[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 226 (Friday, November 23, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 59326-59328]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25385]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0963; Product Identifier 2018-NM-135-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for
certain Dassault Aviation Model FAN JET FALCON, and FAN JET FALCON
SERIES C, D, E, F, and G airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a
determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations
and maintenance requirements are necessary. This proposed AD would
require revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as
applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness
limitations and maintenance requirements. We are proposing this AD to
address the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by January 7, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this NPRM, contact Dassault
Falcon Jet Corporation, Teterboro Airport, P.O. Box 2000, South
Hackensack, NJ 07606; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; internet http://www.dassaultfalcon.com. You may view this service information at the
FAA, Transport Standards Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA.
For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call
206-231-3195.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2018-
0963; or in person at Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains
this NPRM, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other
information. The street address for Docket Operations (phone: 800-647-
5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD
docket shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer,
International Section, Transport Standards Branch, FAA, 2200 South
216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone and fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed
under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2018-0963;
Product Identifier 2018-NM-135-AD'' at the beginning of your comments.
We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory, economic,
environmental, and energy aspects of this NPRM. We will consider all
comments received by the closing date and may amend this NPRM because
of those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive about this NPRM.

Discussion

    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the European Union, has issued EASA AD
2018-0193, dated September 3, 2018 (referred to after this as the
Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information, or ``the MCAI''), to
correct an unsafe condition for certain Dassault Aviation Model FAN JET
FALCON and FAN JET FALCON SERIES C, D, E, F, and G airplanes. The MCAI
states:

    In June 1988, the Federal Aviation Administration sponsored a
conference of ageing aircraft, during which the decision was taken
to pay particular attention to those. The ATA [Air Transport
Association] and the AIA [Aerospace Industries Association]
committed themselves to identify and to set up procedures to ensure
continued structural integrity on ageing aircraft. Prompted by these
actions, Dassault developed the SSIP [Supplemental Structural
Inspection Program], aiming to guarantee the

airworthiness of the Fan Jet Falcon aeroplane which reach and exceed
half of the Limit of Validity. The airworthiness limitations and
certification maintenance instructions for the affected Fan Jet
Falcon aeroplanes, which are approved by EASA, are currently defined
and published in the ALS [airworthiness limitations section]. These
instructions have been identified as mandatory for continued
airworthiness.
    Failure to accomplish these instructions could result in an
unsafe condition.
    Previously, EASA issued AD 2008-0221 to require accomplishment
of the maintenance tasks, and implementation of the airworthiness
limitations, as specified in ALS at Revision 7.
    Since that [EASA] AD was issued, Dassault issued ALS Revisions 8
and 9, which introduced new and more restrictive maintenance
requirements and/or airworthiness limitations.
    For the reason described above, this [EASA] AD takes over the
requirements for Fan Jet Falcon aeroplanes from EASA AD 2008-0221
and requires accomplishment of the actions specified in the ALS.
    Once new [EASA] ADs have been published for all the types
addressed by EASA AD 2008-0221, EASA plans to cancel that AD.

    The unsafe condition is fatigue cracking and damage in principal
structural elements; such fatigue cracking and damage could result in
reduced structural integrity of the airplane. Because we determined
that a separate FAA AD should be issued for each airplane model due to
different ALS requirements, we did not issue an AD that corresponded to
EASA AD 2008-0221. You may examine the MCAI in the AD docket on the
internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating
Docket No. FAA-2018-0963.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    Dassault has issued Chapter 5-40, Airworthiness Limitations, DMD
44729, Revision 9, dated November 29, 2017, of the Dassault Aviation
Falcon 20 Maintenance Manual. This service information includes life
limits for certain airframe components, and describes airworthiness
limitations for safe life limits and certification maintenance
requirements. This service information is reasonably available because
the interested parties have access to it through their normal course of
business or by the means identified in the ADDRESSES section.

FAA's Determination

    This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another
country, and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant
to our bilateral agreement with the State of Design Authority, we have
been notified of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI and service
information referenced above. We are proposing this AD because we
evaluated all the relevant information and determined the unsafe
condition described previously is likely to exist or develop on other
products of the same type design.

