[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 202 (Monday, October 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62693-62694]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24871]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-73346; File No. SR-NYSEMKT-2014-88]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Make Conforming
Amendments to Reflect Recent Deletion of Rule 343--Equities

October 14, 2014.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby
given that on October 10, 2014, NYSE MKT LLC (the ``Exchange'' or
``NYSE MKT'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C.78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to make conforming amendments to reflect its
recent deletion of Rule 343--Equities. The text of the proposed rule
change is available on the Exchange's Web site at www.nyse.com, at the
principal office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public
Reference Room.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, the 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 Exchange proposes to make conforming amendments to reflect its
recent deletion of Rule 343--Equities. The Exchange deleted Rule 343--
Equities and its interpretation, effective as of April 7, 2014.\4\ The
Exchange accordingly proposes to delete obsolete references to Rule
343--Equities in Rule 321--Equities, governing formation or acquisition
of subsidiaries by member organizations, and Rule 476A, which governs
minor rule violations.
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 71988 (April 22,
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\5\ in general, and furthers the
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\6\ in particular, because it
is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices,
to foster cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in
facilitating transactions in securities, and to remove impediments to
and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national
market system and, in general, help to protect investors and the public
interest. Specifically, the Exchange believes that deleting references
to obsolete rules removes impediments to and perfects the mechanism of
a free and open market by removing confusion that may result from
having references to obsolete rules in the Exchange's rulebook. The
Exchange further believes that the proposal removes impediments to and
perfects the mechanism of a free and open market by ensuring that
persons subject to the Exchange's jurisdiction, regulators, and the
investing public can more easily navigate and understand the Exchange's
rulebook. The Exchange believes that eliminating references to obsolete
rules would not be inconsistent with the public interest and the
protection of investors because investors will not be harmed and in
fact would benefit from increased transparency as to which rules are
operable, thereby reducing potential confusion. Removing such obsolete
cross references will also further the goal of transparency and add
clarity to the Exchange's rules
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposed change is not
designed to address any competitive issue but rather would make the
Exchange's rules internally consistent, thereby reducing confusion and
making the Exchange's rules easier to understand and navigate.

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

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.

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

    The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \7\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\8\
Because the 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 prior to
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, the proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \8\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).

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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \9\ normally
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the
filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\10\ the Commission
may designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. NYSE MKT has asked the
Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that the proposal may
become operative on filing. The Commission believes that waiving the
30-day operative delay is consistent with the public interest and
investor protection, as it removes references to a rule that has been
deleted by NYSE MKT. This change will make NYSE MKT's rules more
accurate. Therefore, the Commission hereby waives the 30-day operative
delay and designates the proposal effective on filing.\11\
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    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \10\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \11\ 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.
78c(f).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under
Section 19(b)(2)(B) \12\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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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-NYSEMKT-2014-88 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEMKT-2014-88. 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 such filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of NYSE MKT. 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-NYSEMKT-2014-88 and should
be submitted on or before November 10, 2014.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-24871 Filed 10-17-14; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 65 (Friday, April 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18900-18901]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07538]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2847-001; ER10-2818-001; ER10-2806-001; ER10-
1948-003.
    Applicants: TransAlta Centralia Generation LLC, TransAlta Energy
Marketing Corporation, TransAlta Energy Marketing (U.S.) Inc., FPL
Energy Wyoming, LLC.
    Description: Supplement to December 31, 2013 Triennial Market Power
Analysis in Northwest Region and Notice of Change in Status of the
Transalta MBR Entities.
    Filed Date: 3/27/14.
    Accession Number: 20140327-5192.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/17/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1001-001.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Revised LGIA and Distrib Service Agmt with Coram
California Development, L.P. to be effective 12/15/2013.
    Filed Date: 3/28/14.
    Accession Number: 20140328-5005.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/18/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1343-001.
    Applicants: Bargain Energy, LLC.
    Description: Bargain Energy MBR Supplement--Clone to be effective
4/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 3/28/14.
    Accession Number: 20140328-5000.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/18/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1487-002.
    Applicants: Quantum Auburndale Power, LP.
    Description: Quantum Auburndale Power, LP Revised Electric Tariff
Filing to be effective 3/29/2014.
    Filed Date: 3/28/14.
    Accession Number: 20140328-5071.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/18/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1487-003; ER13-1489-002; ER13-1488-001.
    Applicants: Quantum Auburndale Power, LP, Quantum Lake Power, LP,
Quantum Pasco Power, LP.
    Description: Notification of Non-Material Change in Status of the
Quantum Entities.
    Filed Date: 3/26/14.
    Accession Number: 20140326-5183.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/16/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1489-003.
    Applicants: Quantum Lake Power, LP.
    Description: Notification of Non-Material Change in Status of
Quantum Lake Power, LP.
    Filed Date: 3/26/14.
    Accession Number: 20140326-5184.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/16/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1603-000.
    Applicants: CCES LLC.
    Description: CCES Notice of Cancellation--Clone to be effective 3/
28/2014.
    Filed Date: 3/27/14.
    Accession Number: 20140327-5174.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/17/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1604-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: 2014 TACBAA Update to be effective 6/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 3/28/14.
    Accession Number: 20140328-5002.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/18/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1605-000.
    Applicants: Nevada Power Company.
    Description: Notice of Termination of Dynamic Scheduling Agreement
of Nevada Power Company.
    Filed Date: 3/27/14.
    Accession Number: 20140327-5190.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/17/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1606-000.
    Applicants: Cosima Energy, LLC.
    Description: Cosima Energy MBR Tariff Filing to be effective 5/1/
2014.
    Filed Date: 3/28/14.
    Accession Number: 20140328-5098.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/18/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1607-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Queue W1-072A--AT5; Original SA No. 3796 &
Cancellation of SA No. 3380 to be effective 2/26/2014.
    Filed Date: 3/28/14.
    Accession Number: 20140328-5145.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/18/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1608-000.
    Applicants: Public Service Electric and Gas Company, PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: PSE&G submits revisions to OATTAtt H-10A re BLC
Project to be effective 5/28/2014.
    Filed Date: 3/28/14.
    Accession Number: 20140328-5168.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/18/14.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following public
utility holding company filings:

    Docket Numbers: PH14-8-000.
    Applicants: Sycamore Gas, Inc.
    Description: Sycamore Gas, Inc. submits FERC 65-A Exemption
Notification.

