[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 65 (Friday, April 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18908-18909]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07458]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0906; FRL-9905-60]

Pesticides; Final Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Web-
Distributed Labeling

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Agency is announcing the availability of a Pesticide
Registration Notice (PR Notice) titled ``Web-Distributed Labeling for
Pesticide Products.'' This PR Notice was issued by the Agency on March
24, 2014, and is identified as PR Notice 2014-1. PR Notices are issued
by the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) to inform pesticide
registrants and other interested persons about important policies,
procedures, and registration related decisions, and serve to provide
guidance to pesticide registrants and OPP personnel. This particular PR
Notice provides guidance to the registrant concerning the process by
which registrants can make legally-valid versions of pesticide labeling
available through the Internet. Web-distributed labeling would allow
users to retrieve a streamlined version of the pesticide product
labeling, containing the directions for use and necessary information
related to the user's specific state and intended site of use.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Arling, Field & External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, although this
action may be of particular interest to those persons who register and
use pesticide products and to state regulators of pesticide products.
Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not
attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by
this action.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0906, is available either electronically
through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OPP Docket in
the Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), located in
EPA West, Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number
for the Public Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number
for the OPP Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Please review

the visitor instructions and additional information about the docket
available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. What guidance does this PR Notice provide?

    This final PR Notice provides guidance to the registrant concerning
how EPA intends to implement web-distributed labeling under this
voluntary system. Shorter, relevant labeling could be clearer and
easier for the user to understand, improving compliance with pesticide
labeling requirements and thereby protecting human health and the
environment from unintentional misuse of pesticides. Web-distributed
labeling would also allow for more rapid updates to pesticide labeling,
meaning risk mitigation measures and new uses can reach the user more
quickly than under the current paper-based system. First, the PR Notice
defines terms used related to web-distributed labeling in this notice.
It includes suggested language that registrants can use on the labeling
affixed to or accompanying the pesticide container to reference the
web-distributed labeling portion of labeling. It recommends content,
function, and security for the Web site associated with a product's
web-distributed labeling. Finally, the PR Notice suggests a process by
which registrants can request that a product's labeling include web-
distributed labeling and outlines what information EPA expects to
receive.

III. Do PR Notices contain binding requirements?

    The PR Notice discussed in this notice is intended to provide
guidance to EPA personnel and decision makers and to pesticide
registrants. While the requirements in the statutes and Agency
regulations are binding on EPA and the applicants, this PR Notice is
not binding on either EPA or pesticide registrants, and EPA may depart
from the guidance where circumstances warrant and without prior notice.
Likewise, pesticide registrants may assert that the guidance is not
appropriate generally or not applicable to a specific pesticide or
situation.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 136-136y.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: March 24, 2014.
Marty Monell,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 5503]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2426]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:
    Docket Numbers: ER08-1056-005.
    Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.
    Description: Compliance Filing of Entergy Services, Inc.
    Filed Date: 12/6/11.
    Accession Number: 20111206-5090.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/16/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-1257-002; ER10-1258-002.
    Applicants: Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc., Wabash Valley
Energy Marketing, Inc.
    Description: Notice of Change of Status of Wabash Valley Power
Association, Inc. and Wabash Valley Energy Marketing, Inc.
    Filed Date: 1/25/12.
    Accession Number: 20120125-5245.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2319-004; ER10-2320-004; ER10-2317-003; ER10-
2322-005; ER10-2324-004; ER10-2325-003; ER10-2332-004; ER10-2326-005;
ER10-2327-006; ER10-2328-004; ER10-2343-005; ER10-2331-005; ER10-2330-
005; ER11-4609-003.
    Applicants: J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation, Triton Power
Michigan LLC, BE CA LLC, BE Ironwood LLC, BE KJ LLC, BE Rayle LLC, BE
Louisiana LLC, Cedar Brakes I, L.L.C., Utility Contract Funding,
L.L.C., Central Power & Lime LLC, Cedar Brakes II, L.L.C., J.P. Morgan
Commodities Canada Corporation, BE Allegheny LLC, BE Alabama LLC.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of BE Alabama
LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 1/26/12.
    Accession Number: 20120126-5035.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/16/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2432-001; ER10-2435-001; ER10-2440-001; ER10-
2442-001; ER10-2443-001; ER10-2444-001; ER10-2446-001; ER10-2447-001;
ER10-2449-001.
    Applicants: York Generation Company LLC, Lowell Cogeneration
Company Limited Partnership, Dartmouth Power Associates Limited
Partnership, Camden Plant Holding, L.L.C., Pedricktown Cogeneration
Company LP, Elmwood Park Power LLC, Newark Bay Cogeneration
Partnership, L.P, Power City Partners, L.P., Bayonne Plant Holding,
L.L.C.
    Description: Bayonne Plant Holding, L.L.C., et al.--Supplement to
Updated Market Power Analysis for the Northeast Region.
    Filed Date: 1/25/12.
    Accession Number: 20120125-5242.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-889-000.
    Applicants: Dominion Retail, Inc.
    Description: Compliance Filing--Designation of Filer to be
effective 1/25/2012.
    Filed Date: 1/25/12.
    Accession Number: 20120125-5171.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-890-000.
    Applicants: State Line Energy, L.L.C.
    Description: Compliance Filing--Designation of Filer to be
effective 1/24/2012.
    Filed Date: 1/25/12.
    Accession Number: 20120125-5183.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-891-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: 1886R1 Westar Energy, Inc. NITSA NOA to be effective
12/1/2011.
    Filed Date: 1/25/12.
    Accession Number: 20120125-5186.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-892-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: 2041R1 Kansas City Board of Public Utilities PTP to be
effective 12/1/2011.
    Filed Date: 1/25/12.
    Accession Number: 20120125-5187.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-893-000.
    Applicants: Dominion Energy Salem Harbor, LLC.
    Description: Compliance Filing--Designation of Filer to be
effective 1/25/2012.
    Filed Date: 1/25/12.
    Accession Number: 20120125-5188.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-894-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: 2014R2 City of Lindsborg, KS NITSA NOA to be effective
12/1/2011.
    Filed Date: 1/25/12.
    Accession Number: 20120125-5194.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-895-000.
    Applicants: Minco Wind Interconnection Services, LLC.
    Description: Minco Wind Interconnection Services, LLC MBR
Application to be effective 3/15/2012.
    Filed Date: 1/25/12.
    Accession Number: 20120125-5211.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-896-000.
    Applicants: Mariposa Energy, LLC.
    Description: Mariposa Energy, LLC submits tariff filing per 35.12:
Mariposa Energy, LLC Market Based Rate Filing to be effective 1/26/
2012.
    Filed Date: 1/26/12.
    Accession Number: 20120126-5001.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/16/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-897-000.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation
    Description: California Independent System Operator Corporation
submits tariff filing per 35: 2012-01-25 CAISO Petition for Waiver of
Tariff Provisions to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 1/26/12.
    Accession Number: 20120126-5004.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/16/12.

