[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 239 (Thursday, December 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86701-86705]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27397]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-99119; File No. SR-CBOE-2023-063]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Exchange, Inc.; Notice of
Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Rules Relating to
Position and Exercise Limits

December 8, 2023.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (``Act'') and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on November 29, 2023, Cboe Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or
``Cboe Options'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II,
and III below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    Cboe Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or ``Cboe Options'') proposes
to amend its rules relating to position and exercise limits. The text
of the proposed rule change is in Exhibit 5.
    The text of the proposed rule change is also available on the
Exchange's website (http://www.cboe.com/AboutCBOE/CBOELegalRegulatoryHome.aspx), at the Exchange's Office of the
Secretary, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in
sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant 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
Background
    The Exchange proposes to amend its rules relating to position
limits. By way of background, in March 2005, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') approved the current position
limit (and exercise limit) structure, which incorporates five
categories of limits ranging from 25,000 to 250,000 contracts, based on
two criteria: (1) the securities trading volume over the prior six
months and (2) the number of shares outstanding.\3\ More specifically,
Cboe Options Rule 8.30 sets forth the position limits for equity
options. Specifically, Rule 8.30 provides that the position limits for
equity options are 25,000 or 50,000 or 75,000 or 200,000 or 250,000
option contracts (with adjustments for splits, re-capitalizations,
etc.) on the same side of the market or such other number of option
contracts as may be fixed from time to time by the Exchange.
Interpretation and Policy .02 to Rule 8.30 describes how the Exchange
determines which of the five position limit amounts will apply to an
equity option class (i.e., the position limit applicable to a class is
determined based on the trading volume and outstanding shares of the
underlying security). These categories have remained unchanged for the
last 18 years.\4\
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    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51244 (February 23,
2005), 70 FR 10010 (March 1, 2005) (order approving SR-CBOE-2003-30,
as amended), which adopted two pilot programs that increase position
and exercise limits for equity options) (``Pilot Program Order'').
The Pilot Programs were extended 5 times for 6-month periods by the
Commission, and expired on March 1, 2008. See Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 52262 (August 15, 2005), 70 FR 48995 (August 22,
2005) (SR-CBOE-2005-61), Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53348
(February 22, 2006), 71 FR 10574 (March 1, 2006) (SR-CBOE-2006-11),
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54336 (August 18, 2006), 71 FR
50952 (August 28, 2006) (SR-CBOE-2006-69), Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 55266 (February 9, 2007), 72 FR 7698 (February 16, 2007)
(SR-CBOE-2007-12), and Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56266
(August 15, 2007), 72 FR 47094 (August 22, 2007) (SR-CBOE-2007-97).
The Pilot Programs were made permanent in 2008. See Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 57352 (February 19, 2007), 73 FR 10076
(February 25, 2008) (SR-CBOE-2008-007).
    \4\ See Cboe Options Rule 8.30. Pursuant to Rule 8.42, the
exercise limit for an equity option is the same as the position
limit established in Rule 8.30 for that equity option.
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    By way of further background, position limits are designed to
address potential manipulative schemes and adverse market impacts
surrounding the use of options, such as disrupting the market in the
security underlying the options. While position limits should address
and discourage the potential for manipulative schemes and adverse
market impact, if such limits are set too low, participation in the
options market may be discouraged. The Exchange believes that position
limits must therefore be balanced between mitigating concerns of any
potential manipulation and the cost of inhibiting potential hedging
activity that could be used for legitimate economic purposes.
Proposal
    To modernize the position limit rule, while minimizing impact of
such change on industry participants, the Exchange is proposing the
addition of three additional position limit categories: 500,000,
1,000,000 and 2,000,000 option contracts. Particularly, the proposed
rule would adopt new Rule 8.30.02(f) which would provide that in order
to be eligible for the 500,000-option contract limit, either the most
recent six-month trading volume of the underlying security must have
totaled at least 500,000,000 shares; or the most recent six-month
trading volume of the underlying security must have totaled at least
375,000,000 shares and the underlying security must have

at least 1,500,000,000 shares currently outstanding. The Exchange also
proposes to adopt Rule 8.30.02(g) which would provide that in order to
be eligible for the 1,000,000-option contract limit, either the most
recent six-month trading volume of the underlying security must have
totaled at least 1,000,000,000 shares; or the most recent six-month
trading volume of the underlying security must have totaled at least
750,000,000 shares and the underlying security must have at least
3,000,000,000 shares currently outstanding. Finally, the Exchange
proposes to adopt Rule 8.30.02(h) which provides that in order to be
eligible for the 2,000,000-option contract limit, either the most
recent six-month trading volume of the underlying security must have
totaled at least 5,000,000,000 shares; or the most recent six-month
trading volume of the underlying security must have totaled at least
3,750,000,000 shares and the underlying security must have at least
15,000,000,000 shares currently outstanding.\5\
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    \5\ Current Rule 8.30.02(f) will be renumbered to Rule
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    As noted above, the current position limit categories were last
updated 18 years ago. Since that time, there has been a significant
increase in the overall volume of exchange traded equity options and a
steady increase in the number of accounts that approach the current
highest position limit (i.e., 250,000 option contracts). The below
chart demonstrates this growth in equity options trading industry-wide
between 2005 and 2023.\6\ Indeed, annual equity options trading volume
in recent years is nearly seven times the volume amount when the
current position tier limits were adopted in 2005 and has more than
doubled since 2017.
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    \6\ See Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC''), Annual
Historical Volume Statistics at https://www.theocc.com/market-data/market-data-reports/volume-and-open-interest/historical-volume-statistics. Annual Industry Options Trading Volume for 2023 is as of
November 24, 2023.

