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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-68658; File No. SR-NYSE-2013-01]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To
Extend the Pilot Program That Provides an Exception to NYSE Rule 2B by
Permitting the Exchange's Equity Ownership Interest in BIDS Holdings
L.P.

January 15, 2013.
    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 January 2, 2013, the New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or
the ``Exchange'') 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 Exchange proposes to extend for an additional 12 months the
January 22, 2013 expiration date of the pilot program that provides an
exception to NYSE Rule 2B by permitting the Exchange's equity ownership
interest in BIDS Holdings L.P. (``BIDS Holdings''), which is the parent
company of a member of the Exchange, and BIDS Holdings' affiliation
with the New York Block Exchange LLC, an affiliate of the Exchange. The
text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web
site at www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, and at
the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    On January 22, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``Commission'' or ``SEC'') approved the governance structure proposed
by the Exchange with respect to the New York Block Exchange (``NYBX''),
an electronic trading facility of the Exchange for NYSE-listed
securities that was established by means of a joint venture between the
Exchange and BIDS Holdings.\3\ The governance structure that was
approved is reflected in the Limited Liability Company Agreement of New
York Block Exchange LLC (the ``Company''), the entity that owns and
operates NYBX. Under the governance structure approved by the
Commission, the Exchange and BIDS Holdings each own a 50% economic
interest in the Company. In addition, the Exchange, through its wholly-
owned subsidiary NYSE Market, Inc., owns less than 10% of the aggregate
limited partnership interest in BIDS Holdings. BIDS Holdings is the
parent company of BIDS Trading, L.P. (``BIDS Trading''), which became a
member of the Exchange in connection with the establishment of NYBX.
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    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 59281 (January 22,
2009), 74 FR 5014 (January 28, 2009) (SR-NYSE-2008-120) (the
``Approval Order'').
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    The foregoing ownership arrangements would violate NYSE Rule 2B
without an exception from the Commission.\4\ First, the Exchange's
indirect ownership interest in BIDS Trading violates the prohibition in
Rule 2B against the Exchange maintaining an ownership interest in a
member organization. Second, BIDS Trading is an affiliate of an
affiliate of the Exchange,\5\ which violates the prohibition in Rule 2B
against a member of the Exchange having such status. Consequently, in
the Approval Order, the Commission permitted an exception to these two
potential violations of NYSE Rule 2B, subject to a number of
limitations and conditions. One of the conditions for Commission
approval was that the proposed exception from NYSE Rule 2B to permit
NYSE's indirect ownership/interest in BIDS Trading and BIDS Trading's
affiliation with the Company (which is an affiliate of NYSE) would be
for a pilot period of 12 months.\6\
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    \4\ NYSE Rule 2B provides, in relevant part, that ``[w]ithout
prior SEC approval, the Exchange or any entity with which it is
affiliated shall not, directly or indirectly, acquire or maintain an
ownership interest in a member organization. In addition, a member
organization shall not be or become an affiliate of the Exchange, or
an affiliate of any affiliate of the Exchange. * * * The term
affiliate shall have the meaning specified in Rule 12b-2 under the
Act.''
    \5\ Specifically, the Company is an affiliate of the Exchange,
and BIDS Trading is an affiliate of the Company based on their
common control by BIDS Holdings. The affiliation in each case is the
result of the 50% ownership interest in the Company by each of the
Exchange and BIDS Holdings.
    \6\ See Approval Order at 5018.
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    In discussing the pilot basis of the exception to NYSE Rule 2B, the
Approval Order noted that the pilot period ``will provide NYSE and the
Commission an opportunity to assess whether there might be any adverse
consequences of the exception and whether a permanent exception is
warranted.'' \7\ The original 12-month pilot period expired on January
22, 2010 and was extended for three additional 12-month periods to
January 22, 2013.\8\ While the Exchange believes that the experience to
date operating under the exception to Rule 2B fully justifies making
the exception permanent, the Exchange now seeks to extend the ending
date for the pilot program for an additional 12 months, to January 22,
2014, to allow additional time, if necessary, for the Commission to
obtain and review the information it needs in order to make its
determination regarding any adverse consequences of the exception and
whether a permanent exception is warranted. During the proposed
extension of the pilot program period, the Exchange's current indirect
ownership interest in BIDS Trading \9\

