[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2014)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2013-1004; Directorate Identifier 2013-NE-34-AD;
Amendment 39-17719; AD 2013-26-10]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc Turbofan Engines

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all
Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-524G2-19, RB211-524G3-19, RB211-524H-36, and
RB211-524H2-19 turbofan engines. This AD requires a one-time reduction
in the cyclic life of certain high-pressure (HP) compressor rotor stage
1 and stage 2 discs, and removal of discs that exceed the reduced cycle
life. This AD was prompted by a review by RR of the cyclic life of
life-limited parts (LLPs) for RB211-524 series engines. We are issuing
this AD to prevent the failure of certain LLPs, which could result in
uncontained engine damage and damage to the airplane.

DATES: This AD becomes effective January 23, 2014.
    We must receive comments on this AD by February 24, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC
20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

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-2013-
1004; or in person at the Docket Operations office between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this AD, the mandatory continuing airworthiness information
(MCAI), the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other
information. The street address for the Docket Operations office
(phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>) is the same as the Mail address provided in the
ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly
after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Green, Aerospace Engineer,
Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12
New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the European Community, has issued EASA
Airworthiness Directive 2013-0246, dated October 10, 2013 (referred to
herein after as ``the MCAI''), to correct an unsafe condition for the
specified products. The MCAI states:

Rolls-Royce recently reviewed the cyclic lives of critical parts of
the RB211-524 series engines, which has resulted in the
identification of a reduced cyclic life limit for certain high-
pressure (HP) compressor Rotor Stage 1 and 2 Discs.
    Operation of critical parts beyond these reduced cyclic life
limits could lead to part failure and consequent release of high-
energy debris, possibly resulting in damage to the aeroplane and/or
injury to the occupants.

You may obtain further information by examining the MCAI in the AD
docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for
and locating it in Docket No. FAA-2013-1004.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of This AD

    This product has been approved by the aviation authority of the
United Kingdom, and is approved for operation in the United States.
Pursuant to our bilateral agreement with the European Community, EASA
has notified us of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI and
service information referenced above. We are issuing this AD because we
evaluated all information provided by EASA and determined the unsafe
condition exists and is likely to exist or develop on other products of
the same type design. This AD requires a one-time reduction in the
cyclic life of certain HP compressor stage 1 and stage 2 discs, and
removal of discs that exceed the reduced cycle life.

FAA's Determination of the Effective Date

    No domestic operators use this product. Therefore, we find that
notice and opportunity for prior public comment are unnecessary and
that good cause exists for making this amendment effective in less than
30 days.

Comments Invited

    This AD is a final rule that involves requirements affecting flight
safety, and we did not precede it by notice and opportunity for public
comment. We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this AD. Send your comments to an address listed under
the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2013-1004; Directorate
Identifier 2013-NE-34-AD'' at the beginning of your comments. We
specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory, economic,
environmental, and energy aspects of this AD. We will consider all
comments received by the closing date and may amend this AD 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
with FAA personnel concerning this AD. Using the search function of the
Web site, anyone can find and read the comments in any of our dockets,
including, if provided, the name of the individual who sent the comment
(or signed the comment on behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). You may review the DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement
in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78).

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD will affect 0 engines installed on
airplanes of U.S. registry. We also estimate that it will take about 0
hours per engine to comply with this AD. The average labor rate is $85
per hour. The prorated cost of the parts, adjusted for lost life, is
about $15,940 per engine. Based on these figures, we estimate the total
cost of this AD to U.S. operators is $0.

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.

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that this AD will not have federalism implications
under Executive Order 13132. This AD will 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 AD:
    (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 to the extent
that it justifies making a regulatory distinction, 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.
    We prepared a regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to
comply with this AD and placed it in the AD docket.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA amends 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):

2013-26-10 Rolls-Royce plc: Amendment 39-17719; Docket No. FAA-2013-
1004; Directorate Identifier 2013-NE-34-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This AD is effective January 23, 2014.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to all Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-524G2-19,
RB211-524G3-19, RB211-524H-36, and RB211-524H2-19 turbofan engines
with high-pressure (HP) compressor rotor stage 1 and stage 2 discs,
part number LK70608, LK76030, LK86621, UL19877, UL19878, UL19879, or
UL24023, installed.

(d) Reason

    This AD was prompted by a review by RR of the cyclic life of
critical-life-limited parts (LLPs) for RB211-524 series engines. We
are issuing this AD to prevent the failure of certain LLPs, which
could result in uncontained engine damage and damage to the
airplane.

(e) Actions and Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.
    (1) Within 30 days after the effective date of this AD, reduce
the cyclic life limit for the affected HP compressor rotor stage 1
and stage 2 discs to 7,390 flight cycles (FC).
    (2) After the effective date of this AD, remove each affected HP
compressor rotor stage 1 and stage 2 disc from service before the
part exceeds 7,390 FC.
    (3) After the effective date of this AD, do not return to
service any engine that has an HP compressor rotor stage 1 and stage
2 disc installed, if the disc has more than 7,390 FC.

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    The Manager, Engine Certification Office, FAA, may approve AMOCs
to this AD. Use the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19 to make your
request.

(g) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact Robert Green,
Aerospace Engineer, Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine &
Propeller Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA
01803; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety Agency AD 2013-0246,
dated October 10, 2013, for more information. You may examine the
MCAI in the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov
by searching for and locating it in Docket No. FAA-2013-1004.

