[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 27, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 49195-49197]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17774]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket Number USCG-2016-0500]
RIN 1625-AA08

Special Local Regulation; Little Annemessex River and Somers
Cove, Crisfield, MD

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to establish special local
regulations for certain waters of the Little Annemessex River and
Somers Cove. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life
on these navigable waters located in Somerset County at Crisfield, MD,
during an open water swim competition on September 17, 2016. This
proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from being in
the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port
Maryland-National Capital Region or Coast Guard Patrol Commander. We
invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.

DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before August 26, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2016-0500 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public Participation and Request for
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further
instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
proposed rulemaking, call or email Mr. Ronald Houck, U.S. Coast Guard
Sector Maryland-National Capital Region; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Table of Abbreviations

CFR Code of Federal Regulations
COTP Captain of the Port
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
Sec.  Section
U.S.C. United States Code

II. Background, Purpose, and Legal Basis

    On June 1, 2016, OC Tri-Running Sports of Bishopville, MD notified
the Coast Guard that it will be conducting the swim portion of the
Crisfield CrabMan Triathlon from 6:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. on September
17, 2016. The open water swim competition is to be held along a
designated 0.93-mile (1500 meters/1.5k) linear course that starts from
a stationary barge located in the Little Annemessex River in
approximate position latitude 37[deg]58'15'' N., longitude
075[deg]52'09'' W., and finishes at the Somers Cove Marina in Somers
Cove at Crisfield, MD. Prior to the swim start, participants will be
transported from the Crisfield City Dock to the barge on board a ferry.
Hazards from the swim competition include approximately 200
participants operating within and adjacent to designated navigation
channels and interfering with vessels intending to operate within those
channels, as well as operating within the narrow entrance to Somers
Cove. The COTP Maryland-National Capital Region has determined that
potential hazards associated with the swim competition would be a
safety concern for anyone intending to operate within certain waters of
the Little Annemessex River and Somers Cove at Crisfield, MD.
    The purpose of this rulemaking is to protect event participants,
spectators and transiting vessels on certain waters of the Little
Annemessex River and Somers Cove before, during, and after the
scheduled event.
    The Coast Guard proposes this rulemaking under authority in 33
U.S.C. 1233, which authorize the Coast Guard to establish and define
special local regulations.

III. Discussion of Proposed Rule

    The COTP Maryland-National Capital Region proposes to establish
special local regulations from 5:30 a.m. until 10 a.m. on September 17,
2016, and if necessary due to inclement weather, from 5:30 a.m. until
10 a.m. on September 18, 2016. The regulated area would cover all
navigable waters of the Little Annemessex River and Somers

Cove, from shoreline to shoreline, bounded to the north by a line drawn
from the eastern shoreline of Janes Island at latitude 37[deg]58'39''
N., longitude 075[deg]52'05'' W. and thence eastward to the Crisfield
City Dock at latitude 37[deg]58'39'' N., longitude 075[deg]51'50'' W.,
and bounded to the south by a line drawn from Long Point on Janes
Island at latitude 37[deg]58'12'' N., longitude 075[deg]52'42'' W. and
thence eastward to Hammock Point at latitude 37[deg]57'58'' N.,
longitude 075[deg]51'58'' W., located at Crisfield, MD. The duration of
the regulated area is intended to ensure the safety of vessels and
these navigable waters before, during, and after the scheduled 6:30
a.m. until 9 a.m. swim competition. Except for Crisfield CrabMan
Triathlon participants, no vessel or person would be permitted to enter
the regulated area without obtaining permission from the COTP Maryland-
National Capital Region or a designated representative. The regulatory
text we are proposing appears at the end of this document.

IV. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and executive orders (Executive Orders) related to rulemaking. Below we
summarize our analyses based on a number of these statutes and
Executive Orders, and we discuss First Amendment rights of protestors.

A. Regulatory Planning and Review

    Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits. Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of
quantifying both costs and benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing
rules, and of promoting flexibility. This NPRM has not been designated
a ``significant regulatory action,'' under Executive Order 12866.
Accordingly, the NPRM has not been reviewed by the Office of Management
and Budget.
    This regulatory action determination is based on the size and
duration of the regulated area, which would impact a small designated
area of the Little Annemessex River and Somers Cove for 4.5 hours. The
Coast Guard would issue a Broadcast Notice to Mariners via VHF-FM
marine channel 16 about the status of the regulated area. Moreover, the
rule would allow vessels to seek permission to enter the regulated
area, and vessel traffic would be able to safely transit the regulated
area once the Coast Guard Patrol Commander deems it safe to do so.

B. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this
proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
    While some owners or operators of vessels intending to transit the
regulated area may be small entities, for the reasons stated in section
IV.A above this proposed rule would not have a significant economic
impact on any vessel owner or operator.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what
degree this rule would economically affect it.
    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule. If the rule would affect
your small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you
have questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance,
please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section. The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small entities that
question or complain about this proposed rule or any policy or action
of the Coast Guard.

C. Collection of Information

    This proposed rule would not call for a new collection of
information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520).

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Governments

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government. We have analyzed this proposed rule under that Order and
have determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132.
    Also, this proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. If
you believe this proposed rule has implications for federalism or
Indian tribes, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section above.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

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

F. Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction
M16475.lD, which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have made
a preliminary determination that this action is one of a category of
actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a significant
effect on the human environment. This proposed rule involves
implementation of regulations within 33 CFR part 100 applicable to
organized marine events on the navigable waters of the United States
that could negatively impact the safety of waterway users and shore
side activities in the event area lasting for 4.5 hours. The category
of water activities includes but is not limited to sail boat regattas,
boat parades, power boat racing, swimming events, crew racing, canoe
and sail board racing. Normally such actions are categorically excluded
from further review under paragraph 34(h) of Figure 2-1 of Commandant
Instruction M16475.lD. A preliminary environmental analysis checklist
and

Categorical Exclusion Determination are available in the docket where
indicated under ADDRESSES. We seek any comments or information that may
lead to the discovery of a significant environmental impact from this
proposed rule.

G. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places, or vessels.

V. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking,
and will consider all comments and material received during the comment
period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If
you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation.
    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be
submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the
docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal
Register (70 FR 15086).
    Documents mentioned in this NPRM as being available in the docket,
and all public comments, will be in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that Web site's
instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up
for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted or a
final rule is published.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

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

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR part 100 as follows:

PART 100--SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS

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1. The authority citation for part 100 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1233.

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2. Add Sec.  100.35-T05-0500 to read as follows:

Sec.  100.501-T05-0500  Special Local Regulation; Little Annemessex
River and Somers Cove, Crisfield, MD.

    (a) Regulated area. The following location is a regulated area: All
navigable waters of the Little Annemessex River and Somers Cove, from
shoreline to shoreline, bounded to the north by a line drawn from the
eastern shoreline of Janes Island at latitude 37[deg]58'39'' N.,
longitude 075[deg]52'05'' W. and thence eastward to the Crisfield City
Dock at latitude 37[deg]58'39'' N., longitude 075[deg]51'50'' W., and
bounded to the south by a line drawn from Long Point on Janes Island at
latitude 37[deg]58'12'' N., longitude 075[deg]52'42'' W. and thence
eastward to Hammock Point at latitude 37[deg]57'58'' N., longitude
075[deg]51'58'' W., located at Crisfield, MD. All coordinates reference
Datum NAD 1983.
    (b) Definitions. (1) Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital
Region means the Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National
Capital Region or any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or petty
officer who has been authorized by the Captain of the Port to act on
his behalf.
    (2) Coast Guard Patrol Commander means a commissioned, warrant, or
petty officer of the U.S. Coast Guard who has been designated by the
Commander, Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region.
    (3) Official Patrol means any vessel assigned or approved by
Commander, Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region with a
commissioned, warrant, or petty officer on board and displaying a Coast
Guard ensign.
    (4) Participant means all persons and vessels participating in the
swim portion of the Crisfield CrabMan Triathlon event under the
auspices of the Marine Event Permit issued to the event sponsor and
approved by Commander, Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital
Region.
    (c) Special local regulations: (1) The Coast Guard Patrol Commander
may forbid and control the movement of all vessels and persons,
including event participants, in the regulated area. When hailed or
signaled by an official patrol, a vessel or person in the regulated
area shall immediately comply with the directions given. Failure to do
so may result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to
comply, or both. The Coast Guard Patrol Commander may terminate the
event, or the operation of any support vessel participating in the
event, at any time it is deemed necessary for the protection of life or
property.
    (2) Except for participants and vessels already at berth, mooring,
or anchor, all persons and vessels within the regulated area at the
time it is implemented are to depart the regulated area.
    (3) Persons desiring to transit the regulated area must first
obtain authorization from the Captain of the Port Maryland-National
Capital Region or Coast Guard Patrol Commander. Prior to the
enforcement period, to seek permission to transit the area, the Captain
of the Port Maryland-National Capital Region can be contacted at
telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER> or on Marine Band Radio, VHF-FM channel
16 (156.8 MHz). During the enforcement period, to seek permission to
transit the area, the Coast Guard Patrol Commander can be contacted on
Marine Band Radio, VHF-FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz) for direction.
    (4) The Coast Guard may be assisted in the patrol and enforcement
of the regulated area by other Federal, State, and local agencies. The
Coast Guard Patrol Commander and official patrol vessels enforcing this
regulated area can be contacted on marine band radio VHF-FM channel 16
(156.8 MHz) and channel 22A (157.1 MHz).
    (5) The Coast Guard will publish a notice in the Fifth Coast Guard
District Local Notice to Mariners and issue a marine information
broadcast on VHF-FM marine band radio announcing specific event date
and times.
    (d) Enforcement period. This section will be enforced from 5:30
a.m. until 10 a.m. on September 17, 2016, and if necessary due to
inclement weather, from 5:30 a.m. until 10 a.m. on September 18, 2016.

