[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-05484]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-74438; File No. SR-CBOE-2015-022]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change Related to
Equipment and Communication on the Exchange's Trading Floor

March 4, 2015.
    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 February 20, 2015, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(the ``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described
in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the
Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments
on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange seeks to amend its rules related to equipment and
communication on the Exchange's trading floor

(additions are italicized; deletions are [bracketed])
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Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated Rules

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Rule 6.23. [Trading Permit Holder Wires From Floor] Equipment and
Communications on the Trading Floor
    (a) Subject to the requirements of this Rule Trading Permit Holders
may use any communication device (e.g., any hardware or software
related to a phone, system or other device, including an instant
messaging system, email system or similar device) on the floor of the
Exchange and in any trading crowd of the Exchange. The Exchange
reserves

the right to designate certain portions of this rule as not applicable
to certain classes on a class by class basis.
    (b) The Exchange may deny, limit or revoke the use of any
communication device whenever it determines that use of such
communication device: (1) interferes with the normal operation of the
Exchange's own systems or facilities or with the Exchange's regulatory
duties, (2) is inconsistent with the public interest, the protection of
investors or just and equitable principles of trade, or (3) interferes
with the obligations of a Trading Permit Holder to fulfill its duties
under, or is used to facilitate any violation of, the Securities
Exchange Act or rules thereunder, or Exchange rules.
    (c) Any communication device may be used on the floor of the
Exchange and in any trading crowd of the Exchange to receive orders,
provided that audit trail and record retention requirements of the
Exchange are met; however, no person in a trading crowd or on the floor
of the Exchange may use any communication device for the purpose of
recording activities in the trading crowd or maintaining an open line
of continuous communication whereby a non-associated person not located
in the trading crowd may continuously monitor the activities in the
trading crowd. This prohibition covers digital recorders, intercoms,
walkie-talkies and any similar devices.
    (d) After providing notice to an affected Trading Permit Holder and
complying with applicable laws, the Exchange may provide for the
recording of any telephone line on the floor of the Exchange or may
require Trading Permit Holders at any time to provide for the recording
of a fixed phone line on the floor of the Exchange. Trading Permit
Holders, and their clerks, using the telephones consent to the Exchange
recording any telephone or line.
    (e) Trading Permit Holders may not use communication devices to
disseminate quotes and/or last sale reports originating on the floor of
the Exchange in any manner that would serve to provide a continuous or
running state of the market for any particular series or class of
options over any period of time; provided, however, that an associated
person of a Trading Permit Holder on the floor of the Exchange may use
a communication device to communicate quotes that have been
disseminated pursuant to Rule 6.43 and/or last sale reports to other
associated persons of the same Trading Permit Holder business unit. An
associated person of a Trading Permit Holder may also use a
communications device to communicate an occasional, specific quote that
has been disseminated pursuant to Rule 6.43 or last sale report to a
person who is not an associated person of the same Trading Permit
Holder.
    (f) Use of any communications device for order routing or handling
must comply with all applicable laws, rules, policies and procedures of
the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Exchange including
related to record retention and audit trail requirements. Orders must
be systemized using Exchange systems or proprietary systems approved by
the Exchange in accordance with Rule 6.24.
    (g) Trading Permit Holders must maintain records of the use of
communication devices, including, but not limited to, logs of calls
placed; emails; and chats, for a period of not less than three years,
the first two years in an easily accessible place. The Exchange
reserves the right to inspect such records pursuant to Rule 17.2
    (h) The Exchange may designate, via circular, specific
communication devices that will not be permitted on the floor of the
Exchange or Exchange trading crowds. In addition, the Exchange may
designate other operational requirements regarding the installation of
any communication devices via circular.
    [(a) No Trading Permit Holder shall establish or maintain any
telephone or other wire communications between his or its office and
the Exchange without prior approval by the Exchange. The Exchange may
direct discontinuance of any communication facility terminating on the
floor of the Exchange.
    (b) Equity Option Telephone Policy. Persons in the equity option
trading crowds (including DPM crowds which trade equity options) may
have access to outside telephone lines and may receive telephone orders
directly at equity options posts from locations outside the Exchange,
subject to certain requirements. The Exchange will review and may
approve any applications to install or to use telephones in the equity
option crowds.
    (1) Requirements and conditions that apply to the use of telephone
services at the equity option posts shall include the following:
    (A) Only those quotations that have been publicly disseminated
pursuant to Rule 6.43 may be provided over telephones at the post.
    (B) Trading Permit Holders may give their clerks their PIN access
code. Although both Trading Permit Holders and clerks may use
telephones, Trading Permit Holders will have priority. Each Trading
Permit Holder will be responsible for all calls made using that Trading
Permit Holder's PIN access code.
    (C) Clerks will not be permitted to establish a base of operation
utilizing general use telephones at the equity option posts. This
means, for example, that a clerk may not monopolize the use of a
telephone receiver on a telephone that has multiple lines if all of
those lines are not dedicated to the Trading Permit Holder for whom the
clerk works.
    (D) The Exchange may provide for the taping of any telephone line
into the equity option posts or may require Trading Permit Holders to
provide for the tape recording of a dedicated line at the equity option
posts at any time. Trading Permit Holders and their clerks using the
telephones consent to the Exchange tape recording any telephone or
line.
    (E) The telephones may be used for voice service only, unless they
have been specifically approved for other uses.
    (F) The Exchange may prohibit the use of any telephone technology
that interferes with the normal operation of the Exchange's own systems
or facilities or that the Exchange determines interferes with its
regulatory duties.
    (G) Orders transmitted by registered Exchange market-makers may be
entered over the outside telephone lines directly to the equity option
posts. All other orders may be entered over the outside telephone lines
to the equity option posts only during outgoing telephone calls that
are initiated at the equity option posts.
    (H) Only those individuals that are properly qualified in
accordance with Chapter IX of the Rules of the Exchange, and all other
applicable rules and regulations, may accept orders from public
