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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

July 29, 2010.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER97-324-019; ER97-3834-025; ER00-1816-008; ER10-
663-002; ER01-2317-010; ER08-1418-003; ER07-415-005; ER05-1469-004;
ER04-947-012.
    Applicants: DTE Pontiac North, LLC, DTE Energy Trading, Inc.,
POSDEF Power Company, L.P., The Detroit Edison Company, DTE Stoneman,
LLC, DTE River Rouge No. 1, LLC, DTE East China, LLC, Metro Energy,
L.L.C., DTE Energy Supply, Inc., Woodland Biomass Power Ltd.
    Description: Notice of change in status of the DTE MBR Entities.
    Filed Date: 07/28/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100728-5123.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 18, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: ER97-4345-026; ER98-511-014.
    Applicants: Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, OGE Energy
Resources, Inc.
    Description: Supplement to Notice of Non-Material Change in Status
of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company and OGE Energy Resources, Inc.
    Filed Date: 07/28/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100728-5111.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 18, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: ER00-107-005.
    Applicants: La Paloma Generating Company, LLC.
    Description: La Paloma Generating Company, LLC submits notice of
non-material change in status and filed a Supplemental Information on
7/21/10.
    Filed Date: 06/01/2010; 07/01/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100602-0235; 20100701-5182.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, August 9, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: ER00-107-006.
    Applicants: La Paloma Generating Company, LLC.
    Description: Triennial Market-Based Rate Update Filing of La Paloma
Generating Company, LLC.
    Filed Date: 06/29/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100629-5203.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, August 30, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2024-000.
    Applicants: PPL Wallingford Energy LLC.
    Description: PPL Wallingford Energy LLC submits tariff filing per
35.12: PPL Wallingford Energy LLC, Baseline Filing to be effective 7/
28/2010.
    Filed Date: 07/28/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100728-5097.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 18, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2025-000.
    Applicants: Louis Dreyfus Energy Services L.P.
    Description: Louis Dreyfus Energy Services L.P. submits tariff
filing per 35.12: Baseline Tariff Filing to be effective 7/28/2010.
    Filed Date: 07/28/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100728-5105.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 18, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2026-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Pacific Gas and Electric Company submits tariff filing
per 35.13(a)(1): Transmission Owner Tariff Rate Case 2011 (TO13) to be
effective 10/1/2010.

    Filed Date: 07/28/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100728-5106.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 18, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2026-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Pacific Gas and Electric Company submits tariff filing
per 35.13(a)(1): Transmission Owner Tariff Rate Case 2011 (TO13) to be
effective 10/1/2010.
    Filed Date: 07/28/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100728-5107.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 18, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2027-000.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Description: California Independent System Operator Corporation
submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): 2010-07-28 DSHBAOA with
Griffith Energy to be effective 9/27/2010.
    Filed Date: 07/28/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100728-5170.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 18, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2028-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Southern California Edison Company submits their
letter agreements between the Transmission Distribution Business Unit
and the Generation Business Unit, to be effective 7/23/2010.
    Filed Date: 07/29/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100729-5003.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 19, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2029-000.
    Applicants: Calpine Mid-Atlantic Marketing, LLC.
    Description: Calpine Mid-Atlantic Marketing, LLC submits an
application for authorization to maket market-based wholesale sales of
energy, capacity and ancillary services under FERC Electric Tariff,
Original Volume 1, to be effective 9/27/10.
    Filed Date: 07/29/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100729-5005.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 19, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2030-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: PJM Interconnection, LLC submits notice of the
cancellation of an interconnection service agreement with Liberty Gap
Wind Force, LLC.
    Filed Date: 07/28/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100729-0206.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 18, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2031-000.
    Applicants: Horizon Power, Inc.
    Description: Horizon Power, Inc submits notice of cancellation of
its FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1, Original Sheet 1-2,
effective August 1, 2010.
    Filed Date: 07/28/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100729-0207.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 18, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2032-000.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.
    Description: Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. submits tariff filing per
35.12: Duke Kentucky Baseline Tariffs Filing to be effective 7/29/2010.
    Filed Date: 07/29/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100729-5018.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 19, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2033-000.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.
    Description: Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. submits tariff filing per
35.12: Duke Ohio Baseline Tariffs Filing to be effective 7/29/2010.
    Filed Date: 07/29/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100729-5020.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 19, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2034-000.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.
    Description: Duke Energy Indiana, Inc. submits tariff filing per
35.12: Duke Indiana Baseline Filings to be effective 7/29/2010.
    Filed Date: 07/29/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100729-5021.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 19, 2010.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following land
acquisition reports:

    Docket Numbers: LA10-2-000.
    Applicants: Order 697-C 2010 2nd Qtr Site Acquisition.
    Description: Endure Energy, L.L.C. Notification of Change in Status
Second Quarter 2010.
    Filed Date: 07/28/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100728-5110.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 18, 2010.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following public
utility holding company filings:

    Docket Numbers: PH10-16-000.
    Applicants: ArcLight Capital Holdings, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Change in Facts of ArcLight Capital
Holdings, LLC.
    Filed Date: 06/23/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100623-5081.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 14, 2010.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    As it relates to any qualifying facility filings, the notices of
self-certification [or self-recertification] listed above, do not
institute a proceeding regarding qualifying facility status. A notice
of self-certification [or self-recertification] simply provides
notification that the entity making the filing has determined the
facility named in the notice meets the applicable criteria to be a
qualifying facility. Intervention and/or protest do not lie in dockets
that are qualifying facility self-certifications or self-
recertifications. Any person seeking to challenge such qualifying
facility status may do so by filing a motion pursuant to 18 CFR
292.207(d)(iii). Intervention and protests may be filed in response to
notices of qualifying facility dockets other than self-certifications
and self-recertifications.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that

enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is
added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online
service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call (866) 208-
3676 (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-54248; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2006-019]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change
Regarding Technical and Conforming Changes to Nasdaq's 4000 Series
Rules

July 31, 2006.
    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 July 28, 2006, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'') 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 Nasdaq. Nasdaq has designated the proposed rule change as
constituting a non-controversial rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder,\4\
which renders the proposed rule change effective upon filing with the
Commission.\5\ 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.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \5\ The Exchange requested the Commission to waive the 30-day
operative delay, as specified in Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii). 17 CFR
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change.

    Nasdaq proposes to conform the Rule 4000 Series of Nasdaq's rules
to certain changes made to the Rule 4000 Series of the rules of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (``NASD'') since
approval of Nasdaq's rules by the Commission in January 2006 and to
correct certain errors in the approved rules. Nasdaq proposes to
implement the proposed rule change immediately.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on Nasdaq's Web
site (http://www.complinet.com/nasdaq), at Nasdaq's principal office, 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, Nasdaq 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. Nasdaq 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.
    Nasdaq is modifying its 4000 Series Rules to conform them to
certain changes made to the 4000 Series Rules of the NASD since
approval of Nasdaq's rules by the Commission in January 2006 and to
correct certain typographical errors in the approved rules.
    Specifically, Nasdaq is:
     Amending Nasdaq Rule 4120 to reflect changes made by SR-
NASD-2006-015 \6\ in connection with the implementation of the Nasdaq
Halt Cross, and to add language concerning halts in Nasdaq index
warrants that is being relocated from former Nasdaq Rule 2854.\7\
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    \6\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53687 (April 20, 2006),
71 FR 24787 (April 27, 2006) (SR-NASD-2006-015). Nasdaq notes that a
further amendment to Rule 4120 was approved by the Commission in
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54155 (July 14, 2006), 71 FR
41291 (July 20, 2006) (SR-NASDAQ-2006-001), but with an
implementation date of August 28, 2006. Accordingly, Nasdaq will
file a technical rule change prior to that date to reflect the
difference between the version of the rule adopted in this filing
for the period prior to August 28, and the version to take effect on
that date.
    \7\ SR-NASDAQ-2006-018 (July 25, 2006).
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     Amending Nasdaq Rule 4120 to update contact information
for Nasdaq's MarketWatch Department and amending Nasdaq IM-4120 and
Nasdaq Rules 4310, 4320, and 4350 to remove superfluous and outdated
contact information.
     Amending Nasdaq Rule 4305 to change a reference to the
Nasdaq National Market to the Nasdaq Global Market, consistent with
changes made through SR-NASDAQ-2006-007.\8\
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    \8\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53799 (May 12, 2006), 71
FR 29195 (May 19, 2006) (SR-NASDAQ-2006-007).
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     Amending Nasdaq Rule 4320 to eliminate phase-in dates that
have already passed and rule text that has been superseded by the
phased-in rules.\9\
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    \9\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 50753 (November 29,
2004), 69 FR 70486 (December 6, 2004) (SR-NASD-2004-147).
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     Amending Nasdaq Rule 4350 and adding Nasdaq IM-4350-8 to
reflect an amendment made to NASD Rule 4350 by SR-NASD-2005-073.\10\
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    \10\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53578 (March 30, 2006),
71 FR 17532 (April 6, 2006) (SR-NASD-2005-073).
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     Amending Nasdaq Rules 4510 and 4520, deleting Nasdaq IM-
4500-3, and adding new Nasdaq IM-4500-4, to reflect changes made by SR-
NASD-2005-143 \11\ and SR-NASD-2006-047.\12\
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    \11\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 52997 (December 22,
2005), 70 FR 77222 (December 29, 2005) (SR-NASD-2005-143).
    \12\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53696 (April 21, 2006),
71 FR 25273 (April 28, 2006) (SR-NASD-2006-047).
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     Adding Nasdaq Rule 4613(a)(2) and (3) and Nasdaq IM-4613
to restore a pilot program for supplemental MPIDs that had lapsed at
the time of the approval of Nasdaq's exchange registration application
but that was