Proposed Requirements of This NPRM

    This proposed AD would require revising the existing maintenance or
inspection program, as applicable, to include new or more restrictive
airworthiness limitations and maintenance requirements.
    This proposed AD would require revisions to certain operator
maintenance documents to include new actions (e.g., inspections).
Compliance with these actions is required by 14 CFR 91.403(c). For
airplanes that have been previously modified, altered, or repaired in
the areas addressed by this proposed AD, the operator may not be able
to accomplish the actions described in the revisions. In this
situation, to comply with 14 CFR 91.403(c), the operator must request
approval for an alternative method of compliance according to paragraph
(i)(1) of this proposed AD.

Differences Between This Proposed AD and the MCAI or Service
Information

    The MCAI specifies that if there are findings from the ALS
inspection tasks, corrective actions must be accomplished in accordance
with Dassault maintenance documentation. However, this proposed AD
would not include those requirements. Operators of U.S.-registered
airplanes are required by general airworthiness and operational
regulations to maintain their airplanes using methods that are
acceptable to the FAA. We consider those methods to be adequate to
replace parts, perform maintenance tasks, and address any corrective
actions necessitated by the findings of the ALS inspections specified
in this proposed AD.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD affects 61 airplanes of U.S.
registry. We estimate the following costs to comply with this proposed
AD:
    We have determined that revising the existing maintenance or
inspection program takes an average of 90 work-hours per operator,
although we recognize that this number may vary from operator to
operator. In the past, we have estimated that this action takes 1 work-
hour per airplane. Since operators incorporate maintenance or
inspection program changes for their affected fleet, we have determined
that a per-operator estimate is more accurate than a per-airplane
estimate. Therefore, we estimate the total cost per operator to be
$7,650 (90 work-hours x $85 per work-hour).

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: ``General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.
    This proposed AD is issued in accordance with authority delegated
by the Executive Director, Aircraft Certification Service, as
authorized by FAA Order 8000.51C. In accordance with that order,
issuance of ADs is normally a function of the Compliance and
Airworthiness Division, but during this transition period, the
Executive Director has delegated the authority to issue ADs applicable
to transport category airplanes and associated appliances to the
Director of the System Oversight Division.

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not
have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship
between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed
regulation:
    1. Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order
12866;
    2. Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);
    3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska; and
    4. Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities

under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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

Dassault Aviation: Docket No. FAA-2018-0963; Product Identifier
2018-NM-135-AD.

(a) Comments Due Date

    We must receive comments by January 7, 2019.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Dassault Aviation Model FAN JET FALCON, and
FAN JET FALCON SERIES C, D, E, F, and G airplanes, certificated in
any category, all serial numbers, on which the Dassault Fan Jet
Falcon Supplemental Structural Inspection Program (Dassault Service
Bulletin (SB) 730), has been embodied into the airplane's
maintenance program.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 05, Time Limits/
Maintenance Checks.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by a determination that new or more
restrictive airworthiness limitations and maintenance requirements
are necessary. We are issuing this AD to address, among other
things, fatigue cracking and damage in principal structural
elements; such fatigue cracking and damage could result in reduced
structural integrity of the airplane.

(f) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.

(g) Maintenance or Inspection Program Revision

    Within 90 days after the effective date of this AD, revise the
existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to
incorporate the airworthiness limitations specified in Chapter 5-40,
Airworthiness Limitations, DMD 44729, Revision 9, dated November 29,
2017, of the Dassault Aviation Falcon 20 Maintenance Manual. The
initial compliance time for accomplishing the actions is at the
applicable time specified in Chapter 5-40, Airworthiness
Limitations, DMD 44729, Revision 9, dated November 29, 2017, of the
Dassault Aviation Falcon 20 Maintenance Manual; or within 90 days
after the effective date of this AD; whichever occurs later. Where
the threshold column in the table in paragraph B, Mandatory
Maintenance Operations, of Chapter 5-40, Airworthiness Limitations,
DMD 44729, Revision 9, dated November 29, 2017, of the Dassault
Aviation Falcon 20 Maintenance Manual specifies a compliance time in
years, those compliance times start from the date of issuance of the
original airworthiness certificate or date of issuance of the
original export certificate of airworthiness.

