[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 87 (Monday, May 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-09193]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-80574; File No. SR-FICC-2017-005]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation;
Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change To Establish the
Centrally Cleared Institutional Triparty Service and Make Other Changes

May 2, 2017.

I. Introduction

    On March 9, 2017, Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (``FICC'')
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'')
proposed rule change SR-FICC-2017-005, pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4
thereunder.\2\ The proposed rule change was published for comment in
the Federal Register on March 30, 2017.\3\ The Commission received one
comment letter on the proposed rule change.\4\ This order approves the
proposed rule change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4. FICC also filed this proposal as an
advance notice pursuant to Section 802(e)(1) of the Payment,
Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010 and Rule 19b-
4(n)(1) under the Act. 15 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1) and 17 CFR 240.19b-
4(n)(1). The advance notice was published for comment in the Federal
Register on April 7, 2017. See Securities Exchange Act Release No.
80361 (April 3, 2017), 82 FR 17053 (April 7, 2017) (SR-FICC-2017-
803). The Commission did not receive any comments on the advance
notice.
    \3\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80303 (March 24, 2017),
82 FR 15749 (March 30, 2017) (SR-FICC-2017-005) (``Notice'').
    \4\ See letter from Thomas Wipf, Chief Financial Officer, Morgan
Stanley & Co. LLC, dated April 19, 2017, to Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary, Commission, available at https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-ficc-2017-005/ficc2017005.htm (``Morgan Stanley
Letter'').
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II. Description of the Proposal

    Repurchase agreement (``repo'') transactions involve the sale of
securities along with an agreement to repurchase the securities on a
later date. Bilateral repo transactions involve a cash lender (e.g., a
money market mutual fund, pension fund, or other entity with funds
available for lending) and a cash borrower (typically a broker-dealer,
hedge fund, or other entity seeking to finance securities that can be
used to collateralize the loan). In the opening leg of the repo
transaction, the cash borrower receives cash in exchange for securities
equal in value to the amount of cash received, plus a haircut. In the
closing leg of the repo transaction, the cash borrower pays back the
cash plus interest in exchange for

the securities posted as collateral. In tri-party repo transactions, a
clearing bank tri-party agent provides to both the cash lender and the
cash borrower certain operational, custodial, collateral valuation, and
other services to facilitate the repo transactions. For example, the
tri-party agent may facilitate and record the exchange of cash and
securities on a book-entry basis for each of the counterparties to the
repo transaction, as well as effectuating the collection and transfer
of collateral that may be required under the terms of the repo
transaction. Cash lenders use tri-party repos as investments that offer
liquidity maximization, principal protection, and a small positive
return, while cash borrowers rely on them as a major source of short-
term funding.\5\
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    \5\ See Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Tri-Party Repo
Infrastructure Reform, https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/banking/nyfrb_triparty_whitepaper.pdf (last visited Apr. 27,
2017).
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    FICC currently provides central clearing to a segment of the tri-
party repo market through its general collateral finance repo service
(``GCF Repo[supreg] Service'').\6\ The GCF Repo Service is available to
sell-side entities, such as dealers, that enter into tri-party repo
transactions, in GCF Repo Securities, with each other.\7\
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    \6\ The term ``GCF Repo'' is a registered trademark of FICC. The
GCF Repo Service is a service offered by FICC to compare, net, and
settle general collateral repos. Notice, 82 FR at 15750.
    \7\ GCF Repo Securities are securities issued or guaranteed by
the United States, a U.S. government agency or instrumentality, a
U.S. government-sponsored corporation (or otherwise approved by
FICC's Board of Directors), and such securities are only eligible
for submission to FICC in connection with the comparison, netting
and/or settlement of repo transactions involving generic CUSIP
numbers (i.e., identifying numbers established for a category of
securities, as opposed to a specific security). See Notice, 82 FR at
15750.
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    FICC's proposal would broaden the pool of entities that would be
eligible to submit tri-party repo transactions for central clearing at
FICC. Specifically, FICC proposes to amend its Government Securities
Division (``GSD'') Rulebook (``GSD Rules'') \8\ to establish the
``Centrally Cleared Institutional Tri-Party Service'' or the
``CCITTM Service.'' \9\ The proposed CCIT Service would
allow the submission of tri-party repo transactions in GCF Repo
Securities between GSD Netting Members \10\ that participate in the GCF
Repo Service and institutional counterparties (other than registered
investment companies (``RICs'') under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended),\11\ where the institutional counterparties are the
cash lenders in the transactions.
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    \8\ Available at http://www.dtcc.com/legal/rules-and-procedures.
    \9\ CCIT is a trademark of The Depository Trust & Clearing
Corporation, of which FICC is a subsidiary. FICC defines ``Centrally
Cleared Institutional Tri-Party Service'' and ``CCIT Service'' as
``the service offered by the Corporation to clear institutional tri-
party repurchase agreement transactions, as more fully described in
Rule 3B.'' Proposed GSD Rule 1, Definitions.
    \10\ The term ``Netting Member'' is defined as a member of
FICC's Comparison System (i.e., the system of reporting, validating,
and matching the long and short sides of securities trades to ensure
that the details of such trades are in agreement between the
parties) and FICC's Netting System (i.e., the system for aggregating
and matching offsetting obligations resulting from trades). GSD
Rules, supra note 8.
    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq. According to FICC, the legal
ability of such registered investment companies to participate in
the proposed CCIT Service is uncertain in light of applicable
regulatory requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940
(including, for example, liquid asset requirements and counterparty
diversification requirements). Notice 82 FR at 15762.
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    To effectuate the proposed CCIT Service, FICC proposes to create a
new limited service membership category in GSD for institutional cash
lenders. These new members would be referred to as CCIT members, and
the GSD membership provisions that apply to the CCIT members would be
addressed in proposed GSD Rule 3B. These new membership provisions
include: \12\
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    \12\ For additional discussion of the membership provisions set
forth in proposed GSD Rule 3B, see also Notice, 82 FR at 15751-58.
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     Membership eligibility criteria, including minimum
financial requirements, operational capabilities, and opinions of
counsel;
     joint account ownership, in which one authorized entity
would act as agent for two or more CCIT members;
     membership application processes, including document
provision and disclosure requirements, operational testing
requirements, reporting requirements, FATCA compliance certification
requirements,\13\ and the procedures for denying membership;
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    \13\ FATCA is the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, 26 U.S.C.
1471 et seq. FATCA compliance means that an ``. . . FFI [foreign
financial institution] Member has qualified under such procedures
promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service . . . to establish
exemption from withholding under FATCA such that [FICC] would not be
required to withhold [anything] under FATCA . . . .'' GSD Rules 1,
supra note 8.
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     membership agreement terms describing rights and
obligations;
     procedures for the voluntary termination of CCIT
membership; and
     ongoing membership requirements, including (i) annual
financial and other disclosure requirements; (ii) operational testing
requirements and related reporting requirements; (iii) notification of
GSD rule non-compliance; (iv) penalties for GSD rule non-compliance;
(v) mandatory assurances in the event that FICC has reason to believe a
member may fall into GSD rule non-compliance; (vi) requirements to
comply with applicable tax, money laundering, and sanctions laws; (vii)
audit provisions allowing FICC to access relevant books and records;
and (viii) financial/operational monitoring.
    In addition to membership provisions, proposed Rule 3B also would
set forth the applicable risk management provisions relating to the new
limited service membership category, including: \14\
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    \14\ For additional discussion of the risk management provisions
set forth in proposed GSD Rule 3B, see also Notice, 82 FR at 15757-
58.
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     Non-mutualized loss allocation obligations of CCIT
members, including FICC's perfected security interest in each CCIT
member's underlying repo securities;
     a rules-based committed liquidity facility for CCIT
members, in which CCIT members that have outstanding CCIT transactions
with a defaulting member would be required to enter into CCIT master
repurchase agreement (``MRA'') transactions with FICC for specified
periods of time;
     uncommitted liquidity repos between CCIT members and FICC;
and
     application of certain other GSD Rules (e.g., comparison,
netting, settlement, default, and other applicable provisions) to CCIT
members and transactions.
    In addition to the proposed changes to the GSD Rules related to the
proposed CCIT Service, the proposal also contains other changes to the
GSD Rules, unrelated to the CCIT proposal. These non-CCIT related
changes generally are intended to update the GSD Rules and provide
additional specificity, clarity, and transparency for members that rely
on them.\15\ These non-CCIT related proposed rule changes include the
following:
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    \15\ For additional description and explanation of the non-CCIT-
related changes included in the proposal, see Notice, 82 FR at
15759-60.
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     Clarifying that Comparison-Only Members must conform to
FICC's operational conditions and requirements; \16\
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    \16\ GSD members may be either Comparison-Only Members or
Netting Members. Comparison-Only Members are members of the GSD
Comparison System, which is the GSD system for reporting,
validating, and in some cases, matching of securities trades.
Netting Members are members of both the GSD Comparison System and
the GSD Netting System, which is the GSD system for aggregating and
matching offsetting obligations resulting from securities trades.
Pursuant to GSD Rule 2A, FICC may require an entity to be a
Comparison-Only Member for a period of time (during which FICC
assess the entity's operational soundness) before the entity becomes
eligible to apply for netting membership.