(h) Material Incorporated by Reference

    None.

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on December 23, 2013.
Carlos A. Pestana,
Acting Assistant Directorate Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0073]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Guidance on
Consultation Procedures: Foods Derived From New Plant Varieties

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a
proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by April
26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer,
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>, or emailed to [email protected]. All
comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0704.
Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of
this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Domini Bean, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A-12M, 11601
Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.

Guidance on Consultation Procedures: Foods Derived From New Plant
Varieties

OMB Control Number 0910-0704--Extension

    This information collection supports the above captioned Agency
guidance document. FDA recommends that producers who use biotechnology
in the manufacture or development of foods and food ingredients work
cooperatively with FDA to ensure that products derived through
biotechnology are safe and comply with all applicable legal
requirements and has instituted a voluntary consultation process with
industry. To facilitate this process the Agency has issued a guidance
entitled, ``Guidance on Consultation Procedures: Foods Derived From New
Plant Varieties,'' which is available on our website at https://www.fda.gov/FoodGuidances. The guidance describes FDA's consultation
process for the evaluation of information on new plant varieties
provided by developers. The Agency believes this consultation process
will help ensure that human food and animal feed safety issues or other
regulatory issues (e.g., labeling) are resolved prior to commercial
distribution. Additionally, such communication will help to ensure that
any potential food safety issues regarding a new plant variety are
resolved during development, and will help to ensure that all market
entry decisions by the industry are made consistently and in full
compliance with the standards of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (FD&C Act).
    In the Federal Register of December 13, 2017 (82 FR 58619), we
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed
extension of this collection of information. Two comments were received
in response to the notice. Overall, the comments supported FDA's need
for the information collection and neither comment suggested revising
our estimate of the associated burden. However, both comments reminded
us that significant resources were invested into developing data upon
which respondents rely to bring information to FDA regarding the
development of foods derived from new plant varieties. All the more
reason, the comments said, FDA should identify mechanisms by which it
can better incorporate its experience over time and, where possible,
implement more efficient, streamlined review processes for those
products similar to those the Agency has reviewed in the past. The
comments recommended FDA compare efficiencies with a process at the
U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding the review of agricultural
biotechnology products. We appreciate this suggestion. FDA strives to
allocate its limited resources in ways that maximize protection to the
public health and facilitate compliance with existing regulatory
requirements implemented to do so. We also look for ways in which we
might coordinate our efforts with those by other agencies who share
these objectives.
    Both comments also included the suggestion that FDA develop a less
redundant review process (such as reciprocity if no material
differences are identified) that better coordinates expertise across
the Center for Food Safety and Nutrition (CFSAN) and the Center for
Veterinary Medicine (CVM) into a single, efficient review. We
appreciate this suggestion as well and, as discussed in the guidance,
note the following:
    [FDA's] Office of Premarket Approval of the CFSAN and the Office of
Surveillance and Compliance of the CVM have established a Biotechnology
Evaluation Team (BET) to facilitate, and to ensure consistency in the
process by which firms consult under the 1992 policy and inform FDA
regarding the marketing of bioengineered foods and food ingredients
derived from new plant varieties including those developed using rDNA
techniques. The BET oversees the consultation process, identifies
regulatory and scientific issues that need to be addressed, and once
all relevant issues have been adequately addressed, brings the
consultation to closure.
    At the same time, we have shared the comments received in response
to this notice under the PRA with the BET. Consistent with our Good
Guidance Practice regulations (21 CFR 10.115), FDA welcomes comments on
our guidance documents at any time.
    In consideration of these comments, we have retained the currently
approved burden estimated associated with the information collection,
which is as follows:

                                                     Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                                                Number of                        Average
                        Activity                           FDA form No.      Number of    responses  per   Total  annual    burden per      Total hours
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Initial consultation....................................            None              20               2              40               4             160
Final consultation......................................            3665              12               1              12             150           1,800
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    Total...............................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,960
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

    Our estimate is based on the information collection activities
discussed below.
Initial Consultations
    Initial consultations are generally a one-time burden, although a
developer might return more than once to discuss additional issues
before submitting a final consultation. As noted in the guidance, FDA
encourages developers to consult early in the development phase of
their products, and as often as necessary. Historically, firms
developing a new bioengineered plant variety intended for food use have
generally initiated consultation with FDA early in the process of
developing such a variety, even though there is no legal obligation for
such consultation. These consultations have served to make FDA aware of
foods and food ingredients before these products are distributed
commercially, and have provided FDA with the information necessary to
address any potential questions regarding the safety, labeling, or
regulatory status of the food or food ingredient. As such, these
consultations have provided assistance to both industry and the Agency
in exercising their mutual responsibilities under the FD&C Act.
    FDA estimates that CVM and CFSAN jointly received an average of 40
initial consultations per year in the last 3 years via telephone,
email, or written letter. Based on this information, we expect to
receive no more than 40 annually in the next 3 years.
Final Consultations
    Final consultations are a one-time burden. At some stage in the
process of research and development, a developer will have accumulated
the information that the developer believes is adequate to ensure that
food derived from the new plant variety is safe and that it
demonstrates compliance with the relevant provisions of the FD&C Act.
The developer will then be in a position to conclude any ongoing
consultation with FDA. The developer submits to FDA a summary of the
safety and nutritional assessment that has been conducted about the
bioengineered food that is intended to be introduced into commercial
distribution. FDA evaluates the submission to ensure that all potential
safety and regulatory questions have been addressed. FDA has developed
a form that prompts a developer to include certain elements in the
final consultation in a standard format: Form FDA 3665 entitled,
``Final Consultation for Food Derived From a New Plant Variety
(Biotechnology Final Consultation).'' The form, and elements that would
be prepared as attachments to the form, can be submitted in electronic
format.
    We base our estimate of the average time to prepare a submission on
informal contact with firms that made one or more biotechnology
consultation submission under the voluntary biotechnology consultation
process. As such, we estimate the average time to prepare a submission
for final consultation to be 150 hours.