customers pursuant to this Rule.
    . . . Interpretations and Policies:
    .01 A Trading Permit Holder or TPH organization which has been
granted approval of any means of communication under this rule shall be
responsible for assuring compliance with all Exchange rules and
requirements in connection with any business conducted by means of such
electronic or telephonic communication.]
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    The text of the proposed rule change is also available on the
Exchange's Web site (http://www.cboe.com/AboutCBOE/CBOELegalRegulatoryHome.aspx), at the Exchange's Office of the
Secretary, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange is proposing to amend its rules regarding equipment
and communication on the Exchange trading floor. More specifically, the
Exchange is proposing to delete the current rule on the topic, Exchange
Rule 6.23, and introduce more relevant rules governing the use of
communication devices \3\ on the Exchange trading floor.\4\ Exchange
and Trading Permit Holder (``TPH'') systems have become much more
electronic since the adoption of CBOE Rule 6.23; however, the rule has
not been updated to reflect the electronic environment. The Exchange
believes it is in the interest of TPHs to allow electronic
communications to and from the Exchange trading floor and that these
amendments will eliminate confusion that may arise from outdated
Exchange rules. As such, the Exchange believes that eliminating the
current rule in its entirety and promulgating language that
contemplates modern rules is appropriate.\5\
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    \3\ As proposed, ``communication device'' will include ``e.g.,
any hardware or software related to a phone, system or other device,
including an instant messaging system, email system or similar
device[.]''
    \4\ Although the Exchange seeks to replace Rule 6.23 in its
entirety, portions of the current rule are included in proposed Rule
6.23. The relevant holdover language is identified where applicable.
    \5\ Many of the provisions of proposed Rule 6.23 are modeled
after NYSE Amex LLC (``Amex'') Rule 902NY(i)--Telephones on the
Trading Floor and NYSE Arca, Inc. (``Arca'') Rule 6.(h) [sic]--
Telephones on the Options Floor.
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    First, Rule 6.23 is currently applicable to ``telephone or other
wire communications.'' \6\ Proposed Rule 6.23(a) expands the
applicability of Rule 6.23 and provides that TPHs may use any
communication device \7\ on the Exchange trading floor and in any
Exchange trading crowd subject to the restrictions in proposed Rule
6.23. The Exchange is also proposing to apply these restrictions on a
class by class basis. The Exchange believes this discretion is
appropriate as different classes of options on the trading floor behave
differently, and, as such, different means of communication might be
more appropriate in one options class but not in another.
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    \6\ See CBOE Rule 6.23(a).
    \7\ See supra note 1 [sic].
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    Next, proposed Rule 6.23(b) specifically states that the Exchange
will retain the authority to deny, limit or revoke the use of any
communication device.\8\ Under the proposed rule, the Exchange may take
such actions whenever it determines that use of such communication
device: (1) Interferes with the normal operation of the Exchange's own
systems or facilities or with the Exchange's regulatory duties,\9\ (2)
is inconsistent with the public interest, the protection of investors
or just and equitable principles of trade, or (3) interferes with the
obligations of a TPH to fulfill its duties under, or is used to
facilitate any violation of, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``the
Act'') or rules thereunder, or the Exchange rules. This authorization
will allow the Exchange to regulate the equipment and communications on
the Exchange trading floor and in the Exchange trading crowds to ensure
they are not disruptive to the operation of the Exchange or in
violation of the Act. The Exchange believes this will allow the
Exchange to better protect investors and the integrity of the market.
The Exchange notes, however, that current Rule 6.23(a) requires TPHs to
receive prior approval from the Exchange before establishing or
maintaining a telephone or other wire communications.\10\ In addition,
the Exchange recognizes that AMEX and ARCA rules require the
registration of all new telephones \11\ and approval prior to the use
of a communication device other than a telephone. The Exchange believes
the combination of the record retention requirements of proposed Rule
6.23(g) and the power to revoke the use of a communication device
pursuant to proposed Rule 6.23(b) negates the necessity for prior
approval and registration. If an issue with a particular device is
discovered, the Exchange will work with TPHs to ensure the devices are
no longer utilized.
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    \8\ Proposed Rule 6.23(c) [sic] is similar to Amex Rule
902NY(i)(6) and Arca Rule 6.2(h)(6).
    \9\ This language remains from the current CBOE Rule 6.23. See
CBOE Rule 6.23(b)(1)(F).
    \10\ See CBOE Rule 6.23(a).
    \11\ See Amex Rule 902NY(i)(1) and Arca Rule 6.2(h)(1).
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    Next, proposed Rule 6.23(c) codifies the current policy that allows
any communication device to be utilized to receive orders in and out of
the trading crowd, provided that audit trail and record retention
requirements of the Exchange are met.\12\ Formerly, CBOE Regulatory
Circular RG10-20 prohibited TPH's [sic] from receiving orders in the
trading crowd via instant messaging or email; \13\ however, TPHs were
not restricted from receiving orders via instant messaging and email
while not in a trading crowd. The Exchange believes the difference
caused inequity between TPHs because TPHs near the edge of the trading
crowd can more quickly correspond with their clerks and trading desks
that are outside of the trading crowd. The Exchange believes that
removing the restriction on receiving orders via IM and email levels
the playing field in the trading crowds and reflects the electronic
nature of the current marketplace. In addition, proposed Rule 6.23(c)
specifically prohibits the use of any communication device to record
activities in the trading crowd or to maintain an open line of
continuous communication that would allow a non-associated person off
of the Exchange floor to continuously monitor the activities in the
trading crowd. As proposed, this prohibition covers digital recorders,
intercoms, walkie-talkies and any similar devices. The addition of this
text will preserve the integrity of the Exchange trading floor while
monitoring TPHs to ensure they have the required authorization to
operate on the Exchange trading floor should that be their intent.\14\
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    \12\ See CBOE Regulatory Circular RG14-162 (November 19, 2014).
    \13\ See CBOE Regulatory Circular RG10-20 (January 29, 2010).
    \14\ Proposed Rule 6.23(c) is similar to Amex Rule 902NY(i)(2)
and Arca Rule 6.2(h)(2).
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    Further, proposed Rule 6.23(d) specifies that, after providing
notice to an affected Trading Permit Holder and complying with the
applicable laws, the Exchange may provide for the recording of any
telephone line on the floor of the Exchange or require TPHs to provide
for the recording of a fixed phone line on the floor of the Exchange,
and that TPHs utilizing telephones consent to the Exchange recording
any telephone or line.\15\ This added provision will not require but
allow the Exchange to record any communications via telephone
connections to the trading floor if a situation where [sic] to arise
where this may be necessary. In addition, this proposed provision would
allow the Exchange to provide necessary

