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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2008-0023]

Telecommunications; Extension of the Office of Management and
Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB
approval of the information collection requirement contained in the
Standard on Telecommunications (29 CFR 1910.268). The purpose of this
requirement is to ensure that employees have been trained as required
by the Standard to prevent risk of death or serious injury.

DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
November 28, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting
comments.
    Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
    Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service:
When using this method, you must submit three copies of your comments
and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2008-0023,
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier
service) are accepted during the Department of Labor's and Docket
Office's normal business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number for the ICR (OSHA-2008-0023). All comments, including any
personal information you provide, are placed in the public docket
without change, and may be made available online at http://
www.regulations.gov. For further information on submitting comments see
the ``Public Participation'' heading in the section of this notice
titled ``SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.''
    Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at
the address above. All documents in the docket (including this Federal
Register notice) are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index;
however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly
available to read or download through the Web site. All submissions,
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and
copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may also contact Theda Kenney at
the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theda Kenney or Todd Owen, Directorate
of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3609,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
693-2222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information
collection requirements in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that
information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and costs)
is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's
estimate of the information collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651
et seq.) authorizes information collection by employers as necessary or
appropriate for enforcement of the Act or for developing information
regarding the causes and prevention of

occupational injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The
OSH Act also requires that OSHA obtain such information with minimum
burden upon employers, especially those operating small businesses, and
to reduce to the maximum extent feasible unnecessary duplication of
efforts in obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
    Under the paperwork requirement specified by paragraph (c) of the
Standard, employers must certify that his or her employees have been
trained as specified by the performance-language training provision of
the Standard. Specifically, employers must prepare a certification
record which includes the identity of the person trained, the signature
of the employer or the person who conducted the training, and the date
the training was completed. The certification record shall be prepared
at the completion of training and shall be maintained on file for the
duration of the employee's employment. The information collected would
be used by employers as well as compliance officers to determine
whether employees have been trained according to the requirements set
forth in 29 CFR 1910.268(c).

II. Special Issues for Comment

    OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
     Whether the proposed information collection requirements
are necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's functions,
including whether the information is useful;
     The accuracy of OSHA's estimate of the burden (time and
costs) of the information collection requirements, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     The quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply;
for example, by using automated or other technological information
collection and transmission techniques.

III. Proposed Actions

    OSHA is requesting that OMB extend its approval of the information
collection requirement contained in the Standard on Telecommunications
(29 CFR 1910.268). In the existing ICR, the Agency calculated burden
hours and cost for the training certification record for all employees
working in the telecommunications industry. After further research, the
Agency has found that this is not the case; only a percentage of
employees in telecommunications customer service and all
telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, and line
installers and repairers are subject to the training requirement of the
Standard. Therefore, OSHA is proposing to decrease the existing burden
hour estimate for the collection of information requirement specified
by the Standard from 4,202 hours to 1,507 hours, for a total decrease
of 2,695 hours. The Agency will summarize the comments submitted in
response to this notice and will include this summary in the request to
OMB.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Telecommunications (29 CFR 1910.268).
    OMB Number: 1218-0225.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; not-for-profit
organizations; Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 668.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Average Time per Response: Three (3) minutes for an establishment
to disclose training records and 3 minutes for the training record to
be generated.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,507.
    Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $0.

IV. Public Participation--Submission of Comments on This Notice and
Internet Access to Comments and Submissions

    You may submit comments in response to this document as follows:
(1) Electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal; (2) by facsimile (FAX); or (3) by hard copy. All
comments, attachments, and other material must identify the Agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2008-0023). You
may supplement electronic submissions by uploading document files
electronically. If you wish to mail additional materials in reference
to an electronic or facsimile submission, you must submit them to the
OSHA Docket Office (see the section of this notice titled ADDRESSES).
The additional materials must clearly identify your electronic comments
by your name, date, and the docket number so the Agency can attach them
to your comments.
    Because of security procedures, the use of regular mail may cause a
significant delay in the receipt of comments. For information about
security procedures concerning the delivery of materials by hand,
express delivery, messenger, or courier service, please contact the
OSHA Docket Office at<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY<PHONE_NUMBER>).
    Comments and submissions are posted without change at http://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about
submitting personal information such as social security numbers and
date of birth. Although all submissions are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index, some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to read or download through this
Web site. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are
available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Information on using the http://www.regulations.gov Web site to submit
comments and access the docket is available at the Web site's ``User
Tips'' link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about
materials not available through the Web site, and for assistance in
using the Internet to locate docket submissions.