    Filed Date: 3/27/14.
    Accession Number: 20140327-5198.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/17/14.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: March 28, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67207-67209]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26755]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-70801; File No. SR-CME-2013-25]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change
Related to the Reference Rate for Singapore Dollar Denominated Interest
Rate Swaps

November 4, 2013.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'' or ``Exchange Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice
is hereby given that on October 22, 2013, Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Inc. (``CME'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared primarily by CME. CME filed the
proposal pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act,\3\ and Rule
19b-4(f)(4)(ii) \4\ thereunder so that the proposal was effective upon
filing with the Commission. 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)(4)(ii).

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

    CME is filing a proposed rule change that is limited to its
business as a derivatives clearing organization. More specifically, the
proposed rule change would make one discrete change related to the
reference rate for Singapore Dollar (``SGD'') denominated interest rate
swaps (``IRS'').

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

    In its filing with the Commission, CME included statements
concerning the purpose 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. CME has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B,
and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

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

    CME is registered as a derivatives clearing organization with the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission and currently offers clearing
services for many different futures and swaps products. With this
filing, CME proposes to make a change to CME Rule 90102.E relating to
the removal of the SGD-SOR-Reuters reference rate and the addition of
the SGD-SOR-VWAP reference rate for SGD denominated IRS. These changes
will be effective on filing.
    On September 30, 2013 the Association of Banks in Singapore changed
the calculation of certain financial benchmarks which included SGD-SOR.
As a result, CME is delisting the SGD-SOR-Reuters reference rate of the
discontinued benchmark and adding the reference rate SGD-SOR-VWAP for
the new benchmark. The proposed change will allow clearing of SGD
denominated IRS with the proper reference rate.
    The changes that are described in this filing are limited to CME's
business as a derivatives clearing organization clearing products under
the exclusive jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
(``CFTC'') and do not materially impact CME's security-based swap
clearing business in any way. CME notes that it has already submitted
the proposed rule changes that are the subject of this filing to its
primary regulator, the CFTC, in CME Submission 13-476.
    CME believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
requirements of the Exchange Act including Section 17A of the Exchange
Act.\5\ The proposed rule change will remove the SGD-SOR-Reuters
reference rate of the discontinued benchmark and will add the reference
rate SGD-SOR-VWAP for the new benchmark to allow clearing of SGD
denominated IRS with the proper reference rate. As such, the rule
change is designed to promote the prompt and accurate clearance and
settlement of securities transactions and, to the extent applicable,
derivatives agreements, contracts, and transactions, to assure the
safeguarding of securities and funds which are in the custody or
control of the clearing agency or for which it is responsible, and, in
general, to protect investors and the public interest consistent with
Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Exchange Act.\6\
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1.
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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    Furthermore, the proposed changes are limited in their effect to
futures and swaps products offered under CME's authority to act as a
derivatives clearing organization. These products are under the
exclusive jurisdiction of the CFTC. As such, the proposed CME changes
are limited to CME's activities as a derivatives clearing organization
clearing swaps that are not security-based swaps; CME notes that the
policies of the CFTC with respect to administering the Commodity
Exchange Act are comparable to a number of the policies underlying the
Exchange Act, such as promoting market transparency for over-the-
counter derivatives markets, promoting the prompt and accurate
clearance of transactions and protecting investors and the public
interest.
    Because the proposed changes are limited in their effect to swaps
products offered under CME's authority to act as a derivatives clearing
organization, the proposed changes are also properly classified as
effecting a change in an existing service of CME that:
    (a) Primarily affects the clearing operations of CME with respect
to products that are not securities, including futures that are not
security futures, and swaps that are not security-based swaps or mixed
swaps; and
    (b) does not significantly affect any securities clearing
operations of CME or any rights or obligations of CME with respect to
securities clearing or persons using such securities-clearing service.
    As such, the changes are therefore consistent with the requirements
of Section 17A of the Exchange Act \7\ and are properly filed under
Section 19(b)(3)(A) \8\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(4)(ii) \9\ thereunder.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1.
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(4)(ii).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    CME does not believe that the proposed rule change will have any
impact, or impose any burden, on competition. The rule change simply
delists the SGD-SOR-Reuters reference rate of the discontinued
benchmark and adds the reference rate SGD-SOR-VWAP for the new
benchmark.

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

    CME has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit, comments
regarding this proposed rule change. CME has not received any
unsolicited written comments from interested parties.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) \10\ of the Act and Rule 19b-4(f)(4)(ii) \11\ thereunder.
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.\12\
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(4)(ii).
    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(C).
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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 No. SR-CME-2013-25 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary,

Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC,
20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CME-2013-25. 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 or
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of CME and on CME's
Web site at http://www.cmegroup.com/market-regulation/rule-filings.html.
    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-CME-2013-25
and should be submitted on or before November 29, 2013.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
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Comment Info: =================

General Comment:Dear Mr. Zeller:

I am writing as an individual consumer to request an extension of the comment period for the Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA") Proposed Rule Deeming Tobacco Products to be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Family Smoking and Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (the "Proposed Rule") published at 79 Fed. Reg. 23,142 and Federal Register No. 2014-09491. On behalf of myself, I am requesting that the comment period for the Proposed Rule be extended by the FDA for an additional 105 days, from its current 75-day period, to 180 days.