    Dated: March 21, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-87210; File No. SR-CBOE-2019-068]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Exchange, Inc.; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Move
the Rules in Chapter XVII, Which Governs Exchange Disciplinary
Procedures, of the Current Rulebook to Proposed Chapter 13 of the Shell
Rulebook

October 3, 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 September 26, 2019, Cboe Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or
``Cboe Options'') 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 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).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    Cboe Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or ``Cboe Options'') proposes
to move the Rules in Chapter XVII, which governs Exchange disciplinary
procedures, of the currently effective Rulebook (``current Rulebook'')
to proposed Chapter 13 of the shell structure for the Exchange's
Rulebook that will become effective upon the migration of the
Exchange's trading platform to the same system used by the Cboe
Affiliated Exchanges (as defined below) (``shell Rulebook''). The text
of the proposed rule change is provided in Exhibit 5.
    The text of the proposed rule change is also available on the
Exchange's website (http://www.cboe.com/AboutCBOE/CBOELegalRegulatoryHome.aspx), 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
    In 2016, the Exchange's parent company, Cboe Global Markets, Inc.
(formerly named CBOE Holdings, Inc.) (``Cboe Global''), which is also
the parent company of Cboe C2 Exchange, Inc. (``C2''), acquired Cboe
EDGA Exchange, Inc. (``EDGA''), Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc. (``EDGX'' or
``EDGX Options''), Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (``BZX'' or ``BZX
Options''), and Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc. (``BYX'' and, together with
Cboe Options, C2, EDGX, EDGA, and BZX, the ``Cboe Affiliated
Exchanges''). The Cboe Affiliated Exchanges are working to align
certain system functionality, retaining only intended differences,
between the Cboe Affiliated Exchanges, in the context of a technology
migration. Cboe Options intends to migrate its trading platform to the
same system used by the Cboe Affiliated Exchanges, which the Exchange
expects to complete on October 7, 2019. In connection with this
technology migration, the Exchange has a shell Rulebook that resides
alongside its current Rulebook, which shell Rulebook will contain the
Rules that will be in place upon completion of the Cboe Options
technology migration.
    The Exchange proposes to relocate current Chapter XVII which
governs Exchange disciplinary procedures, to proposed Chapter 13 in the
shell Rulebook. The Exchange notes that in addition to relocating the
disciplinary rules to proposed shell Chapter 13, the proposed rule
change deletes the rules from the current Rulebook. The proposed rule
change relocates the rules as follows:

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               Shell rule                          Current rule
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13.1 Disciplinary Jurisdiction.........  17.1 Disciplinary Jurisdiction.
13.2 Compliant and Investigation.......  17.2 Compliant and
                                          Investigation.
13.3 Expedited Proceeding..............  17.3 Expedited Proceeding.
13.4 Charges...........................  17.4 Charges.
13.5 Answer............................  17.5 Answer.
13.6 Hearing...........................  17.6 Hearing.
13.7 Summary Proceedings...............  17.7 Summary Proceedings.
13.8 Offers of Settlement..............  17.8 Offers of Settlement.
13.9 Decision..........................  17.9 Decision.
13.10 Review...........................  17.10 Review.
13.11 Judgment and Sanction............  17.11 Judgment and Sanction.
13.12 Service of Notice................  17.12 Service of Notice
13.13 Extension of Time Limits.........  17.13 Extension of Time Limits.
13.14 Reporting to Central Registration  17.14 Reporting to Central
 Depository.                              Registration Depository.
13.15 Imposition of Fines for Minor      17.50 Imposition of Fines for
 Rule Violations.                         Minor Rule Violations.
13.16 Ex Parte Communications..........  17.15 Ex Parte Communications.
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    The proposed changes are of a non-substantive nature and will not
amend the relocated rules other than to update their numbers, conform
paragraph structure and number/lettering format to that of the shell
Rulebook, and make cross-reference changes to shell rules.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to the Exchange and, in particular,
the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.\5\ Specifically, the
Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
Section 6(b)(5) \6\ requirements that the rules of an exchange be
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. Additionally,
the Exchange believes the

proposed rule change is consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) \7\
requirement that the rules of an exchange not be designed to permit
unfair discrimination between customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.
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    As stated, the proposed rule change makes no substantive changes to
the rules. The proposed rule change is merely intended to relocate the
Exchange's rules to the shell Rulebook and update their numbers,
paragraph structure, including number and lettering format, and cross-
references to conform to the shell Rulebook as a whole in anticipation
of the technology migration on October 7, 2019. As such, the proposed
rule change is designed to promote just and equitable principles of
trade, 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, by improving the way the Exchange's
Rulebook is organized, making it easier to read, and, particularly,
helping market participants better understand the rules of the
Exchange, which will also result in less burdensome and more efficient
regulatory compliance.

