[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 169 (Wednesday, August 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59995-59998]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20977]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC16-10-000]

Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC Form 80, FERC-
550, and FERC-549); Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Comment request.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting these information
collections (FERC Form 80 [Licensed Hydropower Development Recreation
Report], FERC-550 [Oil Pipeline Rates-Tariff Filings], and FERC-549
[NGPA \1\

Title III Transactions and NGA \2\ Blanket Certificate Transaction]) to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information
collection requirements. Any interested person may file comments
directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the
Commission as explained below. The Commission previously issued a
Notice in the Federal Register (81 FR 33499, 5/26/2016) requesting
public comments. The Commission received no comments regarding any of
the included information collections and is making this notation in its
submittal to OMB.
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    \1\ NGPA = Natural Gas Policy Act
    \2\ NGA = Natural Gas Act

DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due by September
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30, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control Nos.
1902-0106 (FERC Form 80), 1902-0089 (FERC-550), or 1902-0086 (FERC-549)
should be sent via email to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in
Docket No. IC16-10-000, by either of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's Web site: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
    Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support
by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by phone at:<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll-free), or<PHONE_NUMBER> for TTY.
    Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, and by fax at
(202) 273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the information collection
requirements for all collections described below with no changes to the
current reporting requirements. Please note that each collection is
distinct from the next.
    Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collections of
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the Commission, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the
burden and cost of the collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the information collections; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.

FERC Form 80, Licensed Hydropower Development Recreation Report

    OMB Control No.: 1902-0106.
    Abstract: FERC uses the information on the FERC Form 80 (also known
as ``FERC-80'') to implement the statutory provisions of sections 4(a),
10(a), 301(a), 304 and 309 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C.
797, 803, 825c and 825h. FERC's authority to collect this information
comes from section 10(a) of the FPA which requires the Commission to be
responsible for ensuring that hydro projects subject to FERC
jurisdiction are consistent with the comprehensive development of the
nation's waterway for recreation and other beneficial public uses. In
the interest of fulfilling these objectives, FERC expects licensees
subject to its jurisdiction to recognize the resources that are
affected by their activities and to play a role in protecting such
resources.
    FERC Form 80 is a report on the use and development of recreational
facilities at hydropower projects licensed by the Commission.
Applications for amendments to licenses and/or changes in land rights
frequently involve changes in resources available for recreation. FERC
utilizes the FERC Form 80 data when analyzing the adequacy of existing
public recreational facilities and when processing and reviewing
proposed amendments to help determine the impact of such changes. In
addition, FERC staff uses the FERC Form 80 data when conducting
inspections of licensed projects and in evaluating compliance with
various license conditions and in identifying recreational facilities
at hydropower projects.
    The data which FERC Form 80 requires are specified by Title 18 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 8.11 and 141.14 (and
are discussed at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms.asp#80).
    FERC collects the FERC Form 80 once every six years. The last
collection was due on April 1, 2015, for data compiled during the 2014
calendar year. The next collection of the FERC Form 80 is due on April
1, 2021, with subsequent collections due every sixth year, for data
compiled during the previous calendar year.
    The Commission updated the format for the general instructions
section of the form for improved readability. Specifically, FERC split
a long paragraph into several smaller paragraphs.
    FERC made no changes to the instructions, form, or glossary.
    Type of Respondent: Hydropower project licensees.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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    \3\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
2016 FERC average salary plus benefits of $154,647/year (or $74.50/
hour). Commission staff finds that the work done for this
information collection is typically done by wage categories similar
to those at FERC.
    \4\ This figure is rounded from 66.8.
    \5\ This figure is rounded from $223.50.

                         FERC Form 80--Licensed Hydropower Development Recreation Report
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                                                                                Total annual
                                Annual number   Total number   Average burden &   burden hours &     Cost per
    Number of respondents       of responses    of responses       cost per        total annual     respondent
                               per respondent                    response \3\          cost             ($)
(1)                                      (2)     (1) * (2) =   (4).............  (3) * (4) = (5)      (5) / (1)
                                                         (3)
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400..........................          0.167          \4\ 67   \5\ 3 hrs.; $224  201 hrs.;               $37.44
                                                                                $14,974.50.
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FERC-550--Oil Pipelines Rates--Tariff Filings

