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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER14-2145-000]

Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing
Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization; Fourmile Wind
Energy, LLC

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Fourmile Wind Energy, 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 July 10, 2014.
    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
5 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 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<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: June 20, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-74760; File No. SR-NYSEMKT-2015-29]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Modifying the NYSE Amex
Options Fee Schedule Relating to the Amex Customer Engagement Program

April 17, 2015.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on April 10, 2015, NYSE MKT LLC (the ``Exchange'' or ``NYSE MKT'')
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II,
and III below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to modify the NYSE Amex Options Fee Schedule
(``Fee Schedule'') related to the Amex Customer Engagement (``ACE'')
Program. The Exchange proposes to implement the fee change effective
April 10, 2015. The text of the proposed rule change is available on
the Exchange's Web site at www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the
Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The purpose of this filing is to amend existing tiers and add a new
tier to the ACE Program.
    Section I.E. of the Fee Schedule describes the ACE Program,\3\
which currently features four tiers expressed as a percentage of total
industry Customer equity and ETF option average daily volume
(``ADV'').\4\ Order Flow Providers (``OFPs'') receive per contract
credits solely for Electronic Customer volume that the OFP, as agent,
submits to the Exchange.\5\ The ACE Program offers the following two
methods for OFPs to receive credits:
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    \3\ See NYSE Amex Options Fee Schedule, available here, https://www.theice.com/publicdocs/nyse/markets/amex-options/NYSE_Amex_Options_Fee_Schedule.pdf.
    \4\ In calculating ADV, the Exchange utilizes monthly reports
published by the OCC for equity options and ETF options that show
cleared volume by account type. See OCC Monthly Statistics Reports,
available here, http://www.theocc.com/webapps/monthly-volume-reports
(including for equity options and ETF options volume, subtotaled by
exchange, along with OCC total industry volume). The Exchange
calculates the total OCC volume for equity and ETF options that
clear in the Customer account type and divide this total by the
number of trading days for that month (i.e., any day the Exchange is
open for business). For example, in a month having 21 trading days
where there were 252,000,000 equity option and ETF option contracts
that cleared in the Customer account type, the calculated ADV would
be 12,000,000 (252,000,000/21= 12,000,000).
    \5\ Electronic Customer volume is volume executed electronically
through the Exchange System, on behalf of an individual or
organization that is not a Broker-Dealer and who does not meet the
definition of a Professional Customer.
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    1. By calculating, on a monthly basis, the average daily Customer
contract volume an OFP executes Electronically on the Exchange as a
percentage of total average daily industry Customer equity and ETF
options volume or \6\;
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    2. By calculating, on a monthly basis, the average daily contract
volume an OFP executes Electronically in all participant types (i.e.,
Customer, Firm, Broker-Dealer, NYSE Amex Options Market Maker, Non-NYSE
Amex Options Market Maker, and Professional Customer) on the Exchange,
as a

percentage of total average daily industry Customer equity and ETF
option volume,\7\ with the further requirement that a specified
percentage of the minimum volume required to qualify for the Tier must
be Customer volume.
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    Upon reaching a higher tier, an OFP would receive for all eligible
Customer volume the per contract credit associated with the highest
tier achieved, retroactive to the first contract traded each month,
regardless of which of the two calculation methods the OFP qualifies
under.\8\
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    \8\ In the event that an OFP is eligible for credits under both
calculation methods, the OFP would benefit from whichever criterion
results in the highest per contract credit for all the OFP's
eligible ADV. In calculating an OFP's Electronic volume, certain
volumes are excluded (e.g., QCC trades). See Fee Schedule (Section
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    The Exchange proposes to:
    (a) Lower the thresholds required to reach each tier;
    (b) introduce an additional tier, which would be an intermediate
tier between current tiers 3 and 4; and
    (c) increase the credits available for the highest tier.
    Specifically, the Exchange proposes to modify the ACE Program tiers
as illustrated in the table below, with proposed additions appearing
underscored and proposed deletions appearing in brackets:

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                                           ACE Program--Standard options                                Credits payable on customer volume only
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                                                                   Total electronic ADV (of
                                                                 which 20% or greater of the
         Tier          Customer electronic ADV as a               minimum qualifying volume                         1 Year enhanced     3 Year enhanced
                          % of industry customer                    for each tier must be       Customer volume     customer volume     customer volume
                        equity and ETF options ADV                   customer) as a % of            credits             credits             credits
                                                                   industry customer equity
                                                                     and ETF options ADV
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1....................  0.00% to 0.60% [0.75%]......         OR   N/A........................               $0.00               $0.00               $0.00
2....................  >0.60% [0.75%] to 0.80%       ..........  N/A........................              (0.13)              (0.13)              (0.13)
                        [1.00%].
3....................  >0.80% [1.00%] to 1.25%       ..........  1.50% to 2.50% [3.50%] of                (0.14)              (0.16)              (0.18)
                        [2.00%].                                  which 20% or greater of
                                                                  1.50% must be Customer.
4....................  1.25 to 1.75%....  ..........  2.50% to 3.50%                (0.17)              (0.19)              (0.21)
                                                                  of which 20% or greater of
                                                                  2.50% must be Customer.
5 [4]................  >1.75 [2.00%]...............  ..........  >3.50% of which 20% or          (0.19) [(0.14)]     (0.21) [(0.16)]     (0.23) [(0.20)]
                                                                  greater of 3.5% must be
                                                                  Customer.
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    The proposed amendments to the ACE Program are designed to make
each of the tiers more achievable, through reduced volume requirements,
while enhancing the rebates. When combined, the Exchange believes the
proposed changes to the ACE Program would attract more volume and
liquidity to the Exchange, which would benefit all Exchange
participants through increased opportunities to trade as well as
enhancing price discovery.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\9\ in general, and furthers the
objectives of Sections 6(b)(4) and (5) of the Act,\10\ in particular,
because it provides for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues,
fees, and other charges among its members, issuers and other persons
using its facilities and does not unfairly discriminate between
customers, issuers, brokers or dealers.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).
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    Overall, the Exchange believes that the proposed changes to the ACE
Program are reasonable, equitable and not unfairly discriminatory
because the credits offered are based on the amount of business
transacted on the Exchange. As proposed the ACE Program continues to
enable an OFP to earn enhanced credits if the OFP has an Affiliated
NYSE Amex Options Market Maker (i.e., the entities share ``70% common
ownership'' \11\) that has committed to either of the proposed
Prepayment Programs, per Section I.D. of the Fee Schedule (each an
``Affiliated OFP''). As the Exchange explained in further detail when
it introduced the ACE Program in January 2015, it is not unreasonable,
inequitable or unfairly discriminatory to offer to offer [sic]
Affiliated OFPs enhanced discounts or credits for several reasons.\12\
In short, the Exchange believes that offering the ACE Program enhanced
credits recognizes that such Affiliated OFPs have a shared economic
interest with its affiliated Market Maker, which is subject to
heightened obligations and costs.\13\ By contrast, non-Affiliated OFPs
do not share economic interests with a Market Maker that is subject to
higher obligations and costs. In addition, each non-Affiliated OFP has
the opportunity to establish such an affiliation by several means,
including but not limited to, a business combination (e.g., merger or
acquisition) or the establishment of their own market making operation,
which as a Broker-Dealer, each OFP has the potential to establish.
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    \11\ See Fee Schedule, Key Terms and Definitions, supra n. 3
(defining Affiliates as ``a person that directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, has a 70% common ownership with,
the person specified'').
    \12\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74086 (January 16,
2015), 80 FR 3701, 3711-12 (January 23, 2015) (SR-NYSEMKT-2015-04)
(Notice of Filing of fee change to adopt the ACE Program).
    \13\ See, e.g., Rule 925.1NY(c) (setting forth requirement that
Marker Makers maintain active two-sided markets in the classes in
which they are appointed, and must meet certain minimum quoting
requirements). See also Fee Schedule, Sections III.A., C. and D.,
supra n. 3 (setting forth higher fixed costs imposed on Marker
Makers that are not assessed upon other market participants,
including relatively more expensive ATP fees applicable to Market
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    In addition, the Exchange believes that the proposed amendments to
the ACE Program are reasonable, equitable and not unfairly
discriminatory because they would enhance the incentives to OFPs to
transact Customer orders on the Exchange, which would benefit all
market participants by providing more trading opportunities and tighter
spreads, even to those market participants that do not participate in
the ACE Program. Additionally, the

Exchange believes the proposed changes to the ACE Program are
consistent with the Act because they may attract greater volume and
liquidity to the Exchange, which would benefit all market participants
by providing tighter quoting and better prices, all of which perfects
the mechanism for a free and open market and national market system.
    For these reasons, the Exchange believes that the proposal is
consistent with the Act.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act,\14\ the Exchange
does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any burden
on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of
the purposes of the Act. The Exchange believes the proposed amendments
to the ACE Program are pro-competitive as the proposed reduced volume
thresholds and increased rebates may encourage OFPs to direct Customer
order flow to the Exchange and any resulting increase in volume and
liquidity to the Exchange would benefit all of Exchange participants
through increased opportunities to trade as well as enhancing price
discovery.
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    The Exchange notes that it operates in a highly competitive market
in which market participants can readily favor competing venues. In
such an environment, the Exchange must continually review, and consider
adjusting, its fees and credits to remain competitive with other
exchanges. For the reasons described above, the Exchange believes that
the proposed rule change reflects this competitive environment.

