[Federal Register: July 14, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 135)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0206; FRL-8057-7]

Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of
Regulations for Residues of Sulfosulfuron and Its Metabolites in or on
Various Food and Feed Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide
petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of
sulfosulfuron in 1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-[(2-ethane-sulfonyl-
imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-yl)sulfonyl]urea, and its metabolites
converted to 2-(ethylsulfonyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine and calculated as
sulfosulfuron or on grass (forage and hay), milk, and fat, meat, and
meat byproducts of cattle, goat, horse, and sheep.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 14, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0206 and pesticide petition number (PP)
6F7031 by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov/: Follow the on-line

instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch
(PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001.
    Hand Delivery: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch
(PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2, 1801 S. Bell St.,
Arlington, VA, Attention: Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0206. The
Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Docket
Facility is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the Docket's normal hours of operation, and

special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0206. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available on-line
at http://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information

provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be captured automatically and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available
on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other contact information in the body of
your comment and with any disk or CD ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read
your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm/.

     Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
regulation.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information whose disclosure
is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly
available docket materials are available either electronically at
http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Public Information

and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide
Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall
2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. The Docket Facility is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vickie Walters, Registration Division
(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, U. S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; phone
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular
entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

     1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
     2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA is printing a summary of each pesticide petition received under
section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21
U.S.C. 346a, proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations in
40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various
food commodities. EPA has determined that this pesticide petition
contains data or information regarding the elements set forth in FFDCA
section 408(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency
of the submitted data at this time or whether the data support granting
of the pesticide petition. Additional data may be needed before EPA
rules on this pesticide petition.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petition included in
this notice, prepared by the petitioner along with a description of the
analytical method available for the detection and measurement of the
pesticide chemical residues is available on EPA's Electronic Docket at
http://www.regulations.gov/. To locate this information on the home

page of EPA's Electronic Docket, select ``Quick Search'' and type the
OPP docket ID number. Once the search has located the docket, clicking
on the ``Docket ID'' will bring up a list of all documents in the
docket for the pesticide including the petition summary.

New Tolerance

    PP 6F7031. Monsanto Company, 1300 I St., NW., Suite 450 East,
Washington, DC 20005, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of
the herbicide

sulfosulfuron, 1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-[(2-ethane-sulfonyl-
imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-yl)sulfonyl]urea, and its metabolites
converted to 2-(ethylsulfonyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine and calculated as
sulfosulfuron in or on food and feed commodities grass, forage at 13.0
parts per million (ppm); grass, hay at 14.0 ppm; milk at 0.02 ppm; fat
of cattle, goat, horse, and sheep at 0.03 ppm; meat of cattle, goat,
horse, and sheep at 0.01 ppm; and meat byproducts of cattle, goat,
horse, and sheep at 0.4 ppm. An analytical method utilizing liquid
chromatography/mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) detection
is available for enforcement purposes. The method involves acid
hydrolysis to ethyl sulfone, a common chemophore that quantifies all
sulfosulfuron residues in which the imidazopyridine ring remained
intact.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

    Dated: July 3, 2006.
Donald R. Stubbs,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. E6-11014 Filed 7-13-06; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 25 (Monday, February 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6566-6568]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-77014; File No. SR-NYSEMKT-2016-16]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending Certain of Its
Rules Related to Binary Return Derivatives Contracts