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 not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposed rule change is not
intended as a competitive change, but rather, seeks to make non-
substantive rule changes in relocating the rules and updating cross-
references to shell rules in anticipation of the October 7, 2019
technology migration. The Exchange also does not believe that the
proposed rule change will impose any undue burden on competition
because the relocated rule text is exactly the same as the Exchange's
current rules, all of which have all been previously filed with the
Commission.

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

    The Exchange neither solicited nor received comments on the
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: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \8\ and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\9\
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give 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.
Because this proposal does not make any substantive changes to the
rules but only moves them into the shell Rulebook, the Commission
designates a shorter time under Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) by waiving the
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    A proposed rule change filed pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6) under the
Act \10\ normally does not become operative for 30 days after the date
of its filing. However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \11\ permits the
Commission to designate a shorter time if such action is consistent
with the protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange
has asked the Commission to waive the five day prefiling requirement
and the 30-day operative delay so that it may implement the proposed
rule change in connection with the technology migration on October 7,
2019. According to the Exchange, waiver of the prefiling requirement
and the operative delay will help to avoid any potential confusion by
providing investors with a complete Exchange Rulebook upon the
completion of migration. The Commission believes that waiver of the 30-
day operative delay is consistent with the protection of investors and
the public interest because the proposed rule change raises no new or
novel issues as it does not substantively amend the relocated rules.
Therefore, the Commission hereby waives the prefiling requirement and
the operative delay and designates the proposal operative upon
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    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \12\ For purposes only of waiving the five day prefiling
requirement and the 30-day operative delay, the Commission has also
considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition,
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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_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-CBOE-2019-068 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-CBOE-2019-068. 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-CBOE-2019-068 and should be submitted on
or before October 30, 2019.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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Jill M. Peterson,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

September 28, 2009.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:
    Docket Numbers: ER05-118-007; ER03-796-008; ER05-131-007; ER05-454-
006; ER06-1446-005; ER06-642-005; ER06-784-004; ER06-804-002; ER06-805-
003; ER07-528-004; ER08-1125-002.
    Applicants: Brookfield Energy Marketing Inc., Erie Boulevard
Hydropower, L.P., Bear Swamp Power Company LLC, Rumford Falls Hydro
LLC, Brookfield Power Piney & Deep Creek LLC, Brookfield Renewable
Energy Marketing US, Carr Street Generating Station, L.P., Great Lakes
Hydro America, LLC, Hawks Nest Hydro LLC, Katahdin Paper Company LLC,
Brookfield Energy Marketing US LLC.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of Bear Swamp
Power Company LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 09/28/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090928-5053.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, October 19, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1359-002.
    Applicants: PECO Energy Company.
    Description: PECO Energy Company submits Transmission Facilities
Agreement with Delmarva Power and Light Company.
    Filed Date: 09/25/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090928-0001.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 16, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1386-001.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc., submits Substitute
Original Service Agreement 1824 et al. to FERC Electric Tariff, Fifth
Revised Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 09/25/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090928-0002.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 16, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1605-001.
    Applicants: Silver Sage Windpower, LLC.
    Description: Silver Sage Windpower, LLC submits First Substitute
Sheet 1 et al. to FERC Electric Tariff, Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 09/24/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090925-0020.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 15, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1729-000.
    Applicants: Conectiv Mid Merit, LLC.

    Description: Conectiv Mid Merit, LLC submits application for market
based rate authorization, request for related waivers and request for
blanket approval under 18 CFR part 34 of all future issuances of
securities.
    Filed Date: 09/25/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090925-0018.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 16, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1739-000.
    Applicants: ResCom Energy LLC.
    Description: ResCom Energy, LLC submits Petition for Acceptance of
Initial Tariff, Waivers and Blanket Authority.
    Filed Date: 09/25/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090925-0019.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 16, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1743-000.
    Applicants: Tampa Electric Company.
    Description: Tampa Electric Company submits First Revised Rate
Schedule FERC No. 32 et al.
    Filed Date: 09/25/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090925-0017.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 16, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1741-000.
    Applicants: PacifiCorp.
    Description: PacifiCorp submits an updated Exhibit A to the Amended
and Restated Transmission Agreement with Tri-State Generation and
Transmission Association Inc., to be designated as Second Revised Sheet
26 et al.
    Filed Date: 09/24/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090925-0015.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 15, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1742-000.
    Applicants: TransCanada Energy Marketing ULC.
    Description: TransCanada Energy Marketing ULC submits Notice of
Cancellation of its market based rate tariff, Rate Schedule FERC No 1
et al.
    Filed Date: 09/24/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090925-0016.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 15, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1744-000.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Description: California Independent System Operator Corporation
submits Second Revised Sheet 222 et al. to FERC Electric Tariff, Fourth
Replacement Volume 1 to be effective 11/1/09.
    Filed Date: 09/25/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090928-0005.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 16, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1745-000.
    Applicants: PacifiCorp.
    Description: PacifiCorp submits revisions to its business
practices.
    Filed Date: 09/25/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090928-0004.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 16, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER09-1746-000.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc. & New England Power Pool.
    Description: ISO New England Inc. et al. submit revisions to the
Forward Capacity Market rules, effective 11/25/09.
    Filed Date: 09/25/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090928-0003.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 16, 2009.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
securities filings:
    Docket Numbers: ES09-55-000.
    Applicants: ITC Midwest LLC.
    Description: Application of ITC Midwest LLC, FPA Section 204 for
authorization to issue securities (deemed filed on Sept. 25 due to
efiling server outage).
    Filed Date: 09/25/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090928-5011.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 16, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ES09-56-000.
    Applicants: Commonwealth Edison Company.
    Description: Application of Commonwealth Edison Company under
Section 204 of the Federal Power Act for Authorization of the Issuance
of Securities.
    Filed Date: 09/28/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090928-5032.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, October 19, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ES09-57-000.
    Applicants: PECO Energy Company.
    Description: Application of PECO Energy Company under Section 204
of the Federal Power Act for Authorization of the Issuance of
Securities.
    Filed Date: 09/28/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090928-5041.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, October 19, 2009.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance
with any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #2