restored under NASD rules in SR-NASD-2006-004.\13\
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    \13\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53192 (January 30,
2006), 71 FR 6302 (February 7, 2006) (SR-NASD-2006-004). Nasdaq
notes that a further amendment to Rule 4613 was approved by the
Commission in Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54155 (July 14,
2006), 71 FR 41291 (July 20, 2006) (SR-NASDAQ-2006-001), but with an
implementation date of August 28, 2006. Accordingly, Nasdaq will
file a technical rule change prior to that date to reflect the
difference between the version of the rule adopted in this filing
for the period prior to August 28, and the version to take effect on
that date.
    Nasdaq is not at this time restoring the pilot for multiple
MPIDs in non-Nasdaq stocks, since rules relating to such stocks are
not operational. Rather, as part of the technical rule change
referenced above, Nasdaq will expand the language of the pilot in
Rule 4613 to cover non-Nasdaq stocks.
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     Amending Nasdaq Rules 4613, 4701, 4710, 4901, and 4904 to
reflect changes made to corresponding NASD rules by SR-NASD-2005-150
and SR-NASD-2006-054.\14\
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    \14\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53017 (December 22,
2005), 70 FR 77225 (December 29, 2005) (SR-NASD-2005-150);
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53739 (April 26, 2006), 71 FR
25876 (May 2, 2006) (SR-NASD-2006-054).
    Nasdaq notes that a further amendment to these rules was
approved by the Commission in Securities Exchange Act Release No.
54155 (July 14, 2006) (SR-NASDAQ-2006-001), but with an
implementation date of August 28, 2006. Accordingly, Nasdaq will
file a technical rule change prior to that date to reflect the
difference between the version of the rule adopted in this filing
for the period prior to August 28, and the version to take effect on
that date.
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     Amending Nasdaq Rule 4710 to reflect a change made to NASD
Rule 4710 by SR-NASD-2006-019.\15\
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    \15\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53233 (February 2,
2006), 71 FR 7100 (February 10, 2006) (SR-NASD-2006-019).
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     Adopting Nasdaq Rule 4703 to reflect the adoption the
Nasdaq Halt Cross (NASD Rule 4703) in SR-NASD-2005-015,\16\ and making
conforming changes to Nasdaq Rule 4704.
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    \16\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53687 (April 20, 2006),
71 FR 24878 (April 27, 2006) (SR-NASD-2006-015).
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     Adding Nasdaq Rule 4760, which reflects the recent
adoption of the Nasdaq Crossing Network (NASD Rule 4716) in SR-NASD-
2005-140.\17\
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    \17\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54101 (July 5, 2006),
71 FR 39382 (July 12, 2006) (SR-NASD-2005-140).
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     Amending Nasdaq Rule 4813 to reflect changes made to NASD
Rule 4813 by SR-NASD-2005-153.\18\
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    \18\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53067 (January 6,
2006), 71 FR 2965 (January 18, 2006) (SR-NASD-2005-153).
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     Amending Nasdaq Rules 4714 and 4905 to reflect changes
made to NASD Rules 4714 and 4905 by SR-NASD-2006-049.\19\
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    \19\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53675 (April 18, 2006),
71 FR 23975 (April 25, 2006) (SR-NASD-2006-049).
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     Amending Nasdaq Rule 4912 to reflect changes made to NASD
Rule 4912 by SR-NASD-2006-006.\20\
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    \20\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53187 (January 30,
2006), 71 FR 6116 (February 6, 2006) (SR-NASD-2006-006).
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     Amending Nasdaq Rule 4953 to reflect changes made to NASD
Rule 4953 by SR-NASD-2006-051 and SR-NASD-2006-017.\21\
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    \21\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53720 (April 25, 2006),
71 FR 25875 (May 2, 2006) (SR-NASD-2006-051); Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 53316 (February 15, 2006), 71 FR 9401 (February 23,
2006) (SR-NASD-2006-017).
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     Amending Nasdaq Rule 4962 to reflect changes made to NASD
Rule 4962 by SR-NASD-2006-054 and SR-NASD-2006-016.\22\
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    \22\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53720 (April 26, 2006),
71 FR 25876 (May 2, 2006) (SR-NASD-2006-054); Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 53203 (January 31, 2006), 71 FR 6300 (February 7,
2006) (SR-NASD-2006-016).
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     Amending Nasdaq Rules 4360, 4410, 4450, 4619, 4620, and
4803 and Nasdaq IM-4351 to correct typographical errors.
2. Statutory Basis.
    Nasdaq believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with
the provisions of Section 6 of the Act,\23\ in general, and with
Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\24\ in particular, in that the proposal is
designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation
and coordination with persons engaged in 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. The proposed
rule change conforms the Rule 4000 Series of Nasdaq's rules to certain
changes made to the Rule 4000 Series of the rules of NASD since
approval of Nasdaq's rules by the Commission in January 2006 and
corrects typographical errors in the approved rules.
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    \23\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \24\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    Nasdaq does not believe that the proposed rule change will result
in any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act, as amended.