equipment for the recording of communications on the Exchange trading
floor.\16\
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    \15\ This language remains from the current CBOE Rule 6.23. See
CBOE Rule 6.23 (b)(1)(D).
    \16\ Proposed Rule 6.23(d) is similar to Amex Rule
902NY(i)(3)(C) and Arca Rule 6.2(h)(3)(C).
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    Next, proposed Rule 6.23(e) prohibits the use of communication
devices to disseminate quotes and/or last sale reports originating on
the Exchange trading floor in any manner that would serve to provide a
continuous or running state of the market; however, the proposed rule
specifically states that, ``an associated person of a TPH may use a
communications device to communicate quotes that have been disseminated
pursuant to Rule 6.43 and/or last sale reports to other associated
persons of the same TPH business unit.'' Further, as proposed, an
associated person of a TPH may use a communications device to
communicate an ``occasional, specific, quote that has been disseminated
pursuant to Rule 6.43 \17\ or last sale report or quote to a person who
is not an associated person of the same TPH.'' The Exchange believes
this proposed addition is necessary to allow the use of instant
messaging or email as the industry has grown to become more and more
reliant upon technology. The Exchange, however, also thinks it is
important that any communications made within TPH organizations should
be within the same business unit so that TPHs are not abusing the
privilege and allowing for communication of the activity on the
Exchange trading floor to be disseminated to unrelated areas of the
TPH.
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    \17\ Proposed Rule 6.23(e) referring to quotes disseminated
pursuant to Rule 6.43 is similar to Amex Rule 902NY(i)(3)(A) and
Arca Rule 6.2(h)(3)(A). See CBOE Rule 6.43--Manner of Bidding and
Offering.
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    Next, proposed Rule 6.23(f) requires that any use of any
communications device on the trading floor shall comply with applicable
laws, rules, policies, and procedures of the Commission and Exchange
including all record retention and audit trail requirements. Proposed
Rule 6.23(f) would also require that orders are systemized using
Exchange systems or proprietary systems approved by the Exchange in
accordance with Exchange Rule 6.24.\18\ This proposed addition would
ensure that any communications device on the Exchange's trading floor
or in the Exchange trading crowds will follow any and all other
applicable statues [sic] including the Act along with ensure [sic] that
orders are properly systematized. In addition, proposed Rule 6.23(f)
will allow misconduct to be investigated if regulatory issues arise
after the adoption of a new communication device.
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    \18\ Orders must be systematized in accordance with Rule 6.24
(Required Order Information). Generally, subject to certain
exceptions, each order, cancellation of, or change to an order
transmitted to the Exchange must be ``systematized,'' in a format
approved by the Exchange, either before it is sent to the Exchange
or upon receipt on the floor of the Exchange. An order is
systematized if: (i) The order is sent electronically to the
Exchange; or (ii) the order that is sent to the Exchange non-
electronically (e.g., telephone orders) is input electronically into
the Exchange's systems contemporaneously upon receipt on the
Exchange, and prior to representation of the order.
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    Next, proposed Rule 6.23(g) requires TPHs to maintain records
related to the ``use of communication devices, including, but not
limited to, logs of calls placed; emails; and chats, for a period of
not less than three years, the first two years in an easily accessible
place.'' Although similar to Amex and Arca Rules on the subject,\19\
the Exchange added language referring to emails and chats to reflect
the current electronic environment. In addition, proposed rule 6.23(g)
states that ``[t]he Exchange reserves the right to inspect such records
pursuant to Rule 17.2.'' \20\ As previously noted, the proposed Rule
will allow misconduct to be investigated if regulatory issues arise
after the adoption of a new communication device. This requirement is
consistent with the retention period of Securities and Exchange
Commission Rule 17a-4.\21\
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    \19\ Proposed Rule 6.23(g) is similar to Amex Rule 902NY(i)(5)
and Arca NYSE Arca Rule 6.2(h)(5).
    \20\ CBOE Rule 17.2 (b)--Requirements to Furnish Information.
Rule 17.2(b) requires TPHs and persons associated with TPHs to,
among other things, ``furnish documentary materials and other
information requested by the Exchange in connection with (i) an
investigation initiated pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Rule[.]''
    \21\ 17 CFR 240.17a-4.
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    Finally, proposed Rule 6.23(h) authorizes the Exchange to designate
more specific communication devices that will not be permitted on the
Exchange trading floor or other operational requirements via circular.
Given the propensity for technology to continue to evolve, the Exchange
believes this proposed text will allow the Exchange to change the exact
requirements from time to time as needed while continuing to provide
TPHs specifications on the allowed technology and communication
mechanism.
    The Exchange will announce the implementation date of the proposed
rule change in a Regulatory Circular to be published no later than 30
days following the approval date. The implementation date will be no
later than 60 days following the approval of the proposed changes.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to the Exchange and, in particular,
the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.\22\ Specifically, the
Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
Section 6(b)(5) \23\ requirements that the rules of an exchange be
designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation
and coordination with persons engaged in regulating, clearing,
settling, processing information with respect to, and facilitating
transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest. Additionally,
the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
Section 6(b)(5) \24\ requirement that the rules of an exchange not be
designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers,
brokers, or dealers.
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    \22\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \23\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \24\ Id.
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    In particular, the Exchange does not believe the proposed changes
are unfairly discriminatory as they are applied to all TPHs trading on
the Exchange trading floor, a similarly situated group, equally. In
addition, the Exchange believes the proposed changes [sic] designed to
prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices because they are
more appropriately designed to monitor the equipment and communications
on a modern trading floor. Without the proposed changes, the current
Exchange rules do not adequately address the relevant communication
tools. Finally, the Exchange believes that the proposed rules intend to
foster cooperation and coordination by introducing new means of
communication to the Exchange trading floor. Finally, the Exchange
believes that the proposed changes protect investors and the public
interest by ensuring that all equipment and communication on the
Exchange trading floor will adhere to all other applicable statutes and
the Act.

