[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3389-3390]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00822]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2019-N-6063]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Customer/Partner Service Surveys

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain
information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and
to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This
notice solicits comments on voluntary customer satisfaction service
surveys.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection
of information by March 23, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments
must be submitted on or before March 23, 2020. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of March 23, 2020. Comments received
by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) will be
considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service
acceptance receipt is on or before that date.

Electronic Submissions

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

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2019-N-6063 for ``Agency Information Collection Activities;
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Customer/Partner Service
Surveys.'' Received comments, those filed in a timely manner (see
ADDRESSES), will be placed in the docket and, except for those
submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ila S. Mizrachi, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A-12M, 11601
Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), Federal
Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor.
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with
this requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection
of information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, FDA
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on

respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques, when appropriate, and other forms of information
technology.

Customer/Partner Service Surveys

OMB Control Number 0910-0360--Extension

    Under section 1003 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 393), FDA is authorized to conduct research and public
information programs about regulated products and responsibilities of
the Agency. Executive Order 12862, entitled ``Setting Customer Service
Standard,'' directs Federal Agencies that ``provide significant
services directly to the public'' to ``survey customers to determine
the kind and quality of services they want and their level of
satisfaction with existing services.'' FDA is seeking extension of an
existing OMB clearance to conduct a series of surveys to implement
Executive Order 12862. Participation in the surveys is voluntary. This
request covers customer/partner service surveys of regulated entities,
such as food processors; cosmetic, drug, biologic, and medical device
manufacturers; consumers; and health professionals. The request also
covers ``partner'' (State and local governments) customer service
surveys.
    FDA will use the information from these surveys to identify
strengths and weaknesses in service to customers/partners and to make
improvements. The surveys will measure timeliness, appropriateness and
accuracy of information, courtesy, and problem resolution in the
context of individual programs.
    FDA estimates conducting 15 customer/partner service surveys per
year, each requiring an average of 15 minutes for review and
completion. We estimate respondents to these surveys to be between 100
and 20,000 customers. Some of these surveys will be repeats of earlier
surveys for purposes of monitoring customer/partner service and
developing long-term data.
    Respondents to this collection of information cover a broad range
of stakeholders who have specific characteristics related to certain
products or services regulated by FDA.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:

                                                      Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden 1
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                Type of survey                    Number of     responses per   Total annual          Average burden per response           Total hours
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Mail, telephone, web-based...................          55,000               1          55,000  0.25 (15 minutes)........................          13,750
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

    Based on a review of the information collection since our last
request for OMB approval, we have made no adjustments to our burden
estimate.

    Dated: January 13, 2020.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3646-3647]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1191]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2010-1146]

Safety Requirements and Manning Exemption Eligibility on Distant
Water Tuna Fleet Vessels

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 904 of the 2010 Coast Guard Authorization
Act, the Coast Guard announces the availability of a draft policy
regarding distant water tuna fleet vessels manning exemption
eligibility and safety requirements. We request your comments on the
Safety Requirements and Manning Exemption Eligibility on Distant Water
Tuna Fleet Vessels.

DATES: Comments and related material must either be submitted to our
online docket via http://www.regulations.gov on or before February 22,
2011 or reach the Docket Management Facility by that date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2010-1146 using any one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (4) Hand Delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call or e-mail Jonathan G. Wendland, Fishing Vessel Safety Division
(CG-5433), U.S. Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments and related material on the
draft policy on Safety Requirements and Manning Exemption Eligibility
on Distant Water Tuna Fleet Vessels. All comments received will be
posted, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov and will include
any personal information you have provided.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the
docket number for this notice (USCG-2010-1146) and provide a reason for
each suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and
material online, or by fax, mail or hand delivery, but please use only
one of these means. We recommend that you include your name and a
mailing address, an e-mail address, or a telephone number in the body
of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions
regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov and
type ``USCG-2010-1146'' in the ``Keyword'' box. If you submit your
comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no
larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic
filing. If you submit them by mail and would like to know that they
reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard
or envelope. We will consider all comments and material received during
the comment period.
    Viewing the comments and related material: To view the comments,
the draft policy, the USCG Marine Safety Manual Volume III Marine
Industry Personnel, MSC.1/Circ.1163/Rev.6/(commonly referred to as
``the White List'') and STCW A-I/10 as referenced in the draft policy,
go to http://www.regulations.gov, click on the ``read comments'' box,
which will then become highlighted in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box
insert ``USCG-2010-1146'' and click ``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket
Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column. If you do not have access to the
Internet, you may view the docket online by visiting the Docket
Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the
Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. We have an agreement with the
Department of Transportation to use the Docket Management Facility.
    Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review a
Privacy Act, system of records notice regarding our public dockets in
the January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Background and Purpose

    The Coast Guard Maritime Transportation Act (CGMTA) of 2006
(section 421) authorized United States-documented purse seine vessels
fishing for highly migratory species (under a license issued pursuant
to the 1987 South Pacific Tuna Treaty [SPTT]) to use foreign citizens,
except for the master, to meet manning requirements if no United States
citizen personnel are readily available. The manning exemption was only
applicable to vessels operating in and out of American Samoa. That
authorization was for a 48-month period and ended on July 11, 2010.
    Section 904 of the 2010 Coast Guard Authorization Act (CGAA),
signed into law (Pub. L. 111-281) on 15 October