and BIDS Trading's affiliation with the Company would continue to be
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    \7\ Id. at 5019.
    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 61409 (January 22,
2010), 75 FR 4889 (January 29, 2010) (SR-NYSE-2010-04); 63545
(December 14, 2010), 75 FR 80088 (December 21, 2010) (SR-NYSE-2010-
82); and 66059 (December 27, 2011), 77 FR 145 (January 3, 2012) (SR-
NYSE-2011-67).
    \9\ Another condition for the exception to NYSE Rule 2B
specified in the Approval Order was that the Exchange's equity
interest in BIDS Holdings must remain less than 9%, absent prior
Commission approval of any increase. See Approval Order at 5018.
Subsequently, the Commission approved a proposal by the Exchange to
slightly increase the ceiling on its equity ownership in BIDS
Holdings to less than 10%, and that will be the applicable
limitation during the extension of the pilot period. See Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 61257 (December 30, 2009), 75 FR 500
(January 5, 2010) (SR-NYSE-2009-116).
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    If the Commission should determine prior to the end of the extended
pilot period that a permanent exception to NYSE Rule 2B is warranted,
the Exchange would have the option of submitting a proposed rule change
to accomplish this and simultaneously terminate the pilot program.
    The proposed change is not otherwise intended to address any other
matter, and the Exchange is not aware of any significant problem that
the Exchange would have in complying with the proposed change.
2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) of the
Act,\10\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(1) of
the Act,\11\ in particular, which requires a national securities
exchange to be so organized and have the capacity to carry out the
purposes of the Act and to comply, and to enforce compliance by its
members and persons associated with its members, with the provisions of
the Act. The proposed rule change is also consistent with, and furthers
the objectives of, Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\12\ 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, to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanisms 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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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(1).
    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    In the Approval Order, the Commission determined that the proposed
exception from NYSE Rule 2B to permit NYSE's indirect ownership
interest in BIDS Trading and BIDS Trading's affiliation with the
Company was consistent with the Act, including Section 6(b)(5)
thereof.\13\ As the basis for its determination, the Commission cited
the specific limitations and conditions listed in the Approval Order to
which its approval of the exception to NYSE Rule 2B was subject,\14\
stating that ``[t]hese conditions appear reasonably designed to
mitigate concerns about potential conflicts of interest and unfair
competitive advantage,'' that ``[t]hese conditions appear reasonably
designed to promote robust and independent regulation of BIDS
[Trading],'' and that [t]he Commission believes that, taken together,
these conditions are reasonably designed to mitigate potential
conflicts between the Exchange's commercial interest in BIDS [Holdings]
and its regulatory responsibilities with respect to BIDS [Trading].''
\15\ The Exchange believes that the exception from NYSE Rule 2B
described above will continue to be consistent with the Act during that
extension because, other than the ending date of the pilot period and
the aforementioned small increase in the ceiling on the Exchange's
equity interest in BIDS Holdings, these same limitations and conditions
will continue to be applicable during the additional extension of the
pilot period.
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    \13\ See Approval Order at 5018-5019.
    \14\ Id. at 5018.
    \15\ Id. at 5019.
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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 purposes of the Act. Specifically, the proposed
rule change is consistent with the Approval Order, the conditions of
which are reasonably designed to mitigate concerns about potential
conflicts of interest and unfair competitive advantage. In this regard,
although BIDS Holdings and the Exchange are affiliated, NYSE and BIDS
Holdings have established and maintained procedures and internal
controls that are designed to prevent BIDS Holdings and its affiliates
from deriving any unfair informational advantage resulting from its
affiliation with the Exchange.

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 \16\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\17\
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.\18\
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    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \17\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \18\ In addition, Rule 19-b-4(f)(6)(iii) requires the Exchange
to give the Commission written notice of the Exchange's 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 designated by the Commission. The Exchange has satisfied
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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
because such waiver would allow the benefits of the pilot program to
operate without interruption after January 22, 2013. Therefore, the
Commission designates the proposed rule change as operative upon
filing.\19\
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    \19\ For the purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative
delay, the Commission has 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-NYSE-2013-01 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.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSE-2013-01. 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
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 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-NYSE-2013-01 and should be
submitted on or before February 12, 2013.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\20\
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    \20\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary of Transportation

Notice of Funding Availability for the Small Business
Transportation Resource Center Program

AGENCY: Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU),
Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of funding availability for the Great Lakes Region
SBTRC.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the
Secretary (OST), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
(OSDBU) announces the opportunity for business centered community-based
organizations, transportation-related trade associations, colleges and
universities, community colleges, or chambers of commerce, registered
with the Internal Revenue Service as 501 C(6) or 501 C(3) tax-exempt
organizations, to compete for participation in OSDBU's Small Business
Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC) program in the Great Lakes
Region (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin).

DATES: Complete Proposals must be received on or September 16, 2016,
6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Proposals received after the
deadline will be considered non-responsive and will not be reviewed.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be electronically submitted through
Grants.gov. Only applicants who comply with all submission requirements
described in this notice and electronically submit valid applications
through Grants.gov will be eligible for award.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information concerning
this notice, contact Ms. Steronica Mattocks, Program Analyst, U.S.
Department of Transportation, Office of Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>. Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSDBU will enter into Cooperative Agreements
with these organizations to provide outreach to the small business
community in their designated region and provide financial and
technical assistance, business training programs, business assessment,
management training, counseling, marketing and outreach, and the
dissemination of information, to encourage and assist small businesses
to become better prepared to compete for, obtain, and manage DOT funded
transportation-related contracts and subcontracts at the federal, state
and local levels. Throughout this notice, the term ``small business''
will refer to: 8(a), small disadvantaged businesses (SDB),
disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE), women owned small businesses
(WOSB), HubZone, service disabled veteran owned businesses (SDVOB), and
veteran owned small businesses (VOSB). Throughout this notice,
``transportation-related'' is defined as the maintenance,
rehabilitation, restructuring, improvement, or revitalization of any of
the nation's modes of transportation.
    Funding Opportunity Number: USDOT-OST-OSDBU/SBTRCGREATLAKES-2016-1.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 20.910
Assistance to Small and Disadvantaged Businesses.
    Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement Grant.
    Award Ceiling: $232,000.
    Award Floor: $224,000.
    Program Authority: DOT is authorized under 49 U.S.C. 332 (b) (4),
(5) & (7) to design and carry out programs to assist small
disadvantaged businesses in getting transportation-related contracts
and subcontracts; develop support mechanisms, including management and
technical services, that will enable small disadvantaged businesses to
take advantage of those business opportunities; and to make
arrangements to carry out the above purposes.

