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[Notices]
[Pages 3295-3297]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-66169; File No. SR-ISE-2012-01]

 Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities
Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change Relating to Fees and Rebates

January 17, 2012.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Exchange Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is
hereby given that, on January 3, 2012, the International Securities
Exchange, LLC (the ``Exchange'' or the ``ISE'') filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') the proposed
rule change as described in Items I and II 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 ISE is proposing to (i) amend the threshold levels and rebate
amounts for Qualified Contingent Cross (``QCC'') orders and
Solicitation orders, (ii) lower the service fee for QCC orders in the
Exchange's fee cap program, and (iii) increase the ``take'' fee for
certain customer orders that remove liquidity in a select group of
options classes. The text of the proposed rule change is available on
the Exchange's Web site (http://www.ise.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 these statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The self-regulatory organization
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 purpose of this proposed rule change is to (i) amend the
threshold levels and rebate amounts for QCC and Solicitation orders,
and (ii) lower the service fee for QCC orders in the Exchange's fee cap
program, both of which are designed to encourage Members to submit
greater numbers of QCC orders and Solicitation orders to the Exchange.
The Exchange currently provides a rebate to Members who reach a certain
volume threshold in QCC orders and/or Solicitation orders during a
month.\3\ Once a Member reaches the volume threshold, the Exchange
provides a rebate to that Member for all of its QCC and Solicitation
traded contracts for that month. The rebate is paid to the Member
entering a qualifying order, i.e., a QCC order and/or a Solicitation
order. The rebate applies to QCC orders and Solicitation orders in all
symbols traded on the Exchange. Additionally, the threshold levels are
based on the originating side so if, for example, a Member submits a
Solicitation order for 1,000 contracts, all 1,000 contracts are counted
to reach the established threshold even if the order is broken up and
executed with multiple counter parties.
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    \3\ See Exchange Act Release Nos. 65087 (August 10, 2011), 76 FR
50783 (August 16, 2011) (SR-ISE-2011-47); 65583 (October 18, 2011),
76 FR 65555 (October 21, 2011) (SR-ISE-2011-68); 65705 (November 8,
2011), 76 FR 70789 (November 15, 2011) (SR-ISE-2011-70); and 65898
(December 6, 2011), 76 FR 77279 (December 12, 2011) (SR-ISE-2011-
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    The current volume threshold and corresponding rebate per contract
is:

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                                                              Rebate per
                 Originating contract sides                    contract
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0-199,999..................................................        $0.00
200,000-999,999............................................         0.02
1,000,000-1,699,999........................................         0.03
1,700,000-1,999,999........................................         0.04
2,000,000+.................................................         0.05
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    The Exchange now proposes to amend the current tiers by: (1)
Increasing the rebate amount for the second tier (200,000-999,999
contracts) from $0.02 per contract to $0.05 per contract; (2) adjusting
the third tier (1,000,000-1,699,999 contracts) so that it becomes
1,000,000-1,599,999 contracts and increasing the rebate amount for the
adjusted third tier from $0.03 per contract to $0.08 per contract; (3)
eliminating the fourth tier (1,700,000-1,999,999 contracts), in its
entirety; and (4) adjusting the last tier (2,000,000+ contracts) so
that it becomes 1,600,000+ contracts and increasing the rebate amount
for the adjusted last tier from $0.05 per contract to $0.10 per
contract. With the proposed changes to the tiers, the Exchange is
attempting to strike the right balance between the number of qualifying
contracts and its corresponding rebate to ensure that the incentive
program achieves its intended purpose of attracting greater order flow
from its Members. The proposed changes to this tier-based rebate
program is also a competitive response to recent changes proposed by a
competitor exchange to rebates it offers for QCC transactions executed
on that exchange.\4\
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    \4\ See Options Trader Alert 2011--72 NASDAQ OMX PHLX,
Inc. (``PHLX'') and Nasdaq Options Market (``NOM'') Update Pricing
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    With the proposed amended tiers, the volume threshold and
corresponding rebate per contract will be as follows:

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                                                              Rebate per
                 Originating contract sides                    contract
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0-199,999..................................................        $0.00
200,000-999,999............................................         0.05