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                                                              Annual
                                                             industry
                                                         equity  options
                          Year                                trading
                                                              volume
                                                           (contracts)
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2005...................................................    1,369,048,282
2006...................................................    1,844,181,918
2007...................................................    2,592,102,961
2008...................................................    3,284,761,345
2009...................................................    3,366,967,321
2010...................................................    3,610,436,931
2011...................................................    4,224,604,529
2012...................................................    3,681,820,659
2013...................................................    3,725,864,134
2014...................................................    3,845,073,167
2015...................................................    3,727,919,066
2016...................................................    3,626,455,947
2017...................................................    3,689,013,636
2018...................................................    4,572,482,342
2019...................................................    4,420,542,768
2020...................................................    7,004,304,148
2021...................................................    9,366,823,566
2022...................................................    9,599,301,629
2023...................................................    9,285,621,375
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    By way of further example, based on the proposed criteria, over 300
equity options classes that currently are limited to the maximum
position limit tier of 250,000 contracts would qualify for one of the
three proposed position limit tiers. Particularly, the Exchange has
determined that 182 equity options classes would be eligible for the
500,000 contracts tier limit; 110 equity options classes would be
eligible for the 1,000,000 contracts tier limit and 13 equity options
classes would be eligible for the 2,000,000 tier limit.\7\
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    \7\ As of October 12, 2023.
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    By way of further example, prior to the stock split in August
2020,\8\ equity options class AAPL had approximately 4,000,000,000
shares outstanding and the position limit of 250,000 contracts
represented control of 25,000,000 shares or 0.625% of the shares
outstanding. After the stock split, AAPL had approximately
16,000,000,000 shares outstanding. The immediate adjustment of the
position limit from 250,000 contracts to 1,000,000 contracts reflects
control of 100,000,000 shares or 0.625% of the shares outstanding which
retains the pre-stock split ratio. When the last AAPL option listed at
the time of the stock split in 2020 expired in September 2022, the OCC
reverted back to the original position limit for AAPL of 25,000,000
shares (250,000 contracts), which is the maximum stock option position
limits permitted under the Exchange's rules.\9\ Although this position
limit technically adheres to the Exchange's rules, it is more
restrictive than the original position limit. Particularly, readjusting
the position limit back to 25,000,000 shares (250,000 contracts) when
there are 16,000,000,000 shares outstanding reduces the position limit
to 0.156% of the shares outstanding, making the post-stock split
position limit more restrictive than the pre-stock split position limit
and would [sic] arguably no longer be meaningfully related to the
current shares outstanding. Further, the Exchange notes that the
current 250,000 position limit for AAPL forces market participants to
reduce trading activity because the maximum position limit only
represents 0.156% of the total shares outstanding. This reduction in
trading volume also represents a reduction in available liquidity and
negatively impacts liquidity, trading volume, and possibly execution
prices. By comparison, under the proposed criteria, AAPL options would
qualify for the 2,000,000 contract position limit, which is over 12%
higher than the current maximum position limit. The adjustment of the
position limit from 250,000 contracts to 2,000,000 contracts reflects
control of 200,000,000 shares or 1.25% of the shares outstanding, which
is well within ratios provided by the prior methodology and the
Exchange believes would lead to a more liquid and competitive market
environment for these options, which will benefit customers that trade
these options. Further, given the total increased volume in trading,
the Exchange believes it is reasonable to conclude that in addition to
AAPL, position limits for many classes is [sic] currently more
restrictive than they were when adopted in 2005.
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    \8\ See Notice, 88 FR at 29728, citing OCC Memo #47509, Apple
Inc.--4 for 1 Stock Split (August 28, 2020).
    \9\ Position limit increases that result in the case of a stock
split remain in effect until the expiration of all listed options
that existed at the time of the split, at which time the position
limits revert to pre-split levels. This is an industry practice
applied by OCC, which currently administers position limit levels on
behalf of U.S. options exchanges.
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    The Exchange also believes that the increase in options volume and
lack of evidence of market manipulation occurrences over the past
twenty years justifies the proposed increases in the position and
exercise limits. Moreover, several market participants across the
industry have petitioned the industry to increase the current levels.
    The Commission has previously stated,

    Since the inception of standardized options trading, the options
exchanges have had rules imposing limits on the aggregate number of
options contracts that a member or customer could hold or exercise.
These rules are intended to prevent the establishment of options
positions that can be used or might create incentives to manipulate
or disrupt the underlying market so as to benefit the options
position. In particular, position and exercise limits are designed
to minimize the potential for mini-manipulations and for corners or
squeezes of the underlying market. In addition, such limits serve to
reduce the possibility for

disruption of the options market itself, especially in illiquid
options classes.\10\
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    \10\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 39489 (December 24,
1997), 63 FR 276 (January 5, 1998) (SR-CBOE-1997-11).

    The Exchange believes that the existing surveillance procedures and
reporting requirements at the Exchange are adequate to identify
violative trading activity. These procedures include daily monitoring
of market activity via automated surveillance techniques to identify
unusual activities in both options and underlying stocks and Exchange
Traded Products (``ETPs'').
    The Exchange believes that increasing the position limits for
qualifying equity options would lead to a more liquid and competitive
market environment for these options, which will benefit customers that
trade these options. Further, the reporting requirement for such
options would remain unchanged. Thus, the Exchange will still require
that each TPH or TPH organization that maintains positions in impacted
options on the same side of the market, for its own account or for the
account of a customer, report certain information to the Exchange. This
information includes, but would not be limited to, the options'
positions, whether such positions are hedged and, if so, a description
of the hedge(s). Market-Makers (including Designated Primary Market-
Makers (``DPMs'')) would continue to be exempt from this reporting
requirement, however, the Exchange may access Market-Maker position
information.\11\ Moreover, the Exchange's requirement that TPHs file
reports with the Exchange for any customer who held aggregate large
long or short positions on the same side of the market of 200 or more
option contracts of any single class for the previous day will remain
at this level and will continue to serve as an important part of the
Exchange's surveillance efforts.\12\
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    \11\ The Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'') through the
Large option Position Reporting (``LOPR'') system acts as a
centralized service provider for TPH compliance with position
reporting requirements by collecting data from each TPH or TPH
organization, consolidating the information, and ultimately
providing detailed listings of each TPH's report to the Exchange, as
well as Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (``FINRA''),
acting as its agent pursuant to a regulatory services agreement
(``RSA'').
    \12\ See Rule 8.43 for reporting requirements.
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    The Exchange believes that the existing surveillance procedures and
reporting requirements at the Exchange and other SROs are capable of
properly identifying disruptive and/or manipulative trading activity.
The Exchange also represents that it has adequate surveillances in
place to detect potential manipulation, as well as reviews in place to
identify continued compliance with the Exchange's listing standards.
These procedures utilize daily monitoring of market activity via
automated surveillance techniques to identify unusual activity in both
options and the underlyings, as applicable. The Exchange also notes
that large stock holdings must be disclosed to the Commission by way of
Schedules 13D or 13G,\13\ which are used to report ownership of stock
which exceeds 5% of a company's total stock issue and may assist in
providing information in monitoring for any potential manipulative
schemes.
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    \13\ 17 CFR 240.13d-1.
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    The Exchange believes that the current financial requirements
imposed by the Exchange and by the Commission adequately address
concerns regarding potentially large, unhedged positions in equity
options. Current margin and risk-based haircut methodologies serve to
limit the size of positions maintained by any one account by increasing
the margin and/or capital that a TPH must maintain for a large position
held by itself or by its customer.\14\ In addition, Rule 15c3-1 \15\
imposes a capital charge on TPHs to the extent of any margin deficiency
resulting from the higher margin requirement.
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    \14\ See Rule 10.3 for a description of margin requirements.
    \15\ 17 CFR 240.15c3-1.
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    The Exchange also has no reason to believe that the growth in
trading volume in equity options will not continue. Rather, the
Exchange expects continued options volume growth as opportunities for
investors to participate in the options markets increase and evolve.
The Exchange believes that the current position and exercise limits are
restrictive, and not adopting increased position and exercise limit
categories will hamper the listed options markets from being able to
compete fairly and effectively with the over-the-counter (``OTC'')
markets. OTC transactions occur through bilateral agreements, the terms
of which are not publicly disclosed to the marketplace. As such, OTC
transactions do not contribute to the price discovery process on a
public exchange or other lit markets. In fact, the Commission
previously highlighted competition with the OTC markets as a reason for
increasing the standard position and exercise limits.\16\ Specifically,
the Commission stated,
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    \16\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 40875 (December 31,
1998), 64 FR 1842 (January 12, 1999) (SR-CBOE-1998-25).

    The increase in position and exercise limits for standardized
equity options should allow the Exchanges to better compete with the
growing OTC market in customized equity options, thereby encouraging
fair competition among brokers and exchange markets.\17\
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    \17\ Id.