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     clarifying the point of time in which a member is required
to notify FICC that the member is no longer in compliance with a
relevant membership qualification and standard;
     providing that a member's written notice of its membership
termination is not effective until accepted by FICC;
     requiring all GCF Repo transactions to be fully
collateralized by 9:00 a.m. New York Time;
     prohibiting a member that receives collateral in the GCF
Repo process from withdrawing the securities or cash collateral
received;
     specifying the steps that members must take in the event
of FICC's default so that FICC may determine the net amount owed by or
to each member;
     reflecting FICC's current practice of annual study and
evaluation of FICC's internal accounting control system; and
     correcting several grammatical and out-of-date cross-
references.
    In addition to the proposed changes listed above, the proposed rule
change also includes a proposal for a non-CCIT related rule change that
would provide FICC with access to the books and records of a RIC
Netting Member's controlling management. The change is intended to
enable FICC to determine whether the RIC has sufficient financial
resources and monitor compliance with FICC's financial requirements on
an ongoing basis.

III. Summary of Comments Received

    The Commission received one comment letter from Morgan Stanley in
support of the proposal. In the comment letter, Morgan Stanley notes
the general benefits of central clearing, including enhanced risk
management, efficiency in securities financing transactions, enhancing
market access, and increased creditworthiness.\17\ Morgan Stanley also
notes the specific benefits of the CCIT proposal, including (i)
generating access for clients to high quality liquid assets (e.g., U.S.
Government securities); (ii) providing capacity to cash lenders; (iii)
retaining bilateral agreements; (iv) building operational efficiencies;
(v) reducing settlement risk; (vi) providing opportunities for margin
and capital efficiency and balance sheet netting; and (vii) increasing
market stability, liquidity, and price transparency by enhancing the
tri-party repo market.\18\
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    \17\ See Morgan Stanley Letter at 1-2.
    \18\ See Morgan Stanley Letter at 2-3.
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IV. Discussion of Commission Findings

    Section 19(b)(2)(C) of the Act \19\ directs the Commission to
approve a proposed rule change of a self-regulatory organization if it
finds that such proposed rule change is consistent with the
requirements of the Act and rules and regulations thereunder applicable
to such organization. After carefully considering the proposed rule
change and the comment received, the Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder applicable to FICC. In particular, the
Commission believes the proposal is consistent with Sections
17A(b)(3)(F), (G), and (H) of the Act,\20\ as well as Rules 17Ad-
22(e)(1), (4), and (18) thereunder.\21\
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    \19\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(C).
    \20\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F), (G), and (H).
    \21\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(e)(1), (4), and (18)
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A. Consistency With Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act

    Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act requires, in part, that the GSD
Rules be designed to (i) promote the prompt and accurate clearance and
settlement of securities transactions; (ii) remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a national system for the prompt and accurate
clearance and settlement of securities transactions; and (iii) in
general, to protect investors and the public interest.\22\
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    \22\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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    First, the Commission believes that the proposed changes that are
unrelated to the proposed CCIT Service are consistent with promoting
prompt and accurate clearance and settlement. As described above, FICC
proposes a number of rule changes that are unrelated to the proposed
CCIT service. Specifically, FICC proposes changes to Section 3(a) of
GSD Rule 2A (Initial Membership Requirements), Sections 7, 10 and 13 of
GSD Rule 3 (Ongoing Membership Requirements), Section 5 of GSD Rule 4
(Clearing Fund and Loss Allocation), Section 3 of GSD Rule 20 (Special
Provisions for GCF Repo Transactions) and the Schedule of GCF
Timeframes, Subsection (a) of GSD Rule 22B (Corporation Default), and
GSD Rule 35 (Financial Reports). These changes are intended to provide
specificity, clarity, and additional transparency to the GSD Rules,
which would help provide members with a better understanding of the
Rules, decrease the likelihood of errors in the performance of members'
responsibilities to FICC, and, thereby, help ensure that FICC's
clearing and settlement system works more efficiently. Therefore, the
Commission believes that these proposed rule changes would promote the
prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of securities transactions
by FICC, consistent with Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act.\23\
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    \23\ Id.
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    Second, the Commission believes that the proposed rule changes
related to the proposed CCIT service are consistent with removing
impediments to and perfecting the mechanism of a national system for
the prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of securities
transactions. As described above, the proposed CCIT Service would
establish a new membership category at FICC (i.e., the CCIT
membership). By removing current obstacles to FICC's membership through
the creation of a new, limited-service GSD membership category for
institutional cash lenders, the proposal would expand the availability
of GSD's infrastructure to institutional cash lenders and, in turn,
enable a greater number of tri-party repo transactions to be eligible
for the benefits of FICC's centralized clearing. Accordingly, the
Commission believes that the proposed rule change would help remove
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a national system for the
prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of securities
transactions, consistent with Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act.\24\
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    \24\ Id.
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    Third, the Commission believes that the proposed rule changes
related to the proposed CCIT service are consistent with the protection
of investors and in the public interest. As described above, FICC
proposes to establish the CCIT service, which would establish the
centralized clearing of proposed CCIT securities transactions that are
otherwise transacted bilaterally. By expanding access to centralized
clearing (and thus, FICC's netting, novation, and settlement
guarantee), the proposal would lower the risk of diminished liquidity
in the tri-party repo market caused by a large scale exit of
participants from the market in a stress scenario. The proposal would
also protect against fire sale risk through FICC's ability to
centralize and control the liquidation of a greater portion of a failed
counterparty's portfolio. Accordingly, by applying the efficiencies and
risk mitigating aspects of centralized clearing to the proposed CCIT
transactions, the proposal would help decrease the settlement and
operational risks that are otherwise present in the current bilateral
transactions of such securities.
    In addition, as described above, the CCIT proposal includes
provisions that would establish the CCIT MRA and a perfected security
interest in each CCIT member's underlying repo securities.

Each of these tools would help provide FICC with sufficient liquidity
resources to settle the obligations of a CCIT member's defaulted
Netting Member pre-novation counterparty. In doing so, the proposed
CCIT Service provides for prudent risk management of CCIT transactions
and CCIT members.
    For these reasons, the Commission believes that the proposed rule
changes related to the proposed CCIT Service help protect investors,
particularly those in the CCIT market, and are in the public interest,
consistent with Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act.\25\
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    \25\ Id.
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B. Consistency With Section 17A(b)(3)(G) and (H) of the Act

    Section 17A(b)(3)(G) of the Act requires that the GSD Rules
``provide that . . . [FICC's] participants shall be appropriately
disciplined for violation of any provision of the rules of the clearing
agency by expulsion, suspension, limitation of activities, functions,
and operations, fine, censure, or any other fitting sanction.'' \26\
Section 17A(b)(3)(H) of the Act requires, in part, that the GSD Rules
``provide a fair procedure with respect to the disciplining of
participants, the denial of participation to any person seeking
participation therein, and the prohibition or limitation by the
clearing agency of any person with respect to access to services
offered by the clearing agency.'' \27\
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    \26\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(G).
    \27\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(H).
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    As described above, the proposed CCIT membership would subject CCIT
members, and applicants that wish to become CCIT members, to comparable
admission requirements \28\ and the same disciplinary requirements (and
related due process procedures) as those applicable to Netting Members,
and applicants that wish to become Netting Members. In establishing the
proposed CCIT membership under similar admission and disciplinary
requirements as FICC's existing requirements, the Commission believes
that the proposed CCIT membership would establish an appropriate
framework for the admission and disciplining of CCIT members,
consistent with the requirements of Sections 17A(b)(3)(G) and
17A(b)(3)(H) of the Act.\29\
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    \28\ There would be certain differences between the admission
requirements applicable to CCIT members under proposed GSD Rule 3B
and those applicable to Netting Members under GSD Rule 2A. See
Notice, 82 FR at 15761.
    \29\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(G) and (H).
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C. Consistency With Rules 17Ad-22(e)(1), (4), and (18) Under the Act

    The Commission believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Rule 17Ad-22(e)(1) under the Act.\30\ Rule 17Ad-22(e)(1) requires,
in part, that FICC ``establish, implement, maintain and enforce written
policies and procedures reasonably designed to . . . [p]rovide for a
well-founded, clear, transparent and enforceable legal basis for each
aspect of its activities.'' \31\ As described above, FICC proposes a
number of changes that are unrelated to the proposed CCIT Service and
designed to make the GSD Rules more clear, consistent, and current for
members that rely on them. The Commission believes that these non-CCIT
related changes could make FICC's policies and procedures in the GSD
Rules more clear, consistent, and transparent for members that rely on
them, and therefore believes that the proposed changes would help
support FICC's rules being clear and transparent, consistent with Rule
17Ad-22(e)(1), cited above.
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    \30\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(e)(1).
    \31\ Id.
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    The Commission believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Rule 17Ad-22(e)(4)(iii) under the Act.\32\ Rule 17Ad-22(e)(4)(iii)
requires, in part, that FICC ``establish, implement, maintain and
enforce written policies and procedures reasonably designed to . . .
[e]ffectively identify, measure, monitor, and manage its credit
exposures to participants and those arising from [FICC's] payment,
clearing, and settlement processes, including by . . . maintaining . .
. financial resources at the minimum to enable [FICC] to cover a wide
range of stress scenarios. . . .'' \33\ As discussed above, the CCIT
Service includes risk management tools, such as the perfected security
interest and the CCIT MRA liquidity resource. The Commission believes
that these risk management tools would help facilitate FICC's
management of credit, market, and liquidity risk that would arise from
becoming a central counterparty to the new repo positions coming in via
the proposed CCIT Service. Accordingly, the Commission believes that
the proposed changes to its policies and procedures in the GSD Rules
are designed to help effectively manage FICC's exposure, including its
credit exposure to participants, arising from its payment, clearing,
and settlement processes for the proposed CCIT transactions by
providing for financial resources to help cover a wide range of
foreseeable stress scenarios, consistent with Rule 17Ad-22(e)(4)(iii),
cited above.
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    \32\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(e)(4)(iii).
    \33\ Id.
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    The Commission also believes that the proposal is consistent with
Rule 17Ad-22(e)(18) under the Act.\34\ Rule 17Ad-22(e)(18) requires, in
part, that FICC ``establish, implement, maintain and enforce written
policies and procedures reasonably designed to . . . [e]stablish
objective, risk-based, and publicly disclosed criteria for
participation, which . . . require participants to have sufficient
financial resources and robust operational capacity to meet obligations
arising from participation in the clearing agency, and monitor
compliance with such participation requirements on an ongoing basis.''
\35\
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    \34\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(e)(18).
    \35\ Id.
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    In connection with the establishment of the proposed CCIT Service,
FICC would include provisions in the GSD rules to incorporate
membership standards, requiring, for example, ongoing financial
responsibility and operational capacity requirements, as well as the
requirements that would be applicable to Netting Members with respect
to their participation in the proposed CCIT Service. The Commission
believes that, by incorporating such requirements, FICC would establish
in its policies and procedures objective, risk-based, and publicly
disclosed criteria for participation in the CCIT Service, consistent
with Rule 17Ad-22(e)(18).
    Similarly, in connection with the proposed non-CCIT related change
to provide FICC with access to the books and records of a RIC Netting
Member's controlling management, FICC would be authorized to review the
financial information of the RIC. Because this would enable FICC to
determine whether the RIC has sufficient financial resources and
monitor compliance with FICC's financial requirements on an ongoing
basis, the Commission believes this requirement is consistent with Rule
17Ad-22(e)(18).

