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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[File No. 500-1]

In The Matter of Apogee Technology, Inc.; Order of Suspension of
Trading

April 16, 2010.
    It appears to the Securities and Exchange Commission that there is
a lack of current and accurate information concerning the securities of
Apogee Technology, Inc. (``Apogee'') because it has been delinquent in
its required periodic reports since March 2009. Apogee is quoted on the
Pink Sheets OTC Markets, Inc. under the ticker symbol ATCS.
    The Commission is of the opinion that the public interest and the
protection of investors require a suspension of trading in the
securities of the above-listed company.
    Therefore, it is ordered, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that trading in the securities of the
above-listed company is suspended for the period from 9:30 a.m. EDT on
April 16, 2010, through 11:59 p.m. EDT on April 29, 2010.

    By the Commission.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 229 (Monday, November 30, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 74743-74744]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 195

[Docket No. PHMSA-2015-0173]

Pipeline Safety: Notice of Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee
Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of gas pipeline advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: This document announces a public meeting of the Gas Pipeline
Advisory Committee (GPAC). The committee will meet to consider and vote
on the proposed rule, ``Pipeline Safety: Expanding the Use of Excess
Flow Valves in Gas Distribution Systems to Applications Other Than
Single-Family Residences'' published in the Federal Register on July
15, 2015.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, December 17, 2015, from
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The public may attend the meeting at the U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Please register for the meeting or contact the individual listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by December 1, 2015.
    The GPAC will take part in the meeting by telephone conference
call. Attendees should register in advance at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=108 and indicate whether
you will attend in person or by telephone. PHMSA will post the call-in
information and room number on the meeting page and on the PHMSA,
Pipeline Safety Advisory Committee Web page: http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline/regs/technical-advisory-commmeeting about 15 days before the
meeting takes place.
    Comments on the meeting may be submitted to the docket in the
following ways:
    E-Gov Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. This site allows the
public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice issued by any
agency.
    Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590-001.
    Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the ground level of the DOT West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal Holidays.
    Instructions: Identify the docket numbers, PHMSA-2011-0009 and
PHMSA-2015-0173 at the beginning of your comments. Note that all
comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You
should know that anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). Therefore, you may
want to review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or view the Privacy
Notice at http://www.regulations.gov before submitting any such
comments.
    Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to Room W12-
140 on the ground level of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    If you wish to receive confirmation of receipt of your written
comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard with the
following statement: ``Comments on PHMSA-2011-0009 and PHMSA 2015-
0173.'' The Docket Clerk will date-stamp the postcard prior to
returning it to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that due to delays
in the delivery of U.S. mail to Federal offices in Washington, DC, we
recommend that persons consider an alternative method (Internet, fax,
or professional delivery service) of submitting comments to the docket
and ensuring their timely receipt at DOT.

Privacy Act Statement

    Anyone may search the electronic form of all comments received for
any of our dockets. You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement
in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000, (70 FR 19477) or
visit http://dms.dot.gov.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities, or to seek special assistance at the meeting, please
contact Cheryl Whetsel at<PHONE_NUMBER> by December 1, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the meetings,
contact Cheryl Whetsel by phone at<PHONE_NUMBER> or by email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or for technical contents about the proposed
rule contact Mike Israni by phone at<PHONE_NUMBER> or by email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Meeting Details

    Members of the public may attend and make a statement during the
advisory committee meetings. For a better chance to speak at the
meetings, please contact the individual listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT by December 1, 2015.

II. Committee Background

    The GPAC is a statutorily mandated committee that advises PHMSA on
proposed safety standards, risks assessments, and safety policies for
natural gas pipelines. The committee falls under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 1) and is mandated by the
pipeline safety law (49 U.S.C. Chap. 601). The committee consists of 15
members--with membership evenly divided among the federal and state
government, the regulated industry, and the public. The committee
advises PHMSA on technical feasibility, practicability, and cost-
effectiveness of each proposed pipeline safety standard. PHMSA staff
may also provide an update on several regulatory and policy initiatives
if time allows.