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

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

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

    The foregoing rule change is effective upon filing pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A) \15\ of the Act and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule
19b-4 \16\ thereunder, because it establishes a due, fee, or other
charge imposed by the Exchange.
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \16\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under
Section 19(b)(2)(B) \17\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NYSEMKT-2015-29 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-NYSEMKT-2015-29. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal offices of the Exchange.
All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission
does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You
should submit only information that you wish to make available
publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEMKT-2015-
29, and should be submitted on or before May 14, 2015.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\18\
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    \18\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3442-029]

City of Nashua, New Hampshire; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following license application has been filed
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New License.
    b. Project No.: P-3442-029.
    c. Date filed: July 30, 2021.
    d. Applicant: City of Nashua (Nashua).
    e. Name of Project: Mine Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Nashua River in
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. The project does not affect federal
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: James W. Donchess, Mayor, City of Nashua, 229
Main Street, P.O. Box 2019, Nashua, NH 03060;<PHONE_NUMBER>; or email
at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Khatoon Melick,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or email at
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERC.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters,
without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/Quick.aspx. You must include your name and contact
information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at [email protected],<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll
free), or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may
submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must
be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All filings must clearly identify
the project name and docket number on the first page: Mine Falls
Hydroelectric Project (P-3442-029).
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
    k. This application has been accepted and is ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing project consists of: (1) A 242-acre impoundment
with a normal storage volume of 1,970 acre-feet and a normal headpond
elevation of 158.76 feet (NAVD 88); (2) a rock filled concrete cap,
variable in height dam with an approximately 132-foot-long spillway at
a permanent crest elevation of 154.66 feet, and nominal 4.0-foot-high
wooden flashboards maintaining a

normal headpond elevation of 158.76 feet; (3) a 22-foot-wide and 170-
foot-long reinforced concrete power canal located between the right
bank of the Nashua River and the single flood sluice gate; (4) two
12.5-foot-long wooden stoplog bays located immediately upstream of the
intake to the right of the concrete capped spillway (viewed facing
downstream) with a 10-foot-wide gate and a short spillway section above
the gate; (5) a 40-foot-wide, 20-foot-high intake structure with steel
trash rack with two square-to-round transition openings that feed the
two penstocks that terminate at the two turbines; (6) two 64-foot-long,
104-inch-diameter steel penstocks between the intake and turbine units;
(7) a 44-foot-long, 44-foot-wide multi-level reinforced concrete
powerhouse containing two 1,500 kilowatt turbine-generator units; (8)
an approximately 22-foot-wide, 1,100-foot-long tailrace that is a
channel cut into the Nashua River bedrock downstream of the powerhouse
that returns water back into the Nashua River; (9) a 278-foot-long
bypassed reach extending from the spillway crest and stoplog bays to
the downstream of the powerhouse at the tailrace, bypassing 20 cubic
feet per second (cfs) of water for environmental flows; (10) an
upstream fish passage; (11) a 610-foot-long, 34.5-kilovolt underground
transmission line connects the generator transformer to the
interconnect point; and (12) appurtenant facilities. The estimated
gross head of the project is 38 feet. The powerplant has a maximum
nameplate capacity of 3 megawatts. The project generates an annual
average of 12,563 megawatt-hours.
    Nashua proposes to continue to operate the project in a run-of-
river mode with no storage or flood control capacity. The project
operates within a flow range of 180 cfs (150 cfs minimum hydraulic
capacity to start a single turbine, plus 20 cfs minimum flow release at
the dam into the bypassed reach and a 10 cfs flow routed through the
Mill Pond gatehouse to the Mill Pond and canal) and 1,100 cfs (maximum
hydraulic capacity of the plant--two turbines combined) or a river flow
of 1,130 cfs. Any flow above the maximum hydraulic capacity of the
turbines plus minimum flows and Mill Pond diversion is spilled over the
dam spillway and through the overflow section of the flood sluice gate.
    m. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's
website at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
    You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at<PHONE_NUMBER> or [email protected].
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    n. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date
of issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. Please note
that the certification request must comply with 40 CFR 121.5(b),
including documentation that a pre-filing meeting request was submitted
to the certifying authority at least 30 days prior to submitting the
certification request. Please also note that the certification request
must be sent to the certifying authority and to the Commission
concurrently.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.