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

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

specifically, the Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule
changes will impose any [sic] intramarket competition because it [sic]
will be applicable to all TPHs trading on the Exchange trading floor.
In addition, the Exchange does not believe the proposed changes will
impose any intermarket burden because the Exchange trading floor will
operate in a similar manner only with more relevant equipment and
communication requirements.

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

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

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

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

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. In particular, the Commission
invites comment on CBOE's proposal to no longer require a member to
obtain prior approval from CBOE before using a new communication device
on the CBOE floor and instead adopt the open-ended approach in proposed
paragraph (c) of Rule 6.23 under which a member would be permitted to
use any communication device unless specifically otherwise prohibited
and would not be required to seek Exchange approval or otherwise
register the communication devices with the Exchange in advance of
using them on the CBOE floor. 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-CBOE-2015-022 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Brent J. Fields,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2015-022. 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 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-CBOE-2015-022, and should be
submitted on or before March 31, 2015.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\25\
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    \25\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13519-000]

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

December 10, 2009.
    On June 18, 2009, Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XIX, LLC filed an
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Project
Steel Curtain, which would be located at the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineer's Claiborne Lock and Dam on the Alabama River near the town of
Monroeville, Monroe County, AL. 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) One lock frame module consisting of nine 2,000 kilowatt
turbines placed in a concrete-lined conduit of unknown dimensions. The
module would be located adjacent to and east of the Corps dam; and (2)
a proposed 69 kV transmission line approximately 4.0 miles long
extending from the turbine units, and crossing the Alabama River to an
existing distribution line located southeast of the dam. The 18
megawatt project would have an estimated annual generation of 15
gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Wayne F. Krouse; Hydro Green Energy, LLC; 5090
Richmond Avenue 390; Houston, TX 77056; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
x709.
    FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or phone 202-
502-6035.
    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.
Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing
applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
(http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the ``eFiling''
link. For a simple method of submitting text only comments, click on
``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support
at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>call toll-free at<PHONE_NUMBER>; or,
for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. Although the Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To
paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-13519) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0008; FRL-8832-7]

Pesticide Products; Registration Applications

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of applications to register new
uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active
ingredients, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c) of the

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as
amended. EPA is publishing this notice of such applications, pursuant
to section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 1, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number specified within Unit II. of the Supplementary Information,
by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to the docket ID number
specified for the pesticide of interest as shown in the registration
application summaries. EPA's policy is that all comments received will
be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-
line at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of
operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A contact person is listed at the end
of each registration application summary and may be contacted by
telephone or e-mail. The mailing address for each contact person listed
is: Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001.

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular
entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
If you are commenting in a docket that addresses multiple products,
please indicate to which registration number(s) your comment applies.
     ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

II. Registration Applications

    EPA received applications as follows to register pesticide products
containing currently registered active ingredients pursuant to the
provisions of section 3(c) of FIFRA, and is publishing this notice of
such applications pursuant to section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA. Notice of

receipt of these applications does not imply a decision by the Agency
on the applications.
    1. File symbol: 239-ETNN. Docket number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0276.
Company name and address: The Scotts Company, D/B/A The Ortho Group,
P.O. Box 190, Marysville, OH 43040. Active ingredient: Triticonazole.
Proposed uses: Lawns, gardens (ornamentals, roses, trees, and scrubs),
and houseplants. Contact: Tawanda Maignan,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    2. Registration numbers: 279-3055, 279-3108, 279-3313. Docket
number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0099. Company name and address: FMC
Corporation, 1735 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Active
ingredient: Bifenthrin. Proposed uses: Grass forage, fodder and hay
group, grass grown for seed, pasture and rangeland, and tea. Contact:
BeWanda Alexander,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Registration numbers: 279-3124, 279-3126. Docket number: EPA-HQ-
OPP-2010-0472. Company name and address: FMC Corporation, 1735 Market
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Active ingredient: Zeta-Cypermethrin.
Proposed use: Pistachio. Contact: Linda A. DeLuise,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    4. Registration number: 279-3125. Docket number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-
0472. Company name and address: FMC Corporation, 1735 Market Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103. Active ingredient: Zeta-Cypermethrin. Proposed
uses: Artichoke, barley, buckwheat, oat, pistachio, and rye. Contact:
Linda A. DeLuise,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pest.