    In addition, the Exchange believes that without the proposed
changes to position and exercise limits, market participants will find
the standard equity position limits an impediment to their business and
investment objectives. As such, market participants may find the less
transparent OTC markets a more attractive alternative to achieve their
investment and hedging objectives, leading to a retreat from the listed
options markets, where trades are subject to reporting requirements and
daily surveillance.
Implementation Date
    Given this is an industry-wide proposal, implementation will
require that all U.S. listed options exchanges adopt similar rule
language regarding position limits. The Exchange will wait to announce
implementation date for the proposed rule change (via Exchange Notice)
until all exchanges have received regulatory approval for similar rule
language.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to the Exchange and, in particular,
the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.\18\ Specifically, the
Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
Section 6(b)(5) \19\ requirements that the rules of an exchange be
designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation
and coordination with persons engaged in regulating, clearing,
settling, processing information with respect to, and facilitating
transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest. Additionally,
the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
Section 6(b)(5) \20\ requirement that the rules of an exchange not be
designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers,
brokers, or dealers.
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    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \19\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \20\ Id.
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed adoption of three increased

position limit categories will remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and,
in general, protect investors and the public interest, because it will
provide market participants with the ability to more effectively
execute their trading and hedging activities. Also, adopting increased
position limit categories for equity options may allow Market-Makers to
maintain their liquidity in these options in amounts commensurate with
the continued high consumer demand in the impacted underlyings' options
market. The proposed higher position limits may also encourage other
liquidity providers to continue to trade on the Exchange rather than
shift their volume to OTC markets, which will enhance the process of
price discovery conducted on the Exchange through increased order flow.
    In addition, the Exchange believes that the current liquidity in
shares of and options on the underlyings will mitigate concerns
regarding potential manipulation of the products and/or disruption of
the underlying markets upon increasing the relevant position limits. As
a general principle, increases in active trading volume and deep
liquidity of the underlying securities do not lead to manipulation and/
or disruption. This general principle applies to the recently observed
increased levels of trading volume and liquidity in shares of and
options on the underlyings (as described above), and, as a result, the
Exchange does not believe that the options markets or underlying
markets would become susceptible to manipulation and/or disruption as a
result of the proposed higher position limit categories. Further, as
noted above, the Exchange has no reason to believe that the growth in
trading volume in equity options will not continue. Rather, the
Exchange expects continued options volume growth as opportunities for
investors to participate in the options markets continue to increase
and evolve. Additionally, the Exchange continues to maintain a process
in which every six-months, the status of the underlying securities are
reviewed to determine what limit should apply.\21\ Accordingly, in the
event stock trading volume and/or outstanding shares for particular
securities significantly declines in the future, such overlying options
classes will merely be moved to a lower corresponding, position tier
limit under the rules at the next regularly scheduled review.
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    \21\ See Current Cboe Options Rule 8.30.02(f).
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    Further, the Exchange notes that the proposed rule change to adopt
increased position limits for actively traded options is not novel.
Indeed, the Commission has previously expressed the belief that not
just increasing, but removing, position and exercise limits may bring
additional depth and liquidity to the options markets without
increasing concerns regarding intermarket manipulation or disruption of
the options or the underlying securities.\22\ The Commission also has
approved similar proposed rule changes by the Exchange to increase
position limits for options on highly liquid and actively traded ETPs
(e.g., iShares Russell 2000 ETF (``IWM''), the iShares MSCI Emerging
Markets ETF (``EEM''), iShares China Large-Cap ETF (``FXI''), and
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (``EFA''), VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF
(``GDX''), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
(``LQD'')).\23\ While those are ETPs and the current proposal applies
to equity options, pursuant to Rule 8.30, the position limits for
options on stock and ETPs are generally calculated in the same manner
and based in part on trading volume of the underlying. Further, by way
of comparison, the outstanding shares of AAPL stock is significantly
higher than that of IWM, EEM, FXI and EFA, which have an overlying
options position limit of 1,000,000 (as compared to the 250,000
position limit for AAPL options).\24\ Particularly, while the
outstanding shares of AAPL is currently nearly 16 billion shares, the
outstanding shares of IWM, EEM, FXI and EFA range between approximately
187 million and 673 million. The Exchange notes that the criteria under
the proposed new position limit tier categories of 1,000,000 and
2,000,000 for equity options require the most recent six-month trading
volume of the underlying security to have totaled at least 1 billion or
5 billion shares, respectively or have at least 3 billion or 15 billion
shares, respectively, of the underlying security outstanding.\25\ The
proposed criteria under the 500,000 position limit category requires
the most recent six-month trading volume of the underlying security to
have totaled at least 500 million shares or have at least 1.5 billion
shares of the underlying security outstanding \26\ (by comparison, LQD
and GDX, have approximately 275 million shares and 395 million shares
outstanding, and have an overlying options position limit of 500,000).
The Exchange therefore believes it is reasonable and appropriate to
increase the position limit of options as proposed to similar position
limits that apply for certain ETPs.
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    \22\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 40969 (January 22,
1999), 64 FR 4911, 4913 (February 1, 1999) (SR-CBOE-98-23).
    \23\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 93525 (November 4,
2021), 86 FR 62584 (November 10, 2021) (SR-CBOE-2021-029); 88768
(April 29, 2020), 85 FR 26736 (May 5, 2020) (SR-CBOE-2020-015);
83415 (June 12, 2018), 83 FR 28274 (June 18, 2018) (SR-CBOE-2018-
042); and 68086 (October 23, 2012), 77 FR 65600 (October 29, 2012)
(SR-CBOE-2012-066).
    \24\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 93525 (November 4,
2021), 86 FR 62584 (November 10, 2021) (SR-CBOE-2021-029); 88768
(April 29, 2020), 85 FR 26736 (May 5, 2020) (SR-CBOE-2020-015);
83415 (June 12, 2018), 83 FR 28274 (June 18, 2018) (SR-CBOE-2018-
042); and 68086 (October 23, 2012), 77 FR 65600 (October 29, 2012)
(SR-CBOE-2012-066).
    \25\ There is also a corresponding recent six-month volume of
the underlying security requirement that must be satisfied in
addition to the requirement relating to total outstanding shares.
    \26\ There is also a corresponding recent six-month volume of
the underlying security requirement that must be satisfied in
addition to the requirement relating to total outstanding shares.
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    Finally, as discussed above, the Exchange's surveillance and
reporting safeguards continue to be designed to deter and detect
possible manipulative behavior that might arise from increasing or
eliminating position and exercise limits in certain classes. The
Exchange believes that the current financial requirements imposed by
the Exchange and by the Commission adequately address concerns
regarding potentially large, unhedged positions in the options on the
underlying securities, further promoting just and equitable principles
of trading, the maintenance of a fair and orderly market, and the
protection of investors.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on intra-market competition as the rules of the
Exchange apply equally to all TPHs of the Exchange and all TPHs of the
Exchange are required to adhere to the position limits established by
the Exchange's rules. The Exchange believes that the proposed rule
change will also provide additional opportunities for market
participants to continue to efficiently achieve their investment and
trading objectives for equity options on the Exchange.
    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on inter-market competition as the proposal is not
competitive in

nature. The Exchange expects that all option exchanges will adopt
substantively similar proposals for adopting the additional position
limit tiers, such that the Exchange's proposal would benefit
competition. For these reasons, 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 neither solicited nor received comments on the
proposed rule change.

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

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice 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 Exchange consents, the Commission will:
    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

    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 (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
file number SR-CBOE-2023-063 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-CBOE-2023-063. 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 website (https://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. Do not
include personal identifiable information in submissions; you should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. We
may redact in part or withhold entirely from publication submitted
material that is obscene or subject to copyright protection. All
submissions should refer to file number SR-CBOE-2023-063 and should be
submitted on or before January 4, 2024.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\27\
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    \27\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL10-74-000]

Dogwood Energy, LLC; Notice of Institution of Section 206
Proceeding and Refund Effective Date

August 12, 2010.
    On August 11, 2010, the Commission issued an order that instituted
a proceeding in Docket No. EL10-74-000, pursuant to section 206 of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e, to determine whether Dogwood
Energy, LLC's market-based rate authority in the KCP&L Greater Missouri
Operations Company balancing authority area remains just and
reasonable. Dogwood Energy, LLC, 132 FERC ] 61,120 (2010).
    The refund effective date in Docket No. EL10-74-000, established
pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date of publication
of this notice in the Federal Register.