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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
    The foregoing proposed rule change has become effective pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \25\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder
\26\ because the 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) does not become
operative for 30 days from the date of filing, or such shorter time as
the Commission may designate if consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of
the Act \27\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \28\ thereunder.
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    \25\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \26\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \27\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \28\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    Nasdaq has requested that the Commission waive the 30-day operative
delay.\29\ The Commission believes that the waiver of the 30-day
operative delay is consistent with the protection of investors and the
public interest. Waiver of the 30-day operative period will allow
Nasdaq to implement these changes immediately so that they can be in
place prior to the time when Nasdaq begins to operate as a national
securities exchange. Accordingly, the Commission designates the
proposal to be effective and operative upon filing with the
Commission.\30\
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    \29\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \30\ For the purposes only of waiving the operative date of this
proposal, the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change the Commission may summarily abrogate 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 the 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-NASDAQ-2006-019 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2006-019. 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 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 inspection
and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Section, 100 F Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090. Copies of such filing also will be
available for inspection and copying at the principal office of Nasdaq.
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-NASDAQ-2006-
019 and should be submitted on or before August 28, 2006.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\31\
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    \31\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-72260; File No. SR-NSCC-2014-802]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing
Corporation; Notice of Filing Amendment No. 1 and No Objection to
Advance Notice, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, To Enhance NSCC's
Existing Parametric Value-at-Risk Margining Model

May 27, 2014.

I. Introduction

    On March 28, 2014, National Securities Clearing Corporation
(``NSCC'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') advance notice SR-NSCC-2014-802 (``Advance Notice'')
pursuant to Section 806(e)(1) of the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement
Supervision Act of 2010 (``Clearing Supervision Act'') \1\ and Rule
19b-4(n)(1)(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange
Act'').\2\ The Advance Notice was published in the Federal Register on
April 21, 2014.\3\ The Commission did not receive any comment letters
to the Advance Notice. On May 6, 2014, NSCC filed Amendment No. 1 to
the Advance Notice (``Amendment''). This publication serves as notice
of filing of Amendment No. 1 and no objection to the Advance Notice, as
amended (``Amended Advance Notice'').
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    \1\ 12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(n)(1)(i).
    \3\ Release No. 34-71945 (Apr. 15, 2014), 79 FR 22174 (Apr. 21,
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II. Description of the Amended Advance Notice

A. Background

    NSCC maintains a Clearing Fund to have on deposit assets sufficient
to satisfy losses that may otherwise be incurred by NSCC as the result
of the default of an NSCC member (``Member'') and the resulting
closeout of that Member's unsettled positions under NSCC's trade
guaranty. Each Member is required to contribute to the Clearing Fund
pursuant to a formula calculated daily. The Clearing Fund formula
accounts for a variety of risk factors through the application of a
number of components, including value-at-risk (``VaR''). The VaR
component of the Clearing Fund calculation is a core component of the
formula and is designed to calculate the amount of money that may be
lost on a portfolio over a given period of time that is assumed
necessary to liquidate the portfolio (e.g., three days), within a given
level of confidence (e.g., 99%).
    NSCC performs back testing to measure the performance of Members'
portfolios against the calculated VaR margin requirements for those
portfolios. Over the past few years, the results of those tests have
shown that while the NSCC's VaR margin component has remained mostly
above its 99 percent coverage target when tested over a longer time
horizon (e.g., a 12-month rolling window), coverage fell below the 99
percent target in a few instances where the tests were conducted over a
shorter time horizon (e.g., a 1-month window).
    Historically, parametric VaR models have computed risk on the
assumption that the distributional return of an equity portfolio is
normal. However, the increased frequency of market volatility in recent
years has stressed the performance of parametric VaR models and has
called into question that assumption. In other words, certain risks,
such as ``fat-tail risk,'' may not be properly addressed by parametric
VaR models that are based solely on the assumption of a normal return
distribution, as demonstrated by NSCC's back testing results. As such,
industry participants have begun to move away from the use of assuming
normal distributions for asset returns in parametric VaR models and,
instead, have begun to use other distributions, such as Student's t-
distributions, that better account for fat-tail risk events. Therefore,
with this Amended Advance Notice, NSCC will adjust its current VaR
model to incorporate Student's t-distributions into the model in a
manner specific to NSCC's needs, as described below.

B. Proposed Change

    The proposed change contained in the Amended Advance Notice will
enhance NSCC's existing parametric VaR model by supplementing the
current assumption of a normal return distribution for equity
portfolios with a factor that utilizes the degrees of freedom (``DOF'')
derived from a family of Student's t-distributions, which are more
representative of the historically observed return distributions in the
equities markets. NSCC will estimate periodically the DOF factor of the
empirical t-distribution in the model by using daily return data from
the S&P 500 over a historical window no shorter than 12-months. NSCC
will then compute a multiplication factor that represents the magnitude
of increase of t-distribution-based parametric VaR from the normal-
based parametric VaR. This multiplication factor will be applied to
Members' VaR margin requirement.
    NSCC initially proposed in the Advance Notice to use its existing
VaR model, with the normal distribution assumption, as a floor to the
proposed model. However, under the Amendment, NSCC proposes not to use
its current model as a floor but, instead, to set a floor on the DOF
(i.e., set a lower bound on the DOF) in the proposed model that will
serve the same function. By doing so, the Amended Advance Notice mimics
the intent of the original proposal while ensuring that the amount of
margin collected by NSCC during volatile market conditions is greater
than the amount of margin computed under the existing and originally
proposed methodologies.
    The proposed change contained in the Amended Advance Notice is
expected to improve NSCC's back-testing performance over shorter time
horizons, particularly during more volatile market environments, and it
should enable NSCC's VaR model to better account for the higher degree
of fat-tail risk observed in equities markets.