    Dated: August 20, 2010.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-21827 Filed 8-31-10; 8:45 am]
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From:
Jones, DonnaLee<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Sent:
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 3:53 PM
To:
Tosh Sagar<EMAIL_ADDRESS>French, Chuck<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Cc:
Adrienne Lee<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Subject:
RE: Getting Public Access to Coke Ovens ICR Data

Hi Tosh  -  Thank you for waiting patiently all this time while we worked out the new deadline. I hadn't forgotten about you and was thinking about connecting with you about the same time as you contacted me a few weeks ago.

In regard to test data, we typically wait until proposal to allow the public to see data and test reports because, as with all measurements, the data undergo QA/QC, sometimes right up to proposal, so we would not want to prematurely release data until we were sure it was considered final. This applies to the fenceline data as well. But you are correct that we are starting to receive some of the fenceline data.

Upon proposal, the data will be placed in the rulemaking dockets (two dockets in this case, for part 63, subparts CCCCC and L).

As you know, the EPA deliberates about our assessments also right up to proposal. But I can say that we will be looking to see if we can set an effective action level based on one or more of the fenceline pollutants.

If you like, we can schedule a call soon to have a conversation about the issues that are important to you and your clients.

Regards,
Donna Lee Jones, Ph.D.
Senior Technical Advisor, Metals Sector
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Sector Policies and Programs Division / Metals & Inorganic Chemicals Group (D243-02)
Research Triangle Park, NC  27711  Tele:<PHONE_NUMBER>  Fax<PHONE_NUMBER>
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"Reasonableness never fails to be appreciated."  - anon.

Pronouns - She/Her/Hers
Salutation - Dr./Ms.

From: Tosh Sagar<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 3:19 PM
To: French, Chuck<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Jones, DonnaLee<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Cc: Adrienne Lee<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Subject: Getting Public Access to Coke Ovens ICR Data

Hi Chuck and Dr. Jones,

Hope you both are doing well and that things are progressing with the combined coke ovens rulemakings.

We are wondering what the process is for members of the public, including our clients, to access and review the data that is being submitted in response to the coke ovens ICR. Is there a place where that data is currently being made available for review? If not, when will it be made available for review? Is there something we need to do to get access to it?

Relatedly, we understood that EPA was collecting fugitives/fenceline data with the aim of ascertaining whether to establish a fenceline monitoring and corrective action standard in this rulemaking. In particular, EPA wanted to be able to evaluate whether one or more pollutants could be used to set an effective correction action level. Based on the rolling nature of the ICR submission deadlines, when do you anticipate being able to make that assessment and when can our clients expect to hear from EPA about its thinking on this issue.

If easier, I think my clients would be happy to participate in a discussion with you and the rest of the rule writing team on these issues. Thanks so much.
Tosh


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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

November 17, 2008.
    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

    Docket Numbers: RP02-361-074. CP07-51-002.
    Applicants: Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.
    Description: Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C. submits Original
Sheet 192A to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 11/12/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081113-0172.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, November 24, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-69-000.
    Applicants: White River Hub, LLC.
    Description: White River Hub, LLC submits First Revised Sheet 1 et
al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 11/13/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081113-0173.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 25, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-70-000.
    Applicants: Texas Eastern Transmission LP.
    Description: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP submits Second Revised
Sheet No. 380 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Seventh Revised Volume No. 1,
to be effective 1/1/09.
    Filed Date: 11/13/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081114-0186.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 25, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-71-000.
    Applicants: Saltville Gas Storage Company L.L.C.
    Description: Saltville Gas Storage Co., LLC submits Fourth Revised
Sheet No. 113 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, to be
effective 1/1/09.
    Filed Date: 11/13/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081114-0187.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 25, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-72-000.
    Applicants: Algonquin Gas Transmission Company.
    Description: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC submits Third Revised
Sheet No. 533 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume No. 1, to
be effective 1/1/09.
    Filed Date: 11/13/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081114-0188.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 25, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-73-000.
    Applicants: Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.
    Description: Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, LLC submits Fourth
Revised Sheet No. 246 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume
No. 1, to be effective 1/1/09.
    Filed Date: 11/13/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081114-0189.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 25, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-74-000.
    Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP.
    Description: Gulf South Pipeline Co., LP submits Fourth Revised
Sheet 1408 to FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 11/13/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081114-0190.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 25, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-75-000.
    Applicants: Bluewater Gas Storage, LLC.
    Description: Bluewater Gas Storage, LLC submits First Revised Sheet
20 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 11/13/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081114-0191.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 25, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-76-000.
    Applicants: East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC.
    Description: East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC submits Fifth Revised
Sheet 339 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 11/13/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081114-0192.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 25, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-77-000.
    Applicants: Egan Hub Storage, LLC.
    Description: Egan Hub Storage, LLC submits Fourth Revised Sheet 111
et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume 1, to be effective 1/1/
09.
    Filed Date: 11/13/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081114-0193.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 25, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-78-000.
    Applicants: Discovery Gas Transmission LLC.
    Description: Discovery Gas Transmission, LLC submits Fifteenth
Revised Sheet 20 to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 11/14/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081117-0043.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, November 26, 2008.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-79-000.
    Applicants: Cimarron River Pipeline, LLC.
    Description: Cimarron River Pipeline, LLC submits First Revised
Sheet 3 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 11/14/2008.
    Accession Number: 20081117-0044.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, November 26, 2008.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference

to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests
submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served on
persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with
any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-27727 Filed 11-20-08; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 26

[Docket No.: FAA-2004-18379; Amendment Nos. 1-60, 21-90, 25-123, 26-0,  91-297, 121-336, 125-53, 129-43] RIN 2120-AI31

  Enhanced Airworthiness Program for Airplane Systems/Fuel Tank  Safety (EAPAS/FTS)

Correction

    In rule document E7-21434 beginning on page 63364 in the issue of  Thursday, November 8, 2007, make the following correction:

Sec. 26.11  [Corrected]

    On page 63410, in Sec. 26.11(d)(5), in the first column, in the  sixth line, ``December 10, 2009'' should read ``June 7, 2010''.