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                  Milestone                           Target date
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Deadline for Filing Comments,                 January 2024.
 Recommendations, and Agency Terms and
 Conditions/Prescriptions.
Licensee's Reply to REA Comments............  March 2024.
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    p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.

    Dated: November 21, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

17 CFR Parts 229, 239, and 249

[Release Nos. 33-10127; 34-78652; File No. S7-10-16]
RIN 3235-AL53

Extension of Comment Period for Modernization of Property
Disclosures for Mining Registrants

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission is extending the
comment period for a release proposing revisions to the property
disclosure requirements for mining registrants and related guidance
[Release Nos. 33-10098 and 34-78086 (June 16, 2016)], published June
27, 2016. The original comment period is scheduled to end on August 26,
2016. The Commission is extending the time period in which to provide
the Commission with comments until September 26, 2016. This action will
allow interested persons additional time to analyze the issues and
prepare their comments.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published June 27,
2016, at 81 FR 41651, is extended. Comments should be received on or
before September 26, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed.shtml);
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number S7-10-16 on the subject line; or
     Use the Federal eRulemaking Portal (http://www.regulations.gov). Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number S7-10-16. This file number
should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help us
process and review your comments more efficiently, please use only one
method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission's
Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed.shtml). Comments
also are available for Web site viewing and printing in the
Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. All comments received will be posted without change; we do
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly.
    Studies, memoranda or other substantive items may be added by the
Commission or staff to the comment file during this rulemaking. A
notification of the inclusion in the comment file of any such materials
will be made available on the SEC's Web site. To ensure direct
electronic receipt of such notifications, sign up through the ``Stay
Connected'' option at www.sec.gov to receive notifications by email.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elliot Staffin, Special Counsel, in
the Division of Corporation Finance, at<PHONE_NUMBER>, U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has requested comment on a
release proposing revisions to the property disclosure requirements for
mining registrants and related guidance, currently set forth in Item
102 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and in Industry Guide 7. The proposed
revisions would modernize the Commission's disclosure requirements and
policies for mining properties by more closely aligning them with
current industry and global regulatory practices and standards. In
addition, the proposed revisions would rescind Industry Guide 7, amend
section 102 of Regulation S-K, add new exhibit (96) to Item 601 of
Regulation S-K, add new subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K, amend Form 1-A
and amend Form 20-F.
    The Commission originally requested that comments on the release be
received by August 26, 2016. The Commission has received requests for
an extension of time for public comment on the proposal to, among other
things, allow for a more complete assessment of the numerous provisions
of the proposed rules, including a fuller consideration of their
implications, and to improve the quality of responses.\1\

The Commission believes that providing the public additional time to
consider thoroughly the matters addressed by the release and to submit
comprehensive responses to the release would benefit the Commission in
its consideration of final rules. Therefore, the Commission is
extending the comment period for Release Nos. 33-10098 and 34-78086,
``Modernization of Property Disclosures for Mining Registrants,'' until
September 26, 2016.
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    \1\ See letter from Michael Johnson, President and CEO of the
National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (July 5, 2016); letter
from Douglas Currault II, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary of Freeport-McMoran Inc. (August 8, 2016); letter from
Katie Sweeney, General Counsel of the National Mining Association
(August 15, 2016); and letter from Jeffrey Klenda, Chair of Ur-
Energy Inc. (August 19, 2016). Comments are available on the
Commission's Web site at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/s7-10-16/s71016.htm.

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    By the Commission.

    Dated: August 23, 2016.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. IC-28291]

Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940

May 30, 2008.
    The following is a notice of applications for deregistration under
section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for the month of May
2008. A copy of each application may be obtained for a fee at the SEC's
Public Reference Branch (tel.<PHONE_NUMBER>). An order granting each
application will be issued unless the SEC orders a hearing. Interested
persons may request a hearing on any application by writing to the
SEC's Secretary at the address below and serving the relevant applicant
with a copy of the request, personally or by mail. Hearing requests
should be received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on June 24, 2008, and should
be accompanied by proof of service on the applicant, in the form of an
affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of service. Hearing requests
should state the nature of the writer's interest, the reason for the
request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a
hearing may request notification by writing to the Secretary, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549-1090.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane L. Titus at<PHONE_NUMBER>, SEC,
Division of Investment Management, Office of Investment Company
Regulation, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-4041.

