[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 23, 2013)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2013-0061]

Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA
invites comments on an information collection under Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control No. 2137-0047, titled
``Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline: Recordkeeping and
Accident Reporting.'' PHMSA is preparing to revise Form PHMSA F 7000-1
ACCIDENT REPORT--HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE SYSTEMS which is included in
this information collection. In an effort to streamline processes,
PHMSA is also proposing to include within this information collection,
information currently collected under OMB Control No. 2137-0598
regarding the incorporation by reference of the industry standard on
leak detection. This recordkeeping requirement supports pipeline
inspection and improves pipeline safety by providing early detection of
a pipeline leak. PHMSA will request approval from OMB for the revision
of the information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
June 24, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted in the following ways:
    E-Gov Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. This site allows the
public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice issued by any
agency.
    Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the ground level of the West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: Identify the docket number, PHMSA-2013-0061, at the
beginning of your comments. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. You should know that anyone is able to
search the electronic form of all 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.). Therefore, you may want to review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477) or visit http://www.regulations.gov
before submitting any such comments.
    Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or

comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to Room W12-
140 on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. If you wish to receive confirmation of
receipt of your written comments, please include a self-addressed,
stamped postcard with the following statement: ``Comments on PHMSA-
2013-0061.'' The Docket Clerk will date stamp the postcard prior to
returning it to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that due to delays
in the delivery of U.S. mail to Federal offices in Washington, DC, we
recommend that persons consider an alternative method (internet, fax,
or professional delivery service) of submitting comments to the docket
and ensuring their timely receipt at DOT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Dow by telephone at 202-366-
1246, by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>by fax at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or
by mail at DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, PHP-2, Washington, DC
20590-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    Section 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, requires
PHMSA to provide interested members of the public and affected agencies
an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping
requests. This notice identifies an information collection request that
PHMSA will be submitting to OMB for revision and extension. The
information collection expires January 31, 2014, and is identified
under OMB Control No. 2137-0047, titled: ``Transportation of Hazardous
Liquids by Pipeline: Recordkeeping and Accident Reporting.''