    OMB Control No.: 1902-0089.
    Abstract: FERC-550 is required to implement the sections of the
Interstate Commerce Act (ICA) (49 U.S.C. 1, et seq., 49 App. U.S.C. 1-
85). The Commission's regulatory jurisdiction over oil pipelines
includes:
     Regulation of rates and practices of oil pipeline
companies engaged in interstate transportation;
     establishment of equal service conditions to provide
shippers with equal access to pipeline transportation;
     establishment of reasonable rates for transporting
petroleum and petroleum products by pipeline.
    The filing requirements for oil pipeline tariffs and rates \6\ put
in place by the FERC-550 data collection provide the Commission with
the information it needs to analyze proposed tariffs, rates, fares, and
charges of oil pipelines and other carriers in connection with the
transportation of crude oil and petroleum products. The Commission uses
this information to determine whether the proposed tariffs and rates
are just and reasonable.
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    \6\ 18 CFR parts 341-348.
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    Type of Respondent: Oil Pipelines.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden \7\ and cost for the FERC-550 information
collection as follows:
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    \7\ The one-time burden imposed by Order 780 (issued May 16,
2013, in Docket No. RM12-15-000; 78 FR 32090, 5/29/2013) has been
completed and is not included.
    \8\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
FERC 2016 average salary plus benefits of $154,647/year (or $74.50/
hour). Commission staff finds that the work done for this
information collection is typically done by wage categories similar
to those at FERC.

                                                      FERC-550--Oil Pipelines Rates--Tariff Filings
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                                                        Annual number                                              Total annual burden       Cost per
                                          Number of     of responses    Total number    Average burden &  cost     hours & total annual     respondent
                                         respondents   per respondent   of responses       per response \8\                cost                 ($)
                                                 (1)             (2)     (1) * (2) =   (4).....................  (3) * (4) = (5)........      (5) / (1)
                                                                                (3)
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FERC-550.............................            208            3.68             765   7.815 hrs.; $582.22.....  5,978 hrs.; $445,396...      $2,141.33
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FERC-549--NGPA Title III Transactions and NGA Blanket Certificate
Transaction

    OMB Control No.: 1902-0086.
    Abstract: FERC-549 is required to implement the statutory
provisions governed by Sections 311 and 312 of the Natural Gas Policy
Act (NGPA) (15 U.S.C. 3371-3372) and Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA) (15 U.S.C. 717f). The reporting requirements for implementing
these provisions are contained in 18 CFR part 284.

Transportation by Interstate Pipelines

    In 18 CFR 284.102(e) the Commission requires interstate pipelines
to obtain proper certification in order to ship natural gas on behalf
of intrastate pipelines and local distribution companies (LDC). This
certification consists of a letter from the intrastate pipeline or LDC
authorizing the interstate pipeline to ship gas on its behalf. In
addition, interstate pipelines must obtain from its shippers
certifications including sufficient information to verify that their
services qualify under this section.

Rates and Charges for Intrastate Pipelines

    18 CFR 284.123(b) provides that intrastate gas pipeline companies
file for Commission approval of rates for services performed in the
interstate transportation of gas. An intrastate gas pipeline company
may elect to use rates contained in one of its then effective
transportation rate schedules on file with an appropriate state
regulatory agency for intrastate service comparable to the interstate
service or file proposed rates and supporting information showing the
rates are cost based and are fair and equitable. It is the Commission
policy that each pipeline must file at least every five years to ensure
its rates are fair and equitable. Depending on the business process
used, either 60 or 150 days after the application is filed, the rate is
deemed to be fair and equitable unless the Commission either extends
the time for action, institutes a proceeding or issues an order
providing for rates it deems to be fair and equitable.
    18 CFR 284.123(e) requires that within 30 days of commencement of
new service any intrastate pipeline engaging in the transportation of
gas in interstate commerce must file a statement that includes the
interstate rates and a description of how the pipeline will engage in
the transportation services, including operating conditions. If an
intrastate gas pipeline company changes its operations or rates, it
must amend the statement on file with the Commission. Such amendment is
to be filed not later than 30 days after commencement of the change in
operations or change in rate election.

Code of Conduct

    The Commission's regulations at 18 CFR 284.288 and 284.403 provide
that applicable sellers of natural gas adhere to a code of conduct when
making gas sales in order to protect the integrity of the market. As
part of this code, the Commission imposes a record retention
requirement on applicable sellers to ``retain, for a period of five
years, all data and information upon which it billed the prices it
charged for natural gas it sold pursuant to its market based sales
certificate or the prices it reported for use in price indices.'' FERC
uses these records to monitor the jurisdictional transportation
activities and unbundled sales activities of interstate natural gas
pipelines and blanket marketing certificate holders.
    The record retention period of five years is necessary due to the
importance of records related to any investigation of possible
wrongdoing and related to assuring compliance with the codes of conduct
and the integrity of the market. The requirement is necessary to ensure
consistency with the rule prohibiting market manipulation (regulations
adopted in Order No. 670, implementing the EPAct 2005 anti-manipulation
provisions) and the generally applicable five-year statute of
limitations where the Commission seeks civil penalties for violations
of the anti-manipulation rules or other rules, regulations, or orders
to which the price data may be relevant. Failure to have this
information available would mean the Commission is unable to perform
its regulatory functions and to monitor and evaluate transactions and
operations of

interstate pipelines and blanket marketing certificate holders.