Kimberly J. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4518-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2021-0001]

Arkansas; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Arkansas (FEMA-4518-DR), dated
    April 3, 2020, and related determinations.

DATES: This amendment was issued March 11, 2021.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Arkansas is hereby amended to include Individual
Assistance limited to COVID-19 Funeral Assistance under Other Needs
Assistance for those areas determined to have been adversely affected
by the event declared a major disaster by the President in his
declaration of April 3, 2020.

    Individual Assistance limited to COVID-19 Funeral Assistance
under Other Needs Assistance for all areas in the State of Arkansas
(already designated for Individual Assistance, limited to the Crisis
Counseling Program and emergency protective measures [Category B]
not authorized under other Federal statutes, including direct
Federal assistance).

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

Robert J. Fenton,
Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Administrator, Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1494-300--OK]

Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA); Notice of Availability of Draft
Environmental Assessment

April 2, 2007.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations, 18 CFR Part
380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47879), the Office of Energy Projects
reviewed the application for non-project use of project lands and
waters for the Pensacola Hydroelectric Project, located on the Grand
(Neosho) River in Craig, Delaware, Mayes, and Ottawa Counties,
Oklahoma, and has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA).
    A copy of the DEA is on file with the Commission and is available
for public inspection. The DEA may also be viewed on the Commission's
Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the

docket

number (P-1494) excluding the last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676,
or for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any comments should be filed by May 1, 2007, and should be
addressed to the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Room 1-A, Washington, DC 20426. Please reference the
project name and project number (P-1494) on all comments. Comments may
be filed electronically via Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``eFiling''
link. For further information, contact Lesley Kordella at (202) 502-
6406.

Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R01-OAR-2014-0605; A-1-FRL-9935-30-Region 1]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Rhode Island; Sulfur Content of Fuels

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the
State of Rhode Island on June 26, 2014, with supplemental submittals on
March 25, 2015 and August 28, 2015. This SIP revision includes a
regulation that has been revised to require a lower sulfur content for
petroleum-based distillate and residual fuel oils. In addition,
outdated provisions in the regulation have been removed. The intended
effect of this action is to propose approval of this regulation into
the Rhode Island SIP. This action is being taken in accordance with the
Clean Air Act.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
OAR-2014-0605 by one of the following methods:
    1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
    2. Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    4. Mail: EPA-R01-OAR-2014-0605, Bob McConnell, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, 5 Post Office
Square--Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912.
    5. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to: Bob
McConnell, Acting Manager, Air Quality Planning Unit, Office of
Ecosystem Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New
England Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, (Mail code
OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the Regional Office's normal hours of operation. The Regional
Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays.
    Please see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules
Section of this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how to
submit comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne McWilliams, Air Quality Unit,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office,
5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109-
3912, telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax number<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules Section of this Federal
Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP submittals as a direct final
rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a
noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final
rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to this rule, no
further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the
direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received
will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed
rule. 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.
    For additional information, see the direct final rule which is
located in the Rules Section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: September 21, 2015.
H. Curtis Spalding,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
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40 CFR Parts 9 and 721

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0263; FRL-10005-57]
RIN 2070-AB27

Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (19-2.B)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: EPA is issuing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances which are
the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). This action requires
persons to notify EPA least 90 days before commencing manufacture
(defined by statute to include import) or processing of any of these
chemical substances for an activity that is designated as a significant
new use by this rule. The required notification initiates EPA's
evaluation of the intended use within the applicable review period.
Persons may not commence manufacture or processing for the significant
new use until EPA has conducted a review of the notice, made an
appropriate determination on the notice, and has taken such actions as
are required as a result of that determination.

DATES: This rule is effective on June 22, 2020. For purposes of
judicial review, this rule shall be promulgated at 1 p.m. (e.s.t.) on
May 7, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Kenneth Moss, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-9232; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you manufacture,
process, or use the chemical substances contained in this rule. The
following list of North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather

provides a guide to help readers determine whether this document
applies to them. Potentially affected entities may include:
     Manufacturers or processors of one or more subject
chemical substances (NAICS codes 325 and 324110), e.g., chemical
manufacturing and petroleum refineries.
    This action may also affect certain entities through pre-existing
import certification and export notification rules under TSCA. Chemical
importers are subject to the TSCA section 13 (15 U.S.C. 2612) import
certification requirements promulgated at 19 CFR 12.118 through 12.127
and 19 CFR 127.28. Chemical importers must certify that the shipment of
the chemical substance complies with all applicable rules and Orders
under TSCA. Importers of chemicals subject to these SNURs must certify
their compliance with the SNUR requirements. The EPA policy in support
of import certification appears at 40 CFR part 707, subpart B. In
addition, any persons who export or intend to export a chemical
substance that is the subject of this rule on or after May 26, 2020 are
subject to the export notification provisions of TSCA section 12(b) (15
U.S.C. 2611(b)) (see Sec.  721.20), and must comply with the export
notification requirements in 40 CFR part 707, subpart D.

B. How can I access the docket?

    The docket includes information considered by the Agency in
developing the proposed and final rules. The docket for this action,
identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0263,
is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson
Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the OPPT
Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Please review the visitor instructions and
additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Background

A. What action is the agency taking?

    EPA is finalizing a SNUR under TSCA section 5(a)(2) for chemical
substances which were the subject of PMNs P-16-425, P-18-125, P-18-228,
P-18-234, P-18-270, P-18-322, P-19-4, and P-19-34. These SNURs require
persons who intend to manufacture or process any of these chemical
substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use
to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity.
    Previously, in the Federal Register of June 11, 2019 (84 FR 27061)
(FRL-9994-85), EPA proposed a SNUR for these chemical substances in 40
CFR part 721 subpart E. More information on the specific chemical
substances subject to this final rule can be found in the Federal
Register documents proposing the SNUR. The record for the SNUR was
established in the docket under docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0263.
That docket includes information considered by the Agency in developing
the proposed and final rules, public comments submitted for the
proposed rule, and EPA's responses to public comments received on the
proposed rule.

B. What is the agency's authority for taking this action?

    Section 5(a)(2) of TSCA (15 U.S.C. 2604(a)(2)) authorizes EPA to
determine that a use of a chemical substance is a ``significant new
use.'' EPA must make this determination by rule after considering all
relevant factors, including the four bulleted TSCA section 5(a)(2)
factors listed in Unit III. As described in Unit V. of the proposed
SNUR, the general SNUR provisions are found at 40 CFR part 721, subpart
A.

C. Applicability of General Provisions

    General provisions for SNURs appear in 40 CFR part 721, subpart A.
These provisions describe persons subject to the rule, recordkeeping
requirements, exemptions to reporting requirements, and applicability
of the rule to uses occurring before the effective date of the rule.
Provisions relating to user fees appear at 40 CFR part 700. According
to Sec.  721.1(c), persons subject to these SNURs must comply with the
same SNUN requirements and EPA regulatory procedures as submitters of
PMNs under TSCA section 5(a)(1)(A). In particular, these requirements
include the information submission requirements of TSCA section 5(b)
and 5(d)(1), the exemptions authorized by TSCA section 5(h)(1), (h)(2),
(h)(3), and (h)(5), and the regulations at 40 CFR part 720. Once EPA
receives a SNUN, EPA must either determine that the significant new use
is not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury or take such
regulatory action as is associated with an alternative determination
before the manufacture or processing for the significant new use can
commence. If EPA determines that the significant new use is not likely
to present an unreasonable risk, EPA is required under TSCA section
5(g) to make public, and submit for publication in the Federal
Register, a statement of EPA's findings.