The Provident Riverfront Funds

[File No. 811-6082]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On October 12, 2004, applicant transferred
its assets to Allegiant Funds (formerly known as Armada Funds), based
on net asset value. Expenses of approximately $526,430 incurred in
connection with the reorganization were paid by the acquiring fund and
Allegiant Asset Management Company (formerly known as National City
Investment Management Company) the acquiring fund's investment adviser.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on May 9, 2008.
    Applicant's Address: 5800 Corporate Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7010.

Oppenheimer Growth Fund

[File No. 811-2306]

Oppenheimer Enterprise Fund

[File No. 811-7265]

    Summary: Each applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased
to be an investment company. On November 8, 2007 and December 7, 2007,
respectively, applicants transferred their assets to Oppenheimer
Capital Appreciation Fund, based on net asset value. Expenses of
$116,749 and

$68,933, respectively, incurred in connection with the reorganizations
were paid by each applicant.
    Filing Dates: The applications were filed on May 6, 2008 and May 7,
2008, respectively.
    Applicants' Address: 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112.

X Exchange-Traded Funds, Inc.

[File No. 811-22053]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. Applicant has never made a public offering of
its securities and does not propose to make a public offering or engage
in business of any kind.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on April 1, 2008, and
amended on May 12, 2008.
    Applicant's Address: 420 Lexington Ave., Suite 2550, New York, NY
10170.

Prudential Tax-Free Money Fund, Inc. (DBA Dryden Tax-Free Money Fund)

[File No. 811-2927]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On April 7, 2008, applicant made a
liquidating distribution to its shareholders, based on net asset value.
Expenses of $14,340 incurred in connection with the liquidation were
paid by applicant.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on April 21, 2008.
    Applicant's Address: Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry St.,
Newark, NJ 07102-4077.

RMR Real Estate Securities Fund

[File No. 811-21490]

RMR Healthcare and Real Estate Fund

[File No. 811-21510]

RMR Securities REIT

[File No. 811-21790]

RMR Healthcare Growth and Income Fund

[File No. 811-21585]

RMR Opportunity Fund

[File No. 811-21841]

RMR Preferred Dividend Fund II

[File No. 811-21807]

    Summary: Each applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an
order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. The
applicants have never made a public offering of their securities and do
not propose to make a public offering or engage in business of any
kind.
    Filing Date: The applications were filed on April 22, 2008.
    Applicants' Address: 400 Centre St., Newton, MA 02458.

J.P. Morgan Series Trust

[File No. 811-7795]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On February 18, 2005, applicant transferred
its assets to JPMorgan Trust I, based on net asset value. Expenses of
$850,000 incurred in connection with the reorganization were paid by
applicant's investment adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.,
or its affiliates.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on April 28, 2008.
    Applicant's Address: 245 Park Ave., New York, NY 10167.

Federated Covered Call Treasury Fund

[File No. 811-21838]

    Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Applicant has
never made a public offering of its securities and does not propose to
make a public offering or engage in business of any kind.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on April 30, 2008.
    Applicant's Address: 5800 Corporate Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000.

Van Eck Funds II, Inc.

[File No. 811-21046]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On December 13, 2007, applicant made a
liquidating distribution to its shareholders, based on net asset value.
Expenses of $20,000 incurred in connection with the liquidation were
paid by applicant.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on April 3, 2008, and
amended on April 24, 2008.
    Applicant's Address: 99 Park Ave., 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016.

Morgan Stanley Government Income Trust

[File No. 811-5400]

    Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On March 23,
2007, applicant transferred its assets to Morgan Stanley U.S.
Government Securities Trust, based on net asset value. Expenses of
$217,000 incurred in connection with the reorganization were paid by
applicant.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on April 15, 2008, and
amended on May 23, 2008.
    Applicant's Address: Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc., 522
Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10036.

IndexIQ\TM\ Exchange-Traded Funds, Inc.

[File No. 811-22008]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. Applicant has never made a public offering of
its securities and does not propose to make a public offering or engage
in business of any kind.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on February 27, 2008, and
amendments were filed on May 20, 2008, and May 21, 2008.
    Applicant's Address: 420 Lexington Ave., Suite 2550, New York, NY
10170.

Guerite Funds

[File No. 811-21951]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On November 27, 2007, applicant made a
liquidating distribution to its shareholders, based on net asset value.
Expenses of approximately $4,199 incurred in connection with the
liquidation were paid by Guerite Advisors LLC, applicant's investment
adviser.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on May 20, 2008.
    Applicant's Address: Guerite Advisors LLC, 347 Prado Way,
Greenville, SC 29607-6512.

Credit Suisse Emerging Markets, Inc.