2010, reauthorized for a period of two years the use of foreign
citizens (excluding the master) on United States-documented purse seine
vessels in the Distant Water Tuna Fleet (DWTF). This reauthorized
manning exemption also only applies to vessels operating in and out of
American Samoa. In addition, the 2010 CGAA added a safety examination
requirement such that a vessel's owner/operator may not employ a
foreign citizen to meet a manning requirement unless it first
successfully completes an annual dockside safety examination by an
individual authorized to enforce part B of subtitle II of title 46,
United States Code. Furthermore, the 2010 CGAA also amended 46 U.S.C.
4502 establishing requirements for an individual in charge of a vessel
to keep a record of equipment maintenance and required instruction and
drills, and for a vessel to be issued a certificate of compliance upon
successfully completing a dockside safety examination. The
reauthorization retained the restriction that a foreign officer engaged
to fill a position must hold a valid license or certificate issued in
accordance with the International Convention on Standards of Training,
Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, as amended, standards
and by an authority recognized by the Coast Guard. The manning
exemption reauthorization is set to expire December 31, 2012.
    We are requesting your comments for consideration in preparing the
final Coast Guard policy that is intended to clarify the requirements
enabling a DWTF vessel to take advantage of the temporary manning
exemption.

Authority

    This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

    Dated: January 13, 2011.
Kevin S. Cook,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Prevention Policy.
[FR Doc. 2011-1191 Filed 1-19-11; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 20, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17086-17087]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06354]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 14

[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0011]

Public Hearing Before a Public Advisory Committee; Technical
Amendments

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendments.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its
regulations regarding advisory committees to address minor technical
changes and corrections to statutory citations. This action is
editorial in nature and is intended to provide accuracy and clarity to
the Agency's regulations.

DATES: This rule is effective March 20, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosanne A. Hurwitz, Office of Special
Medical Programs, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 5164, Silver Spring, MD, 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is amending 21 CFR part 14 to correct
minor errors and inadvertent omissions in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), and to delete obsolete cross-references. Minor
spelling errors were inadvertently published in the CFR when the
regulations were first issued. In addition, amendments to the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and recodification of certain sections of
the Public Health Service Act resulted in changes to several of the
referenced statutes.
    FDA is publishing the document as a final rule under the
Administrative Procedures Act (5 U.S.C. 551, et seq.). FDA has
determined that good cause exists to dispense with prior notice and
public comment under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 21 CFR 10.40(e) since such
notice and comment are unnecessary because this amendment to the
regulations provides only technical changes to correct minor errors and
inadvertent omissions in the CFR, to update obsolete terms and
citations, and to delete obsolete information. These changes are
nonsubstantive and only editorial in nature. In addition, FDA finds
good cause to provide for this regulation to be effective immediately
upon publication under 5 U.S.C. 553(d).

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 14

    Administrative practice and procedure, Advisory committees, Color
additives, Drugs, Foods, Medical Devices, Radiation protection, and
Tobacco Control.

    Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under
authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 21 CFR part
14 is amended as follows:

PART 14--PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE A PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE

0
1. The authority citation for 21 CFR part 14 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. 2; 15 U.S.C. 1451-1461, 21 U.S.C. 41-
50, 141-149, 321-394, 467f, 679, 821, 1034; 28 U.S.C. 2112; 42
U.S.C. 201, 262, 263b, 264; Pub. L. 107-109; Pub. L. 108-155.

PART 14 [AMENDED]

0
2. Part 14 is amended by removing the words ``the Board of Tea
Experts'' wherever they appear; by removing the word ``chairman''
wherever it appears and adding in its place ``Chairperson''; by
removing the word ``chairman's'' wherever it appears and adding in its
place ``Chairperson's''; by removing the phrase ``the act'' and adding
in its place ``the FD&C Act''; and by removing the word ``executive
secretary'' wherever it appears and adding in its place ``Designated
Federal Officer.''

0
3. Amend Sec.  14.1 by revising paragraphs (a) introductory text,
(a)(2)(vii), and (f) to read as follows:

Sec.  14.1  Scope.

    (a) This part governs the procedures when any of the following
applies:
* * * * *
    (2) * * *
    (vii) Section 514(b)(5) of the FD&C Act on establishment,
amendment, or revocation of a device performance standard;
* * * * *
    (f) This part applies to all FDA advisory committees, except to the
extent that specific statutes require otherwise for a particular
committee, for example, TEPRSSC and advisory committees established
under the Medical Device Amendments of 1976.

0
4. Amend Sec.  14.22 by revising paragraphs (b)(6) and (i)(4) to read
as follows:

Sec.  14.22  Meetings of an advisory committee.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (6) The committee is concerned with matters that functionally or
historically occur in some other location, e.g., the Science Advisory
Board of the National Center for Toxicological Research will generally
hold meetings in the Little Rock, AR, vicinity.
* * * * *
    (i) * * *
    (4) Notes or minutes kept or reports prepared by a committee member
have no status or effect unless adopted into the official minutes or
report by the committee.

0
5. Amend Sec.  14.55 by removing paragraph (d); redesignating
paragraphs (e) and (f) as paragraphs (d) and (e), respectively; and
revising paragraph (c) and newly redesignated paragraph (d) to read as
follows:

Sec.  14.55  Termination of advisory committees.

* * * * *
    (c) TEPRSSC is a permanent statutory advisory committee established
by section 358(f)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act, as added by
the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968, transferred to
the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360kk(f)(1)(A)), and is not subject to
termination and renewal under paragraph (a) of this section, except
that a new charter is prepared and filed at the end of each 2-year
period as provided in Sec.  14.40(c). Also, the statutory medical
device classification panels established under section 513(b)(1) of the
FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360c(b)(1)) and part 860, and the statutory medical
device good manufacturing practice advisory committees established
under section 520(f)(3) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360j(f)(3)), are
specifically exempted from the normal 2-year duration period.
    (d) Color additive advisory committees are required to be
established under the circumstances specified in sections 721(b)(5)(C)
and (D) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 379e(b)(5)(C) and (D)). A color
additive advisory committee is subject to the termination and renewal
requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and of this part.
* * * * *

0
6. Amend Sec.  14.65 by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:

Sec.  14.65  Public inquiries and requests for advisory committee
records.