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

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2302-005.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: 2016-07-14_SSR 2016 Revisions
Follow-Up Compliance Filing to be effective 9/24/2012.
    Filed Date: 7/14/16.
    Accession Number: 20160714-5045.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/4/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1896-010; ER14-594-008.
    Applicants: AEP Generation Resources Inc., Ohio Power Company.
    Description: Notice of change in status of AEP Generation Resources
Inc. and Ohio Power Company, et al.
    Filed Date: 5/27/16.
    Accession Number: 20160527-5263.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/4/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-2193-000.
    Applicants: PacifiCorp.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Georgia-Pacific Construction
Agreement--Camas to be effective 9/13/2016.
    Filed Date: 7/14/16.
    Accession Number: 20160714-5072.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/4/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-2195-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Notice of Termination of Service Agreement Nos. 13 and
14 of Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Filed Date: 7/14/16.
    Accession Number: 20160714-5089.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/4/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-2196-000.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: GCL Lincoln Power SGIA
Termination Filing to be effective 7/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 7/14/16.
    Accession Number: 20160714-5091.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/4/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-2197-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Service Agreement No. 3831,
Queue Position Z1-072 to be effective 6/14/2016.
    Filed Date: 7/14/16.
    Accession Number: 20160714-5108.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/4/16.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following qualifying
facility filings:

    Docket Numbers: QF16-1046-000.
    Applicants: Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC.
    Description: Form 556 of Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC.
    Filed Date: 7/13/16.
    Accession Number: 20160713-5102.
    Comments Due: None Applicable.

    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: July 14, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL11-64-000; Docket No. ER11-3657-000]

Mississippi Delta Energy Agency, Clarksdale Public Utilities
Commission, Public Service Commission of Yazoo City, Arkansas Electric
Cooperative Corporation, South Mississippi Electric Power Association
v. Entergy Services, Inc.; Notice of Complaint

    Take notice that on September 26, 2009, pursuant to sections 206,
306, and 309 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824e, 825e, and 825h
and 18 CFR 385.206 and 385.212 of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedures, and the
applicable Tariff on file with the Commission, Mississippi Delta Energy
Agency, Clarksdale Public Utilities Commission of the City of
Clarksdale, Mississippi, Public Service Commission of Yazoo City,
Mississippi, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation, and South
Mississippi Electric Power Association (Complainants) filed a complaint
against Entergy Services, Inc. (Respondent), alleging that the
Respondent has not properly implemented the rate redetermination
(Update) procedures contained in its Tariff, therefore, the 2011 Update
filed by the Respondent in Docket No. ER11-3657-000 would impose rates
and charges that are contrary to the Tariff on file with the Commission
and are unjust and unreasonable in violation of the Federal Power Act.
    The Complainant certifies that copies of the complaint were served
on the contacts for Entergy Services, Inc. as listed on the
Commission's list of Corporate Officials.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent's
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before
the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and
protests must be served on the Complainants.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on October 19, 2011.

    Dated: September 29, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-91090; File No. SR-ICC-2021-004]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Credit LLC; Notice of
Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the ICC Governance Playbook

February 9, 2021.
    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 January 29, 2021, ICE Clear Credit LLC (``ICC'') filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission the proposed rule change as
described in Items I, II and III below, which Items have been prepared
primarily by ICC. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
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I. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the
Proposed Rule Change

    The principal purpose of the proposed rule change is to update and
formalize the ICC Governance Playbook. These revisions do not require
any changes to the ICC Clearing Rules (the ``Rules'').

II. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis
for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, ICC included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change,
security-based swap submission, or advance notice and discussed any
comments it received on the proposed rule change, security-based swap
submission, or advance notice. The text of these statements may be
examined at the places specified in Item IV below. ICC has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections (A), (B), and (C) below, of the most
significant aspects of these statements.

(A) Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis
for, the Proposed Rule Change