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

    Docket Numbers: ES12-12-000.
    Applicants: Prairie Wind Transmission, LLC
    Description: Amendment to Application of Prairie Wind Transmission,
LLC.
    Filed Date: 01/26/2012.
    Accession Number: 20120126-5034.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/6/12.

    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 pm
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: January 26, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-2426 Filed 2-2-12; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 20849-20852]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08040]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0156]
RIN 1625-AA08

Special Local Regulations; Marine Events, Potomac River; National
Harbor Access Channel, MD

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to establish special local
regulations during the ``Swim Across the Potomac'' swimming
competition, to be held on the waters of the Potomac River on June 2,
2013. These special local regulations are necessary to provide for the
safety of life on navigable waters during the event. This action is
intended to temporarily restrict vessel traffic in a portion of the
Potomac River during the event.

DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before May 8, 2013.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
call or email Mr. Ronald Houck, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, MD;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have
questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Barbara
Hairston, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Acronyms

DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

A. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided.

1. Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation. You may submit your comments and material online at
http://www.regulations.gov, or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but
please use only one of these means. If you submit a comment online, it
will be considered received by the Coast Guard when you successfully
transmit the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment,
it will be considered as having been received by the Coast Guard when
it is received at the Docket Management Facility. We recommend that you
include your name and a mailing address, an email address, or a
telephone number in the body of your document so that we can contact
you if we have questions regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
type the docket number [USCG-2013-0156] in the ``SEARCH'' box and click
``SEARCH.'' Click on ``Submit a Comment'' on the line associated with
this rulemaking.
    If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them
in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and would
like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped,
self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and
material received during the comment period and may change the rule
based on your comments.

2. Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
type the docket number (USCG-2013-0156) in the ``SEARCH'' box and click
``SEARCH.'' Click on Open Docket Folder on the line associated with
this rulemaking. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in
Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.

3. Privacy Act

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

4. Public Meeting

    We do not now plan to hold a public meeting. But you may submit a
request for one, using one of the methods specified under ADDRESSES.
Please explain why you believe a public meeting would be beneficial. If
we determine that one would aid this rulemaking, we will hold one at a
time and place announced by a later notice in the Federal Register.

B. Basis and Purpose

    The legal basis for the rule is the Coast Guard's authority to
establish special local regulations: 33 U.S.C. 1233. The purpose of the
rule is to ensure safety of life on navigable waters of the United
States during the Swim Across the Potomac event.
    On June 2, 2013, WaveOne Swimming of Washington, DC, and the
National Harbor Marina of National Harbor, MD, will sponsor a swimming
competition across the Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland. The
event consists of up to 150 swimmers on a 1.3-mile linear course
located downriver from the Woodrow Wilson Memorial (I-495/I-95) Bridge.
The swimmers will be supported by sponsor-provided watercraft. The
start will be located at North Point in Jones Point Park and the finish
will be located along the shore at National Harbor Marina. Portions of
the swim course will cross the Potomac River federal navigation channel
and the National Harbor Access Channel.

C. Discussion of Proposed Rule

    The Coast Guard proposes to establish special local regulations on
specified waters of the Potomac River. The regulations will be enforced
from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on June 2, 2013. The regulated area,
approximately 1,900 yards in length and 350 yards in width, extends
across the entire width of the National Harbor Access Channel and
includes the waters of the Potomac River, from shoreline to shoreline,
bounded to the north by a line drawn that originates at Jones Point
Park, VA at the west shoreline latitude 38[deg]47'35'' N, longitude
077[deg]02'22'' W, thence east to latitude 38[deg]47'12'' N, longitude
077[deg]00'58'' W, at east shoreline near National Harbor, MD. The
regulated area is bounded to the south by a line drawn originating at
George Washington Memorial Parkway highway overpass and Cameron Run,
west shoreline latitude 38[deg]47'23'' N, longitude 077[deg]03'03'' W
thence east to latitude 38[deg]46'52'' N, longitude 077[deg]01'13'' W,
at east shoreline near National Harbor, MD.
    The effect of this proposed rule will be to restrict general
navigation in the regulated area during the event. Vessels intending to
transit the Potomac River through the regulated area, including the
National Harbor Access Channel, will only be allowed to safely transit
the regulated area when the Coast Guard

Patrol Commander has deemed it safe to do so. Due to the need for
vessel control during the event, the Coast Guard will temporarily
restrict vessel traffic in the event area to provide for the safety of
participants, spectators and other transiting vessels. The Coast Guard
will provide notice of the special local regulations by Local Notice to
Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, and on-scene designated
representatives.

D. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on a number of these statutes or executive orders.

1. Regulatory Planning and Review

    This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review,
as supplemented by Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review, and does not require an assessment of potential
costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of Executive Order 12866 or
under section 1 of Executive Order 13563. The Office of Management and
Budget has not reviewed it under those Orders.
    Although this regulation will prevent traffic from transiting
portions of the Potomac River and National Harbor Access Channel during
the event, the effect of this regulation will not be significant due to
the following reasons: (1) The regulated area will be in effect for
only 4 hours; (2) the regulated area has been narrowly tailored to
impose the least impact on general navigation yet provide the level of
safety deemed necessary; (3) vessel traffic will be able to transit
safely through a portion of the regulated area, but only after the last
participant has cleared that portion of the regulated area and when the
Coast Guard Patrol Commander deems it safe to do so; and (4) the Coast
Guard will provide advance notification of the special local
regulations to the local maritime community by Local Notice to Mariners
and Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

2. Impact on Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have
considered the impact of this proposed rule on small entities. The
Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.
    This rule may affect the following entities, some of which may be
small entities: The owners or operators of vessels intending to enter,
transit through, anchor in, or remain within that portion of Potomac
River encompassed within the special local regulations from 7 a.m.
until 11 a.m. on June 2, 2013. For the reasons discussed in the
Regulatory Planning and Review section above, this rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what
degree this rule would economically affect it.

3. Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule. If the rule would affect
your small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you
have questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance,
please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, above. The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this proposed rule or any
policy or action of the Coast Guard.

4. Collection of Information

    This proposed rule will not call for a new collection of
information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520.).

5. Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has 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. We have analyzed this proposed rule under that Order and
determined that this rule does not have implications for federalism.

6. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places or vessels.

7. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this proposed rule would not
result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule
elsewhere in this preamble.

8. Taking of Private Property

    This proposed rule would not cause a taking of private property or
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630,
Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected
Property Rights.

9. Civil Justice Reform

    This proposed rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize
litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

10. Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13045,
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and would not
create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that might
disproportionately affect children.

11. Indian Tribal Governments

    This proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

12. Energy Effects

    This proposed rule is not a ``significant energy action'' under
Executive Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use.

13. Technical Standards

    This proposed rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we
did

not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

14. Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction
M16475.lD, which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)(42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have
made a preliminary determination that this action is one of a category
of actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a significant
effect on the human environment. This proposed rule involves special
local regulations issued in conjunction with a regatta or marine
parade. This rule is categorically excluded from further review under
paragraph 34(h) of Figure 2-1 of the Commandant Instruction. A
preliminary environmental analysis checklist supporting this
determination and a Categorical Exclusion Determination are available
in the docket where indicated under ADDRESSES. We seek any comments or
information that may lead to the discovery of a significant
environmental impact from this proposed rule.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

    Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR part 100 as follows:

PART 100--SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS

0
1. The authority citation for part 100 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1233.

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2. Add Sec.  100.35-T05-0156 to read as follows:

Sec.  100.35-T05-0156  Special Local Regulations for Marine Events;
Potomac River, National Harbor Access Channel, MD.

    (a) Regulated Area. The following regulated area is established as
special local regulations. All coordinates are North American Datum
1983.
    (1) Regulated Area: All water of the Potomac River, from shoreline
to shoreline, bounded to the north by a line drawn that originates at
Jones Point Park, VA at the west shoreline latitude 38[deg]47'35'' N,
longitude 077[deg]02'22'' W, thence east to latitude 38[deg]47'12'' N,
longitude 077[deg]00'58'' W, at east shoreline near National Harbor,
MD. The regulated area is bounded to the south by a line drawn
originating at George Washington Memorial Parkway highway overpass and
Cameron Run, west shoreline latitude 38[deg]47'23'' N, longitude
077[deg]03'03'' W thence east to latitude 38[deg]46'52'' N, longitude
077[deg]01'13'' W, at east shoreline near National Harbor, MD.
    (b) Definitions. (1) Coast Guard Patrol Commander means a
commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the U. S. Coast Guard who
has been designated by the Commander, Coast Guard Sector Baltimore.
    (2) Official Patrol means any vessel assigned or approved by
Commander, Coast Guard Sector Baltimore with a commissioned, warrant,
or petty officer on board and displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
    (3) Participant means all persons and vessels participating in the
Swim Across the Potomac event under the auspices of the Marine Event
Permit issued to the event sponsor and approved by Commander, Coast
Guard Sector Baltimore.
    (c) Special local regulations. (1) The Coast Guard Patrol Commander
may forbid and control the movement of all vessels and persons in the
regulated area. When hailed or signaled by an official patrol vessel, a
vessel or person in the regulated area shall immediately comply with
the directions given. Failure to do so may result in expulsion from the
area, citation for failure to comply, or both.
    (2) Persons desiring to transit the regulated area must first
obtain authorization from the Captain of the Port Baltimore or his
designated representative. To seek permission to transit the area, the
Captain of the Port Baltimore and his designated representatives can be
contacted at telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER> or on Marine Band Radio,
VHF-FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz). All Coast Guard vessels enforcing this
regulated area can be contacted on marine band radio VHF-FM channel 16
(156.8 MHz).
    (3) The Coast Guard Patrol Commander may terminate the event, or
the operation of any participant in the event, at any time it is deemed
necessary for the protection of life or property.
    (4) The Coast Guard will publish a notice in the Fifth Coast Guard
District Local Notice to Mariners and issue a marine information
broadcast on VHF-FM marine band radio announcing specific event date
and times.
    (d) Enforcement period: This section will be enforced from 7 a.m.
until 11 a.m. on June 2, 2013.