III. Preliminary Agenda

    The agenda will include the committee's discussion and vote on the
proposed rule, ``Pipeline Safety: Expanding the Use of Excess Flow
Valves in Gas Distribution Systems to Applications Other Than Single-
Family Residences'' published in the Federal Register on July 15, 2015
(80 FR 41460) and on the associated regulatory analysis and
environmental assessment.
    The NPRM proposes to expand requirements for the use of excess flow
valves beyond certain single-family homes to include additional homes
and small commercial natural gas customers. Further, the NPRM proposes
that manual service line shut-off valves (e.g., curb valves) be
installed on new or replaced service lines servicing customers that use
large quantities of natural gas, such as industrial facilities. Excess
flow valves or curb valves are used in natural gas distribution
pipelines to restrict the flow of gas if a line is broken or damaged,
limiting the impact of a leak or explosion.'' An informational
presentation on EFVs was given to the advisory committee at a meeting
held on August 26, 2015. The presentation (day 2, agenda item 8b) may
be found on the Web site: http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline/regs/technical-advisory-comm/meeting/august-25-and-26-2015-joint-meeting-gas-and-liquid.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 23, 2015, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy and Programs.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-90807; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2020-114]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Reflect a Change
in the Time of Calculation and Publication of the Wilshire Gold Index
Applicable to Shares of the Wilshire wShares Enhanced Gold Trust

December 28, 2020.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given
that, on December 21, 2020, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to reflect a change in the time of
calculation and publication of the Wilshire Gold Index applicable to
shares of the Wilshire wShares Enhanced Gold Trust (``Trust''). Shares
of the Trust have been approved by the Commission for listing and
trading on the Exchange under NYSE Arca Rule 8.201-E.\4\ The Trust's
shares have not commenced trading on the Exchange. The proposed rule
change is available on the Exchange's website at www.nyse.com, at the
principal office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public
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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 Commission has approved a proposed rule change relating to
listing and trading on the Exchange of shares (``Shares'') of the
Wilshire wShares Enhanced Gold Trust (``Trust'') for listing and
trading on the Exchange under NYSE Arca Rule 8.201-E (``Commodity-Based
Trust Shares'').\5\ The Exchange proposes to reflect a change in the
time of calculation and publication of the Wilshire Gold Index
(``Index'') applicable to Shares of the Trust. The Trust's Shares have
not commenced trading on the Exchange.\6\
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    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 90216 (October 16,
2020), 85 FR 67401 (October 22, 2020) (SR-NYSEArca-2020-59) (Notice
of Filing of Amendment No. 3 and Order Granting Accelerated Approval
of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 3, To Amend
NYSE Arca Rule 8.201-E (Commodity-Based Trust Shares) and To Permit
the Listing and Trading of Shares of the Wilshire wShares Enhanced
Gold Trust Under Amended NYSE Arca Rule 8.201-E) (``Prior Order'').
    \6\ On November 18, 2020 the Trust filed with the Commission an
amended registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act
of 1933 relating to the Trust (File No. 333-235913) (``Registration
Statement''). The description of the operation of the Trust herein
is based, in part, on the Prior Order. The procedures described in
this proposed rule change will not be implemented until this
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    According to the Registration Statement and the Prior Order, the
investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to closely reflect
the Index, which will be published by Solactive AG (the Index
Calculation Agent), less the Trust's liabilities and expenses. The
Trust will have no assets other than (a) physical gold bullion
(``Physical Gold'') in proportions that seek to closely replicate the
Index and (b) cash.
    The Prior Order stated that the Index value using the London
Bullion Market Association (``LBMA'') Gold Price PM \7\ will be
calculated and published daily each business day at approximately 5:00
p.m. (Eastern time (``E.T.'')) on the Trust's website. The Exchange
proposes to change this representation to state that the Index value
using the LBMA Gold Price PM will be calculated and published daily
each business day by approximately 7:00 p.m. E.T. on the Trust's
website. The revised time is being proposed as a result of certain
contractual licensing restrictions which prevents the publication of
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    \7\ As stated in the Prior Order, the LBMA Gold Price PM is the
price of Physical Gold obtained from auctions conducted in the
afternoon (London time) by ICE Benchmark Administration (``IBA''), a
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    The Exchange believes that modifying the representation regarding
when the Index value using the LBMA Gold Price PM is published to
reflect that such Index value would be published each business day by
approximately 7:00 p.m. E.T. would have no impact on the Trust's
shareholders. During the proposed two hour extension from approximately
5:00 p.m. E.T. to approximately 7:00 p.m. E.T., the value of the
Trust's holdings and net asset value (``NAV'') will be available, which
will provide investors and authorized participants (``APs'') with a
basis to determine whether Shares during the