B. Hazardous Liquid Accident Report

    PHMSA intends to revise the Form PHMSA F 7000-1 ACCIDENT REPORT--
HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE SYSTEMS (Hazardous Liquid Accident Report,
report) to collect more information for smaller spills, require
additional fields, and revise the instructions. Background for these
topics is as follows:
    Collect additional information for certain low consequence events:
    Currently, if a release is at least 5 gallons but is less than 5
barrels with no additional consequences such as, a release in the
water, or a fire or explosion, and property damage is less than or
equal to $50,000, and no death or injury is involved, operators submit
a report with less information than for releases that do not meet this
criteria. The required fields for the smaller releases with lesser
impact are indicated on the form by grey shading. For accidents
reported for calendar years 2011 and 2012, 47% of the reports were for
releases that required minimal information. As a result, PHMSA is
missing valuable data for approximately half of the reportable
accidents. Therefore, PHMSA proposes to collect the same data for all
releases. This will result in the collection of the following data for
smaller releases with lesser consequences including: Part C--pipe
characteristics and specification, Part D--consequence information,
Part E--operating information, Part F--drug and alcohol testing
information, and Part G--details of the cause. These reports are used
for identifying long- and short-term trends at the national, state and
operator-specific levels. The frequency, causes, and consequences of
the accidents provide insight into the safety metrics currently used by
PHMSA, state partners, and other pipeline safety stakeholders,
including the pipeline industry and general public. PHMSA also uses the
data for inspection planning and risk assessment. Based on previous
reporting years, PHMSA estimates that 400 accident reports (responses)
are submitted each year. PHMSA estimates that 200 forms report releases
that use all data fields and take approximately 10 hours to file, while
200 forms require approximately five hours to complete because there is
less information to report. If PHMSA's proposal to collect the same
information for all types of reportable accidents is approved, all
reports will take approximately 10 hours to file resulting in an
additional 1,000 burden hours.
    Revise instructions for Volume Spilled (Part A9) and Volume
Recovered (Part A11):
    The volume spilled is critical data used to assess the impact of an
individual spill and the long-term performance of the hazardous liquid
pipeline industry. Prior to 2010, the instructions provided no guidance
for either the volume spilled or the volume recovered. In 2010, PHMSA
added instructions for the volume spilled explaining that the reported
volume should include all product exiting the pipeline system. The
volume recovered should include all product collected during spill
response. In 2012, PHMSA modified the instructions by ending the volume
spilled at the point where the operator gained control of the release
and began immediately collecting the product as it exited the system.
Instructions for the volume recovered were modified to also exclude
volume collected immediately as it exited the pipeline system. Since
this change was implemented, several PHMSA staff members have expressed
concerns about long term trending. Although specific guidance was not
provided prior to 2010, operators generally included all product
exiting the system as volume spilled, regardless of whether the
operator immediately collected the product. Since the change
implemented in 2012 appears to have resulted in a significant departure
from past practice, PHMSA is proposing to revise the current
instructions for reporting volume to stipulate that the reported volume
spilled should include all product exiting the pipeline system.
Likewise, the volume recovered should include all product collected
during spill response, as was the general practice prior to the
revision made in 2012.
    Revise instructions for time sequence (Part A18):
    In a report titled, ``PIPELINE SAFETY Better Data and Guidance
Needed to Improve Pipeline Operator Incident Response,'' (GAO-13-168)
the Government Accountability Office recommends that PHMSA improve the
reliability of incident response data. PHMSA proposes to require the
time sequence fields in part A18 for every report. PHMSA has modified
the instructions to clarify that PHMSA will use the time sequence data
to calculate accident response time.
    Revise instructions for National Response Center Report (NRC)
Number:
    PHMSA proposes to require this field in every report. PHMSA
recognizes that in some cases operators are not required to submit an
NRC report. In others, operators may submit multiple NRC reports for a
single accident. Operators will be able to enter a single NRC number or
select one of the following: NRC notification not required; NRC
notification required but not made; or NRC report number not known.
When there is more than one NRC report for an accident, operators will
be instructed to enter the first report in this field and remaining NRC
report numbers in Part H--Narrative.
    Revise instructions for City:
    PHMSA proposes to require this field in every report of an accident
that occurs onshore to facilitate understanding about the location of
the accident. Operators will also be able to enter ``not within a
municipality'' in this field.
    Revise instructions for County or Parish:

    PHMSA proposes to require this field in every report of an accident
that occurs onshore to facilitate understanding about the location of
the accident.
    Revise instructions for Accident Preparer and Authorizer:
    PHMSA proposes to require the name, email address, and phone number
for each of these individuals in every report. PHMSA and state
investigators need this contact information to facilitate communication
with the operator. If an individual does not have a work email address,
the individual will be able to enter ``no email address'' in this
field.

C. Incorporation by Reference of Industry Standard on Leak Detection

    Sections 195.134 and 195.444 of the Federal pipeline safety
regulations require operators of hazardous liquid pipeline facilities
installing new computational pipeline monitoring (CPM) leak detection
systems or replacing components of existing CPM systems to comply with
section 4.2 of the American Petroleum Institute's recommended practice
API 1130 ``Computational Pipeline Monitoring for Liquid Pipelines''
(API 1130). API 1130 section 4.2 provides information collection and
maintenance guidance on many factors such as measurement capabilities,
communications reliability, pipeline operating condition, and product
type. PHMSA reviews this information during pipeline inspection. The
information supports the pipeline inspection and improves pipeline
safety by providing early detection of a pipeline leak. This
information is currently collected under OMB Control No. 2137-0598.
Because this recordkeeping requirement is unique to hazardous liquid
operators, PHMSA proposes to incorporate it into this package that
currently contains recordkeeping and reporting requirements for
hazardous liquid operators. The incorporation of this information
collection will add 50 responses and 100 burden hours to OMB Control
No. 2137-0047.