    Dated: March 21, 2013.
Kevin C. Kiefer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Baltimore.
[FR Doc. 2013-08040 Filed 4-5-13; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-EPA-HQ-OA-2010-0757; FRL-9972-93-OEI]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for
Special Government Employees Serving on Federal Advisory Committees at
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), ``Confidential Financial
Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving on Federal
Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 2260.06, OMB Control No. 2090-0029) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28,
2018. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register on August 21, 2017 during a 60-day comment period. This notice
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden
and cost to the public. 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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 15,
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OA-2010-0757, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for
EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Moreau, Office of Resources,
Operations and Management, Federal Advisory Committee Management
Division, Mail Code 1601M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-
5320; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The purpose of this information collection request is to
assist the EPA in selecting federal advisory committee members who will
be appointed as Special Government Employees (SGEs), mostly to the
EPA's scientific and technical committees. To select SGE members as
efficiently and cost effectively as possible, the Agency needs to
evaluate potential conflicts of interest before a candidate is hired as
an SGE and appointed as a member to a committee. Agency officials
developed the ``Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Special
Government Employees Serving on Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,'' also referred to as Form 3110-48,
for greater inclusion of information to discover any potential
conflicts of interest as recommended by the Government Accountability
Office.
    Form numbers: EPA Form 3110-48.
    Respondents/affected entities: Candidates for appointment to serve
as SGEs on EPA federal advisory committees.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory in order to serve as
a SGE on an EPA federal advisory committee (5 CFR 2634.903).
    Estimated number of respondents: 500 (total).
    Frequency of response: Once, Annually, On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 500 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $56,000 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 250 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This change is due to an increase in the estimated
number of respondents.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-00574 Filed 1-12-18; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0754; FRL-9365-5]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
Approved Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document 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). The ICR, entitled: ``Pesticide Data Call-
In Program'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 2288.02 and OMB Control No.
2070-0174, is currently scheduled to expire on November 30, 2012.
Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the ICR.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 11, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0754, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm.

Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameo Smoot, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. What information is EPA particularly interested in?

    Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to:
    1. 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.
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.

    4. 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.

II. 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 any technical information and/or 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. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
    6. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
    7. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
    8. 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.

III. What information collection activity or ICR does this action apply
to?

    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this ICR
include pesticide registrants, which may be identified by the North
American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 32532, pesticide
and other agricultural chemical manufacturing.
    Title: Pesticide Data Call-In Program.
    ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2288.01.
    OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-0174.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on November
30, 2012. EPA will be seeking a short renewal of the currently approved
ICR. This short renewal will provide additional time to allow EPA to
finish working to restructure the ICR, improve the electronic forms and
instructions, and consult with stakeholders and OMB on those ICR
changes and the corresponding adjustments to the burden estimates. This
extension is necessary because the ICR covers ongoing activities that
are required to support the statutorily mandated pesticide reviews.
    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 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), after
appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR
part 9, 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
for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), every pesticide product must be registered with EPA. An
applicant for registration must supply data to demonstrate that the
pesticide product will not cause ``unreasonable adverse effects'' on
humans or to the environment. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), EPA must determine, from data supplied by the
applicant or registrant, that the level of pesticide residues in food
and feed will be safe for human consumption, defined as ``a reasonable
certainty that no harm'' will result from exposures to pesticide
residues. Although data is provided with the initial applications, the
Agency issues Data Call-Ins (DCIs) when it has determined that more
information is necessary to make the necessary decision pursuant to the
mandates in FIFRA and FFDCA.
    The programs represented in this proposed ICR renewal and
consolidation share a common statutory authority, section 3(c)(2)(B) of
FIFRA, which authorizes EPA to require pesticide registrants to
generate and submit data to the Agency, when such data are needed to
maintain an existing registration of a pesticide. EPA's determination
that additional data are needed can occur for various reasons, with the
following four reasons being the most common:
    1. Reregistration program. Section 4 of FIFRA requires EPA to re-
assess the health and safety data for all pesticide active ingredients
registered before November 1, 1984, to ``reregister'' them, i.e.,
determine whether these ``older'' pesticides meet the criteria for
registration that would be expected of a pesticide being registered
today for the first time. FIFRA section 4 directs EPA to use FIFRA
section 3(c)(2)(B) authority to obtain the required data. Although the
Reregistration Eligibility Decisions are complete, the Agency may still
need to issue DCIs to close out the program.
    2. Registration review program. Section 3(g) of FIFRA contains
provisions to help achieve the goal of reviewing each pesticide every
15 years to assure that the pesticide continues to pose no risk of
unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. FIFRA
section 3(g) instructs EPA to use the FIFRA section 3(c)(2)(B)
authority to obtain the required data.
    3. Special review program. Though rare, EPA may conduct a special
review if EPA believes that a pesticide poses risks of unreasonable
adverse effects on human health or the environment. Section 3(c)(2)(B)
of FIFRA provides a means of obtaining any needed data.
    4. Anticipated residue/percent crop treated information. Under
section 408 of FFDCA, before a pesticide may be used on food or feed
crops, the Agency must establish a tolerance for the pesticide residues
on that crop or establish an exemption from the requirement to have a
tolerance. Section 408(b)(2)(E) and (F) of FFDCA authorize the use of
anticipated or actual residue (ARs) data and percent crop treated (PCT)
data to establish, modify, maintain, or revoke a tolerance for a
pesticide. The FFDCA requires that if AR data are used, data must be
reviewed five years after a tolerance is initially established. If PCT
data are used, the FFDCA affords EPA the discretion to obtain
additional data if any or all of several conditions are met.
    The Agency issues DCIs when it has determined that more information
is necessary to make decision about pesticides pursuant to the mandates
in FIFRA and FFDCA. Agency decisions requiring additional data are
based on the data requirements set forth in 40 CFR parts 150 through
180, with the majority of the data requirements captured in 40 CFR
parts 158 and 161.
    Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to range form 59
to 13,636 hours per response, depending on the review program and type
of DCI issued. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b). The ICR provides a
detailed explanation of this estimate, which is only briefly summarized
here:
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.
    Estimated number of potential respondents: 1,643.
    Estimated number of total annual responses: 184.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 262,301 hours.