Exchange's Late Trading Session (normally 4:00 p.m., E.T. to 8:00 p.m.,
E.T.) are trading at a premium or a discount to the Trust's NAV.
Therefore, investors and APs will have sufficient information to be
able to ascertain whether any premiums or discounts will have a
material impact on their trading in Shares of the Trust.\8\ The
creation and redemption process used by the Trust will not be affected
by the proposed change because the value used for purposes of effecting
creations and redemptions of the Shares is based on NAV, not the Index
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    \8\ The Commission has previously approved proposed rule changes
permitting listing and trading of shares of gold-related commodity
trusts where such proposed rule changes did not specify when NAV or
the value of the applicable trust's holdings would be posted to the
trust's website. See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release Nos.
50603 (October 28, 2004), 69 FR 64614 (November 5, 2004) (SR-NYSE-
2004-22) Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Notice
of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Amendments No.
1 and No. 2 Thereto to the Proposed Rule Change by the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc. Regarding Listing and Trading of
streetTRACKS[supreg] Gold Shares); 71378 (January 13, 2014), 79 FR
4786 (January 29, 2014) (SR-NYSEArca-2013-137) (Order Approving a
Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, to
List and Trade Shares of the Merk Gold Trust Pursuant to NYSE Arca
Equities Rule 8.201).
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    The proposed two-hour extension of the calculation and publication
of the Index value will not impact investors trading Shares during the
Exchange's Early Trading Session (normally 4:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. E.T.)
or the Exchange's Core Trading Session (normally 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
E.T.) as such calculation and publication time will, consistent with
the Prior Order, occur after such trading sessions. In addition,
investors trading Shares during the Exchange's Late Trading Session
(normally 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. E.T.) will not be impacted by such
change, as the Trust's NAV will be determined as of 4:00 p.m., E.T. (or
as soon thereafter as practicable) and then disseminated via market
data feeds as well as posted on the Trust's website. Like the Index,
the value of the Physical Gold held by the Trust for purposes of
determining the Trust's NAV is determined by reference to the LBMA Gold
Price PM for that day. Therefore, whether the Index value is calculated
and published at 5:00 p.m. E.T. or 7:00 p.m. E.T., investors trading in
the Exchange's Late Trading Session will trade based on the Trust's NAV
determined as of 4:00 p.m. E.T. (or as soon thereafter as
practicable).\9\
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    \9\ The LBMA Gold Price PM for such day does not change between
the hours of 4:00 p.m. E.T. and 7:00 p.m. E.T. and the investment
objective of the Trust is for the Shares to closely reflect the
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    The Exchange notes that the Prior Order stated that the Index value
is calculated and published each business day at approximately 5:00
p.m. E.T. on the Trust's website.\10\ Such calculation and publication
time occurs outside of the Exchange's Core Trading Session (normally
9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. E.T.) for each business day but occurs during
the Exchange's Late Trading Session. The proposed change to the
calculation and publication time from approximately 5:00 p.m. E.T. to
approximately 7:00 p.m. E.T. is consistent with the Prior Order in that
calculation and publication of the Index value will continue to occur
outside of the Exchange's Core Trading Session for each business day
but during the Exchange's Late Trading Session. The Exchange notes that
the Commission has previously approved listing and trading on the
Exchange of shares of gold-related commodity trusts under NYSE Arca
Rule 8.201-E where the specified time (i.e., approximately 6:00 a.m.
E.T.) for dissemination of the applicable index value occurs outside of
the Core Trading Session for such business day but during the
Exchange's Early Trading Session (normally 4:00 a.m., E.T. to 9:30
a.m., E.T.).\11\
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    \10\ The Index currently is published daily through various