[FR Doc. Z7-21434 Filed 12-4-07; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 41462-41464]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2014-0472; Directorate Identifier 2013-SW-040-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A Helicopters (Type
Certificate Currently Held by AgustaWestland S.p.A.) (Agusta)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for
certain Agusta Model A109E, A109K2, A119, and AW119 MKII helicopters.
This proposed AD was prompted by a report of a crack that was found on
a Gleason crown. This proposed AD would require repetitively performing
a magnetic particle inspection of the Gleason crown for a crack. We are
proposing this AD to detect a crack, which could cause damage to or
loss of the main rotor drive and subsequent loss of control of the
helicopter.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by September 2,
2014.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact
AgustaWestland, Product Support Engineering, Via del Gregge, 100, 21015
Lonate Pozzolo (VA) Italy, ATTN: Maurizio D'Angelo; telephone 39-0331-
664757; fax 39-0331-664680; or at http://www.agustawestland.com/technical-bullettins. You may review the referenced service information
at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601
Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Management Facility
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this proposed AD, the European
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, the regulatory evaluation, any
comments received, and other information. The street address for the
Docket Office (phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in the ADDRESSES section.
Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rao Edupuganti, Aviation Safety
Engineer, Regulations and Policy Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA,
2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76137; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed
under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2014-0472;
Directorate Identifier 2013-SW-040-AD'' at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposed AD because of those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive about this proposed AD.

Discussion

    EASA, which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the
European Union, has issued EASA AD No. 2013-0118, dated June 3, 2013,
to correct an unsafe condition for Agusta Model A109K2, A109E, A119,
and AW119MKII helicopters. EASA advises that during an overhaul of an
A119 main transmission, part number (P/N) 109-0400-05-103, a crack on
the Gleason crown, P/N 109-0403-07-103, was found. EASA further states
that an investigation by Agusta revealed that the crack originated from
the bottom of one of the 40 threaded holes in the Gleason crown, and
that this part-numbered Gleason crown is also installed on Model A109
helicopters. EASA states that this condition, if not corrected, could
cause damage to or loss of the main rotor drive and loss of control of
the helicopter. To correct this unsafe condition, EASA AD No. 2013-0118
requires repetitive magnetic particle inspections of the Gleason crown
and, if there is a crack, replacing the Gleason crown with a different
part-numbered Gleason crown. EASA AD No. 2013-0118 also prohibits
installing a Gleason crown, P/N 109-0403-07-103, or a Gleason crown
assembly, P/N 109-0401-27-101 or P/N 109-0401-27-109, on any
helicopter, as Gleason crown, P/N 109-0403-07-103, is a component of
these assemblies.

Relevant Service Information

    We reviewed Agusta Bollettino Tecnico (BT) No. 109EP-128 for Model
A109E helicopters, Agusta BT No. 109K-57 for Model A109K2 helicopters,
and Agusta BT No. 119-058 for Model

A119 and AW119MKII helicopters, each Revision A and dated May 28, 2013.
Each BT describes procedures for performing a magnetic particle
inspection on the Gleason crown, P/N 109-0403-07-103, for a crack. If
there is a crack, each BT specifies replacing the Gleason crown
assembly with a Gleason crown assembly, P/N 109-0401-27-107.
    We also reviewed Agusta BT No. 109EP-126 for Model A109E
helicopters, Agusta BT No. 109K-56 for Model A109K2 helicopters, and
Agusta BT No. 119-053 for Model A119 and AW119MKII helicopters, each
dated December 20, 2012. These BTs contain procedures for upgrading the
transmission system by replacing the Gleason crown assembly with a
Gleason crown assembly, P/N 109-0401-27-107.

FAA's Determination

    We are proposing this AD because we evaluated all the relevant
information and determined the unsafe condition described previously is
likely to exist or develop in other products of these same type
designs.

Proposed AD Requirements

    This proposed AD would require, for helicopters with a main
transmission, P/N 109-0400-03-109, with 2,400 or more hours time-in-
service (TIS), performing a magnetic particle inspection of the Gleason
crown, P/N 109-0403-07-103, within 200 hours TIS, and thereafter at
intervals not exceeding 1,600 hours TIS. If there is a crack, this
proposed AD would require replacing the Gleason crown assembly with a
different part-numbered assembly before further flight. The proposed AD
would also prohibit installing on any helicopter a Gleason crown, P/N
109-0403-07-103, or a Gleason crown assembly, P/N 109-0401-27-101 or P/
N 109-0401-27-109.