III. Significant New Use Determination

    Section 5(a)(2) of TSCA states that EPA's determination that a use
of a chemical substance is a significant new use must be made after
consideration of all relevant factors, including:
     The projected volume of manufacturing and processing of a
chemical substance.
     The extent to which a use changes the type or form of
exposure of human beings or the environment to a chemical substance.
     The extent to which a use increases the magnitude and
duration of exposure of human beings or the environment to a chemical
substance.
     The reasonably anticipated manner and methods of
manufacturing, processing, distribution in commerce, and disposal of a
chemical substance.
    In addition to these factors enumerated in TSCA section 5(a)(2),
the statute authorizes EPA to consider any other relevant factors. In
determining what would constitute a significant new use for the
chemical substances that are the subject of these SNURs, EPA considered
relevant information about the toxicity of the chemical substances, and
potential human exposures and environmental releases that may be
associated with the conditions of use of the substances, in the context
of the four bulleted TSCA section 5(a)(2) factors listed in this unit.

IV. Public Comments on Proposed Rule and EPA Responses

    EPA received public comments from two identifying entities on the
proposed rule. The Agency's responses are described in a separate
Response to Public Comments document contained in the public docket for
this rule, EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0263.

V. Substances Subject to This Rule

    EPA is establishing significant new use and recordkeeping
requirements for chemical substances in 40 CFR part 721, subpart E. In
Unit IV. of the June 11, 2019 proposed SNUR (84 FR 27061) (FRL-9994-
85), EPA provided the following information for each chemical
substance:
     PMN number.
     Chemical name (generic name, if the specific name is
claimed as CBI).

     Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry number (if
assigned for non-confidential chemical identities).
     Basis for the SNUR.
     Information identified by EPA that would help characterize
the potential health and/or environmental effects of the chemical
substances if a manufacturer or processor is considering submitting a
SNUN for a significant new use designated by the SNUR.
    This information may include testing not required to be conducted
but which would help characterize the potential health and/or
environmental effects of the PMN substance. Any recommendation for
information identified by EPA was made based on EPA's consideration of
available screening-level data, if any, as well as other available
information on appropriate testing for the chemical substance. Further,
any such testing identified by EPA that includes testing on vertebrates
was made after consideration of available toxicity information,
computational toxicology and bioinformatics, and high-throughput
screening methods and their prediction models. EPA also recognizes that
whether testing/further information is needed will depend on the
specific exposure and use scenario in the SNUN. EPA encourages all SNUN
submitters to contact EPA to discuss any potential future testing. See
Unit VIII. for more information.
     CFR citation assigned in the regulatory text section of
these rules.
    The regulatory text section of these rules specifies the activities
designated as significant new uses. Certain new uses, including
production volume limits and other uses designated in the rules, may be
claimed as CBI.
    The chemical substances that are the subject of these SNURs
completed premanufacture review. In addition to those conditions of use
intended by the submitter, EPA has identified certain other reasonably
foreseen conditions of use. EPA has preliminarily determined that the
chemicals under their intended conditions of use are not likely to
present an unreasonable risk. However, EPA has not assessed risks
associated with the reasonably foreseen conditions of use for these
chemicals. EPA is designating these reasonably foreseen and other
potential conditions of use as significant new uses. As a result, those
conditions of use are no longer reasonably foreseen to occur without
first going through a separate, subsequent EPA review and determination
process associated with a SNUN.

VI. Rationale and Objectives of the Rule

A. Rationale

    During review of the PMNs submitted for the chemical substances
that are the subject of these SNURs and as further discussed in Unit IV
of the June 11, 2019 proposed rule (84 FR 27061) (FRL-9994-85), EPA
identified certain reasonably foreseen conditions of use and other
circumstances different from the intended conditions of use identified
in the PMNs and determined that those changes could result in changes
in the type or form of exposure to the chemical substances and/or
increased exposures to the chemical substances and/or changes in the
reasonably anticipated manner and methods of manufacturing, processing,
distribution in commerce, and disposal of the chemical substances.

B. Objectives

    EPA is issuing these SNURs because the Agency wants:
     To receive notice of any person's intent to manufacture or
process a listed chemical substance for the described significant new
use before that activity begins.
     To have an opportunity to review and evaluate data
submitted in a SNUN before the notice submitter begins manufacturing or
processing a listed chemical substance for the described significant
new use.
     To be obligated to make a determination under TSCA section
5(a)(3) regarding the use described in the SNUN, under the conditions
of use. The Agency will either determine under section 5(a)(3)(C) that
the significant new use is not likely to present an unreasonable risk,
including an unreasonable risk to a potentially exposed or susceptible
subpopulation identified as relevant by the Administrator under the
conditions of use, or make a determination under section 5(a)(3)(A) or
(B) and take the required regulatory action associated with the
determination, before manufacture or processing for the significant new
use of the chemical substance can occur.
     To be able to identify as significant new uses any
manufacturing, processing, use, distribution in commerce, or disposal
that does not conform to the restrictions imposed by the underlying
Orders, consistent with TSCA section 5(f)(4).
    Issuance of a SNUR for a chemical substance does not signify that
the chemical substance is listed on the TSCA Chemical Substance
Inventory (TSCA Inventory). Guidance on how to determine if a chemical
substance is on the TSCA Inventory is available on the internet at
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/existingchemicals/pubs/tscainventory/index.html.

VII. Applicability of the Significant New Use Designation

    To establish a significant new use, EPA must determine that the use
is not ongoing. The chemical substances subject to this rule have
undergone premanufacture review. In cases where EPA has not received a
notice of commencement (NOC) and the chemical substance has not been
added to the TSCA Inventory, no person may commence such activities
without first submitting a PMN. Therefore, for chemical substances for
which an NOC has not been submitted EPA concludes that the designated
significant new uses are not ongoing.
    EPA designated June 6, 2019 as the cutoff date for determining
whether the new use is ongoing. The objective of EPA's approach has
been to ensure that a person could not defeat a SNUR by initiating a
significant new use before the effective date of the final rule.
    In the unlikely event that a person began commercial manufacture or
processing of the chemical substances for a significant new use
identified as of June 6, 2019 that person will have to cease any such
activity upon the effective date of the final rule. To resume their
activities, that person would have to first comply with all applicable
SNUR notification requirements and wait until EPA has conducted a
review of the notice, made an appropriate determination on the notice,
and has taken such actions as are required with that determination.

VIII. Development and Submission of Information

    EPA recognizes that TSCA section 5 does not require development of
any particular new information (e.g., generating test data) before
submission of a SNUN. There is an exception: If a person is required to
submit information for a chemical substance pursuant to a rule, Order
or consent agreement under TSCA section 4 (15 U.S.C. 2603), then TSCA
section 5(b)(1)(A) (15 U.S.C. 2604(b)(1)(A)) requires such information
to be submitted to EPA at the time of submission of the SNUN.
    In the absence of a rule, Order, or consent agreement under TSCA
section 4 covering the chemical substance, persons are required only to
submit information in their possession or control and to describe any
other information known to or reasonably ascertainable by them (see
Sec.  720.50). However, upon review of PMNs and

SNUNs, the Agency has the authority to require appropriate testing.
Unit IV. of the proposed SNUR lists potentially useful information for
all SNURs listed here. Descriptions are provided for informational
purposes. The potentially useful information identified in Unit IV. of
the proposed SNUR will be useful to EPA's evaluation in the event that
someone submits a SNUN for the significant new use. Companies who are
considering submitting a SNUN are encouraged, but not required, to
develop the information on the substance, which may assist with EPA's
analysis of the SNUN.
    EPA strongly encourages persons, before performing any testing, to
consult with the Agency pertaining to protocol selection. Furthermore,
pursuant to TSCA section 4(h), which pertains to reduction of testing
in vertebrate animals, EPA encourages consultation with the Agency on
the use of alternative test methods and strategies (also called New
Approach Methodologies, or NAMs), if available, to generate the
recommended test data. EPA encourages dialog with Agency
representatives to help determine how best the submitter can meet both
the data needs and the objective of TSCA section 4(h).
    The potentially useful information described in Unit IV. of the
proposed SNUR may not be the only means of providing information to
evaluate the chemical substance associated with the significant new
uses. However, submitting a SNUN without any test data may increase the
likelihood that EPA will take action under TSCA section 5(e) or 5(f).
EPA recommends that potential SNUN submitters contact EPA early enough
so that they will be able to conduct the appropriate tests.
    SNUN submitters should be aware that EPA will be better able to
evaluate SNUNs which provide detailed information on the following:
     Human exposure and environmental release that may result
from the significant new use of the chemical substances.
     Information on risks posed by the chemical substances
compared to risks posed by potential substitutes.