V. Authority and Signature

    Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice. The
authority for this notice is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 5-2007 (72 FR
31159).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on September 22nd, 2008.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0557; FRL-8215-4]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Tips and Complaints Regarding Environmental
Violations; EPA ICR No. 2219.02, OMB Control No. 2020-0032

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on November 29, 2006. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 30, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OECA-2006-0557, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line

instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Mail: The Enforcement and Compliance Docket and
Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2201T,
1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery: 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room B102,
Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2006-0557. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,

unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail.

The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system,

which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov

your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available
on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other contact information in the body of
your comment and with any disk or CD-OM you submit. If EPA cannot read
your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Le Desma; Legal Counsel &
Resource Management Division; Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics
and Training; Environmental Protection Agency, Building 25, Box 25227,
Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80025; telephone number: (303) 462-
9453; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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

    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQHQ-OECA-2006-0557, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Enforcement and

Compliance Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the
Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center is 202-564-
1927.
    Use http://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft collection of

information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing
of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the
public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system,
select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number identified in this
document.

What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested in?

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

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

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

What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Apply to?

    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
general members of the public who choose to voluntarily supply a tip or
complaint regarding a suspected violation of environmental law.
    Title: Tips and Complaints Regarding Environmental Violations.
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2219.02, OMB Control No. 2020-0032.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on November
29, 2006. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal
Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and are displayed
either by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate
means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: The EPA tips and complaints web form is intended to
provide an easy and convenient means by which members of the public can
supply information to EPA regarding suspected violations of
environmental law. The decision to provide a tip or complaint is
entirely voluntary and use of the webform when supplying a tip or
complaint is also entirely voluntary. Tippers need not supply contact
information or other personal identifiers. Those who do supply such
information, however, should know that this information may be shared
by EPA with appropriate administrative, law enforcement, and judicial
entities engaged in investigating or adjudicating the tip or complaint.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average one-
half hour per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    It is expected that a total of 300 tippers or complainants will
complete the tips and complaints form each month, for a total of 3,600
tippers and complainants per year. Given that tippers typically arrive
at the form with all of the information needed to complete the form,
EPA expects that the form will take no more than 30 minutes to
complete. Accordingly, EPA expects that the total annual burden hours
will be approximately 1,800. EPA does not anticipate any capital or
start-up costs associated with completion of this form.
    EPA also does not anticipate that, in the usual case, burden hours
associated with the tips and complaint form will translate into actual
labor costs; we expect relatively few tips or complaints to be
submitted as part of an employee's official duties. For this reason, we
believe that the relevant ``labor costs'' associated with the form are
best calculated as the wage opportunity cost to tippers of the form's
estimated burden hours. The wage opportunity cost of the burden hours
associated with this form can be estimated by multiplying the total
number of burden hours by the average national hourly wage reported by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). BLS reports the average hourly
wage in December 2005 to have been $18.59 per hour; accordingly, the
total wage opportunity cost associated with the tips and complaints
form

would be approximately $33,462 per annum.

Are There Changes in the Estimates From the Last Approval?

    There is no change in the hours in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by
OMB.

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

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

    Dated: August 17, 2006.
Granta Y. Nakayama,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Docket No. ER11-2857-000]

Sun City Project LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-
Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Sun City Project LLC's application for market-based rate authority,
with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes
a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR Part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a
copy of that document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is March 2, 2011.

    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance
with any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: February 10, 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-83513; File No. SR-ICC-2018-006]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Credit LLC; Notice of
Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Amending the ICC Clearing
Rules Regarding Mark-to-Market Margin

June 25, 2018.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
\1\ and Rule 19b-4 \2\ thereunder, notice is hereby given that on June
13, 2018, ICE Clear Credit LLC (``ICC'') filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission the proposed rule change as described in Items I,
II and III below, which Items have been prepared by ICC. The Commission
is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule
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I. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the
Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based Swap Submission, or Advance Notice

    The principal purpose of the proposed changes is to make changes to
the ICC Clearing Rules (the ``ICC Rules'') to more clearly characterize
Mark-to-Market Margin payments as settled-to-market rather than
collateralized-to-market.

II. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis
for, the Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based Swap Submission, or
Advance Notice

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

(A) Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis
for, the Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based Swap Submission, or
Advance Notice

(a) Purpose
    ICC proposes revisions to Chapters 4, 8, and 20 of the ICC Rules to
more clearly characterize Mark-to-Market Margin payments as settlement
payments (``settled-to-market'') rather

than collateral (``collateralized-to-market''). Under the settled-to-
market model, the transfer of Mark-to-Market Margin constitutes a
settlement of the contract's outstanding exposure, with the receiving
party taking outright title to the Mark-to-Market Margin and the
transferring party retaining no rights to such margin. Under the
collateralized-to-market model, the transfer of Mark-to-Market Margin
constitutes a pledge of collateral, such that the transferring party
has a right to reclaim the collateral and the receiving party has an
obligation to return the collateral.\3\
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    \3\ Use of a settled-to-market model, rather than a
collateralized-to-market model, is consistent with requirements
applicable to a derivatives clearing organization, as interpreted by
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'') staff. CFTC
Interpretive Letter No. 17-51 (Oct. 12, 2017) (``CFTC Letter''). Use
of a settled-to-market model also may result in more favorable
capital treatment for positions in cleared derivatives for market
participants that are subject to regulations of U.S. banking
supervisors implementing the Basel III capital framework. See Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency, Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
Regulatory Capital Treatment of Certain Centrally-cleared Derivative
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    ICC previously revised the Rules in 2015 to clarify that Mark-to-
Market Margin constituted a settlement payment. Such revisions did not
result in a change in the manner in which Mark-to-Market Margin was
calculated, paid or collected, and were intended to provide further
clarity regarding the finality of ICC's settlement cycle.\4\ ICC is
proposing additional clarifying changes to the Rules. As with the prior
changes, the proposed amendments do not change the manner in which
Mark-to-Market Margin is calculated, or other current ICC operational
practices. Rather, such changes consist of additional revisions to
terminology to further clarify the legal characterization that payments
of Mark-to-Market Margin represent settlement rather than collateral
payments. These clarifying changes result from further legal analysis
with respect to ICC's characterization of Mark-to-Market Margin
payments as settlement rather than as posting of collateral, as
requested by its Clearing Participants (``CPs''). The proposed
revisions are described in detail as follows.
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    ICC proposes revising Rule 401 to reference Mark-to-Market Margin
Balance, a new term that is defined in Rule 404 and refers to the
aggregate amount of Mark-to-Market Margin paid or received. The term is
used in several calculations, avoids the need to repeat the definition,
and allows ICC to more clearly and fully describe specifics pertaining
to its Mark-to-Market Margin calculation in a single section without
combining it with other concepts. ICC proposes adding language to Rule
401(a), which governs House Margin, to state that ICC calculates a net
amount of Mark-to-Market Margin by subtracting a CP's Mark-to-Market
Margin Balance from a CP's Mark-to-Market Margin Requirement. ICC
proposes corresponding changes referencing Mark-to-Market Margin
Balance in Rule 401(b)(ii), which covers Client-Related Mark-to-Market
Margin. Such changes are not intended to modify the current calculation
of Mark-to-Market Margin, or other operational practices, but, instead,
replace certain specifics relating to ICC's Mark-to-Market Margin
calculation with the defined term. The amendments do not change the
manner in which Initial Margin is calculated, posted and held.
    Further, ICC proposes to specify that a CP's Mark-to-Market Margin
Balance is adjusted by an amount called the price alignment amount in
revised Rule 401(g). Specifically, ICC proposes to state that it will
pay or charge a CP price alignment amounts on any Mark-to-Market Margin
and interest on any cash Initial Margin at a rate that may be negative.
A price alignment amount is economically equivalent to the ``interest''
that ICC pays or charges a CP for any net Mark-to-Market Margin
transferred between the parties under current Rule 401(g). However,
since the term interest may be more typically associated with
collateral, ICC proposes to refer to such an amount as price alignment
to avoid confusion over the proper characterization of Mark-to-Market
Margin as settlement payments.\5\ Such change will not affect
operations, since ICC will continue to pay or charge a CP an amount,
which serves the same purpose and is calculated identically, for any
net Mark-to-Market Margin transferred between the parties. ICC also
proposes separate clarifying language to note that the rate at which it
pays or charges such an amount may be negative, to more clearly address
the possibility of negative market rate environments.
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    ICC proposes to specifically reference the applicable category of
margin to avoid confusion over the proper characterization of Mark-to-
Market Margin under the ICC Rules. ICC proposes to update Rule 401(h)
to refer to substitutions of Initial Margin, and Rule 401(l) to refer
to settlement finality in relation to Mark-to-Market Margin. The
proposed changes to Rule 402, which governs ICC's rights with respect
to the use of margin, exclude Mark-to-Market Margin from subsections
(a) and (b), remove details relating to Mark-to-Market Margin from
subsection (b), and specify subsection (c)'s applicability to Initial
Margin. ICC proposes adding language to Rule 402(e) to more clearly
state that Mark-to-Market Margin payments constitute a settlement.
Further, ICC proposes adding new subsection (c) to Rule 404 to define
Mark-to-Market Margin Balance as a sum equal to the Mark-to-Market
Margin value transferred by the CP to ICC minus the Mark-to-Market
Margin value transferred by ICC to the CP. To avoid uncertainty, ICC
also proposes to specifically reference the applicable category of
margin in Rule 406(c). Namely, ICC proposes to clarify that the
requirements set forth in Rule 406(c) regarding Client-Related
Positions apply to Initial Margin.
    ICC proposes clarifications and conforming changes to Chapters 8
and 20 of the ICC Rules. ICC proposes clarifying language in Rule
801(a)(i) to refer to the transfer of Mark-to-Market Margin to avoid
confusion over the proper characterization of Mark-to-Market Margin as
settlement payments, since ICC considers the loss after the application
of Initial Margin and taking into account settlement of Mark-to-Market
Margin to be uncollateralized loss. Under the proposed updates, Rule
808 includes a conforming reference to Mark-to-Market Margin Balance.
The proposed changes to Rule 810(e) replace terminology that is
commonly used in conjunction with collateral to avoid confusion over
the proper characterization of Mark-to-Market Margin as settlement
payments. ICC proposes to clarify in Rule 20-605(c)(i)(B), which
specifies the resources to be used to cover losses with respect to
Client-Related Positions, that ICC will use the defaulting CP's Client-
Related Mark-to-Market Margin, to the extent not previously applied to
pay Mark-to-Market Margin to other CPs.
(b) Statutory Basis
    Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act \6\ requires, among other things,
that the rules of a clearing agency be designed to promote the prompt
and accurate clearance and settlement of securities transactions, and
to the extent applicable, derivative agreements, contracts and
transactions; to assure the safeguarding of securities and funds which
are in the custody or control of the clearing agency or for which it is