Market-Based Rates for Storage

    In 2006 the Commission amended its regulations to establish
criteria for obtaining market-based rates for storage services offered
under 18 CFR 284.501-505. First, the Commission modified its market-
power analysis to better reflect the competitive alternatives to
storage. Second, pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the
Commission promulgated rules to implement section 4(f) of the Natural
Gas Act, to permit underground natural gas storage service providers
that are unable to show that they lack market power to negotiate
market-based rates in circumstances where market-based rates are in the
public interest and necessary to encourage the construction of the
storage capacity in the area needing storage services, and where
customers are adequately protected. These revisions are intended to
facilitate the development of new natural gas storage capacity while
protecting customers.
    Type of Respondent: Gas pipelines.
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    \9\ 18 CFR 284.102(e).
    \10\ The average hourly cost (salary plus benefits) is $128.94.
The BLS wage category code is 23-0000 (lawyers). This figure is also
taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2015 figures at
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm.a
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    Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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    \11\ 18 CFR 284.123(b),(e).
    \12\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $101.69 per
Hour = Average Cost per Response. The hourly average of $101.69
assumes equal time is spent by an economist and lawyer. The average
hourly cost (salary plus benefits) is: $74.43 for economists
(occupation code 19-3011) and $128.94 for lawyers (occupation code
23-0000). (The figures are taken from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, May 2015 figures at http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm).
    \13\ A portion of these responses includes recordkeeping burden.
    \14\ 18 CFR 284.288, 403.
    \15\ 18 CFR 284.501-505.

                                      FERC-549--NGPA Title III Transactions and NGA Blanket Certificate Transaction
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                                                        Annual number                                              Total annual burden
                                          Number of     of responses    Total number     Average burden & cost     hours & total annual      Cost per
                                         respondents   per respondent   of responses         per response                  cost           respondent ($)
                                                  (1)             (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4).....................  (3) * (4) = (5)........       (5) / (1)
                                                                                (3)
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Transportation by Interstate                       75               2             150  3 hrs.\10\; $386.82.....  450 hrs.; $58,023......         $773.64
 Pipelines \9\.
Rates and Charges for Intrastate                   50               1              50  50 hrs.; $5,084.50 \12\.  2,500 hrs.; $254,225...        5,084.50
 Pipelines\11\.
Code of Conduct \13\ \14\............             222               1             222  1 hr.; $128.94 \10\.....  222 hrs.; $28,624.68...          128.94
Market-Based Rates \15\..............               4               1               4  350 hrs.; $45,129 \10\..  1,400 hrs.; $180,516...          45,129
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    Total............................  ..............  ..............             426  ........................  4,572 hrs.; $521,388.68  ..............
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    Dated: August 25, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-20977 Filed 8-30-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P


            Supporting Statement for a Request for OMB Review under
                          The Paperwork Reduction Act

1.	IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION

   	1(a)	Title and Number of the Information Collection

      Title: 	Revision to Premanufacture Review Reporting and Exemption Requirements for New Chemical Substances and Significant New Use Reporting Requirements for Chemical Substances [Direct Final Rule; RIN 2070-AJ98]

	EPA ICR No.:  0574.16	OMB Control No:  2070-0012

	1(b)	Short Characterization

      This is a request for a revision to an existing information collection request (ICR) that is currently approved under OMB Control No. 2070-0012 (EPA ICR No. 0574.15). The existing ICR addresses the reporting and recordkeeping requirements associated with section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (15 U.S.C. 2604), including electronic reporting requirements. EPA is taking direct final action further streamline and reduce the administrative costs and burdens of TSCA section 5 notifications for both industry and EPA. The direct final rule (Attachment 1) amends the TSCA section 5 electronic reporting regulations at 40 CFR Parts 720, 721, 723 and 725 by implementing:

   * New methods for respondent access to the electronic premanufacture notice (e-PMN) software.
   * New procedures for completing the e-PMN form.
   * Changes to the CDX registration process for e-PMN submitters.
   * A requirement to submit "bona fide intents to manufacture" electronically to EPA.
   * A requirement to submit electronically to EPA notifications of any new manufacturing site of a chemical substance for which an exemption was granted by EPA under 723.50.

      This ICR revision addresses only the incremental changes to the existing information collection as a result of the direct final rule. Portions of the existing ICR that are not affected by the rule are not addressed in this document.

2.	NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION

            2(a)	Need/Authority for the Collection

	No Change

	2(b)	Practical Utility/Users of the Data

      EPA's electronic reporting program has evolved significantly following the promulgation of the e-PMN final rule in 2010. Following promulgation of that rule, EPA announced web-based electronic reporting workflows for TSCA Chemical Data Reporting, TSCA section 4 test data submissions, TSCA section 8(a) preliminary assessment information rules, TSCA section 8(d) health and safety data reporting rules, and mandatory notifications of substantial risk under TSCA section 8(e) along with related, voluntary "For Your Information" submissions.

