[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3135-3137]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-586, OMB Control No. 3235-0647]

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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

Extension:
    Rule 204

    Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (``PRA'') (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 for approval of extension of the
previously approved collection of information provided for in Rule 204
(17 CFR 242.204), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78a et seq.).
    Rule 204(a) provides that a participant of a registered clearing
agency must deliver securities to a registered clearing agency for
clearance and settlement on a long or short sale in any equity security
by settlement date, or if a participant of a registered clearing agency
has a fail to deliver position at a registered clearing agency in any
equity security for a long or short sale transaction in the equity
security, the participant shall, by no later than the beginning of
regular trading hours on the applicable close-out date, immediately
close out its fail to deliver positions by borrowing or purchasing
securities of like kind and quantity. For a short sale transaction, the
participant must close out a fail to deliver by no later than the
beginning of regular trading hours on the settlement day following the
settlement date. If a participant has a fail to deliver that the
participant can demonstrate on its books and records resulted from a
long sale, or that is attributable to bona-fide market making
activities, the participant must close out the fail to deliver by no
later than the beginning of regular trading hours on the third
consecutive settlement day following the settlement date. Rule 204 is
intended to help further the Commission's goal of reducing fails to
deliver by maintaining the reductions in fails to deliver achieved by
the adoption of temporary Rule 204T, as well as other actions taken by
the Commission. In addition, Rule 204 is intended to help further the
Commission's goal of addressing

potentially abusive ``naked'' short selling in all equity securities.
    The information collected under Rule 204 will continue to be
retained and/or provided to other entities pursuant to the specific
rule provisions and will be available to the Commission and self-
regulatory organization (``SRO'') examiners upon request. The
information collected will continue to aid the Commission and SROs in
monitoring compliance with these requirements. In addition, the
information collected will aid those subject to Rule 204 in complying
with its requirements. These collections of information are mandatory.
    Several provisions under Rule 204 will impose a ``collection of
information'' within the meaning of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
    I. Allocation Notification Requirement: As of December 31, 2020,
there were 3,551 registered broker-dealers.\1\ Each of these broker-
dealers could clear trades through a participant of a registered
clearing agency and, therefore, become subject to the notification
requirements of Rule 204(d). If a participant allocates a fail to
deliver position to a broker or dealer pursuant to Rule 204(d), the
broker or dealer that has been allocated the fail to deliver position
in an equity security must determine whether such fail to deliver
position was closed out in accordance with Rule 204(a). If such broker
or dealer does not comply with the provisions of Rule 204(a), such
broker or dealer must immediately notify the participant that it has
become subject to the requirements of Rule 204(b). The Commission
estimates that a broker or dealer could have to make such determination
and notification with respect to approximately 2.1 equity securities
per day.\2\ The Commission estimates a total of 1,886,646 potential
notifications in accordance with Rule 204(d) across all registered
broker-dealers that could be allocated responsibility to close out a
fail to deliver position per year (3,551 registered broker-dealers
notifying participants once per day \3\ on 2.1 equity securities,
multiplied by 253 trading days in 2020). The total estimated annual
burden hours per year will be approximately 301,864 burden hours
(1,886,646 multiplied by 0.16 hours/notification \4\).
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    \1\ The Commission's Division of Economic and Risk Analysis
(``DERA'') estimates that there were approximately 3,551 registered
broker-dealers as of December 31, 2020.
    \2\ DERA estimates that there were approximately 7,450 average
daily fail to deliver positions during 2020. Across 3,551 registered
broker-dealers, the number of securities per registered broker-
dealer per trading day is approximately 2.1 (7,450 / 3,551) equity
securities.
    \3\ Because failure to comply with the close-out requirements of
Rule 204(a) is a violation of the rule, the Commission believes that
a broker or dealer would make the notification to a participant that
it is subject to the borrowing requirements of Rule 204(b) at most
once per day.
    \4\ See Amendments to Regulation SHO, Exchange Act Release No.
60388 (July 27, 2009), 74 FR 38265 (July 31, 2009) (``Rule 204
Adopting Release'') (making permanent the amendments to Regulation
SHO contained in Interim Final Temporary Rule 204T and incorporating
by reference the time estimates from the Rule 204T Adopting Release
for compliance with the notification, demonstration, and
certification requirements of Rule 204).
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    II. Demonstration Requirement for Fails to Deliver on Long Sales:
As of December 31, 2020, there were 127 participants of NSCC that were
registered as broker-dealers. If a participant of a registered clearing
agency has a fail to deliver position in an equity security at a
registered clearing agency and determined that such fail to deliver
position resulted from a long sale, the Commission estimates that a
participant of a registered clearing agency will have to make such
determination with respect to approximately 29 securities per day.\5\
The Commission estimates a total of 931,799 potential demonstrations in
accordance with Rule 204(a)(1) across all broker-dealer participants
per year (127 participants checking for compliance once per day on 29
securities, multiplied by 253 trading days in 2020). The total
approximate estimated annual burden hour per year will be approximately
149,088 burden hours (931,799 multiplied by 0.16 hours/demonstration
\6\).
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    \5\ DERA estimates that during 20120 approximately 49.2% of
trade volume was long. DERA estimates that there were approximately
7,450 average daily fail to deliver positions during 2020. Across
127 broker-dealer participants of the NSCC, the number of securities
per participant per day is approximately 59 (7,450 / 127) equity
securities. 49.2% of 59 equity securities per trading day equals
approximately 29 securities per day.
    \6\ See supra note 4.
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    III. Pre-Borrow Notification Requirement: As of December 31, 2020,
there were 27 participants of NSCC that were registered as broker-
dealers. If a participant of a registered clearing agency has a fail to
deliver position in an equity security, the participant must determine
whether the fail to deliver position was closed out in accordance with
Rule 204(a). The Commission estimates that a participant of a
registered clearing agency will have to make such determination with
respect to approximately 59 equity securities per day.\7\ The
Commission estimates a total of 1,895,729 potential notifications in
accordance with Rule 204(c) across all participants per year (127
broker-dealer participants notifying broker-dealers once per day on 59
securities, multiplied by 253 trading days in 2020). The total
estimated annual burden hours per year will be approximately 303,317
burden hours (1,895,729 multiplied by 0.16 hours/notification \8\).
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    \7\ See supra note 5.
    \8\ See supra note 4.
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    IV. Certification Requirement: As of December 31, 2020, there were
3,551 registered broker-dealers. Each of these broker-dealers may clear
trades through a participant of a registered clearing agency. If the
broker-dealer determines that it has not incurred a fail to deliver
position on settlement date for a long or short sale in an equity
security for which the participant has a fail to deliver position at a
registered clearing agency or has purchased or borrowed securities in
accordance with the pre-fail credit provision of Rule 204(e), the
Commission estimates that a broker-dealer could have to make such
determination with respect to approximately 2.1 securities per day.\9\
The Commission estimates that each such registered broker-dealer could
have to certify to a participant that the broker-dealer has not
incurred a fail to deliver position on settlement date for a long or
short sale in an equity security for which the participant has a fail
to deliver position at a registered clearing agency or, alternatively,
that the broker-dealer is in compliance with the requirements set forth
in the pre-fail credit provision of Rule 204(e), 1,886,646 times per
year (3,551 registered broker-dealers certifying once per day on 2.1
securities, multiplied by 253 trading days in 2020). The total
approximate estimated annual burden hours per year will be
approximately 301,864 burden hours (1,886,646 multiplied by 0.16 hours/
certification \10\).
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    \9\ See supra note 2.
    \10\ See supra note 4.
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    V. Pre-Fail Credit Demonstration Requirement: As of December 31,
2020, there were 3,551 registered broker-dealers. If a broker-dealer
purchased or borrowed securities in accordance with the conditions
specified in Rule 204(e) and determined that it had a net long position
or net flat position on the settlement day for which the broker-dealer
is claiming pre-fail credit, the Commission estimates that a broker-
dealer could have to make such a determination with respect to
approximately 2.1 securities per day.\11\ The Commission estimates that
the total number of times per year that such registered broker-dealers
could have to demonstrate on their respective books