responsible; and to comply with the provisions of the Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder. ICC believes that the proposed rule changes
are consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to ICC, in particular, to Section
17A(b)(3)(F),\7\ because ICC believes that the proposed rule changes
will promote the prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of
securities transactions, derivatives agreements, contracts, and
transactions, and contribute to the safeguarding of securities and
funds associated with security-based swap transactions in ICC's custody
or control, or for which ICC is responsible. The proposed changes to
the ICC Rules are consistent with the current calculation of Mark-to-
Market Margin and related operational practices and are intended to
more clearly reflect the legal characterization of Mark-to-Market
Margin payments as settlement rather than collateral payments. The
proposed changes are designed to add certainty to ICC's Rules by
incorporating clarifying language and changes to avoid a potential
mischaracterization of Mark-to-Market Margin payments. The proposed
revisions will provide market participants with certainty surrounding
ICC's treatment of Mark-to-Market Margin, which will facilitate
compliance with market participants' own capital requirements and
therefore further the public interest. As such, the proposed changes
provide additional clarity and transparency in the ICC Rules and are
designed to promote the prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of
securities transactions, derivatives agreements, contracts, and
transactions within the meaning of Section 17A(b)(3)(F) \8\ of the Act.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
    \7\ Id.
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(B) Clearing Agency's Statement on Burden on Competition

    ICC does not believe the proposed rule changes would have any
impact, or impose any burden, on competition. The changes, which
further clarify that payments of Mark-to-Market Margin represent
settlement rather than collateral payments, result in no operational
changes and apply uniformly across all market participants. Therefore,
ICC does not believe the proposed rule changes impose any burden on
competition that is inappropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the
Act.