    Dated: July 5, 2016.
Lonnie P. Harrison, Jr.,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Maryland-National
Capital Region.
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 166 (Friday, August 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59016-59018]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20457]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-78630; File No. SR-BatsEDGX-2016-46]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice
of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change to Rule
21.8, Order Display and Book Processing

August 22, 2016.
    Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on August 17, 2016, Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or
``EDGX'') 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 Exchange. The Exchange
has designated this proposal as a ``non-controversial'' proposed rule
change pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder,\4\ which renders it effective upon filing with
the Commission. 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.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange filed a proposal to authorize the Exchange's equity
options platform (``EDGX Options'') to amend Rule 21.8 (Order Display
and Book Processing).
    The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange's
Web site at www.batstrading.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 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 parts 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 amend Rule 21.8 (Order Display and
Book Processing), which sets forth the priority and order allocation
rules applicable to EDGX Options. Rule 21.8 also describes the general
priority rules for EDGX Options, including that quotes and orders are
prioritized by price and then on a pro-rata basis according to size as
well as various priority overlays applicable to the pro-rata allocation
method. Specifically, Rule 21.8(g) (Primary Market Maker Participation
Entitlements) allows for an exception to the pro-rata basis in cases of
small size orders,\5\ where Primary Market Makers are allocated the
full order amount if they have priority quotes at the NBBO. When the
Exchange originally proposed rules for EDGX Options, the Exchange
proposed to extend the small size order exception to Directed Market
Makers as well. This aspect of the Exchange's Rules was eliminated
prior to approval of rules for EDGX Options.\6\ However,

there is one remaining reference to Directed Market Makers in Rule
21.8(g)(2), which describes the Exchange's monitoring of the small size
order exception. Because the small size order exception is limited to
Primary Makers, the Exchange proposes to eliminate reference to
Directed Market Makers in Rule 21.8(g)(2). This amendment will align
the Exchange with other option exchanges,\7\ and will ensure internal
consistency of the Exchange's rulebook, which has been previously
amended to delete the proposed rule granting Directed Market Makers
participation entitlements to trade against small size orders.\8\
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    \5\ Small size orders are defined as five or fewer contracts.
See Exchange Rule 21.8(g)(2).
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 75650 (August 7,
2015), 80 FR 48600 (August 13, 2015) (SR-EDGX-2015-18) (Notice of
Filing of Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 and Order Granting Accelerated
Approval of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment Nos. 1,
2, and 3 Thereto, To Establish Rules Governing the Trading of
Options on the EDGX Options Market).
    \7\ See, e.g., BX Options, chapter VI, section 10(1)(C)(2),
``Orders for 5 contracts or fewer shall be allocated to the LMM. The
Exchange will review this provision quarterly and will maintain the
small order size at a level that will not allow orders of 5
contracts or less executed by the LMM to account for more than 40%
of the volume executed on the Exchange. This provision shall not
apply if the order of 5 contracts or fewer is directed to a DMM who
is quoting at or better than the NBBO.''
    \8\ See supra note 6.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with the
requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder that
are applicable to a national securities exchange, and in particular,
with the requirements of section 6(b) of the Act.\9\ Specifically, the
proposal is consistent with section 6(b)(5) of the Act \10\ because 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, to remove impediments to, and perfect the
mechanism of, a free and open market and a national market system and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The amended rule will remove reference to Directed Market Makers in
the context of the small size order exception. Thus, this amendment
will align the Exchange with other options exchanges,\11\ and will
ensure internal consistency of the Exchange's rulebook, which has been
previously amended to delete the proposed rule granting Directed Market
Makers participation entitlements to trade against small size orders.
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    \11\ See supra note 7.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with the
requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder that
are applicable to a national securities exchange, and in particular,
with the requirements of section 6(b) of the Act.\12\ Specifically, the
proposal is consistent with section 6(b)(5) of the Act \13\ because 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, to remove impediments to, and perfect the
mechanism of, a free and open market and a national market system and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The amended rule will remove reference to Directed Market Makers in
the context of the small size order exception. Thus, this amendment
will align the Exchange with other options exchanges,\14\ and will
ensure internal consistency of the Exchange's rulebook, which has been
previously amended to delete the proposed rule granting Directed Market
Makers participation entitlements to trade against small size orders.
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    \14\ See supra note 7.
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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 written comments from members or other interested parties.