and records that the broker-dealer has a net long position or net flat
position on the settlement day for which the broker-dealer is claiming
pre-fail credit is 1,886,646 times per year (3,551 registered broker-
dealers checking for compliance once per day on 2.1 equity securities,
multiplied by 253 trading days in 2020). The total approximate
estimated annual burden hours per year will be 301,864 burden hours
(1,886,646 multiplied by 0.16 hours/demonstration \12\).
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    \11\ See supra note 2.
    \12\ See supra note 4.
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    The total aggregate annual burden for the collection of information
undertaken pursuant to all five provisions is thus 1,357,997 hours per
year (301,864 + 149,088 + 303,317 + 301,864 + 301,864).
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information under the PRA unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    The public may view background documentation for this information
collection at the following website: www.reginfo.gov. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
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: January 14, 2022.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Page 42852]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

    Docket Numbers: RP20-1015-000.
    Applicants: Rockies Express Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Section 4(d) Rate Filing: REX 2020-07-07 Negotiated
Rate Agreement Amendment to be effective 7/10/2020.
    Filed Date: 7/7/20.
    Accession Number: 20200707-5059.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/20/20.

    Docket Numbers: RP20-1016-000.
    Applicants: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing Rate Schedule S-2 Flow Through
Refund Texas Eastern Rate Case.
    Filed Date: 7/7/20.
    Accession Number: 20200707-5094.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/20/20.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by querying
the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified date(s). Protests may be considered,
but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: July 9, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2008-0096]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zone; Festival of Sail 2008 Ship's Parade; San Diego
Harbor, San Diego, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone, on the
navigable waters of San Diego Bay in support of the Festival of Sail
2008 Ship's Parade. This temporary safety zone is necessary to provide
for the safety of the participants, crew, spectators, participating
vessels, and other vessels and users of the waterway. Persons and
vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or
anchoring within this safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of
the Port, or his designated representative.