The Proposed Rule raises a number of significant issues and questions that are important and relevant to me, as a consumer of products that are proposed for regulation under the Proposed Rule. The Proposed Rule asks about a hundred different questions I might want to respond to. I want to provide my thoughts and comments on many of these issues, but my time to devote to researching and providing thoughtful comments on these important questions is limited. I have already spent many hours researching and dissecting these issues, but they take time. I know that the FDA took many years to even come up with the Proposed Rule, so I do not think it is at all unreasonable to allow the public a mere six months to comment on it. This is our only opportunity, as consumers, to provide our feedback.

I feel very strongly about e-cigarettes as an alternative to combustible cigarettes. Quite simply, I firmly believe that they saved my life. I wish to provide you with my personal story, as well as science- and evidence-based responses to your questions so that you can take my comment into account. I realize that the FDA has the authority under 21 CFR 10.40 to extend this time frame and that the FDA has exercised this authority on numerous occasions in the past. I would therefore ask that you do so here, so that all stakeholders have the opportunity to provide their comments on this proposed regulation.

I have been vaping for a year and a half now. I had quit tobacco cigarettes for about 2 years, after smoking for about 20 years. Some circumstances came about in my life that drove me to go buy a pack of cigarettes. I lit one up. It tasted horrible and smelled worse. I decided to give an e-cigarette a try. The taste was wonderful and the smell was almost non-existent! There was a problem. The disposable e-cig that I purchased said on the packaging it was equal to 2 packs of tobacco cigarettes. That was a lie. I got maybe 40 puffs out of it before it quit working. I decided to purchase a more advanced eGo kit from on online vendor. At that point I was satisfied that not only would I never smoke another tobacco cigarette again, but I would be healthier as well. In the time that I have been vaping, I have not had one cold or sinus infection. I would get a sinus infection at least 3 times a year before. In closing I would like to say the variety of personal vaporizers and the vast assortment of flavored e-juices on the market today is what has kept from returning to tobacco cigarettes. And I have personally converted 3 friends of mine that were heavier smokers that I was to vaping. Thank you for your time and I hope you think about what is best for the people concerning this matter.

I appreciate your consideration of my request and am happy to discuss this issue with you further.


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2018-0079]

Agency Information Collection: Activity for OMB Review: Agency
Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: 2105-0009, Advisory Committee Candidate Biographical
Information Request Form

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Department of Transportation invites the general public, industry
and other governmental parties to comment on the information collection
request (ICR) OMB No. 2105-0009 Committee Candidate Biographical
Information Request Form. The information collection request previously
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expired on May
31, 2012. The collection is needed to facilitate background
investigations of individuals seeking or currently appointed to a
Department committee. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following information collection was
published June 11, 2018, and the comment period ended August 10, 2018.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by October 1, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  David Freeman, Program Analyst,
Executive Secretariat, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001 or telephone: (202) 366-
2918.
    Refer to OMB Control No. 2105-0009.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to the attention of the

DOT/OST Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by email at
[email protected] with the associated OMB Control Number
2105-0009.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Committee Candidate Biographical Information Request.
    OMB Control No.: 2105-0009.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of previously approved
information collection.
    Form No.: DOT F1120.1.
    Abstract: The requested reintroduction of the approved control
number expands the information collection request (ICR) OMB No. 2105-
0009, ``Advisory Committee Candidate Biographical Information
Request,'' to include all DOT committee candidates and will be used to
gather information from individuals interested in appointment to a
committee and individuals who have been recommended for a membership on
a committee to ensure fair and balanced membership. DOT is also
revising the name of the collection to ``Committee Candidate
Biographical Information Request'' consistent with the scope of the
collection.
    Respondents: Individuals who have contacted DOT to indicate
interest in appointment to a committee and individuals who have been
recommended for membership on a committee. Only one collection is
expected per individual.
    Number of Respondents: 100 annually.
    Frequency: One time.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden: 25 hours.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will be have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of
burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collection; and (d)
ways to minimize the collection of information on the respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology without reducing the quality of the information
collected. All comments will become a matter of public record.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as mended; and 49 CFR 1:48.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
David Freeman,
Program Analyst, DOT Executive Secretariat.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9297-2; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0398]

