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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-62909; File No. SR-BX-2010-063]

 Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Adding the
CBOE Volatility Index Futures to the Definition of a Futures Reference
Asset in Chapter IV, Section 3(k)(i)(5)

September 14, 2010.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on September 8, 2010, NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc. (the ``Exchange'') filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed
rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been
prepared by the self-regulatory organization. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule from
interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend Chapter IV, Section 3 (Criteria for
Underlying Securities) of the Rules of the Boston Options Exchange
Group, LLC (``BOX'') to permit options on

Futures-Linked Securities to be based on products linked to CBOE
Volatility Index Futures (``VIX Futures''). The text of the proposed
rule change is available from the principal office of the Exchange, at
the Commission's Public Reference Room and also on the Exchange's
Internet Web site at http://nasdaqomxbx.cchwallstreet.com/NASDAQOMXBX/
Filings/.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    Chapter IV, Section 3(k) of the BOX Rules designates the listing
and trading of options on equity index-linked securities (``Equity
Index-Linked Securities'', ``Commodity-Linked Securities'', ``Currency-
Linked Securities'', ``Fixed Income Index-Linked Securities'',
``Futures-Linked Securities'' and ``Multifactor Index-Linked
Securities'', collectively known as ``Index-Linked Securities'') that
are principally traded on a national securities exchange and are
defined as an ``NMS Stock'' (as defined in Rule 600 of Regulation NMS
under the Securities and [sic] Exchange Act of 1934). BOX proposes to
amend the definition of Futures-Linked Securities for the trading of
options on Index-Linked Securities to include products linked to CBOE
Volatility Index (VIX) Futures.
    Specifically, the Exchange proposes to add the CBOE Volatility
Index (VIX) Futures to the definition of a Futures Reference Asset in
Chapter IV, Section 3(k)(i)(5) of the BOX Rules.
    Index-Linked Securities are designed for investors who desire to
participate in a specific market segment by providing exposure to one
or more identifiable underlying securities, commodities, currencies,
derivative instruments or market indexes of the foregoing (``Underlying
Index'' or ``Underlying Indexes''). Index-Linked Securities are the
non-convertible debt of an issuer that have a term of at least one (1)
year but not greater than thirty (30) years. Despite the fact that
Index-Linked Securities are linked to an underlying index, each trades
as a single, exchange-listed security. Accordingly, rules pertaining to
the listing and trading of standard equity options apply to Index-
Linked Securities.
    Currently, the Exchange will consider listing and trading options
on Index-Linked Securities provided the Index-Linked Securities meet
the criteria for underlying securities set forth in Chapter IV, Section
3(a)-(b) of the BOX Rules.
    Index-Linked Securities must meet the criteria and guidelines for
underlying securities set forth in Chapter IV, Section 3(b) of the BOX
Rules; or the Index-Linked Securities must be redeemable at the option
of the holder at least on a weekly basis through the issuer at a price
related to the applicable underlying Reference Asset.\3\ In addition,
the issuing company is obligated to issue or repurchase the securities
in aggregation units for cash or cash equivalents satisfactory to the
issuer of Index-Linked Securities which underlie the option as
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    \3\ For the purposes of Chapter IV, Section 3(k) of the BOX
Rules, Equity Reference Assets, Commodity Reference Assets, Currency
Reference Assets, Fixed Income Reference Assets, Futures Reference
Assets together with Multifactor Reference Assets, collectively will
be referred to as ``Reference Assets'', as defined in Chapter IV,
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    Options on Index-Linked Securities will continue to be subject to
all BOX rules governing the trading of equity options. The current
continuing or maintenance listing standards for options traded on BOX
will continue to apply.
The VIX
    The information in this filing relating to the VIX was taken from
the Web site of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (the ``CBOE'').
    The VIX was originally developed by the CBOE in 1993 and was
calculated using S&P 100[supreg] Index options. The current methodology
for the VIX was introduced by the CBOE in September 2003 and it is now
an index that uses the quotes of certain S&P 500[supreg] Index
(``SPX'') option series to derive a measure of the volatility of the
U.S. equity market. The VIX measures market expectations of near term
volatility conveyed by the prices of options on the SPX. It provides
investors with up-to-the-minute market estimates of expected stock
market volatility over the next 30 calendar days by extracting implied
volatilities from real-time index option bid/ask quotes.
VIX Futures
    Information regarding VIX Futures can be found on the Web site of
the CBOE Futures Exchange (the ``CFE''). The CFE began listing and
trading VIX Futures since March 26, 2004 under the ticker symbol VX.
VIX Futures trade between the hours of 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Central Time
(Chicago Time).
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposal is consistent with the
requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act,\4\ in general, and Section
6(b)(5) of the Act,\5\ in particular, in that it is designed to foster
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating,
clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and
facilitating transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism for a free and open market and a national market
system and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
In particular, Exchange believes that the proposed rules applicable to
trading pursuant to generic listing and trading criteria, together with
the Exchange's surveillance procedures applicable to trading in the
securities covered by the proposed rules, serve to foster investor
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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