market data vendors, including Bloomberg LP, under the ticker symbol
``WGIX'', and Refinitiv, under the Reuters instrument code (``RIC'')
``WGIX''. Wilshire Phoenix Funds LLC, the Trust's ``Sponsor,''
represents that both the cash and Physical Gold weights for the
Index are posted on the Trust's website on the first Business Day
after the rebalance date, which is the last Business Day of each
month.
    \11\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 79518 (December 9,
2016), 81 FR 90876 (December 15, 2016) (SR-NYSEArca-2016-84) (order
approving listing and trading of shares of the Long Dollar Gold
Trust); 80840 (June 1, 2017), 82 FR 26534 (June 7, 2017) (SR-
NYSEArca-2017-33) (Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change, as
Modified by Amendment No. 2 Thereto, To List and Trade Shares of the
Euro Gold Trust, Pound Gold Trust, and the Yen Gold Trust Under NYSE
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    The proposed change would not affect the Trust's requirement to
provide investors with an updated Index value each day and would not
alter any information that is provided to investors during the trading
day.\12\ Rather, the proposed publication of the Index value at
approximately 7:00 p.m., E.T. would, like the approximately 5:00 p.m.,
E.T. time frame approved in the Prior Order, provide for publication
after the close of the Exchange's Core Trading Session.\13\ In
addition, as stated in the Prior Order, the Exchange, the Index
Calculation Agent or a third party financial data provider will
calculate an intraday indicative value (``IIV'') for the Shares every
fifteen seconds during the Exchange's Core Trading Session, which will
be available from one or more major market data vendors.\14\
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    \12\ As stated in the Prior Order, the current Index value will
be disseminated by one or more major market vendors at least every
15 seconds during the Exchange's Core Trading Session.
    \13\ The proposed approximately 7:00 p.m. E.T. time for Index
publication, like the approximately 5:00 p.m., E.T. Index
calculation and publication time, would overlap with part of the
Exchange's Late Trading Session (normally 4:00 p.m., E.T. to 8:00
p.m., E.T.). The Exchange notes, that NYSE Arca Rule 7.34-E (Trading
Sessions) includes certain requirements for orders entered in the
Late Trading Session. Among these is the requirement that no Equity
Trading Permit (``ETP'') Holder may accept an order from a non-ETP
Holder for execution in the Exchange's Late Trading Session without
disclosing to such non-ETP Holder certain risks, including the risk
that an updated underlying index value or IIV may not be calculated
or publicly disseminated in extended trading hours.
    \14\ For purposes of the Prior Order and this filing, the IIV is
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    The Sponsor represents that the proposed change described above
will not impact investors. Except for the change noted above, all other
representations made in the Prior Order remain unchanged.\15\
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2. Statutory Basis
    The basis under the Act for this proposed rule change is the
requirement under Section 6(b)(5) \16\ that an exchange have rules that
are designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices,
to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove
impediments to, and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market
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    The proposed rule change is designed to perfect the mechanism of a
free and open market and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest. The Exchange believes that the proposed change to the
time of Index value calculation and publication would have no impact on
the Trust's shareholders. The Trust's ability to pursue its investment
objective will not be impacted by the proposed change to provide for a
later calculation and publication of an updated Index value for a
particular business day.
    The proposed change would provide investors with an updated Index
value each day and would not alter any information that is provided to
investors during the trading day. Like the approximately 5:00 p.m.,
E.T. time frame approved in the Prior Order, the Index would be
calculated and published after the close of the Exchange's Core Trading
Session and during the Exchange's Late Trading