      Under the current e-PMN rule requirements, TSCA section 5 submitters already must register in CDX and complete an electronic signature agreement before submitting any information to EPA electronically via CDX using the e-PMN software. This direct final rule requires all persons who will be working online on a submission to register with EPA's CDX and to use the e-PMN module within Chemical Information Submission System (CISS) to prepare data for submission. EPA expects that most TSCA section 5 submitters are already registered in CDX. Those users do not need to re-register with CDX, nor will they need to re-verify their identities. In order to use the Thin Client Version of the e-PMN software required under this direct final rule, users who have previously registered with CDX under the TSCA workflow to submit TSCA section 5 submissions, or other CDX workflows such as the Toxics Release Inventory TRI-ME web reporting, will only need to add the "Submission for Chemical Safety and Pesticide Program (CSPP)" CDX workflow to their user profiles. TSCA section 5 submitters who will be new CDX users will now be able to take advantage of a more streamlined CDX registration process that does not involve the submission of signed forms to EPA. In addition, the expansion of electronic reporting requirements to submission of bona fides and new manufacturing site notifications eliminates the need for respondents to maintain multiple systems for providing information to EPA under TSCA as well as the need for EPA to maintain multiple systems for the receipt, processing, and maintenance of those submissions.

3.	NON-DUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA

      3(a)	Non-Duplication

      No Change

      3(b)	Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB

	Pursuant to the procedures at 5 CFR 1320.5(c)(1) and 1320.10(a), the direct final rule serves as the public notice for this ICR revision.

	3(c)	Consultations and Public Comments

      The Agency has established a public docket for the direct final rule under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0385, which is available for online viewing at www.regulations.gov, or in-person viewing at the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA William Jefferson Clinton West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC.  The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.  The telephone number for the Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the Pollution Prevention and Toxics Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

      Any comments on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden must be submitted within 30 days of the publication of the direct final rule in the Federal Register. Submit any comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0385 and OMB Control No. 2070-0012, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by mail to: Document Control Office (DCO), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 7407M, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,  Washington, D.C. 20460, and (2) OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs via email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Attention: Desk Officer for the EPA.

 	3(d)	Effects of Less Frequent Collection

      No Change.

      3(e)	General Guidelines

      No Change

      3(f)	Confidentiality

	No Change

	3(g)	Sensitive Questions

	No Change

4.	THE RESPONDENTS AND INFORMATION REQUESTED

      4(a)	Respondents/NAICS Codes

	No Change

	4(b)	Information Requested

	No Change

	(i)	Data Items

      The underlying requirements for "bona fide intents to manufacture" and for notifications to EPA of any new manufacturing site of a chemical substance for which an exemption was granted by EPA under 723.50 are unchanged. However, they will now need to be submitted to EPA electronically via CDX using the Thin Client e-PMN software system. Bona fides were previously not subject to the electronic reporting requirements of the e-PMN final rule. Also, EPA previously permitted respondents to submit new manufacturing site notifications under 723.50 using the Notice of Commencement (NOC) form. Now that all NOC forms must be submitted to EPA electronically, it is no longer feasible to use that form for the purpose of manufacturing site change notifications. These new manufacturing site notifications must now be submitted electronically via CDX as a "support document" using the Thin Client version of the e-PMN software.

      (ii)	Respondent Activities

	Within 6 months of the direct final rule, all persons who will be working online on a submission must register with EPA's CDX and use the e-PMN module within CISS to complete their submissions electronically. EPA has prepared a comprehensive user guide for CISS users (Attachment 2) that addresses CDX registration and electronic signatures, general submission preparation and completion, and submission status tracking notifications. This user guide is available at http://www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest/ereporting. EPA has also prepared separate, role-specific user guides for the e-PMN software module in CISS (i.e., the Thin Client Version) (Attachments 3-8), which is available at http://epa.gov/oppt/newchems/epmn/epmn-index.htm. An electronic signature is required for TSCA section 5 notices submitted to the Agency via CDX.  Electronic signatures are obtained as part of the existing CDX user-registration process.

	CDX Registration

	EPA expects that most TSCA section 5 submitters are already registered in CDX. Those users do not need to re-register with CDX, nor will they need to re-verify their identities. In order to use the Thin Client Version of the e-PMN software required under this direct final rule, users who have previously registered with CDX under the TSCA workflow to submit TSCA section 5 submissions, or other CDX workflows such as the Toxics Release Inventory TRI-ME web reporting, will only need to add the "Submission for Chemical Safety and Pesticide Program (CSPP)" CDX workflow to their user profiles. TSCA section 5 submitters who will be new CDX users will now be able to take advantage of a more streamlined CDX registration process that does not involve the submission of signed forms to EPA.

	As with other electronic TSCA submissions, TSCA section 5 submitters who register with CDX for the first time will be prompted to choose 5 out of 20 offered questions and provide answers to each of those 5 questions. In order to electronically sign and submit data to the EPA or to download the Copy of Record in CDX, a user must correctly answer 1 randomly selected question of the 5 questions chosen by that user (i.e., a "20-5-1" security question) before the transaction can be completed. When the 20-5-1 security question is answered correctly, the thin client version of the software then encrypts the information and transaction is completed.