D. Summary of Impacted Collection

    The following information is provided for this information
collection: (1) Title of the information collection; (2) OMB control
number; (3) Type of request; (4) Abstract of the information collection
activity; (5) Description of affected public; (6) Estimate of total
annual reporting and recordkeeping burden; and (7) Frequency of
collection. PHMSA will request a three-year term of approval for this
information collection activity. PHMSA requests comments on the
following information collection:
    Title: Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline:
Recordkeeping and Accident Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0047.
    Current Expiration Date: 1/31/2014.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Abstract: This information collection covers recordkeeping and
accident reporting by hazardous liquid pipeline operators who are
subject to 49 CFR Part 195. Section 195.444 requires operators of
single-phase hazardous liquid pipeline facilities that use CPM leak
detection systems to comply with the standards set out in American
Petroleum Institute (API) publication API 1130. Compliance with API
1130, including its recordkeeping requirements, supports pipeline
safety by ensuring the proper functioning of CPM leak detection
systems. Section 195.50 specifies the definition of an ``accident'' and
the reporting criteria for submitting a Hazardous Liquid Accident
Report (PHMSA Form PHMSA F7000-1) is detailed in Sec.  195.54. PHMSA is
proposing to revise the Hazardous Liquid Accident Report to collect
more data on small spills and to revise the instructions for completing
the form.
    Affected Public: Hazardous liquid pipeline operators.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
     Annual Responses: 897.
     Annual Burden Hours: 52,429.
    Frequency of collection: On Occasion.
    Comments are invited on:
    (a) The need for the proposed collection of information for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information will have practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques.

Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-81439; File No. SR-NSCC-2017-015]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing
Corporation; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Amend and
Clarify a Margin Charge Relating to CNS Fails Position

August 18, 2017
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on August 11, 2017, National Securities Clearing Corporation (``NSCC'')
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the
proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which
Items have been prepared by the clearing agency. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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I. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the
Proposed Rule Change

    The proposed rule change would amend provisions in NSCC's Rules and
Procedures (``Rules'') \3\ regarding an existing margin charge that is
applied when a Member fails to settle a Short Position or a Long
Position by the applicable settlement date (``CNS Fails Charge'') and
would clarify NSCC's current practices with respect to the assessment
and collection of the CNS Fails Charge.
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    \3\ Capitalized terms not defined herein are defined in the
Rules, available at http://www.dtcc.com/~/media/Files/Downloads/
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II. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis
for, the Proposed Rule Change

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

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

1. Purpose
    The proposed rule change would (1) amend provisions in the Rules
regarding the CNS Fails Charge, which NSCC currently imposes on each
NSCC member (``Member''),\4\ as part of each Member's Required Deposit
to the NSCC Clearing Fund, which is due at the start of each business
day, when all conditions to the application of the charge, as described
below, are met, and (2) clarify NSCC's current practices with respect
to the assessment and collection of the CNS Fails Charge.
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    \4\ The CNS Fails Charge is currently imposed by NSCC pursuant
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(i) The Required Deposit and the CNS Fails Charge
    NSCC uses a risk-based margin methodology to assess Required
Deposits from all Members. The Required Deposit is comprised of a
number of risk-based component charges, including the CNS Fails Charge,
which are calculated and assessed daily. The objective of the Required
Deposit is to mitigate potential losses to NSCC associated with the
liquidation of the Member's portfolio if NSCC ceases to act for a
Member.\5\
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    \5\ When NSCC restricts a Member's access to services generally,
NSCC is said to have ``ceased to act'' for the Member. Rule 46
(Restrictions on Access to Services) sets out the circumstances
under which NSCC may cease to act for a Member and the types of
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    When a Member does not satisfy its obligation to either pay the net
settlement proceeds or deliver the securities due by the applicable
Settlement Date, NSCC, as a central counterparty, is exposed to credit
and market risks. Such exposures generally increase when the Member's
risk of default increases, as reflected by the Member's credit rating
derived from the Credit Risk Rating Matrix.\6\ Therefore, in order to
reduce the risk exposures to NSCC and to incentivize Members to satisfy
their obligations relating to their outstanding trades on Settlement
Date, NSCC currently calculates and collects the CNS Fails Charge from
Members with Short Positions and/or Long Positions that did not settle
on the Settlement Date (``CNS Fails Positions''). The amount of the CNS
Fails Charge imposed on a Member varies based on the Member's credit
rating derived from the Credit Risk Rating Matrix to reflect the
potential increase in credit risk from Members with higher risk of
default.
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    \6\ See Exchange Act Release Nos. 80734 (May 19, 2017), 82 FR
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FR 24174 (May 25, 2017) (SR-NSCC-2017-801).
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    This proposed rule change would amend the Rules regarding the CNS
Fails Charge. Specifically, where certain percentages are used to
calculate the CNS Fails Charge for a Member, the proposed rule change
would amend the Rules to include such specific percentages. In doing
so, the proposed rule change would add transparency as well as clarify
NSCC's current practices with respect to the assessment and collection
of this existing margin charge.
(ii) Calculation of the CNS Fails Charge
    For a Member with CNS Fails Positions, the CNS Fails Charge is
calculated by multiplying the Current Market Value for such Member's
aggregate CNS Fails Positions by a percentage. For a Member that is
rated 1 through 4 on the Credit Risk Rating Matrix, the CNS Fails
Charge is 5 percent of the Member's aggregate CNS Fails Positions. For
a Member that is rated 5 or 6 on the Credit Risk Rating Matrix, the CNS
Fails Charge is 10 percent of the Member's aggregate CNS Fails
Positions. For a Member that is rated 7 on the Credit Risk Rating
Matrix, NSCC is currently charging such Member 20 percent of the
Member's