    (a) Public inquiries on general committee matters, except requests
for records, are to be directed to the Committee Management Officer in
the Advisory Committee Oversight and Management Staff, Food and Drug
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 5103, Silver
Spring, MD 20993.
* * * * *

Sec.  14.120  [Amended]

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7. Amend Sec.  14.120 by removing ``Radiation Control for Health and
Safety Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 263f(f)(1)(A))'' and adding in its place
``Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360kk(f)(1)(A)).''

Sec.  14.122  [Amended]

0
8. Amend Sec.  14.122 by removing ``42 U.S.C. 263f'' and adding in its
place ``21 U.S.C. 360kk'' in paragraphs (a)(2) and (b).

Sec.  14.125  [Amended]

0
9. Amend Sec.  14.125 by removing ``42 U.S.C. 263f (f)(1)(A)'' and
adding in its place ``21 U.S.C. 360kk(f)(1)(A)'' in paragraph (c).

Sec.  14.130  [Amended]

0
10. Amend Sec.  14.130 by removing ``42 U.S.C. 263f (f)(1)(B)'' and
adding in its place ``21 U.S.C. 360kk(f)(1)(B)'' in paragraph (a).

    Dated: March 13, 2013.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-81646; File No. SR-ICC-2017-009]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Credit LLC; Order
Approving Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Clearance of Additional
Credit Default Swap Contracts

September 18, 2017.

I. Introduction

    On June 13, 2017, ICE Clear Credit LLC (``ICC'') filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to
Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\
and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to revise the ICC
Rulebook (the ``Rules'') in order to provide for the clearance of
Standard Asia Corporate Single Name CDS contracts (collectively,
``STASC Contracts''), Standard Asia Financial Corporate Single Name CDS
contracts (collectively, ``STASFC Contracts''), and Standard Emerging
Market Corporate Single Name CDS contracts (collectively, ``STEMC
Contracts''). The proposed rule change was published for comment in the
Federal Register on July 3, 2017.\3\ The Commission did not receive
comments on the proposed rule change. On August 17, 2017, the
Commission designated a longer period for Commission action on the
proposed rule change.\4\ For the reasons discussed below, the
Commission is approving the proposed rule change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-81030 (June 27,
2017), 82 FR 30933 (July 3, 2017) (SR-ICC-2017-009) (``Notice'').
    \4\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-81414 (August 17,
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II. Description of the Proposed Rule Change

    The purpose of this proposed rule change is to provide the basis
for ICC to clear additional credit default swap contracts.
Specifically, ICC has proposed amending Chapter 26 of the ICC Rules to
add Subchapters 26O (providing for the clearance of STASC Contracts),
26P (providing for the clearance of STASFC Contracts), and 26Q
(providing for the clearance of STEMC Contracts). ICC has represented
that proposed Subchapters 26O and 26Q have terms similar to those
Subchapters governing clearance of other corporate single name CDS
contracts,\5\ and that proposed Subchapter 26P has terms similar to
those Subchapters governing clearance of other financial corporate
single name CDS contracts.\6\ Therefore, ICC states that the rules
found in the new Subchapters 26O, 26P, and 26Q ``largely mirror'' the
ICC Rules for currently cleared contracts, ``with certain modifications
that reflect differences in terms and market conventions.'' \7\ Each
contract will be denominated in United States Dollars.\8\ ICC has also
represented that clearing of the additional STASC, STASFC, and STEMC
Contracts will not require any changes to ICC's Risk Management
Framework or other policies and procedures constituting rules within
the meaning of the Act.\9\
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    \6\ Id.
    \7\ Id.
    \8\ Id.
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III. Discussion and Commission Findings

    Section 19(b)(2)(C) of the Act directs the Commission to approve a
proposed rule change of a self-regulatory organization if the
Commission finds that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder
applicable to such self-regulatory organization.\10\ Section
17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act \11\ requires that, among other things, that
the rules of a clearing agency be designed to promote the prompt and
accurate clearance and settlement of securities transactions and, to
the extent applicable, derivative agreements, contracts, and
transactions, to assure the safeguarding of securities and funds which
are in the custody or control of the clearing agency or for which it is
responsible and, in general, to protect investors and the public
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(C).
    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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    The Commission finds that the rule change is consistent with the
requirements of Section 17A of the Act \12\ and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to ICC. The Commission has reviewed
the terms and conditions of these contracts and has determined that
they are substantially similar to those that ICC currently clears, the
key difference being the underlying reference obligations. Moreover,
the Commission has reviewed the Notice and ICC's Rules, policies and
procedures, which provide that the STASC, STASFC and STEMC Contracts
will be cleared pursuant to ICC's existing clearing arrangements and
related financial safeguards, protections and risk management
procedures.\13\ In addition, the Commission has evaluated information
submitted by ICC, including data on volume, open interest, and the
number of ICC clearing participants (``CPs'') that currently trade in
the STASC, STASFC and STEMC Contracts as well as certain model
parameters for the additional STASC, STASFC and STEMC Contracts. Based
on this review, the Commission finds that ICC's rules, policies, and
procedures are reasonably designed to price and measure the potential
risk presented by these products; collect financial resources in
proportion to such risk; and liquidate these products in the event of a
CP default. Thus, the Commission finds that acceptance of the
additional STASC, STASFC and STEMC Contracts, on the terms and
conditions set out in ICC's Rules, is consistent with the

prompt and accurate clearance of and settlement of securities
transactions and derivative agreements, contracts and transactions
cleared by ICC, the safeguarding of securities and funds in the custody
or control of ICC, and the protection of investors and the public
interest, within the meaning of Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act.\14\
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1.
    \13\ Notice, 82 FR at 30934.
    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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IV. Conclusion