(h) No Alternative Actions or Intervals

    After accomplishing the revision required by paragraph (g) of
this AD, no alternative actions (e.g., inspections) or intervals may
be used unless the actions and intervals are approved as an
alternative method of compliance (AMOC) in accordance with the
procedures specified in paragraph (i)(1) of this AD.

(i) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
International Section, Transport Standards Branch, FAA, has the
authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the
procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19,
send your request to your principal inspector or local Flight
Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending information
directly to the International Section, send it to the attention of
the person identified in paragraph (j)(2) of this AD. Information
may be emailed to: [email protected]. Before using any
approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal inspector, or
lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the local flight
standards district office/certificate holding district office.
    (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD
to obtain corrective actions from a manufacturer, the action must be
accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, International
Section, Transport Standards Branch, FAA; or European Aviation
Safety Agency (EASA); or Dassault Aviation's EASA Design
Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by the DOA, the approval
must include the DOA-authorized signature.

(j) Related Information

    (1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information
(MCAI) EASA AD 2018-0193, dated September 3, 2018, for related
information. This MCAI may be found in the AD docket on the internet
at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket
No. FAA-2018-0963.
    (2) For more information about this AD, contact Tom Rodriguez,
Aerospace Engineer, International Section, Transport Standards
Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone
and fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (3) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation, Teterboro Airport, P.O. Box 2000,
South Hackensack, NJ 07606; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; internet http://www.dassaultfalcon.com. You may view this service information at the
FAA, Transport Standards Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines,
WA. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA,
call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on November 8, 2018.
Chris Spangenberg,
Acting Director, System Oversight Division, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-25385 Filed 11-21-18; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41771-41774]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17486]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-86623; File No. SR-CboeBZX-2019-073]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating
to Rule 14.3(e), Additional Requirements for Securities Issued by the
Exchange or Its Affiliates

August 9, 2019.
    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 August 6, 2019, Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or
``BZX'') 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 proposes to make three changes to Rule 14.3(e),
Additional Requirements for Securities Issued by the Exchange or its
Affiliates.
    The text of the proposed rule change is also available on the
Exchange's website (http://markets.cboe.com/us/equities/regulation/rule_filings/bzx/), at the Exchange's Office of the Secretary, and at
the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 14.3(e) (Additional
Requirements for Securities Issued by the Exchange or its Affiliates)
regarding the requirements for the listing of securities that are
issued by the Exchange or any of its affiliates.
    Rule 14.3(e) sets forth certain monitoring requirements that must
be met throughout the continued listing and trading of securities
issued by the Exchange or its affiliates. More specifically, Rule
14.3(e)(2) and (3) provide that:
     Throughout the continued listing and trading of an
Affiliate Security \5\ on the Exchange, the Exchange shall prepare a
quarterly report on the Affiliate Security for the Regulatory Oversight
Committee (``ROC'') of the Exchange's Board of Directors that describes
the Exchange's monitoring of the Affiliate Security's compliance with
the Exchange's listing standards (the ``Quarterly Listing Report'');
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    \5\ As defined in Rule 14.3(e)(1)(B), the term ``Affiliate
Security'' means any security issued by a BZX Affiliate or any
Exchange-listed option on any such security, with the exception of
Portfolio Depository Receipts as defined in Rule 14.11(b) and Index
Fund Shares as defined in Rule 14.11(c).
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     once a year, an independent accounting firm shall review
the listing standards for the Affiliate Security to ensure that the
issuer is in compliance with the listing requirements (``Annual
Report''), and a copy of the Annual Report shall be forwarded promptly
to the ROC; and
     throughout the trading of an Affiliate Security on the
Exchange, the Exchange shall prepare a quarterly report on the
Affiliate Security for the Regulatory Oversight Committee of the
Exchange's Board of Directors that describes the Exchange's monitoring
of the trading of the Affiliate Security, including summaries of all
related surveillance alerts, complaints, regulatory referrals, trades
cancelled or adjusted pursuant to Exchange Rules, investigations,
examinations, formal and informal disciplinary actions, exception
reports and trading data used to ensure the Affiliate Security's
compliance with the Exchange's listing and trading rules (the
``Quarterly Trading Report'' and, collectively with the Quarterly
Listing Report, the ``Quarterly Reports'').