(a) Purpose
    ICC proposes to update and formalize the Governance Playbook. ICC
believes such changes will facilitate the prompt and accurate clearance
and settlement of securities transactions and derivative agreements,
contracts, and transactions for which it is responsible. ICC proposes
to update and formalize the Governance Playbook following Commission
approval of the proposed rule change. The proposed rule change is
described in detail as follows.
    The Governance Playbook consolidates governance arrangements set
forth in ICC's Rules, operating agreement, and other ICC policies and
procedures. The Governance Playbook contains information regarding the
governance structure at ICC, which includes the Board, committees, and
management. The document is divided in six parts and sets out (i) the
purpose of the document, (ii) an introduction to the ICC governance
structure, (iii) information on the ICC Board of Managers (the
``Board''; each member a ``Manager''); (iv) descriptions of the
committees at ICC, (v) descriptions of the special purpose committees
at ICC, and (vi) a revision history and appendix.
    The Board has sole responsibility for the control and management of
ICC's operations, subject only to prior consultation rights of the ICC
Risk Committee and the ICC Risk Management Subcommittee as described in
Chapter 5 of the ICC Rules. The Governance Playbook details reporting
lines of relevant personnel to the Board as well as how the Board
guides management with respect to strategic planning and priority
setting. Additionally, the Governance Playbook describes the
composition of the Board, and details the fitness standards required of
each Board member and the Board as a whole. Such procedures are in
place to ensure that the Board consists of suitable individuals having
appropriate skills and incentives and that Managers have the
appropriate experience, skills, and integrity necessary to discharge
their Board responsibilities. The Governance Playbook describes the
election procedures for new Managers and specifies who is responsible
for electing new Managers and for ensuring such Managers meet the
fitness standards. The Governance Playbook contains information
regarding scheduling of meetings and meeting frequency, and lists all
documents relevant to Board operations. The Governance Playbook sets
forth the process for determining the independence of those Managers
who are required to be independent. Additionally, the document lists
the independence qualifications considered as part of such independence
determinations and describes the annual questionnaire process each
independent Manager is required to complete. The performance of the
Board and its individual Managers is reviewed on an annual basis,
through a self-evaluation

survey; the Governance Playbook describes this survey process.
    The Governance Playbook also contains information on required
disclosures under relevant regulations. The arrangements in place at
ICC ensure that all major decisions of the Board are clearly disclosed
to clearing members, other relevant stakeholders, and ICC's regulators.
Further, major decisions of the Board having a broad market impact are
clearly disclosed to the public. With respect to information made
available to the public, ICC posts on its website relevant rules and
material procedures and documents. ICC maintains a comprehensive public
Disclosure Framework that describes its material rules, policies, and
procedures regarding its legal, governance, risk management, and
operating framework, which is updated every two years or more
frequently following material changes to ICC's systems or environment
in which it operates.
    The Governance Playbook describes the Board's role in reviewing the
performance and compensation of management, who are responsible for
executing the Board's decisions throughout the year. As part of this
process, the Board will consider whether management continues to have
the appropriate experience, skills, and integrity necessary to
discharge their responsibilities.
    Additionally, the Governance Playbook contains information
regarding the roles and responsibilities of the various committees at
ICC, including the Audit Committee, Risk Committee, Risk Management
Subcommittee, Advisory Committee, Futures Commission Merchant (``FCM'')
Executive Council, Participant Review Committee, Credit Review
Subcommittee, New Initiatives Approval Committee, Operations Working
Group, Trading Advisory Group, Business Continuity Planning (``BCP'')
and Disaster Recovery (``DR'') Oversight Committee of the Compliance
Committee, Risk Working Group, Compliance Committee, and Steering
Committee. The Governance Playbook further details the membership
composition and meeting frequency for each committee and contains a
listing of all relevant committee documents (including, as applicable,
a charter, meeting minutes, and agendas). As applicable, the Governance
Playbook details procedures for electing new members to a committee.
The Governance Playbook also includes procedures for the annual Audit
Committee performance review and the annual reconstitution of the Risk
Committee.
    Further, the Governance Playbook contains information regarding
ICC's special purpose committees, including the Business Conduct
Committee, Regional CDS Committees, and the CDS Default Committee. The
Governance Playbook contains a brief description of each special
purpose committee, details membership composition and meeting
frequency, and lists relevant committee documents. As applicable, the
Governance Playbook contains information regarding the appointment of
new members.
    Finally, the Governance Playbook includes a revision history and an
appendix with relevant information, including a record of the roles,
responsibilities, and required skills of key senior management and a
template relating to the reconstitution of the Risk Committee.
(b) Statutory Basis
    ICC believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
requirements of Section 17A of the Act \3\ and the regulations
thereunder applicable to it, including the applicable standards under
Rule 17Ad-22.\4\ In particular, Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act \5\
requires that the rule change be consistent with the prompt and
accurate clearance and settlement of securities transactions and
derivative agreements, contracts and transactions cleared by ICC, the
safeguarding of securities and funds in the custody or control of ICC
or for which it is responsible, and the protection of investors and the
public interest. ICC believes that the proposed rule change is
consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to ICC, in particular, to Section
17(A)(b)(3)(F),\6\ because the proposed rule change would promote
governance of ICC that is effective and efficient and ensure that ICC
has governance arrangements that are clear and transparent and promote
its safety and efficiency. The proposed rule change details ICC's
governance structure and assigns ownership to responsible parties of
relevant governance procedures, including those responsible for
electing new Managers, for ensuring such Managers meet fitness
standards, and for ensuring that management has the appropriate
experience and skills necessary to discharge their responsibilities.
The document describes fitness standards required of each Board member
and the Board as a whole, the review of management, and the roles and
responsibilities of the various committees at ICC. ICC believes that
the Governance Playbook augments its governance procedures and ensures
that it has clear and transparent governance arrangements that support
its ability to provide clearing services and effectively manage the
risks associated with discharging its responsibilities, thereby
promoting the prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of
securities transactions, derivatives agreements, contracts, and
transactions; the safeguarding of securities and funds which are in the
custody or control of ICC or for which it is responsible; and the
protection of investors and the public interest. As such, the proposed
rule change is designed to promote the prompt and accurate clearance
and settlement of securities transactions, derivatives agreements,
contracts, and transactions; to contribute to the safeguarding of
securities and funds associated with security-based swap transactions
in ICC's custody or control, or for which ICC is responsible; and, in
general, to protect investors and the public interest within the
meaning of Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act.\7\
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    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1.
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22.
    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
    \6\ Id.
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    The amendments would also satisfy relevant requirements of Rule
17Ad-22.\8\ Rule 17Ad-22(e)(2) \9\ requires each covered clearing
agency to establish, implement, maintain, and enforce written policies
and procedures reasonably designed to provide for governance
arrangements that are (i) clear and transparent; (ii) clearly
prioritize the safety and efficiency of the covered clearing agency;
(iii) support the public interest requirements in Section 17A of the
Act \10\ applicable to clearing agencies, and the objectives of owners
and participants; (iv) establish that the board of directors and senior
management have appropriate experience and skills to discharge their
duties and responsibilities; (v) specify clear and direct lines of
responsibility; and (vi) consider the interests of participants'
customers, securities issuers and holders, and other relevant
stakeholders of the covered clearing agency. The Governance Playbook
clearly assigns and documents responsibility and accountability for
governance actions and decisions and details reporting lines of
relevant personnel to the Board. The Governance Playbook documents the
role of the Board, relevant committees, and