    The Exchange has neither solicited nor received comments on the
proposed rule change.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change: (1) Does not
significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (2) does not impose any significant burden on competition;
and (3) by its terms does not become operative for 30 days after the
date of this filing, or such shorter time as the Commission may
designate if consistent

with the protection of investors and the public interest, the proposed
rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the
Act \6\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\7\
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \7\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires a self-regulatory organization to provide the Commission
with written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change,
along with a brief description and text of the proposed rule change,
at least five business days prior to the date of filing of the
proposed rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) normally does
not become operative for 30 days after the date of filing. However,
Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) permits the Commission to designate a shorter
time if such action is consistent with the protection of investors and
the public interest. The Exchange requests that the Commission waive
the 30-day operative delay so that the Exchange can list and trade
options on Futures-Linked Securities linked to CBOE VIX Futures
immediately. The Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative
delay to permit the Exchange to list and trade options on Futures-
Linked Securities linked to CBOE VIX Futures without delay is
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest.\8\
The Commission notes the proposal is substantively identical to
proposals that were recently approved by the Commission, and does not
raise any new regulatory issues.\9\ For these reasons, the Commission
designates the proposed rule change as operative upon filing.
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    \8\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay, the
Commission has also considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60857 (Oct. 21,
2009), 74 FR 55611 (Oct. 28, 2009) (SR-CBOE-2009-074); See also
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60822 (Oct. 14, 2009), 74 FR
54114 (Oct. 21, 2009) (SR-NYSEArca-2009-77); and Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 60823 (Oct. 14, 2009), 74 FR 54112 (Oct. 21, 2009)
(SR-NYSEAmex-2009-59).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the 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 e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-BX-2010-063 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-BX-2010-063. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail 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 website (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 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. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection and
copying at the principal office of the Exchange.\10\ 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-BX-2010-063 and should be
submitted on or before October 13, 2010.
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    \10\ The text of the proposed rule change is available on the
Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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    \11\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-80268; File No. SR-NYSEMKT-2017-05]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of
Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule
Change Amending Rules 7.29E and 1.1E To Provide for a Delay Mechanism

March 17, 2017.
    On January 27, 2017, NYSE MKT LLC (the ``Exchange'' or ``NYSE
MKT'') 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 amend Rules 7.29E and 1.1E to provide for an
intentional delay to specified order processing. The proposed rule
change was published for comment in the Federal Register on February
15, 2017.\3\ The Commission has received two comment letters on the
proposal.\4\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79998 (February 9,
2017), 82 FR 10828.
    \4\ See Letters to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Commission, from
John Ramsay, Chief Market Policy Officer, Investors Exchange LLC,
dated March 10, 2017; and Tyler Gellasch, Executive Director,
Healthy Markets Association, dated March 10, 2017.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \5\ provides that within 45 days of the
publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or
within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its
reasons for so finding or as to which the self-regulatory organization
consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change,
disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The
45th day for this filing is April 1, 2017.
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    The Commission is extending the 45-day time period for Commission
action on the proposed rule change. The Commission finds that it is
appropriate to designate a longer period within which to take action on
the proposed rule change so that it has sufficient time to consider and
take action on the Exchange's proposed rule change.
    Accordingly, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \6\ and for
the reasons stated above, the Commission designates May 16, 2017, as
the date by which the Commission shall either approve or disapprove, or
institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove, the proposed
rule change (File No. SR-NYSEMKT-2017-05).
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    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

[Docket No. ER08-1240-000]

MH Partners LP; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based
Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization

July 25, 2008.
    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
MH Partners LP's application for market-based rate authority, with an
accompanying rate schedule, noting that such application includes a
request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a
copy of that document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is August 14, 2008.
    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-referenced proceeding 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
(866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

 Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0563]

Single-Ingredient, Immediate-Release Drug Products Containing
Oxycodone for Oral Administration and Labeled for Human Use;
Enforcement Action Dates; Correction

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice
that appeared in the Federal Register of July 6, 2012 (77 FR 40069).
The document announced FDA's intention to take enforcement action
against all unapproved single-ingredient, immediate-release drug
products that contain oxycodone hydrochloride for oral administration
and are labeled for human use, and persons who manufacture or cause the
manufacture or distribution of such products in interstate commerce.
The document was published with an incorrect Web link. This document
corrects that error.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Astrid Lopez-Goldberg, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 5368, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-3485<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc. 2012-16475, appearing on page
40069 in the Federal Register of Friday, July 06, 2012, the following
correction is made:
    1. On page 40070, in the first column, in the last paragraph, the
Web link ``http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/EnforcementActivitiesbyFDA/SelectedEnforcementActionsonUnapprovedDrugs/ucm238675.htm'' is
corrected to read ``http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/EnforcementActivitiesbyFDA/SelectedEnforcementActionsonUnapprovedDrugs/ucm238675.htm#narcotics''.

    Dated: July 9, 2012.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2022-0052; OMB No. 1660-0069]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)
Version 5.0

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.