Session. In addition, as stated in the Prior Order, the Exchange, the
Index Calculation Agent or a third party financial data provider will
calculate an IIV for the Shares every fifteen seconds during the
Exchange's Core Trading Session, which will be available from one or
more major market data vendors. The Sponsor represents that both the
cash and Physical Gold weights for the Index are posted on the Trust's
website on the first Business Day after the rebalance date, which is
the last Business Day of each month.
    The Sponsor represents that the proposed change described above
will not impact investors. Except for the change noted above, all other
representations made in the Prior Order remain unchanged.

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

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purpose of the Act and will enhance competition
among issues of gold-based Commodity-Based Trust Shares.

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

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

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

    The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \17\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\18\
Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative prior to
30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as
the Commission may designate, if consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.
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    \18\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \19\ normally
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the
filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\20\ the Commission
may designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked
the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that the proposal
may become operative immediately upon filing. The Exchange states that
the proposed change would not alter any information that is provided to
investors during the Exchange's Core Trading Session and that investors
and APs will have sufficient information to determine whether Shares
are trading at a premium or discount to the Trust's NAV during the
Exchange's Late Trading Session. In addition, the Exchange represents
that other than the change discussed herein, all other representations
made in the Prior Order remain unchanged. Finally, the change would not
affect the Trust's requirement to provide investors with an updated
Index value each day. For these reasons, the proposed rule change does
not raise any novel regulatory issues, and the Commission believes
waiver of the 30-day operative delay is consistent with the protection
of investors and the public interest. The Commission therefore waives
the 30-day operative delay and designates the proposed rule change to
be operative upon filing.\21\
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    \19\ Id.
    \20\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \21\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has also considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
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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.

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-NYSEArca-2020-114 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-NYSEArca-2020-114. 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 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 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 the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. 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-NYSEArca-2020-114 and should be
submitted on or before January 25, 2021.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\22\
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    \22\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2020-0170; FRL-10013-41-Region 4]

Air Plan Approval; Alabama: Air Quality Control, VOC Definition

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Alabama,
through the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), in a
letter dated February 27, 2020. The revision modifies the State's air
quality regulations as incorporated into the SIP by changing the
definition of ``volatile organic compounds'' (VOC) to be consistent
with federal regulations. EPA is approving this SIP revision because
the State has demonstrated that these changes are consistent with the
Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).

DATES: This rule is effective October 21, 2020.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA-R04-OAR-2020-0170. All documents in the docket
are listed on the www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the
index, some information may not be publicly available, i.e.,
Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure
is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials can either
be retrieved electronically via www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Air Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation
Branch, Air and Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960.
EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your
inspection. The Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday
through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah LaRocca, Air Regulatory
Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air and
Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61
Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Ms. LaRocca can be
reached via telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER> or via electronic mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Tropospheric ozone, commonly known as smog, occurs when VOC and
nitrogen oxides (NOX) react in the atmosphere in the
presence of sunlight. Because of the harmful health effects of ozone,
EPA and state governments implement rules to limit the amount of
certain VOC and NOX that can be released into the
atmosphere. VOC have different levels of reactivity; they do not react
at the same speed or do not form ozone to the same extent. Section
302(s) of the CAA specifies that EPA has the authority to define the
meaning of ``VOC,'' and hence, what compounds shall be treated as VOC
for regulatory purposes.
    EPA determines whether a given carbon compound has ``negligible''
reactivity by comparing the compound's reactivity to the reactivity of
ethane. It is EPA's policy that compounds of carbon with negligible
reactivity be excluded from the regulatory definition of VOC. See 42 FR
35314 (July 8, 1977), 70 FR 54046 (September 13, 2005). EPA lists these
compounds in its regulations at 40 CFR 51.100(s) and excludes them from
the definition of VOC. The chemicals on this list are often called
``negligibly reactive.'' EPA may periodically revise the list of
negligibly reactive compounds to add or delete compounds.

II. Analysis of State Submission

    EPA is approving the change to the Alabama SIP submitted by the
State of Alabama through a letter dated February 27, 2020,\1\ that
revises the definition of ``Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)'' at
subparagraph (gggg) of Rule 335-3-1-.02--``Definitions'' by adding cis-
1,1,1,4,4,4--hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz-Z) to the list of organic
compounds having negligible photochemical reactivity.\2\ Alabama
submitted this SIP revision in response to EPA adding cis-1,1,1,4,4,4-

hexafluorobut-2-ene to the exclusion list at 40 CFR 51.100(s). See 83
FR 61127 (January 28, 2019). EPA finds that this change to the SIP will
not interfere with attainment or maintenance of any national ambient
air quality standard, reasonable further progress, or any other
applicable requirement of the CAA, consistent with CAA section 110(l),
because EPA has found this chemical to be negligibly reactive.
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    \1\ EPA received Alabama's SIP revision on March 5, 2020.
    \2\ On February 27, 2020, Alabama submitted other SIP revisions
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    In a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on June 8, 2020
(85 FR 35035), EPA proposed to approve Alabama's SIP submission
provided on February 27, 2020. The June 8, 2020, NPRM provides
additional detail regarding the background and rationale for EPA's
action. Comments on the June 8, 2020, NPRM were due on or before July
8, 2020. EPA received no comments on the June 8, 2020, NPRM.

III. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of Alabama Rule
335-3-1-.02--``Definitions,'' Subparagraph (gggg)--``Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOC),'' state-effective April 13, 2020, to revise this
definition by adding cis-1,1,1,4,4,4--hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz-
Z) to the list of organic compounds having negligible photochemical
activity. EPA has made, and will continue to make, these materials
generally available through www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region 4
Office (please contact the person identified in the For Further
Information Contact section of this preamble for more information).
Therefore, these materials have been approved by EPA for inclusion in
the State implementation plan, have been incorporated by reference by
EPA into that plan, are fully federally enforceable under sections 110
and 113 of the CAA as of the effective date of the final rulemaking of
EPA's approval, and will be incorporated by reference in the next
update to the SIP compilation.\3\
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IV. Final Action

    EPA is approving Alabama's February 27, 2020, SIP submission, which
revises the definition of ``volatile organic compound'' at subparagraph
(gggg) of Rule 335-3-1-.02--``Definitions'' by adding cis-1,1,1,4,4,4--
hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz-Z) to the list of organic compounds
having negligible photochemical reactivity.

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. See 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. This action merely
approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and does not impose
additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law. For that
reason, this action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 2,
2017) regulatory action because SIP approvals are exempted under
Executive Order 12866;
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    The SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian reservation land or
in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian country, the rule does
not have tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000), nor will it impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by November 20, 2020. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor
does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may
be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or
action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. See section 307(b)(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: August 12, 2020.
Mary Walker,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, the EPA amends 40 CFR part
52 as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart B--Alabama

0
2. In Sec.  52.50 amend the table in paragraph (c) by revising the
entry for ``Section 335-3-1-.02'' under``Chapter No. 335-3-1 General
Provision'' to read as follows:

Sec.  52.50  Identification of plan.

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Section 335-3-1-.02..............  Definitions........       4/13/2020  9/21/2020, [Insert
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2011-0275; FRL-9940-68-OEI]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Hydrochloric Acid Production
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), ``NESHAP for Hydrochloric Acid
Production (40 CFR part 63, subpart NNNNN) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No.
2032.08, OMB Control No. 2060-0529) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of
the ICR, which is currently approved through December 31, 2015. Public
comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (80 FR
32116) on June 5, 2015 during a 60-day comment period. This notice
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden
and cost to the public. 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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 28,
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2011-0275, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for
EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring,
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)

564-2970; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: Owners and operators of affected facilities are required
to comply with reporting and record keeping requirements for the
general provisions of 40 CFR part 63, subpart A, as well as the
specific requirements at 40 CFR part 63, subpart NNNNN. This includes
submitting initial notifications, performance tests and periodic
reports and results, and maintaining records of the occurrence and
duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of
an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system
is inoperative. These reports are used by EPA to determine compliance
with the standards.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Hydrochloric acid production
facilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63,
subpart NNNNN).
    Estimated number of respondents: 87 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 113,000 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $12,200,000(per year), includes $754,000
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase in burden hours to
the respondent as compared to the most recently approved ICR. The
increase is due to industry growth in the past three years, resulting
in additional number of respondents that are subject to this standard.
The growth in respondent universe also results in an increase in the
number of responses and total O&M costs. In addition, there is an
increase in burden costs to both the respondent and the Agency due to
an adjustment in labor rates. This ICR uses the most recent labor rates
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics in calculating the labor costs.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

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

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Number: PR16-72-000.
    Applicants: Jefferson Island Storage & Hub, L.L.C.
    Description: Tariff filing per 284.123(e)/.224: JISH Revised
Statement of Operating Terms and Conditions, Version 4.0.0 to be
effective 9/20/2016; Filing Type: 770.
    Filed Date: 9/14/2016.
    Accession Number:<PHONE_NUMBER>56.
    Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/5/16.