	As with other electronic TSCA submissions, the thin client version of the e-PMN software enables electronic submitters who are newly applying for the Authorized Official (AO) role in CDX to validate their personal identities electronically via LexisNexis. Those submitters applying for the AO role who choose to not use LexisNexis, or for whom LexisNexis could not validate their identities, will need to follow the current, paper-based e-PMN identity validation process. In CDX, these submitters will instead select the "Sign Paper Form" option. CDX will then instruct the user to print, sign, and mail the ESA (ESA processing by EPA may take up to 10 business days from the date of receipt). Since support persons are not able to sign and complete submissions or download the Copy of Record for a submission, they will be able to register with CDX without authentication of identity.
5.	AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION METHODOLOGY, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

   5(a)	Agency Activities

      EPA is offering an XML schema to those submitters who choose to work on their submissions offline rather than online, which allows them to later upload their information to the Thin Client Version of the e-PMN software for submission using CDX.

      5(b)	Collection Methodology and Management

      Data systems that were populated manually are now populated electronically, reducing the potential for human error that exists when data are entered by hand. Electronically submitted information enables EPA to enhance document management efforts and associate related information (e.g., original submissions, amendments, support documents, etc.). In addition, Agency personnel are also able to communicate more efficiently with submitters electronically, compared to using U.S. mail.  Because companies register with EPA to submit their data electronically to the Agency via CDX, the Agency in turn will be able in the future to communicate electronically with submitters via CDX.  Some examples of routine communications from EPA that could go through CDX include the Acknowledgment Letter (acknowledging receipt of a submission), and the Incomplete Letter (stating why a submission has been declared incomplete).  Currently, these communications are sent through the mail.  An electronic means of communication provides significant time and resource savings for both parties.

      EPA will no longer accept paper submissions of bona fides and manufacturing site change notifications. They must be submitted to EPA electronically using the e-PMN software. Otherwise, the major difference between the old and new methods of data entry is the electronic reporting tool itself. EPA will no longer make a Thick Client desktop version of the e-PMN software available to TSCA section 5 respondents by a way of a software download from EPA's website or through a compact disc. Submitters of TSCA section 5 notices subject to electronic reporting requirements are now required to use a cloud-based Thin Client version e-PMN software that resides online as part of the CSPP workflow in CDX to complete their submissions. Data now will be entered through a series of pages or screens on the computer. A submission sent to the Agency over the Internet will necessitate an electronic signature. Respondents submitting notices will only need to register once per user for all future electronic submissions. All section 5 notices must be submitted to EPA electronically via CDX using the Thin Client version e-PMN software.  The data being transmitted electronically via CDX are encrypted to protect CBI. The software works with Windows, Macs, Linux, and UNIX-based computers, using XML for more efficient data transmittal to Agency data systems that once was performed manually.

 	5(c)	Small Entity Flexibility

 	No Change

	5(d)	Collection Schedule

	No Change
ESTIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST

	This section estimates the burden changes for submitters of TSCA section 5 notices that is expected to result from the direct final rule over the annual burden that has already been accounted for in the ICR that is currently approved OMB Control No. 2070-0012. Sections 6(a) and 6(b) estimate the respondents' paperwork burdens and costs, respectively.  Section 6(c) estimates EPA costs, section 6(d) summarizes the bottom line burden and costs, section 6(e) describes the reasons for changes in burden from the previous ICR, and section 6(f) presents the burden statement. The economic analysis for the direct final rule provides additional details about the estimated costs and burdens.

Estimating Respondent Burden

	(i) 	Baseline Adjustments

      When EPA last renewed the ICR under OMB Control No. 2070-0012, the Agency erroneously omitted burden calculations for CDX registration activities. While an individual CDX user needs to complete the registration activities only once, companies may continue to designate personnel as CDX users on an ongoing basis. In Fiscal Year 2013, a total of 392 new registrants were approved via CDX for all TSCA section 5 activities (303 TSCA-Authorized Officials (AO) and 89 TSCA-Support Registrants (SR)). EPA estimates that about 10 percent of new CDX registrations will be a result of employee turnover, based on data provided in the ICR for EPA's Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) that is currently approved under OMB Control No 2025-0003. Therefore, approximately 30 new Authorized Officials and 9 new Support Registrants will replace previously registered CDX users for TSCA section 5 activities each year.

      EPA assumes that each company will register five employees, and that the burden associated with new CDX user registration activities is the same regardless of whether the registrant is a new employee or is replacing an existing employee. EPA estimates the CDX user registration activities burden to be 0.66 hours per employee (0.18 hours for CDX registration, 0.35 hours for submitting and then verifying electronic signature agreements, and 0.13 hours to establish a Pay.gov account related to the adoption of an electronic payment option for mandatory TSCA fees). With 392 employee registrations per year for TSCA section 5 activities, EPA estimates the annual CDX registration burden to be 258.72 hours (Table 1).