DATES: This rule is effective from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on August 20,
2008.

ADDRESSES: Comments and material received from the public, as well as
documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket,
are part of docket USCG-2008-0096 and are available online at http://

www.regulations.gov. This material is also available for inspection or
copying at two locations: the Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S.
Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays and the U.S. Coast
Guard Sector San Diego, 2710 N. Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary rule, call Petty Officer Kristen Beer, USCG, Waterways
Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego at<PHONE_NUMBER>. If you
have questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory Information

    On April 23, 2008, we published a notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM) entitled Safety Zone; Festival of Sail 2008 Ship's Parade; San
Diego Harbor, San Diego, CA in the Federal Register (73 FR 21880). We
received no letters commenting on the proposed rule. No public meeting
was requested, and none was held.

Background and Purpose

    The Maritime Museum of San Diego is sponsoring the Festival of Sail
2008 Ship's Parade, which will transit through San Diego Bay. The event
is a classic naval review consisting of 15 tall ships of various
classes, some of which are restricted in their maneuverability. The
sponsor will provide 16 enforcement vessels to patrol this event. This
temporary safety zone is necessary to provide for the safety of the
participants, crew, spectators, sponsor vessels, and other users of the
waterway.

Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on 13 of these statutes or executive orders.

Regulatory Planning and Review

    This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f)
of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, and does not
require an assessment of potential costs and benefits under section
6(a)(3) of that Order. The Office of Management and Budget has not
reviewed it under that Order.
    We expect the economic impact of this proposed rule to be so
minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation is unnecessary.
    This determination is based on the size and location of the safety
zone. Commercial vessels will not be hindered by the safety zone.
Recreational vessels will not be allowed to transit through the
designated safety zone during the specified times.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have
considered whether this rule would have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities. The term ``small entities''
comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are
independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields,
and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000.
    The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule will
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.
    This rule will affect the following entities, some of which may be
small entities: The owners or operators of vessels intending to transit
or anchor in the San Diego Bay from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on August 20,
2008.
    This safety zone will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities for the following reasons. This
rule will be in effect for only three hours for a period of one day.
Vessel traffic can pass safely around the safety zone. Before the
effective period, the Coast Guard will publish a local notice to
mariners (LNM) and will issue broadcast notice to mariners (BNM) alerts
via marine channel 16 VHF before the safety zone is enforced.

Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), in the NPRM we offered to
assist small entities in understanding the rule so that they could
better evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking
process.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy or
action of the Coast Guard.

Collection of Information

    This rule calls for no new collection of information under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local
governments and would either preempt State law or impose a substantial
direct cost of compliance on them. We have analyzed this rule under
that Order and have determined that it does not have implications for
federalism.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

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

Taking of Private Property

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

Civil Justice Reform

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

Protection of Children

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

Indian Tribal Governments

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

Energy Effects

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13211, Actions
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a ``significant
energy action'' under that order because it is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to
have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use
of energy. The Administrator of the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs has not designated it as a significant energy
action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects
under Executive Order 13211.

Technical Standards

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards
in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress,
through the Office of Management and Budget, with an explanation of why
using these standards would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or
operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management
systems practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus
standards bodies.
    This rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we did not
consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Commandant Instruction M16475.lD
and Department of Homeland Security Management Directive 5100.1, which
guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have concluded,
under the Instruction, that there are no factors in this case that
would limit the use of a categorical exclusion under section 2.B.2 of
the Instruction. Therefore, this rule is categorically excluded, under
figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(g), of the Instruction, from further
environmental documentation.
    A final environmental analysis checklist and a final categorical
exclusion determination are available in the docket where indicated
under ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

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

Words of Issuance and Proposed Regulatory Text

0
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

0
1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; 50
U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Pub. L.
107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation
No. 0170.1.

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2. A new temporary Sec.  165.T11-014 to read as follows:

Sec.  165.T11-014  Safety Zone; Festival of Sail 2008 Ship's Parade;
San Diego Harbor, San Diego, CA.