ACTION: 60-Day notice of revision and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension,
with change, of a currently

approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the
National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Version 5.0. The
program provides a well-established mechanism, using standardized
reporting methods, to collect and analyze fire incident data at the
Federal, State, and local levels with a myriad of life and property
saving uses and benefits. This revision involves the reduction in
burden hours associated with this collection due to modernization of
NFIRS Version 5.0.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 7, 2023.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2022-0052. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy and
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Millstein, Branch Chief National
Fire Data Center, at<PHONE_NUMBER> or [email protected].
You may contact the Information Management Division for copies of the
proposed collection of information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Commission on Fire Prevention
and Control conducted a comprehensive study of the Nation's fire
problem and recommended to Congress actions to mitigate the fire
problem, reduce loss of life and property, and educate the public on
fire protection and prevention. As a result of the study, Congress
enacted Public Law 93-498, Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of
1974, which establishes the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) to
administer fire prevention and control programs, supplement existing
programs of research, training, and education, and encourage new and
improved programs and activities by state and local governments.
Section 9(a) of the Act authorizes the USFA Administrator to operate
directly or through contracts or grants an integrated, comprehensive
method to select, analyze, publish, and disseminate information related
to prevention, occurrence, control, and results of fires of all types.
The National Fire Incident Reporting Systems (NFIRS) was established in
the mid-1970s and is mandated by the Federal Fire Prevention and
Control Act of 1974 which authorizes the National Fire Data Center to
gather and analyze information such as (1) the frequency, causes,
spread, and extinguishment of fires; (2) injuries and deaths resulting
from fires; (3) information on injuries sustained by a firefighter; and
(4) information on firefighting activities. The act further authorizes
USFA to develop uniform data reporting methods, and to encourage and
assist Federal, state, local and other agencies in developing and
reporting information. NFIRS is a reporting standard that fire
departments use to uniformly report on the full range of their
activities, from fire to emergency medical services to severe weather
and natural disasters. This reporting allows fire departments, as well
as many other government and non-government agencies, to quantify their
actions and identify incident and response trends. Recent modernization
to the data collection improved and therefore reduced the burden hours
for reporting data to NFIRS. FEMA is requesting a revision of this
information collection.

Collection of Information

    Title: National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Version 5.0.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, with change, of a
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0069.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-USFA-FY-21-109, National Fire Incident
Reporting System (NFIRS) Version 5.0.
    Abstract: The purpose of this revision is to provide the reduction
of burden hours recently achieved by modernizing and improving the
application's interface. NFIRS is the USFA's system authorized under
Public Law 93-498 to collect fire related data to identify and define
the fire problem in the U.S., and to reduce fire related casualties and
losses. Operating since 1999, the system provides an electronic, web-
based application for users to input their incident response
information in a uniform manner.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, local or Tribal
government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 23,500.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 28,059,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,820,650.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $420,225,614.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $1,974,000.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $1,128,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $3,386,107.

Comments

    Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b)
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; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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.

Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC
20549-0213.
Extension:
    Rule 701; OMB Control No. 3235-0522; SEC File No. 270-306.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget the request for extension of the previously approved
collection of information discussed below.
    Rule 701 (17 CFR 230.701) under the Securities Act of 1933
(``Securities Act'') (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) provides an exemption for
certain issuers from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act for limited offerings and sales of securities issued under
compensatory benefit plans or contracts. The purpose of Rule 701 is to
ensure that a basic level of information is available to employees and
others when substantial amounts of securities are issued in
compensatory arrangements. Information provided under Rule 701 is
mandatory. Approximately 300 companies annually rely on the Rule 701
exemption and it takes 2 hours per response. We estimate that 25% of
the 2 hours per response (0.5 hours) is prepared by the company for a
total annual reporting burden of 150 hours (0.5 hours per response x
300 responses).
    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 control number.
    Background documentation for this information collection may be
viewed at the following link, http://www.reginfo.gov. Written comments
should be directed to the following persons: (i) Desk Officer for the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or send an e-mail to:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Thomas Bayer, Chief Information Officer,
Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Remi Pavlik-Simon, 6432 General
Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312; or send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of
this notice.

    Dated: January 27, 2011.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
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Year State Species Metric TonsPounds $ 1980 Maryland FLOUNDER 600.5 1,323,900 620,270 1980 Virginia FLOUNDER 3,857.20 8,503,500 3,856,432 1981 Maryland FLOUNDER 182.9 403,200 263,179 1981 Virginia FLOUNDER 1,656.50 3,651,900 1,982,788 1982 Maryland FLOUNDER 163.3 360,100 244,283 1982 Virginia FLOUNDER 1,964.90 4,331,900 2,773,431 1983 Maryland FLOUNDER 424.8 936,500 559,113 1983 Virginia FLOUNDER 3,689.60 8,134,000 4,608,716 1984 Maryland FLOUNDER 368.6 812,700 557,405 1984 Virginia FLOUNDER 4,387.80 9,673,400 5,577,028 1985 Maryland FLOUNDER 261.9 577,406 565,049 1985 Virginia FLOUNDER 2,284.60 5,036,651 4,383,716 1986 Maryland FLOUNDER 143.1 315,500 359,337 1986 Virginia FLOUNDER 1,683.90 3,712,400 3,961,803 1987 Maryland FLOUNDER 144.7 318,900 347,531 1987 Virginia FLOUNDER 2,626.70 5,790,900 6,545,326 1988 Maryland FLOUNDER 233.1 513,900 597,136 1988 Virginia FLOUNDER 3,518.20 7,756,300 8,002,014 1989 Maryland FLOUNDER 92.6 204,100 359,299 1989 Virginia FLOUNDER 1,673.30 3,688,900 5,116,210 1990 Maryland FLOUNDER 62.9 138,594 228,259 1990 Virginia FLOUNDER 973.8 2,146,733 3,309,186 1991 Maryland FLOUNDER 106 233,678 302,967 1991 Virginia FLOUNDER 1,684.00 3,712,559 4,490,480 1992 Maryland FLOUNDER 144.7 318,944 440,676 1992 Virginia FLOUNDER 2,345.90 5,171,856 6,233,090 1993 Maryland FLOUNDER 124.3 274,127 469,167 1993 Virginia FLOUNDER 1,421.70 3,134,335 4,030,236 1994 Maryland FLOUNDER 81.8 180,429 308,849 1994 Virginia FLOUNDER 1,414.80 3,119,168 4,208,846 1995 Maryland FLOUNDER 79.5 175,263 321,847 1995 Virginia FLOUNDER 1,502.50 3,312,443 4,736,926 1996 Virginia FLOUNDER 1,036.80 2,285,720 2,966,497 1997 Virginia FLOUNDER 1,075.20 2,370,288 3,072,903 1998 Virginia FLOUNDER 1,186.50 2,615,750 3,316,474 1999 Virginia FLOUNDER 996 2,195,832 3,066,806 2000 Virginia FLOUNDER 1,001.00 2,206,715 3,131,418 2001 Virginia FLOUNDER 1,206.40 2,659,586 2,972,616 2002 Virginia FLOUNDER 1,347.30 2,970,267 3,149,729 2003 Maryland FLOUNDER 149.4 329,343 526,832 2003 Virginia FLOUNDER 1,597.50 3,521,899 4,218,881