Table of Contents

A. Program Description and Goals
B. Federal Award Information
C. Eligibility Information
    1. Eligible Applicant
    2. Program/Recipient Requirements
    3. Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
(OSDBU) Responsibilities
D. Application and Submission Information
E. Application Review
    1. Selection Criteria
    a. Approach and Strategy
    b. Linkages
    c. Organizational Capability
    d. Staff Capabilities and Experience
    e. Cost Proposal (Budget)
    f. Scoring Application
    g. Conflicts of Interest
    2. Review and Selection Process
F. Federal Award Administration
    a. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
    b. Reporting
G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts
H. Protection of Confidential Business Information

A. Program Description and Goals

    The national SBTRC program utilizes Cooperative Agreements with
chambers of commerce, trade associations, educational institutions and
business-centered community based organizations to establish SBTRCs to
provide business training, technical assistance and information to DOT
grantees and recipients, prime contractors and subcontractors. In order
to be effective and serve their target audience, the SBTRCs must be
active in the local transportation community in order to identify and
communicate opportunities and provide the required technical
assistance. SBTRCs must already have, or demonstrate the ability to,
establish working relationships with the state and local transportation
agencies and technical assistance agencies (i.e. The U.S. Department of
Commerce's Minority Business Development Centers (MBDCs), Small
Business Development Centers (SBDCs), and Procurement Technical
Assistance Centers (PTACs), SCORE and State DOT highway supportive
services contractors in their region. Utilizing these relationships and
their own expertise, the SBTRCs are involved in activities such as
information dissemination, small business counseling, and technical
assistance with small businesses currently doing business with public
and private entities in the transportation industry.
    Effective outreach is critical to the success of the SBTRC program.
In order for their outreach efforts to be effective, SBTRCs must be
familiar with DOT's Operating Administrations, its funding sources, and
how funding is awarded to DOT grantees, recipients, contractors,
subcontractors, and its financial assistance programs. SBTRCs must
provide outreach to the regional small business transportation
community to disseminate information and distribute DOT-published
marketing materials, such as Short Term Lending Program (STLP)
Information, Bonding Education Program (BEP) information, SBTRC
brochures and literature, DOT Procurement Forecasts; Contracting with
DOT booklets, Women and Girls in Transportation Initiative (WITI)
information, and any other materials or resources that DOT or OSDBU may
develop for this purpose. To maximize outreach, the SBTRC may be called
upon to participate in regional and national conferences and seminars.
Quantities of DOT publications for on-hand inventory and dissemination
at conferences and seminars will be available upon request from the
OSDBU office.

B. Federal Award Information

    The DOT established OSDBU in accordance with Public Law 95-507, an
amendment to the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958. The mission of OSDBU at DOT is to ensure that the small
and disadvantaged business policies and goals of the Secretary of
Transportation are developed and implemented in a fair, efficient and
effective manner to serve small and disadvantaged businesses throughout
the country. The OSDBU also administers the provisions of Title 49,
Section 332, the Minority Resource Center (MRC) which includes the
duties of advocacy, outreach and financial services on behalf of small
and disadvantaged business and those certified under 49 CFR parts 23
and 26 as Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (SBE) and the development
of programs to encourage, stimulate, promote and assist small
businesses to become better prepared to compete for, obtain and manage
transportation-related contracts and subcontracts.
    The Regional Assistance Division of OSDBU, through the SBTRC
program, allows OSDBU to partner with local organizations to offer a
comprehensive delivery system of business training, technical
assistance and dissemination of information, targeted towards small
business transportation enterprises in their regions. The SBTRCs are
established and funded through Cooperative Agreements between eligible
applicants and OSDBU. The SBTRCs function as regional offices of OSDBU
and fully execute the mission of the OSDBU nationally.
    OSDBU enters into Cooperative Agreements with recipients to
establish and fund a regional SBTRC. Under the Cooperative Agreement
OSDBU will be ``substantially involved'' with the overall operations of
the SBTRC. This involvement includes directing SBTRC staff to travel
and represent OSDBU on panels and events. OSDBU will make one award
under this announcement. Award ceiling for this announcement is
$232,000. The recipient will begin performing on the award on October
1, 2016 and the period of performance (POP) will be October 1, 2016 to
September 30, 2017. This is a 1 year grant with an option to renew for
2 additional years at the discretion of U.S. DOT.
    Cooperative agreement awards will be distributed to the region(s)
as follows:

Great Lakes Region..................  Ceiling: $232,000 per year.
                                      Floor: $224,000 per year.

    Cooperative agreement awards by region are based upon an analysis
of DBEs, Certified Small Businesses, and US DOT transportation dollars
in each region.
    It is OSDBU's intent to maximize the benefits received by the small
business transportation community through the SBTRC. Funding will
reimburse an on-site Project Director for 100% of salary plus fringe
benefits, an on-site Executive Director up to 20% of salary plus fringe
benefits, up to 100% of a Project Coordinator salary plus fringe
benefits, the cost of designated SBTRC space, other direct costs, and
all other general and administrative expenses. Selected SBTRC partners
will be expected to provide in-kind administrative support. Submitted
proposals must contain an alternative funding source with which the
SBTRC will fund administrative support costs. Preference will be given
to proposals containing in-kind contributions for the Project Director,
the Executive Director, the Project Coordinator, cost of designated
SBTRC space, other direct costs, and all other general and
administrative expenses. The SBTRC will furnish all labor, facilities
and equipment to perform the services described in this announcement.

C. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicant
    To be eligible, an organization must be an established, nonprofit,
community-based organization, transportation-related trade association,
chamber of commerce, college or university, community college, and any
other qualifying transportation-related non-profit organization which
has the documented experience and capacity necessary to successfully
operate and administer a coordinated delivery system that provides
access for small businesses to prepare and compete for transportation-
related contracts.
    In addition, to be eligible, the applicant organization must:
    (a) Be an established 501 C (3) or 501 C (6) tax-exempt
organization and provide documentation as verification. No application
will be accepted without proof of tax-exempt status;
    (b) Have at least one year of documented and continuous experience
prior to the date of application in providing advocacy, outreach, and
technical assistance to small businesses within the region in which
proposed services will be provided. Prior performance providing
services to the transportation community is preferable, but not
required; and
    (c) Have an office physically located within the proposed city in
the designated headquarters state in the

region for which they are submitting the proposal that is readily
accessible to the public.
2. Program/Recipient Requirements
(a) Assessments, Business Analyses
    Conduct an assessment of small businesses in the SBTRC region to
determine their training and technical assistance needs, and use
information that is available at no cost to structure programs and
services that will enable small businesses to become better prepared to
compete for and receive transportation-related contract awards.
(b) General Management & Technical Training and Assistance
    Utilize OSDBU's Intake Form to document each small business
assisted by the SBTRC and type of service(s) provided. A complete list
of businesses that have filled out the form shall be submitted as part
of the SBTRC report, submitted via email to the Regional Assistance
Division on a regular basis (using the SBTRC report). This report will
detail SBTRC activities and performance results. The data provided must
be supported by the narrative (if asked).
    Ensure that an array of information is made available for
distribution to the small business transportation community that is
designed to inform and educate the community on DOT/OSDBU services and
opportunities. Coordinate efforts with OSDBU in order to maintain an
on-hand inventory of DOT/OSDBU informational materials for general
dissemination and for distribution at transportation-related
conferences and other events.
(c) Business Counseling
    Collaborate with agencies, such as State, Regional, and Local
Transportation Government Agencies, SBA, U.S. Department of Commerce's
Minority Business Development Centers (MBDCs), Service Corps of Retired
Executives (SCORE), Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs),
and Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs), to offer a broad range
of counseling services to transportation-related small business
enterprises. Create a technical assistance plan that will provide each
counseled participant with the knowledge and skills necessary to
improve the management of their own small business to expand their
transportation-related contracts and subcontracts portfolio.
    Provide a minimum of 20 hours of individual or group counseling
sessions to small businesses per month. This counseling includes in-
person meetings or over the phone, and does not include any time taken
to do email correspondence.
(d) Planning Committee
    Establish a Regional Planning Committee consisting of at least 10
members that includes representatives from the regional community and
federal, state, and local agencies. The highway, airport, and transit
authorities for the SBTRCs headquarters state must have representation
on the planning committee. The committee shall be established no later
than 60 days after the execution of the Cooperative Agreement between
the OSDBU and the selected SBTRC.
    Provide a forum for the federal, state, and local agencies to
disseminate information about upcoming DOT procurements and SBTRC
activities.
    Hold either monthly or quarterly meetings at a time and place
agreed upon by SBTRC and planning committee members (conference calls
and/or video conferences are acceptable).
    Use the initial session hosted by the SBTRC to explain the mission
of the committee and identify roles of staff and the members of the
group.
    Responsibility for the agenda and direction of the Planning
Committee should be handled by the SBTRC Project Director or his/her
designee.
(e) Outreach Services/Conference Participation
    Utilize the services of the System for Award Management (SAM) and
other sources to construct a database of regional small businesses that
currently are or may in the future participate in DOT direct and DOT
funded transportation related contracts, and make this database
available to OSDBU upon request.
    Utilize the database of regional transportation-related small
businesses to match opportunities identified through the planning
committee forum, FedBiz Opps (a web-based system for posting
solicitations and other Federal procurement-related documents on the
Internet), and other sources to eligible small businesses and inform
the small business community about those opportunities.
    Develop a ``targeted'' database of firms (100-150) that have the
capacity and capabilities, and are ready, willing and able to
participate in DOT contracts and subcontracts immediately. This control
group will receive ample resources from the SBTRC, i.e., access to
working capital, bonding assistance, business counseling, management
assistance and direct referrals to DOT agencies at the state and local
levels, and to prime contractors as effective subcontractor firms.
    Identify regional, state and local conferences where a significant
number of small businesses, with transportation related capabilities,
are expected to be in attendance. Maintain and submit a list of those
events to the regional Assistance Division for review and posting on
the OSDBU Web site on a regular basis. Clearly identify the events
designated for SBTRC participation and include recommendations for
OSDBU participation. This information can be submitted as part of the
SBTRC report.
    Conduct outreach and disseminate information to small businesses at
regional transportation-related conferences, seminars, and workshops.
In the event that the SBTRC is requested to participate in an event,
the OSDBU will provide DOT materials, the OSDBU banner and other
information that is deemed necessary for the event.
    Submit a conference summary report within the ``Events'' section of
the SBTRC Report. The conference summary report should summarize the
activity, contacts made, outreach results, and recommendations for
continued or discontinued participation in future similar events
sponsored by that organization.
    Upon request by OSDBU, coordinate efforts with DOT's grantees and
recipients at the state and/or local levels to sponsor or cosponsor an
OSDBU transportation related conference in the region (commonly
referred to as ``Small Business Summits'').
    Participate in the SBTRC Monthly teleconference call, hosted by the
OSDBU Regional Assistance Division.
(f) Short Term Lending Program (STLP)
    Work with STLP participating banks and if not available, other
institutions to deliver a minimum of five (5) seminars/workshops per
year on the STLP, and/or other financial assistance programs, to the
transportation-related small business community. Seminars/workshops
must cover the entire STLP/loan process, form completion of STLP/loan
applications and preparation of the loan package.
    Provide direct support, technical support, and advocacy services to
potential STLP applicants to increase the probability of STLP loan
approval and generate a minimum of four (4) completed STLP applications
per year.
    Provide direct support, technical support, and advocacy services to
Small and Disadvantaged Businesses interested in obtaining a loan from
another type of Government Lending Program. Government Lending Programs
include Federal, State, and Local level