[File No. 811-8252]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On December 29, 2007, applicant made a
liquidating distribution to its shareholders, based on net asset value.
Expenses of $32,616 incurred in connection with the liquidation were
paid by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC, applicant's investment
adviser. Applicant has retained $4,992 in cash to pay for certain
outstanding liquidation expenses.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on May 15, 2008.
    Applicant's Address: Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC, Eleven
Madison Ave., New York, NY 10010.

Energy Strategies Fund, Inc.

[File No. 811-21783]

    Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Applicant has
never made a public offering of its securities and does not propose to
make

a public offering or engage in business of any kind.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on May 16, 2008.
    Applicant's Address: BlackRock, Inc., 800 Scudders Mill Rd.,
Plainsboro, NJ 08536.

For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
pursuant to delegated authority.
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

October 18, 2006.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment of license to change project design
and capacity.
    b. Project No: 11437-016.
    c. Date Filed: September 26, 2006.
    d. Applicant: Hydro Matrix Partnership, Ltd.
    e. Name of Project: Jordan Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located at the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers' Jordan Dam on the Haw River in Chatham County, North
Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: James B. Price, Hydro Matrix Partnership,
Ltd., P.O. Box 5550, Aiken, S.C. 29804. Tel:<PHONE_NUMBER>. Also, Mayo
Hydropower, LLC, 5400 Downing Street, Dover, FL 33527. Tel: (813) 659-
1007.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Vedula Sarma at<PHONE_NUMBER> or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: November 17, 2006.
    k. Description of Filing: Hydro Matrix Partnership, Ltd. proposes
to install two large turbines instead of currently authorized 80 small
turbines and generators. The proposal would change the authorized
installed capacity from 8 megawatts (MW) to 4 MW, and the Project's
hydraulic capacity would decrease from 2,320 cubic feet per second
(cfs) to 1,200 cfs.
    l. Locations of Applications: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission in the
Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A,
Washington, DC 20426, or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. This filing may
also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov

using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last
three digits in the docket number field to access the document. You may
also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp
 to be notified via e-mail of new filings and

issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to
which the filing refers. All documents (original and eight copies)
should be filed with: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. A
copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each
representative of the Applicant specified in the particular
application.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, State, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
    q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and
the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov

under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION DECLARATION OF HELSINKI ETHICAL PRINCIPLES FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS Adopted by the 18th WMA General Assembly Helsinki, Finland, June 1964 and amended by the 29th WMA General Assembly, Tokyo, Japan, October 1975 35th WMA General Assembly, Venice, Italy, October 1983 41st WMA General Assembly, Hong Kong, September 1989 48th WMA General Assembly, Somerset West, Republic of South Africa, October 1996 52nd WMA General Assembly, Edinburgh, Scotland, October 2000 INTRODUCTION It is the mission of the physician to safeguard the health of the people. His or her knowledge and conscience are dedicated to the fulfillment of this mission.

The Declaration of Geneva of the World Medical Assembly binds the physician with the words. " The health of my patient will be my first consideration," and the International Code of Medical Ethics declares that, " A physician shall act only in the patient s interest when providing medical care which might have the effect of weakening the physical and mental condition of the patient."

The purpose of biomedical research involving human subjects must be to improve diagnostic, therapeutic and prophylactic procedures and the understanding of the aetiology and pathogenesis of disease.

In current medical practice most diagnostic, therapeutic or prophylactic procedures involve hazards. This applies especially to biomedical research.

Medical progress is based on research which ultimately must rest in part on experimentation involving human subjects.

In the field of biomedical research a fundamental distinction must be recognized between medical research in which the aim is essentially diagnostic or therapeutic for a patient, and medical research, the essential object of which is purely scientific and without implying direct diagnostic or therapeutic value to the person subjected to the research.

Special caution must be exercised in the conduct of research which may affect the environment, and the welfare of animals used for research must be respected.

Because it is essential that the results of laboratory experiments be applied to human beings to further scientific knowledge and to help suffering humanity, the World Medical Association has prepared the following recommendations as a guide to every physician in biomedical research involving human subjects. They should be kept under review in the future. It must be stressed that the standards as drafted are only a guide to physicians all over the world. Physicians are not relieved from criminal, civil and ethical responsibilities under the laws of their own countries.

I. BASIC PRINCIPLES 1. Biomedical research involving human subjects must conform to generally accepted scientific principles and should be based on adequately performed laboratory and animal experimentation and on a thorough knowledge of the scientific literature.

2. The design and performance of each experimental procedure involving human subjects should be clearly formulated in an experimental protocol which should be transmitted for consideration, comment and guidance to a specially appointed committee independent of the investigator and the sponsor provided that this independent committee is in conformity with the laws and regulations of the country in which the research experiment is performed.