Assessment of the Missouri Major Land Resource Area (MLRA) 113 that
contain monitored sites MO-01, MO-02, MO-04 and MO-05: Charge question
#11 asks the Panel to comment on the approaches to determine whether the
watersheds that exceeded the LOC in multiple years are randomly
distributed within the 1,172 vulnerable watersheds or represent a unique
subset of conditions.  Two documents that will be provided to the Panel
at the meeting on December 4 (these documents are electronically too
large to e-mail) contain the results of in-depth assessments of the
Missouri MLRA 113 and MO-01 and MO-02 watersheds, detailing the unique
hydrogeology and agronomics of this region and these subwatersheds.
This assessment shows that the Missouri MLRA 113 is uniquely vulnerable
to runoff due to the unusual combination of the a high percentage of
vulnerable soils, the presence of an unusually continuous and shallow
claypan layer, plus the occurrence of steeper slopes than are generally
present in other areas of the Midwest corn/sorghum growing region. These
documents provide evidence that the monitoring results from
subwatersheds MO-01 and MO-02 (as well as MO-04 and MO-05 that were
monitored in 2007) should be considered as representative of a unique
subset of conditions during the analysis to identify watershed beyond
the 40 where higher atrazine exposures potentially occur.


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[Notices]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-73275; File No. SR-CME-2014-31]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.;
Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No.
2, Related to Clearing of Certain iTraxx Europe Index Untranched CDS
Contracts on Indices Administered by Markit

October 1, 2014.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'' or ``Exchange Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4

thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on September 2, 2014,
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (``CME'') filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') Amendment No. 2 (the ``iTraxx
Filing Amendment'') to its previously submitted proposed rule change
\3\ related to the clearing of certain iTraxx Europe index credit
default swaps (``CDS'').\4\ The iTraxx Filing Amendment is intended to
provide further description and detail of certain aspects of the
proposed rule change, as described in Items I, II and III below, which
Items have been prepared primarily by CME. The Commission is publishing
this notice to solicit comments on the iTraxx Filing Amendment from
interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-72833 (Aug. 13,
2014), 79 FR 48797 (Aug. 18, 2014) (SR-CME-2014-31) (hereinafter
referred to as the ``iTraxx Filing'').
    \4\ On August 18, 2014, CME filed Amendment No. 1 to the
proposed rule change. CME withdrew Amendment No. 1 on August 29,
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    On August 11, 2014, CME submitted to the Commission the iTraxx
Filing, pursuant to which, CME proposes to revise its clearing rules
(the ``CDS Product Rules'') to enable CME to offer clearing of certain
iTraxx Europe index untranched CDS contracts on indices administered by
Markit (``iTraxx Contracts''). The iTraxx Filing is currently under
review by the Commission. The purpose of the iTraxx Filing Amendment is
to provide further description and detail of certain aspects of the
proposed rule change contained within the iTraxx Filing. The iTraxx
Filing Amendment should be read in conjunction with the iTraxx Filing.
All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given
to them in the iTraxx Filing or the CDS Product Rules. The text of the
proposed amendment is also available at the CME's Web site at http://www.cmegroup.com, at the principal office of CME, 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 and basis for the proposed
amendment and discussed any comments it received on the proposed
amendment. The text of these statements may be examined at the places
specified in Item IV below. The self-regulatory organization has
prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the
most significant aspects of such statements.