management in the governance process in order to provide for clear and
transparent governance arrangements that specify clear and direct lines
of responsibility. Moreover, the governance arrangements set out in the
document promote the safety and efficiency of ICC and support the
public interest requirements in Section 17A of the Act \11\ applicable
to clearing agencies, and the objectives of owners and participants, by
describing the roles, responsibilities, and required skills of the
Board, committees, and management, thereby ensuring that such groups
have the appropriate experience, skills, and integrity necessary to
discharge their responsibilities and to ensure that ICC continues to
provide safe and sound central counterparty services. Further, ICC's
governance structure, as set out in the Governance Playbook, is
designed to provide a forum for ICC to receive feedback from multiple
stakeholders as ICC's committees are actively involved in the
governance process to ensure that ICC's rules, strategy, and major
decisions reflect appropriately the interests of market participants
and other relevant stakeholders. As such, ICC believes that the
proposed rule change is consistent with the requirements of Rule 17Ad-
22(e)(2).\12\
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    \9\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(e)(2).
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1.
    \11\ Id.
    \12\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(e)(2).
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    Rule 17Ad-22(e)(23) \13\ requires each covered clearing agency to
establish, implement, maintain, and enforce written policies and
procedures reasonably designed to provide for (i) publicly disclosing
all relevant rules and material procedures, including key aspects of
its default rules and procedures; (ii) providing sufficient information
to enable participants to identify and evaluate the risks, fees, and
other material costs they incur by participating in the covered
clearing agency; (iii) publicly disclosing relevant basic data on
transaction volume and values; (iv) a comprehensive public disclosure
that describes its material rules, policies, and procedures regarding
its legal, governance, risk management, and operating framework,
accurate in all material respects at the time of publication; and (v)
updating the public disclosure every two years, or more frequently
following changes to its system or the environment in which it operates
to the extent necessary to ensure statements previously provided remain
accurate in all material respects. The Governance Playbook contains
procedures regarding required disclosures to ensure transparency and
availability of sufficient information to enable participants to
identify and evaluate the risks, fees, and other material costs they
incur by participating in ICC. The document requires that ICC post on
its website relevant rules and material procedures and maintain a
comprehensive public Disclosure Framework that describes its material
rules, policies, and procedures regarding its legal, governance, risk
management, and operating framework, which is updated every two years
or more frequently following material changes to ICC's systems or
environment in which it operates. Therefore, ICC believes the proposed
rule change is consistent with the requirements of Rule 17ad-22(e)(23)
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(B) Clearing Agency's Statement on Burden on Competition

    ICC does not believe the proposed rule change would have any
impact, or impose any burden, on competition. The proposed rule change
to update and formalize the Governance Playbook will apply uniformly
across all market participants. Therefore, ICC does not believe the
proposed rule change would impose any burden on competition that is
inappropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

(C) Clearing Agency's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change
Received From Members, Participants or Others

    Written comments relating to the proposed rule change have not been
solicited or received. ICC will notify the Commission of any written
comments received by ICC.

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

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period up to 90 days (i) as the
Commission may designate if it finds such longer period to be
appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
    (A) By order approve or disapprove such proposed rule change, or
    (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be 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, security-based swap submission, or advance notice 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-ICC-2021-004 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ICC-2021-004. 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 such filings will also be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of ICE Clear Credit and on ICE
Clear Credit's website at https://www.theice.com/clear-credit/regulation.
    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-ICC-2021-004 and should be
submitted on or before March 9, 2021.
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    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\15\
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER20-2047-000]

Ormond Beach Power, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-
Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Ormond Beach Power, LLC's application for market-based rate authority,
with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes
a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is July 6, 2020.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://ferc.gov) using the
eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits
in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, the
Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-free, (886) 208-
3676 or TYY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: June 15, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-13241 Filed 6-18-20; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0719, FRL-9118-2]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Animal Sectors; EPA ICR No. 1989.07; OMB Control No.
2040-0250

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit a
request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on July 31, 2012. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 26, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-

OW-2008-0719, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(Identify Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OW-2008-0719 in the subject line).
     Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 4203M, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Please include a total of three copies.
     Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334,
1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments identified by the Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0719. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided, unless the comment includes 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 www.regulations.gov Web site is an
``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amelia Letnes, State and Regional
Branch, Water Permits Division, OWM Mail Code: 4203M, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

How Can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments?