    Docket Number: PR16-73-000.
    Applicants: Bridgeline Holdings, L.P.
    Description: Tariff filing per 284.123(e) + (g): Bridgeline revised
SOC to be effective 10/1/2016; Filing Type: 1280.
    Filed Date: 9/16/2016.
    Accession Number:201609165079 http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/doc_info.asp?accession_num=20160415-5222.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/7/16.
    284.123(g) Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/15/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP16-1238-000.
    Applicants: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company.
    Description: Compliance filing Annual Cash-Out Report Period Ending
July 31, 2016.
    Filed Date: 9/15/16.
    Accession Number: 20160915-5168.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/27/16.

    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Sec.  385.214) on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified date(s). Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.

Filings in Existing Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP16-748-002.
    Applicants: Gulf Shore Energy Partners, LP.
    Description: Report Filing: Change the Effective Date to be
effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 9/16/16.
    Accession Number: 20160916-5061.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/28/16.

    Any person desiring to protest in any of the above proceedings must
file in

accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Regulations (18 CFR
385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date.
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated September 19, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2020-0007]

Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit; Southern Natural Gas
Company, L.L.C.

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
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SUMMARY: PHMSA is publishing this notice to solicit public comments on
a request for special permit received from the Southern Natural Gas
Company, L.L.C. (SNG). The special permit request is seeking relief
from compliance with certain requirements in the Federal pipeline
safety regulations. At the conclusion of the 30-day comment period,
PHMSA will review the comments received from this notice as part of its
evaluation to grant or deny the special permit request.

DATES: Submit any comments regarding this special permit request by
February 22, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the docket number for this
specific special permit request and may be submitted in the following
ways:
     E-Gov website: http://www.Regulations.gov. This site
allows the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice
issued by any agency.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management System: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Docket Management System: U.S. Department
of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
    Instructions: You should identify the docket number for the special
permit request you are commenting on at the beginning of your comments.
If you submit your comments by mail, please submit two (2) copies. To
receive confirmation that PHMSA has received your comments, please
include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Internet users may submit
comments at http://www.Regulations.gov.
    Note: There is a privacy statement published on http://

www.Regulations.gov. Comments, including any personal information
provided, are posted without changes or edits to http://www.Regulations.gov.
    Confidential Business Information: Confidential Business
Information (CBI) is commercial or financial information that is both
customarily and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from
public disclosure. If your comments responsive to this notice contain
commercial or financial information that is customarily treated as
private, that you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or
responsive to this notice, it is important that you clearly designate
the submitted comments as CBI. Pursuant to 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Sec.  190.343, you may ask PHMSA to give confidential
treatment to information you give to the agency by taking the following
steps: (1) Mark each page of the original document submission
containing CBI as ``Confidential''; (2) send PHMSA, along with the
original document, a second copy of the original document with the CBI
deleted; and (3) explain why the information you are submitting is CBI.
Unless you are notified otherwise, PHMSA will treat such marked
submissions as confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed
in the public docket of this notice. Submissions containing CBI should
be sent to Kay McIver, DOT, PHMSA-PHP-80, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Any commentary PHMSA receives that is not
specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket for
this matter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General: Ms. Kay McIver by telephone
at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Technical: Mr. Steve Nanney by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    PHMSA received a special permit request from SNG seeking a waiver
from the requirements of 49 CFR 192.611(a) and (d): Change in class
location: Confirmation or revision of maximum allowable operating
pressure, and Sec.  192.619(a): Maximum allowable operating pressure:
Steel or plastic pipelines. This special permit is being requested in
lieu of pipe replacement or pressure reduction for six (6) special
permit segments of 9,399 feet (1.78 miles) on the SNG pipeline system.
The proposed special permit segments are located in Effingham and
Harris Counties, Georgia and Clarke County, Mississippi. The SNG
pipeline class location in the special permit segments have changed
from a Class 1 to a Class 3 location. The SNG pipeline system special
permit segments are 20-inch, 24-inch, 26-inch, and 36-inch diameter
pipelines with an existing maximum allowable operating pressure of
1,200 pounds per square inch gauge (psig) or 1,250 psig. The
installation of the special permit segments occurred between 1958 and
2007.
    The special permit request, proposed special permit with
conditions, and Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for the SNG
pipeline are available for review and public comment in Docket No.
PHMSA-2020-0007. We invite interested persons to review and submit
comments on the special permit request and DEA in the docket. Please
include any comments on potential safety and environmental impacts that
may result if the special permit is granted. Comments may include
relevant data.
    Before issuing a decision on the special permit request, PHMSA will
evaluate all comments received on or before the comment closing date.
Comments received after the closing date will be evaluated, if it is
possible to do so without incurring additional expense or delay. PHMSA
will consider each relevant comment it receives in making its decision
to grant or deny this special permit request.