Differences Between This Proposed AD and the EASA AD

    This proposed AD requires compliance within 200 hours TIS for main
transmissions with 2,400 or more hours. The EASA AD requires different
compliance times, depending on the number of flight hours the
transmission has accumulated.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD affects 218 helicopters of U.S.
registry. We estimate the following costs to comply with this proposed
AD. At an average labor rate of $85 per hour, magnetic particle
inspecting the Gleason crown would require about 24 work-hours, for an
estimated cost per helicopter of $2,040, and a total cost of $444,720
for the U.S. fleet, per inspection cycle.
    If required, replacing the Gleason crown assembly would require
about 24 work-hours, and required parts would cost $29,000, for a cost
per helicopter of $31,040.
    According to the manufacturer, some of the costs of this proposed
AD may be covered under warranty, thereby reducing the cost impact on
affected individuals. We do not control warranty coverage for affected
individuals. As a result, we have included all costs in our cost
estimate.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: ``General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not
have 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.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed
regulation:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
    (2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979),
    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
    (4) Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. Amend Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):

Agusta S.p.A Helicopters (Type Certificate Currently Held By
AgustaWestland S.p.A.) (Agusta): Docket No. FAA-2014-0472;
Directorate Identifier 2013-SW-040-AD.

(a) Comments Due Date

    We must receive comments by September 2, 2014.

(b) Applicability

    This AD applies to Agusta Model A109E, A109K2, A119, and AW119
MKII helicopters with a main transmission part number (P/N) 109-
0400-03-103, 109-0400-05-103, and 109-0400-03-109, with a Gleason
crown P/N 109-0403-07-103 installed, certificated in any category.

(c) Unsafe Condition

    This AD defines the unsafe condition as a crack in a Gleason
crown. This condition could cause damage to or loss of the main
rotor drive and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

(d) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.

(e) Required Actions

    (1) For main transmissions with 2,400 or more hours time-in-
service (TIS), within 200 hours TIS and thereafter at intervals not
exceeding 1,600 hours TIS, magnetic particle inspect the Gleason
crown, P/N 109-0403-07-103, for a crack by following the procedures
in:
    (i) Annex 1 of Agusta Bollettino Tecnico (BT) No. 109EP-128,
Revision A, dated May 28, 2013, for Model A109E helicopters;
    (ii) Annex 1 of Agusta BT No. 109K-57, Revision A, dated May 28,
2013, for Model A109K2 helicopters; or
    (iii) Annex 1 of Agusta BT No. 119-058, Revision A, dated May
28, 2013, for Model A119 and AW119MKII helicopters.
    (2) If there is a crack, before further flight, replace the
Gleason crown assembly with a Gleason Crown assembly, P/N 109-0401-
27-107. Replacing the Gleason crown assembly

with P/N 109-0401-27-107 is terminating action for the inspection
requirements of this AD.
    (3) After the effective date of this AD, do not install a
Gleason crown, P/N 109-0403-07-103, or a Gleason crown assembly, P/N
109-0401-27-101 or P/N 109-0401-27-109, on any helicopter.

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Safety Management Group, FAA, has the authority
to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures
found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your
request to your principal inspector or local Flight Standards
District Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to
the manager of the ACO, send it to the attention of the person
identified in paragraph (g) of this AD.
    (2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the local flight standards district office/certificate holding
district office.

(g) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact Rao Edupuganti,
Aviation Safety Engineer, Regulations and Policy Group, Rotorcraft
Directorate, FAA, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76137;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) For service information identified in this proposed AD,
contact AgustaWestland, Product Support Engineering, Via del Gregge,
100, 21015 Lonate Pozzolo (VA) Italy, ATTN: Maurizio D'Angelo;
telephone 39-0331-664757; fax 39-0331-664680; or at http://www.agustawestland.com/technical-bullettins. You may review the
referenced service information at the FAA, Office of the Regional
Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth,
Texas 76137.
    (3) The subject of this AD is addressed in European Aviation
Safety Agency (EASA) AD No. 2013-0118, dated June 3, 2013. You may
view the EASA AD on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov in
Docket No. FAA-2014-0472.

(h) Subject

    Joint Aircraft System Component Code: 6320: Main Rotor Gearbox.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 9, 2014.
Kim Smith,
Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2014-N-0229]

Issuance of Priority Review Voucher; Rare Pediatric Disease
Product

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
issuance of a priority review voucher to the sponsor of a rare
pediatric disease product application. The Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), as amended by the Food and Drug
Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), authorizes FDA to
award priority review vouchers to sponsors of rare pediatric disease
product applications that meet certain criteria. FDA has determined
that EXONDYS 51 (eteplirsen), manufactured by Sarepta Therapeutics,
meets the criteria for a priority review voucher.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Bauer, Rare Diseases Program,
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration,
10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
FAX:<PHONE_NUMBER>, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is announcing the issuance of a priority
review voucher to the sponsor of a rare pediatric disease product
application. Under section 529 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360ff), which
was added by FDASIA, FDA will award priority review vouchers to
sponsors of rare pediatric disease product applications that meet
certain criteria. FDA has determined that EXONDYS 51 (eteplirsen),
manufactured by Sarepta Therapeutics, meets the criteria for a priority
review voucher. EXONDYS 51 (eteplirsen) is indicated for the treatment
of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients who have a confirmed
mutation of the DMD gene that is amenable to exon 51 skipping.
    For further information about the Rare Pediatric Disease Priority
Review Voucher Program and for a link to the full text of section 529
of the FD&C Act, go to http://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/DevelopingProductsforRareDiseasesConditions/RarePediatricDiseasePriorityVoucherProgram/default.htm. For further
information about EXONDYS 51 (eteplirsen) go to the ``Drugs@FDA'' Web
site at http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm.

