[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67436-67437]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2011-0208; FRL-9485-6]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Pulp and Paper
Production (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before December 1,
2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2011-0208, to: (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov
(our preferred method), or by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail
to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
2822IT, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB
at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Learia Williams, Monitoring,
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail
Code 2223A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On May 9, 2011 (76 FR 26900), EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional
comments on this ICR should be submitted to both EPA and OMB within 30
days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2011-0208, which is available for public viewing
online at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue 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

Enforcement and Compliance Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov to either submit or view public comments, access
the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: NESHAP for Pulp and Paper Production (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1657.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0387.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2011.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
    Abstract: The National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Pulp and Paper Production were proposed on
December 17, 1993, and promulgated on April 15, 1998.
    This NESHAP covers emissions from the pulping process relies on the
capture and destruction of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) by either
burning them in a boiler or kiln or by introducing them into the
wastewater treatment system. The HAPs captured from bleaching systems
are controlled with a chlorine gas scrubber.
    Pulp mill owners or operators (respondents) are required to submit
initial notifications, maintain records of the occurrence and duration
of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an
affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is
inoperative. Respondents are required to monitor and keep records of
specific operating parameters for each control device and to perform
and document periodic inspections of the closed vent and wastewater
conveyance systems. In order to reduce the burden as much as possible,
the compliance monitoring and recordkeeping requirements are designed
to cover parameters that are already being monitored as part of the
manufacturing process. All respondents must submit semiannual summary
reports of monitored parameters, and they must submit an additional
monitoring report during each quarter in which monitored parameters
were outside the ranges established in the standard or during initial
performance tests. A source identified to be out of compliance with the
NESHAP will be required to submit quarterly reports until the
Administrator is satisfied that the source has corrected its compliance
problem.
    Owners or operators of pulp and paper production facilities subject
to the rule must maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the
file for at least five years following the date of such measurements,
maintenance reports, and records. All reports are sent to the delegated
state or local authority. In the event that there is no such delegated
authority, the reports are sent directly to the EPA regional office.
This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR
part 63, subpart S, as authorized in section 112 and 114(a) of the
Clean Air Act. The required information consists of emissions data and
other information that have been determined to be private.
    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 the EPA
regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15, and are
identified on the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 111
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Pulp and paper production.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 115.
    Frequency of Response: Initially, occasionally, annually, and
semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 35,358.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $3,711,577, which includes $3,339,077
in labor costs, no capital/startup costs, and $372,500 in operation and
maintenance (O&M) costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: The adjustment decrease in burden from
the most recently approved ICR is due to a more accurate estimate of
existing and anticipated new sources. After consulting the Office of
Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) and trade associations, and
based on a recently completed research conducted by EPA, our data
indicates that there are approximately 115 sources subject to the rule,
as compared with the active ICR that shows 137 sources. No new
facilities are expected to be constructed over the next three years of
this ICR. The decline in the number of sources is mainly due to plant
closures. The industry is undergoing widespread consolidation and
corporate restructuring. However, there is an increase in cost per
labor hours due to the updated labor rates.
    Because there are no new sources with reporting requirements, no
capital/startup costs are incurred. The only cost that is incurred is
for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the monitoring equipment.

    Dated: October 25, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15879-15881]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2021-0596; Airspace Docket No. 20-AGL-15]
RIN 2120-AA66

Amendment of V-6, V-10, V-30, V-100, and V-233 in the Vicinity of
Litchfield, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal
airways V-6, V-10, V-30, V-100, and V-233 in the vicinity of
Litchfield, MI. The airway modifications are necessary due to the
planned decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Litchfield, MI, VOR/
Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) navigational aid (NAVAID). The
Litchfield VOR/DME NAVAID provides navigational guidance for portions
of the affected VOR Federal airways listed above and is being
decommissioned as part of the FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network
(MON) program.

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, May 19, 2022. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11
and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can
contact the Rules and Regulations Group, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
the airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the
efficient use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that
authority as it modifies the route structure as necessary to preserve
the safe and efficient flow of air traffic within the National Airspace
System.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for Docket
No. FAA-2021-0596 in the Federal Register (86 FR 40969; July 30, 2021),
amending VOR Federal airways V-6, V-10, V-30, V-100, and V-233 in the
vicinity of Litchfield, MI. The proposed amendment actions were due to
the planned decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Litchfield, MI,
VOR/DME NAVAID. Interested parties were invited to participate in this
rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the proposal. No
comments were received.
    Prior to the NPRM, the FAA published a rule for Docket No. FAA-
2020-1100 in the Federal Register (86 FR 39949; July 26, 2021),
amending V-100 by removing the airway segment overlying the Rockford,
IL, VOR/DME between the Dubuque, IA, VOR/Tactical Air Navigation
(VORTAC) and the Northbrook, IL, VOR/DME. That airway amendment was
effective October 7, 2021, and is included in this rule.
    VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order
JO 7400.11F, dated August 10, 2021, and effective September 15, 2021,
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The VOR Federal
airways listed in this document will be published subsequently in FAA
Order JO 7400.11.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