    On the basis of the foregoing, the Commission finds that the
proposal is consistent with the requirements of the Act and in
particular with the requirements of Section 17A of the Act \15\ and the
rules and regulations thereunder.
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1.
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    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\16\ that the proposed rule change (File No. SR-ICC-2017-009) be,
and hereby is, approved.\17\
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    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \17\ In approving the proposed rule change, the Commission
considered the proposal's impact on efficiency, competition and
capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

March 13, 2009.
    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
    Docket Numbers: RP09-236-001.
    Applicants: Trailblazer Pipeline Company LLC.
    Description: Trailblazer submits Substitute First Revised Sheet 192
et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Fourth Revised Volume 1, to be effective 2/
22/09.
    Filed Date: 03/09/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090310-0065.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 23, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-243-001.
    Applicants: Kinder Morgan Illinois Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Kinder Morgan Illinois Pipeline LLC submits First
Revised Sheet 181 et al. to its FERC Gas Tariff Original Volume 1, to
be effective 2/22/09.
    Filed Date: 03/09/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090310-0080.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 23, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-136-001.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC submits First
Revised Sheet 29 et al. of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume 1, to
be effective 4/1/09.
    Filed Date: 03/10/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090310-0081.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 23, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-385-001.
    Applicants: Caledonia Energy Partners, L.L.C.
    Description: Caledonia Energy Partners, LLC submits FERC Gas
Tariff, First Revised Volume 1 and Substitute First Revised Sheet 46.
    Filed Date: 03/10/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090311-0053.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 23, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-289-001.
    Applicants: Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC submits First Revised
Sheet 116 et al. to its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume 1, to be
effective 4/10/09.
    Filed Date: 03/11/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090312-0348.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 23, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-448-000.
    Applicants: Texas Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Texas Gas Transmission, LLC submits First Revised
Sheet 2502 to FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume 1, to be effective
4/11/09.
    Filed Date: 03/11/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090312-0346.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 23, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-449-000.
    Applicants: Gulf States Transmission Corporation.
    Description: Gulf States Transmission Corporation submits Fourth
Revised Sheet 3 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume 1, to be
effective 4/1/09.
    Filed Date: 03/11/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090312-0347.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 23, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-450-000.
    Applicants: Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC submits Fourth Revised
Sheet No 28 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No 1, to be
effective 4/1/09.
    Filed Date: 03/12/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090313-0115.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 20, 2009.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with
any FERC Online service, please e-

mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free).
For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2008-1272]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zone; Underwater Object, Massachusetts Bay, MA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is extending the duration of a temporary
safety zone surrounding the fishing vessel PATRIOT located
approximately 17 miles northeast of Scituate, Massachusetts in
Massachusetts Bay. This action is necessary to ensure that vessels are
not endangered by conducting dredging, diving, salvage, anchoring,
fishing or other activities in this area. This temporary rulemaking is
needed to protect the environment, the commercial fishing industry, and
the general public from potential hazards associated with the
underwater object.

DATES: This rule is effective from 11:59 p.m. March 14, 2009 through 11
p.m. April 28, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in
the docket are part of docket USCG-2008-1272 and will be available
online at www.regulations.gov. They will also be available for
inspection or copying in two locations: the Docket Management Facility
(M-30), U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays, and United States Coast Guard Sector Boston, 427 Commercial
St, Boston, MA 02109 between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary rule, call Chief Eldridge McFadden, Waterways Management
Division, at<PHONE_NUMBER>. If you have questions on viewing the docket,
call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone
202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory Information

    We did not publish a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for this
regulation. Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that good
cause exists for not publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
with respect to this rule because initial immediate action was needed
to protect the public from the hazards posed by an unknown underwater
object located in Massachusetts Bay. This object was later identified
as the F/V Patriot. The F/V PATRIOT is located in approximately 95 feet
of water 17 miles northeast of Scituate, Massachusetts. This rule
extends the duration of the existing safety zone, which would have
expired on March 14, 2009, to ensure, to the extent practicable, the
immeadiate, continued protections for the environment, the commercial
fishing industry, and the general public from the hazards associated
with the F/V PATRIOT, while investigative efforts continue, risk
mitigation strategies are further explored and implemented, and salvage
efforts are conducted.
    For the same reasons, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard
finds that good cause exists for making this rule effective less than
30 days after publication in the Federal Register.

Background and Purpose

    On January 3, 2009, the F/V PATRIOT, a 54-foot steel-hull boat,
sank with the loss of two crewmembers onboard. The vessel was reported
to have an estimated 5000 gallons of fuel onboard. There were no
survivors and the exact position of the vessel was not immediately
known. On January 8, 2009, the Coast Guard established a temporary
safety zone around a reported underwater object believed to be the F/V
PATRIOT, located in Massachusetts Bay approximately 17 miles northeast
of Scituate, Massachusetts, in position 42[deg]24[min]27.34[sec] N,
70[deg]27[min]17.23[sec] W.
    This underwater object created an immediate and significant danger
to the environment, the commercial fishing industry, and the general
maritime public, as mariners unaware of its presence could make contact
with the object and cause damage to their vessel, equipment below the
water or fishing gear. On January 14, 2009, the Coast Guard extended
the temporary safety zone until March 14, 2009, while investigative
efforts continued and risk mitigation strategies were further explored.
On January 23, 2009, underwater exploratory operations with
photographic equipment confirmed that the object was the F/V PATRIOT.
The owners of the vessel intend to conduct dive and salvage operations
on the vessel. The extension of this zone will help ensure the planned
dive and salvage operations can be conducted safely.