III. Commission Findings and Notice of No Objection

    Although the Clearing Supervision Act does not specify a standard
of review for advance notices, the Commission believes that the stated
purpose of the Clearing Supervision Act is instructive.\4\ The stated
purpose of the Clearing Supervision Act is to mitigate systemic risk in
the financial system and promote financial stability by, among other
things, promoting uniform risk management standards for designated
systemically important financial market utilities (``SIFMU'').\5\
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    \4\ 12 U.S.C. 5461(b).
    \5\ Id.
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    Section 805(a)(2) of the Clearing Supervision Act authorizes the
Commission to prescribe risk management standards for the payment,
clearing, and settlement activities of designated clearing entities and
financial institutions engaged in designated activities for which it is
the supervisory agency or the appropriate financial regulator.\6\
Section 805(b) of the Clearing Supervision Act states that the
objectives and principles for the risk management standards prescribed
under Section 805(a) shall be to:
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    \6\ 12 U.S.C. 5464(a)(2).
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     Promote robust risk management;
     promote safety and soundness;
     reduce systemic risks; and
     support the stability of the broader financial system.\7\
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    \7\ 12 U.S.C. 5464(b).

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    The Commission adopted risk management standards under Section
805(a)(2) of the Clearing Supervision Act \8\ (``Clearing Agency
Standards''),\9\ which the Commission recently proposed to amend, in
part, to establish additional standards.\10\ The Clearing Agency
Standards became effective on January 2, 2013 and require registered
clearing agencies to establish, implement, maintain, and enforce
written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to meet
certain minimum requirements for their operations and risk management
practices on an ongoing basis.\11\ As such, it is appropriate for the
Commission to review advance notices against the objectives and
principles for risk management standards as described in Section 805(b)
of the Clearing Supervision Act,\12\ as well as the applicable Clearing
Agency Standards promulgated under Section 805(a) of the Clearing
Supervision Act.\13\
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    \8\ 12 U.S.C. 5464(a)(2).
    \9\ Release No. 34-68080 (Oct. 22, 2012), 77 FR 66219 (Nov. 2,
2012).
    \10\ See Release No. 34-71699 (Mar. 12, 2014), 79 FR 16865 (Mar.
26, 2014) proposing to amend Rule 17Ad-22 for covered clearing
agencies.
    \11\ The Clearing Agency Standards are substantially similar to
the risk management standards established by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System (``Board of Governors'') governing the
operations of SIFMUs that are not clearing entities and financial
institutions engaged in designated activities for which the
Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is the
Supervisory Agency. See Financial Market Utilities, 77 FR 45907
(Aug. 2, 2012).
    \12\ 12 U.S.C. 5464(b).
    \13\ 12 U.S.C. 5464(a).
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    The Amended Advance Notice's proposed change, as described above,
is designed to enhance the VaR model that NSCC uses to calculate
Clearing Fund requirements for its Members. Consistent with Section
805(b) of the Clearing Supervision Act,\14\ the Commission believes
that the Amended Advance Notice will help promote robust risk
management and mitigate systemic risk by aligning more closely the
assumptions utilized by NSCC's VaR model regarding distribution returns
on equity portfolios with observed returns, which, in turn, will enable
the calculation for Members' Clearing Fund margin requirements to
better account for fat-tail risk events. This change should increase
the financial resources available to NSCC at appropriate times and
constitutes an improvement to its risk management practices.
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    \14\ See 12 U.S.C. 5464(b).
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    Commission Rule 17Ad-22(b)(2), adopted as part of the Clearing
Agency Standards,\15\ requires a registered clearing agency that is
also a central counterparty (``CCP'') to ``establish, implement,
maintain and enforce written policies and procedures reasonably
designed to . . . [u]se margin requirements to limit its credit
exposures to participants under normal market conditions and use risk-
based models and parameters to set margin requirements and review such
margin requirements and the related risk-based models and parameters at
least monthly.'' \16\ Furthermore, Commission Rule 17Ad-22(b)(3), also
adopted as part of the Clearing Agency Standards,\17\ requires, a
registered CCP to ``establish, implement, maintain, and enforce written
policies and procedures reasonably designed to . . . [m]aintain
sufficient financial resources to withstand, at a minimum, a default by
the participant family to which it has the largest exposure in extreme
but plausible market conditions. . . .'' \18\
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    \15\ Release No. 34-68080 (Oct. 22, 2012), 77 FR 66219 (Nov. 2,
2012).
    \16\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(b)(2).
    \17\ Release No. 34-68080 (Oct. 22, 2012), 77 FR 66219 (Nov. 2,
2012).
    \18\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(b)(3).
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    The proposed change contained in the Amended Advance Notice, as
discussed above, furthers NSCC's compliance with Rules 17Ad-22(b)(2)
and (b)(3) because the change will enable the assumptions used in
NSCC's risk-based VaR model to better reflect fat-tailed event risk,
thus leading to calculations of Members' Clearing Fund margin
requirements that better reflect historically observed returns,
increased deposits to NSCC's Clearing Fund at appropriate times, and
increased resources available to NSCC in the event of a defaulting
Member to which NSCC has the largest exposure in extreme market
conditions.
    For the reasons stated above, the Commission does not object to the
Amended Advance Notice.