IX. Procedural Determinations

    By this rule, EPA is establishing certain significant new uses
which have been claimed as CBI subject to Agency confidentiality
regulations at 40 CFR part 2 and 40 CFR part 720, subpart E. Absent a
final determination or other disposition of the confidentiality claim
under 40 CFR part 2 procedures, EPA is required to keep this
information confidential. EPA promulgated a procedure to deal with the
situation where a specific significant new use is CBI, at Sec.
721.1725(b)(1).
    Under these procedures a manufacturer or processor may request EPA
to determine whether a proposed use would be a significant new use
under the rule. The manufacturer or processor must show that it has a
bona fide intent to manufacture or process the chemical substance and
must identify the specific use for which it intends to manufacture or
process the chemical substance. If EPA concludes that the person has
shown a bona fide intent to manufacture or process the chemical
substance, EPA will tell the person whether the use identified in the
bona fide submission would be a significant new use under the rule.
Since most of the chemical identities of the chemical substances
subject to these SNURs are also CBI, manufacturers and processors can
combine the bona fide submission under the procedure in Sec.
721.1725(b)(1) with that under Sec.  721.11 into a single step.
    If EPA determines that the use identified in the bona fide
submission would not be a significant new use, i.e., the use does not
meet the criteria specified in the rule for a significant new use, that
person can manufacture or process the chemical substance so long as the
significant new use trigger is not met. In the case of a production
volume trigger, this means that the aggregate annual production volume
does not exceed that identified in the bona fide submission to EPA.
Because of confidentiality concerns, EPA does not typically disclose
the actual production volume that constitutes the use trigger. Thus, if
the person later intends to exceed that volume, a new bona fide
submission would be necessary to determine whether that higher volume
would be a significant new use.

X. SNUN Submissions

    According to Sec.  721.1(c), persons submitting a SNUN must comply
with the same notification requirements and EPA regulatory procedures
as persons submitting a PMN, including submission of test data on
health and environmental effects as described in 40 CFR 720.50. SNUNs
must be submitted on EPA Form No. 7710-25, generated using e-PMN
software, and submitted to the Agency in accordance with the procedures
set forth in 40 CFR 720.40 and Sec.  721.25. E-PMN software is
available electronically at http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/newchems.

XI. Economic Analysis

    EPA has evaluated the potential costs of establishing SNUN
requirements for potential manufacturers and processors of the chemical
substances subject to this rule. EPA's complete economic analysis is
available in the docket under docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0263.

XII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulations and Regulatory Review

    This action establishes SNURs for several new chemical substances
that were the subject of PMNs. The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has exempted these types of actions from review under Executive
Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
January 21, 2011).

B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)

    According to PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), an agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a
collection of information that requires OMB approval under PRA, unless
it has been approved by OMB and displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of
the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register, are listed in 40 CFR
part 9, and included on the related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. EPA is amending the table in 40 CFR part 9 to list the OMB
approval number for the information collection requirements contained
in this action. This listing of the OMB control numbers and their
subsequent codification in the CFR satisfies the display requirements
of PRA and OMB's implementing regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. This
Information Collection Request (ICR) was previously subject to public
notice and comment prior to OMB approval, and given the technical
nature of the table, EPA finds that further notice and comment to amend
it is unnecessary. As a result, EPA finds that there is ``good cause''
under section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act (5
U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B)) to amend this table without further notice and
comment.
    The information collection requirements related to this action have
already been approved by OMB pursuant to PRA under OMB control number
2070-0012 (EPA ICR No. 574). This action does not impose any burden
requiring additional OMB approval. If an entity were to submit a SNUN
to the Agency, the annual burden is estimated to average between 30 and
170 hours per response. This burden estimate includes the time needed
to review

instructions, search existing data sources, gather and maintain the
data needed, and complete, review, and submit the required SNUN.
    Send any comments about the accuracy of the burden estimate, and
any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including
through the use of automated collection techniques, to the Director,
Regulatory Support Division, Office of Mission Support (2822T),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460-0001. Please remember to include the OMB control number in any
correspondence, but do not submit any completed forms to this address.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)

    Pursuant to section 605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Agency hereby certifies that promulgation
of this SNUR would not have a significant adverse economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. The requirement to submit a SNUN
applies to any person (including small or large entities) who intends
to engage in any activity described in the final rule as a
``significant new use.'' Because these uses are ``new,'' based on all
information currently available to EPA, it appears that no small or
large entities presently engage in such activities. A SNUR requires
that any person who intends to engage in such activity in the future
must first notify EPA by submitting a SNUN. Although some small
entities may decide to pursue a significant new use in the future, EPA
cannot presently determine how many, if any, there may be. However,
EPA's experience to date is that, in response to the promulgation of
SNURs covering over 1,000 chemicals, the Agency receives only a small
number of notices per year. For example, the number of SNUNs received
was seven in Federal fiscal year (FY) 2013, 13 in FY2014, six in
FY2015, 10 in FY2016, 14 in FY2017, and 11 in FY2018 and only a
fraction of these were from small businesses. In addition, the Agency
currently offers relief to qualifying small businesses by reducing the
SNUN submission fee from $16,000 to $2,800. This lower fee reduces the
total reporting and recordkeeping of cost of submitting a SNUN to about
$10,116 for qualifying small firms. Therefore, the potential economic
impacts of complying with this SNUR are not expected to be significant
or adversely impact a substantial number of small entities. In a SNUR
that published in the Federal Register of June 2, 1997 (62 FR 29684)
(FRL-5597-1), the Agency presented its general determination that final
SNURs are not expected to have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities, which was provided to the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)

    Based on EPA's experience with proposing and finalizing SNURs,
State, local, and Tribal governments have not been impacted by these
rulemakings, and EPA does not have any reasons to believe that any
State, local, or Tribal government will be impacted by this action. As
such, EPA has determined that this action does not impose any
enforceable duty, contain any unfunded mandate, or otherwise have any
effect on small governments subject to the requirements of UMRA
sections 202, 203, 204, or 205 (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    This action will not have a substantial direct effect on States, on
the relationship between the national government and the States, or on
the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels
of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132, entitled
``Federalism'' (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999).

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments

    This action does not have Tribal implications because it is not
expected to have substantial direct effects on Indian Tribes. This
action does not significantly nor uniquely affect the communities of
Indian Tribal governments, nor does it involve or impose any
requirements that affect Indian Tribes. Accordingly, the requirements
of Executive Order 13175, entitled ``Consultation and Coordination with
Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), do not
apply to this action.

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health and Safety Risks

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13045, entitled
``Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because this is not an
economically significant regulatory action as defined by Executive
Order 12866, and this action does not address environmental health or
safety risks disproportionately affecting children.