    Issued in Washington, DC under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-57604; File No. SR-Amex-2008-27]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to
Extend the Pilot Program for the Allocation and Performance Evaluation
Procedures for Securities Admitted to Dealings on an Unlisted Basis

April 2, 2008.
    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 March 20, 2008, the American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which Items have been substantially prepared by the Exchange.
The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange seeks a one-year extension of its allocations and
performance evaluation procedures for securities admitted to dealings
on an unlisted trading privileges (``UTP'') basis to permit these pilot
programs to remain in effect.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
Web site (http://www.amex.com), at the Exchange's principal office, and
at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange is proposing to extend the pilot program for its
allocations and performance evaluation procedures for securities
admitted to dealings on a UTP basis (the ``Pilot Program'') from April
6, 2008 through and including April 6, 2009. The text of the rules
would remain unchanged.
    The Commission originally approved the Exchange's Pilot Program
through two independent approval orders.\3\ In 2003, the Pilot Program
was subsequently extended through October 5, 2003\4\ and April 5,
2004.\5\ In 2004, the Pilot Program was extended through April 6,
2005.\6\ In 2005, the program was extended through April 6, 2006.\7\ In
2006, the Pilot Program was extended through April 6, 2007.\8\ In 2007,
the pilot was extended through April 6, 2008.\9\
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    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 45698 (April 5,
2002), 67 FR 18051 (April 12, 2002) (SR-Amex-2001-107) and 46750
(October 30, 2002), 67 FR 67880 (November 7, 2002) (SR-Amex-2002-
19).
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 47779 (May 1, 2003),
68 FR 24777 (May 8, 2003).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 48657 (October 17,
2003), 68 FR 61025 (October 24, 2003).
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 49613 (April 26,
2004), 69 FR 24204 (May 3, 2004).
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 52004 (July 8,
2005), 70 FR 41061 (July 15, 2005).
    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53649 (April 13,
2006), 71 FR 20425 (April 20, 2006).
    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 55602 (April 9,
2007), 72 FR 18698 (April 13, 2007).
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6 of the Act\10\ in general and furthers the objectives of
Section 6(b)(5)\11\ in particular in that it is designed to prevent
fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and
equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation and coordination
with persons engaged in facilitating transactions in securities, and to
remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open
market and a national market system.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The proposed rule change does not impose any burden on competition
that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of
the Act.

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

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

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective immediately pursuant
to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act\12\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
thereunder\13\ because it does not: (i) Significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any
significant burden on competition; or (iii) become operative for 30
days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate.\14\
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \13\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \14\ Rule 19b-4(f)(6) also requires the self-regulatory
organization to give the Commission notice of its intent to file the
proposed rule change, along with a brief description and text of the
proposed rule change, at least five business days prior to the date
of filing of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time as
designed by the Commission. The Exchange has satisfied this
requirement.
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    Amex has requested that the Commission waive the 30-day operative
delay pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii).\15\ The Commission believes
that waiving the 30-day operative delay is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest because it will allow
the benefits of the Pilot Program to continue without interruption.
Therefore, the Commission designates the proposal to be operative upon
filing with the Commission.\16\
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    \15\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \16\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay of
this proposal, the Commission has considered the proposed rule's
impact on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15
U.S.C. 78c(f).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate the 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 the furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File No. SR-Amex-2008-27 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, Station Place, 100 F
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.
    All submissions should refer to File Number SR-Amex-2008-27. This
file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used.
To help the Commission process and review your comments more
efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all
comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments,
all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that
are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating
to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person,
other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance
with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection
and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street,
NE, Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours
of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of 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-Amex-2008-27 and should be
submitted on or before April 29, 2008.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\17\
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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    \17\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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 [FR Doc. E8-7311 Filed 4-7-08; 8:45 am]

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