[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 33911]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-9034-3]

Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General
Information<PHONE_NUMBER> or http://www.epa.gov/nepa.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EISs)
Filed 07/10/2017 Through 07/14/2017
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9

Notice

    Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public
its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's comment
letters on EISs are available at: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html.

EIS No. 20170130, Final, FHWA, UT, West Davis Corridor, Review Period
Ends: 08/31/2017, Contact: Paul Ziman<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20170131, Final, DOC, PROG, Nationwide Public Safety Broadband
Network for the Western United States, Review Period Ends: 08/21/2017,
Contact: Amanda Goebel Pereira<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20170132, Final, TVA, TN, Multiple Reservoir Land Management
Plans, Review Period Ends: 08/21/2017, Contact: Matthew Higdon 865-632-
8051.
EIS No. 20170133, Final, Caltrans, CA, Northwest SR138 Corridor, Review
Period Ends: 08/21/2017, Contact: Susan Tse<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 20170032, Draft, USFS, OR, Ringo Project, Comment Period Ends:
09/05/2017, Contact: Lillian Cross<PHONE_NUMBER>, Revision to FR Notice
Published 03/17/2017; Reopening Comment to End 09/05/2017.

    Dated: July 18, 2017.
Dawn Roberts,
Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal
Activities.
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 15, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21699-21701]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10041]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket Number USCG-2019-0271]
RIN 1625-AA08

Special Local Regulations; Low Country Splash, Charleston, SC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a special local regulation on
the waters of the Wando River, Cooper River, and Charleston Harbor in
Charleston, SC. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of
life on navigable waters during the Low Country Splash Swim on June 1,
2019. This rulemaking would restrict persons and vessels from entering
certain waters of the Wando River, Cooper River, and Charleston Harbor,
unless authorized by Sector Charleston Captain of the Port or a
designated representative.

DATES: This rule is effective on June 1, 2019 from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-
2019-0271 in the ``SEARCH'' box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open
Docket Folder on the line associated with this rule.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
call or email Lieutenant Justin Heck, Sector Charleston Waterways
Management Division, Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Table of Abbreviations

CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
Sec.  Section
U.S.C. United States Code

II. Background Information and Regulatory History

    The Coast Guard is issuing this temporary rule without prior notice
and opportunity to comment pursuant to authority under section 4(a) of
the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This
provision authorizes an agency to issue a rule without prior notice and
opportunity to comment when the agency for good cause finds that those
procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.'' Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that good
cause exists for not publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
with respect to this rule because it is impracticable. The Coast Guard
did not receive necessary information from the event sponsor with
enough time to publish a NPRM. Additionally, the Coast Guard has
published a special local regulation for this event in 33 CFR 100.701,
Table to Sec.  100.701, Section (g) Line 2; however, the existing
special location regulation is dated for the first week of May.
    Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds that good cause
exists for making this rule effective less than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register. Delaying the effective date of
this rule would be impracticable because the event is taking place on
June 1, 2019 and immediate action is needed to respond to the potential
safety hazards associated with this event.

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule

    The Coast Guard is issuing this rule under authority in 46 U.S.C.
70041 (previously 33 U.S.C. 1233). The Captain of the Port Charleston
(COTP) has determined that potential hazards associated with the Low
Country Splash Open Swim event present a safety concern for anyone in
the vicinity of the regulated area during the event. This rule is
needed to protect participants, spectators, and the general public in
the navigable waters within the regulated area during the Low Country
Splash Open Swim event.

IV. Discussion of the Rule

    This rule establishes a special local regulation from 7 a.m. to 10
a.m. on June 1, 2019. The special local regulation would cover all
navigable waters within a moving zone, beginning at Daniel Island Pier,
then moving south along the coast of Daniel Island, then across the
Wando River to Hobcaw Yacht Club, then south along the coast of Mt.
Pleasant, S.C., to Charleston Harbor Resort Marina. The duration of the
special local regulation is intended to ensure the safety of
participants, spectators, vessels and these navigable waters before,
during, and after the scheduled event. No vessel or person will be
permitted to enter the regulated area without obtaining permission from
the COTP or a designated representative. The regulatory text we are
proposing appears at the end of this document.

V. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
Executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on a number of these statutes and Executive orders, and we
discuss First Amendment rights of protestors.