V. Conclusion

    On the basis of the foregoing, the Commission finds that the
proposal is consistent with the requirements of the Act, in particular
the requirements of Section 17A of the Act \36\ and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
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    \36\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1.
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    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,
that proposed rule change SR-FICC-2017-005 be and hereby is APPROVED as
of the date of this order or the date of a

notice by the Commission authorizing FICC to implement FICC's advance
notice proposal (SR-FICC-2017-803) that is consistent with this
proposed rule change, whichever is later.\37\
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    \37\ In approving the proposed rule change, the Commission
considered the proposals' impact on efficiency, competition, and
capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\38\
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    \38\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER19-1527-000]

Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing
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US LLC

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
SmartestEnergy US LLC's application for market-based rate authority,
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    Dated: April 9, 2019.
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20460. 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.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring,
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
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, EPA 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: Owners and operators of affected facilities are required
to comply with reporting and record keeping requirements for the
General Provisions (40 CFR part 60, subpart A), as well as for the
specific requirements at 40 CFR part 60, subpart F. This includes
submitting initial notifications, performance tests and periodic
reports and results, and maintaining records of the occurrence and
duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of
an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system
is inoperative. These reports are

used by EPA to determine compliance with these standards.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Portland cement plants.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60,
subpart F).
    Estimated number of respondents: 92 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 14,100 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,390,000 (per year), which includes
$744,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance
costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an adjustment decrease in the
total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved Burdens. This decrease is not due to any program changes. The
decrease in burden from the most-recently approved ICR is due to a
decrease in the number of affected existing facilities, as identified
by a review of Portland cement facilities reporting in EPA's ECHO and
GHGRP databases. This change also results in a decrease in operation
and maintenance costs. This ICR maintains an assumption that there will
be no new respondents over the next three years, but two existing
plants will undergo modification or reconstruction. Therefore, the
capital costs have not changed from the previous ICR.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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[Release No. 34-73191; File No. SR-OC-2014-04]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; OneChicago, LLC; Notice of Filing
of Proposed Rule Change to Update OCX's Rulebook To Remove References
To the OCX.BETS and CBOEdirect Trading Platforms

September 23, 2014.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(7) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''), \1\ notice is hereby given that on September 4, 2014,
OneChicago, LLC (``OneChicago,'' ``OCX,'' or the ``Exchange'') filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'')
the proposed rule change described in Items I, II, and III below, which
Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory organization. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons. OneChicago has also filed
this rule change with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
(``CFTC'').

OneChicago filed a written certification with the CFTC under Section
5c(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'') on September 4, 2014.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Description of the Proposed Rule
Change

    OCX is proposing to amend its Rulebook to remove references to the
OCX.BETS and CBOEdirect trading platforms. Currently, trading on OCX is
bifurcated between these two platforms. OCX.BETS provides a marketplace
for trading blocks and Exchange of Futures for Physicals (EFPs),
whereas CBOEdirect provides a central limit order book for traditional,
low latency trading. Beginning on September 22, 2014, OCX will phase
out its OCX.BETS platform, and replace it with its new trading
platform, OCXdelta1. OCX will also replace CBOEdirect with OCXdelta1 in
early 2015. Accordingly, OCX is removing references to these two
platforms in its Rulebook, and replacing them with references to the
OneChicago System, a term that is already defined in the OCX Rulebook.
    The text of the proposed rule change is attached as Exhibit 4 to
the filing submitted by the Exchange but is not attached to the
published notice of the filing.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, OneChicago 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 self-regulatory organization 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 purpose of OneChicago's filing is to update the OCX Rulebook to
remove references to the OCX.BETS and CBOEdirect trading platforms,
which OCX is phasing out and replacing. Currently, the OCX Rulebook
mentions OCX.BETS and CBOEdirect in various OCX Rules. This rule filing
proposes to update the OCX Rulebook to refer to the OneChicago System,
which is a defined term and broadly refers to any trading platform that
OCX may utilize.
2. Statutory Basis
    OneChicago believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\2\ in general, and furthers the
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\3\ in particular, in that it
is designed to foster cooperation and coordination with persons engaged
in facilitating transactions in securities, and remove impediments to
and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and national market
system. OneChicago believes that updating the Rulebook to remove
references to trading platforms it will no longer support ensures that
market participants are aware of the method by which trading is
conducted on the Exchange. The proposed rule change also ensures that
the OCX Rulebook is up to date and accurate.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    OneChicago does not believe that the proposed rule changes will
impose any impact, or impose any burden, on competition not necessary
or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The rule
change simply makes clerical changes to the OCX Rulebook. The rule
change does not impose any new burdens on any market participants. The
Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is equitable and not
unfairly discriminatory because all of the amended rules apply equally
to all market participants.