February 2, 2016.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ``Act''),\2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby
given that on January 27, 2016, NYSE MKT LLC (the ``Exchange'' or
``NYSE MKT'') 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 self-regulatory
organization. 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\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend certain of its rules related to
Binary Return Derivatives contracts. 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, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange is proposing to amend certain of its rules related to
Binary Return Derivatives contracts (``ByRDs''), which the Exchange
introduced in 2007.\4\
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56251 (August 14,
2007), 72 FR 46523 (August 20, 2007) (SR-Amex-2004-27) (Order
approving listing of Fixed Return Options (``FROs'')); see also
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 71957 (April 16, 2014), 79 FR
22563 (April 22, 2014) (SR-NYSEMKT-2014-06) (Order approving name
change from FROs to Binary Return Derivatives (ByRDs) and re-launch
of these products, with certain modification, and amending Obvious
Errors rules to include ByRDs). ByRDs are European-style option
contracts on individual stocks, exchange-traded funds (``ETFs'') and
Index-Linked Securities that have a fixed return in cash based on a
set strike price; satisfy specified listing criteria; and may only
be exercised at expiration pursuant to the Rules of the Options
Clearing Corporation (the ``OCC'').
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    First, the Exchange proposes to add Rule 953ByRDs to make clear
that the Exchange would halt or suspend trading for a ByRDs contract to
the same extent that it halts or suspends trading under Rule 953NY in
an option contract on the same underlying security.\5\ The current
ByRDs rules are silent regarding the treatment of ByRDs during trading
halts and suspensions of options contracts. The Exchange therefore
believes that the proposed change would add clarity and transparency to
Exchange rules and would ensure consistent treatment of ByRDs contracts
in the event of a halt or suspension of trading in options contracts on
the same underlying security.
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    \5\ See proposed Rule 953ByRDs (Trading Halts and Suspensions of
Binary Return Derivatives).
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    Next, the Exchange proposes to modify Rule 903ByRDs(b) (Series of
ByRDs Open for Trading), which currently provides that ``[n]ew
expiration week series will be added for trading on Thursday each week,
unless Friday is an Exchange holiday in which case new expiration
series would be added for trading on Wednesday.'' \6\ The Exchange
proposes to revise this rule to include instances when an Exchange
holiday falls on a Thursday. Specifically, as revised, new series would
be added for trading ``on Thursday each week, unless Thursday or Friday
is an Exchange holiday in which case new expiration series would be
added for trading on Wednesday.'' \7\ The Exchange notes that this
proposed change would allow the Exchange to add new series during
Thanksgiving week or anytime Christmas or New Year's falls on a
Thursday, which increased flexibility would benefit market
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    \6\ See Rule 903ByRDs(b).
    \7\ See proposed Rule 903ByRDs (b) (``Consecutive Week
Expiration Series: The Exchange will list Binary Return Derivatives
having five (5) consecutive weekly expiration series available at
one time. Each expiration series will expire at the end of the week,
normally a Friday, with consecutive week expirations covering the
next five (5) calendar weeks. New expiration week series will be
added for trading on Thursday each week, unless Thursday or Friday
is an Exchange holiday in which case new expiration series would be
added for trading on Wednesday'').
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    The Exchange also proposes to amend Rule 975NY (Nullification and
Adjustment of Options Transactions including Obvious Errors) regarding
the treatment of ByRDs in the event of a catastrophic error. Current
Rule 975NY(d)(3)(A) provides that ``[u]pon proper notification as
described in section (d)(2) of this Rule, any transaction in ByRDs,
qualifying as a Catastrophic Error will automatically be adjusted by
the Exchange to $1.02 per contract unless both parties mutually agree
to nullify the transaction or both parties mutually agree to a
different adjustment price. However, the Exchange proposes to modify
this rule to clarify that any transactions in ByRDs qualifying as a
Catastrophic Error ``that is higher or lower than the Theoretical Price
by $.50 or more shall be deemed a Catastrophic Error, subject to the
adjustment procedures of paragraph (d)(3) unless such adjustment would
result in a price higher than $1.02, in which case the adjustment price
shall be $1.02.'' \8\ Thus, as proposed, the transaction would only be
adjusted to $1.02 if the adjustment would result in a price greater
than $1.02. As ByRDs will either pay $0 or $100 at expiration, a single
ByRDs contract should not have a value greater than $1.00, therefore
the Exchange believes that any adjustment under the provisions of the
Catastrophic Error rule should be capped at a price no higher than
$1.02. Capping the adjustment price at $1.02 for Catastrophic Errors
involving ByRDs options is consistent with the adjustment process for
obvious errors involving ByRDs option, which are also capped at
$1.02.\9\ Similarly, to ensure consistency in Exchange rules, the
Exchange propose to strike from the definition of Catastrophic Error
rules, the clause that states ``except for Binary Return Derivatives
where any transaction occurring at a price greater than $1.02 shall
qualify as a Catastrophic Error.'' \10\ The change to paragraph (d)(1)
of the Rule would allow transactions in ByRDs to be subject to standard
Catastrophic Error rules (i.e., transactions that are higher or lower
than the Theoretical Price by $.50 or more shall be deemed a
Catastrophic Error). The Exchange notes that, to date, no ByRDs
transactions have been deemed Catastrophic Errors and the Exchange did
not adjust any ByRDs