IV. Solicitation of Comments to Amendment No. 1

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the Amendment No.
1 to the Advance Notice is consistent with the Clearing Supervision
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 No. SR-NSCC-2014-802 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 No. SR-NSCC-2014-802. 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 Advance Notice that are filed
with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the
Advance Notice 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 NSCC and on NSCC's Web site
(http://dtcc.com/legal/sec-rule-filings.aspx). 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 No. SR-NSCC-2014-802 and should be submitted on or
before June 23, 2014.

V. Conclusion

    It is therefore noticed, pursuant to Section 806(e)(1)(I) of the
Clearing Supervision Act,\19\ that the Commission does not object to
the proposed change described in advance notice SR-NSCC-2014-802, as
modified by Amendment No. 1, and that NSCC be and hereby is authorized
to implement the proposed change as of the date of this notice.
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    \19\ 12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1)(I).

    By the Commission.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2014-D-0640]

Uncomplicated Gonorrhea: Developing Drugs for Treatment; Guidance
for Industry; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Uncomplicated
Gonorrhea: Developing Drugs for Treatment.'' The purpose of this
guidance is to assist sponsors in the clinical development of drugs for
the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea. This guidance finalizes the
draft guidance of the same name issued on June 19, 2014.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on Agency guidances
at any time.

ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of this guidance
to the Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10001 New Hampshire Ave.,
Hillandale Building, 4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one
self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing your
requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic
access to the guidance document.
    Submit electronic comments on the guidance to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments to the Division of Dockets
Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Allende or Joseph Toerner,
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration,
10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 6244, Silver Spring, MD 20993-
0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry
entitled ``Uncomplicated Gonorrhea: Developing Drugs for Treatment.''
The purpose of this guidance is to assist sponsors in the development
of drugs for the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea.
    This guidance describes approaches for trial designs for the
evaluation of new drugs for the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea.
The guidance focuses on the noninferiority trial design and describes
an efficacy endpoint for which there is a well-defined treatment
effect. The guidance also provides the justification for the
noninferiority margin. After careful consideration of comments received
in response to the draft guidance issued on June 19, 2014 (79 FR
35172), we added a brief discussion of the potential for pregnant women
to be included in specific populations for drug development. In
addition, this guidance

reflects recent developments in scientific information that pertain to
drugs being developed for the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea.
    Issuance of this guidance fulfills a portion of the requirements of
Title VIII, section 804, of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and
Innovation Act (Pub. L. 112-144), which requires FDA to review and, as
appropriate, revise not fewer than three guidance documents per year
for the conduct of clinical trials with respect to antibacterial and
antifungal drugs.
    This guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents the
current thinking of FDA on developing drugs for the treatment of
uncomplicated gonorrhea. It does not establish any rights for any
person and is not binding on FDA or the public. You can use an
alternative approach if it satisfies the requirements of the applicable
statutes and regulations.

II. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This guidance refers to previously approved collections of
information that are subject to review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520). The collections of information in 21 CFR parts 312 and 314 have
been approved under OMB control numbers 0910-0014 and 0910-0001,
respectively.

III. Comments

    Interested persons may submit either electronic comments regarding
this document to http://www.regulations.gov or written comments to the
Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES). It is only necessary to
send one set of comments. Identify comments with the docket number
found in brackets in the heading of this document. Received comments
may be seen in the Division of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday and will be posted to the docket at http://www.regulations.gov.

IV. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the document at
either http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceCompliance/RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm or http://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: August 12, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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[Notices]
[Pages 37217-37218]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0463; FRL-9964-60-OEI]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Pesticide Registration Fees Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has submitted the following information collection request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA):
``Pesticide Registration Fees Program'' and identified by EPA ICR No.
2330.03 and OMB Control No. 2070-0179. The ICR, which is available in
the docket along with other related materials, provides a detailed
explanation of the collection activities and the burden estimate that
is only briefly summarized in this document. EPA did not receive any
comments in response to the previously provided public review
opportunity issued in the Federal Register on September 26, 2016 (81 FR
66012). With this submission, EPA is providing an additional 30 days
for public review.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 8, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0463, to both EPA and OMB as follows:
     To EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
     To OMB via email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Address
comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
docket without change, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to
be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameo Smoot, Field and Regulatory
Affairs Division. (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Docket: Supporting documents, including the ICR that explains in
detail the information collection activities and the related burden and
cost estimates that are summarized in this document, are available in
the docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, West William
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is (202)
566-1744. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit
http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    ICR Status: OMB approval for this ICR expired on July 1, 2017 due
to administrative error. This action is a request to reinstate OMB
approval for the information collection activities outlined in this
document. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending
at OMB. Under 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, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
The OMB control numbers are displayed either by publication in the
Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such as on the related
collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB
control numbers for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
part 9.
    Abstract: This ICR covers the paperwork burden hours and costs
associated with the information collection activities under the
pesticide registration fee programs implemented through EPA's Office of
Pesticide Programs. Pesticide registrants are required by statute to
pay an annual registration maintenance fee for all products registered
under Section 3 and Section 24(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). In addition, the Pesticide Registration
Improvement Act (PRIA) amended FIFRA in 2004 to create a registration
service fee system for applications for specific pesticide
registration, amended registration, and associated tolerance actions
(Section 33). This mandatory collection specifically covers the
activities related to the annual registration maintenance fees, the
registration service fees and the burden associated with the submission
of requests for fees to be waived.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR are pesticide and other agricultural chemical manufacturers,
other basic inorganic chemical manufacturers, other basic organic
chemical manufacturers, and regulators of agricultural marketing
commodities.
    Respondent's Obligation To Respond: This information collection is
mandatory under FIFRA sections 4(i)(5) and 33.
    Estimated Total Number of Potential Respondents: 1,471
    Frequency of Response: Annual and on occasion.
    Estimated Total Burden: Ranges from 1,681 to 6,840 hours per year
depending