Rule 14.3(e)(4) requires that a copy of all Quarterly Reports and
Annual Reports will be forwarded promptly to the Commission.
    The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 14.3(e)(4) to remove the
requirement that copies of the Quarterly Reports and Annual Reports be
forwarded to the Commission and instead providing that the Exchange
will forward a copy of the Quarterly Reports and/or Annual Reports to
the Commission upon request.
    Finally, the Exchange is proposing to make clear that the
requirements under Rule 14.3(e)(2)(A),\6\ (B),\7\ (C),\8\ and (D) \9\
do not apply to Affiliate Securities that are Exchange-listed options.
The Exchange is proposing this change because there is no issuer for
options as the term is used in Rule 14.3(e)(2) and each of the
requirements under Rule 14.3(e)(2) are implicitly related to equity
securities and not to options on such equity securities. The Exchange
is not proposing to make any changes to the requirement for all
Affiliate Securities (including options) under Rule 14.3(e)(3) that
``throughout the trading of an Affiliate Security on the Exchange, the
Exchange shall prepare a quarterly report on the Affiliate Security for
the Regulatory Oversight Committee of the Exchange's Board of Directors
that describes the Exchange's monitoring of the trading of the
Affiliate Security, including summaries of all related surveillance
alerts, complaints, regulatory referrals, trades cancelled or adjusted
pursuant to Exchange Rules, investigations, examinations, formal and
informal disciplinary actions, exception reports and trading data used
to ensure the Affiliate Security's compliance with the Exchange's
listing and trading

rules.'' As such, the Exchange will continue to prepare reports on all
Affiliate Securities (including those that are Exchange-listed options)
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    \6\ Rule 14.3(e)(2)(A) requires that prior to the initial
listing of an Affiliate Security on the Exchange, Exchange personnel
shall determine that such security satisfies the Exchange's rules
for listing, and such finding must be approved by the Regulatory
Oversight Committee of the Exchange's Board of Directors.
    \7\ Rule 14.3(e)(2)(B) requires that throughout the continued
listing of an Affiliate Security on the Exchange, the Exchange shall
prepare a quarterly report on the Affiliate Security for the
Regulatory Oversight Committee of the Exchange's Board of Directors
that describes the Exchange's monitoring of the Affiliate Security's
compliance with the Exchange's listing standards, including: the
Affiliate Security's compliance with the Exchange's minimum share
price requirement; and the Affiliate Security's compliance with each
of the quantitative continued listing requirements.
    \8\ Rule 14.3(e)(2)(C) requires that once a year, an independent
accounting firm shall review the listing standards for the Affiliate
Security to ensure that the issuer is in compliance with the listing
requirements and a copy of the report shall be forwarded promptly to
the Regulatory Oversight Committee of the Exchange's Board of
Directors.
    \9\ Rule 14.3(e)(2)(D) requires that in the event that the
Exchange determines that the BZX Affiliate is not in compliance with
any of the Exchange's listing standards, the Exchange shall notify
the issuer of such non-compliance promptly and request a plan of
compliance. The Exchange shall file a report with the Commission
within five business days of providing such notice to the issuer of
its non-compliance. The report shall identify the date of the non-
compliance, type of non-compliance, and any other material
information conveyed to the issuer in the notice of non-compliance.
Within five business days of receipt of a plan of compliance from
the issuer, the Exchange shall notify the Commission of such
receipt, whether the plan of compliance was accepted by the Exchange
or what other action was taken with respect to the plan and the time
period provided to regain compliance with the Exchange's listing
standards, if any.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act \10\ in general and Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \11\ 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.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is designed to
prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to foster
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating,
clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and
facilitating transactions in securities, 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,
because the proposed changes would reduce the paperwork received by the
Commission and ease the burden of submitting the Quarterly Reports and
Annual Reports, without changing the information available to the
Commission. In discussions with the Commission Staff regarding Rule
14.3(e), it was determined that the Exchange no longer needed to
provide copies of the Quarterly Reports and Annual Reports to the
Commission. The Quarterly Reports and Annual Reports would continue to
be available to the Commission, as they are subject to Section 17A of
the Act \12\ and Rule 17a-1 thereunder,\13\ pursuant to which the
Exchange is required to keep and preserve copies of the Quarterly
Reports and Annual Reports, and to promptly furnish to the Commission
copies of such Reports upon request of any representative of the
Commission.
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78q.
    \13\ 17 CFR 240.17a-1.
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    Finally, the Exchange believes that the clarifying change to
exclude options on Affiliate Securities from the requirements of Rule
14.3(e)(2) would promote just and equitable principles of trade and
remove impediments to a free and open market by making clear that
certain obligations that implicitly did not apply to options on
Affiliate Securities do not, in fact, apply. As noted above, the
Exchange will continue to prepare reports on all Affiliate Securities
that include summaries of all related surveillance alerts, complaints,
regulatory referrals, trades cancelled or adjusted pursuant to Exchange
Rules, investigations, examinations, formal and informal disciplinary
actions, exception reports and trading data used to ensure the
Affiliate Security's compliance with the Exchange's listing and trading
rules (including those that are Exchange-listed options) as required
under Rule 14.3(e)(3).