programs. The SBTRC will be required to generate a minimum of three (3)
completed Government Lending Program applications per year.
(g) Bonding Education Program (BEP)
    Work with OSDBU, bonding industry partners, local small business
transportation stakeholders, and local bond producers/agents in your
region to deliver a minimum of two (2) complete Bonding Education
Programs and secure 3% of the total DBE contract value for each
transportation project. The BEP consists of the following components;
(1) The stakeholder's meeting; (2) the educational workshops component;
(3) the bond readiness component; and (4) follow-on assistance to BEP
participants to provide technical and procurement assistance based on
the prescriptive plan determined by the BEP. For each BEP event, work
with the local bond producers/agents in your region and the
disadvantaged business participants to deliver a minimum of ten (10)
disadvantaged business participants in the BEP with either access to
bonding or an increase in the bonding capacity. The programs will be
funded separately and in addition to the amount listed in 1.3 of the
solicitation.
(h) Women and Girls in Transportation Initiative (WITI)
    Pursuant to Executive Order 13506, and 49 U.S.C. 332(b)(4) & (7),
the SBTRC shall administer the WITI in their geographical region. The
SBTRC shall implement the DOT WITI program as defined by the DOT WITI
Policy. The WITI program is designed to identify, educate, attract, and
retain women and girls from a variety of disciplines in the
transportation industry. The SBTRC shall also be responsible for
outreach activities in the implementation of this program and
advertising the WITI program to all colleges and universities and
transportation enemies in their region. The WITI program shall be
developed in conjunction with the skill needs of the US DOT, state and
local transportation agencies and appropriate private sector
transportation-related participants including, S/WOBs/DBEs, and women
organizations involved in transportation. Emphasis shall be placed on
establishing partnerships with transportation-related businesses. The
SBTRC will be required to host 1 WITI event and attend at least 5
events where WITI is presented and marketed.
    Each region will establish a Women in Transportation Advisory
Committee. The committee will provide a forum to identify and provide
workable solutions to barriers that women-owned businesses encounter in
transportation-related careers. The committee will have 5 members
(including the SBTRC Project Director) with a 1 year membership.
Meetings will be conducted on a quarterly basis at an agreeable place
and time.
3. Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
Requirements
    (a) Provide consultation and technical assistance in planning,
implementing, and evaluating activities under this announcement.
    (b) Provide orientation and training to the applicant organization.
    (c) Monitor SBTRC activities, cooperative agreement compliance, and
overall SBTRC performance.
    (d) Assist SBTRC to develop or strengthen its relationships with
federal, state, and local transportation authorities, other technical
assistance organizations, and DOT grantees.
    (e) Facilitate the exchange and transfer of successful program
activities and information among all SBTRC regions.
    (f) Provide the SBTRC with DOT/OSDBU materials and other relevant
transportation related information for dissemination.
    (g) Maintain effective communication with the SBTRC and inform them
of transportation news and contracting opportunities to share with
small businesses in their region.
    (h) Provide all required forms to be used by the SBTRC for
reporting purposes under the program.
    (i) Perform an annual performance evaluation of the SBTRC.
Satisfactory performance is a condition of continued participation of
the organization as an SBTRC and execution of all option years.

D. Application and Submission Information

(a) Format for Proposals
    Each proposal must be submitted to Grants.gov in the format set
forth in the application form attached as Appendix A to this
announcement.
(b) Address; Number of Copies; Deadlines for Submission
    Any eligible organization, as defined in Section C of this
announcement, will submit only one proposal per region for
consideration by OSDBU. Applications must be double spaced, and printed
in a font size not smaller than 12 points. Applications will not exceed
35 single-sided pages, not including any requested attachments. All
pages should be numbered at the top of each page. All documentation,
attachments, or other information pertinent to the application must be
included in a single submission. Proposal packages must be submitted
electronically to Grants.gov.
    (c) Each applicant must be registered in System for Award
Management (SAM) and provide their unique Entity Identifier with the
proposal.
    (d) Proposals must be received in Grants.gov no later than
September 16, 2016, 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

E. Application Review

1. Selection Criteria
    OSDBU will award the cooperative agreement on a best value basis,
using the following criteria to rate and rank applications:
    Applications will be evaluated using a point system (maximum number
of points = 100);