(C) Clearing Agency's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule
Change, Security-Based Swap Submission, or Advance Notice Received From
Members, Participants or Others

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

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based
Swap Submission, or Advance Notice and Timing for Commission Action

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

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
File Number SR-ICC-2018-006 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-ICC-2018-006. 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, security-based
swap submission, or advance notice that are filed with the Commission,
and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change,
security-based swap submission, or advance notice between the
Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from
the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
available for website viewing and printing in the Commission's Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, on official
business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of
such filings will also be available for inspection and copying at the
principal office of ICE Clear Credit and on ICE Clear Credit's website
at https://www.theice.com/clear-credit/regulation. All comments
received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-ICC-2018-006 and should be submitted on
or before July 20, 2018.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
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    \9\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Pages 27140-27143]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0065]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Registration of Food Facilities Under the Public
Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain
information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(the PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on the information collection
provisions of the Agency's regulations that require registration for
domestic and foreign facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or
hold food for human or animal consumption in the United States.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection
of information by July 5, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to http://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Division of
Dockets Management, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2013-N-0065 for ``Agency Information Collection Activities;
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Registration of Food Facilities
Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and
Response Act of 2002.'' Received comments will be placed in the docket
and, except for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,''
publicly viewable at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Division of
Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Division of Dockets Management. If you do not
wish your name and contact information to be made publicly available,
you can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body
of your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: http://www.fda.gov/regulatoryinformation/dockets/default.htm.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA PRA Staff, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, 8455 Colesville Rd., COLE-14526, Silver
Spring, MD 20993-0002<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal
Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor.
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with
this requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection
of information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, FDA
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques,

when appropriate, and other forms of information technology.

Registration of Food Facilities Under the Public Health Security and
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002--21 CFR 1.230 to
1.235 OMB Control Number 0910-0502--Extension