on the program. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Estimated Total Costs: $63,971 (per year). There are no annualized
capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: The total annual burden for respondents
associated with pesticide product registration maintenance fee is 1,681
hours, a decrease from 1,993 hours as previously reported in the last
ICR. The reason for the decrease was a slight refinement in the
estimate per response from 1.14 hours to 1.13 hours and a reduction in
the number responses from 1,744 to 1,471. Costs increased since the
last renewal because of labor cost increases. The total estimated
annual respondent burden for the pesticide registration service fee
waivers information collection has increased about 15% from 5,914 hours
in the existing ICR to 6,840 hours for this renewal, due to the
increase of respondent's usage of the newer waiver provisions allowed
under the law.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2021-1153; Airspace Docket No. 19-AAL-76]
RIN 2120-AA66

Proposed Amendment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route
T-278; Sisters Island, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend United States Area Navigation
(RNAV) route T-278 in the vicinity of Sisters Island, AK in support of
a large and comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state
of Alaska.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 14, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone:
1(800) 647-5527, or<PHONE_NUMBER>. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2021-1153; Airspace Docket No. 19-AAL-76 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
    FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the
Rules and Regulations Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. FAA Order JO 7400.11F is also available for inspection at the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on
the availability of FAA Order JO 7400.11F at NARA, email:
[email protected] or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher McMullin, Rules and
Regulations Group, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration,
800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
the airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the
efficient use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that
authority as it would expand the availability of RNAV in Alaska and
improve the efficient flow of air traffic within the National Airspace
System (NAS) by lessening the dependency on ground based navigation.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
    Communications should identify both docket numbers (FAA Docket No.
FAA-2021-1153; Airspace Docket No. 19-AAL-76) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management Facility (see ``ADDRESSES'' section
for address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed,
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments
to FAA Docket No. FAA-2021-1153; Airspace Docket No. 19-AAL-76''. The
postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or before the specified comment
closing date will be considered before taking action on the proposed
rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed in light of
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the public docket both before and after the comment
closing date. A report summarizing each substantive public

contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed
in the docket.

Availability of NPRM

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see ``ADDRESSES'' section for address and phone number) between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the office of the Western Service Center, Operations
Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 2200 South 216th St.,
Des Moines, WA 98198.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10, 2021, and effective
September 15, 2021. FAA Order JO 7400.11F is publicly available as
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order JO 7400.11F
lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service
routes, and reporting points.

Background

    In 2003, Congress enacted the Vision 100--Century of Aviation
Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. 108-176), which established a joint
planning and development office in the FAA to manage the work related
to the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). Today,
NextGen is an ongoing FAA-led modernization of the nation's air
transportation system to make flying safer, more efficient, and more
predictable.
    In support of NextGen, this proposal is part of a larger and
comprehensive T-route modernization project in the state of Alaska. The
project mission statement states: ``To modernize Alaska's Air Traffic
Service route structure using satellite based navigation. Development
of new T-routes and optimization of existing T-routes will enhance
safety, increase efficiency and access, and will provide en route
continuity that is not subject to the restrictions associated with
ground based airway navigation.'' As part of this project, the FAA
evaluated the existing Colored Airway structure for: (a) Direct
replacement (i.e., overlay) with a T-route that offers a similar or
lower Minimum En route Altitude (MEA) or Global Navigation Satellite
System Minimum En route Altitude (GNSS MEA); (b) the replacement of the
colored airway with a T-route in an optimized but similar geographic
area, while retaining similar or lower MEA; or (c) removal with no
route structure (T-route) restored in that area because the value was
determined to be insignificant.
    The aviation industry/users have indicated a desire for the FAA to
transition the Alaskan en route navigation structure away from
dependency on Non-Directional Beacons (NDB), and move to develop and
improve the RNAV route structure. The FAA proposes to amend RNAV route
T-278 by adjusting the segment of the airway between the HAPIT, AK, Fix
and Sisters Island, AK, (SSR) VHF Omnidirectional Radar and Tactical
Air Navigational System (VORTAC) by adding two new waypoints (WP),
BIKUW, AK WP, and CSPER, AK WP to allow for a lower GNSS MEA.
Additionally, the FAA proposes to extend the route from the Sisters
Island, AK, (SSR) VORTAC to the RADKY, AK, WP, in order to provide
connectivity with T-266. These amendments would support the future
decommissioning of the Elephant Island, AK, (EEF) NDB.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to amend RNAV
route T-278 in the vicinity of Sisters Island, AK in support of a large
and comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state of
Alaska. The proposed route is described below.
    T-278: The FAA proposes to amend T-278 between the HAPIT, AK, Fix
and the Sisters Island, AK, (SSR) VORTAC by including two new waypoints
on the segment and extending the route from SSR to the RADKY, AK, WP.
    United States Area Navigation Routes are published in paragraph
6011 of FAA Order JO 7400.11F dated August 10, 2021, and effective
September 15, 2021, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1.
The RNAV listed in this document would be published subsequently in FAA
Order JO 7400.11.
    FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
is published yearly and effective on September 15.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulatory Policies and Procedures
(44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation
of a regulatory evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal.
Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic
procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule,
when promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