Discussion of Rule

    This regulation extends the duration of the temporary safety zone
on the navigable waters of Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, 17 miles
northeast of Scituate, Massachusetts. This extension is necessary to
allow the owners of the F/V PATRIOT to conduct salvage operations. The
first safety zone, on this matter, was effective from January 8,
through January 14, 2009. On January 14, 2009, the duration of the zone
was extended until March 14, 2009 (74 FR 7817). With this rule, we are
extending the duration of the safety zone from March 14, 2009 through
April 28, 2009. The zone extends for 500 yards, in all directions, from
the F/V PATRIOT in approximate position 42[deg]24[min]27.34[sec] N,

70[deg]27[min]17.23[sec] W. The position of the safety zone has been
modified slightly from the prior safety zones so as to better identify
its location.
    This action is intended to prohibit vessels and persons from
entering, transiting, anchoring, diving, dredging, dumping, fishing,
trawling, laying cable, or conducting salvage operations in this zone
except as authorized by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port Boston,
Massachusetts. Public notifications about this safety zone have been
and will continue to be made through broadcast and local notice to
mariners. Marine traffic may transit safely in surrounding areas of
Massachusetts Bay, but are restricted from entering the area delineated
above.
    The Captain of the Port anticipates minimal negative impact on
vessel traffic due to the limited area and duration covered by this
safety zone.

Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on 13 of these statutes or executive orders.

Regulatory Planning and Review

    This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f)
of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, and does not
require an assessment of potential costs and benefits under section
6(a)(3) of that Order. The Office of Management and Budget has not
reviewed it under that Order.
    We expect the economic impact of this rule will be so minimal that
a full Regulatory Evaluation under the regulatory policies and
procedures of DHS is unnecessary. This regulation may have some impact
on the public. This impact, however, is outweighed by the safety risks
mitigated by the enactment of this zone. Further, the safety zone
extends only 500 yards in all directions of the fishing vessel PATRIOT,
and as such mariners will be able to transit around the zone without
incurring additional costs.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have
considered whether this rule would have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities. The term ``small entities''
comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are
independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields,
and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000.
    The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule will
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. This rule may affect the following entities, some of which
may be small entities: The owners or operators of vessels intending to
transit, anchor, or fish in a portion of the Massachusetts Bay covered
by the safety zone. This rule will not have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities for the following reasons: The
area this rule is affecting is very small and there is plenty of water
in the area for vessels to transit around.

Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-121), we offer to assist small
entities in understanding the rule so that they can better evaluate its
effects on them and participate in the rulemaking process.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy or
action of the Coast Guard.

Collection of Information

    This rule calls for no new collection of information under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local
governments and would either preempt State law or impose a substantial
direct cost of compliance on them. We have analyzed this rule under
that Order and have determined that it does not have implications for
federalism.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

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

Taking of Private Property

    This rule will not affect a taking of private property or otherwise
have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, Governmental
Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights.

Civil Justice Reform

    This rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2)
of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize litigation,
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

Protection of Children

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13045, Protection
of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This rule
is not an economically significant rule and does not create an
environmental risk to health or risk to safety that may
disproportionately affect children.

Indian Tribal Governments

    This rule does not have tribal implications under Executive Order
13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,
because it does not have a substantial direct effect on one or more
Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

Energy Effects

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13211, Actions
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a ``significant
energy action'' under that order because it is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to
have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use
of energy. The Administrator of the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs has not designated it as a significant energy
action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects
under Executive Order 13211.

Technical Standards

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards
in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress,
through the Office of Management and Budget, with an explanation of why
using these standards would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or
operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management
systems practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus
standards bodies.
    This rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we did not
consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security
Management Directive 0023.1 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which
guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have concluded
this action is one of a category of actions which do not individually
or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment.
This rule is categorically excluded, under figure 2-1, paragraph
(34)(g), of the Instruction, from further environmental documentation
as the rule pertains to a temporary safety zone established and
extended to address an emergency situation lasting more than one week.
The written environmental analysis checklist and Categorical Exclusion
Determination prepared for the initial effective period of this safety
zone regulation is applicable to this extension. These documents are
available in the docket where indicated under ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

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

0
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
CFR Part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

0
1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; 3306,
3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5;
Public Law 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security
Delegation No. 0170.1.

0
2. Revise temporary Sec.  165.T01-1272, to read as follows:

Sec.  165.T01-1272  Safety Zone: Underwater Object, Massachusetts Bay,
MA.

    (a) Location. The following area is a safety zone: All navigable
waters, from surface to bottom, of Massachusetts Bay within a 500 yard
radius of underwater object, in approximate position 42[deg]24'27.34''
N, 70[deg]27'17.23'' W.
    (b) Definitions. The following definition applies to this section:
Designated representative means any commissioned, warrant, and petty
officers of the Coast Guard on board Coast Guard, Coast Guard
Auxiliary, and local, state, and federal law enforcement vessels who
have been authorized to act on the behalf of the Captain of the Port
Boston.
    (c) Regulations. (1) The general regulations contained in 33 CFR
Sec.  165.23 apply.
    (2) In accordance with the general regulations in Sec.  165.23 of
this part, all vessels and persons are prohibited from entering the
safety zone without permission from the Captain of the Port Boston. In
addition, all vessels and persons are prohibited from anchoring,
diving, dredging, dumping, fishing, trawling, laying cable, or
conducting salvage operations in this zone except as authorized by the
Coast Guard Captain of the Port Boston.
    (3) All persons and vessels shall comply with the Coast Guard
Captain of the Port Boston or designated representative.
    (4) Upon being hailed by a U.S. Coast Guard vessel by siren, radio,
flashing light or other means, the operator of the vessel shall proceed
as directed.
    (5) Persons desiring to enter the safety zone may request
permission from the Captain of the Port Boston via VHF Channel 16 or
via telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (d) Enforcement Period. This rule will be enforced from 11 p.m.
January 8, 2009, until 11 p.m. April 28, 2009.