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

    Pursuant to this iTraxx Filing Amendment, CME intends to provide
further description and detail of certain aspects of the proposed
amendments to the Manual of Operations for CME Cleared Credit Default
Swaps (the ``CDS Manual'') contained within the iTraxx Filing as
further discussed below. Additionally, CME intends to provide further
description and detail relating to risk management for certain iTraxx
Contracts based on the 2003 ISDA Definitions under CME's proposed risk
model framework as described in File Number SR-CME-2014-28, as amended
(the ``CDS Risk Model Filing'').\5\
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    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-72834 (Aug. 13,
2014), 79 FR 48805 (Aug. 18, 2014) (SR-CME-2014-28) and Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 34-72959 (Sep. 2, 2014), 79 FR 53234 (Sep.
8, 2014) (SR-CME-2014-28). The proposed rule change, as amended, is
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1. CDS Manual of Operations
    In connection with the proposed rule changes in this iTraxx Filing
Amendment and in the iTraxx Filing, CME also proposes to make
administrative changes to its CDS Manual in connection with the
clearance of iTraxx Contracts. Specifically, amendments are proposed
where CDX Contracts are described as the only CDS Contracts which CME
clears and deletions are proposed to reflect that iTraxx Contracts have
differing transaction types and standard currencies to the CDX
Contracts which CME currently clears, and also to reflect the fact that
restructuring will be a credit event for iTraxx Contracts. Also, a
reference which relates to outdated aspects of the CDS risk model is
proposed to be deleted.
2. Risk Management
    Certain iTraxx Contracts which CME proposes to clear will,
following the implementation date of the 2014 ISDA Definitions, be
bifurcated such that certain iTraxx Component Transactions will
continue to reference the 2003 ISDA Definitions and certain other
iTraxx Component Transactions will reference the 2014 ISDA Definitions.
Consistent with CME's treatment of CDS products with different product
terms, CME will position iTraxx Component Transactions that do not
incorporate the same set of credit derivatives definitions as separate
cleared CDS Contracts upon the occurrence of a restructuring credit
event in respect of such iTraxx Component Transactions.
    The computation of the spread risk, interest rate risk, and
liquidity and concentration risk components in CME's risk model
framework is described in the CDS Risk Model Filing and will be
agnostic to whether the 2003 ISDA Definitions or the 2014 ISDA
Definitions are applicable, therefore allowing risk offsets across
iTraxx Component Transactions that refer to the same reference entity
but that do not incorporate the same set of credit derivatives
definitions. No risk offsets will be provided for computation of
idiosyncratic risk requirements for iTraxx Component Transactions which
refer to the same reference entity but that do not incorporate the same
set of credit derivatives definitions. The applicability of the post
credit event risk requirement will be based on whether a credit event
occurs by reference to the relevant credit derivatives definitions
(2003 ISDA Definitions or the 2014 ISDA Definitions) and the relevant
transaction type that is applicable to an iTraxx Component Transaction.
The post credit event risk requirement will be computed on a net
notional basis for a particular reference entity within an iTraxx index
where a Credit Event has been determined under the relevant credit
derivatives definitions. CME notes that this iTraxx Filing Amendment
does not purport to make any changes to CME's risk management as
proposed in the CDS Risk Model Filing or as described in the parts of
the CDS Manual that are not proposed to be amended in accordance with
the CDS Risk Model Filing.
    CME has identified iTraxx Contracts as products that have become
increasingly important for market participants to manage risk with
respect to European corporate and financial entities' credit risk. CME
believes the proposed changes to its CDS Product Rules are consistent
with the requirements of the Exchange Act including Section 17A of the
Exchange Act.\6\ The proposed changes in conjunction with the CDS risk
model changes described in the CDS Risk Model Filing will facilitate
CME's clearance of iTraxx Contracts, which would expand CME's CDS index
product offering and therefore provide investors with an expanded range
of derivatives products for clearing. CME

notes that the facilitation of clearance of iTraxx Contracts is of
particular importance as the CFTC has determined that iTraxx Contracts
that are subject to a 5Y or 10Y tenor are subject to mandatory clearing
under Section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'').\7\ As such,
the proposed changes are designed to promote the prompt and accurate
clearance and settlement of securities transactions and, to the extent
applicable, derivatives 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
interest consistent with Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Exchange Act.\8\
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1.
    \7\ 7 U.S.C. 2(h).
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    CME does not believe that the proposed rule changes would have any
impact, or impose any burden, on competition. On the contrary, the
clearance of iTraxx Contracts will promote competition since some of
CME's competitors, including ICE Clear Credit LLC, ICE Clear Europe
Limited and LCH.Clearnet S.A., already offer clearing of iTraxx
Contracts. CME will therefore be able to provide market participants
with an expanded choice for clearing iTraxx Contracts.

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

    Written comments relating to the iTraxx Filing Amendment have not
been solicited or received. CME will notify the Commission of any
written comments received by CME.

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

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of notice of the iTraxx
Filing \9\ in the Federal Register or within such longer period up to
90 days (i) as the Commission may designate if it finds such longer
period to be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or
(ii) as to which the self-regulatory organization consents, the
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    (A) By order approve or disapprove such proposed rule change, or
    (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments on Amendment No. 2

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether Amendment No. 2
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-CME-2014-31 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CME-2014-31. 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 the filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of CME and on CME's
Web site at http://www.cmegroup.com/market-regulation/rule-filings.html.
    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-CME-2014-31
and should be submitted on or before October 22, 2014.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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    \10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2020-0555; FRL-11148-02-R5]

Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Base Year Emissions Inventory for
the 2015 Ozone Standard

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving, under
the Clean Air Act (CAA), revisions to the State Implementation Plan
(SIP) submitted by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
(Illinois EPA) on October 22, 2020, and February 14, 2023. The
revisions address the emissions inventory requirements for the Chicago
and Metro-East nonattainment areas under the 2015 ozone National
Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS or standard). The Chicago
nonattainment area includes Cook, DuPage, Grundy (Aux Sable and Goose
Lake Townships), Kane, Kendall (Oswego Township), Lake, McHenry, and
Will counties. The Metro-East nonattainment area includes Madison,
Monroe, and St. Clair counties. The CAA requires emissions inventories
for all ozone nonattainment areas.