A. Regulatory Planning and Review

    Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits. Executive Order 13771 directs agencies to control
regulatory costs through a budgeting process. This rule has not been
designated a ``significant regulatory action,'' under Executive Order
12866. Accordingly, this rule has not been reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), and pursuant to OMB guidance it is exempt
from the requirements of Executive Order 13771.
    This regulatory action determination is based on: (1) Non-
participant persons and vessels may enter, transit through,

anchor in, or remain within the regulated area during the enforcement
periods if authorized by the COTP or a designated representative; (2)
vessels not able to enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within
the regulated area without authorization from the COTP or a designated
representative may operate in the surrounding areas during the
enforcement period; (3) the Coast Guard will provide advance
notification of the special local regulation to the local maritime
community by Local Notice to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners;
and (4) the regulated area will impact small designated areas of Wando
River, Cooper River, and Charleston Harbor for only 3 hours and thus is
limited in time and scope.

B. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.
    While some owners or operators of vessels intending to transit the
special local regulation area may be small entities, for the reasons
stated in V.A. above, this rule will not have a significant economic
impact on any vessel owner or operator.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what
degree this rule would economically affect it.
    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this rule. If the rule would affect your
small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you have
questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance, please
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this proposed rule or any
policy or action of the Coast Guard.

C. Collection of Information

    This rule will not call for a new collection of information under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Governments

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the 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. We have analyzed this rule under that Order and have
determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132.
    Also, this rule does not have tribal implications under Executive
Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it does not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. If
you believe this rule has implications for federalism or Indian tribes,
please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section above.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

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

F. Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security
Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.1D, which guide the
Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have determined that this action is
one of a category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively
have a significant effect on the human environment. This rule a special
local regulation lasting 3 hours, restricting persons and vessels from
entering certain waters of the Wando River, Cooper River, and
Charleston Harbor. It is categorically excluded from further review
under paragraph L61 of Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction Manual
023-01-001-01, Rev. 01. A preliminary Record of Environmental
Consideration supporting this determination is available in the docket
where indicated under ADDRESSES.

G. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places or vessels.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

    Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waterways.
    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
33 CFR part 100 as follows:

PART 100--SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS

0
1. The authority citation for part 100 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  46 U.S.C. 70041; 33 CFR 1.05-1.

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2. Add Sec.  100.T07-0271 to read as follows:

Sec.  100.T07-0271   Special Local Regulation; Low Country Splash,
Charleston, SC.

    (a) Location. This section establishes a temporary special local
regulation. All waters within a moving zone, beginning at Daniel Island
Pier in approximate position 32[deg]51'20'' N, 079[deg]54'06'' W, south
along the coast of Daniel Island, across the Wando River to Hobcaw
Yacht Club, in approximate position 32[deg]49'20'' N, 079[deg]53'49''
W, south along the coast of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., to Charleston Harbor
Resort Marina, in

approximate position 32[deg]47'20'' N, 079[deg]54'39'' W.
    (b) Definition. The term ``designated representative'' means Coast
Guard Patrol Commanders, including Coast Guard coxswains, petty
officers, other officers operating Coast Guard vessels, and Federal,
state, and local officers designated by or assisting the Captain of the
Port (COTP) Charleston in the enforcement of the regulated areas.
    (c) Regulations. (1) All persons and vessels are prohibited from
entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within the
regulated area unless authorized by the COTP Charleston or a designated
representative.
    (2) Persons and vessels desiring to enter, transit through, anchor
in, or remain within the regulated area may contact the COTP Charleston
by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or a designated representative via VHF
radio on channel 16, to request authorization. If authorization to
enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within the regulated area
is granted by the COTP Charleston or a designated representative, all
persons and vessels receiving such authorization must comply with the
instructions of the COTP Charleston or a designated representative.
    (3) The Coast Guard will provide notice of the regulated area by
Local Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, and on-scene
designated representatives.
    (d) Enforcement period. This section will be enforced from 7 a.m.
until 10 a.m. on June 1, 2019.

    Dated: May 9, 2019.
J.W. Reed,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Charleston.
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I should make a change in the language we recommended be added to page 163,
footnote 4 of the draft final rule. I also want to add to what we’ve already
said in support of our recommendation, and to what we’ve said about our
general stance toward EPA’s draft final rule. At the end of this email I also
ask for verification of a point.

I.