    Dated: March 6, 2009.
G.P. Kulisch,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Boston.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-01-2010; FRL-9549-01-OMS]

Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Ethnicity, Race, Gender and Disability Self-Identification Form for
Nominees Considered for Appointment on Federal Advisory Committees at
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), ``Ethnicity, Race, Gender and
Disability Self-Identification Form for nominees considered for
appointment on federal advisory committees at the Environmental
Protection Agency, (EPA ICR No. 2090-NEW, OMB Control No. 2030-NEW) to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is
soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed
information collection as described below. This is a request for
approval of a new collection. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and
a person is not required to respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 2, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-01-
2010; FRL-9549-01-OMS online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to [email protected] or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina Moore, Office of Resources and
Business Operations, 3101A, Federal Advisory Committee Management
Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate.
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: Agency officials developed the ``Ethnicity, Race, Gender
and Disability Self-Identification Form'' to comply with Executive
Order (14035): Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility in the
Federal Workforce, Section 5(e) that directs the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency to collect and analyze voluntarily self-reported
demographic data regarding the membership of federal advisory
committees to pursue opportunities to increase diversity, equity,
inclusion, and accessibility.
    This information collection request will assist EPA when selecting
members to EPA's scientific and technical federal advisory committees
to ensure that members and future nominees reflect the diversity of the
American people in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, geography, and
other characteristics.
    Form Number: EPA 5800-068.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are approximately 200 candidates for membership on EPA's
federal advisory committees. In an effort to ensure future nominees
reflect the diversity of America, all nominees are encouraged to
complete and submit EPA Form 5800-068 when applying for membership in
accordance with Executive Order 14035 of June 25, 2021: Diversity,
Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 200 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Total estimated burden: 16.6 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $0.
    Changes in Estimates: There is no change in burden because this is
a new information collection request.

Lynnann Hitchens,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Mission
Support.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[NHTSA Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0089]

Notice of Renewal of Charter for the National Emergency Medical
Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC)

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S.
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of Renewal of Charter for the National Emergency Medical
Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC).

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Transportation announces renewal of the
National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council to provide advice
and recommendations regarding emergency medical services (EMS) matters
to the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration and through NHTSA to the Federal Interagency
Committee on Emergency Medical Services. The NHTSA's Office of EMS
serves as sponsor of the Advisory Council for the Secretary. The
purpose of this notice is to inform interested parties of the renewal
of NEMSAC and invite public participation in meetings of the Advisory
Council.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Drew Dawson, Director, NHTSA
Office of EMS,<PHONE_NUMBER> or via e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., NTI-140, Washington, DC

20590. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. EST, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. You may also contact Susan McHenry at
the Office of EMS at<PHONE_NUMBER> or via e-mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>The Office of EMS fax number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access

    You may submit or retrieve comments online through the Document
Management System (DMS) at http://www.regulations.gov/under the docket
number listed at the beginning of this notice (NHTSA-2009-0089). The
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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 232 (Friday, December 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75518-75520]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30376]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-63390; File No. S7-17-09]

Order Extending Temporary Conditional Exemptions Under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in Connection With Request on Behalf of
Eurex Clearing AG Related to Central Clearing of Credit Default Swaps
and Request for Comment

November 29, 2010.

I. Introduction

    The Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') has taken
multiple actions designed to help foster the prompt development of
credit default swap (``CDS'') central counterparties (``CCP''),
including granting temporary conditional exemptions from certain
provisions of the federal securities laws.\1\
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    \1\ See generally Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 60372
(Jul. 23, 2009), 74 FR 37748 (Jul. 29, 2009) and 61973 (Apr. 23,
2010), 75 FR 22656 (Apr. 29, 2010) (temporary exemptions in
connection with CDS clearing by ICE Clear Europe Limited);
Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 60373 (Jul. 23, 2009), 74 FR
37740 (Jul. 29, 2009) and 61975 (Apr. 23, 2010), 75 FR 22641 (Apr.
29, 2010) (temporary exemptions in connection with CDS clearing by
Eurex Clearing AG); Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 59578 (Mar.
13, 2009), 74 FR 11781 (Mar. 19, 2009), 61164 (Dec. 14, 2009), 74 FR
67258 (Dec. 18, 2009), and 61803 (Mar. 30, 2010), 75 FR 17181 (Apr.
5, 2010) (temporary exemptions in connection with CDS clearing by
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.); Securities Exchange Act Release
Nos. 59527 (Mar. 6, 2009), 74 FR 10791 (Mar. 12, 2009), 61119 (Dec.
4, 2009), 74 FR 65554 (Dec. 10, 2009), and 61662 (Mar. 5, 2010), 75
FR 11589 (Mar. 11, 2010) (temporary exemptions in connection with
CDS clearing by ICE Trust U.S. LLC); Securities Exchange Act Release
No. 59164 (Dec. 24, 2008), 74 FR 139 (Jan. 2, 2009) (temporary
exemptions in connection with CDS clearing by LIFFE A&M and
LCH.Clearnet Ltd.); and other Commission actions discussed in
several of these orders. In addition, the Commission has issued
interim final temporary rules that provide exemptions under the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for
CDS to facilitate the operation of one or more central
counterparties for the CDS market. See Securities Act Release Nos.
8999 (Jan. 14, 2009), 74 FR 3967 (Jan. 22, 2009) (initial approval),
9063 (Sep. 14, 2009), 74 FR 47719 (Sep. 17, 2009) (extension until
Nov. 30, 2010), and 9158 (Nov. 30, 2010) (extension until Jul. 16,
2011).
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    In July 2009, the Commission issued an order providing temporary
conditional exemptions to Eurex Clearing AG (``Eurex''), and certain
other parties, to permit Eurex to clear and settle CDS transactions.\2\
In response to Eurex's request, the Commission temporarily extended and
expanded the exemptions in April 2010.\3\ The current