    Estimated total annual costs: $12,506,726.
    Changes in the estimates: The total estimated burden for this ICR
is unchanged from that currently approved by OMB.

IV. What is the next step in the process for this ICR?

    EPA intends to submit the ICR to OMB for review and a short term
approval (i.e., 12 months) pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue
another Federal Register document 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 person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: October 4, 2012.
 James Jones,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-25145 Filed 10-11-12; 8:45 am]
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[Pages 24869-24870]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2008-0018; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-1837-DR]

Mississippi; 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 Mississippi (FEMA-1837-DR), dated May 12,
2009, and related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: May 12, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated May 12, 2009, 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. 5121-5207 (the Stafford Act), as
follows:

I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State of
Mississippi resulting from severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes
during the period of March 25-28, 2009, 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. 5121-5207 (``the Stafford Act''). Therefore, I declare that
such a major disaster exists in the State of Mississippi.
    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, Hazard Mitigation throughout the State, and any
other forms of assistance under the Stafford Act that you deem
appropriate. Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance
is 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. If Other Needs Assistance under
Section 408 of the Stafford Act is later requested and warranted,
Federal funding under that program will also be limited to 75
percent of the total eligible costs.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration
to the extent allowable under the Stafford Act.

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice
that Donald L. Keldsen, of FEMA, is appointed to act as the Federal
Coordinating Officer for this major disaster.
    The following areas of the State of Mississippi have been
designated as adversely affected by this major disaster:

    Amite, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson, Stone,
Walthall, Wayne, and Wilkinson Counties for Public Assistance.
    All counties within the State of Mississippi are eligible to
apply 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.

Nancy Ward,
Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E9-12176 Filed 5-22-09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Sunshine Act Meetings

    The following notice of meeting is published pursuant to section
3(a) of the government in the Sunshine Act (Pub. L. 94-409), 5 U.S.C.
552b:

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING:  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

TIME AND DATE: October 20, 2022, 10 a.m.

PLACE: Room 2C, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.

STATUS: Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Agenda.
    * Note--Items listed on the agenda may be deleted without further
notice.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    For a recorded message listing items struck from or added to the
meeting, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    This is a list of matters to be considered by the Commission. It
does not include a listing of all documents relevant to the items on
the agenda. All public documents, however, may be

viewed on line at the Commission's website at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search using the eLibrary link.

                                                 1094th--Meeting
                                    [Open Meeting; October 20, 2022, 10 a.m.]
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        Item No.                     Docket No.                                    Company
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                                                 ADMINISTRATIVE
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A-1.....................  AD23-1-000......................  Agency Administrative Matters.
A-2.....................  AD23-2-000......................  Customer Matters, Reliability, Security and Market
                                                             Operations
A-3.....................  AD06-3-000......................  2022-2023 Winter Energy Market and Reliability
                                                             Assessment.
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E-1.....................  ER21-2460-002...................  New York Independent System Operator, Inc
E-2.....................  ER21-2455-002...................  California Independent System Operator Corporation
E-3.....................  ER22-1719-001...................  Southwest Power Pool, Inc
E-4.....................  EL15-3-004......................  City and County of San Francisco v. Pacific Gas and
                                                             Electric Company.
                          ER15-704-026....................  Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
E-5.....................  ER20-67-001.....................  Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.
                          ER20-116-001....................  Evergy Metro, Inc.
                          ER20-113-001....................  Evergy Missouri West, Inc.
E-6.....................  EC22-45-000.....................  TransAlta Energy Marketing (U.S.) Inc., TransAlta
                                                             Energy Marketing Corp., TransAlta Centralia
                                                             Generation LLC, TransAlta Wyoming Wind LLC,
                                                             Lakeswind Power Partners, LLC, Big Level Wind LLC,
                                                             Eagle Canada Common Holdings LP, and BIF IV Eagle
                                                             NR Carry LP
E-7.....................  ER19-776-001, ER19-809-001......  Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
E-8.....................  ER21-2464-000...................  Avangrid Renewables, LLC.
E-9.....................  ER21-2443-000...................  Black Hills Power, Inc.
E-10....................  ER21-43-000, ER21-43-001, ER21-   Exelon Generation Company, LLC.
                           43-002, ER21-2453-000.
E-11....................  ER21-59-002.....................  Brookfield Renewable Trading and Marketing LP.
E-12....................  ER21-64-001.....................  Macquarie Energy LLC.
E-13....................  ER21-65-002.....................  Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association,
                                                             Inc.
E-14....................  ER22-728-001....................  Pegasus Wind, LLC.
E-15....................  EL21-97-000.....................  Blue Ridge Power Agency.
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                                                       GAS
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G-1.....................  RP19-78-000, RP19-78-001, RP19-   Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP.
                           1523-000.
                          RP19-257-005....................  Southwest Gas Storage Company.
G-2.....................  AD20-10-000.....................  Standard Applied to Complaints Against Oil Pipeline
                                                             Index Rate Changes.
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                                                      HYDRO
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H-1.....................  P-906-032.......................  Cushaw Hydro, LLC
H-2.....................  P-2107-047......................  Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
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                                                  CERTIFICATES
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C-1.....................  CP21-467-000....................  Texas Gas Transmission, LLC.
C-2.....................  CP21-1-000, CP21-458-000........  Golden Pass Pipeline LLC.
C-3.....................  CP22-507-000....................  Limetree Bay Terminals, LLC.
C-4.....................  CP20-493-001....................  Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.
C-5.....................  CP16-454-004....................  Rio Grande LNG, LLC.
C-6.....................  CP18-512-002....................  Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III, LLC, and
                                                             Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC.
                          CP18-513-002....................  Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, LP.
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    A free webcast of this event is available through the Commission's
website. Anyone with internet access who desires to view this event can
do so by navigating to www.ferc.gov's Calendar of Events and locating
this event in the Calendar. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
provides technical support for the free webcasts. Please call (202)
502-8680 or email [email protected] if you have any questions.
    Immediately following the conclusion of the Commission Meeting, a
press briefing will be held in the Commission Meeting Room. Members of
the public may view this briefing in the designated overflow room. This
statement is intended to notify the public that the press briefings
that follow Commission meetings may now be viewed remotely at
Commission headquarters but will not be telecast.

