of the proxy
soliciting material or incorporates it in the proxy statement or other
filed report by reference.
* * * * *
0
16. Amend Sec.  240.14c-3 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:

Sec.  240.14c-3   Annual report to be furnished security holders.

* * * * *
    (b) The report sent to security holders pursuant to this rule shall
be submitted in electronic format, in accordance with the EDGAR Filer
Manual, to the Commission, solely for its information, not later than
the date on which such report is first sent or given to security
holders or the date on which preliminary copies, or definitive copies,
if preliminary filing was not required, of the information statement
are filed with the Commission pursuant to Sec.  240.14c-5, whichever
date is later. The report is not deemed to be ``filed'' with the
Commission or subject to this regulation otherwise than as provided in
this rule, or to the liabilities of section 18 of the Act, except to
the extent that the registrant specifically requests that it be treated
as a part of the information statement or incorporates it in the
information statement or other filed report by reference.
* * * * *

PART 249--FORMS, SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

0
17. The authority citation for part 249 continues to read in part as
follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq. and 7201 et seq.; 12 U.S.C.
5461 et seq.; 18 U.S.C. 1350; Sec. 953(b) Pub. L. 111-203, 124 Stat.
1904; Sec. 102(a)(3) Pub. L. 112-106, 126 Stat. 309 (2012), Sec. 107
Pub. L. 112-106, 126 Stat. 313 (2012), and Sec. 72001 Pub. L. 114-
94, 129 Stat. 1312 (2015), and secs. 2 and 3 Pub. L. 116-222, 134
Stat. 1063 (2020), unless otherwise noted.
    Section 249.220f is also issued under secs. 3(a), 202, 208, 302,
306(a), 401(a), 401(b), 406 and 407, Pub. L. 107-204, 116 Stat. 745,
and secs. 2 and 3, Pub. L. 116-222, 134 Stat. 1063.
    Section 249.240f is also issued under secs. 3(a), 202, 208, 302,
306(a), 401(a), 406 and 407, Pub. L. 107-204, 116 Stat. 745.
* * * * *
    Section 249.310 is also issued under secs. 3(a), 202, 208, 302,
406 and 407, Pub. L. 107-204, 116 Stat. 745.
* * * * *
0
18. Amend Form 20-F (referenced in Sec.  249.220f) by adding Item 10.J
to read as follows:

    Note:  The text of Form 20-F does not, and this amendment will
not, appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 20-F

* * * * *

PART I

* * * * *
    Item 10. * * *
    J. Annual Report to Security Holders. If a registrant is required
to provide an annual report to security holders in response to the
requirements of Form 6-K (Sec.  249.306 of this chapter), the
registrant must submit the annual report to security holders in
electronic format in accordance with the EDGAR Filer Manual.
* * * * *
0
19. Amend Form 40-F (referenced in Sec.  249.240f) by revising General
Instruction B.(3) to read as follows:

    Note:  The text of Form 40-F does not, and this amendment will
not, appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 40-F

* * * * *

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

* * * * *
    B. * * *
    (3) Registrants reporting pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act should file under cover of this form the annual
information form required under Canadian law and the Registrant's
audited annual financial statements and accompanying management's
discussion and analysis. Registrants shall furnish under the cover of
Form 6-K all other information material to an investment decision that
a Registrant:
    (i) makes or is required to make public pursuant to the law of the
jurisdiction of its domicile,
    (ii) filed or is required to file with a stock exchange on which
its securities are traded, or
    (iii) distributes or is required to distribute to its security
holders.

    Note to paragraphs (1) and (3) of General Instruction B: If
General Instructions B.(1) or (3) of this Form require a registrant
to furnish an annual report to security holders, the registrant
shall satisfy this requirement by promptly submitting an English
version of its annual report to security holders in

electronic format in accordance with the EDGAR Filer Manual.