exemptions pursuant to the April 2010 Eurex Exemptive Order are
scheduled to expire on November 30, 2010, and Eurex has requested that
the Commission extend the exemptions contained in the April 2010 Eurex
Exemptive Order.\4\
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    \2\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60373 (Jul. 23, 2009),
74 FR 37740 (Jul. 29, 2009) (``July 2009 Eurex Exemptive Order'').
    \3\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61975 (Apr. 23, 2010),
75 FR 22641 (Apr. 29, 2010) (``April 2010 Eurex Exemptive Order'').
    \4\ See Letter from Paul Architzel, Alston & Bird, to Elizabeth
Murphy, Secretary, Commission, Nov. 29, 2010 (``November 2010
Request'').
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II. Discussion

A. Legislative Developments

    Subsequent to the Commission's issuance of the April 2010 Eurex
Exemptive Order, the President signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (``Dodd-Frank Act'') into law.\5\
The Dodd-Frank Act was enacted to, among other purposes, promote the
financial stability of the United States by improving accountability
and transparency in the financial system.\6\ To this end, the
provisions of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act provide for the
comprehensive regulation of security-based swaps \7\ by the
Commission.\8\ The Dodd-Frank Act amends the Exchange Act to require,
among other things, that transactions in security-based swaps be
cleared through a clearing agency that is registered with the
Commission or that is exempt from registration if they are of a type
that the Commission determines must be cleared, unless an exception or
exemption from mandatory clearing applies.\9\ Specifically, Section
763(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act adds a new Section 17A(g) to the Exchange
Act which states: ``It shall be unlawful for a clearing agency, unless
registered with the Commission, directly or indirectly to make use of
the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce to
perform the functions of a clearing agency with respect to a security-
based swap.'' \10\ This new registration provision, along with other
general provisions under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act, becomes
effective on July 16, 2011.\11\ As a result, the Commission anticipates
that Eurex would need to apply and become registered as a clearing
agency under Section 17A of the Exchange Act when relevant provisions
of the Dodd-Frank Act become effective in order to clear security-based
swaps.
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    \5\ Public Law 111-203 (July 21, 2010).
    \6\ See Public Law 111-203, Preamble.
    \7\ Section 761(a)(6) of the Dodd-Frank Act defines a
``security-based swap'' as any agreement, contract, or transaction
that is a ``swap,'' as defined in Section 1a(47) of the Commodity
Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. 1a(47), that is based on an index that is a
narrow-based security index, a single security, or a loan, including
any interest therein or on the value thereof; or the occurrence,
nonoccurrence, or extent of the occurrence of an event relating to a
single issuer of a security or the issuers of securities in a
narrow-based security index, provided that such event directly
affects the financial statements, financial condition, or financial
obligations of the issuer. See Section 3(a)(68) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act''), 15 U.S.C.78c(a)(68) (as
added by Section 761(a)(6) of the Dodd-Frank Act). Section 712(d) of
the Dodd-Frank Act provides that the Commission and the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC''), in consultation with the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, shall, among other
things, jointly further define the terms ``swap'' and ``security-
based swap.''
    \8\ Section 761(a)(2) of the Dodd-Frank Act explicitly includes
security-based swaps in the definition of ``security'' in Section
3(a)(10) of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. 78c.
    \9\ See Section 763(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act (adding new Section
3C to the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. 78c-2).
    \10\ While Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act provides that certain
entities that cleared swaps pursuant to an exemption from
registration as a clearing agency prior to the date of enactment of
the Dodd-Frank Act are deemed registered as a clearing agency for
the purposes of clearing security-based swaps (``Deemed Registered
Provision''), Eurex would not qualify for the Deemed Registered
Provision. See Section 763(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act (adding new
Section 17A(l) to the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(1)). A clearing
agency must be a depository institution that cleared swaps as a
multilateral clearing organization or a derivative clearing
organization that cleared swaps pursuant to an exemption from
registration as a clearing agency. Id. Since Eurex is not a
depository institution and is not a derivative clearing
organization, it does not qualify for the Deemed Registered
Provision.
    \11\ Section 774 of the Dodd-Frank Act states, ``[u]nless
otherwise provided, the provisions of this subtitle shall take
effect on the later of 360 days after the date of the enactment of
this subtitle or, to the extent a provision of this subtitle
requires a rulemaking, not less than 60 days after publication of
the final rule or regulation implementing such provision of this
subtitle.''
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B. Eurex's Request for Extension of April 2010 Eurex Exemptive Order