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

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

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

    The rule change will become operative on September 22, 2014.
    At any time within 60 days of the date of effectiveness of the
proposed rule change, the Commission, after consultation with the CFTC,
may summarily abrogate the proposed rule change and require that the
proposed rule change be refiled in accordance with the provisions of
Section 19(b)(1) of the Act.\4\
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 IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-OC-2014-04 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-OC-2014-04. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal offices of the Exchange.
All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission
does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You
should submit only information that you wish to make available
publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-OC-2014-04,
and should be submitted on or before October 20, 2014.
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    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\5\
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Release No. 34-62259; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2010-47]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Establish New
Rule 6.89

June 10, 2010.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby
given that, on June 2, 2010, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or the
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to establish new procedures to account for
erroneous trades occurring from disruptions and/or malfunctions of
Exchange systems. The changes described in this proposal would
establish new NYSE Arca Rule 6.89. The text of the proposed rule change
is available at the Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov. A copy
of this filing is available on the Exchange's Web site at http://
www.nyse.com, at the Exchange's principal office and at the
Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange is proposing to establish NYSE Arca Rule 6.89, in
order to adopt new procedures regarding system disruptions and
malfunctions. Specifically, the Exchange proposes to include
``verifiable systems disruptions and malfunctions which the
nullification or modification of transactions may be necessary'' as a
condition in which a designated Trading Official \4\ may act, on its
own motion, to review erroneous transactions. The Exchange believes
that it is appropriate to provide this flexibility and authority so as
not to limit the Exchange's ability to plan for and respond to
unforeseen system's problems. Proposed Rule 6.89 is similar to rules in
effect at other options exchanges that allow for the nullification or
modification of transactions that resulted from verifiable disruptions
and/or malfunctions of Exchanges systems.\5\
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    \4\ See NYSE Arca Rule 6.1(b)(34). Trading Officials are
employees or officers of the Exchange and are not affiliated with
OTP Holders or OTP Firms.
    \5\ Proposed Rule 6.89 is based in part on NASDAQ OMX PHLX Rule
1092(c)(ii)(A), and in addition is substantially similar to Chicago
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    According to the proposal, in the event of any verifiable
disruption or malfunction in the use or operation of any electronic
communications and trading facilities of the Exchange, in which the
nullification or modification of transactions may be necessary for the
maintenance of a fair and orderly market or the protection of investors
and the public interest exist, a Trading Official, on his or her own
motion, may review such transactions and declare such transactions
arising out of the use or operation of such facilities during such
period null and void or modify the terms of these transactions, in
accordance with the guidelines contained in sections (a)(3)(C)(i)(aa)-
(bb) of Rule 6.87. Pursuant to the proposal, the Trading Official,
absent extraordinary circumstances, must initiate action under this
authority within sixty (60) minutes of the occurrence of the erroneous
transaction that was a result of the verifiable disruption or
malfunction. Each OTP Holder involved in the transaction shall be
notified as soon as practicable, and any OTP Holder aggrieved by the
action may appeal such action in accordance with the provisions of
subsection (b) of Rule 6.89.
Appeal Process
    If a Trading Official determines that a transaction(s) is erroneous
pursuant to Rule 6.89(a) as described above, any OTP Holder aggrieved
by the action may appeal such action in accordance with the provisions
provided in Rule 6.89(b).
    The Exchange plans to utilize a Review Panel (``Panel'') to review
decisions made by the Exchange Officer, under this Rule.
    Once an OTP Holder has properly notified the Exchange that it
wishes to appeal the decision of the Exchange Officer, a three person
Panel will review and make a determination as to the appeal. The Panel
as described in proposed Rule 6.89(b)(1)(A) will be comprised of the
NYSE Arca Chief Regulatory Officer (``CRO''), or a designee of the CRO,
and a representative from two (2) different OTP Firms. One
representative on the Panel will always be from an OTP Firm directly
engaged in market making activities and one representative on the Panel
will always be from an OTP Firm directly engaged in the handling of
options orders for public customers.\6\ The Exchange feels that by
having a three person panel, of which the majority is made up of
individuals from member firms, will help to ensure that determinations
regarding erroneous transactions resulting from system malfunctions or
extraordinary market conditions are made by a diverse representative
group in a manner that will help to ensure fairness and impartiality.
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the NYSE Arca Obvious Error Panel, as defined in Rule
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    The Exchange shall designate at least ten (10) OTP Firm
representatives to be called upon to serve on the Panel as needed. In
no case shall a Panel include a person related to a party to the trade
in question. To the extent reasonably possible, the Exchange shall call
upon the designated representatives to participate in a Panel on an
equally frequent basis.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change will allow the
Exchange, in extraordinary market conditions, to maintain a fair and
orderly market. The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is
consistent with the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and,
in particular, the requirements of section 6(b) of the Act.
Specifically, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is
consistent with the section 6(b)(5) \7\ requirements that the rules of
an exchange be designed to promote just and equitable principles of
trade, to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts, to remove
impediments to and perfect the mechanism for a free and open market and
a national market system, and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest.
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    Allowing for the nullification or modification of transactions that
result from verifiable disruptions and/or malfunctions of Exchanges
systems will offer market participants on NYSE Arca a level of relief
presently not available. The rule changes proposed in this filing are
consistent with the rules governing verifiable systems disruptions
malfunctions at other options exchanges and are designed to protect
investors and the public interest.

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.

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

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

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

    The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \8\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\9\
Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative prior to
30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as
the Commission may designate, if consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \10\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.\11\
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    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires the Exchange to give the Commission written notice of the
Exchange's 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. The
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File No. SR-NYSEArca-2010-47 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File No. SR-NYSEArca-2010-47. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/
sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of NYSE Arca. All
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File No. SR-NYSEArca-2010-47 and should be
submitted on or before July 7, 2010.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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[ER-FRL-9019-5]

Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General
Information<PHONE_NUMBER> or http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements
Filed 02/02/2015 Through 02/06/2015
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

Notice

    Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public
its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's comment
letters on EISs are available at: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html.