Draft Toxicological Review of Methanol (Non-Cancer) in Support of
Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public comment period and listening session.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 60-day public comment period and listening
session for the external review draft human health assessment titled,
``Toxicological Review of Methanol (Non-Cancer): In Support of Summary
Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (EPA/
635/R-11/001). The draft assessment was prepared by the National Center
for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA Office of Research
and Development (ORD). EPA is releasing this draft assessment solely
for the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under applicable
information quality guidelines. This draft assessment has not been
formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be
construed to represent any Agency policy or determination.
    In January 2010, EPA released an external peer review draft IRIS
Toxicological Review for methanol (EPA/635/R-09/013), containing both
cancer and non-cancer analyses, and requested that the Science Advisory
Board conduct a review of this human health assessment. Following a
report from the National Toxicology Program, EPA placed the external
peer review of the draft IRIS Methanol Toxicological Review on hold.
The National Toxicology Program report recommended that pathology
reviews be carried out to resolve differences of opinion in the
diagnoses of certain tumors reported in a Ramazzini Institute methanol
research study, which was cited and used to support some of the
conclusions in the draft IRIS assessment. As a result, EPA and the
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences plan to jointly
sponsor an independent Pathology Working Group (PWG) review of select
studies conducted at the Institute. EPA is today releasing the draft
IRIS Methanol Toxicological Review (Non-Cancer) for public comment
while continuing to hold the cancer assessment that was previously
released in January 2010. The data and studies used in the draft IRIS
Methanol Toxicological Review (Non-Cancer) are unrelated to the tumor
diagnoses being re-examined by the PWG. The information, analyses and
conclusions of the draft assessment announced in this notice are
identical to the non-cancer portions of the draft assessment previously
released in January 2010. Comments relevant to the non-cancer methanol
assessment that were received during the previous public comment period
for the joint cancer and non-cancer assessment will be considered along
with new comments.
    An EPA listening session will be held on May 26, during the public
comment period for this draft assessment. The purpose of the listening
session is to allow all interested parties to present scientific and
technical comments on the draft IRIS health assessment to EPA and other
interested parties attending the listening session. EPA welcomes the
comments that will be provided to the Agency by the listening session
participants. The comments will be considered by the Agency as it
revises the draft assessment after the external peer review. EPA will
compile a list of meeting participants, including the name, principal
affiliation, and sponsor of each person attending or calling in to the
meeting. The list of listening session participants as well as
presentations and written materials given to NCEA will be made a part
of the public record.
    After public review and comment, an EPA contractor will hold a
meeting of expert panelists for independent external peer review of
this draft assessment. The public comment period and external peer
review meeting are separate processes that provide opportunities for
all interested parties to comment on the assessment. The external peer
review meeting, to be scheduled at a later date, will be open to the
public and announced in the Federal Register. Public comments submitted
during the public comment period will be provided to the external peer
reviewers before the panel meeting and considered by EPA in the
disposition of public comments. Public comments received after the
public comment period closes will not be submitted to the external peer
reviewers and will only be considered by EPA if time permits.

DATES: The public comment period begins April 18, 2011, and ends June
17, 2011. Comments should be in writing and must be received by EPA by
June 17, 2011.
    The listening session on the draft assessment for methanol will be
held on May 26, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m., Eastern Time.
Interested parties who wish to attend the listening session should
register no later than May 19. If you wish to present at the listening
session, indicate in your registration that you would like to make oral
comments and provide the length of your presentation. To register to
speak and/or listen send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(subject line: Methanol Listening Session); call Christine Ross at 703-
347-8592; or fax a registration request to<PHONE_NUMBER>. Please
reference the ``Methanol Listening Session'' and include your name,
title, affiliation, sponsor information, full address and contact
information. Indicate if you will need audio-visual equipment (e.g.,
laptop computer and slide projector). In general, each presentation
should be no more than 30 minutes. If, however, there are more requests
for presentations than the allotted time allows, then the time limit
for each presentation will be adjusted. A copy of the agenda for the
listening session will be available at the meeting. If no speakers have
registered by May 19, the listening session will be cancelled, and EPA
will notify those registered of the cancellation.

ADDRESSES: The draft ``Toxicological Review of Methanol (Non-Cancer):
In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS)'' is available primarily via the Internet on the NCEA
home page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available from
the Information

Management Team (Address: Information Management Team, National Center
for Environmental Assessment (Mail Code: 8601P), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER>). If you request a
paper copy, please provide your name, mailing address, and the draft
assessment title.
    Comments may be submitted electronically via http://www.regulations.gov, by e-mail, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand
delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
    The listening session on the draft assessment for methanol will be
held at the EPA offices at Potomac Yard North Building, N-7100, 2733
South Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22202. Please note that to
gain entrance to this EPA building to attend the Methanol Listening
Session, you must have photo identification and must register at the
guard's desk in the lobby. The guard will retain your photo
identification and will provide you with a visitor's badge. At the
guard's desk, you should provide the name Christine Ross and the
telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER> to the guard on duty. The guard will
contact Ms. Ross who will meet you in the reception area to escort you
to the meeting room. When you leave the building, please return your
visitor's badge to the guard and you will receive your photo
identification.
    A teleconference line will also be available for registered
attendees/speakers. The teleconference number is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the
access code is<PHONE_NUMBER>, followed by the pound sign ().
The teleconference line will be activated at 8:45 a.m., and you will be
asked to identify yourself and your affiliation and sponsors at the
beginning of the call.
    Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: EPA
welcomes public attendance at the Methanol Listening Session and will
make every effort to accommodate persons with disabilities. For
information on access or services for individuals with disabilities,
please contact Christine Ross by phone at<PHONE_NUMBER> or by e-mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>To request accommodation for a
disability, please contact Ms. Ross, preferably at least 10 days prior
to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your
request.
    Additional Information: For information on the docket, http://www.regulations.gov, or the public comment period, please contact the
Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 2822T),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
or e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For information on the Methanol Listening Session, please contact
Christine Ross, IRIS Staff, National Center for Environmental
Assessment (Mail Code: 8601P), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-
347-8592; facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER>; or e-mail:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For information on the draft assessment, please contact Jeffrey
Gift, PhD, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for
Environmental Assessment, Mail Code B243-01, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive,
Durham, NC 27711; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER> or
e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Information About IRIS

    EPA's IRIS is a human health assessment program that evaluates
quantitative and qualitative risk information on effects that may
result from exposure to chemical substances found in the environment.
Through the IRIS Program, EPA provides the highest quality science-
based human health assessments to support the Agency's regulatory
activities. The IRIS database contains information for more than 540
chemical substances that can be used to support the first two steps
(hazard identification and dose-response evaluation) of the risk
assessment process. When supported by available data, IRIS provides
oral reference doses (RfDs) and inhalation reference concentrations
(RfCs) for chronic noncancer health effects and cancer assessments.
Combined with specific exposure information, government and private
entities use IRIS to help characterize public health risks of chemical
substances in a site-specific situation and thereby support risk
management decisions designed to protect public health.