    The Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and
Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act) added section 415 to the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 350d),
which requires domestic and foreign facilities that manufacture,
process, pack, or hold food for human or animal consumption in the
United States to register with FDA. Sections 1.230 to 1.235 of FDA's
regulations (21 CFR 1.230 to 1.235) set forth the procedures for
registration of food facilities. Information provided to FDA under
these regulations helps the agency to notify quickly the facilities
that might be affected by a deliberate or accidental contamination of
the food supply. In addition, data collected through registration is
used to support FDA enforcement activities and to screen imported food
shipments. Advance notice of imported food allows FDA, with the support
of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, to target import
inspections more effectively and help protect the nation's food supply
against terrorist acts and other public health emergencies. If a
facility is not registered or the registration for a facility is not
updated when necessary, FDA may not be able to contact the facility and
may not be able to target import inspections effectively in case of a
known or potential threat to the food supply or other food-related
emergency, putting consumers at risk of consuming hazardous food
products that could cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
    FDA's regulations require that each facility that manufactures,
processes, packs, or holds food for human or animal consumption in the
United States register with FDA using Form FDA 3537 (Sec.  1.231),
unless exempt under 21 CFR 1.226 from the requirement to register. The
term ``Form FDA 3537'' refers to both the paper version of the form and
the electronic system known as the Food Facility Registration Module,
which is available at http://www.access.fda.gov. Domestic facilities
are required to register whether or not food from the facility enters
interstate commerce. Foreign facilities that manufacture/process, pack,
or hold food also are required to register unless food from that
facility undergoes further processing (including packaging) by another
foreign facility outside the United States. However, if the further
manufacturing/processing conducted by the subsequent facility consists
of adding labeling or any similar activity of a de minimis nature, the
former facility is required to register.
    Information FDA requires on the registration form includes the name
and full address of the facility; emergency contact information; all
trade names the facility uses; applicable food product categories; and
a certification statement that includes the name of the individual
authorized to submit the registration form. Additionally, facilities
are encouraged to submit their preferred mailing address; type of
activity conducted at the facility; type of storage, if the facility is
primarily a holding facility; and approximate dates of operation if the
facility's business is seasonal.
    In addition to registering, a facility is required to submit timely
updates within 60 days of a change to any required information on its
registration form, using Form FDA 3537 (Sec.  1.234), and to cancel its
registration when the facility ceases to operate or is sold to new
owners or ceases to manufacture/process, pack, or hold food for
consumption in the United States, using Form FDA 3537a (Sec.  1.235).
    The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) (Pub. L. 111-353)
amended section 415 of the FD&C Act in relevant part to require
registrants for food facilities to submit additional registration
information to FDA, and to require facilities required to register with
FDA to renew such registrations biennially. Section 415(a)(2) of the
FD&C Act, as amended by FSMA, also provides that, when determined
necessary by FDA ``through guidance,'' a food facility is required to
submit to FDA information about the general food category of a food
manufactured, processed, packed or held at such facility, as determined
appropriate by FDA, including by guidance. The modified food facility
registration forms includes the following mandatory fields: (1) The
email address for the contact person of a domestic facility and the
email address of the United States agent for a foreign facility; (2) an
assurance that FDA will be permitted to inspect the facility; and (3)
specific food categories as identified in the guidance document
entitled, ``Guidance for Industry: Necessity of the Use of Food Product
Categories in Food Facility Registrations and Updates to Food Product
Categories'' (section 415(a)(2) of the FD&C Act 21 U.S.C. 350d(a)(2)).
    Food Facility Registration, in conjunction with advance notice of
imported food, helps FDA act quickly in responding to a threatened or
actual bioterrorist attack on the U.S. food supply or to other food-
related emergencies. Food Facility Registration provides FDA with
information about facilities that manufacture/process, pack, or hold
food for consumption in the United States. In the event of an outbreak
of foodborne illness, such information helps FDA and other authorities
determine the source and cause of the event. In addition, the
registration information enables FDA to notify more quickly the
facilities that might be affected by the outbreak. See Interim Final
Rule entitled, ``Registration of Food Facilities Under the Public
Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of
2002'' (68 FR 58894, at 58895; October 10, 2003).
    Implementation of the FSMA requirements described previously helps
enable FDA to quickly identify and remove from commerce an article of
food for which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or
exposure to, such article of food will cause serious adverse health
consequences or death to humans or animals. FDA uses the information
collected under these provisions to help ensure that such food products
are quickly and efficiently removed from the market.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents to this collection of
information are owners, operators, or agents in charge of domestic or
foreign facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold food for
human or animal consumption in the United States.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:

                                                     Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                                             Number of
  21 CFR section and/or section of FD&C      FDA form        Number of     responses per   Total annual     Average burden per response     Total hours
                   Act                        number        respondents     respondent       responses
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                                                                     New Facilities
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                                                                        Domestic
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Sec.  Sec.   1.230 to 1.233 and section     FDA 3537 \2\          11,080               1          11,080  2.7...........................          29,916
 415 of the FD&C Act.
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                                                                         Foreign
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Sec.  Sec.   1.230 to 1.233 and section         FDA 3537          19,900               1          19,900  8.9...........................         177,110
 415 of the FD&C Act.
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    New Facility Registration Subtotal..  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............................         207,026
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                                                            Previously Registered Facilities
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Updates under Sec.   1.234 and section          FDA 3537         118,530               1         118,530  1.2...........................         142,236
 415 of the FD&C Act.
Cancellations under Sec.   1.235........       FDA 3537a           6,390               1           6,390  1.............................           6,390
Biennial renewal of registration                FDA 3537         104,786               1         104,786  0.50 (30 mins.)...............          52,393
 required by section 415 of the FD&C Act.
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    Updates, Cancellations, or Biennial   ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............................         201,019
     Renewals Subtotal.
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        Total Hours Annually............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............................         408,045
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
\2\ The term ``Form FDA 3537'' refers to both the paper version of the form and the electronic system known as the Food Facility Registration Module,
  which is available at http://www.access.fda.gov.