3. Biomedical research involving human subjects should be conducted only by scientifically qualified persons and under the supervision of a clinically competent medical person. The responsibility for the human subject must always rest with a medically qualified person and never rest on the subject of the research, even though the subject has given his or her consent.

4. Biomedical research involving human subjects cannot legitimately be carried out unless the importance of the objective is in proportion to the inherent risk to the subject.

5. Every biomedical research project involving human subjects should be preceded by careful assessment of predictable risks in comparison with foreseeable benefits to the subject or to others. Concern for the interests of the subject must always prevail over the interests of science and society.

6. The right of the research subject to safeguard his or her integrity must always be respected. Every precaution should be taken to respect the privacy of the subject and to minimize the impact of the study on the subject s physical and mental integrity and on the personality of the subject.

7. Physicians should abstain from engaging in research projects involving human subjects unless they are satisfied that the hazards involved are believed to be predictable. Physicians should cease any investigation if the hazards are found to outweigh the potential benefits.

8. In publication of the results of his or her research, the physician is obliged to preserve the accuracy of the results. Reports of experimentation not in accordance with the principles laid down in this Declaration should not be accepted for publication.

9. In any research on human beings, each potential subject must be adequately informed of the aims, methods, anticipated benefits and potential hazards of the study and the discomfort it may entail. He or she should be informed that he or she is at liberty to abstain from participation in the study and that he or she is free to withdraw his or her consent to participation at any time.

The physician should then obtain the subject s freely given informed consent, preferably in writing.

10. When obtaining informed consent for the research project the physician should be particularly cautious if the subject is in a dependent relationship to him or her or may consent under duress. In that case the informed consent should be obtained by a physician who Is not engaged in the investigation and who is completely independent of this official relationship.

11. In case of legal incompetence, informed consent should be obtained from the legal guardian in accordance with national legislation. Where physical or mental incapacity makes it impossible to obtain informed consent, or when the subject is a minor, permission from the responsible relative replaces that of the subject in accordance with national legislation. Whenever the minor child is in fact able to give a consent, the minor s consent must be obtained in addition to the consent of the minor s legal guardian.

12. The research protocol should always contain a statement of the ethical considerations involved and should indicate that the principles enunciated in the present Declaration are complied with.

II. MEDICAL RESEARCH COMBINED WITH CLINICAL CARE ( CLINICAL RESEARCH)

1. In the treatment of the sick person, the physician must be free to use a new diagnostic and therapeutic measure, if in his or her judgement it offers hope of saving life, reestablishing health or alleviating suffering.

2. The potential benefits, hazards and discomfort of a new method should be weighed against the advantages of the best current diagnostic and therapeutic methods.

3. In any medical study, every patient  including those of a control group, if any  should be assured of the best proven diagnostic and therapeutic method.

4. The refusal of the patient to participate in a study must never interfere with the physicianpatient relationship.

5. If the physician considers it essential not to obtain informed consent, the specific reasons for this proposal should be stated in the experimental protocol for transmission to the independent committee ( I, 2).

6. The physician can combine medical research with professional care, the objective being the acquisition of new medical knowledge, only to the extent that medical research is justified by its potential diagnostic or therapeutic value for the patient.

III. NON THERAPEUTIC BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS ( NON CLINICAL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH)

1. In the purely scientific application of medical research carried out on a human being, it is the duty of the physician to remain the protector of the life and health of that person on whom biomedical research is being carried out.

2. The subjects should be volunteers either healthy persons or patients for whom the experimental designed is not related to the patient s illness.

3. The investigator or the investigating team should discontinue the research if in his/ her or their judgement it may, if continued, be harmful to the individual.

4. In research on man, the interest of science and society should never take precedence over considerations related to the wellbeing of the subject.


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[Release No. 34-65602; File No. 4-640]

Inaugural Roundtable of the Financial Reporting Series Entitled
``Uncertainty in Financial Statements: How Much To Recognize and How
Best To Communicate It''

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

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SUMMARY: The Commission staff will hold a public roundtable discussion
to consider financial statement measurements (and associated
disclosures) that incorporate judgments about future events. The
discussion will be open to the public with seating on a first-come,
first-served basis. Members of the public may also listen by webcast on
the SEC Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The roundtable discussion will
take place in the Multipurpose Room (Room L-006) at the SEC
Headquarters located at 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC. Feedback is
welcomed regarding any of the topics to be addressed at the roundtable.