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 Exchange believes that
the proposed changes to eliminate the requirement that the Exchange
submit copies of the Quarterly Reports and Annual Reports to the
Commission and excluding options on Affiliate Securities from the
requirements of Rule 14.3(e)(2) will have no impact on competition.

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

    The Exchange has neither solicited nor received written comments on
the proposed rule change.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not:
    A. Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest;
    B. impose any significant burden on competition; and
    C. become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was
filed, or such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has
become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \14\ and
Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \15\ thereunder.
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    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \15\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission will institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be approved or
disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
File Number SR-CboeBZX-2019-073 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CboeBZX-2019-073. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549 on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All

submissions should refer to File Number SR-CboeBZX-2019-073 and should
be submitted on or before September 5, 2019.
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    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\16\
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58395-58396]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23826]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4463-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2019-0001]

South Dakota; Major Disaster and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the State of South Dakota (FEMA-4463-DR), dated September
23, 2019, and related determinations.

DATES: The declaration was issued September 23, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated September 23, 2019, the President issued a major disaster
declaration under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the
``Stafford Act''), as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State
of South Dakota resulting from severe storms and flooding during the
period of May 26 to June 7, 2019, is of sufficient severity and
magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C.
5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford Act'').
    Therefore, I declare that such a major disaster exists in the
State of South Dakota.
    In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby
authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes such
amounts as you find necessary for Federal disaster assistance and
administrative expenses.
    You are authorized to provide Public Assistance in the
designated areas and Hazard Mitigation throughout the State.
Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance be
supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for
Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75
percent of the total eligible costs.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration
for the approved assistance to the extent allowable under the
Stafford Act.

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, under
Executive Order 12148, as amended, James R. Stephenson, of FEMA is
appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this major
disaster.

    The following areas of the State of South Dakota have been
designated as adversely affected by this major disaster:

    Aurora, Bennett, Brule, Butte, Campbell, Custer, Deuel, Fall
River, Gregory, Haakon, Hamlin, Hanson, Jackson, Jones, Lyman,
Meade, Mellette, Pennington, Sanborn, Todd, Tripp, Turner, Union,
Walworth, and Ziebach Counties and the Cheyenne River Sioux
Reservation and the Rosebud Reservation for Public Assistance.
    All areas within the State of South Dakota are eligible for
assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

    The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
(CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster
Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance
Grant; 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and
Households In Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing
Operations for Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other
Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially
Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

Pete Gaynor,
Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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