aggregate CNS Fails Positions--10 percent of the charge is imposed
pursuant to Procedure XV, Section I.(A)(1)(f) and the remaining 10
percent of the charge is imposed pursuant to Procedure XV, Section
I.(B)(1). To improve the transparency of the CNS Fails Charge in the
Rules and to clarify NSCC's current practices with respect to the
assessment and collection of the CNS Fails Charge, NSCC is proposing to
amend the Rules to provide that, for any Member that is rated 7 on the
Credit Risk Rating Matrix, the CNS Fails Charge would be 20 percent of
the Member's aggregate CNS Fails Positions. Members that are not rated
by the Credit Risk Rating Matrix are not subject to the CNS Fails
Charge; however, they can be placed on the Watch List as deemed
necessary by NSCC to protect itself and its Members.\7\ Members that
are placed on the Watch List are required to make additional Clearing
Fund deposits when deemed necessary by NSCC from time to time.\8\
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    \7\ Section 4(c) of Rule 2B (Ongoing Membership Requirements and
Monitoring), supra note 3.
    \8\ Section I.(B)(1) of Procedure XV (Clearing Fund Formula and
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(iii) Detailed Description of the Proposed Rule Changes
    NSCC is proposing to amend Rule 1 to add a definition for CNS Fails
Position. The proposed definition would provide that the term ``CNS
Fails Position'' means either a Long Position or a Short Position that
did not settle on the Settlement Date.
    NSCC is also proposing to amend Procedure XV, Section I.(A)(1)(f)
to provide that a Member's contribution to the Clearing Fund shall
include an amount that is calculated by multiplying the Current Market
Value for such Member's aggregate CNS Fails Positions by (i) 5 percent
for Members rated 1 through 4 on the Credit Risk Rating Matrix, (ii) 10
percent for Members rated 5 or 6 on the Credit Risk Rating Matrix, or
(iii) 20 percent for Members rated 7 on the Credit Risk Rating Matrix.
2. Statutory Basis
    NSCC believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder
applicable to a registered clearing agency. Specifically, NSCC believes
that the proposed rule change is consistent with Section 17A(b)(3)(F)
of the Act \9\ and Rules 17Ad-22(e)(4), (e)(6)(i), and (e)(23)(i),\10\
each as promulgated under the Act, for the reasons described below.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
    \10\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(e)(4), (e)(6)(i), and (e)(23)(i).
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    Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act requires that the Rules be designed
to promote the prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of
securities transactions and to assure the safeguarding of securities
and funds which are in the custody or control of NSCC or for which it
is responsible.\11\ The proposed rule changes to clarify NSCC's current
practices regarding the assessment and collection of the CNS Fails
Charge would provide transparency in the Rules with respect to the
charge. By doing so, these proposed rule changes would ensure that the
Rules remain transparent, accurate and clear, which would enable all
stakeholders to readily understand their respective rights and
obligations regarding NSCC's clearance and settlement of securities
transactions. Therefore, NSCC believes that these proposed rule changes
would promote the prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of
securities transactions, consistent with Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the
Act. In addition, the proposed rule changes to amend provisions in the
Rules regarding the CNS Fails Charge would protect NSCC from potential
losses in the event that a Member defaults. Specifically, the CNS Fails
Charge is calculated and collected by NSCC from Members with CNS Fails
Positions in order to mitigate the credit exposures to NSCC resulting
from those positions. Mitigating NSCC's risk exposures from CNS Fails
Positions would promote the safeguarding of securities and funds that
are within NSCC's custody or control, consistent with the requirements
of Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act.
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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    Rule 17Ad-22(e)(4) under the Act requires NSCC to establish,
implement, maintain and enforce written policies and procedures
reasonably designed to effectively identify, measure, monitor and
manage its credit exposures to participants and those exposures arising
from its payment, clearing and settlement processes.\12\ The CNS Fails
Charge is being imposed on Members with CNS Fails Positions in order to
reduce credit exposures to NSCC resulting from those positions. As
proposed, it is designed to obtain from such Member financial resources
commensurate with the credit exposures posed to NSCC by such Member's
CNS Fails Positions. Therefore, NSCC believes that management of its
credit exposures to its Members through the CNS Fails Charge is
consistent with Rule 17Ad-22(e)(4) under the Act.
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    Rule 17Ad-22(e)(6)(i) under the Act requires NSCC to establish,
implement, maintain and enforce written policies and procedures
reasonably designed to cover its credit exposures to its Members by
establishing a risk-based margin system that, at a minimum, considers,
and produces margin levels commensurate with, the risks and particular
attributes of each relevant product, portfolio and market.\13\ When
applicable, the CNS Fails Charge is a component of a Member's Required
Deposit and is designed to cover NSCC's credit exposures to Members
with CNS Fails Positions. As described above, the CNS Fails Charge is
determined based on the amount of CNS Fails Positions in a Member's
portfolio and is commensurate with the Member's default risk.
Therefore, NSCC believes the coverage of its credit exposures to its
Members through the CNS Fails Charge is consistent with Rule 17Ad-
22(e)(6)(i) under the Act.
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    Rule 17Ad-22(e)(23)(i) under the Act requires NSCC to establish,
implement, maintain and enforce written policies and procedures
reasonably designed to publicly disclose all relevant rules and
material procedures.\14\ The proposed rule change to clarify NSCC's
current practices with respect to the assessment and collection of the
CNS Fails Charge would also improve the transparency of the Rules
regarding the CNS Fails Charge. As such, NSCC believes that the
proposed rule change would promote disclosure of relevant rules and
material procedures relating to the CNS Fails Charge and therefore is
consistent with Rule 17Ad-22(e)(23)(i) under the Act.
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(B) Clearing Agency's Statement on Burden on Competition