    This estimate is based on FDA's experience and the average number
of new facility registrations, updates and cancellations received in
the past 3 years. Based on this experience, we estimate the annual
number of new domestic facility registrations will be 11,080. We
estimate that listing the information required by the Bioterrorism Act
and presenting it in a format that will meet the Agency's registration
regulations will require a burden of approximately 2.5 hours per
average domestic facility registration. We estimate that the FSMA-
required additional information for new facility registrations will
require an additional 12 minutes (0.2 hour) per response for domestic
facilities. The average domestic facility burden hour estimate of 2.7
hours takes into account that some respondents completing the
registration may not have readily available Internet access. Thus, the
total annual burden for new domestic facility registrations is
calculated to be 29,916 hours (11,080 x 2.7 hours).
    Based on FDA's experience, we estimate the annual number of new
foreign facility registrations will be 19,900. We estimate that listing
the information required by the Bioterrorism Act and presenting it in a
format that will meet the Agency's registration regulations will
require a burden of approximately 8.5 hours per average foreign
facility registration. We estimate that the FSMA-required additional
information for new facility registrations will require an additional
24 minutes (0.4 hour) per response for foreign facilities. The average
foreign facility burden hour estimate of 8.9 hours includes an estimate
of the additional burden on a foreign facility to obtain a U.S. agent,
and takes into account that for some foreign facilities the respondent
completing the registration may not be fluent in English and/or not
have readily available Internet access. Thus, the total annual burden
for new foreign facility registrations is calculated to be 177,110
hours (19,900 x 8.9 hours).
    Based on FDA's experience, we estimate that the average annual
number of updates to facility registrations will remain unchanged at
118,530 updates annually over the next 3 years. We also estimate that
updating a registration will, on average, require a burden of
approximately 1 hour, taking into account fluency in English and
Internet access. We estimate that the FSMA-required additional
information for updates will require an additional 12 minutes (0.2
hour) per response. Thus, the total annual burden of submitting updates
to facility registrations is calculated to be 142,236 hours (118,530 x
1.2 hours).
    Based on FDA's experience, we estimate that the average annual
number of cancellations of facility registrations will remain unchanged
at 6,390 cancellations annually over the next 3 years. We also estimate
that cancelling a registration will, on average, require a burden of
approximately 1 hour, taking into account fluency in English and
Internet access. FSMA did not change the required information for
cancellations. Thus, the total annual burden for cancelling
registrations is estimated to be 6,390 hours.
    We estimate that the new biennial registration required by FSMA,
which will require the submission of certain new data elements and the
verification and possible updating of other information rather than re-
entering all information, will require 30 minutes (0.5 hour) per
response, including time for the new FSMA-required information. We
estimate that, on an annualized basis, the number of biennial
registrations submitted over the next 3 years will be 104,786. This
estimate is based on the number of currently registered firms (209,573)
divided by two. Thus, the total annual burden for biennial registration
is calculated to be 52,393 hours (104,786 x 0.5 hours).

    Dated: May 2, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL20-13-000]

Notice of Petition for Partial Waiver; Old Dominion Electric
Cooperative

    Take notice that on December 20, 2019, pursuant to section 292.402
of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules and
Regulations,\1\ Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC), filed a
petition for partial waiver on behalf of its electric distribution
cooperative member-owners (collectively, the Members),\2\ of certain
obligations imposed on ODEC and the Members under Sections 292.303(a)
and 292.303(b) of the Commission's Regulations \3\ implementing section
210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, as amended
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    \1\ 18 CFR 292.402 (2019).
    \2\ ODEC's 11 Members are A&N Electric Cooperative, BARC
Electric Cooperative, Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc., Community
Electric Cooperative, Delaware Electric Cooperative, Inc.,
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, Northern Neck Electric
Cooperative, Prince George Electric Cooperative, Rappahannock
Electric Cooperative, Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative, and
Southside Electric Cooperative.
    \3\ 18 CFR 292.303(a), 292.303(b) (2019).
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    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of
that document on the Petitioner.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
eLibrary link and is available for review in the Commission's Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the
website that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a
document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any
FERC Online service, please email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call
(866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comments: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 10, 2020.

    Dated: December 20, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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