    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0719, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Water Docket in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
The telephone number for the Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the
telephone number for the Water Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Use http://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft
collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once
in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified in this document.

What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested in?

    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically
solicits comments and information to enable it to:
    (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
    (iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.

What Should I Consider When I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
    1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
    2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    3. Provide copies of technical information/data you used that
support your views.
    4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
    5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
    6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
    7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.

What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Apply to?

    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) as specified in section
502(14) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1362(14) and defined in the
NPDES regulations at 40 CFR 122.23 and a subset of facilities engaged
in aquatic animal production defined in 40 CFR part 451.
    Title: Animal Sectors ICR.
    ICR Number: EPA ICR No. 1989.07, OMB Control No. 2040-0250.
    ICR Status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on July 31,
2012. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal
Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and are displayed
either by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate
means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: The purpose of this ICR is to consolidate, streamline,
and update EPA's concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and
concentrated aquatic animal production (CAAP) facility ICRs into the
currently approved ICR for CAFOs (OMB Control No.:

2040-0250). The two ICRs that are being consolidated in this ICR are:
(1) NPDES and ELG Regulatory Revisions for Concentrated Animal Feeding
Operations (Final Rule) (OMB Control No. 2040-0250); and (2)
Concentrated Aquatic Animal Production (CAAP) Effluent Guidelines (OMB
Control No. 2040-0258). Additionally, two activities reported in the
NPDES Program ICR (OMB Control No. 2040-0004) that are directly related
with CAAP facilities or CAFOs will be incorporated in this ICR. (The
two activities are the Permit Application for CAAP facilities using
form 2B and Other Noncompliance Reports for CAFOs.)
    Burden Statement: The individual ICRs provide a detailed
explanation of the Agency's estimate before update and consolidation,
which is only briefly summarized here on Tables 1 and 2. The frequency
of response for these ICRs varies from once to ongoing.

                                Table 1--ICRs Responses, Burden, and Cost Summary
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                                                                                Annual cost
       OMB ICR No.          EPA ICR No.            Title          Annual  number   Annual burden      burden
                                                                   of  responses      (hours)        (dollars)
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2040-0250...............         1989.06  NPDES and ELG                  179,483       2,998,603       7,780,524
                                           Regulatory Revisions
                                           for Concentrated
                                           Animal Feeding
                                           Operations (Final
                                           Rule).
2040-0258...............         2087.03  Concentrated Aquatic               734          44,196               0
                                           Animal Production
                                           Point Source Category
                                           Effluent Guidelines
                                           Reporting and
                                           Recordkeeping
                                           Requirements.
2040-0004...............         0229.19  NPDES program ICR.....             385           1,341               0
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                                 Table 2--ICRs Respondents and Averages Summary
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                                                                                Average
                                                                     Number of       number of
       OMB ICR No.          EPA ICR No.            Title             potential     responses for   Average hours
                                                                    respondents        each        per response
                                                                                respondent
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2040-0250...............         1989.06  NPDES and ELG                   20,729             8.7            16.7
                                           Regulatory Revisions
                                           for Concentrated
                                           Animal Feeding
                                           Operations (Final
                                           Rule).
2040-0258...............         2087.03  Concentrated Aquatic               245             3.0            60.2
                                           Animal Production
                                           Point Source Category
                                           Effluent Guidelines
                                           Reporting and
                                           Recordkeeping
                                           Requirements.
2040-0004...............         0229.19  NPDES program ICR.....             242             1.6             3.5
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    After the consolidation and update are completed, the agency
estimates a burden of 2,810,266 hours annually for 22,844 operator
respondents at a cost of $63.6 million ($56.7 million burden cost and
$6.9 million capital and O&M cost). Burden for the state respondents
will be 463,412 hours annually at a cost of $10.0 million ($8.1 million
burden cost and $1.8 million capital and O&M cost). Updated agency
burden will be 15,188 hours annually at a cost of $0.8 million. The
annual reporting and record-keeping burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1.1 hours per response.
    Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements
which have subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond
to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and
review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise
disclose the information.
    Change in Burden: The current burden approved by OMB for the two
ICRs being consolidated plus the activities from the NPDES Program ICR
being migrated to this ICR is 3,044,140 hours. This consolidated ICR
estimates a total burden that is 229,537 hours more than the currently
approved burden for the same ICRs. This increase in burden corresponds
to 7.5 percent of the overall burden. The main cause of increase is
that the animal agricultural industry has continued to change. These
changes have included further growth and consolidation, which has
resulted in a greater number of AFOs that meet the size threshold for
being defined as a Large CAFO. The projections also reflect more robust
estimates from States and EPA regions on numbers of CAFOs in each. EPA
estimates that the industry will grow at an average annual rate of 5.6%
over the life of this ICR; with permitted CAFOs growing at an average
annual rate of 6.0%.

What Is the Next Step in the Process for This ICR?

    EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: February 16, 2010.
James A. Hanlon,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
[FR Doc. 2010-3842 Filed 2-24-10; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
[Page 10043]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-3316-EM; Docket ID FEMA-2011-0001]

Oklahoma; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for
the State of Oklahoma (FEMA-3316-EM), dated February 2, 2011, and
related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: February 5, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, 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 the incident
period for this emergency is closed effective February 5, 2011.

    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.

W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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