DATES: This direct final rule will be effective October 16, 2023,
unless EPA receives adverse comments by September 14, 2023. If adverse
comments are received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the
direct final rule in the Federal Register informing the public that the
rule will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2020-0555 at https://www.regulations.gov or via email to
[email protected]. For comments submitted at Regulations.gov,
follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. For either
manner of submission, EPA may publish any comment received to its
public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of
the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing
system). For additional submission methods, please contact the person
identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please
visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Crispell, Environmental
Scientist, Control Strategies Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J),
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604,<PHONE_NUMBER>, [email protected]. The
EPA Region 5 office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding Federal holidays and facility closures due to COVID-
19.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.

I. The 2015 Ozone NAAQS Emissions Inventory Rule Requirements

    On December 28, 2015, EPA promulgated a revised 8-hour ozone NAAQS
of 0.070 parts per million (ppm). See 80 FR 65292. Portions of the
Chicago area and the Metro-East area were designated as marginal
nonattainment areas for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. See 83 FR 25776 (August
3, 2018). The Chicago and Metro-East areas have since been reclassified
as moderate

nonattainment areas. See 87 FR 60897 (November 7, 2022).
    CAA sections 172(c)(3) and 182(a)(1), 42 U.S.C. 7502(c)(3) and
7511a(a)(1), require states to develop and submit, as SIP revisions,
emission inventories for all areas designated as nonattainment for any
NAAQS, including the ozone NAAQS. An emission inventory for ozone is an
estimation of actual emissions of air pollutants that contribute to the
formation of ozone in an area. Ozone is a gas that is formed by the
reaction of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and Oxides of Nitrogen
(NOX) in the atmosphere in the presence of sunlight (VOC and
NOX are referred to as ozone precursors). Therefore, an
emission inventory for ozone focuses on the emissions of VOC and
NOX. VOC is emitted by many types of pollution sources,
including power plants, industrial sources, on-road and non-road mobile
sources, smaller stationary sources, collectively referred to as area
sources, and biogenic sources. NOX is primarily emitted by
combustion sources, both stationary and mobile.
    Emission inventories provide emissions data for a variety of air
quality planning tasks, including establishing baseline emission level
(anthropogenic [manmade] emissions associated with ozone standard
violations), calculating emission reduction targets needed to attain
the NAAQS and to achieve reasonable further progress (RFP) toward
attainment of the ozone standard, determining emission inputs for ozone
air quality modeling analyses, and tracking emissions over time to
determine progress toward achieving air quality and emission reduction
goals. As stated above, the CAA requires the states to submit emissions
inventories for areas designated as nonattainment for ozone. The
``Implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Ozone: Nonattainment Area State Implementation Plan Requirements''
specifies that states submit ozone season day emissions estimates for
an inventory calendar year to be consistent with the baseline year for
the RFP plan as required by 40 CFR 51.1310(b). See 83 FR 62998
(February 4, 2019). For the RFP baseline year for the 2015 ozone NAAQS
under 40 CFR 51.1310(b), states may use a calendar year for the most
recently available complete triennial (3-year cycle) emissions
inventory (40 CFR 51, subpart A) preceding the year of the area's
effective date of designation as a nonattainment area. (83 FR 63034-
63035, December 6, 2018).\1\ States are required to submit estimates of
VOC and NOX emissions for four general classes of
anthropogenic sources: stationary point sources; area sources; on-road
mobile sources; and non-road mobile sources.
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    \1\ The RFP requirements specified in CAA section 182(b)(1)
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II. Illinois EPA's Emissions Inventory

    On October 22, 2020, Illinois EPA submitted a SIP revision
addressing the emissions inventory requirement of CAA section
182(a)(1). The October 22, 2020, submittal did not provide information
for McHenry and Monroe Counties as those counties were not originally
included in the nonattainment areas. On June 14, 2021, McHenry County
was added to the Chicago nonattainment area and Monroe County was added
to the Metro-East nonattainment area (86 FR 31438). On February 14,
2023, Illinois EPA submitted an updated SIP revision including
emissions inventory information for McHenry and Monroe Counties and an
updated mobile source inventory using the most recent Motor Vehicle
Emissions Simulator (MOVES3). Illinois EPA provided documentation of a
2017 NOX and VOC base year emissions inventory requirement
for the Chicago metropolitan and the Metro-East nonattainment areas.
Illinois EPA selected 2017 because: (1) the 2017 baseline year was the
most recent comprehensive, accurate, and quality assured triennial
emissions inventory in the National Emissions Inventory (NEI) database
available at the time the state began preparing the emissions inventory
submittal for the Chicago and the Metro-East nonattainment areas; and
(2) it is consistent with baseline year for the RFP plan as required by
40 CFR 51.1310(b). The baseline year for RFP would be the calendar year
for the most recently available triennial emissions inventory at the
time rate of progress/RFP plans are developed (e.g., 2017 for initial
designations effective in 2018) (83 FR 62998). Tables 1 and 2 summarize
the 2017 NOX and VOC emissions for the Chicago area and the
Metro-East area in tons of emissions per ozone season day.\2\
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    \2\ The ozone season is the portion of the year in which high
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Chicago Nonattainment Area.....................        76.82        33.59       131.52       160.36       402.29
Metro-East Nonattainment Area..................        12.12         1.93        20.68        17.04        51.77
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           County/nonattainment area                Point         Area       Non-road     On-road     Total VOC
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Chicago Nonattainment Area.....................        45.31       226.68        70.09        63.28       405.36
Metro-East Nonattainment Area..................         9.79        19.41         5.01         6.13        40.34
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A. Base Year Inventory