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, entitled
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001), because
this action is not expected to affect energy supply, distribution, or
use and because this action is not a significant regulatory action
under Executive Order 12866.

I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)

    In addition, since this action does not involve any technical
standards, NTTAA section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note), does not apply to
this action.

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations

    This action does not entail special considerations of environmental
justice related issues as delineated by Executive Order 12898, entitled
``Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations and Low-Income Populations'' (59 FR 7629, February 16,
1994).

XIII. Congressional Review Act

    Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other required
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of
the rule in the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule''
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 9

    Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

40 CFR Part 721

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: March 31, 2020.
Tala R. Henry,
Deputy Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

    Therefore, 40 CFR parts 9 and 721 are amended as follows:

PART 9--[AMENDED]

0
1. The authority citation for part 9 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 135 et seq., 136-136y; 15 U.S.C. 2001,
2003, 2005, 2006, 2601-2671; 21 U.S.C. 331j, 346a, 348; 31 U.S.C.
9701; 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., 1311, 1313d, 1314, 1318, 1321, 1326,
1330, 1342, 1344, 1345 (d) and (e), 1361; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3
CFR, 1971-1975 Comp. p. 973; 42 U.S.C. 241, 242b, 243, 246, 300f,
300g, 300g-1, 300g-2, 300g-3, 300g-4, 300g-5, 300g-6, 300j-1, 300j-
2, 300j-3, 300j-4, 300j-9, 1857 et seq., 6901-6992k, 7401-7671q,
7542, 9601-9657, 11023, 11048.

0
2. In Sec.  9.1, add Sec. Sec.  721.11258 through 721.11266 in
numerical order under the undesignated center heading ``Significant New
Uses of Chemical Substances'' to read as follows:

Sec.  9.1  OMB approvals under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

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Sec.   721.11258........................................       2070-0012
Sec.   721.11260........................................       2070-0012
Sec.   721.11261........................................       2070-0012
Sec.   721.11262........................................       2070-0012
Sec.   721.11263........................................       2070-0012
Sec.   721.11264........................................       2070-0012
Sec.   721.11265........................................       2070-0012
Sec.   721.11266........................................       2070-0012

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PART 721--[AMENDED]

0
3. The authority citation for part 721 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 2604, 2607, and 2625(c).

0
4. Add Sec. Sec.  721.11258 through 721.11266 to subpart E to read as
follows:

Subpart E--Significant New Uses for Specific Chemical Substances

Sec.
* * * * *
721.11258 Amino-silane (generic).
721.11260 Acetic acid, 2-oxo-, sodium salt (1:1).
721.11261 Branched alkenyl acid, alkyl ester, homopolymer (generic).
721.11262 Alkenoic acid, reaction products with bis substituted
alkane and ether polyol (generic).
721.11263 Ethanol, 2-butoxy-, 1,1'-ester (generic).
721.11264 Heteromonocycle, 4,6-dimethyl-2-(1-phenylethyl)-
(generic).
721.11265 Aromatic dianhydride, polymer with aromatic diamine and
heteroatom bridged aromatic diamine, reaction products with aromatic
anhydride (generic).
721.11266 Metal, bis(2,4-pentanedionato-kO2,kO4)- (T-4)- (generic).

Sec.  721.11258   Amino-silane (generic).

    (a) Chemical substance and significant new uses subject to
reporting. (1) The chemical substance identified generically as amino-
silane (PMN P-16-425) is subject to reporting under this section for
the significant new uses described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
    (2) The significant new uses are:
    (i) Industrial, commercial, and consumer activities. Requirements
as specified in Sec.  721.80(g).
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (b) Specific requirements. The provisions of subpart A of this part
apply to this section except as modified by this paragraph (b).
    (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping requirements as specified in Sec.
721.125(a) though (c) and (i) are applicable to manufacturers and
processors of this substance.
    (2) Limitations or revocation of certain notification requirements.
The provisions of Sec.  721.185 apply to this section.

Sec.  721.11260   Acetic acid, 2-oxo-, sodium salt (1:1).

    (a) Chemical substance and significant new uses subject to
reporting. (1) The chemical substance identified as acetic acid, 2-oxo-
, sodium salt (1:1) (PMN P-18-125, CAS No. 2706-75-4) is subject to
reporting under this section for the significant new uses described in
paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
    (2) The significant new uses are:
    (i) Industrial, commercial, and consumer activities. Requirements
as specified in Sec.  721.80(f). It is a significant new use to
manufacture, process, or use the substance in an application that
generates a mist, spray, vapor, or aerosol.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (b) Specific requirements. The provisions of subpart A of this part
apply to this section except as modified by this paragraph (b).
    (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping requirements as specified in Sec.
721.125(a) through (c) and (i) are applicable to manufacturers and
processors of this substance.
    (2) Limitations or revocation of certain notification requirements.
The provisions of Sec.  721.185 apply to this section.
    (3) Determining whether a specific use is subject to this section.
The provisions of Sec.  721.1725(b)(1) apply to paragraph (a)(2)(i) of
this section.

Sec.  721.11261   Branched alkenyl acid, alkyl ester, homopolymer
(generic).

    (a) Chemical substance and significant new uses subject to
reporting. (1) The chemical substance identified generically as
branched alkenyl acid, alkyl ester, homopolymer (PMN P-18-228) is
subject to reporting under this section for the significant new uses
described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
    (2) The significant new uses are:
    (i) Industrial, commercial, and consumer activities. Requirements
as specified in Sec.  721.80(j). It is a significant new use to
manufacture, process or use the substance in any manner that results in
inhalation exposures.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (b) Specific requirements. The provisions of subpart A of this part
apply to this section except as modified by this paragraph (b).
    (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping requirements as specified in Sec.
721.125(a) through (c) and (i) are applicable to manufacturers and
processors of this substance.
    (2) Limitations or revocation of certain notification requirements.
The provisions of Sec.  721.185 apply to this section.
    (3) Determining whether a specific use is subject to this section.
The provisions of Sec.  721.1725(b)(1) apply to paragraph (a)(2)(i) of
this section.

Sec.  721.11262   Alkenoic acid, reaction products with bis substituted
alkane and ether polyol (generic).

    (a) Chemical substance and significant new uses subject to
reporting. (1) The chemical substance identified generically as
alkenoic acid, reaction products with bis substituted alkane and ether
polyol (PMN P-18-234) is subject to reporting under this section for
the significant new uses described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
    (2) The significant new uses are:
    (i) Industrial, commercial, and consumer activities. It is a
significant new use to use the substance involving spray application
that results in inhalation exposures.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (b) Specific requirements. The provisions of subpart A of this part
apply to this section except as modified by this paragraph (b).
    (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping requirements as specified in Sec.
721.125(a) through (c) and (i) are applicable to manufacturers and
processors of this substance.
    (2) Limitations or revocation of certain notification requirements.
The

provisions of Sec.  721.185 apply to this section.

Sec.  721.11263   Ethanol, 2-butoxy-, 1,1'-ester (generic).

    (a) Chemical substance and significant new uses subject to
reporting. (1) The chemical substance identified generically as
ethanol, 2-butoxy-, 1,1'-ester (PMN P-18-270) is subject to reporting
under this section for the significant new uses described in paragraph
(a)(2) of this section.
    (2) The significant new uses are:
    (i) Industrial, commercial, and consumer activities. Requirements
as specified in Sec.  721.80(o). It is a significant new use to use the
substance for other than an active co-solvent for solvent-based
coatings; a coalescent for industrial water-based coatings; a coupling
agent and solvent for industrial cleaners, rust removers, hard surface
cleaners and disinfectants; and a primary solvent in solvent-based silk
screen printing inks.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (b) Specific requirements. The provisions of subpart A of this part
apply to this section except as modified by this paragraph (b).
    (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping requirements as specified in Sec.
721.125(a) through (c) and (i) are applicable to manufacturers and
processors of this substance.
    (2) Limitations or revocation of certain notification requirements.
The provisions of Sec.  721.185 apply to this section.