    Eurex seeks an extension of the temporary exemptions of the April
2010 Eurex Exemptive Order under the same terms and conditions
contained in the April 2010 Eurex Exemptive Order.\12\ Eurex's request
for an extension of the April 2010 Eurex Exemptive Order incorporates
the representations made in its request preceding the April 2010 Eurex
Exemptive Order and its request preceding the July 2009 Eurex Exemptive
Order.\13\ These representations are discussed in detail in our earlier
Eurex orders. Eurex represents that these representations remain
valid.\14\
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    \12\ See November 2010 Request, supra note 4.
    \13\ See id.
    \14\ In the April 2010 Eurex Exemptive Order, the Commission
described Eurex's proposed activity to clear CDS transactions of its
members' customers. Under this proposed activity, Eurex intended to
provide customer clearing capability for: (i) customers that would
enter into a tri-party agreement with Eurex and the clearing member,
in which the clearing member agrees to guarantee the customer's
position and the customer agrees to be bound by Eurex's Clearing
Conditions (``Registered Customer'') and (ii) customers that do not
enter into such an agreement. Eurex indicated in its November 2010
Request that it now intends to provide customer clearing capability
only for Registered Customers under the exemptive relief.
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    Accordingly, consistent with our findings in the April 2010 Eurex
Exemptive Order, and, in particular, in light of the risk management
and systemic benefits in continuing to facilitate CDS clearing by Eurex
until Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act becomes fully effective, the
Commission finds that it is necessary or appropriate in the public
interest and is consistent with the protection of investors to exercise
its authority to extend the exemptive relief granted in the April 2010
Eurex Exemptive Order until July 16, 2011. Specifically, pursuant to
the Commission's authority under Section 36 of the Exchange Act,\15\
based on the facts presented and the representations made by Eurex,\16\
the Commission is extending until July 16, 2011, under the same terms
and conditions in the April 2010 Eurex Exemptive Order, each of the
existing exemptions connected with CDS clearing by Eurex, which
include: The temporary conditional exemption granted to Eurex from
clearing agency registration under Section 17A of the Exchange Act
solely to perform the functions of a clearing agency for certain non-
excluded CDS; the temporary conditional exemption of Eurex and certain
of its clearing members from the registration requirements of Sections
5 and 6 of the Exchange Act solely in connection with the calculation
of mark-to-market prices for certain non-excluded CDS cleared by Eurex;
the temporary conditional exemption of Eurex and certain eligible
contract participants from certain Exchange Act

requirements with respect to certain non-excluded CDS cleared by Eurex;
the temporary conditional exemption of Eurex clearing members and
certain others from broker-dealer registration requirements and related
requirements in connection with CDS clearing by Eurex (including
clearing of customer CDS transactions); and the temporary conditional
exemption from certain Exchange Act requirements granted to registered
broker-dealers with respect to certain non-excluded CDS.\17\
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78mm. Section 36 of the Exchange Act authorizes
the Commission to conditionally or unconditionally exempt any
person, security, or transaction, or any class of classes of
persons, securities, or transactions, from any provision or
provisions of the Exchange Act or any rule or regulation thereunder,
by rule, regulation, or order, to the extent that such exemption is
necessary or appropriate in the public interest, and is consistent
with the protection of investors.
    \16\ See November 2010 Request, supra note 4. The exemptions we
are granting today are based on all of the representations made by
Eurex in its request, which incorporate representations made by
Eurex in its request for relief granted in the April 2010 Eurex
Exemptive Order and its request for relief granted in the July 2009
Eurex Exemptive Order. We recognize, however, that there could be
legal uncertainty in the event that one or more of the underlying
representations were to become inaccurate. Accordingly, if any of
these exemptions were to become unavailable by reason of an
underlying representation no longer being materially accurate, the
legal status of existing open positions in non-excluded CDS (as
defined in the April 2010 Eurex Exemptive Order) that previously had
been cleared pursuant to the exemptions would remain unchanged, but
no new positions could be established pursuant to the exemptions
until all of the underlying representations were again accurate.
    \17\ See April 2010 Eurex Exemptive Order, supra note 4.
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C. Solicitation of Comments

    When we granted the April 2010 Eurex Exemptive Order, we requested
comment on all aspects of the exemptions. We received no comments in
response this request.
    In connection with this Order extending exemptions granted in
connection with CDS clearing by Eurex, we reiterate our request for
comments on all aspects of the exemptions.
    Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/other.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number S7-17-09 on the subject line; or
     Use the Federal eRulemaking Portal (http://www.regulations.gov/). Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number S7-17-09. This file number
should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To help us
process and review your comments more efficiently, please use only one
method. We will post all comments on the Commission's Internet website
(http://www.sec.gov/rules/other.shtml). Comments are also available for
website viewing and printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days
between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.. All comments received will be
posted without change; we do not edit personal identifying information
from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to
make available publicly.

III. Conclusion

    It is hereby ordered, pursuant to Section 36(a) of the Exchange
Act, that, until July 16, 2011, the following exemptions connected with
CDS clearing by Eurex contained in the April 2010 Eurex Exemptive Order
are extended: (i) The temporary conditional exemption granted to Eurex
from clearing agency registration under Section 17A of the Exchange Act
solely to perform the functions of a clearing agency for certain non-
excluded CDS; (ii) the temporary conditional exemption of Eurex and
certain of its clearing members from the registration requirements of
Sections 5 and 6 of the Exchange Act solely in connection with the
calculation of mark-to-market prices for certain non-excluded CDS
cleared by Eurex; (iii) the temporary conditional exemption of Eurex
and certain eligible contract participants from certain Exchange Act
requirements with respect to certain non-excluded CDS cleared by Eurex;
(iv) the temporary conditional exemption of Eurex clearing members and
certain others from broker-dealer registration requirements and related
requirements in connection with CDS clearing by Eurex (including
clearing of customer CDS transactions); and (v) the temporary
conditional exemption from certain Exchange Act requirements granted to
registered broker-dealers with respect to certain non-excluded CDS.

    By the Commission.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
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