    Dated: October 6, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1572-001.
    Applicants: ITC Midwest LLC.
    Description: Amendment of ITC Midwest LLC SMMPA O&M Agreement to be
effective 4/20/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5139.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1842-001.
    Applicants: The Finerty Group, Inc.
    Description: Amendment of Pending New to be effective 5/25/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5110.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2029-000.
    Applicants: Locust Ridge II, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Revisions to be effective 6/15/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5012.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2030-000.
    Applicants: Manzana Wind LLC.
    Description: Tariff Revisions to be effective 6/15/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5019.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2031-000.
    Applicants: Mountain View Power Partners III, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Revisions to be effective 6/15/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5020.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2032-000.
    Applicants: New England Wind, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Revisions to be effective 6/15/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5024.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2033-000.
    Applicants: Pebble Springs Wind LLC.
    Description: Tariff Revisions to be effective 6/15/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5025.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2034-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Amended IFA with Inland Empire Energy Center to be
effective 8/14/2012.

    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5026.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2035-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Amended Inland Empire Energy Center Tie-Line Agreement
to be effective 8/14/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5027.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2036-000.
    Applicants: Providence Heights Wind, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Revisions to be effective 6/15/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5050.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2037-000.
    Applicants: Spearville 3, LLC.
    Description: Spearville 3 Baseline MBR Application Filing to be
effective 7/23/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5051.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2038-000.
    Applicants: San Luis Solar LLC.
    Description: Tariff Revisions to be effective 6/15/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5052.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2039-000.
    Applicants: Shiloh I Wind Project, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Revisions to be effective 6/15/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5058.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2040-000.
    Applicants: South Chestnut LLC.
    Description: Tariff Revisions to be effective 6/15/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5059.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2041-000.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc., New England Power Pool
Participants Committee.
    Description: Defined Term Revisions to be effective 8/14/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5062.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2042-000.
    Applicants: Star Point Wind Project LLC.
    Description: Tariff Revisions to be effective 6/15/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5064.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2043-000.
    Applicants: Streator-Cayuga Ridge Wind Power LLC.
    Description: Rate Schedule to be effective 6/15/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5066.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2044-000.
    Applicants: Twin Buttes Wind LLC.
    Description: Tariff Revisions to be effective 6/15/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5067.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2045-000.
    Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc., Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation.
    Description: Amended Restated SGIA No. 1168 Among NYISO, Niagara
Mohawk, and Albany Energy to be effective 5/2/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5132.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2046-000.
    Applicants: Black Hills Power, Inc.
    Description: Amended GDEMA to be effective 7/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 6/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20120614-5141.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/12.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: June 15, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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MEMORANDUM

DATE:		November 25, 2014

TO:		Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants; Docket Id: OAR - 2013-0602

FROM:	EPA Region 1

SUBJECT:	September 26, 2014, Discussion of Proposed Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants at Resilient Rhode Island's Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY

      On September 26, 2014, the Resilient Rhode Island team at Brown University held an event titled, "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions in RI: from Goals to Implementation."  Regional Administrator Curt Spalding discussed the Proposed Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants.          ATTENDEES Curt Spalding, EPA J. Timmons Roberts, Brown University

Approximately 100 people attended this event.  Attendance was not taken by EPA


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12796-004]

City of Wadsworth, OH; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major Original License.
    b. Project No.: P-12796-004.
    c. Date filed: March 28, 2011.
    d. Applicant: City of Wadsworth, Ohio.
    e. Name of Project: R.C. Byrd Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Ohio River at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(Corps) R.C. Byrd Locks and Dam (river mile 279.2), approximately 12.7
miles south of the confluence of the Ohio River and the Kanawha River
and 9 miles south of the Town of Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio. The
project would occupy 7.6 acres of federal land managed by the Corps.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Chris Easton, Director of Public
Services, City of Wadsworth, Ohio, 120 Maple Street, Wadsworth, OH
44281,<PHONE_NUMBER>; or Mr. Phillip E. Meier, Assistant Vice
President, Hydro Development, American Municipal Power, Inc., 1111
Schrock Road, Suite 100, Columbus, OH 43229,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    i. FERC Contact: Gaylord Hoisington,<PHONE_NUMBER> or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from issuance date of this
notice.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site 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>or toll

free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>. Although the
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven copies to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
    k. The application has been accepted and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
    l. The proposed project would use the existing Corps' R.C. Byrd
Locks and Dam and would consist of the following new facilities: (1) A
1,200-foot-long intake channel; (2) a trash rack located in front of
each of the generating unit intakes, with a bar spacing of
approximately 8 inches; (3) a reinforced concrete powerhouse measuring
approximately 258 feet long by 145 feet wide by 110 feet high and
housing two bulb-type turbine generator units with a total installed
capacity of 50 megawatts; (4) a 900-foot-long tailrace channel; (5) a
2.41-mile-long, 138-kilovolt transmission line; and (6) appurtenant
facilities. The proposed project would have an average annual
generation of 266 gigawatt-hours.
    m. A copy of the application 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, contact
FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
    n. Public notice of the filing of the initial development
application, which has already been given, established the due date for
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be
filed in response to and in compliance with public notices of the
initial development application. No competing applications or notices
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
    o. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of wavier of water quality certification.

    Dated: October 15, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10489-020]

City of River Falls Municipal Utilities; Notice of Waiver Period
for Water Quality Certification Application

    On April 26, 2022, the City of River Falls Municipal Utilities
submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) a
copy of its application for a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water
quality certification filed with the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources (Wisconsin DNR), in conjunction with the above captioned
project. Pursuant to 40 CFR 121.6 and section 5.23(b) of the
Commission's regulations,\1\ we hereby notify Wisconsin DNR of the
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    Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One
year (April 28, 2023).
    If Wisconsin DNR fails or refuses to act on the water quality
certification request on or before the above date, then the agency
certifying authority is deemed waived pursuant to section 401(a)(1) of
the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1).

    Dated: March 21, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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