    (a) Location. The limits of the moving safety zone are as follows:
The route would start at 32[deg]37.15' N, 117[deg]14.07' W and would
proceed northeast between green Buoy 3 and red Buoy 4
at 32[deg]38.12' N, 117[deg]13.74' W, then north between green Buoy
5 and red Buoy 6 at 32[deg]39.14' N, 117[deg]13.51'
W, then north through the harbor channel to 32[deg]42.07' N,
117[deg]13.90' W, and then northeast to 32[deg]43.11' N, 117[deg]12.71'
W, and then east to 32[deg]43.13' N, 117[deg]11.12' W, and finally
southeast to the Coronado Bridge at 32[deg]41.45' N, 117[deg]09.18' W.
The safety zone will encompass 1000 yards forward, 200 yards each side,
and 500 yard aft of each vessel participating in the parade.
    (b) Enforcement Period. This section will be enforced from 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. on August 20, 2008. If the event concludes prior to the
scheduled termination time, the Captain of the Port will cease
enforcement of this safety zone and will announce that fact via
Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
    (c) Definitions. The following definition applies to this section:
designated representative, means any commissioned, warrant, and petty
officers of the Coast Guard on board Coast Guard, Coast Guard
Auxiliary, and local, state, and federal law enforcement vessels who
have been authorized to act on the behalf of the Captain of the Port.
    (d) Regulations. (1) In accordance with the general regulations in
Sec.  165.23 of this part, entry into, transit through, or anchoring
within this zone by all vessels is prohibited, unless authorized by the
Captain of the Port, or his designated representative.
    (2) Mariners requesting permission to transit through the safety
zone may request authorization to do so from the Patrol Commander. The
Patrol Commander may be contacted via VHF-FM channel 16.
    (3) All persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of
the Coast Guard Captain of the Port or the designated representative.
    (4) Upon being hailed by U.S. Coast Guard patrol personnel by
siren, radio, flashing light, or other means, the operator of a vessel
shall proceed as directed.
    (5) The Coast Guard may be assisted by other federal, state, or
local agencies.

    Dated: June 10, 2008.
C. V. Strangfeld,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Diego.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[FEMA-1800-DR]

Illinois; Major Disaster and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the State of Illinois (FEMA-1800-DR), dated October 3,
2008, and related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: October 3, 2008.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated October 3, 2008, the President declared a major disaster under
the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207 (the Stafford Act), as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State
of Illinois resulting from severe storms and flooding beginning on
September 13, 2008, and continuing, is of sufficient severity and
magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C.
5121-5207 (the Stafford Act). Therefore, I declare that such a major
disaster exists in the State of Illinois.
    In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby
authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes such
amounts as you find necessary for Federal disaster assistance and
administrative expenses.
    You are authorized to provide Individual Assistance in the
designated areas, Hazard Mitigation throughout the State, and any
other forms of assistance under the Stafford Act that you deem
appropriate. Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance
be supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act
for Hazard Mitigation and Other Needs Assistance will be limited to
75 percent of the total eligible costs. If Public Assistance is
later requested and warranted, Federal funds provided under that
program also will be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible
costs, except for any particular projects that are eligible for a
higher Federal cost-sharing percentage under the FEMA Public
Assistance Pilot Program instituted pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 777.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration
to the extent allowable under the Stafford Act.

    The time period prescribed for the implementation of section
310(a), Priority to Certain Applications for Public Facility and Public
Housing Assistance, 42 U.S.C. 5153, shall be for a period not to exceed
six months after the date of this declaration.
    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, under
Executive Order 12148, as amended, Elizabeth Turner, of FEMA is
appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this declared
disaster.
    The following areas of the State of Illinois have been designated
as adversely affected by this declared major disaster:

    Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, LaSalle, and Will Counties
for Individual Assistance.
    All counties within the State of Illinois are eligible to apply
for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

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

R. David Paulison,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Cab Equipment

Sec.  238.751   Alerters.

    (a) An alerter shall be provided in the operating cab of each Tier
III trainset, unless in accordance with paragraph (e) of this section
the trainset operates in a territory where an alternate technology
providing equivalent safety, such as redundant automatic train control
or redundant automatic train stop system, is installed.
    (b) Upon initiation of the alerter, the engineer must acknowledge
the alerter within the time period and according to the parameters
specified in the railroad's Safe Operation Plan for Tier

III Passenger Equipment in order for train operation to remain under
the full control of the engineer.
    (c) If the engineer does not acknowledge the alerter as specified
in paragraph (b) of this section, at a minimum a retrievable full
service brake application shall occur until the train has stopped,
unless the crew intervenes as described in paragraph (d) of this
section.
    (d) To retrieve the full service brake application described in
paragraph (c) of this section, the engineer must acknowledge the
alerter and activate appropriate controls to issue a command for brake
application as specified in the railroad's Safe Operation Plan for Tier
III Passenger Equipment.
    (e) If an alternate technology to the alerter is used, the railroad
shall conduct a hazard analysis that confirms the ability of the
technology to provide an equivalent level of safety. This analysis
shall be included in the railroad's Safe Operation Plan for Tier III
Passenger Equipment.

Sec.  238.753  Sanders.

    (a) A Tier III trainset shall be equipped with operative sanders,
if required by the railroad's Safe Operation Plan for Tier III
Passenger Equipment.
    (b) Sanders required under this section shall comply with Sec.
229.131(a), (b), and (d) of this chapter, except that instead of the
requirements of Sec. Sec.  229.9 and 229.23 of this chapter:
    (1) The requirements of Sec.  238.17 shall apply to the tagging and
movement of a Tier III trainset with defective sanders; and
    (2) The requirements of the railroad's ITM plan shall apply to the
next periodic inspection of such a trainset.
    (c) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (b) of this
section, the railroad's ITM plan shall specify the ITM requirements for
Tier III trainsets equipped with sanders.
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18. Add subpart I to part 238 to read as follows:

Subpart I--Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance Requirements for
Tier III Passenger Equipment

Sec.
238.801 Scope.
238.803 Inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements; brake
system.
238.805 Periodic tests; brake system.