transaction per current Rule 975NY(d)(3)(A). The proposed change would
ensure that ByRDs trades that are deemed Catastrophic Errors are
appropriately adjusted.\11\
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    \8\ See proposed Rule 975NY(d)(3)(A).
    \9\ See Rule 975NY(c)(6).
    \10\ See proposed Rule 975NY(d)(1).
    \11\ The Exchange notes that ByRDs contracts were outside of the
scope of the industry wide effort to harmonize Obvious and
Catastrophic Error rules, and the proposed change therefore does not
impact the harmonization effort. See Securities Exchange Act Release
No. 74920 (May 8, 2015), 80 FR 27816, 27822 (May 14, 2015) (SR-
NYSEMKT-2015-39).
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    Finally, the Exchange proposes to delete extraneous text from Rule
462(d)(10)(A), regarding margin accounts, such that the revised text
would provide that ``[e]xcept as provided below, no ByRDs option
carried long in a customer's account shall be considered of any value
for the purpose of computing the margin required in the account of such
customer.'' \12\ The Exchange believes the proposed change would
correct an existing typographical error in Exchange rules.
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    \12\ See proposed Rule 462(d)(10)(A) (striking the extraneous
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Implementation
    The Exchange proposes to announce the implementation of the
proposed rule change via Trader Update.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 6(b) \13\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act''),
in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5),\14\ in
particular, in that it is designed to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, to foster cooperation and coordination with
persons engaged in facilitating transactions in securities, and to
remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open
market and a national market system.
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    Specifically, the proposed change to Rule 903ByRDs(b) to cover
instances when an Exchange holiday falls on a Thursday would allow the
Exchange to add new series during Thanksgiving week or anytime
Christmas or New Year's falls on a Thursday, which increased
flexibility would remove impediments to, and perfect the mechanism of,
a free and open market and a national market system to the benefit of
market participants.
    In addition, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule to make
clear that ByRDs would be treated the same as other options contracts,
in the event of a trading halt or suspension, would remove impediments
to, and perfect the mechanisms of, a free and open market because it
would add clarity and transparency to Exchange rules. Moreover, this
proposed change would ensure consistent treatment of ByRDs contracts in
the event of a halt or suspension of trading in options contracts on
the same underlying security.
    The proposed change to Rule 975NY(d)(3)(A), regarding the treatment
ByRDs transactions deemed Catastrophic Errors is designed to promote
just and equitable principles of trade, and to remove impediments to
and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national
market system, as the proposed change would ensure that ByRDs trades
that are deemed Catastrophic Errors are appropriately adjusted.
    Finally, the proposed change to remove incorrect and extraneous
rule text from Rule 462(d)(10)(A) adds clarity and transparency to
Exchange rules and reduces potential investor confusion, which would
remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open
market and a national market system.

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. The proposed change is not
designed to address any competitive issue but rather to add clarity and
transparency to Exchange rules, thereby reducing confusion and making
the Exchange's rules easier to understand and navigate. The Exchange
believes that the proposed rule change will serve to promote regulatory
clarity and consistency, thereby reducing burdens on the marketplace
and facilitating investor protection.

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

    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 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 Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\16\
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \16\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). As required under Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the Commission with written
notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a
brief description and the text of the proposed rule change, at least
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
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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. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be approved or
disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NYSEMKT-2016-16 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEMKT-2016-16. 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-NYSEMKT-2016-16, and should
be submitted on or before February 29, 2016.
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    \17\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\17\
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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Supporting Statement

for

Display of Fire Control Plans for Vessels

OMB No.: 1625-0033

COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS:  Instruction

A.  Justification

1)  Circumstances which make the collection of information necessary.

The requirement for the display of certain vessel plans is part of the
Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Program in Title 46, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR).  The Coast Guard requires the posting of general
arrangement plans of the vessel noting the fire detection systems,
manual alarms, fire-fighting equipment, fire doors, entries into
different compartments, and ventilation systems.  The need for ready
availability of this information is particularly critical in the event
of shipboard fire or flooding, to control damage.  In the event an
emergency occurs, in which assistance is rendered from other vessels,
the Coast Guard, or local shoreside fire department, the information and
its availability is crucial in minimizing danger to those on board,
damage to the vessel, and the safety of the port and the environment.
The Coast Guard authority to mandate such posting requirement is derived
from 46 U.S.C. 3305 and 3306.

This information collection supports the following strategic goals:

Department of Homeland Security

Prevention

Protection

Coast Guard

Maritime Safety

Protection of the Natural Resources

Prevention Policy & Response Policy Directorates (CG-5P & CG-5R)

Reduce crewmember deaths and injuries on U.S. commercial vessels

Reduce the risk of major loss of life on passenger vessels

Reduce the amount of oil discharged into the marine environment

Reduce the amount of chemicals entering the environment

Reduce the consequences of pollution incidents

2)  Purpose of the information collection.