    Issued: October 13, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-22773 Filed 10-17-22; 11:15 am]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-96081; File No. SR-CBOE-2022-051]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Exchange, Inc.; Notice of
Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Rules Relating to the
Processing of Auction Responses

October 14, 2022.
    Pursuant to FR 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 October 3, 2022, 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, II,
and III below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    Cboe Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or ``Cboe Options'') proposes
to amend its rules relating to the processing of auction responses. 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
    The Exchange seeks to amend its rules related to its auction
responses.
Background
    The Exchange currently offers a variety of auction mechanisms which
provide price improvement opportunities for eligible orders.
Particularly, the Exchange offers the following auction mechanisms:
Complex Order Auction (``COA''),\3\ Step Up Mechanism (``SUM''),\4\
Automated Improvement Mechanism (``AIM''),\5\ Complex AIM (``C-
AIM''),\6\ Solicitation Auction Mechanism (``SAM''),\7\ Complex SAM
(``C-SAM''),\8\ FLEX Auction Process,\9\ FLEX AIM \10\ and FLEX
SAM.\11\ The Exchange notes that eligible orders are electronically
exposed for an Exchange-determined period (collectively referred to
herein as ``auction response period'') in accordance with the
applicable Exchange Rule, during which time Users may submit responses
(collectively referred to herein as ``auction responses'' or ``auction
response messages'') to an auction message. Trading Permit Holders
(``TPHs'') may submit auction responses via logical port
connectivity.\12\ An auction response may only execute in the
applicable auction and is cancelled if it does not execute during an
auction. If an auction response is unable to be processed by the System
during the auction response period, that auction response is unable to
receive any execution opportunity or provide liquidity (and possible
price improvement) on the Exchange.
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    \3\ See Rule 5.33(d).
    \4\ See Rule 5.35.
    \5\ See Rule 5.37.
    \6\ See Rule 5.38.
    \7\ See Rule 5.39.
    \8\ See Rule 5.40.
    \9\ See Rule 5.72(c).
    \10\ See Rule 5.73.
    \11\ See Rule 5.74.
    \12\ A User connects to the Exchange using a logical port
available through an API, such as the industry-standard FIX or BOE
protocol. Logical ports represent a technical port established by
the Exchange within the Exchange's trading system for the delivery
and/or receipt of trading messages, including orders, cancels, and
auction responses.
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    By way of further background, auction response messages
historically have waited in the same System queue as all other order
and quote message traffic. If an auction response is submitted at a
time where there is a deep queue of other message traffic such as mass
cancellation messages or other orders and quotes, it is possible that
the auction response may not be ``processed'' by the System in
sufficient time (i.e., prior to the end of the auction response
period).\13\ Particularly, the queued auction response may not be able
to participate in the applicable auction mechanism because the System
had unprocessed (queued) messages at the time of the auction execution
despite the fact that the User submitted the auction response prior to
the end of the auction response period. Auctioned orders may therefore
be missing out on potential price improvement that may have otherwise
resulted if queued timely auction response(s) were able to participate
in the auction. Indeed, the Exchange notes that its review of auction
responses during July 2022 indicated that approximately 55% of auction
responses had no opportunity to execute in their respective auctions,
notwithstanding being submitted within the auction response period.
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    \13\ For example, it takes the Exchange's system approximately
10 microseconds to process a single order/quote or auction response
message and, on average, approximately 190 microseconds to process a
mass cancel message. As such, under the current system, an auction
response that is entered after a mass cancel message is more likely
to be detrimentally delayed as compared to a mass cancel message
that is entered after an auction response (i.e., a 190 microsecond
``wait time'' versus a 10 microsecond ``wait time'').
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    The Exchange proposes to adopt new functionality under proposed
Rule 5.25(e) which would apply across all of its auction mechanisms to
increase the likelihood that timely submitted auction responses may
participate in the applicable auction, even during periods of high
message traffic. Under the proposed functionality, at the time an
auction response period ends, the System will continue to process its
inbound queue for any messages that were received before the end of the
auction period (including auction messages) for up to an Exchange-
determined period of time, not to exceed 100 milliseconds (which the
Exchange may determine on a class-by-class basis). That is, any auction
responses that were in the queue before the conclusion of the auction
(as identified by the Network Interface Card (``NIC'') timestamp on the
message) \14\ would be processed as long as the Exchange-determined
time on a class-by-class basis (not to exceed 100 milliseconds) is not
exceeded. Only auction messages received prior to the execution of the
applicable auction are eligible to be processed for that auction. The
applicable auction will execute once all messages, including auction
responses, received before the end time of the auction response period
have been processed or the Exchange-determined maximum time limit of up
to 100 milliseconds has elapsed, whichever occurs first. This
continuation of processing the queue for an additional amount of time
for messages that were received before the end of the auction allows
for auction responses that would otherwise have been canceled due to
the conclusion of the auction response period to still have an
opportunity to participate in the auction. This provides such responses
with increased opportunities to participate in the auction, even during
periods of high message traffic, while still providing a processing cut
off time to ensure auction executions aren't unduly delayed.
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    By way of an example, if an auction with an auction response period
set to 100 milliseconds were to start at 9:00:00 a.m., only auction
responses that were able to be processed by the System by the
conclusion of the auction at 9:00:100 would participate in the auction.
Accordingly, if, for example, an auction response that was submitted at
9:00:090 (within the auction time response period), is still in the
message queue at 9:00:100, that response under the current System
functionality would be canceled and not eligible to participate in the
auction. Under the proposal, at 9:00:100, because the System continues
to process all messages timestamped before 9:00:100, that same auction
response submitted at 9:00:090 would not automatically be canceled but
rather included in the auction as long as it was able to be processed
within an additional 50 milliseconds, which is the additional
processing time set by the Exchange for that class in this example.
Once that auction response is up for