Sec.  238.801  Scope.

    This subpart contains specific requirements for railroad passenger
equipment operating in a shared right-of-way at speeds not exceeding
125 mph and in an exclusive right-of-way without grade crossings at
speeds exceeding 125 mph but not exceeding 220 mph.

Sec.  238.803  Inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements; brake
system.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, Tier III
trainsets shall be subject to the ITM requirements of subpart F of this
part.
    (b)(1) The equivalent of a Class I brake test contained in Sec.
238.313 shall be developed for use where required by this part, and
shall be defined in the railroad's ITM plan.
    (2) Movement of a trainset with a power brake defect as defined in
Sec.  238.15 shall be conducted in accordance with Sec.  238.15, with
the following exceptions:
    (i) The confirmation of the percentage of operative power brakes
required by Sec.  238.15(c)(4)(iv) may be by a technological method
specified in the railroad's Safe Operation Plan for Tier III Passenger
Equipment;
    (ii) The computation of the percentage of operative power brakes
required by Sec.  238.15(c)(1) shall be determined by a formula
specified in the railroad's Safe Operation Plan for Tier III Passenger
Equipment; and
    (iii) Operating restrictions determined by the percentage of
operative power brakes in a trainset shall be based upon the
requirements of Sec.  238.15 when the trainset operates in a shared
right-of-way; operating restrictions shall be based upon a percentage
of operative brakes as defined in the railroad's Safe Operation Plan
for Tier III Passenger Equipment when the trainset operates in a right-
of-way exclusively for Tier III passenger equipment.

Sec.  238.805   Periodic tests; brake system.

    (a) Each Tier III trainset shall be subject to the tests and
inspections prescribed in the railroad's ITM plan, as approved by FRA.
All testing required under this section shall be performed at the
intervals specified in the ITM plan. The railroad's ITM plan shall
include, but not be limited to, the following requirements:
    (1) The filtering devices or dirt collectors located in the main
reservoir supply line to the air brake system shall be cleaned,
repaired, and replaced under the ITM plan.
    (2) All brake control equipment and truck brake equipment shall be
cleaned, repaired, and tested under the ITM plan.
    (3) The date and place of cleaning, repairing, or testing shall be
recorded in the railroad's data management system, and the person
performing the work and that person's supervisor shall sign the form
electronically. A record of the components of the air brake system that
are cleaned, repaired, or tested shall be kept in the railroad's
electronic files.
    (b) Each periodic inspection shall include, but not be limited to,
the following requirements:
    (1) All mechanical gauges used by the engineer to aid in the
control or braking of the trainset shall be tested by comparison with a
dead-weight tester or a test gauge designed for this purpose. A gauge
or device shall not be in error more than five percent, or three
p.s.i., whichever is less.
    (2) All electrical devices and visible insulation shall be
inspected.
    (3) All cable connections between cars and jumpers that are
designed to carry 600 volts or more shall be thoroughly cleaned,
inspected, and tested for continuity. A microprocessor-based self-
monitoring event recorder, if installed, is exempt from periodic
inspection.
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19. Add and reserve subpart J to part 238.

Subpart J--Specific Requirements for the Safe Operation Plan for
Tier III Passenger Equipment [Reserved]

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20. Amend paragraph (c) of Appendix B to part 238 by adding a sentence
to the end of note 16 of the table of ``Test Procedures and Performance
Criteria for the Flammability and Smoke Emission Characteristics of
Materials Used in Passenger Cars and Locomotive Cabs'' to read as
follows:

Appendix B to Part 238--Test Methods and Performance Criteria for the
Flammability and Smoke Emission Characteristics of Materials Used in
Passenger Cars and Locomotive Cabs

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    \16\ * * * For purposes of this Note, the floor assembly of a
vehicle in a Tier III trainset may be tested together with undercar
design features that separate the vehicle from the fire source,
i.e., skirts and bottom covers, to protect against a fire source
under and external to the vehicle. To assess the safety associated
with testing the floor assembly in this manner, and to protect
against a fire source under the floor assembly but internal to the
vehicle, safety must also be demonstrated by conducting a fire
hazard analysis that includes the considerations in Note 17.
* * * * *
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21. Revise the introductory text of appendix F to part 238 by adding a
third paragraph to read as follows:

Appendix F to Part 238--Alternative Dynamic Performance Requirements
for Front End Structures of Cab Cars and MU Locomotives

* * * * *
    Although the requirements of this appendix are stated in terms
applicable to Tier I passenger equipment, they are also applicable
to Tier III passenger trainsets under Sec.  238.711. Specifically,
the cab ends of Tier III trainsets shall comply with the
requirements of this appendix to demonstrate the integrity of the
end structure.
* * * * *
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22. Add appendix G to part 238 to read as follows:

Appendix G to Part 238--Alternative Requirements for Evaluating the
Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection Performance of a Tier I
Passenger Trainset

General

    This appendix applies to Tier I alternative passenger trainsets,
as described below. While the appendix may refer to specific units
of rail equipment in a trainset, the alternative requirements in
this appendix apply only to a trainset as a whole.
    This appendix specifies alternatives to the crashworthiness and
occupant protection performance requirements for Tier I passenger
equipment in Sec. Sec.  238.203, Static end strength; 238.205, Anti-
climbing mechanism; 238.207, Link between coupling mechanism and car
body; 238.209(a), Forward end structure of locomotives, including
cab cars and MU locomotives; 238.211, Collision posts; 238.213,
Corner posts; and 238.219, Truck-to-carbody attachment. To maintain
their integrity, these requirements apply as a whole. They also
apply in addition to the requirements of Sec. Sec.  238.209(b);
238.215, Rollover strength; 238.217, Side structure; and 238.233,
Interior fittings and surfaces; and with APTA standards for occupant
protection and an AAR recommended practice for locomotive cab seats,
as specified in this appendix.
    For ease of comparison with the Tier I requirements in subpart C
of this part, this appendix is arranged in order by the Tier I
section referenced.
    Use of this appendix to demonstrate alternative crashworthiness
and occupant protection performance for Tier I passenger equipment
is subject to FRA review and approval under Sec.  238.201.

Occupied Volume Integrity

    (a) Instead of the requirements of Sec.  238.203, the units of a
Tier I alternative passenger trainset may demonstrate their occupied
volume integrity (OVI) by complying with both the quasi-static
compression load and dynamic collision requirements in Sec. Sec.
238.703(b) and 238.705, respectively.

Override Protection

    (b) Colliding equipment. Instead of the requirements of Sec.
238.205, the units of a Tier I alternative passenger trainset may
demonstrate their ability to resist vertical climbing and override
at each colliding interface during a train-to-train collision by
complying with the dynamic collision requirements in Sec.
238.707(a).
    (c) Connected equipment. Instead of the requirements of
Sec. Sec.  238.205 and 238.207, when connected, the units of a Tier
I alternative passenger trainset may demonstrate their ability to
resist vertical climbing and override by complying with the dynamic
collision requirements in Sec.  238.707(b).

Fluid Entry Inhibition

    (d) Instead of the requirements of Sec.  238.209(a), each cab
end of a Tier I alternative passenger trainset may demonstrate its
ability to inhibit fluid entry and provide other penetration
resistance by complying with the requirements in Sec.  238.709.

End Structure Integrity of Cab End

    (e) Each cab end of a Tier I alternative passenger trainset is
subject to the requirements of appendix F to this part to
demonstrate cab end structure integrity. For those cab ends without
identifiable corner or collision posts, the requirements of appendix
F apply to the end structure at the specified locations, regardless
of whether the structure at the specified locations is a post.

End Structure Integrity of Non-Cab End

    (f) Instead of the applicable requirements of Sec. Sec.  238.211
and 238.213, the units of a Tier I alternative trainset may
demonstrate end structure integrity for other than a cab end by
complying with the requirements in Sec.  238.713(b) and (c).

Roof and Side Structure Integrity

    (g) A Tier I alternative passenger trainset is subject to the
requirements of Sec. Sec.  238.215 and 238.217 to demonstrate roof
and side structure integrity.

Truck Attachment

    (h) Instead of the requirements of Sec.  238.219, the units of a
Tier I alternative passenger trainset may demonstrate their truck-
to-carbody attachment integrity by complying with the requirements
in Sec.  238.717 (b) through (e).

Interior Fixture Attachment

    (i) A Tier I alternative passenger trainset is subject to the
interior fixture requirements in Sec.  238.233. Interior fixtures
must also comply with APTA PR-CS-S-006-98, Rev. 1, ``Standard for
Attachment Strength of Interior Fittings for Passenger Railroad
Equipment,'' Authorized September 2005, and those portions of APTA
PR-CS-S-034-99, Rev. 2, ``Standard for the Design and Construction
of Passenger Railroad Rolling Stock,'' Authorized June 2006,
relating to interior fixtures.

Seat Crashworthiness (Passenger and Crew)

    (j) Passenger seating. Passenger seating in a Tier I alternative
passenger trainset is subject to the requirements for seats in Sec.
238.233 and must also comply with APTA PR-CS-S-016-99, Rev. 2,
``Standard for Passenger Seats in Passenger Rail Cars,'' Authorized
October 2010, with the exception of Section 6.0, Seat Durability
Testing.
    (k) Crew seating. Each seat provided for an employee regularly
assigned to occupy the cab of a Tier I alternative passenger
trainset, and any floor-mounted seat in the cab, must comply with
the following:
    (1) Section 238.233(e), (f), and (g), including the loading
requirements of 8g longitudinally, 4g laterally, and 4g vertically;
and
    (2) The performance, design, and test criteria of AAR-RP-5104,
``Locomotive Cab Seats,'' April 2008.
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23. Add appendix H to part 238 to read as follows:

Appendix H--Rigid Locomotive Design Computer Model Input Data and
Geometrical Depiction

    As specified in Sec.  238.705(a)(4), this appendix provides
input data and a geometrical depiction necessary to create a
computer model of the rigid (conventional) locomotive design for use
in evaluating the OVI of a Tier III trainset in a dynamic collision
scenario. (This appendix may also be applied to a Tier I alternative
passenger trainset to evaluate its OVI, in accordance with appendix
G).
    The input data, in the form of an input file, contains the
geometry for approximately the first 12 feet of the rigid locomotive
design. Because this input file is for a half-symmetric model, a
locomotive mass corresponding to 130,000 pounds of weight is
provided for modeling purposes--half the 260,000 pounds of weight
specified for the locomotive in Sec.  238.705(a)(4). Figure 1 to
this appendix provides two views of the locomotive's geometric
depiction.

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Sarah Feinberg,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0522]

 Tank Vessel Oil Transfers

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment period

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard issued a notice in the Federal Register of
October 23, 2013, concerning new measures to reduce the risks of oil
spills in oil transfer operations from or to a tank vessel. In response
to public comments requesting an extension of the original comment
period ending on November 22, 2013, the Coast Guard is reopening the
comment period for an additional 30 days.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 30, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments using one of the listed methods, and see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more information on public comments.
     Online--http://www.regulations.gov following Web site
instructions.
     Fax--202-493-2251.
     Mail--Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department
of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand deliver--mail address, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document
call or email Ken Smith, Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For information about viewing or submitting
material to the docket, call Barbara Hairston, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document reopens the comment period on
the Coast Guard's October 23, 2013, notice (78 FR 63235) by an
additional 30 days, in response to several public comments that
requested an extension of the original comment period, which ended
November 22, 2013. This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C.
552(a).

    Dated: November 21, 2013.
F.J. Sturm,
Acting Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast
Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Notice of Application for Special Permits

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

ACTION: List of Applications for Special Permits.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107,
subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety has received the application described herein. Each
mode of transportation for which a particular special permit is
requested is indicated by a number in the ``Nature of Application''
portion of the table below as follows: 1--Motor vehicle, 2--Rail
freight, 3--Cargo vessel, 4--Cargo aircraft only, 5--Passenger-carrying
aircraft.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 19, 2011.
    Address Comments To: Record Center, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation,
Washington, DC 20590.
    Comments should refer to the application number and be submitted in
triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of comments is desired, include
a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the special permit number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the applications are
available for inspection in the Records Center, East Building, PHH-30,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, Southeast, Washington, DC or at http://regulations.gov.
    This notice of receipt of applications for special permit is
published in accordance with Part 107 of the Federal hazardous
materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 08, 2011.
Donald Burger,
Chief, General Approvals and Permits.

                                               New Special Permits
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                                                                     Regulation(s)     Nature of special permits
    Application No.        Docket No.           Applicant              affected                 thereof
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15388-N...............  ................  Alpine Air Alaska,     49 CFR 172.101        To authorize the
                                           Inc., Girdwood, AK.    Column (9B),          transportation in
                                                                  172.204(c)(3),        commerce of certain
                                                                  173.27(b)(2),         hazardous materials by
                                                                  175.30(a)(1),         cargo aircraft in remote
                                                                  172.200, 172.300      areas of the U.S.
                                                                  and 172.400.          without being subject to
                                                                                hazard communication
                                                                                requirements and
                                                                                quantity limitations
                                                                                where no other means of
                                                                                transportation is
                                                                                available. (mode 4)
15392-N...............  ................  Brim Equipment         49 CFR, 49 CFR Parts  To authorize the
                                           Leasing, Inc. dba      106, 107, and 171-    transportation in of
                                           Brim Aviation,         180.                  certain hazardous
                                           Ashland, OR.                                 materials by cargo
                                                                                aircraft including by
                                                                                external load in remote
                                                                                areas of the U.S.
                                                                                without being subject to
                                                                                hazard communication
                                                                                requirements and
                                                                                quantity limitations
                                                                                where no other means of
                                                                                transportation is
                                                                                available. (mode 4)