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

The Rule

    The FAA is amending 14 CFR part 71 to modify VOR Federal airways V-
6, V-10, V-30, V-100, and V-233. The decommissioning of the VOR portion
of the Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME NAVAID has made this action necessary.
    The VOR Federal airway changes are outlined below.
    V-6: V-6 extends between the Oakland, CA, VOR/DME and the DuPage,
IL, VOR/DME; between the intersection of the Chicago Heights, IL,
VORTAC 358[deg] and Gipper, MI, VORTAC 271[deg] radials (NILES fix) and
the intersection of the Gipper, MI, VORTAC 092[deg] and Litchfield, MI,
VOR/DME 196[deg] radials (MODEM fix); and between the Philipsburg, PA,
VORTAC and the La Guardia, NY, VOR/DME. The airway segment between the
Gipper, MI, VORTAC and the intersection of the Gipper, MI, VORTAC
092[deg] and Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME 196[deg] radials (MODEM fix) is
removed. The unaffected portions of the existing airway remain as
charted.
    V-10: V-10 extends between the Pueblo, CO, VORTAC and the
intersection of the Bradford, IL, VORTAC 058[deg] and Joliet, IL, VOR/
DME 287[deg] radials (PLANO fix); between the intersection of the
Chicago Heights, IL, VORTAC 358[deg] and Gipper, MI, VORTAC 271[deg]
radials (NILES fix) and the Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME; and

between the Youngstown, OH, VORTAC and the Lancaster, PA, VOR/DME. The
airway segment between the intersection of the Chicago Heights, IL,
VORTAC 358[deg] and Gipper, MI, VORTAC 271[deg] radials (NILES fix) and
the Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME is removed. The unaffected portions of the
existing airway remain as charted.
    V-30: V-30 extends between the Badger, WI, VOR/DME and the
Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME; and between the Philipsburg, PA, VORTAC and
the Solberg, NJ, VOR/DME. The airway segment between the Pullman, MI,
VOR/DME and the Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME is removed. The unaffected
portions of the existing airway remain as charted.
    V-100: V-100 currently extends between the Medicine Bow, WY, VOR/
DME and the O'Neill, NE, VORTAC; between the Fort Dodge, IA, VORTAC and
the Dubuque, IA, VORTAC; and between the Northbrook, IL, VOR/DME and
the Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME. The airway segment between the Keeler, MI,
VOR/DME and the Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME is removed. The unaffected
portions of the existing airway remain as charted.
    V-233: V-233 extends between the Spinner, IL, VORTAC and the
Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME; and between the Mount Pleasant, MI, VOR/DME
and the Pellston, MI, VORTAC. The airway segment between the Goshen,
IN, VORTAC and the Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME is removed. The unaffected
portions of the existing airway remain as charted.
    All NAVAID radials listed in the VOR Federal airway descriptions
below are unchanged and stated in True degrees.
    FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
is published yearly and effective on September 15.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

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

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action of modifying VOR Federal
airways V-6, V-10, V-30, V-100, and V-233, due to the planned
decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME
NAVAID, qualifies for categorical exclusion under the National
Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its implementing
regulations at 40 CFR part 1500, and in accordance with FAA Order
1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, paragraph 5-
6.5a, which categorically excludes from further environmental impact
review rulemaking actions that designate or modify classes of airspace
areas, airways, routes, and reporting points (see 14 CFR part 71,
Designation of Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas; Air Traffic
Service Routes; and Reporting Points). As such, this action is not
expected to result in any potentially significant environmental
impacts. In accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, paragraph 5-2 regarding
Extraordinary Circumstances, the FAA has reviewed this action for
factors and circumstances in which a normally categorically excluded
action may have a significant environmental impact requiring further
analysis. The FAA has determined that no extraordinary circumstances
exist that warrant preparation of an environmental assessment or
environmental impact study.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Amendment

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

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

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

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

Sec.  71.1   [Amended]

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

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal Airways.