II. How to Submit Comments to the Docket at http://www.regulations.gov

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-
0398 by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket
(Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. The telephone number is
202-566-1752. If you provide comments by mail, please submit one
unbound original with pages numbered consecutively, and three copies of
the comments. For attachments, provide an index, number pages
consecutively with the comments, and submit an unbound original and
three copies.
     Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is located in the EPA
Headquarters Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Deliveries are only accepted during the
docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information. If you provide comments by
hand delivery, please submit one unbound original with pages numbered
consecutively, and three copies of the comments. For attachments,
provide an index, number pages consecutively with the comments, and
submit an unbound original and three copies.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2009-0398. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the
specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will
be marked ``late,'' and may only be considered if time permits. It is
EPA's policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket
without change and to make the comments available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless comments include information claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or
otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means that EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comments. If you send e-mail
comments directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comments that are placed in the public
docket and made available on the Internet. If you

submit electronic comments, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comments and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comments due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comments. Electronic files should
avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption and be
free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's
public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
at http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OEI Docket in the
EPA Headquarters Docket Center.

    Dated: March 28, 2011.
Darrell A. Winner,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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[FRL 9985-65-OAR]

Meeting of the Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's), Mobile Sources Technical
Review Subcommittee (MSTRS) will meet on January 10, 2019. The MSTRS is
a subcommittee under the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee. This is an
open meeting. The meeting will include discussion of current topics and
presentations about activities being conducted by EPA's Office of
Transportation and Air Quality. The preliminary agenda for the meeting
and any notices about change in venue will be posted on the
subcommittee's website: http://www2.epa.gov/caaac/mobile-sources-technical-review-subcommittee-mstrs-caaac. MSTRS listserv subscribers
will receive notification when the agenda is available on the
subcommittee website. To subscribe to the MSTRS listserv, send an email
to [email protected].

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 10, 2019, from 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting is currently scheduled to be held at Dupont
Circle Hotel, 1500 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Washington DC 20036. However,
this date and location are subject to change and interested parties
should monitor the subcommittee website (above) for the latest
logistical information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Courtney McCubbin, Designated
Federal Officer, Transportation and Climate Division, Mailcode 6406A,
U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email: [email protected].
    Background on the work of the subcommittee is available at: https://www.epa.gov/caaac/mobile-sources-technical-review-subcommittee-mstrs-caaac.
    Individuals or organizations wishing to provide comments to the
subcommittee should submit them to Ms. McCubbin at the address above by
December 27, 2018. The subcommittee expects that public statements
presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously
submitted oral or written statements.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the meeting, the subcommittee may
also hear progress reports from some of its workgroups as well as
updates and announcements on activities of general interest to
attendees.
    For Individuals with disabilities: For information on access or
services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Ms. McCubbin
(see above). To request accommodation of a disability, please contact
Ms. McCubbin, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give
EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: October 16, 2018.
Christopher Grundler,
Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

46 CFR Part 7

[Docket No. USCG-2011-0925]

Special Load Line Exemption for the Gulf of Mexico: Petition for
Rulemaking

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of a petition for
rulemaking, and requests public comment accordingly. The petition was
submitted by a river barge operator, who requests that the Coast Guard
establish a special load line exemption on the Gulf of Mexico. The
requested exemption would allow non-load line river barges to transit
along the west coast of Florida, en route to/from Tampa Bay.

DATES: Comments and related material must either be submitted to our
online docket via http://www.regulations.gov on or before December 31,
2012, or reach the Docket Management Facility by that date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2011-0925 using any one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (4) Hand Delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
contact Mr. Thomas Jordan, Naval Architecture Division (CG-ENG-2), U.S.
Coast Guard Headquarters, at telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments and related material on the
rulemaking petition for a special load line exemption on the Gulf of
Mexico. All comments received will be posted, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information you have
provided.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
notice (USCG-2011-0925) and provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation. You may submit your comments and material online, or by
fax, mail or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. We
recommend that you include your name and a mailing address, an email
address, or a telephone number in the body of your document so that we
can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov
enter ``USCG-2011-0925'' in the ``Search'' box and click ``Search'',
then click on the balloon shape in the ``Actions'' column. If you
submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an
unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you submit them by mail and would
like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped,
self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and
material received during the comment period.

Viewing the Rulemaking Petition and Comments

    To view the petition and comments that have been submitted to the
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, enter ``USCG-2011-0925'' in
the ``Search'' box and click ``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket
Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column. If you do not have access to the
internet, you may view the docket in person by visiting the Docket
Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the
Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. We have an agreement with the Department of
Transportation to use the Docket Management Facility.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act, system of
records notice regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008,
issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Background and Purpose

    The rulemaking petition requests that the Coast Guard establish a
special load line-exempted route along the west coast of Florida, which
would allow non-load line river barges to transit to/from Tampa Bay.
The action requested by the petition pertains to current load line
regulations, the extent of the Boundary Line in the Gulf of Mexico, and
the use of non-load line river barges on a coastwise route. These are
discussed further below.
    Load line assignment. Most commercial vessels that are 79 feet in
length or longer, and that proceed on domestic or international voyages
outside the U.S. Boundary Line, must be assigned a load line. The
purpose of load line assignment is to ensure the overall seaworthiness
of the vessel. This is accomplished through the application of several
design and construction requirements, such as: Robust hull construction
that can withstand severe sea conditions; protection of critical
openings (such as hatchways, doors, ventilators, etc.) with
weathertight or watertight closures; ensuring that the vessel has
adequate stability and strength for all operating conditions; and
limiting the loaded draft (by use of load line marks) to ensure that
the vessel is not overloaded and has reserve buoyancy.
    Furthermore, the vessel must be surveyed annually (by a surveyor
from the load line assigning authority) to verify that all of these
features are maintained in operable condition, and that no damage or
modification has been done to the vessel that compromises its
seaworthiness. The benefit in meeting these requirements is that the
vessel is considered safe and seaworthy enough for offshore voyages,
even under severe weather conditions. This gives the