    NSCC does not believe that the proposed rule change to amend the
provisions in the Rules relating to the CNS Fails Charge would impose
any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the Act.\15\ NSCC believes that the CNS Fails Charge is
necessary for NSCC to limit its exposures to potential losses from
defaults by Members with CNS Fails Positions. Additionally, NSCC
believes that the CNS Fails Charge is appropriate because it is imposed
on Members on an individualized basis and is reasonably calculated
based on the Members' default risks as well as the risks posed to NSCC
by the Members'

CNS Fails Positions. Therefore, NSCC believes any burden on competition
imposed by the CNS Fails Charge would be necessary and appropriate in
furtherance of the Act in order to limit NSCC's exposures to the risks
being mitigated by such charge.
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    NSCC does not believe that the proposed rule change to clarify
NSCC's current practices with respect to the assessment and collection
of the CNS Fails Charge would impact competition.\16\ The proposed rule
change would increase the transparency of the Rules regarding this
existing charge and codify NSCC's current practices with respect to the
assessment and imposition of the charge. As such, NSCC believes that
this proposed rule change would not impact Members or have any impact
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(C) Clearing Agency's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change
Received From Members, Participants, or Others

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

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

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

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change 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-NSCC-2017-015 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-NSCC-2017-015. 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 20549-1090 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 NSCC and on
DTCC's Web site (http://dtcc.com/legal/sec-rule-filings.aspx). 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-NSCC-2017-015 and should be
submitted on or before September 14, 2017.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\17\
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-92418; File No. SR-ICEEU-2021-010]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Europe Limited; Notice
of Partial Amendment No. 1 and Designation of Longer Period for
Commission Action on Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Clearing
Rules, Clearing Procedures, Finance Procedures, Delivery Procedures,
CDS Procedures, Membership Procedures, Complaint Resolution Procedures,
and General Contract Terms

July 15, 2021.