EIS No. 20150028, Final EIS, USFS, ID, Clear Creek Integrated
Restoration Project, Review Period Ends: 03/16/2015, Contact: Lois Hill
208-935-4257.
EIS No. 20150029, Final EIS, USFS, 00, Greater Sage Grouse Bi-State
Distinct Population Segment Forest Plan Amendment, Review Period Ends:
04/07/2015, Contact: James Winfrey<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20150030, Draft EIS, USN, WA, Land-Water Interface and Service
Pier Extension at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor, Comment Period Ends: 04/13/
2015, Contact: Thomas Dildine<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20150031, Draft EIS, BLM, NV, Gold Rock Mine Project, Comment
Period Ends: 03/30/2015, Contact: Dan Netcher<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20150032, Draft EIS, BOP, KY, U.S. Penitentiary and Federal
Prison Camp, Letcher County, Comment Period Ends: 03/30/2015, Contact:
Issac Gaston<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20150033, Draft EIS, USFS, ID, Salmon-Challis National Forest
Invasive Plant Treatment, Comment Period Ends: 03/30/2015, Contact:
Jennifer Purvine<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20150034, Draft EIS, USACE, OR, Double-crested Cormorant
Management Plan to Reduce Predation of Juvenile Salmonids in the
Columbia River Estuary, Comment Period Ends: 03/16/2015, Contact:
Robert Winters<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 20140372, Draft EIS, DOE, 00, Plains and Eastern Clean Line
Transmission Project, Comment Period Ends: 04/20/2015, Contact: Jane
Summerson, 505-845- 4091, Revision to FR Notice Published 12/29/2014;
Extending Comment Period from 03/19/2015 to 04/20/2015

    Dated: February 10, 2015.
Cliff Rader,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0842; FRL-8891-9]

Environmental Science Center Microbiology Laboratory; Notice of
Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. EPA invites interested stakeholders to participate in
a laboratory-based technical workshop that will focus on the conduct of
the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) Use-dilution
method (UDM) and the status and implementation of a new test method,
the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Quantitative Method for Evaluating Bactericidal Activity of
Microbicides Used on Hard, Non-Porous Surfaces. The workshop is being
held to discuss current and proposed revisions mainly associated with
the Staphyloccocus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa methodologies. The
goals of the workshop are to provide a comprehensive review and
discussion period on the status of the UDM and OEDC methods integrated
with hands-on laboratory demonstrations. An overview of various data
sets and collaborative studies will be used to supplement the
discussions which will be held at the EPA Environmental Science Center
Microbiology Laboratory.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 15 and 16, 2011 from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. Requests to participate in the meeting must be received
on or before November 4, 2011. To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting,
to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection
Agency's Environmental Science Center, 701 Mapes Road, Ft. Meade,
Maryland 20755-5350. Requests to participate in the meeting, identified
by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0842, may be
submitted to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Cottrill, Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you represent
antimicrobials product registrants, healthcare facilities who use
antimicrobial products, Professional associations for healthcare
officials. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not
limited to those persons who are or may be required to conduct testing
of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA), or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA).
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular
entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.

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

    EPA has established a docket for this action under docket ID number
EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0842. Publicly available docket materials are available
either in the electronic docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if
only available in hard copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this
Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.

II. Background

    The AOAC Use-dilution method (UDM), is currently accepted by EPA
for regulatory purposes to measure the efficacy of liquid hospital
disinfectants against Staphyloccocus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and
Salmonella enterica on hard non-porous surfaces. In addition to using
the method for registration purposes, the method is currently in use as
part of the post market Antimicrobials Testing Program. The workshop is
being held to discuss current and proposed revisions mainly associated
with the S. aureus and P. aeruginosa methodologies, which are designed
to further optimize and standardize the UDM, and to discuss the data
associated with these revisions. At the workshop, the UDM method will
be discussed along with the status and implementation of a new test
method, the OECD Quantitative Method for Evaluating Bactericidal
Activity of Microbicides Used on Hard, Non-Porous

Surfaces (OECD method), will be discussed. The OECD Method recently
underwent a multi-laboratory ring trial and the EPA is interested in
adopting the OECD method for regulatory purposes. The method is based
on test guidelines from the (OECD), an intergovernmental organization
consisting of 30 industrialized countries in Europe, North America,
Asia and the Pacific. Through its Environment Program, OECD works to
help countries manage the risks of chemicals as efficiently and
effectively as possible.
    This is a technical meeting for individuals with laboratory
expertise in conducting the UDM and OECD procedures or who plan to
conduct these methods in the future. Participants must be knowledgeable
of the safety practices and procedures for working in a Biosafety Level
II laboratory environment in order to participate in the laboratory
demonstrations. The detailed agenda for the workshop is available in
the docket. The Agency is encouraging participation from a cross-
section of affected parties including industry, state and federal
partners, and testing laboratories. Due to space constraints in the
laboratory, attendance will be limited to 30 total participants, with a
maximum of 20 participating in the laboratory exercises.

III. How can I request to participate in this meeting?

    You may submit a request to participate in this meeting to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Do not submit any
information in your request that is considered CBI. Requests to
participate in the meeting, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2011-0842, must be received on or before November 4, 2011.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Association of Official Analytical
Chemists (AOAC), Public health claims, Use-dilution method.

    Dated: October 6, 2011.
Joan Harrigan-Farrelly,
Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-26532 Filed 10-12-11; 8:45 am]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 158 / Friday, August 14, 2020 /
Proposed Rules

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0708; Airspace Docket No. 20-ACE-14]
RIN 2120-AA66

Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Waterloo, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class D and Class E airspace
at Waterloo Regional Airport, Waterloo, IA. The FAA is proposing this
action as the result of an airspace review caused by the closure of
runway 6/24 at Waterloo Regional Airport. The names and geographic
coordinates of the airport and navigational aids would also be updated
to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 28, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone
(202) 366-9826, or<PHONE_NUMBER>. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2020-0708/Airspace Docket No. 20-ACE-14 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in
the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except federal holidays.
    FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the
availability of FAA Order 7400.11D at NARA, email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. 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. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it would amend the Class D airspace, Class E surface airspace, Class
E airspace area designated as an extension to Class D and Class E
surface airspace, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface at Waterloo Regional Airport, IA, to support
instrument flight rule operations at this airport.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2020-0708/
Airspace Docket No. 20-ACE-14.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received before the specified closing date for
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule.
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number)
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and effective
September 15, 2019. FAA Order 7400.11D is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11D lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by:
    Amending the Class D airspace at Waterloo Regional Airport,
Waterloo, IA, by updating the name (previously Waterloo Municipal
Airport) and geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the
FAA's aeronautical database; and replacing the outdated term ``Airport/
Facility Directory'' with ``Chart Supplement'';
    Amending the Class E surface area Waterloo Regional Airport by
updating the name (previously Waterloo Municipal Airport) and
geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's
aeronautical database; and replacing the outdated term ``Airport/
Facility Directory'' with ``Chart Supplement'';
    Amending the Class E airspace area designated as an extension to
Class D and Class E surface airspace at Waterloo Regional Airport by
removing the extensions east, south, and southwest of the VORTAC, as
they are no longer needed; adding an extension within 1 mile each side
of the 128[deg] bearing from the Waterloo Regional: RWY 12-LOC
extending from the 4.3-mile radius of the Waterloo Regional Airport to
4.4 miles southeast of the Waterloo Regional Airport; amending the
extension north of the VOR/DME to the 356[deg] radial (previously
351[deg] radial); and updating the name and geographic coordinates of
the Waterloo Regional Airport (previously Waterloo Municipal Airport)
and the name of the Waterloo VOR/DME (previously Waterloo VORTAC) to
coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database;
    And amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface at Waterloo Regional Airport by removing the
extension southeast of the airport, as it is no longer needed; adding
an extension 2.4 miles each side of the 313[deg] radial of the Waterloo
VOR/DME extending from the 6.8-mile radius of the Waterloo Regional
Airport to 7 miles northwest of the Waterloo VOR/DME; adding an
extension 2.4 miles each side of the 356[deg] radial of the Waterloo
VOR/DME extending from the 6.8-mile radius of the Waterloo Regional
Airport to 7 miles northwest of the Waterloo VOR/DME; and updating the
name and geographic coordinates of the Waterloo Regional Airport
(previously Waterloo Municipal Airport) and the name of the Waterloo
VOR/DME (previously Waterloo VORTAC) to coincide with the FAA's
aeronautical database.
    This action is due to an airspace review caused by the closure of
runway 6/24 at Waterloo Regional Airport.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph
5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11D, dated
August 8, 2019, and effective September 15, 2019, which is incorporated
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designation
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action''
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26,
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter
that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, would not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

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

0
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:

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

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

0
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11D,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and
effective September 15, 2019, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

ACE IA D Waterloo, IA [Amended]

Waterloo Regional Airport, IA
    (Lat. 42[deg]33'26'' N, long. 92[deg]24'01'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3,400 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Waterloo Regional
Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective date and times will thereafter be continuously published
in the Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a Surface Area.

* * * * *

ACE IA E2 Waterloo, IA [Amended]

Waterloo Regional Airport, IA
    (Lat. 42[deg]33'26'' N, long. 92[deg]24'01'' W)

    Within a 4.3-mile radius of Waterloo Regional Airport. This
Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective
date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Chart
Supplement.

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to
a Class D or Class E Surface Area.

* * * * *

ACE IA E4 Waterloo, IA [Amended]

Waterloo Regional Airport, IA
    (Lat. 42[deg]33'26'' N, long. 92[deg]24'01'' W)
Waterloo Regional: RWY 12-LOC
    (Lat. 42[deg]32'55'' N, long. 92[deg]22'53'' W)
Waterloo VOR/DME
    (Lat. 42[deg]33'23'' N, long. 92[deg]23'56'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1 mile
each side of the 128[deg] bearing from the Waterloo Regional: RWY
12-LOC extending from the 4.3-mile radius of the Waterloo Regional
Airport to 4.4-miles southeast of the Waterloo Regional Airport, and
within 2.4 miles each side of the 313[deg] radial from the Waterloo
VOR/DME extending from the 4.3-mile radius of the Waterloo Regional
Airport to 7 miles northwest of the Waterloo VOR/DME, and within 2.4
miles each side of the 356[deg] radial from the Waterloo VOR/DME
extending from the 4.3-mile radius of the Waterloo Regional Airport
to 7 miles north of the Waterloo VOR/DME.

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

ACE IA E5 Waterloo, IA [Amended]

Waterloo Regional Airport, IA
    (Lat. 42[deg]33'26'' N, long. 92[deg]24'01'' W)
Waterloo VOR/DME
    (Lat. 42[deg]33'23'' N, long. 92[deg]23'56'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.8-mile radius of Waterloo Regional Airport, and within
2.4 miles each side of the 313[deg] radial from the Waterloo VOR/DME
extending from the 6.8-mile radius of the Waterloo Regional Airport
to 7 miles northwest of the Waterloo VOR/DME, and within 2.4 miles
each side of the 356[deg] radial from the Waterloo VOR/DME extending
from the 6.8-mile radius of the Waterloo Regional Airport to 7 miles
north of the Waterloo VOR/DME.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 10, 2020.
Steven T. Phillips,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2020-17761 Filed 8-13-20; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings  1

August 3, 2007.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC07-97-002.
    Applicants: Ecofin Holdings Limited; Ecofin Limited; Ecofin, Inc.;
Ecofin Fund Management Limited; Ecofin General Partner Limited; Ecofin
North American General Partner Limited; Ecofin Water & Power
Opportunities Plc; Ecofin Global Utilities Hedge Fund Limited; Ecofin
Global Utilities Hedge Fund LP; Ecofin Global Utilities Master Fund
Limited; Ecofin Special Situations Utilities Fund Ltd; Ecofin Special
Situations Utilities Fund LP; Ecofin Special Situations Utilities
Master Fund Ltd; Ecofin North American Utilities Hedge Fund Limited;
Ecofin North American Utilities Hedge Fund, L.P.; Ecofin North American
Utilities Master Fund Limited; HFR HE Ecofin Master Trust.
    Description: Ecofin Holdings Limited et al. submit a further
amendment to its Application filed on May 24, 2007.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070802-0113.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, August 10,

    Docket Numbers: EC07-121-000.
    Applicants: TNAI Holdings LLC; Thermal North America, Inc.;
Trigenst Louis Energy Corp; Veolia Energy North America Holdings, Inc.
    Description: TNAI Holdings LLC, Thermal North America Inc et al
submit a joint application for authorization to transfer facilities
under section 203 of the Federal Power Act.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070802-0126.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:
    Docket Numbers: ER94-1188-042; ER99-1623-011; ER98-4545-011; ER98-
1279-013.
    Applicants: LG&E Energy Marketing Inc.; Louisville Gas & Electric
Company;