operator maximum flexibility in the commercial employment of the
vessel. There are costs associated with load line assignment, however:
Higher construction cost for the vessel, and the cost of the annual
surveys.
    Because river barges are not exposed to any sea conditions, they
are not typically constructed to meet the load line standards for
coastwise or offshore service. Although this makes them less expensive
to build and operate, they do not qualify for load line assignment and
therefore are not normally permitted to operate outside the Boundary
Line.
    (More information on load lines and the Boundary Line can be found
on the Coast Guard's load line Web site at: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/cg5212/loadlines.asp)
    Boundary Line in the Gulf of Mexico. Most commercial vessels become
subject to load line requirements when they cross outside the U.S.
Boundary Line (which is delineated in 46 CFR Part 7). In the Gulf of
Mexico between the Marquesas Keys, FL, and the mouth of the Rio Grande
River, TX, the Boundary Line is located 12 nautical miles offshore.
This effectively creates a nearshore marine corridor where non-load
line vessels, including river barges, may proceed between ports along
the Gulf coast. The premise behind this is that weather conditions in
the Gulf are generally benign enough, and places of refuge are close
enough at hand, that non-load line vessels can safely operate along the
coast, and readily evade bad weather if necessary.
    However, there is a stretch of shallow water--as denoted by the 12-
foot water depth contour--extending ten to twelve miles offshore along
the western coast of Florida between Crystal River and Tarpon Springs.
These water depths are relatively shallow for commercial shipping, and
severely constrict the non-load line corridor. To stay within
sufficient depth of water along this shallow stretch, a vessel may need
to transit outside the Boundary Line, thereby necessitating a load line
assignment.
    Petition for a special load line exemption. In order to extend the
existing non-load line nearshore corridor all the way to Tampa Bay,
Parker Towing Company, Inc. (Parker Towing), has submitted to the Coast
Guard a rulemaking petition to create a load line-exempted route
outside the Boundary Line along the western coast of Florida. The
Parker Towing petition can be viewed in the docket, but to summarize:
The proposed exempted route extends for approximately 32 nautical
miles, between Crystal River and Tarpon Springs, FL. At its furthest
point, the exempted route would be three nautical miles outside the 12-
mile Boundary Line. In addition to the route, the petition also
proposes to limit the exemption to unmanned barges, carrying non-
hazardous and non-liquid cargoes, under restricted weather conditions.
The benefit of the exemption is that it would allow non-hazardous
cargoes to be loaded onto ordinary, non-load line river barges at
upriver terminals in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, for
direct delivery to Tampa Bay, FL terminals.
    The petition also discusses the ``M-10 Marine Highway Corridor.''
This pertains to a transportation study by the U.S. Department of
Transportation Maritime Administration (MarAd) of coastal shipping
routes that could be utilized to alleviate trucking congestion on
overland highways (in this case, the I-10 interstate corridor through
the Gulf coast states). More information on America's Marine Highway
Program is posted on the MarAd AMH Web site at: http://www.marad.dot.gov/ships_shipping_landing_page/mhi_home/mhi_home.htm.

Other Similar Load Line Exemption Regimes

    Although river barges are not normally permitted to operate outside
the U.S. Boundary Line, there are a few limited routes where they are
permitted to operate under restricted conditions. The exemption
proposed in the Parker Towing petition is similar to a load line
exemption regime established for river barges operating on Lake
Michigan (per 46 CFR 45.171, et seq., a copy of which is included in
the docket).

Request for Comments

    In deciding whether or not to move forward with the requested
rulemaking, the Coast Guard must consider several issues: the safety of
the operation, protection of the marine environment, resource demands
on the Coast Guard (particularly compliance verification and
enforcement), and the potential economic costs and benefits.
    Public comments on these issues, as well as other points that are
pertinent to this petition, are encouraged. Upon review, the Coast
Guard will decide whether or not to proceed with a rulemaking to
establish the proposed exempted route.
    This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 46
U.S.C. 5108.

    Dated: September 10, 2012.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-94242]

In the Matter of New York Stock Exchange LLC, NYSE American LLC,
NYSE Arca, Inc., NYSE Chicago, Inc., and NYSE National, Inc.; Order
Granting Petition for Review and Scheduling Filing of Statements
Regarding an Order Disapproving Proposed Rule Changes, as Modified by
Partial Amendment No. 1, To Amend Each Exchange's Fee Schedule To Add
Two Partial Cabinet Bundles Available in Co-Location and Establish
Associated Fees