Sec.  721.11264   Heteromonocycle, 4,6-dimethyl-2-(1-phenylethyl)-
(generic).

    (a) Chemical substance and significant new uses subject to
reporting. (1) The chemical substance identified generically as
heteromonocycle, 4,6-dimethyl-2-(1-phenylethyl)- (PMN P-18-322) is
subject to reporting under this section for the significant new uses
described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
    (2) The significant new uses are:
    (i) Industrial, commercial, and consumer activities. Requirements
as specified in Sec.  721.80(f). It is a significant new use to process
(formulate) the substance to a concentration of greater than 5% by
weight.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (b) Specific requirements. The provisions of subpart A of this part
apply to this section except as modified by this paragraph (b).
    (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping requirements as specified in Sec.
721.125(a) and (b) (at concentrations of the substance greater than 5%
by weight), Sec.  721.125(c) (at concentrations of the substance
greater than 5% by weight), and Sec.  721.125(i) are applicable to
manufacturers and processors of this substance.
    (2) Limitations or revocation of certain notification requirements.
The provisions of Sec.  721.185 apply to this section.

Sec.  721.11265   Aromatic dianhydride, polymer with aromatic diamine
and heteroatom bridged aromatic diamine, reaction products with
aromatic anhydride (generic).

    (a) Chemical substance and significant new uses subject to
reporting. (1) The chemical substance identified generically as
aromatic dianhydride, polymer with aromatic diamine and heteroatom
bridged aromatic diamine, reaction products with aromatic anhydride
(PMN P-19-4) is subject to reporting under this section for the
significant new uses described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
    (2) The significant new uses are:
    (i) Industrial, commercial, and consumer activities. It is a
significant new use to manufacture, process or use of the substance in
any manner that results in inhalation exposures.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (b) Specific requirements. The provisions of subpart A of this part
apply to this section except as modified by this paragraph (b).
    (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping requirements as specified in Sec.
721.125(a) through (c) and (i) are applicable to manufacturers and
processors of this substance.
    (2) Limitations or revocation of certain notification requirements.
The provisions of Sec.  721.185 apply to this section.

Sec.  721.11266   Metal, bis(2,4-pentanedionato-kO2,kO4)- (T-4)-
(generic).

    (a) Chemical substance and significant new uses subject to
reporting. (1) The chemical substance identified generically as metal,
bis(2,4-pentanedionato-kO2,kO4)- (T-4)- (PMN P-19-34) is subject to
reporting under this section for the significant new uses described in
paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
    (2) The significant new uses are:
    (i) Industrial, commercial, and consumer activities. Requirements
as specified in Sec.  721.80(f) and (j). It is a significant new use to
process or use the substance without the engineering controls described
in the premanufacture notice.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (b) Specific requirements. The provisions of subpart A of this part
apply to this section except as modified by this paragraph (b).
    (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping requirements as specified in Sec.
721.125(a) through (c) and (i) are applicable to manufacturers and
processors of this substance.
    (2) Limitations or revocation of certain notification requirements.
The provisions of Sec.  721.185 apply to this section.
    (3) Determining whether a specific use is subject to this section.
The provisions of Sec.  721.1725(b)(1) apply to paragraph (a)(2)(i) of
this section.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: PR14-27-000.
    Applicants: Enable Oklahoma Intrastate Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Tariff filing per 284.123(b)(1)/.: Revised Fuel
Percentages for April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015 to be effective 2/
28/2014; TOFC: 980.
    Filed Date: 2/28/14.
    Accession Number: 20140228-5144.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/14.

    Docket Numbers: PR14-28-000.
    Applicants: American Midstream (Louisiana Intrastate), LLC.
    Description: Tariff filing per 284.123(e)/.224: Fuel Retention
Adjustment to be effective 4/1/2014; TOFC: 770.
    Filed Date: 2/28/14.
    Accession Number: 20140228-5169.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/14.

    Docket Numbers: PR14-29-000.
    Applicants: Crosstex LIG, LLC.
    Description: Tariff filing per 284.123(b)(2)/.: Petition for
Approval of Rates to be effective 3/4/2014; TOFC: 760.
    Filed Date: 3/6/14.
    Accession Number: 20140306-5062.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/27/14.

    Docket Numbers: PR14-30-000.
    Applicants: Overland Trail Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Tariff filing per 284.123(g)/.224: Cancellation of
Statement of Operating Conditions to be effective 4/1/2014; TOFC: 1290.
    Filed Date: 3/6/14.
    Accession Number: 20140306-5065.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/27/14.
    284.123(g) Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/5/14

    Docket Numbers: RP14-605-000.
    Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP.
    Description: PAL Neg Rate Agmts (42112, 42113, 42114, 42115, 42116)
to be effective 3/5/2014.
    Filed Date: 3/5/14.
    Accession Number: 20140305-5051.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/17/14.

    Docket Numbers: RP14-608-000.
    Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Non-Conforming Agreement Filing (MGI) to be effective
4/6/2014.
    Filed Date: 3/6/14.
    Accession Number: 20140306-5057.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/18/14.

    Docket Numbers: RP14-609-000.
    Applicants: Golden Pass Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Golden Pass Pipeline LLC Cost and Revenue Study CP04-
400-002.
    Filed Date: 3/7/14.
    Accession Number: 20140307-5003.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/19/14.

    Docket Numbers: RP14-610-000.
    Applicants: TC Offshore LLC.
    Description: Arena--Superior Neg Rate Agmts to be effective 3/7/
2014.
    Filed Date: 3/7/14.
    Accession Number: 20140307-5016.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/19/14.

    Docket Numbers: RP14-611-000.
    Applicants: Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Request for extension of previously-granted authority
to acquire and use off-system Millennium Pipeline Company, L.L.C.'s
capacity of Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Filed Date: 3/7/14.
    Accession Number: 20140307-5091.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/19/14.

    Docket Numbers: RP14-612-000.
    Applicants: Eni Petroleum US LLC,ENI USA Gas Marketing LLC.
    Description: Joint Petition for Temporary Waiver of Capacity
Release Regulations and Policies and Related Tariff Provisions and
Request for Expedited Action of Eni Petroleum US LLC and Eni USA Gas
Marketing LLC.
    Filed Date: 3/7/14.
    Accession Number: 20140307-5102.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/14/14.

    Docket Numbers: RP14-613-000.
    Applicants: Northwest Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Grandfathered Uni-lateral Evergreen Provision to be
effective 4/8/2014.
    Filed Date: 3/7/14.
    Accession Number: 20140307-5191.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/19/14.

    Docket Numbers: RP14-614-000.
    Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America.
    Description: Negotiated Rate Filing-Integrys Energy to be effective
3/8/2014.
    Filed Date: 3/7/14.
    Accession Number: 20140307-5222.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/19/14.

    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR Sec.  385.211 and Sec.  385.214) on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified date(s). Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.

Filings in Existing Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP10-877-008.
    Applicants: Cameron Interstate Pipeline, LLC.
    Description: Cameron Interstate Pipeline Revised Section 9.0--March
2014 to be effective 11/1/2010 under RP10-877 Filing Type: 580.
    Filed Date: 3/6/14.
    Accession Number: 20140306-5081.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/18/14.

    Any person desiring to protest in any of the above proceedings must
file in

accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Regulations (18 CFR
385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date.
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated March 10, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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