    Illinois EPA estimated NOX and VOC emissions for all
source categories in the Chicago and Metro-East ozone nonattainment
areas. Emissions for these counties were totaled by source category for
each ozone nonattainment area.
1. Point Sources
    To develop the NOX and VOC point source emissions
inventories, Illinois EPA used the annual source reported emissions
data including emissions, process rates, operating schedules, emission
control data, and other relevant information obtained from the permit
files and plant inspections. Ozone season day emissions for point
sources were calculated for each process using the original source
specific data.

2. Area Sources
    To develop the NOX and VOC area source emissions
inventories, Illinois EPA used 2017 category activity levels, where
available, or projections of changes in activity from 2014 to 2017
levels with a preference to Illinois-specific data.
3. On-Road and Non-Road Sources
    To develop the NOX and VOC on-road and non-road source
emissions inventories, Illinois EPA used EPA's MOVES3 model. Inputs to
run the model were provided by the Division of Mobile Source Programs
within the Illinois EPA's Bureau of Air. Aircraft emissions were
calculated using actual activity data (operations) for each airport.
Emissions from locomotives were calculated from data provided by EPA.
Commercial marine vessel emissions were grown from 2014 emissions
estimates using a growth factor for 2014 to 2017 calculated by using
the ratio of the total tonnage shipped for those years for the
Illinois, Mississippi, and Ohio Rivers based on data from the
Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center's (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Waterborne Commerce Statistics Report for Calendar Year 2017.

B. How did the state develop the emission inventories?

    For point sources (electrical generating units (EGUs) and non-
EGUs), Illinois EPA calculates and stores emissions data annually in
the state's air emissions inventory database. Under the authority of 35
Ill. Adm. Code 254 and 203, Illinois EPA requires any facility in the
state that emits a pollutant above the specified thresholds to submit
emission inventory statements annually. These reports are required to
contain detailed source type-specific or annual source unit-specific
and seasonal actual emissions for all source units in a facility.
Illinois EPA has provided a detailed list of point sources included in
the 2017 base year inventory by nonattainment area and source category
with their respective NOX and VOC emissions within
appendices A and B of their February 14, 2023, submittal.
    For area source (sometimes referred to as non-point source)
emissions, Illinois EPA relied on a variety of state-specific data to
estimate emissions based on EPA's procedures and guidance for the 2017
base emissions inventory. Area sources are spread over wide areas with
no distinct discharge points or are comprised of a large number of
small point sources that are difficult to describe separately and whose
emissions are not well characterized (e.g., heating furnaces in
individual homes, architectural surface coating, automobile refueling,
dry cleaning, etc.).
    To develop an accurate and complete area source inventory, Illinois
EPA used data from EPA's AP-42: Compilation of Air Emissions Factors,
EPA's WebFIRE emission factor database, and data from Federal and state
agencies including EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards,
the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois Department of
Agriculture, along with 2017 category activity levels, where available,
or projections of changes in activity from 2014 to 2017 levels with a
preference to Illinois-specific data. In most cases, Illinois EPA
calculated 2017 area source emissions estimates by using emissions
factors detailed in appendix D of Illinois EPA's submittal. In other
cases, Illinois EPA estimated area source emissions by using growth
factors to convert 2014 emissions to 2017 emission levels. The area
source emissions for the partial county 2015 ozone NAAQS nonattainment
areas, were apportioned by taking the whole county emission estimates
and allocating to the partial county areas on a township level using
surrogates related to the activity being estimated.
    Illinois EPA has provided a detailed list of the area sources
included in the 2017 base year inventory by Source Classification Code
(SCC) and county, with their respective NOX and VOC
emissions in appendices A and B, including a detailed discussion how
the emissions were derived for each source category within their
February 14, 2023, submittal.
    The non-road mobile source emissions were developed by Illinois EPA
using MOVES3. Commercial marine vessel emissions were grown from 2014
values. Aircraft emissions were calculated using the number of landings
and take-offs in conjunction with an emission factor using the
Emissions and Dispersion Modeling System. In appendices A and B of its
submittal, Illinois EPA provided a list of the non-road sources
included in the 2017 base year inventory by SCC and county, with their
respective NOX and VOC emissions.
    On-road mobile source emissions were developed by Illinois EPA
using MOVES3. The state-specific data inputs were retrieved from
Division of Mobile Source Programs within the Illinois EPA's Bureau of
Air.
    Most of the quality assurance (QA) for on-road mobile emissions was
processed through tools built into MOVES3. Additionally, just like the
point and nonpoint inventories, QA was performed when the data was
submitted to the Emissions Inventory System Gateway. In appendices A
and B of the February 14, 2023, submittal, Illinois EPA documented on-
road emissions by SCC and county.