15393-N...............  ................  Savannah Acid Plant    49 CFR                To authorize the
                                           LLC, Savannah, GA.     173.31(d)(1)(vi).     transportation in
                                                                                commerce of sulfuric
                                                                                acid in tank cars that
                                                                                have not had both sides
                                                                                of the rupture disc
                                                                                inspected prior to
                                                                                shipment. (mode 2)
15404-N...............  ................  Proserv UK Ltd.,       49 CFR 173.201,       To authorize the
                                           Aberdeen, AB12 3BT.    173.302, 173.304,     manufacture, marking,
                                                                  178.35(e) and         sale and use of a non-
                                                                  178.36.               DOT specification
                                                                                seamless titanium
                                                                                pressurized sample
                                                                                cylinder. (modes 1, 2,
                                                                                3, 4)
15405-N...............  ................  Giant Resource         49 CFR 173.306(h)     To authorize the one-time
                                           Recovery--Attalla,     and 173.156(b).       transportation in
                                           Inc., Attalla, AL.                           commerce of aerosols in
                                                                                alternative packaging
                                                                                for the purposes of
                                                                                testing. (mode 1)
15411-N...............  ................  HyPerComp              49 CFR 173.302a and   To authorize the
                                           Engineering, Inc.,     180.205.              manufacturing, mark,
                                           Brigham City, UT.                            sale and use of Carbon
                                                                                and Glass fiber
                                                                                reinforced, Stainless
                                                                                Steel lined composite
                                                                                pressure vessels per DOT-
                                                                                CFFC specification.
                                                                                (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
15413-N...............  ................  QSA Global, Inc.,      49 CFR 173.301,       To authorize the one-way
                                           Burlington, MA.        173.302a.             transportation in
                                                                                commerce of non-DOT
                                                                                specification cylinders
                                                                                containing Helium from
                                                                                QSA Global in
                                                                                Burlington, MA to Linde
                                                                                Gas in Stewartsville, NJ
                                                                                for transfer of gas to
                                                                                DOT authorized
                                                                                cylinders. (mode 1)
15415-N...............  ................  HyPerComp              49 CFR, 49 CFR Parts  To authorize the
                                           Engineering, Inc.,     106, 107, and 171-    manufacture, mark, sale,
                                           Brigham City, UT.      180.                  and use of non-DOT
                                                                                specification fully
                                                                                wrapped carbon-fiber
                                                                                reinforced aluminum
                                                                                lined cylinders per DOT-
                                                                                CFFC for the U.S. Army
                                                                                as a survival egress air
                                                                                support cylinder. (modes
                                                                                1, 2, 3, 4)
15425-N...............  ................  National Aeronautics   49 CFR 177.848......  To authorize the
                                           & Space                                      transportation in
                                           Administration                               commerce of certain
                                           (NASA), Washington,                          hydrazine fuels on the
                                           DC.                                          same motor vehicle
                                                                                without regard to
                                                                                segregation
                                                                                requirements. (mode 1)
15427-N...............  ................  The Proctor & Gamble   49 CFR                To authorize the
                                           Company, LeGrange,     173.306(a)(3)(v).     transportation in
                                           GA.                                          commerce of certain
                                                                                aerosols containing a
                                                                                Division 2.2 compressed
                                                                                gas in certain non-
                                                                                refillable aerosol
                                                                                containers which are not
                                                                                subject to the hot water
                                                                                bath test. (modes 1, 2,
                                                                                3, 4, 5, 6)
15428-N...............  ................  Space Exploration      49 CFR Part 172 and   To authorize the
                                           Technologies Corp.     173.                  transportation in
                                                                                commerce of certain
                                                                                hazardous material as
                                                                                part of the Dragon space
                                                                                capsule without
                                                                                requiring shipping
                                                                                papers, marking and
                                                                                labeling. (mode 1)
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy,
Washington, DC 20549-0213.

Extension:
    Rule 17Ac2-1; SEC File No. 270-95; OMB Control No. 3235-0084 and
Form TA-1.

    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'') is soliciting comments on the existing collection of
information provided for in Rule 17Ac2-1 (17 CFR 240.17Ac2-1) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) (``Exchange
Act''). The Commission plans to submit this existing collection of
information to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for
extension and approval.
    Rule 17Ac2-1, pursuant to Section 17A(c) of the Exchange Act,
generally requires transfer agents to register with their Appropriate
Regulatory Agency (``ARA''), whether the Commission, the Comptroller of
the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the Office of Thrift
Supervision, and to amend their registrations if the information
becomes inaccurate, misleading, or incomplete.
    Paragraph 1 of Rule 17Ac2-1, requires transfer agents to file a
Form TA-1 application for registration with the Commission where the
Commission is their ARA. Transfer agents must also file an amended Form
TA-1 application for registration if the existing Form TA-1 becomes
inaccurate, misleading, or incomplete. The Form TA-1s must be filed
with the Commission electronically, absent an exemption, on EDGAR
pursuant to Regulation S-T (17 CFR part 232).
    The Commission receives on an annual basis approximately 190
applications for registration on Form TA-1 from transfer agents
required to register with the Commission. Included in this figure are
amendments to Form TA-1 as required by Paragraph (c) of Rule 17Ac2-1 to
address information that has become inaccurate, misleading, or
incomplete. Based on past submissions, the staff estimates that the
average number of hours necessary to comply with the requirements of
Rule 17Ac2-1 and Form TA-1 is one and one-half hours with a total
burden of 285 hours per year.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's
estimates of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (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 respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will
be given to comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this
publication.
    The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. No
person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a
valid OMB control number. Please direct your written comments to:
Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon, 6432 General Green Way,
Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: November 18, 2011.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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