0
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

0
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO
7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10,
2021, and effective September 15, 2021, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6011 United States Area Navigation Routes.

* * * * *

T-278 HAPIT, AK to RADKY, AK [Amended]
HAPIT, AK                        WP                 (Lat. 58[deg]11'57.57'' N, long. 137[deg]31'12.45'' W)
CSPER, AK                        WP                 (Lat. 58[deg]11'44.47'' N, long. 136[deg]38'37.44'' W)
BIKUW, AK                        WP                 (Lat. 58[deg]16'59.40'' N, long. 135[deg]48'31.20'' W)
Sisters Island, AK (SSR)         VORTAC             (Lat. 58[deg]10'39.58'' N, long. 135[deg]15'31.91'' W)
RADKY, AK                        Fix                (Lat. 58[deg]08'00.39'' N, long. 134[deg]29'55.53'' W)

* * * * *

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 21, 2021.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-3568-EM; Docket ID FEMA-2021-0001]

Louisiana; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for
the State of Louisiana (FEMA-3568-EM), dated August 27, 2021, and
related determinations.

DATES: This amendment was issued September 13, 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: Notice is hereby given that the incident
period for this emergency is closed effective September 3, 2021.

    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.

Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2020-0071]

Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or
Modification of a Railroad Signal System

    Under part 235 of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a), this document provides the public notice that
on August 10, 2020, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) petitioned the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval to discontinue
or modify a signal

system. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2020-0071.
    Applicant: Norfolk Southern Corporation, T.A. Phillips, Senior
Director--C & S Operations, 1200 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA
30309.
    Specifically, NS requests permission to discontinue the traffic
control system (TCS) on the Wolf Creek (WC) Branch Line of the
Pocahontas Division, from milepost (MP) WC 0.0 to MP WC 22.4.
    This discontinuance will include control points (CP) at Pilgrim,
Peter Cave, Pigeon Roost, McClure, Bluebird, and Pevler, and four
automatic signals. A new operative approach signal will be placed at MP
WC 1.4 in approach to the CP Wolf Creek. All slide fences within the
application limits will be retired. The main track between MP WC 0.0
and WC 22.4 will be converted to NS Rule 171 operation. The signaled
sidings within the application limits at CP Pilgrim, Peter Cave, Pigeon
Roost, and McClure will be made non-controlled, other than main track.
    NS states that train operations in this area no longer support the
need for TCS. The Wolf Creek Line is being operated under NS Operating
Rule 292, Rusty Rail.
    A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
    Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested parties
desire an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
    All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be submitted by any of the following
methods:
     Website: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, W12-140, Washington, DC
20590.
     Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
    Communications received by October 26, 2020 will be considered by
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date
will be considered if practicable.
    Anyone can search the electronic form of any written communications
and comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better
inform its processes. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including
any personal information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. See also https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice for the
privacy notice of regulations.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1494-325]

Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of Amendment of License and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

November 6, 2007.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Waters.
    b. Project No.: 1494-325.
    c. Date Filed: October 18, 2007.
    d. Applicant: Grand River Dam Authority.
    e. Name of Project: Pensacola Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on Elk River in Delaware
County, Oklahoma. The project does not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r)
and 799 and 801.
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Tamara Jahnke, Grand River Dam Authority,
P.O. Box 409, Vinita, OK 74301,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    i. FERC Contact: Rebecca Martin at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: December 7, 2007.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: The
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington DC 20426. Please include the project number (P-1494-325) on
any comments or motions filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. A copy
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    k. Description of Application: The licensee requests Commission
approval to grant an after-the-fact permit to Grand View Village for
four existing docks with a total of 30 slips on Elk River. The first
dock is 72 feet by 26.5 feet with a store on it. A second dock that is
24 feet by 24 feet dock is attached to the first dock. The third dock
has 12 slips and is 30 feet by 159 feet. The fourth dock has 18 slips
and is 150 feet by 70 feet.
    l. Location of Application: A copy of the application is available
for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference
Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,
or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. This filing may also be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''

link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. You may also register
online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be

notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>for TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. A copy is

also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item
(h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'',
or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project Number of
the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an

agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
    q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and
the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov

under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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