III. EPA's Evaluation

    EPA has reviewed Illinois EPA's October 22, 2020, and February 14,
2023, SIP submittals for consistency with sections 172(c)(3) and
182(a)(1) of the CAA, and EPA's emission inventory requirements. In
particular, EPA has reviewed the techniques used by Illinois EPA to
derive and quality assure the emissions estimates. Illinois EPA
documented the procedures used to estimate the emissions for each of
the major source types. The documentation of the emission estimation
procedures is sufficient for EPA to determine that Illinois followed
acceptable procedures to estimate the emissions.
    Illinois EPA developed a QA plan and followed this plan during
various phases of the emissions estimation and documentation process to
QA the emissions for completeness and accuracy. These quality assurance
procedures were summarized in the documentation describing how the
emissions totals were developed. The quality assurance procedures have
been determined to be adequate and acceptable. We conclude that
Illinois EPA has developed inventories of NOX and VOC
emissions that are comprehensive and complete.

IV. Illinois's Public Notice and Comment

    40 CFR part 51, appendix V, requires that the state provide
sufficient notice and opportunity for public comment and hearing on all
SIP submittals. On October 11, 2022, Illinois EPA notified the public
of the 30-day period for the opportunity to comment on the requested
SIP revisions pertaining to the emission inventories for the 2015 ozone
NAAQS nonattainment areas. The notification was published on Illinois
EPA's website at: https://www2.illinois.gov/epa/public-notices/Pages/default.aspx. Illinois EPA did not receive any public comments or
requests for a public hearing by the stated date in the public notice.
Illinois EPA canceled the public hearing.

V. What action is EPA taking?

    EPA is approving Illinois EPA's SIP revision submitted to address
the ozone-related emission inventory requirements for the Chicago
metropolitan area and the Metro-East area nonattainment areas for the
2015 ozone NAAQS. The

emission inventories we are approving into the SIP are specified in
Tables 1 and 2, above. We are approving the emission inventories
because they contain comprehensive, accurate, and current inventories
of actual emissions for all relevant sources in accordance with CAA
sections 172(c)(3) and 182(a), and because Illinois adopted the
emission inventories after providing for reasonable public notice and a
public hearing.
    We are publishing this action without prior proposal because we
view this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipate no adverse
comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this Federal
Register publication, we are publishing a separate document that will
serve as the proposal to approve the state plan if relevant adverse
written comments are filed. This rule will be effective October 16,
2023 without further notice unless we receive relevant adverse written
comments by September 14, 2023. If we receive such comments, we will
withdraw this action before the effective date by publishing a
subsequent document that will withdraw the final action. All public
comments received will then be addressed in a subsequent final rule
based on the proposed action. EPA will not institute a second comment
period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do
so at this time. Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an
amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may
be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those
provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.
If we do not receive any comments, this action will be effective
October 16, 2023.

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state
law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 14094 (88 FR 21879, April 11, 2023);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997) because it approves a state program;
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); and
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA.
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has
demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian
country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
    Executive Order 12898 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629,
February 16, 1994) directs Federal agencies to identify and address
``disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental
effects'' of their actions on minority populations and low-income
populations to the greatest extent practicable and permitted by law.
EPA defines environmental justice as ``the fair treatment and
meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color,
national origin, or income with respect to the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies.'' EPA further defines the term fair treatment to mean that
``no group of people should bear a disproportionate burden of
environmental harms and risks, including those resulting from the
negative environmental consequences of industrial, governmental, and
commercial operations or programs and policies.''
    The Illinois EPA did not evaluate environmental justice
considerations as part of its SIP submittal; the CAA and applicable
implementing regulations neither prohibit nor require such an
evaluation. EPA did not perform an environmental justice analysis and
did not consider environmental justice in this action. Due to the
nature of the action being taken, this action is expected to have a
neutral to positive impact on the air quality of the affected area.
Consideration of environmental justice is not required as part of this
action, and there is no information in the record inconsistent with the
stated goal of E.O. 12898 of achieving environmental justice for people
of color, low-income populations, and Indigenous peoples.
    This action is subject to the Congressional Review Act, and EPA
will submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and to the
Comptroller General of the United States. This action is not a ``major
rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by October 16, 2023. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor
does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may
be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or
action. Parties with objections to this direct final rule are
encouraged to file a comment in response to the parallel notice of
proposed rulemaking for this action published in the proposed rules
section of this Federal Register, rather than file an immediate
petition for judicial review of this direct final rule, so that EPA can
withdraw this direct final rule and address the comment in the proposed
rulemaking. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: August 8, 2023.
Debra Shore,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, 40 CFR part 52 is amended
as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

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2. In Sec.  52.720, amend the table in paragraph (e) under the heading
``Emissions Inventories'' by adding an entry for ``Emissions
inventory--2017 (2015 8-hour ozone)'' after the entry for ``Emission
inventory--2012 (2008 Lead)'' to read as follows:

Sec.  52.720  Identification of plan.

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                                        Applicable          State
      Name of SIP provision            geographic or      submittal     EPA approval date         Comments
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Emissions inventory--2017 (2015 8- Chicago and St.        10/22/2020  8/15/2023, [INSERT    ....................
 hour ozone).                       Louis areas.                       Federal Register
                                                                       CITATION].

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