processing (because the System processes messages sequentially in time
order sequence), the response will be able to participate in the
auction so long as it's processed by 9:00:150, notwithstanding such
processing would occur after the 100-millisecond auction response
period has concluded. Any auction responses for the pending auction
that are still pending after the execution of the auction would be
canceled.\15\ The Exchange notes that using the same example, if an
auction response was submitted at 9:00:120, it would not be eligible
for processing because the timestamp would identify it as being
submitted outside the auction response period which was otherwise set
to conclude at 9:00:100.
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    \15\ If, for example, the System processed all messages received
before 9:00:100 by 9:00:110, then the auction would execute at
9:00:110 (i.e., the System does not need to wait until 9:00:150 to
execute an auction if all messages submitted prior to the end time
of the auction have been processed).
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    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change will result in
increased execution opportunities for liquidity providers that submit
auction responses and enhance the potential for price improvement for
orders submitted to each mechanism to the benefit of investors and
public interest. Indeed, the Exchange believes the proposed
functionality will increase the possibility that timely submitted
auction responses are processed by the Exchange and have an opportunity
for execution in the applicable auction mechanism, even if there is a
deep pending message queue. The Exchange believes the proposed maximum
amount of additional time for processing is both an adequate amount of
time to provide pending auction responses with such execution
opportunity, but also an amount minimal enough that impact to other
message traffic, if any, would be de minimis. Indeed, the Exchange
anticipates that in the vast majority of cases, the additional time
needed after the conclusion of auction response period, if any, to
process all pending auction responses will be shorter than the maximum
100 milliseconds. All message traffic (including auction responses)
will continue to be processed in time-priority.
    The Exchange also believes the proposal will continue to allow the
Exchange to set each auction response period to an amount of time that
provides TPHs with sufficient time to respond to, compete for, and
provide price improvement for orders while continuing to provide
auctioned orders with timely executions that may reduce market and
execution risk. It also provides timely submitted auction responses
with more execution opportunities in the applicable, even during
periods of high message traffic, thereby potentially providing
customers with additional opportunities for price improvement.
    Finally, in light of the proposed change, the Exchange proposes to
modify Rule 5.25 to make clear that the Exchange may determine whether
or not to establish a Priority Queue for Auction response messages
(indeed, the Exchange anticipates implementing the proposed
functionality at this time in lieu of a Priority Queue). The Exchange
previously adopted Priority Queue functionality under Rule 5.25, which
provides that auction response messages may be processed through a
Priority Queue, and all remaining messages would be processed through a
General Queue. If the Exchange utilizes a Priority Queue, the System
would process a certain number of messages, as determined by the
Exchange, from each queue on an alternating basis and prioritize
processing messages in each respective queue in the order in which the
System receives them (i.e., in time priority). The Exchange adopted
Rule 5.25 for similar purposes as this proposal, which is to increase
the likelihood that submitted auction responses would have the
opportunity to participate in auctions notwithstanding any potential
deep queue of pending message traffic. The Exchange believes however,
that the proposed new functionality is a more streamlined approach and
would further increase the likelihood that timely submitted auction
responses are able to participate in an applicable auction.
Particularly, under the priority queue functionality, auction responses
not processed by the conclusion of the auction response period would
still be canceled, whereas, under the proposal, timely submitted
auction responses would have the opportunity to be processed for up to
an additional 100 milliseconds following the conclusion of the auction
response period. Should the Exchange determine its necessary to utilize
a priority queue for auction responses in the future, it would provide
notice to all TPHs pursuant to Rule 1.5.
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 FR 6(b) of the Act.\16\ Specifically, the Exchange
believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the FR 6(b)(5)
\17\ 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 FR 6(b)(5)
\18\ requirement that the rules of an exchange not be designed to
permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers, brokers, or
dealers.
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    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \17\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    In particular, the Exchange believes modifying its System to allow
it to potentially process more, if not all, timely submitted auction
responses may provide further opportunities for auctioned orders to
receive price improvement, which removes impediments to a free and open
market and ultimately protects and benefits investors. In particular,
the proposed rule change will continue to provide investors with timely
processing of their options quote and order messages, while providing
investors who submit auction eligible orders with additional auction
liquidity. Indeed, the proposed rule change may allow more investors
additional opportunities to receive price improvement through an
auction mechanism. While the Exchange may increase the length of
auction response periods to accommodate more auction responses, the
Exchange believes the proposed rule change will accommodate more
auction responses and allow the Exchange to continue to mitigate the
market risk that may accompany a longer auction period for auctioned
orders by setting the length of an auction response period to a
timeframe that allows an adequate amount of time for TPHs to respond to
an auction message and providers orders with fast executions.
Additionally, the Exchange believes the proposed functionality may
provide liquidity providers that submit auction responses with
additional execution opportunities in auctions, which may encourage the
submission of more auction responses, which may contribute to a deeper,
more liquid auction process that provides investors