Kentucky Utilities Company; Western Kentucky Energy Corporation.
    Description: Kentucky Utilities Company, et al. informs that parent
company E. ON U.S. LLC has established a wholly-owned subsidiary E. ON
U.S. Natural Gas Trading, Inc that will engage in financial & physical
trading of natural gas etc.
    Filed Date: August 1, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070801-5045.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 22, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER01-1363-008; ER96-25-030.
    Applicants: Coral Energy Management, LLC Coral Power, L.L.C.
    Description: Coral Power LLC and Coral Energy Management LLC submit
a notice of change in status pursuant to the requirements of Order 652.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070802-0107.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER02-237-008.
    Applicants: J. Aron & Company.
    Description: J Aron & Company submits notice of non-material change
in status, in compliance with reporting requirements adopted in FERC's
Order.
    Filed Date: August 1, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070802-0202.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 22, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER03-793-003.
    Applicants: New England Power Company.
    Description: New England Power Co submits a revised service
agreement with AES Londonderry, LLC.
    Filed Date: August 1, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070802-0200.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 22, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-541-001.
    Applicants: Old Lane Commodities, LP.
    Description: Old Lane Commodities, LP's Notice of Non-Material
Change in Status Regarding Market-Based Rate Authority.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070731-5005.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-1014-003.
    Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: New York Independent System Operator, Inc submits
Price Validation Informational Report which details the corrections
that NYISO has made to erroneous locational based marginal prices for
the period January 1, 2007--June 30, 2007.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070802-0112.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-424-003; ER06-456-012; ER06-954-008; ER06-
1271-007
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: PJM Interconnection, LLC submits an amendment to the
compliance filing made on May 21, 2007.
    Filed Date: July 26, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070730-0360.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 16, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1162-001.
    Applicants: Avista Corporation.
    Description: Avista Corp submits an amendment of revised tariff
sheets for its pending FERC Electric Tariff revised Volume 4.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070802-0092.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1216-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Pacific Gas and Electric Co submits the
Interconnection Agreement with PacifiCorp in accordance with section
205(d) of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070802-0111.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1217-000.
    Applicants: Sunoco, Inc.
    Description: Sunoco, Inc submits its proposed FERC Electric Tariff,
Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070802-0093.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1218-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc submits an executed revised
service agreement for Network Integration Transmission Service with
Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070802-0104.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1219-000.
    Applicants: Southern Company Services, Inc.
    Description: Southern Company Services, Inc, agent for Alabama
Power Company et al submits an amended Southern Companies' Open Access
Transmission Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Fourth Revised Volume 5.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070802-0105.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1220-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool.
    Description: Southwest Power Pool Inc submits an executed revised
service agreement for Network Integration Transmission Service with
Oklahoma Municipal Power Agency.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070802-0106.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1221-000.
    Applicants: Rensselaer Cogeneration LLC
    Description: Rensselaer Cogeneration LLC submits a Notice of
Succession to reflect a name change on its market-based rate tariff
from Rensselaer Plant Holdco LLC.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070801-0135
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1222-000.
    Applicants: CR Clearing, LLC
    Description: CR Clearing LLC submits an application for market-
based rate authority, certain waivers and blanket authorizations, to
become effective August 30, 2007.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070801-0134.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1223-000.
    Applicants: Cow Branch Wind Power, LLC.
    Description: Cow Branch Wind Power LLC submits an application for
market-rate authority, certain waivers and blanket authorization to
become effective August 30, 2007.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070801-0133.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1224-000.
    Applicants: Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc.
    Description: Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc submits
Distribution Agreement for Electric Service implementing Industrial
Load Rate Schedule 1 pursuant to section 205 of the Federal Power Act.
    Filed Date: August 10, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070801-0157.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 22, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1225-000.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc.
    Description: New England's Participating Transmission Owners

submits supporting materials which identify updated rate for regional
transmission & scheduling, system control & dispatch services effective
as of June 1, 2007.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070802-0203.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1226-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc submits revised pages to its
Open Access Transmission Tariff intended to implement rate changes for
Westar Energy, Inc and Oklahoma Gas & Electric.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070801-0158.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1228-000.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation
    Description: California Independent System Operator Corp provides
notice regarding the revised transmission access charges for eleven
consecutive periods.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070801-0159.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1229-000.
    Applicants: American Electric Power Service Corporation.
    Description: American Electric Power Service Corporation agent for
AEP Operating Companies submits Fourth Service Agreement 1252 and Local
Delivery Agreement with the Blue Ridge Power Authority.
    Filed Date: August 1, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070801-0160.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 22, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1230-000.
    Applicants: American Electric Power Service Corp.
    Description: Ohio Power Co and Columbus Southern Power Co submits a
Tenth Revised Interconnection and Local Delivery Service Agreement with
Buckeye Power, Inc.
    Filed Date: August 1, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070802-0024.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 22, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1231-000.
    Applicants: MidAmerican Energy Company.
    Description: MidAmerican Energy Company submits supplements to
their July 13, 2007 filing and submits pro forma Second Revised Sheet
137 and 140 of the Open Access Transmission Tariff.
    Filed Date: August 1, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070802-0023.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 22, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1232-000.
    Applicants: UniSource Energy Development Company.
    Description: UniSource Energy Development Co submits a market-based
rate tariff for the sale of electric energy and capacity designated as
FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: August 1, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070802-0201.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 22, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-1233-000; OA07-56-001.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator Inc.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator Inc.
submits information in support of continuing zonal transmission rates
for existing facilities in the Midwest ISO footprint under its Open
Access Transmission.
    Filed Date: August 1, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070802-0225.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 22, 2007.

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

    Docket Numbers: ES07-51-000.
    Applicants: Mississippi Power Company.
    Description: Form 523--Request for Permission to Issue Securities
of Mississippi Power Company.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070731-5013.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ES07-52-000.
    Applicants: Northern Indiana Public Service Company.
    Description: Form 523--Request for Permission to Issue Short-Term
Debt of Northern Indiana Public Service Company.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070731-5037.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: ES07-53-000.
    Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.
    Description: Joint Application Requesting Recession of Certain
Section 204 Authorization of Entergy Services, Inc.
    Filed Date: July 31, 2007.
    Accession Number: 20070731-5068.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.

    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.,
Acting Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-15530 Filed 8-8-07; 8:45 am]

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