I. Introduction

    On May 13, 2021, ICE Clear Europe Limited (``ICE Clear Europe'')
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''),
pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act (``Act'')
\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to amend its
Clearing Rules, Clearing Procedures, Finance Procedures, Delivery
Procedures, CDS Procedures, Membership Procedures, Complaint Resolution
Procedures, and General Contract Terms to make various updates and
enhancements. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the
Federal Register on June 2, 2021.\3\ To date, the Commission has not
received comments on the proposed rule change. On June 16, 2021, ICE
Clear Europe filed Partial Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change.
The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on Partial
Amendment No. 1 and to designate a longer period for action on the
proposed rule change, as modified by Partial Amendment No. 1.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Europe Limited;
Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Clearing
Rules, Clearing Procedures, Finance Procedures, Delivery Procedures,
CDS Procedures, Membership Procedures, Complaint Resolution
Procedures and General Contract Terms, Exchange Act Release No. 34-
92020 (May 26, 2021); 86 FR 29612 (June 2, 2021) (SR-ICEEU-2021-
010).
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II. Notice of Partial Amendment No. 1 and Solicitation of Comments

    On June 16, 2021, ICE Clear Europe filed Partial Amendment No. 1 to
update Exhibit 5D, the Delivery

Procedures, to correct a formatting error that resulted in the omission
of several proposed definitions to update references to ICE Clear
Europe systems.
    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change, as modified by Partial Amendment No. 1, 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-ICEEU-2021-010 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-ICEEU-2021-010. 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, as modified by
Partial Amendment No. 1, that are filed with the Commission, and all
written communications relating to the proposed rule change, as
modified by Partial Amendment No. 1, between the Commission and any
person, other than those that may be withheld from the public in
accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for
website viewing and printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room,
100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, on official business days
between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filings
will also be available for inspection and copying at the principal
office of ICE Clear Europe and on ICE Clear Europe's website at https://www.theice.com/clear-europe/regulation. All comments received will be
posted without change. Persons submitting comments are cautioned that
we do not redact or edit personal identifying information from comment
submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make
available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-
ICEEU-2021-010 and should be submitted on or before August 11, 2021.

III. Designation of Longer Period for Action on the Proposed Rule
Change, as Modified by Partial Amendment No. 1

    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \4\ provides that within 45 days of the
publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or
within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its
reasons for so finding or as to which the self-regulatory organization
consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change,
disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The
45th day from the publication of notice of filing of this proposed rule
change is July 17, 2021.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission is extending the 45-day time period for Commission
action on the proposed rule change, as modified by by Partial Amendment
No. 1. The Commission finds it is appropriate to designate a longer
period within which to take action on the proposed rule change so that
it has sufficient time to consider ICE Clear Europe's proposed rule
change, as modified by by Partial Amendment No. 1.
    Accordingly, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) \5\ of the Act, and for
the reasons discussed above, the Commission designates August 31, 2021,
as the date by which the Commission should either approve or
disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to
disapprove, the proposed rule change, as modified by by Partial
Amendment No. 1. (File No. SR-ICEEU-2021-010).
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[CERCLA-04-2017-3757; FRL-9965-77-Region 4]

Coronet Industries, Inc. Plant City, Hillsborough County,
Florida; Notice of Amendment to Federal Register Notice

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; amendment.

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SUMMARY: On July 26, 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
published a Notice of Settlement under Section 122(h) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
(CERCLA) addressing cost for work performed at the Coronet Industries,
Inc. Site located in Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida, FRL-
9965-49-Region 4 (82 FR 34655). The published notice did not list
Coronet Industries Inc, as one of the settling parties to the
settlement.