Table 1. Baseline Adjustments Associated with New CDX Registration Activities
                                     Title
                        CDX Registration Burden (Hours)
                        CDX E-Signature Burden (Hours)
                        E-Payment (Pay.gov ID account)
                                    (Hours)
                Total Burden for CDX Registration Activities,
                                    (Hours)
                     Annual Number of New CDX Registrants
                   Total Annual Burden for CDX Registration
                                    (Hours)
                              Currently Approved
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                               Updated Estimate
                                     0.18
                                     0.35
                                     0.13
                                     0.66
                                      392
                                    258.72
                                    Change
                                     0.18
                                     0.35
                                     0.13
                                     0.66
                                      392
                                    258.72

	(ii) 	Program Changes

	Rule Familiarization

      The direct final rule requires TSCA Section 5 submitters and their staff to become familiar with the requirements for electronic reporting. Rule familiarization is estimated to require 0.55 hours of technical labor and 0.27 hours of managerial labor, as described in the Economic Analysis of the Premanufacture Notification Electronic Reporting Final Rule, which measures the costs of mandatory electronic reporting of TSCA section 5 notices.

Table 2. Rule Familiarization Burden for TSCA Section 5 Submitters
                                     Title
                          Rule Familiarization Burden
                                    (Hours)
                  Annual Number of TSCA Section 5 Submitters
                 Total Annual Burden for Rule Familiarization
                              Currently Approved
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                               Updated Estimate
                                     0.82
                                      336
                                    275.52
                                    Change
                                     0.82
                                      336
                                    275.52

	Electronic Notification of New Manufacturing Sites

      As required under 40 CFR 723.50(j)(6)(ii), a manufacturer (including importer) must notify EPA of any new manufacturing site of a chemical substance for which an exemption was granted by EPA under 40 CFR 723.50. Under the existing regulation, companies may use the Notice of Commencement (NOC) to report manufacturing site changes to EPA. However, the electronic version of the NOC in the e-PMN software cannot accommodate notifications of new manufacturing sites. Therefore, the direct final rule requires that such notifications be submitted electronically to EPA via CDX as a "support document" to the original notification.

      EPA did not separately estimate respondent burden for new manufacturing site notifications. Such an estimation was not feasible since these notifications were submitted in the past via the NOC form and EPA did not distinguish between normal NOC filings and new manufacturing site notifications. While EPA expects that submitters will encounter minimal burden associated with this new requirement, the incremental burden associated with these notifications is expected to consist of the time it takes a submitter to familiarize themselves with the rule. As a result, this burden has been quantified as a part of the overall rule familiarization burden associated with this ICR.

	Electronic Submission of Bona Fides

      EPA expects that electronic submission will remove all clerical burden associated with submitting a bona fide (3.5 hours), and all postage costs associated with mailing the notice ($14.21).  For each of these notices, one hour of recordkeeping burden will be saved (30 minutes for one technical staff member and 30 minutes for one clerical staff member). Electronic reporting is expected to reduce a respondent's burden by 4.5 hours per bona fide, due to the reduction or elimination of clerical time, and a reduction in recordkeeping burden at clerical and administrative levels, both of which are associated with the new electronic reporting requirement. This program change is estimated to reduce the total annual burden associated with bona fide submissions by about 522 hours; from 2,552 hours to 2,030 hours (see Table 3).

Table 3. Program Changes to Existing ICs Resulting from Electronic Reporting of Bona Fides
                                     Title
                                   Responses
                     Average Reporting Hours per Response
                          Total Burden for Reporting
                            Hours for Recordkeeping
                        Total Burden for Recordkeeping
                 Total Burden for Reporting and Recordkeeping
                              Currently Approved
                                      116
                                      20
                                     2,320
                                       2
                                      232
                                     2,552
                               Updated Estimate
                                      116
                                     16.5
                                     1,914
                                       1
                                      116
                                     2,030
                                    Change
                                       0
                                     -3.5
                                     -406
                                      -1
                                     -116
                                     -522

Estimating Respondent Costs

 	The cost estimates addressed in this section are based on the burden estimates discussed in Section 6(a).  Wage rates for each category of personnel, as well as the distribution of paperwork burdens among those categories, are presented in the economic analysis for the direct final rule.
 The labor cost associated with CDX registration activities, at an average costs of slightly less than $39/response (93 technical registrants and 23 managerial registrants), is estimated to be $4,497/year in the first year. The labor cost associated with rule familiarization, at $56.51/response, is estimated to be and $18,966/year. The labor cost associated with electronically submitted bona fides, at $1,140/response, is estimated to be $134,512/year.