The information contained on these plans is used by shipboard personnel
during routine duties such as equipment and system maintenance or
servicing, as well as under emergency conditions such as fire or
flooding.  In the event assistance is rendered from external sources,
the plans allow rapid familiarization with the vessel and its systems.
This material is also checked periodically by Coast Guard marine
inspectors to help insure all information is correct and up-to-date.
Without this requirement, vital safety-related information may not be
available during emergency situations.

3)  Considerations of the use of improved technology.

The information is not submitted but rather must be displayed on the
vessel.  The plans may be maintained in written or electronic form.  The
plans may be in any medium, such as a booklet or on computer software,
provided that the details are available to each officer and a copy is
retained on board at all times and is accessible during emergencies.

4)  Efforts to identify duplication.

The display of plans is also required for compliance with SOLAS chapter
II-2, Regulation 15.2.4 for vessels engaged in international voyages.

5)  Methods used to minimize the burdens to small business if involved.

This information collection does not have an impact on small businesses
or other small entities.

6)  Consequences to the Federal program or policy if collection were
conducted less frequently.

The failure to have the vessel plans available could be a major safety
problem in the event of an emergency situation.

7)  Special collection circumstances.

This information collection is conducted in manner consistent with the
guidelines in 5 CFR 1320.5(d)(2).

8)  Consultation.

A 60-day Notice will be published in the Federal Register to obtain
public comment on this collection.

9)  Provide any payment or gift to respondents.

There is no offer of monetary or material value for this information
collection.

10)  Assurances of confidentiality provided to respondents.

There are no assurances of confidentiality provided to the respondents
for this information collection.

11)  Additional justification for any questions of a sensitive nature.

There are no questions of sensitive language.

12)  Burden Hour and Annualized Cost Estimates.

The estimated annual number of respondents is 1,151.

The estimated annual number of responses is 1,151.

The estimated annual hour burden is 576.

The estimated annual cost burden is $61,632.

The burden to respondents is provided in Appendix A.  The wage rate used
is in accordance with the current edition of COMDTINST 7310.1(series)
for “Out-Government” personnel.

Fire Control Plans:  Certain vessels must display (i.e., post) fire
control plans.  We estimate that annually it will take vessel personnel
about 0.5 hours (30 minutes) to validate/update/post the required plans.
 The task will be completed by a Mate.  The position of a Mate is
analogous to a Lieutenant (O-3).

13)  Estimate of capital and start-up costs.

There are no capital, start-up or maintenance costs associated with this
information collection.

14)  Estimates of annualized cost to the Federal Government.

The estimated annual Federal Government cost is $4,524 (see Appendix B).
 Coast Guard personnel review fire control plans during periodic
inspections, random boardings, and post-casualty investigations.  We
estimate that about 50% of the vessels that must display fire control
plans are reviewed each year.  Additionally, we estimate that it will
take a Lieutenant (LT, O-3) about 0.1 hours (i.e., 6 minutes) per
review.  The wage rate shown is in accordance with the current edition
of COMDTINST 7310.1(series) for “In-Government” personnel.

15)  Reasons for change in the burden.

The change in burden is an ADJUSTMENT due to a change (i.e., decrease)
in the estimated annual number of respondents.  There is no proposed
change to the recordkeeping requirements of this collection.  The
recordkeeping requirements, and the methodology for calculating burden,
remain unchanged.

16)  Plans for tabulation, statistical analysis and publication.

This information collection will not be published for statistical
purposes.

17)  Approval for not explaining the expiration date for OMB approval.

The Coast Guard will display the expiration date for OMB approval of
this information collection.

18)  Explain each exception to the certification statement.

The Coast Guard does not request an exception to the certification of
this information collection.

B.  Collection of Information Employing Statistical Methods

This information collection does not employ statistical methods.

  Display of Fire Control Plan requirements are found as follows—for
Tank Vessels (46 CFR Subchapter D) in 35.10-3; for Passenger Vessels (46
CFR Subchapter H) in 78.45-1; for Cargo and Misc. Vessels (46 CFR
Subchapter I) in 97.36.1; for MODUs (46 CFR Subchapter I-A) in 109.563;
for Offshore Supply Vessels (46 CFR Subchapter L) in 131.945; for
Nautical School Vessels (46 CFR Subchapter R) in 169.853;and for
Oceanographic Research Vessels (46 CFR Subchapter U) in 196.36-1.

OMB 2115-0135		  DATE \@ "MM/dd/yy"  10/01/15

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