    This matter comes before the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') on petition to review the disapproval, pursuant to
delegated authority, of the New York Stock Exchange LLC, NYSE American
LLC, NYSE Arca, Inc., NYSE Chicago, Inc., and NYSE National, Inc. (each
an ``Exchange,'' and together, the ``Exchanges'') of a proposed rule
change by each Exchange to amend its fee schedule to add two partial
cabinet bundles available in co-location and establish associated fees.
    On February 1, 2021 and February 2, 2021, as applicable, the
Commission issued notice of filing of each proposed rule change with
the Commission pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 \2\ thereunder.\3\ On
March 18, 2021, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act,\4\
the Commission designated a longer time period within which to act on
the proposed rule changes.\5\ On May 6, 2021, proceedings were
instituted proceedings under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Exchange Act
\6\ to determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed rule
changes.\7\ On July 30, 2021, a longer time period was designated for
Commission action on the proposed rule changes.\8\ On September 14,
2021, each Exchange filed an amendment to its proposed rule change.\9\
On September 30, 2021, after consideration of the record for the
proposed rule changes, as modified by Partial Amendment No. 1, the
Division of Trading and Markets (``Division''), pursuant to delegated
authority,\10\ issued an order disapproving the proposed rule changes,
as modified by Partial Amendment No. 1 (``Disapproval Order'').\11\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 91034 (February 1,
2021), 86 FR 8443 (February 5, 2021) (SR-NYSE-2021-05); 91035
(February 1, 2021), 86 FR 8449 (February 5, 2021) (SR-NYSEAMER-2021-
04); 91036 (February 1, 2021), 86 FR 8440 (February 5, 2021) (SR-
NYSECHX-2021-01); and 91037 (February 1, 2021), 86 FR 8424 (February
5, 2021) (SR-NYSENAT-2021-01); 91044 (February 2, 2021), 86 FR 8662
(February 8, 2021) (SR-NYSEArca-2021-07).
    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 91357 (March 18,
2021), 86 FR 15732 (March 24, 2021) (SR-NYSE-2021-05); 91358 (March
18, 2021), 86 FR 15732 (March 24, 2021) (SR-NYSEAMER-2021-04); 91360
(March 18, 2021), 86 FR 15764 (March 24, 2021) (SR-NYSEArca-2021-
07); 91362 (March 18, 2021), 86 FR 15765 (March 24, 2021) (SR-
NYSECHX-2021-01); and 91363 (March 18, 2021), 86 FR 15763 (March 24,
2021) (SR-NYSENAT-2021-01).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 91785 (May 6, 2021),
86 FR 26082 (May 12, 2021) (SR-NYSE-2021-05, SR-NYSEAMER-2021-04,
SR-NYSEArca-2021-07, SR-NYSECHX-2021-01, SR-NYSENAT-2021-01).
    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 92532 (July 30,
2021), 86 FR 42911 (August 5, 2021) (SR-NYSE-2021-05, SR-NYSENAT-
2021-01, SR-NYSEAMER-2021-04, SR-NYSECHX-2021-01); 92531 (July 30,
2021), 86 FR 42956 (August 5, 2021) (SR-NYSEArca-2021-07).
    \9\ The Commission also received two comment letters from the
Exchanges seeking to further justify the fees for the proposed
bundles. See, letters dated July 6, 2021 and September 15, 2021 from
Elizabeth K. King, Chief Regulatory Officer, ICE, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary, NYSE, to Vanessa Countryman, Secretary,
Commission. Partial Amendment No. 1 and the Exchanges' comment
letters are available on the Commission's website at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nyse-2021-05/srnyse202105.htm; https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nyseamer-2021-04/srnyseamer202104.htm;
https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysearca-2021-07/srnysearca202107.htm; https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysechx-2021-01/srnysechx202101.htm https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysenat-2021-01/srnysenat202101.htm.
    \10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
    \11\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 93214 (September
30, 2021), 86 FR 55672 (October 6, 2021) (SR-NYSE-2021-05, SR-
NYSEAMER-2021-04, SR-NYSEArca-2021-07, SR-NYSECHX-2021-01, SR-
NYSENAT-2021-01).
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    Pursuant to Rule 430 of the Commission's Rules of Practice,\12\ on
October 7, 2021 the Exchanges filed a notice of intention to petition
for review of the Disapproval Order, and on October 14, 2021 the
Exchanges filed a petition for review of the Disapproval Order,
followed by a corrected version on October 15, 2021. Pursuant to Rule
431(e) of the Commission Rules of Practice,\13\ a notice of intention
to petition for review results in an automatic stay of the action by
delegated authority.
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    \12\ 17 CFR 201.430.
    \13\ 17 CFR 201.431(e).
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    Pursuant to Rule 431 of the Commission's Rules of Practice,\14\ the
Exchanges' petition for review of the Disapproval Order is granted.
Further, the Commission hereby establishes that any party to the action
or other person may file a written statement in support of or in
opposition to the Disapproval Order on or before March 11, 2022.
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    \14\ 17 CFR 201.431.
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    For the reasons stated above:
    Ordered that the petition of the Exchanges for review of the
Division's action to disapprove the proposed rule changes, as modified
by Partial Amendment No. 1, by delegated authority be granted; and
    It is further ordered that any party or other person may file a
statement in support of or in opposition to the action made pursuant to
delegated authority on or before March 11, 2022.
    It is further ordered that the automatic stay of delegated action
pursuant to Commission Rule of Practice 431(e) is hereby discontinued.
    The order disapproving the proposed rule changes, each as modified
by Partial Amendment No. 1, shall remain in effect.

    By the Commission.

    Dated: February 14, 2022.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Federal Register: May 19, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 95)]
[Notices]
[Page 23456-23458]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-59915; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2009-040]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to
the Nasdaq Listing Rules To Conform Those Rules With the Prior
Marketplace Rules and Make Certain Technical Corrections