[cir] Approach and strategy (25 points)
[cir] Linkages (25 points)
[cir] Organizational Capability (25 points)
[cir] Staff Capabilities and Experience (15 points)
[cir] Cost Proposal (10 points)
(a) Approach and Strategy (25 points)
    The applicant must describe their strategy to achieve the overall
mission of the SBTRC as described in this solicitation and service the
small business community in their entire geographic regional area. The
applicant must also describe how the specific activities outlined in
Section C will be implemented and executed in the organization's
regional area. OSDBU will consider the extent to which the proposed
objectives are specific, measurable, time-specific, and consistent with
OSDBU goals and the applicant organization's overall mission. OSDBU
will give priority consideration to applicants that demonstrate
innovation and creativity in their approach to assist small businesses
to become successful transportation contractors and increase their
ability to access DOT contracting opportunities and financial
assistance programs. Applicants must also submit the estimated direct
costs, other than labor, to execute their proposed strategy. OSDBU will
consider the quality of the applicant's plan for conducting program
activities and the likelihood that the proposed methods will be
successful in achieving proposed objectives at the proposed cost.
(b) Linkages (25 points)
    The applicant must describe their established relationships within
their geographic region and demonstrate their ability to coordinate and
establish

effective networks with DOT grant recipients and local/regional
technical assistance agencies to maximize resources. OSDBU will
consider innovative aspects of the applicant's approach and strategy to
build upon their existing relationships and establish networks with
existing resources in their geographical area. The applicant should
describe their strategy to obtain and collaboration on SBTRC from DOT
grantees and recipients, transportation prime contractors and
subcontractors, the SBA, U.S. Department of Commerce's Minority
Business Development Centers (MBDCs), Service Corps of Retired
Executives (SCORE), State DOTs, and State Highway supportive services
contractors. In rating this factor, OSDBU will consider the extent to
which the applicant demonstrates ability to be multidimensional. The
applicant must demonstrate that they have the ability to access a broad
range of supportive services to effectively serve a broad range of
transportation-related small businesses within their respective
geographical region. Emphasis will also be placed on the extent to
which the applicant identifies a clear outreach strategy related to the
identified needs that can be successfully carried out within the period
of this agreement and a plan for involving the Planning Committee in
the execution of that strategy.
(c) Organizational Capability (25 points)
    The applicant must demonstrate that they have the organizational
capability to meet the program requirements set forth in Section C. The
applicant organization must have sufficient resources and past
performance experience to successfully provide outreach to
transportation-related small businesses in their geographical area and
carry out the mission of the SBTRC. In rating this factor, OSDBU will
consider the extent to which the applicant's organization has recent,
relevant and successful experience in advocating for and addressing the
needs of small businesses. Applicants will be given points for
demonstrated past transportation-related performance. The applicant
must also describe technical and administrative resources it plans to
use in achieving proposed objectives. In their description, the
applicant must describe their facilities, computer and technical
facilities, ability to tap into volunteer staff time, and a plan for
sufficient matching alternative financial resources to fund the general
and administrative costs of the SBTRC. The applicant must also describe
their administrative and financial staff. It will be the responsibility
of the successful candidate to not only provide the services outlined
herein to small business in the transportation industry, but to also
successfully manage and maintain their internal financial, payment, and
invoicing process with their financial management offices. OSDBU will
place an emphasis on capabilities of the applicant's financial
management staff. Additionally, a site visit will be required prior to
award for those candidates that are being strongly considered. A member
of the OSDBU team will contact those candidates to schedule the site
visits prior to the award of the agreement.
(d) Staff Capability and Experience (15 Points)
    The applicant organization must provide a list of proposed
personnel for the project, with salaries, fringe benefit burden
factors, education levels and previous experience clearly delineated.
The applicant's project team must be well-qualified, knowledgeable, and
able to effectively serve the diverse and broad range of small
businesses in their geographical region. The Executive Director and the
Project Director shall be deemed key personnel. Detailed resumes must
be submitted for all proposed key personnel and outside consultants and
subcontractors. Proposed key personnel must have detailed demonstrated
experience providing services similar in scope and nature to the
proposed effort. The proposed Project Director will serve as the
responsible individual for the program. 100% of the Project Director's
time must be dedicated to the SBTRC. Both the Executive and Project
Directors must be located on-site. In this element, OSDBU will consider
the extent to which the applicant's proposed Staffing Plan; (a) clearly
meets the education and experience requirements to accomplish the
objectives of the cooperative agreement; (b) delineates staff
responsibilities and accountability for all work required and; (c)
presents a clear and feasible ability to execute the applicant's
proposed approach and strategy.
(e) Cost Proposal (10 Points)
    Applicants must submit the total proposed cost of establishing and
administering the SBTRC in the applicant's geographical region for a 12
month period, inclusive of costs funded through alternative matching
resources. The applicant's budget must be adequate to support the
proposed strategy and costs must be reasonable in relation to project
objectives. The portion of the submitted budget funded by OSDBU cannot
exceed the ceiling outlined in Section B. Applicants are encouraged to
provide in-kind costs and other innovative cost approaches.
(f) Scoring Applications
    A review panel will score each application based upon the
evaluation criteria listed above. Points will be given for each
evaluation criteria category, not to exceed the maximum number of
points allowed for each category. Proposals which are deemed non-
responsive, do not meet the established criteria, or incomplete at the
time of submission will be disqualified.
    OSDBU will perform a responsibility determination of the
prospective awardee in the region, which will include a site visit,
before awarding the cooperative agreement.
(g) Conflicts of Interest
    Applicants must submit signed statements by key personnel and all
organization principals indicating that they, or members of their
immediate funded transportation project, nor any relationships with
local or state transportation agencies that may have the appearance of
a conflict of interest.
2. Review and Selection Process
    A team of people will evaluate the proposals. Those proposals
meeting the mandatory criteria will be assessed based on the above
mentioned criteria. The proposals demonstrating the organization's
capacity to fully execute the requirements of this grant will be
considered. The proposal receiving the highest overall score will be
awarded.