DATES: The roundtable discussion will take place on Tuesday, November
8, 2011, commencing at 10 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. The Commission will
accept comments regarding issues addressed at the roundtable until
December 8, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Mike Starr, Deputy Chief
Accountant, or Eric West, Associate Chief Accountant, at (202) 551-
5300, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/other.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number 4-640 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number 4-640. This file number
should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To help us
process and review your comments more efficiently, please use only one
method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission's
Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov). Comments are also available for
Web site viewing and printing in the Commission's Public Reference
Room, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business
days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. All comments received will
be posted without change; we do not edit personal identifying
information from submissions. You should submit only information that
you wish to make available publicly.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This will be the inaugural roundtable of the
Financial Reporting Series. The Financial Reporting Series was
instituted by SEC staff to assist in the proactive identification of
risks related to, and areas of potential improvements in, the
reliability and usefulness of financial information provided to
investors. In this regard, the Financial Reporting Series is intended
to facilitate balanced discussions of implementation issues or emerging
issues in financial reporting.
    Feedback is welcomed regarding any of the topics to be addressed at
the roundtable. The panel discussions will focus on the following
topics and questions:
    1. Please provide feedback on any topics where the extent of
uncertainty in an accounting measurement is less useful to investors
and why a more certain measurement would be preferable. Likewise,
provide feedback on those topics where a measurement with uncertainty
gives investors useful information and why it is preferable to a more
certain measurement.
    2. For those topics where uncertain measurements are useful to
investors, how should the uncertainties be incorporated into the
measure? Please explain the reasons for the measurement method(s) you
selected.
    3. What information do investors utilize to understand uncertainty?
Please describe why such information is useful and, if it is not
disclosed in the financial statements, indicate its source.
    4. What are the challenges for investors in understanding the
nature and extent of measurement uncertainty?
    5. As measurement uncertainty increases, please explain whether
(and how, if applicable) it changes the investor's expectation of
preparers and auditors.
    6. For preparers, what are the challenges in or impediments to
providing investors with information to understand the nature and
extent of measurement uncertainties?
    7. What are the challenges for auditors in evaluating management's
judgments related to measurement uncertainties?
    8. Please provide feedback on whether (and how) a change in the
auditor's responsibility or role would enhance the investor's
understanding of the nature and extent of measurement uncertainties.
    9. Please provide any additional comments or suggestions pertinent
to how much uncertainty to recognize and how best to communicate it.

    Dated: October 20, 2011.

    By the Commission.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 8015-014]

North Eastern Wisconsin Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Non-Capacity Amendment of Exemption.
    b. Project No: 8015-014.
    c. Date Filed: December 7, 2022.
    d. Applicant: North Eastern Wisconsin Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Shawano Paper Mills Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Wolf River in Shawano
County, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: David Fox, Senior Director, Regulatory
Affairs, NEW. Hydro, LLC, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100W, Bethesda,
Maryland 20814,<PHONE_NUMBER>, [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, protests,
and recommendations is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by
the Commission.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact
information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at [email protected],<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll
free), or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may
submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must
be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. The first page of any filing should
include the docket number P-8015-014. Comments emailed to Commission
staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Request: The exemptee seeks to amend the
exemption to raise the normal target impoundment elevation from 802.5
feet mean sea level (msl) to a target elevation of 802.9 feet msl on a
year-round basis, while continuing to operate the project within the
authorized elevation range of 801.83 feet msl and 803.17 feet msl. The
exemptee states the amendment is necessary to address concerns related
to recreation and boater safety. The proposal would not require any
ground disturbing activities or changes to project facilities.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. You may also register
online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be
notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
[email protected], for TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only
those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the
specified comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the
person commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied
by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared
by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
385.2010.

    Dated: January 4, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

46 CFR Parts 30, 150, and 153

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0423]
RIN 1625-AB94

2012 Liquid Chemical Categorization Updates

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Interim rule; delay of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is delaying the effective date of this interim
rule by four months, to give the public additional time in advance of
implementing the interim rule. The interim rule updates and revises
regulatory tables that list liquid hazardous materials, liquefied
gases, and compressed gases that have been approved for maritime
transportation in bulk, and that indicate how each substance's
pollution potential has been categorized. The interim rule provides new
information about approved substances and their categorizations, but
would not change which substances are approved or how each substance is
categorized. Updated information is of value to shippers and to the
owners and operators of U.S.-flag tank and bulk cargo vessels in any
waters and most foreign-flag tank and oceangoing bulk cargo vessels in
U.S. waters. This interim rule promotes the Coast Guard's maritime
safety and stewardship missions.

DATES: The effective date of the interim rule published at 78 FR 50147,
August 16, 2013, and amending 46 CFR parts 30, 150, and 153 is delayed
from September 16, 2013 until January 16, 2014.

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

    Dated: September 10, 2013.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast Guard.
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