* * * * *
0
20. Amend Form 6-K (referenced in Sec.  249.306) by:
0
a. On the cover page removing the text ``Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):__

    Note:  Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission
in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached
annual report to security holders. Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):__

    Note:  Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission
in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other
document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and
make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the
registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the
registrant's ``home country''), or under the rules of the home
country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as
long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not
required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's
security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already
been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing
on EDGAR.''; and

0
b. Revising paragraph C(2) of the General Instructions;
0
c. Revising paragraph C(3) of the General Instructions; and
0
d. Adding paragraph C(7) of the General Instructions.
    The revisions and additions to read as follows:

    Note:  The text of Form 6-K does not, and this amendment will
not, appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

* * * * *

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

* * * * *
    C. * * *
    (2) An issuer may submit a Form 6-K in paper under a hardship
exemption provided by Rules 201 or 202 of Regulation S-T (17 CFR
232.201 or 232.202).

    Note to paragraph (2):  An issuer that is or will be
incorporating by reference all or part of an annual or other report
to security holders, or of any part of a paper Form 6-K, into an
electronic filing must file the incorporated portion in electronic
format as an exhibit to the filing in accordance with Rule 303(b) of
Regulation S-T (17 CFR 232.303(b)).

    (3) When submitting a Form 6-K in paper under a hardship exemption,
an issuer must provide the appropriate legend required by either Rule
201(a)(2) or Rule 202(c) of Regulation S-T (17 CFR 232.201(a)(2) or
232.202(c)) on the cover page of the Form 6-K.
* * * * *
    (7) Annual Report to Security Holders. If General Instruction B of
this form requires an issuer to furnish an annual report to security
holders, the issuer shall satisfy this requirement by promptly
submitting an English version of its annual report to security holders
in electronic format in accordance with the EDGAR Filer Manual.
* * * * *
0
21. Amend Form 10-K (referenced in Sec.  249.310) by revising paragraph
(a) that follows the text ``Supplemental Information to be Furnished
With Reports Filed Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act by Registrants
Which Have Not Registered Securities Pursuant to Section 12 of the
Act''.

    Note:  The text of Form 10-K does not, and this amendment will
not, appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.;

    The revision reads as follows:
    (a) Except to the extent that the materials enumerated in (1) and/
or (2) below are specifically incorporated into this Form by reference,
every registrant which files an annual report on this Form pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Act must furnish to the Commission for its
information at the time of filing its report on this form, an
electronic submission in accordance with the EDGAR Filer Manual, of the
following:
* * * * *
0
22. Amend Form 11-K (referenced in Sec.  249.311) by:
0
a. Revising General Instruction E; and
0
b. Adding paragraph 5 of Required Instructions.
    The revisions and additions to read as follows:

    Note:  The text of Form 11-K does not, and this amendment will
not, appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 11-K

FOR ANNUAL REPORTS OF EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE, SAVINGS AND SIMILAR
PLANS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

* * * * *

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

* * * * *

E. Electronic Filers

    Reports on this Form must be filed in electronic format. See Rule
101(a)(xxvi) of Regulation S-T (Sec.  232.101(a)(xxvi) of this
chapter).
* * * * *

REQUIRED INFORMATION

    5. Where a plan prepares its financial statements in accordance
with these Items section, an Interactive Data File (Sec.  232.11 of
this chapter) is required to be submitted to the Commission in the
manner provided by Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Sec.  232.405 of this
chapter).
    Instruction to paragraph 5: When an Interactive Data File is
submitted as provided by Rule 405(a)(4) of Regulation S-T (Sec.
232.405(a)(4) of this chapter), the exhibit index must include the word
``Inline'' within the title description for any eXtensible Business
Reporting Language (XBRL)-related exhibit.
* * * * *
0
23. Amend Form CB (referenced in Sec.  239.800 and Sec.  249.480) by:
0
a. Removing the line ``Filed or submitted in paper if permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(8) [ ]'' and the corresponding Note on the
cover page; and
0
b. Removing General Instruction II.A.(2) and redesignating General
Instruction II.A.(3) and (4) as General Instruction II.A.(2) and (3).

    By the Commission.

    Dated: November 4, 2021.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-24523 Filed 11-19-21; 8:45 am]
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