DATES: The comment period for the original notice is unchanged. The
Agency will consider public comments on the settlement until August 25,
2017. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or
withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose
facts or considerations which indicate that the proposed settlement is
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the settlement are available from the Agency by
contacting Ms. Paula V. Painter, Program Analyst, using the contact
information provided in this notice. Comments may also be submitted by
referencing the Site's name through one of the following methods:
     Internet: https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-epa-region-4-southeast#r4-public-notices.
     U.S. Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund
Division, Attn: Paula V. Painter, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta,
Georgia 30303.
     Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula V. Painter at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Attn: Paula V. Painter, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
     Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: July 27, 2017.
Anita L. Davis,
Chief, Enforcement and Community Engagement Branch, Superfund Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP10-477-000]

Southern LNG Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Application

August 16, 2010.
    Take notice that on August 4, 2010, Southern LNG Company, L.L.C.
(Southern LNG), Post Office Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563,
filed in the above referenced docket an application pursuant to
sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act seeking authorization to
abandon its certificate authorization associated with certain
facilities located at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal
on Elba Island, in Chatham County, Georgia (Elba Island), and to
reactivate, expand, operate and lease the truck loading facilities on
Elba Island, all as more fully set forth in the application. This
filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://
www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Glenn A. Sheffield, Director--Rates and Regulatory, Southern LNG
Company, L.L.C., 569 Brookwood Village, Suite 501, Birmingham, Alabama
35209 at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the
subsequent need to complete all Federal authorizations within 90 days
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must
submit an original plus seven copies of filings made with the
Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other
party in the proceeding. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for
court review of Commission orders in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as

possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in
opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments
in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a
comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the
proceeding. The Commission's rules require that persons filing comments
in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to
the party or parties directly involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit an original and 7 copies of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
    Comment Date: September 7, 2010.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-485, OMB Control No. 3235-0547]

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request: Extension: ``Investor
Form''

Upon Written Request Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549-2736

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (``OMB'') a request to approve the collection of information
discussed below.
    Each year the Commission receives several thousand contacts from
investors who have complaints or questions on a wide range of
investment-related issues. To make it easier for the public to contact
the agency electronically, the Commission's Office of Investor
Education and Advocacy (``OIEA'') created an electronic form (the
Investor Form) that provides drop down options to choose from in order
to categorize the investor's complaint or question, and may also
provide the investor with automated information about their issue. The
Investor Form asks investors to provide information concerning, among
other things, their names, how they can be reached, the names of the
individuals or entities involved, the nature of their complaint or tip,
what documents they can provide, and what, if any, actions they have
taken. Use of the Investor Form is voluntary. Absent the forms, the
public still has several ways to contact the agency, including
telephone, facsimile, letters, and email. Investors can access the
Investor Form through the consolidated Investor Complaint and Question
web page.
    The dual purpose of the Investor Form is to make it easier for the
public to contact the agency with complaints, questions, tips, or other
feedback and to streamline the workflow of Commission staff that
record, process, and respond to investor contacts. Investors who submit
complaints, ask questions, or provide tips do so voluntarily. Although
the Investor Form provides a structured format for incoming investor
correspondence, the Commission does not require that investors use any
particular form or format when contacting the agency. Investors who
choose not to use the Investor Form will receive the same level of
service as those who do.
    OIEA receives approximately 30,000 contacts each year through the
Investor Form. Investors who choose not to use the Investor Form
receive the same level of service as those who do. The Commission uses
the information that investors supply on the Investor Form to review
and process the contact (which may, in turn, involve responding to
questions, processing complaints, or, as appropriate, initiating
enforcement investigations), to maintain a record of contacts, to track
the volume of investor complaints, and to analyze trends.
    The staff of the Commission estimates that the total reporting
burden for using the Investor Form is 7,500 hours. The calculation of
this estimate depends on the number of investors who use the forms each
year and the estimated time it takes to complete the forms: 30,000
respondents x 15 minutes = 7,500 burden hours.
    Members of the public should be aware that an agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless a currently valid OMB control number
is displayed. Background documentation for this information collection
may be viewed at the following link, http://www.reginfo.gov. Written
comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection
should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice by July 17,
2023 to (i) >[email protected]< and (ii) David
Bottom, Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange
Commission, c/o John Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549,
or by sending an email to: [email protected].

    Dated: June 12, 2023.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
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