Borrowing from pages 148-49 of the draft final, we believe that footnote
4 on page 163 should read as follows (additions are marked thus:
>addition<):

“If an emergency engine is operating during an emergency and it is not
possible to shut down the engine in order to perform the management practice
requirements on the schedule required in the final rule, >or if performing the
management practice on the required schedule would otherwise pose an
unacceptable risk under federal, state, or local law,< the management practice
can be delayed until the emergency is over >or the unacceptable risk has
abated<. The management practice should be performed as soon as practicable
after the emergency has ended >or the unacceptable risk has abated.<"

The additions we suggested on Friday had used the phrase, “shutting the engine
down”, instead of the phrase, “the management practice.” The use of the former
phrase came near to making the additions redundant, because it could be argued
that shutting an emergency diesel down during an emergency would ordinarily
pose an unacceptable risk. The additions we’re now proposing make it clearer
that unacceptable risks can arise even when there is no emergency.

The NRC staff would like to emphasize the importance of this point. The key
NRC requirement is set forth in paragraph (a)(4) of the NRC's maintenance
rule, 10 CFR 50.65, which I quoted in my email on Friday, but which I quote
more fully now: "Before performing maintenance activities (including but not
limited to surveillance, post-maintenance testing, and corrective and
preventive maintenance), the licensee shall assess and manage the increase in
risk that may result from the proposed maintenance activities."

Paragraph (a)(3) of the same regulation makes it clear that assessing and
managing the risk requires a balancing: “Adjustments shall be made where
necessary to ensure that the objective of preventing failures of structures,
systems, and components through maintenance is appropriately balanced against
the objective of minimizing unavailability of structures, systems, and
components due to monitoring or preventive maintenance.”

The importance of the timing of maintenance is emphasized repeatedly in NRC
guidance. See for example, page 2 of Regulatory Guide 1.160 (referenced in my
earlier email): “Adjustments must be made where necessary to ensure that the
objective of preventing failures of SSCs [structures, systems and components]
through maintenance is appropriately balanced against the objective of
minimizing unavailability of SSCs because of monitoring or preventive
maintenance.”
See also page 3 of the principle guidance on assessment and management of
maintenance risk, Regulatory Guide 1.182, “Assessing and Managing Risk Before
Maintenance at Nuclear Power Plants” (the 2d attachment to this email):
“[R]elevant margins of safety could be inadvertently reduced under certain
conditions, for example, if maintenance is performed at power without proper
controls and careful consideration of risk.”

The regulations and guidance are implemented in part through NRC Inspection
Procedures. See, for example, page 2 of  Attachment 71111.13 to Inspection
Procedure 71111 (attached), which directs NRC inspectors to verify the
adequacy of risk assessments required to be done before “changes in plant
configuration for maintenance activities, including preventive maintenance,
surveillance and testing, (and promptly for emergent work) during all modes of
plant operation.”

II.

We’ve said that, in accordance with how we participated in the relatively
recent interagency discussion of whether EPA’s SPCC rules should apply to
underground fuel tanks for emergency diesel generators
(EDGs) at nuclear power plants, we’re taking no position here on whether EPA’s
final rule on RICE should apply to the EDGs themselves. EPA has said that it
has no choice but to apply the RICE rule to those machines.
Not knowing what all lies behind that judgment, we note only the
following: EPA cannot exempt NRC-regulated facilities from certain EPA rules;
that’s obvious in the case of EPA’s Yucca Mountain Standards. But EPA can
sometimes exempt NRC-regulated facilities from an EPA rule, the recent SPCC
rule being one example, and EPA’s Clean Air Act 1989 standard on radionuclide
emissions being another. See EPA’s rescission of the latter, published at 60
Fed.Reg. 46,206 (1995), and affirmed in Sierra Club v. EPA, 107 F.3d 923 (D.C.
Cir. 1996).

III.