May 13, 2009.
    Pursuant to 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 April 27, 2009, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'') filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'')

the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which
Items have been prepared by Nasdaq. Nasdaq has designated the proposed
rule change as effecting a change described under Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
under the Act,\3\ which renders the proposal effective upon filing with
the Commission. 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\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    Nasdaq proposes to modify the Nasdaq Listing Rules to conform those
rules with the prior Marketplace Rules and make certain technical
corrections. The text of the proposed rule change is available from
Nasdaq's Web site at http://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com, at Nasdaq'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, Nasdaq 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. Nasdaq has prepared summaries, set forth in Sections A,
B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    On March 12, 2009, Nasdaq filed a proposed rule change to revise
the rules relating to the qualification, listing, and delisting of
companies listed on, or applying to list on, Nasdaq to improve the
organization of the rules, eliminate redundancies and simplify the rule
language.\4\ These rules (the ``New Listing Rules'') were effective
April 13, 2009. Nasdaq has observed that the March filing introduced
two inadvertent changes in the New Listing Rules. This filing modifies
those rules to revert to the requirements as they previously existed
\5\ and makes other technical and clarifying corrections to the rules.
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    \4\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 59663 (March 31, 2009),
74 FR 15552 (April 6, 2009) (SR-NASDAQ-2009-018).
    \5\ The text of Nasdaq's prior rules is included in Exhibit 5B
of SR-NASDAQ-2009-018, supra note 4, available at: http://
nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com/NASDAQ/pdf/nasdaq-filings/2009/SR-NASDAQ-
2009-018.pdf.
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    Specifically, Nasdaq proposes to modify Rule 5405(b)(3)(A) to
correct the requirement for companies seeking to list on the Nasdaq
Global Market under the Market Value Standard. Previously, under Rule
4420(c)(6)(A), a currently traded company that applied to list under
this standard was required to meet the market value of listed
securities requirement and the bid price requirement for 90 consecutive
trading days prior to applying for listing. As adopted in Rule
5405(b)(3)(A), this requirement was inadvertently changed to 90
consecutive calendar days.
    In addition, Nasdaq proposes to modify Rules 5250(d) and 5615 and
IM-5615-3 to allow a Foreign Private Issuer to follow its home country
practice in lieu of the requirement to distribute interim and annual
reports. Previously, the provision allowing Foreign Private Issuers to
follow their home country practice applied to all of Rule 4350 (subject
to certain specified exceptions), including the requirement to
distribute reports set forth in prior Rule 4350(b).\6\ In the New
Listing Rules, while most of the requirements of Rule 4350 were moved
to the Rule 5600 Series, the requirement to distribute reports was
moved to Rule 5250(d). However, no corresponding cross-reference was
included to specify the ability of a Foreign Private Issuer to follow
its home country practice in lieu of this requirement. The proposed
rule change would correct that omission.
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    \6\ See prior Rule 4350(a)(1). Note that under this rule, as
with Rule 5615(a)(3), a foreign private issuer was required to
comply with the requirement to disclose the receipt of an audit
opinion that expresses doubt about the ability of the company to
continue as a going concern, which was contained in prior Rule
4350(b)(1)(B).
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    Nasdaq also proposes to add a new Rule 5250(f), clarifying that
companies listed on Nasdaq are required to pay their listing fees as a
condition to continued listing.\7\ This proposed requirement, which was
previously contained in Rules 4310(c)(13) and 4320(e)(11), would be
analogous to the requirement contained in Rule 5210(d) applicable to
companies applying to list on Nasdaq.
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    \7\ Although New Listing Rules 5400 and 5500 contain the
requirement for listed companies to pay fees, Nasdaq believes it
would be more transparent to also include this requirement in the
list of obligations for listed companies.
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    Finally, Nasdaq proposes to make certain technical corrections.
First, Nasdaq proposes to modify Rule 5255, relating to Direct
Registration Programs, to eliminate a provision that expired on March
31, 2009. In addition, Nasdaq proposes to correct certain typographical
errors, such as adding omitted words, deleting repeated and unnecessary
words, renumbering certain provisions, and correcting capitalization,
spacing, punctuation and cross references in Rules 5000, 5600, 5615,
5635, 5740, 5820, and 5900, IM-5615-2 and IM-5615-3.
2. Statutory Basis
    Nasdaq believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with
the provisions of Section 6 of the Act,\8\ in general and with Sections
[sic] 6(b)(5) of the Act,\9\ 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 regulating, clearing, settling,
processing information with respect to, and facilitating transactions
in securities, to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a
free and open market and a national market system, and, in general, to
protect investors and the public interest. The proposed rule change is
designed to revert to the previously approved requirements of certain
listing standards that were inadvertently changed when adopting the New
Listing Rules and correct typographical errors in the rules.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    Nasdaq does not believe that the proposed rule change will result
in any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act, as amended.

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 proposed rule change: (i) Does not significantly affect
the protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) does not
impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii) does not become
operative for 30 days after the date of the filing, or such shorter
time as the Commission may designate if consistent with the protection
of investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has
become effective pursuant to Section

19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \10\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\11\
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) normally may
not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of filing.\12\
However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \13\ permits the Commission to designate
a shorter time if such action is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest. Nasdaq has requested that the
Commission waive the 30-day operative delay. Nasdaq requests this
waiver so that these corrections can be immediately operative,
eliminating any potential confusion caused by the unintended changes in
the New Listing Rules. Nasdaq further believes that the proposed rule
change does not significantly affect the protection of investors or the
public interest because it merely conforms the recently adopted Nasdaq
listing rules with the previously approved Nasdaq rules and corrects
typographical errors.
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    \12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii). In addition, Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) requires that a self-regulatory organization submit to
the Commission written notice of its intent to file the proposed
rule change, along with a brief description and text of the proposed
rule change, at least five business days prior to the date of filing
of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time as designated by
the Commission. Nasdaq has satisfied this requirement.
    \13\ Id.
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    The Commission notes that the changes being proposed do not present
any new regulatory issues. The changes simply conform recently revised
listing rules to previously approved rules, correct typographical
errors, and make certain clarifying changes. For these reasons, the
Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative delay is
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest,
and designates the proposed rule change to be operative upon filing
with the Commission.\14\
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    \14\ For the purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative
delay, the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the 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-NASDAQ-2009-040 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2009-040. 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 Room on official
business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such
filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the
principal office of Nasdaq. All comments received will be posted
without change; 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-NASDAQ-2009-040 and should be submitted on or before
June 9, 2009.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\15\
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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    \15\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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