1,000,000-1,599,999........................................         0.08
1,600,000+.................................................         0.10
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    Further, the Exchange currently has a monthly fee cap program for
Member firms on all proprietary trading, with certain exclusions, in
all products traded on the Exchange.\5\ Pursuant to the fee cap
program, a service fee of $0.01 per side applies to all transactions
that are eligible for the fee cap. For QCC orders, the service fee is
$0.05 per side. The service fee applies once a Member reaches the fee
cap level and applies to every contract side included in and above the
fee cap. A Member who does not reach the monthly fee cap is not charged
the service fee. Once the fee cap is reached, the service fee applies
to both Firm Proprietary and other account designations in all ISE
products in addition to those transactions that were included in
reaching the monthly fee cap. The service fee is not calculated in
reaching the fee cap. The Exchange now proposes to lower the service
fee for QCC orders from $0.05 per side to $0.01 per side, so that QCC
orders are effectively charged the same service fee as all other orders
that are assessed a service fee.
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    \5\ See Exchange Act Release Nos. 64270 (April 8, 2011), 76 FR
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    Finally, with this proposed rule change, the Exchange also seeks to
increase the ``take'' fee for certain customer orders that remove
liquidity in a select group of options classes. The Exchange currently
assesses a per contract transaction charge to market participants that
add or remove liquidity from the Exchange (``maker/taker fees'') in a
number of options classes (the ``Select Symbols'').\6\ For removing
liquidity in the Select Symbols, the Exchange currently charges a
``take'' fee of: (i) $0.12 per contract for Priority Customer \7\
regular orders, regardless of size. The Exchange now proposes to
increase the ``take'' fee for Priority Customer regular orders,
regardless of size, in the Select Symbols from $0.12 per contract to
$0.15 per contract.
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    \6\ Options classes subject to maker/taker fees are identified
by their ticker symbol on the Exchange's Schedule of Fees.
    \7\ A Priority Customer is defined in ISE Rule 100(a)(37A) as a
person or entity that is not a broker/dealer in securities, and does
not place more than 390 orders in listed options per day on average
during a calendar month for its own beneficial account(s).
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal to amend its Schedule of
Fees is consistent with Section 6(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (``Exchange Act'') \8\ in general, and furthers the objectives of
Section 6(b)(4) of the Exchange Act \9\ in particular, in that it is an
equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other charges among
Exchange Members. The Exchange believes that the proposed fee change
will generally allow the Exchange and its Members to better compete for
order flow and thus enhance competition. Specifically, the Exchange
believes that its proposal, which among other things, adjusts the
threshold levels for Members to qualify for the highest per contract
rebate payable, is reasonable as it will encourage Members who direct
their QCC and Solicitation orders to the Exchange to continue to do so
instead of sending this order flow to a competing exchange. The
Exchange believes that with the proposed amended tiers, more Members
are now likely to qualify for higher rebates for sending their QCC and
Solicitation orders to the Exchange.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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    The Exchange notes that it currently has other incentive programs
to promote and encourage growth in specific business areas. For
example, the Exchange has lower fees (or no fees) for customer orders;
\10\ and tiered pricing that reduces rates for market makers based on
the level of business they bring to the Exchange.\11\ This proposed
rule change targets a particular segment in which the Exchange seeks to
garnish greater order flow. The Exchange further believes that the
rebate currently in place for QCC and Solicitation orders is reasonable
because it is designed to give Members who trade a minimum of 200,000
qualifying contracts in QCC and Solicitation orders on the Exchange a
benefit by way of a lower transaction fee. As noted above, once a
Member reaches an established volume threshold, all of the trading
activity in the specified order type by that Member will be subject to
the corresponding rebate.
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    \10\ For example, the customer fee is $0.00 per contract for
products other than Singly Listed Indexes, Singly Listed ETFs and FX
Options. For Singly Listed Options, Singly Listed ETFs and FX
Options, the customer fee is $0.18 per contract. The Exchange also
currently has an incentive plan in place for certain specific FX
Options which has its own pricing. See ISE Schedule of Fees.
    \11\ The Exchange currently has a sliding scale fee structure
that ranges from $0.01 per contract to $0.18 per contract depending
on the level of volume a Member trades on the Exchange in a month.
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    The Exchange also believes that its rebate program for QCC and
Solicitation orders is equitable because it would uniformly apply to
all Members engaged in QCC and Solicitation trading in all option
classes traded on the Exchange. The Exchange further believes that its
fees and credits remain competitive with fees charged by other
exchanges and therefore are reasonable and equitably allocated to those
members that opt to direct orders to the Exchange rather than to a
competing exchange. The QCC and Solicitation rebate program employed by
the Exchange has proven to be an effective pricing mechanism and
attractive to Exchange participants and their customers.
    The Exchange believes that its proposal to lower the service fee
from $0.05 per side to $0.01 per side is equitable and reasonable as it
will standardize the service fees charged by the Exchange for orders
that are subject to the Exchange's fee cap program. Further, the
Exchange believes that its proposal to lower the service fee for QCC
orders under the Exchange's fee cap program will generally allow the
Exchange to better compete for QCC orders and thus enhance competition.
    The Exchange also believes that its proposal to assess a $0.15 per
contract ``take'' fee for all Priority Customer regular orders in the
Select Symbols is reasonable and equitably allocated because the fee is
within the range of fees assessed by other exchanges employing similar
pricing schemes. The proposed fee is substantially lower than the $0.29
per contract fee currently charged by PHLX for Customer orders that
remove liquidity in a number of symbols that are subject to that
exchange's maker/taker fees.\12\ The Exchange notes that PHLX has
proposed to increase this fee from $0.29 per contract to $0.31 per
contract, effective January 3, 2012.\13\ Therefore, while ISE is
proposing a fee increase, the resulting fee remains lower than the fee
change proposed by PHLX for similar orders. Further, the proposed
increase will bring this fee closer to the fee the Exchange currently
charges to other market participants that employ a similar trading
strategy. The Exchange also notes, however, that with this proposed
rule change, the fee charged to Priority Customer regular orders will
remain lower (as it historically has