Do we understand rightly that the final rule would apply numeric emission
limitations, aftertreatment controls, and performance testing requirements to
*new* diesels at nuclear power plants?
(See attached file: ip7111113.pdf)(See attached file: 003740117.pdf)


Comment Info: =================

General Comment:2013-0243  PHMSA's GRANT of Waiver to State of Maine for Unitil
2013-0243  State of Maine's AMENDED Waiver to Unitil Incorporating PHMSA's conditions.
2013-0243  Final LOD to State of Maine for Unitil


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-85980; File No. 013-00118]

Initial Form ATS-N Filing; Notice of Extension of Commission
Review Period

May 31, 2019.
    On February 11, 2019, CrossStream filed an initial Form ATS-N
(``Form ATS-N'') with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''). Pursuant to Rule 304 under the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''), the Commission may, after notice and an
opportunity for hearing, declare an initial Form ATS-N ineffective no
later than 120 days from the date of filing with the Commission, or, if
applicable, the extended review period. June 11, 2019 is 120 calendar
days from the date of filing. Pursuant to Rule 304(a)(1)(iv)(B), the
Commission may extend the initial Form ATS-N review period for up to an
additional 120 calendar days if the initial Form ATS-N is unusually
lengthy or raises novel or complex issues that require additional time
for review.
    CrossStream was operating pursuant to an initial operation report
on Form ATS on file with the Commission as of January 7, 2019.\1\
CrossStream filed an initial Form ATS-N on February 11, 2019. During
the initial 120 calendar day review period, the Commission staff has
been reviewing the disclosures on CrossStream's initial Form ATS-N. In
addition, the staff has been engaged in ongoing discussions with
CrossStream about its disclosures and manner of operations, as well as
the requirements of Form ATS-N, to facilitate complete and
comprehensible disclosures that reflect the complexities of those
operations.
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    \1\ An NMS Stock ATS (as defined in Rule 300(k) of Regulation
ATS) that was operating pursuant to an initial operation report on
Form ATS on file with the Commission as of January 7, 2019 is a
``Legacy NMS Stock ATS.'' 17 CFR 242.301(b)(2)(viii).
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    Form ATS-N requires NMS Stock ATSs to file with the Commission, and
disclose to the public for the first time, certain information,
including descriptions by the NMS Stock ATSs of their fees, the trading
activities by their broker-dealer operators and their affiliates in the
NMS Stock ATSs, their use of market data, their written standards for
granting access to trading on the NMS Stock ATSs, and their written
safeguards and procedures for protecting their subscribers'
confidential trading information required by revised Rule 301(b)(10) of
Regulation ATS. The initial Form ATS-N disclosures and discussions with
Commission staff have revealed complexities about the operations of
Legacy NMS Stock ATSs including, among other things, matching
functionalities, means of order entry, order interaction and execution
procedures, conditional order processes, segmentation of orders, and
counterparty selection protocols. The Commission staff needs additional
time to review novel and complex issues such as these, which Commission
staff has discussed with CrossStream. Extending the initial Form ATS-N
Commission review period for an additional 120 calendar days will
provide Commission staff an opportunity to continue its review of the
initial Form ATS-N disclosures and discussions with CrossStream.
    In the conversations between CrossStream and Commission staff about
the initial Form ATS-N disclosures and the ATS operations, Commission
staff and CrossStream have discussed a potential amendment to update
CrossStream's disclosures regarding the complexities of its operations.
Extending the review period will enable the NMS Stock ATS to amend its
disclosures, if appropriate, and allow Commission staff to conduct a
thorough review of amendments to the initial disclosures provided on
the initial Form ATS-N.
    For the reasons given above, the Commission is extending the review
period of the initial Form ATS-N submitted by CrossStream. Accordingly,
pursuant to Rule 304(a)(1)(iv)(B), October 9, 2019 is the date by which
the Commission may declare the initial Form ATS-N submitted by
CrossStream ineffective.

    By the Commission.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-386-000]

Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization

June 20, 2006.
    Take notice that on June 13, 2006, Dominion Transmission, Inc.
(DTI), 120 Tredegar Street, Riverside Building, Richmond, Virginia
23219, filed in Docket No. CP06-386-000 a request pursuant to sections
157.205(b) and 157.208(f)(2) of the Commission's Regulations under the
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.208) for authorization to
increase the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of LN 257-S at
the Sharon Storage Complex located in Potter County, Pennsylvania,
under the authorization issued in Docket No. CP82-537-000 pursuant to
section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully described in the
request.
    This filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may 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. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll-free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,

contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any questions concerning this request may be directed to Matthew R.
Bley, Manager, Gas Transmission Certificates, Dominion Transmission,
Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, at<PHONE_NUMBER>
or Fax<PHONE_NUMBER> or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    DTI states that because no compression facilities are available at
the Sharon Storage Complex (Sharon), Sharon's pool pressure and
inventory levels rely on pipeline pressures available from DTI's State
Line and Quinlan Compressor Stations (Quinlan). DTI asserts that since
TL527, which connects Quinlan and Sharon has an MAOP of 1,250 psig, it
is necessary to uprate the MAOP of LN 257-S from 1,100 psig to 1,250
psig in order to achieve an equilibrium in pressure between Quinlan and
Sharon. DTI maintains that the proposed MAOP increase is needed in
order to provide greater operating flexibility and to allow for the
continued and effective operation of Sharon. DTI contends that LN 257-S
was tested to 2,200 psig when it was replaced in 1994.
    Any person or the Commission's Staff may, within 45 days after the
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to
intervene or notice of intervention and, pursuant to section 157.205 of
the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR
157.205) a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the
time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be
authorized effective the day after the time allowed for protest. If a
protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time
allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as
an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    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 under the ``e-filing''
link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-10155 Filed 6-27-06; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14975-000]

Lock\+TM\ Hydro Friends Fund XXII, LLC; Notice of Preliminary
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions
To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On March 1, 2019, Lock\+TM\ Hydro Friends Fund XXII, LLC, filed an
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the
Little Pine Creek Dam Hydropower Project to be located at the
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Little
Pine Creek Dam on Little Pine Creek in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the
permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit
term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to
perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or
waters owned by others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A new 30-
foot-long, 30-foot-wide, 160-foot-high Large Frame Module; (2) two
turbine-generator units with a total rated capacity of 1.3 megawatts;
(3) a new 4-foot-long, 4-foot-wide, 3-foot-high pad-mounted
transformer; (4) a new 200-foot-long, 13-kilovolt transmission line
connecting the new transformer to an existing distribution line; and
(5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an annual
generation of 5,800 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Wayne Krouse, Lock\+TM\ Hydro Friends Fund XXII,
LLC, P.O. Box 43796, Birmingham, AL 35243; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER> ext.
709.
    FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You
must include your name and contact information at the end of your
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-14975-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the eLibrary link of the
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-14975) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: August 29, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-19340 Filed 9-6-19; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34727-34729]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-75160; File No. SR-FINRA-2015-016]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change Relating to Exemptions From the Order Audit Trail
System Recording and Reporting Requirements

June 11, 2015.
    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 June 10, 2015, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(``FINRA'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC''
or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I,
II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by FINRA. FINRA has
designated the proposed rule change as constituting a ``non-
controversial'' rule change under paragraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 under
the Act,\3\ which renders the proposal effective upon receipt of this
filing by the Commission. 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\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    FINRA is proposing to amend Rule 7470 to extend for four years
FINRA's ability to exempt certain members from the recording and
reporting requirements of the Order Audit Trail System (``OATS'') Rules
(``OATS Rules'') for manual orders received by the member.
    Below is the text of the proposed rule change. Proposed new
language is in italics; proposed deletions are in brackets.
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7000. CLEARING, TRANSACTION AND ORDER DATA REQUIREMENTS, AND FACILITY
CHARGES
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7400. ORDER AUDIT TRAIL SYSTEM
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7470. Exemption to the Order Recording and Data Transmission
Requirements
    (a) through (b) No Change.
    (c) This Rule shall be in effect until July 10, 2019[2015].
* * * * *