Estimating Agency Cost

      The conversion to an electronic reporting system, as well as the adoption of the Thin Client Version of the software to facilitate form submission and processing, is expected to create long-term burden reductions and efficiencies for EPA. For example, when data is submitted electronically, the time required for EPA staff to review and process the information will be reduced because manual data entry or processing will be eliminated. The use of CDX will enable EPA to notify the submitter that the Agency has received the submission and will lead to higher quality data being available more quickly to EPA.

      EPA also expects to realize burden savings attributable to the eventual elimination of its current systems of processing bona fide notices. These savings will stem from eliminating manual data entry of bona fides and related support documents, reducing resources dedicated to quality assurance/quality control (AQ/AC) of the current paper-based system, and either greatly reducing or eliminating operating and maintenance costs for the existing system.

      Baseline Agency burden associated with bona fide notices, 2 hours per notice and the Agency extramural cost of $91.74 for contract support. The anticipated Agency burden savings associated with the modified final e-PMN rule are characterized based on information in the CDX Business Case Analysis regarding the estimated monetary benefit from using CDX. For this analysis, EPA assumes an average annual savings of 17 percent, for a total post compliance burden of 1.66 hours per notice. As a result of electronic bona fide submissions the Agency expects to save approximately 39 hours and $3,061 annually.

Table 4: Agency Burden Reductions for Electronic Submissions of Bona Fide Intent to Manufacture or Import Notices

                         Hourly Burden per Submission
                            Hourly Agency Wage Rate
                            Agency Extramural Cost
                           Total Cost per Submission
                          Total Number of Submissions
                              Total Hourly Burden
                                  Total Cost
                                   Baseline
                                     2.00
                                    $77.62
                                    $93.53
                                     $249
                                      116
                                      232
                                   $28,857
                                 Amended Rule
                                     1.66
                                    $77.62
                                    $93.53
                                     $222
                                      116
                                      193
                                   $25,795
                                 Cost Savings
                                     0.34

                                    $26.39

                                     39.44
                                    $3,061

Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost

      The total burden in OMB's inventory for the existing, approved ICR for the TSCA section 5 new chemicals program (EPA ICR No. 0574.15/OMB ICR Reference No.<PHONE_NUMBER>-001) is 117,163 hours.  With the adjustment addition of 259 burden hours, and a net program change burden reduction of 246 hours related to the direct final rule, the total burden requested for the TSCA section 5 new chemicals program will be 117,176 hours.

Reasons For Changes in Burden

      The burden changes analyzed in this ICR revision relate to both program changes and adjustments related to EPA's direct final rule. As explained previously, a 259 hour burden adjustment increase is directly related to CDX registration activities that are already required under the e-PMN rule. The adjustment is related to the number of new and replacement employees of firms engaged in TSCA section 5 activities who need to register in CDX. In addition, EPA estimates a program change increase of 276 burden hours associated with respondents' familiarization with the requirements of the direct final rule, as well as a 522 burden hour program change reduction related to the electronic submission of bona fides as required by the direct final rule.

Burden Statement

      The incremental public burden is estimated to average 0.9 hours for per response for CDX registration, 1.8 hours per response for requesting a CDX electronic signature, 0.1 hours per response for establishing an account for electronic fee payments, 0.8 hours for rule familiarization, and 17.5 hours per response for electronically submitted bona fides.  Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).  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 for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and included on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable.

                       ATTACHMENTS TO THE SUPPORTING STATEMENT

Attachments to the supporting statement are available in the public docket established for this ICR under docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0385.

                                 Attachment 1:
TSCA Section 5 Premanufacture and Significant New Use Notification Electronic Reporting; Revisions to Notification Regulations; Direct Final Rule [RIN 2070-AJ98]
                                 Attachment 2:
CDX Chemical Safety and Pesticide Programs (CSPP) Registration User Guide
                                 Attachment 3:
Section 5 Notices and Supports User Guide  -  Primary Authorized Official
                                 Attachment 4:
Section 5 Notices and Supports User Guide  -  Primary Agent/Consultant
                                 Attachment 5:
Section 5 Notices and Supports User Guide  -  Primary Support
                                 Attachment 6:
Section 5 Notices and Supports User Guide  -  Secondary Authorized Official
                                 Attachment 7:
Section 5 Notices and Supports User Guide  -  Secondary Agent/Consultant
                                 Attachment 8:
Section 5 Notices and Supports User Guide  -  Secondary Support


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER07-374-000]

Buena Vista Energy LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-
Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding
Buena Vista Energy LLC's application for market-based rate authority,
with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes
a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is August 3, 2016.
    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
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for electronic 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
email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s).
For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: July 14, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Release No. 34-63148; File No. SR-BYX-2010-003]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Y-Exchange, Inc.; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend
Rule 11.13, entitled ``Order Execution''