always been) than the fee currently charged by the Exchange to other
market participants.
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    \12\ See PHLX Fee Schedule at http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/content/marketregulation/membership/phlx/feesched.pdf.
    \13\ See Options Trader Alert 2011--71 PHLX and NOM
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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 Exchange Act.

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

    The Exchange has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit,
comments on this proposed rule change. The Exchange has not received
any unsolicited written comments from members or other interested
parties.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Exchange Act.\14\ 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 Exchange Act. If the Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings to determine whether the
proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.
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    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
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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 Exchange 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-ISE-2012-01 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 SR-ISE-2012-01. 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
a.m. and 3 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; 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-ISE-2012-01 and should be
submitted on or before February 13, 2012.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\15\
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    \15\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Pages 59370-59371]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23981]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-3-000]

Columbia Gas of Maryland, Inc.; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on October 11, 2019, Columbia Gas of Maryland,
Inc. (CMD), 121 Champion Way, Suite 100, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
15317, filed in Docket No. CP20-3-000 an application pursuant to
section 7(f) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) requesting a service area
determination so that it may expand or enlarge its facilities without
further Commission authorization at a small location on the
Pennsylvania/Maryland border, all as more fully set forth in the
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection.
    The filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website web 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 at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-free,<PHONE_NUMBER> or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Meagan
Moore, Senior Counsel, or Kenneth W. Christman, Assistant General
Counsel, Columbia Gas of Maryland, Inc., 121 Champion Way, Suite 100,
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317 by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER> (Moore)
or<PHONE_NUMBER> (Christman); or by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(Moore) or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(Christman).
    CMD is a local gas distribution company providing natural gas
service to customers in northwestern Maryland that is regulated by the
Maryland Public Service Commission. Specifically, CMD plans to acquire
a regulator set at the Mt. Savage Point of Delivery (POD), located in
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and associated downstream distribution
pipeline, which CMD currently accepts gas supplies from at the
Pennsylvania/Maryland border. CMD is seeking a service area
determination to operate the approximately 60 feet of pipeline in
Pennsylvania from the Mt. Savage POD to a point along the Maryland
border where the existing piping downstream of the POD connects with
CMD's distribution piping in Allegany County, Maryland. CMD states it
does not now or in the future intend to serve

customers in Pennsylvania. CMD also requests that the Commission
determine that CMD qualifies as a local distribution company for the
purposes of transportation under section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy
Act of 1978 and that it be granted waiver of all reporting and
accounting requirements, as well as other rules and regulations that
are normally applicable to natural gas companies subject to the
Commission's jurisdiction.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, a
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must
submit 3 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission
and must provide a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project.
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list and will be
notified of any meetings associated with the Commission's environmental
review process. Environmental commenters will not be required to serve
copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party
commenters will not receive copies of all documents filed by other
parties or issued by the Commission and will not have the right to seek
court review of the Commission's final order.
    As of the February 27, 2018 date of the Commission's order in
Docket No. CP16-4-001, the Commission will apply its revised practice
concerning out-of-time motions to intervene in any new Natural Gas Act
section 3 or section 7 proceeding.\1\ Persons desiring to become a
party to a certificate proceeding are to intervene in a timely manner.
If seeking to intervene out-of-time, the movant is required to ``show
good cause why the time limitation should be waived,'' and should
provide justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule
214(d)(1) of the Commission's Rules and Regulations.\2\
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    \1\ Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 162 FERC ] 61,167 at
] 50 (2018).
    \2\ 18 CFR 385.214(d)(1).
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    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit an original and 3 copies of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 18, 2019.