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

    In its filing with the Commission, FINRA 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. FINRA has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A,
B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The OATS Rules impose obligations on FINRA members to record in
electronic form and report to FINRA on a daily basis certain
information with respect to orders originated, received, transmitted,
modified, canceled, or executed by members relating to OTC equity
securities and NMS stocks. OATS captures this order information and
integrates it with quote and transaction information to create a time-
sequenced record of orders, quotes, and transactions. This information
is then used by FINRA staff to conduct surveillance and investigations
of member firms for violations of FINRA rules and federal securities
laws and regulations.
    On September 28, 2005, the SEC approved amendments to the OATS
Rules that, among other things, gave FINRA the authority to grant
exemptive relief from the OATS reporting requirements for manual
orders.\4\ In 2006, FINRA's exemptive authority was expanded to include
the authority to exempt manual orders received by members from the OATS
recording requirements.\5\ Under Rule 7470, at a minimum, members must
meet the following criteria to be eligible to request an exemption from
the OATS recording and reporting requirements for manual orders: (1)
the member and current control affiliates and associated persons of the
member have not been subject within the last five years to any final
disciplinary action, and within the last ten years to any disciplinary
action involving fraud; (2) the member has annual revenues of less than
$2 million; (3) the member does not conduct any market making
activities in any security subject to the OATS Rules; (4) the member
does not execute principal transactions with its customers (with
limited exceptions for principal transactions executed pursuant to
error corrections); and (5) the member does not conduct clearing or
carrying activities for other firms.\6\ An exemption granted by FINRA
pursuant to Rule 7470 is for a maximum of two years; however, a member
that continues to meet the criteria may request subsequent exemptions
at or prior to the expiration of a grant of exemptive relief.\7\
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 52521 (September 28,
2005), 70 FR 57909 (October 4, 2005).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53580 (March 30,
2006), 71 FR 17529 (April 6, 2006). In 2006, the exemptive provision
was also relocated from NASD Rule 6955(d) to NASD Rule 6958. As of
December 15, 2008, NASD Rule 6958 was renumbered as FINRA Rule 7470.
See FINRA Regulatory Notice 08-57 (October 2008).
    \6\ See Rule 7470(a).
    \7\ See Rule 7470(b).
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    Rule 7470 also includes a sunset provision. As initially adopted,
the exemptive provision expired as of July 10, 2011, which was five
years from the original effective date of the rule.\8\ In 2011, FINRA
filed a proposed rule change to extend the sunset provision until July
10, 2015, noting that FINRA adopted this exemptive authority so that it
would have the ability to grant relief to members that meet certain
criteria in situations where, for example, the reporting of order
information would be unduly burdensome for the member or where
temporary relief from the OATS Rules, in the form of additional time to
achieve compliance, would permit the members to avoid unnecessary
expense or hardship.\9\ FINRA noted that these concerns continued to be
present for many firms and concluded it was appropriate to allow firms
that have received an exemption from OATS to continue to rely on their
current exemption (or request an additional two-year exemption) until
the scope and

application of the SEC's consolidated audit trail was determined.\10\
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    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 52521 (September 28,
2005), 70 FR 57909 (October 4, 2005).
    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 64717 (June 21,
2011), 76 FR 37384 (June 27, 2011).
    \10\ The SEC proposed Rule 613 under Regulation NMS regarding
the consolidated audit trail on May 26, 2010. See Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 62174 (May 26, 2010), 75 FR 32556 (June 8,
2010).
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    On July 18, 2012, the SEC adopted Rule 613 under Regulation NMS,
which requires FINRA and the national securities exchanges (``SROs'')
to jointly file an NMS plan to govern the creation, implementation, and
maintenance of a consolidated audit trail and central repository.\11\
The SROs initially filed the NMS plan required by Rule 613 on September
30, 2014, and, on February 27, 2015, filed a subsequent NMS plan to
amend and restate the original plan filed the previous September (``CAT
NMS Plan'').\12\ Under Rule 613 and the CAT NMS Plan, all broker-
dealers that are members of FINRA or a national securities exchange
must report order information to the central repository; small broker-
dealers must report the required information no later than three years
following the SEC's approval of the CAT NMS Plan, and all other broker-
dealers must report the required information no later than two years
following the SEC's approval.\13\
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    \11\ See 17 CFR 242.613(a); see also Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 67457 (July 18, 2012), 77 FR 45722 (August 1, 2012).
    \12\ Although the SEC has not yet published the CAT NMS Plan for
public comment, the CAT NMS Plan submitted by the SROs is available
on the SROs' Web site at www.catnmsplan.com.
    \13\ See 17 CFR 242.613(a)(3)(v), (vi). Small broker-dealers are
those that qualify as small broker-dealers as defined in 17 CFR
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    FINRA believes that extending the sunset provision in Rule 7470 for
an additional four years is appropriate given the current state of the
consolidated audit trail. If the CAT NMS Plan is published and approved
by the SEC within the next year,\14\ all of those FINRA member firms
currently reporting to OATS or relying on an exemption from OATS
reporting will be reporting to the consolidated audit trail within four
years, provided the SEC does not extend the implementation timeline
laid out in Rule 613(a) or exempt some firms from reporting to the
consolidated audit trail. If the SEC does not approve the CAT NMS Plan
within the next year, FINRA still believes it is appropriate to extend
the sunset provision in Rule 7470 so that those firms relying on the
exemption may continue to do so provided they meet the criteria to
qualify. FINRA believes that the proposed rule change will enable FINRA
to exempt manual orders received by certain small firms from the OATS
Rules and avoid imposing potentially unnecessary expense or hardship on
those firms that qualify for the exemption. FINRA is not proposing any
substantive changes to the criteria necessary for firms to qualify for
an exemption because FINRA believes that the criteria continue to
ensure that only those firms with limited revenue, no recent final
disciplinary actions, and limited business models will be eligible.
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    \14\ Once an NMS plan is published for public comment, the SEC
has a maximum of 180 days to approve the plan with such changes or
subject to such conditions as the SEC may deem necessary or
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    FINRA has filed the proposed rule change for immediate
effectiveness. The implementation date will be July 10, 2015.
2. Statutory Basis
    FINRA believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
provisions of Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\15\ which requires, among
other things, that FINRA rules must be designed to prevent fraudulent
and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest. FINRA believes that the proposed rule change will
enable FINRA to exempt manual orders received by certain small firms
from the OATS Rules and avoid imposing potentially unnecessary expense
or hardship on those firms that qualify for the exemption. FINRA
believes that the proposed rule change is particularly appropriate
given the current state of the development of the consolidated audit
trail which, unless amended, will require these small firms to report
order information to the central repository created pursuant to Rule
613. If the CAT NMS Plan is approved, these small firms can then devote
resources to any applicable reporting obligations under Rule 613 and
the CAT NMS Plan rather than reporting manual order information to OATS
for a brief period of time in the interim.
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(b)(6).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    FINRA 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 noted above, FINRA believes
that the proposed rule change will enable FINRA to exempt manual orders
received by certain small firms from the OATS Rules and avoid imposing
potentially unnecessary expense or hardship on those firms that qualify
for the exemption. FINRA notes that the compliance burden on these
firms would also potentially be imposed for only a short period of time
as these firms will also be required to develop a means to report order
information to the central repository of the consolidated audit trail
if the SEC approves the CAT NMS Plan.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \16\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\17\
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    \17\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-FINRA-2015-016 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-FINRA-2015-016. This
file