F. Federal Award Administration

    Following the evaluation outlined in Section E, the OSDBU will
announce the awarded applicant with a written Notice of Funding Award.
The NOFA will also include the cooperative agreement for signature.
(a) Administrative and National Policy Requirements
    All awards will be administered pursuant to the Uniform
Administrative Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal
Awards found in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted by DOT as 2 CFR part1201.
(b) Reporting
    Performance Reporting--The recipient of this cooperative agreement
must collect information and report on the cooperative agreement
performance with respect to the relevant deliverables that are expected
to be achieved through the cooperative agreement. Performance
indicators will include formal goals or

targets, but will include baseline measures for an agreed-upon
timeline, and will be used to evaluate and monitor the results that the
cooperative agreement funds achieve to ensure that funds achieve the
intended long-term outcomes of the cooperative agreement program.
    Progress Reporting--The recipient for this cooperative agreement
funding must submit quarterly progress reports and annual Federal
Financial Report (SF-425) on the financial condition of the cooperative
agreement and its progress, as well as an Annual Budget Review and
Implementation Plan to monitor the use of Federal funds and ensure
accountability and financial transparency in the program.

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contracts

    For further information this notice please contact the OSDBU
program staff via email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call Ms. Steronica
Mattocks at<PHONE_NUMBER>. To ensure applicants receive accurate
information about eligibility or the program, the applicant is
encouraged to contact DOT directly, rather than through intermediaries
or third parties, with questions.

H. Other Information

Protection of Confidential Business Information
    All information submitted as part of or in support of any
application shall use publicly available data or data that can be made
public and methodologies that are accepted by industry practice and
standards, to the extent possible. If the application includes
information you consider to be a trade secret or confidential
commercial or financial information, the applicant should do the
following: (1) Note on the front cover that the submission ``Contains
Confidential Business Information (CBI)''; (2) mark each affected page
``CBI''; and (3) highlight or otherwise denote the CBI portions. DOT
protects such information from disclosure to the extent allowed under
applicable law. In the event DOT received a Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) request for the information, DOT will follow the procedures
described in its FOIA regulation as 49 CFR 7.17. Only information that
is ultimately determined to be confidential under that procedure will
be exempt from disclosure under FOIA.

    Issued on: July 25, 2016.
John G. Ralston,
Acting Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the
Environmental Impact Statement Approving an Operations Specifications
Amendment for Horizon Air to Provide Scheduled Air Service to and From
Mammoth Yosemite Airport, Mammoth Lakes, Mono County, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this
notice to advise the public that it has published a Record of Decision
(ROD) for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that evaluated
proposed approval of an Operations Specifications Amendment to allow
Horizon Air to conduct scheduled air service to Mammoth Yosemite
Airport (MMH). FAA approved the ROD on May 14, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Cox, Regional Environmental
Technical Specialist, Northwest Mountain Region, Flight Standards
Division, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98055, Phone: (425) 227-
2243, Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act, notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of
Transportation--Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Record
of Decision (ROD) approving the proposed Horizon Air Operations
Specifications Amendment to allow scheduled air service to Mammoth
Yosemite Airport (MMH) on May 14, 2008. The ROD documents the FAA's
decision to approve the federal actions necessary to implement Horizon
Air's requested Operations Specifications Amendment that permits
scheduled air service to and from MMH using Bombardier DHC 8-400 (Q-
400) turbopropeller powered aircraft. Horizon Air may proceed with
implementing commercial air service with two daytime flights between
MMH and Los Angeles International Airport beginning in the winter ski
season of 2008/2009 (approximately December to April) provided the Town
of Mammoth Lakes obtains a 14 CFR Part 139 Class 1 Airport Operating
Certificate for MMH.
    The ROD was based on the FAA's Final Environmental Impact
Statement, dated March 2008, that evaluated Horizon Air's Request for
Operations Specifications Amendment to Provide

Scheduled Air Service to Mammoth Yosemite Airport. The Notice of
Availability for the Final EIS was published in the Federal Register on
April 4, 2008 (73 FR 18527). The Final EIS considered two alternatives
in detail, including the No Action Alternative and the proposed
amendment to Horizon Air's Operations Specifications.
    Copies of the ROD and the Final EIS are available for review at the
following locations during normal business hours:
    U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration,
Northwest-Mountain Region, Flight Standards Division, 1601 Lind Avenue,
SW., Renton, Washington 98055; U.S. Department of Transportation,
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, San Francisco
Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Burlingame, California
94010;
    U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration,
Western-Pacific Region, Office of the Airports Division, 15000 Aviation
Boulevard, Hawthorne, California 9026;
    U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration,
National Headquarters, Planning and Environmental Division, 800
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591;
    Administrative Offices at Mammoth Yosemite Airport; 1 Airport Road,
Mammoth Lakes, California 93546;
    Town of Mammoth Lakes City Office, 437 Old Mammoth Road, Suite R,
Mammoth Lakes, California 93546;
    Mono County Library Mammoth Lakes Branch, 960 Forest Trail, Mammoth
Lakes, California, 93546;
    Inyo County Library, Bishop Branch, 210 Academy Avenue, Bishop,
California, 93514.
    Questions may be directed to the individual above under the heading
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on May 27, 2008.
George E. Aiken,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 8296-060]