with additional price improvement opportunities.
    The Exchange believes adopting the proposed functionality for
auction responses would better provide customers with additional
opportunities for price improvements with little to no impact to non-
auction response message traffic. Currently, auction responses account
for an incredibly small fraction of message traffic submitted to the
Exchange. Indeed, based on the Exchange's analysis in July 2022,
auction response messages accounted for a mere 0.04% of all message
traffic submitted to the Exchange. The Exchange believe the processing
of such a small amount of message traffic, even after the conclusion of
an auction response period, would therefore have de minimis, if any,
impact on the processing of non-auction response messages waiting in
the queue. The Exchange also notes that all messages are currently
processed one at a time by the System. Therefore, the System still
needs to ``process'' all pending auction responses, regardless of
whether that processing involves canceling the pending auction response
because it wasn't processed in time to participate in the auction or
actually processing the response to participate in the auction. Either
way, the non-auction response messages will still have to wait for
processing of any pending responses ahead of it. Conversely, the
current system may cause investors to miss out on opportunities to
receive price improvement through the Exchange's auction mechanisms as
the System is configured to cancel pending auction responses that
``miss'' the auction execution, even if such responses were timely
submitted but not processed due to the System being otherwise occupied
processing messages in queue ahead of it. The Exchange therefore
believes its proposal will make it more likely that the System
processes timely submitted auction responses and includes them in
applicable auctions, thus providing them with more opportunities to
execute against auctioned orders, even during periods of high message
traffic. The Exchange further believes the proposal will continue to
allow the Exchange to set an auction response period to an amount of
time that provides TPHs with sufficient time to respond to, compete
for, and provide price improvement for orders while also continuing to
provide auctioned orders with quick executions that may reduce market
and execution risk. Accordingly, the Exchange believes the proposal
would provide customers with additional opportunities for price
improvement and enhance the quality of the auctions, thereby removing
impediments to and perfecting the mechanism of a free and open market
and a national market system, and, in general protecting investors and
the public interest.
    The Exchange also believes the proposed rule change is not designed
to permit unfair discrimination between market participants as all
market participants are allowed to submit auction responses.
Additionally, the Exchange believes it's reasonable to adopt the
proposed functionality for auction responses as compared to other
messages because auction responses are submitted only for the purpose
of executing (and possibly providing price improvement) in auctions
with short durations, whereas other messages are generally submitted to
rest in or execute against the book (and generally not used to submit
liquidity into auctions). As discussed above, the Exchange also
believes the benefits that result from the adoption of the proposed
functionality for auction responses would outweigh any potential
negative impact to other message traffic, including customer orders,
which have an incredibly low chance of being affected by the proposed
change as discussed above and which continue to receive priority
allocation in any event.
    The Exchange lastly believes clarifying in Rule 5.25 that the
Exchange may utilize priority queue functionality for auction responses
provides further transparency in the rules. The Exchange believes the
proposed functionality is currently a better alternative to provide
timely submitted auction responses with opportunities to participate in
an applicable auction as compared to the priority queue functionality.
Particularly, under the priority queue functionality, the System may
still be unable to process all submitted auction responses, since the
System will not include any auction responses that are still in queue
at the conclusion of the auction response period in the auction, even
if they were submitted in a timely manner. Under the proposed
functionality, as discussed, the System identifies and looks to process
all auction responses timely submitted and will process such messages
even after the conclusion of the auction response period, up to 100
milliseconds, thereby providing a better chance that more auction
responses are in fact able to participate in the auction. As noted
above, should the Exchange determine its necessary or appropriate to
utilize a priority queue for auction responses in the future, it would
provide notice to all TPHs pursuant to Rule 1.5.

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 does not
believe that the proposed changes will impose any burden on intra-
market competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act, as the proposed rule change would apply
equally to all TPHs that submit auction responses. As noted above, all
market participants are able to submit auction responses. Additionally,
the Exchange believes the adoption of the proposed functionality for
auction responses would have little to no impact on non-auction
response message traffic. As discussed, auction response messages
account for an incredibly small fraction of message traffic submitted
to the Exchange. The Exchange therefore believes the processing of such
a small amount of message traffic by using the functionality would have
a de minimis, if any, impact on the processing of non-auction response
messages. Moreover, the Exchange believes it's reasonable to adopt the
proposed functionality for auction responses as compared to other
messages because auction responses are submitted only for the purpose
of executing (and possibly providing price improvement) in auctions
with short durations, whereas other messages are generally submitted to
rest in or execute against the book (and generally not used to submit
liquidity into auctions). Lastly, the Exchange does not believe the
proposed rule change will impose any burden on inter-market competition
that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of
the Act, as the proposed change affects how the System processes
auction responses that may only participate in auctions that occur on
the Exchange.

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

    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 Exchange 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 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-CBOE-2022-051 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-2022-051. 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-2022-051, and should be submitted
on or before November 10, 2022.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\19\
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    \19\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Deputy Secretary.
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