October 21, 2010.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on October 13, 2010, BATS Y-Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or
``BYX'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Commission
is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend BATS Rule 11.13 [sic],\3\ entitled
``Order Execution,'' to modify the description of certain routing
strategies that the Exchange proposes to offer when it commences
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II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 11.13, which describes its
order routing processes, to modify the description of certain routing
strategies that the Exchange proposes to offer when it commences
operations.
    Recently, the Exchange proposed addition of reference in its Rules
to various routing strategies that will be available through BYX based
on the rules of its affiliate, BATS Exchange, Inc. (``BATS Exchange'').
Such strategies include the CYCLE routing strategy, variations of the
Parallel routing strategy, DRT routing and Destination Specific
Routing. The Exchange proposes to further amend Rule 11.13 to offer two
new routing strategies, which are described below.
     TRIM. TRIM is a routing option under which an order will
check the System for available shares and then will be sent to
destinations on the System routing table.
     SLIM. SLIM is a routing option under which an order will
check the System for available shares and then will be sent to
destinations on the System routing table, including BATS Exchange.
    In addition to the addition of the TRIM and SLIM routing
strategies, the Exchange proposes modifying the description of the
Parallel T routing strategy to make clear that when checking the
Exchange's System for available shares, it will only check for
displayed shares prior to routing away from the Exchange. The Parallel
T routing strategy is intended to route only to Protected Quotations
and only for displayed size, and thus, the Exchange believes that
removal of only displayed size from its own System is most consistent
with this strategy.
    Exchange Rule 11.13(a)(3)(E) includes a definition of DRT routing,
which is a routing option in which the entering firm instructs the
System to route to alternative trading systems included in the System
routing table. The definition of DRT currently states that it can be
combined with three specified routing strategies offered by the
Exchange. The Exchange proposes modifying the description of DRT
routing to make clear that it can be combined with all routing
strategies, including the new TRIM and SLIM routing strategies, unless
otherwise specified. In addition, because some routing strategies
offered by the Exchange might include DRT routing at a later stage, the
Exchange proposes to remove the word ``first'' from the definition of
the DRT routing strategy.
2. Statutory Basis
    The rule change proposed in this submission is consistent with the
requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder that
are applicable to a national securities exchange, and, in particular,
with the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.\4\ Specifically, the
proposed change is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\5\
because it 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 facilitating
transactions in securities, and to remove impediments to, and perfect
the mechanism of, a free and open market and a national market system.
The proposed change to introduce additional routing strategies will
provide market participants with greater flexibility in routing orders
consistent with Regulation NMS without developing complicated order
routing strategies on their own.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change imposes
any burden on competition.

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

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

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change 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 \6\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\7\
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    \7\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change at
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
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    A proposed rule change filed pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6) under the
Act \8\ normally does not become operative for 30 days after the date
of its filing. However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \9\ permits the Commission to
designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange requests
that the Commission waive the 30-day operative delay in order to allow
the Exchange to immediately offer Exchange Users the routing strategies
when BYX, commences operations. Further, the Exchange believes that the
proposed TRIM and SLIM routing strategies are consistent with routing
strategies offered by the Nasdaq Stock Market (``NASDAQ'').\10\ In
addition, the Exchange believes that its proposed new routing
strategies will benefit market participants and their customers by
allowing them greater flexibility in their efforts to fill orders and
minimize trading costs. The Exchange expects to have technological
changes for one or more of the new routing strategies in place to
support the proposed rule change in the near future, and believes that
benefits to Exchange Users expected from the proposed rule change
should not be delayed. In addition, BYX states a delay to the
implementation date would put the Exchange at a competitive
disadvantage to other markets that already offer similar
functionalities. The Commission believes that waiving the 30-day
operative delay \11\ is consistent with the protection of investors and
the public interest and designates the proposal operative upon filing.
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    \9\ Id.
    \10\ See NASDAQ Rule 4758.
    \11\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-BYX-2010-003 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-BYX-2010-003. 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,\12\ 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, on
official business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies
of the filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the
principal office of the Exchange. 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-BYX-2010-003 and should be submitted on or before
November 17, 2010.
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    \12\ The text of the proposed rule change is available on the
Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 20, 2022.

PLACE:  The meeting will be held via remote means and/or at the
Commission's headquarters, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549.

STATUS:  This meeting will be closed to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:  Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners,
the Secretary to the Commission, and recording secretaries will attend
the closed meeting. Certain staff members who have an interest in the
matters also may be present.
    In the event that the time, date, or location of this meeting
changes, an announcement of the change, along with the new time, date,
and/or place of the meeting will be posted on the Commission's website
at https://www.sec.gov.

    The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has
certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (6), (7), (8), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR
200.402(a)(3), (a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9)(ii) and (a)(10),
permit consideration of the scheduled matters at the closed meeting.
    The subject matter of the closed meeting will consist of the
following topics:
    Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
    Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings;
    Resolution of litigation claims; and
    Other matters relating to examinations and enforcement proceedings.
    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in
the scheduling of meeting agenda items that may consist of
adjudicatory, examination, litigation, or regulatory matters.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For further information; please
contact Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office of the Secretary at (202)
551-5400.

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b.)

     Dated: October 13, 2022.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
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