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

    Because the foregoing 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 for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \15\ and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\16\
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(a).
    \16\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file 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 designated by the Commission.
The Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \17\ normally
does not become operative for 30 days after the date of filing.
However, pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\18\ the Commission may
designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange requested
that the Commission waive the 30-day operative delay. The Exchange
states that the rule change proposed herein is a minor change to ensure
internal consistency of the Exchange's rulebook. Further, the Exchange
states that the proposed change is based on an existing rule of another
options exchange \19\ and does not raise any new policy issues.
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    \17\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \18\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
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    The Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative delay is
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest, as
the proposed rule change is a non-substantive change and will promote
internal consistency of the Exchange's rulebook and avoid potential
confusion as to the application of the Exchange's rules. Therefore, the
Commission designates the proposed rule change to be operative as of
the date of filing.\20\
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    \20\ For purposes only of waiving the operative delay, the
Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency,
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the 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 proposal 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 No. SR-BatsEDGX-2016-46 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 No. SR-BatsEDGX-2016-46. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing will also 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 No. SR-BatsEDGX-2016-46 and should be
submitted on or before September 16, 2016.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\21\
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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    \21\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of FERC Staff Attendance at Meeting of Southwest Power
Pool Board of Directors/Members Committee

January 23, 2006.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hereby gives notice that
members of its staff may attend the meeting of the Southwest Power Pool
(SPP) Board of Directors/Members Committee noted below. Their
attendance is part of the Commission's ongoing outreach efforts.
    Regional State Committee: January 30, 2006, (1 p.m.-5 p.m., CST).
Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas, 221 East Las Colinas Blvd., Irving,
TX.<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Board of Directors/Members Committee: January 31, 2006, (8 a.m.-
3p.m., CST). Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas, 221 East Las Colinas
Blvd., Irving, TX.<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    The discussions may address matters at issue in the following
proceedings:

Docket Nos. RT04-1 and ER04-48, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER05-109, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER05-652, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER05-666, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER05-799, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER05-1065, Entergy Services, Inc.
Docket No. ER05-1118, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER05-1012, Union Electric Company.
Docket No. ER05-1072, American Electric Power Service Corporation.
Docket No. ER05-1285, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER05-1352, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER06-15, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER06-451, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    The meetings are open to the public.
    For more information, contact Tony Ingram, Office of Energy Markets
and Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at<PHONE_NUMBER>
or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER09-873-000]

ISO New England, Inc.; Notice of Filing

May 7, 2009.
    Take notice that on May 6, 2009, ISO New England, Inc. filed a
correction to its March 29, 2009, Internal Market Monitoring Unit
filing.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or
before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on May 13, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-1820-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2008-0018]

Oklahoma; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Oklahoma (FEMA-1820-DR), dated February 15, 2009, and
related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date:
    February 25, 2009.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Oklahoma is hereby amended to include Public
Assistance in the following areas among those areas determined to have
been adversely affected by the event declared a major disaster by the
President in his declaration of February 15, 2009.

    Carter County for Public Assistance, including direct Federal
assistance, (already designated for Individual Assistance).
    Coal and Love Counties for Public Assistance, including direct
Federal assistance.

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

Nancy Ward,
Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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