Malacha Hydro Limited Partnership and Juniper Ridge Ranches,
Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Request to stay requirements of article 409 of
project license.
    b. Project No.: 8296-060.
    c. Date Filed: January 6, 2015.
    d. Applicants: Malacha Hydro Limited Partnership and Juniper Ridge
Ranches, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Muck Valley Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Pit River in Lassen
County, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Maria Litos, Director of Asset Management,
Pacific Operations, Brookfield Renewable Energy Group, 601 S. Figeuroa,
Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90017, telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    i. FERC Contact: Jon Cofrancesco, telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, and
email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: September 1, 2015.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at<EMAIL_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 a copy to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include
the project number (P-8296-060) on any comments or motions filed.
    k. Description of Request: Article 409 requires Malacha Hydro
Limited Partnership and Juniper Ridge Ranches, Inc. (licensees) to
upgrade existing access to adjacent public lands managed by the U.S.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), including the construction of trail-
head parking facilities, within five years from license issuance. The
project license was issued on December 2, 1986. Since license issuance,
the licensees have been unable to fulfill this license condition due to
an on-going land exchange matter between the BLM and a private
landowner, whose land is necessary to provide access to the trailhead
parking facilities. The BLM land to be exchanged for the landowner's
property is located within the Pit River Canyon Wilderness Study Area.
The BLM cannot implement the land exchange until Congress acts to
either designate these lands as wilderness or release the lands. Until
Congress acts, BLM cannot complete the land exchange and the licensees
cannot construct the required trailhead facilities. For these reasons,
the licensees request a stay of five years for article 409 to allow
Congress additional time to act on the Pit River Canyon Wilderness
Study Area.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. This filing may also be viewed
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits
in the docket number field to access the document. A copy is also
available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h)
above.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1)
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or

protests must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments, motions to
intervene, or protests should relate to project works which are the
subject of the amendment application. Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular application. If an intervener
files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits
of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular
resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that
resource agency. A copy of all other filings in reference to this
application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons
listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.

    Dated: August 3, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-3532-EM; Docket ID FEMA-2020-0001]

Puerto Rico; Emergency and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an
emergency for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (FEMA-3532-EM), dated
July 29, 2020, and related determinations.

DATES: The declaration was issued July 29, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated July 29, 2020, the President issued an emergency declaration
under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207 (the Stafford Act), as
follows:

    I have determined that the emergency conditions in the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico resulting from Potential Tropical
Cyclone Nine beginning on July 27, 2020, and continuing, are of
sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant an emergency
declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (``the Stafford
Act''). Therefore, I declare that such an emergency exists in the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
    You are authorized to provide appropriate assistance for
required emergency measures, authorized under title V of the
Stafford Act, to save lives and to protect property and public
health and safety, and to lessen or avert the threat of a
catastrophe in the designated areas. Specifically, you are
authorized to provide assistance for emergency protective measures
(Category B), limited to direct Federal assistance and reimbursement
for mass care including evacuation and shelter support.
    Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance be
supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for
Public Assistance will be limited to 75 percent of the total
eligible costs. In order to provide Federal assistance, you are
hereby authorized to allocate from funds available for these
purposes such amounts as you find necessary for Federal emergency
assistance and administrative expenses.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration
for the approved assistance to the extent allowable under the
Stafford Act.

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, Department
of Homeland Security, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Alexis
Amparo, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer
for this declared emergency.
    The following areas of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico have been
designated as adversely affected by this declared emergency:

    Emergency protective measures (Category B), limited to direct
federal assistance and reimbursement for mass care including
evacuation and shelter support for all 78 municipalities in the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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.

Pete Gaynor,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meetings

    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the
Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities
and Exchange Commission will hold the following meetings during the
week of September 24, 2007:
    Closed Meetings will be held on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 10
a.m. and Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 2 p.m.
    Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the
Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meetings.
Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters may also be
present.
    The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has
certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), (8), (9)(B), and (10) and 17 CFR
200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), (8), 9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of
the scheduled matters at the Closed Meetings.
    Commissioner Nazareth, as duty officer, voted to consider the items
listed for the closed meetings in closed sessions.
    The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Tuesday,
September 25, 2007 will be:
    Formal order of investigation;
    Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
    Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings of an
enforcement nature;
    Resolution of litigation claims;
    Other matters related to enforcement proceedings; and
    Adjudicatory matters.
    The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Thursday,
September 27, 2007 will be:
    Formal orders of investigation;
    Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
    Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings of an
enforcement nature; and a regulatory matter regarding a financial
institution.
    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in
the scheduling of meeting items.
    For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have
been added, deleted or postponed, please contact:
    The Office of the Secretary at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    September 18, 2007.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-18721 Filed 9-20-07; 8:45 am]

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