    Dated: October 28, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Pages 13371-13372]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2014-N-2235]

Draft Environmental Assessment and Preliminary Finding of No
Significant Impact Concerning Investigational Use of Oxitec OX513A
Mosquitoes; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency) is
announcing the availability for public comment of the draft
environmental assessment (EA) submitted by Oxitec Ltd. and a
preliminary finding of no significant impact (FONSI) in support of the
conduct of an investigational release of genetically engineered (GE)
mosquitoes under an investigational new animal drug exemption.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft EA by
April 13, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows:

Electronic Submissions

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

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Division of
Dockets Management, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2014-N-2235 for Draft Environmental Assessment and Preliminary
Finding of No Significant Impact Concerning Investigational Use of
Oxitec OX513A Mosquitoes. Received comments will be placed in the
docket and, except for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,''
publicly viewable at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Division of
Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Division of Dockets Management. If you do not
wish your name and contact information to be made publicly available,
you can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body
of your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: http://www.fda.gov/regulatoryinformation/dockets/default.htm.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Submit written requests for single copies of the guidance to the
Policy and Regulations Staff (HFV-6), Center for Veterinary Medicine,
Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855.
Send one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in
processing your requests. Persons with access to the Internet may
obtain the draft EA at either http://www.fda.gov/animalveterinary/developmentapprovalprocess/environmentalassessments/ucm300656.htm or
http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brinda Dass, Center for Veterinary
Medicine (HFV-2), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish Pl.,
Rockville, MD 20855,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is announcing that a draft EA and
preliminary FONSI, in support of a proposed investigational release
(i.e., field trial) of OX513A Aedes aegypti GE mosquitoes (OX513A
mosquitoes), as part of an existing mosquito control program in Key
Haven, FL, are being made available for public comment. The OX513A is a
strain of Ae. aegypti mosquito whose recombinant DNA (rDNA) construct
encodes a conditional lethality trait such that the offspring of the
matings of male OX513A mosquitoes and wild type Ae. aegypti do not
survive to adulthood. The intended result is a decrease in the overall
population of Ae. aegypti in the environment. Only male OX513A
mosquitoes are intended to be released.
    To encourage public transparency, and in compliance with 21 CFR
25.51(b)(3), the Agency is placing Oxitec Ltd.'s draft EA and
preliminary FONSI that are the subject of this notice on public display
at the Division of Dockets

Management (see DATES and ADDRESSES) for public review and comment for
30 days. Oxitec Ltd. prepared the draft EA. The preliminary FONSI is
based upon Oxitec Ltd.'s draft EA. FDA is considering the draft EA and
tentatively agrees with its conclusion that conduct of this trial will
result in no significant impacts on the environment. If nothing changes
FDA's tentative determination, FDA will prepare and release its own
revised, final EA and final FONSI. The Agency intends to take comments
received under advisement in determining whether to prepare a revised,
final EA and FONSI. If FDA does not agree with the preliminary
conclusion that conduct of this trial will result in no significant
impacts on the environment, it will prepare an environmental impact
statement.

    Dated: March 8, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 37806]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16178]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[ Project No. 14127-000]

Natural Currents Energy Services, LLC; Notice of Preliminary
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions
to Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On March 29, 2011, and supplemented on May 31, 2011, Natural
Currents Energy Services, LLC filed an application, pursuant to section
4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of
the Cohansey River Energy Project, which would be located on the
Cohansey River in Cumberland County, New Jersey. The proposed project
would not use a dam or impoundment. The sole purpose of a preliminary
permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a
license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does
not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing
activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others
without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) Installation of 10 to 30
NC Sea Dragon or Red Hawk tidal turbines at a rated capacity of 100
kilowatts, (2) an estimated 660 ~ 985 feet in length of additional
transmission infrastructure, and (3) appurtenant facilities. The
project is estimated to have an annual minimum generation of 3,504,000
kilowatt-hours with the installation of 10 units.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Roger Bason, Natural Currents Energy
Services, LLC, 24 Roxanne Boulevard, Highland, New York 12561, (845)
691-4009.
    FERC Contact: Woohee Choi<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and
competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet.
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's
Web site 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_ADDRESS>or toll free at 1-866-208-3676,
or for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>. Although the Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-14127-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 21, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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