number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing will also be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of FINRA. 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-FINRA-2015-016 and should be
submitted on or before July 8, 2015.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\18\
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    \18\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 182 (Friday, September 19, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 56268]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22434]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0765]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Milford Haven Inlet, Hudgins, VA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from drawbridge regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the State Route 223 Bridge (Gwynn's
Island) across the Milford Haven Inlet, mile 0.1, at Hudgins, VA. This
deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation
position to facilitate rehabilitation efforts. The bridge will open to
navigation for a period not to exceed two hours once every seven days.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7 a.m., on October 1, 2014 to 7
a.m., on November 1, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2014-0765] is available
at http://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the ``SEARCH''
box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open Docket Folder on the line
associated with this deviation. You may also visit the Docket
Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the
Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary deviation, call or email Mrs. Jessica Shea, Bridge Management
Specialist, Fifth Coast Guard District, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>. Email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing the docket,
call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone
(202) 366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The bridge owner, the Virginia Department of
Transportation (VDOT), is conducting maintenance on the State Route 223
swing bridge over Milford Haven Inlet near Hudgins, VA. VDOT requested
deviation from the requirement to open on signal as required by 33 CFR
117.5 in order to facilitate the rehabilitation work. The deviation
period commences at 7 a.m., on October 1, 2014 and goes through 7 a.m.,
on November 1, 2014. During the deviation period, the construction work
requires 24-hour periods where the bridge will be unable to open to
navigation. However, once a week, the bridge will be able to open to
navigation for a period not to exceed two hours. Due to the nature of
the work and the time necessary to dismantle the equipment, a
definitive schedule of openings could not be created. The date and time
of the weekly opening will be announced through a Coast Guard Broadcast
Notice to Mariners at least 48 hours before the opening. The opening
duration and frequency were established through coordination meetings
with the local waterway users during August 2014. The vertical
clearance of the swing bridge in the closed-to-navigation position is
12 feet at mean high water. Vessels able to pass through the bridge in
the closed position may do so at any time and are advised to proceed
with caution. During this temporary deviation, the southern approach to
Gwynn's Island by Sandy Point, VA can be used as an alternate route for
vessels able to transit in water depths of two feet. The bridge will
not be able to open for emergencies during the closure periods.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the effective
period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the operating
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: September 3, 2014.
Waverly W. Gregory, Jr.,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2014-22434 Filed 9-18-14; 8:45 am]
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