* * * * *

V-6 [Amended]

    From Oakland, CA; INT Oakland 039[deg] and Sacramento, CA,
212[deg] radials; Sacramento; Squaw Valley, CA; Mustang, NV;
Lovelock, NV; Battle Mountain, NV; INT Battle Mountain 062[deg] and
Wells, NV, 256[deg] radials; Wells; 5 miles, 40 miles, 98 MSL, 85
MSL, Lucin, UT; 43 miles, 85 MSL, Ogden, UT; 11 miles, 50 miles, 105
MSL, Fort Bridger, WY; Rock Springs, WY; 20 miles, 39 miles, 95 MSL,
Cherokee, WY; 39 miles, 27 miles, 95 MSL, Medicine Bow, WY; INT
Medicine Bow 106[deg] and Sidney, NE, 291[deg] radials; Sidney;
North Platte, NE; Grand Island, NE; Omaha, IA; Des Moines, IA; Iowa
City, IA; Davenport, IA; INT Davenport 087[deg] and DuPage, IL,
255[deg] radials; to DuPage. From INT Chicago Heights, IL, 358[deg]
and Gipper, MI, 271[deg] radials; to Gipper. From Philipsburg, PA;
Selinsgrove, PA; Allentown, PA; Solberg, NJ; INT Solberg 107[deg]
and Yardley, PA, 068[deg] radials; INT Yardley 068[deg] and La
Guardia, NY, 213[deg] radials; to La Guardia.
* * * * *

V-10 [Amended]

    From Pueblo, CO; 18 miles, 48 miles, 60 MSL, Lamar, CO; Garden
City, KS; Dodge City, KS; Hutchinson, KS; Emporia, KS; INT Emporia
063[deg] and Napoleon, MO, 243[deg] radials; Napoleon; Kirksville,
MO; Burlington, IA; Bradford, IL; to INT Bradford 058[deg] and
Joliet, IL, 287[deg] radials. From Youngstown, OH; INT Youngstown
116[deg] and Revloc, PA, 300[deg] radials; Revloc; INT Revloc
107[deg] and Lancaster, PA, 280[deg] radials; to Lancaster.
* * * * *

V-30 [Amended]

    From Badger, WI; INT Badger 102[deg] and Pullman, MI, 303[deg]
radials; to Pullman. From Philipsburg, PA; Selinsgrove, PA; East
Texas, PA; INT East Texas 095[deg] and Solberg, NJ, 264[deg]
radials; to Solberg.
* * * * *

V-100 [Amended]

    From Medicine Bow, WY; Scottsbluff, NE; Alliance, NE; Ainsworth,
NE; to O'Neill, NE. From Fort Dodge, IA; Waterloo, IA; to Dubuque,
IA. From Northbrook, IL; INT Northbrook 095[deg] and Keeler, MI,
271[deg] radials; to Keeler.
* * * * *

V-233 [Amended]

    From Spinner, IL; INT Spinner 061[deg] and Roberts, IL, 233[deg]
radials; Roberts; Knox, IN; to Goshen, IN. From Mount Pleasant, MI;
INT Mount Pleasant 351[deg] and Gaylord, MI, 207[deg] radials;
Gaylord; to Pellston, MI.
* * * * *

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 11, 2022.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations.
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[Notices]
[Pages 30110-30112]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2015-0007-N-14]

Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its
implementing regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
hereby announces that it is seeking renewal of the following currently
approved information collection activities. Before submitting the
information collection request (ICR) below for clearance by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting public comment on
specific aspects of the activities identified below.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than July 27, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on any or all of the following
proposed activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of
Safety, Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC
20590, or Ms. Kimberly Toone, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop
35, Washington, DC 20590. Commenters requesting FRA to acknowledge
receipt of their respective comments must include a self-addressed
stamped postcard stating, ``Comments on OMB control number 2130-0006.''
Alternatively, comments may be transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493-
6216 or<PHONE_NUMBER>, or via email to Mr. Brogan at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or to Ms. Toone at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please
refer to the assigned OMB control number in any correspondence
submitted. FRA will summarize comments received in response to this
notice in a subsequent notice and include them in its information
collection submission to OMB for approval.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of Planning
and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:
(202) 493-6292) or Ms. Kimberly Toone, Office of Information
Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Ave. SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-
6132). (These telephone numbers are not toll-free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Public Law 104-13, sec. 2, 109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at
44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to provide 60-days notice to the public
for comment on information collection activities before seeking
approval for reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A);
5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically, FRA
invites interested respondents to comment on the following summary of
proposed information collection activities regarding (i) whether the
information collection activities are necessary for FRA to properly
execute its functions, including whether the activities will have
practical utility; (ii) the accuracy of FRA's estimates of the burden
of the information collection activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to determine the estimates; (iii) ways
for FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
being

collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public by automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology (e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses). See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)(i)-(iv); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1)(i)-
(iv). FRA believes that soliciting public comment will promote its
efforts to reduce the administrative and paperwork burdens associated
with the collection of information mandated by Federal regulations. In
summary, FRA reasons that comments received will advance three
objectives: (i) Reduce reporting burdens; (ii) ensure that it organizes
information collection requirements in a ``user friendly'' format to
improve the use of such information; and (iii) accurately assess the
resources expended to retrieve and produce information requested. See
44 U.S.C. 3501.
    Below is a brief summary of currently approved information
collection activities that FRA will submit for clearance by OMB as
required under the PRA:
    Title: Railroad Signal System Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0006.
    Abstract: The regulations pertaining to railroad signal systems are
contained in 49 CFR parts 233 (Signal System Reporting Requirements),
235 (Instructions Governing Applications for Approval of a
Discontinuance or Material Modification of a Signal System), and 236
(Rules, Standards, and Instructions Governing the Installation,
Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of Systems, Devices, and
Appliances). Section 233.5 provides that each railroad must report to
FRA within 24 hours after learning of an accident or incident arising
from the failure of a signal appliance, device, method, or system to
function or indicate as required by part 236 of this Title that results
in a more favorable aspect than intended or other condition hazardous
to the movement of a train. Section 233.7 sets forth the specific
requirements for reporting signal failures within 15 days in accordance
with the instructions printed on Form FRA F 6180.14.
    Finally, Sec.  233.9 sets forth the specific requirements for the
``Signal System Five Year Report.'' It requires that every five years
each railroad must file a signal system status report. The report is to
be prepared on a form issued by FRA in accordance with the instructions
and definitions provided. Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
part 235 sets forth the specific conditions under which FRA approval of
modification or discontinuance of railroad signal systems is required
and prescribes the methods available to seek such approval. The
application process prescribed under part 235 provides a vehicle
enabling FRA to obtain the necessary information to make logical and
informed decisions concerning carrier requests to modify or discontinue
signaling systems. Section 235.5 requires railroads to apply for FRA
approval to discontinue or materially modify railroad signaling
systems. Section 235.7 defines material modifications and identifies
those changes that do not require agency approval. Section 235.8
provides that any railroad may petition FRA to seek relief from the
requirements under 49 CFR part 236. Sections 235.10, 235.12, and 235.13
describe where the petition must be submitted, what information must be
included, the organizational format, and the official authorized to
sign the application. Section 235.20 sets forth the process for
protesting the granting of a carrier application for signal changes or
relief from the rules, standards, and instructions.
    This section provides the information that must be included in the
protest, the address for filing the protest, the item limit for filing
the protest, and the requirement that a person requesting a public
hearing explain the need for such a forum. Section 236.110 requires
that the test results of certain signaling apparatus be recorded and
specifically identify the tests required under Sec. Sec.  236.102-109;
Sec. Sec.  236.377-236.387; Sec. Sec.  236.576; 236.577; and Sec. Sec.
236.586-589. Section 236.110 further provides that the test results
must be recorded on pre-printed or computerized forms provided by the
carrier and that the forms show the name of the railroad, place and
date of the test conducted, equipment tested, test results, repairs,
and the condition of the apparatus. This section also requires that the
employee conducting the test must sign the form and that the record be
retained at the office of the supervisory official having the proper
authority. Results of tests made in compliance with Sec.  236.587 must
be retained for 92 days, and results of all other tests must be
retained until the next record is filed, but in no case less than one
year. Additionally, Sec.  236.587 requires each railroad to make a
departure test of cab signal, train stop, or train control devices on
locomotives before that locomotive enters the equipped territory. This
section further requires that whoever performs the test must certify in
writing that the test was properly performed. The certification and
test results must be posted in the locomotive cab with a copy of the
certification and test results retained at the office of the
supervisory official having the proper authority. However, if it is
impractical to leave a copy of the certification and test results at
the location of the test, the test results must be transmitted to
either the dispatcher or one other designated official who must keep a
written record of the test results and the name of the person
performing the test. All records prepared under this section are
required to be retained for 92 days. Finally, Sec.  236.590 requires
the carrier to clean and inspect the pneumatic apparatus of automatic
train stop, train control, or cab signal devices on locomotives every
736 days, and to stencil, tag, or otherwise mark the pneumatic
apparatus indicating the last cleaning date.
    Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.47; FRA F 6180.14.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Respondent Universe: 1 Class I railroad.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                      Respondent         Total annual      Average time per      Total annual
           CFR Section                 universe            responses           response          burden hours
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233.5--Accidents resulting from   754 railroads.....  10 telephone calls  30 minutes........  5 hours.
 signal failure--telephone
 report to FRA.
233.7--Signal Failure Reports...  754 railroads.....  100 reports.......  15 minutes........  25 hours.
235.5--Filing of Applications     80 railroads......  20 applications...  10 hours..........  200 hours.
 for changes to Signal Systems.
235.8--Relief from requirements   80 railroads......  24 relief requests/ 2.5 hours.........  60 hours.
 of Part 236 of this Title.                            applications.
235.20--Protests against          80 railroads......  35 protest letters  30 minutes........  18 hours.
 application for relief from
 Part 236 requirements.

236.110--Results of Tests made    80 railroads......  936,660 forms.....  27 minutes.15       393,397 hours.
 in compliance with sections                                               minutes.
 236.102-109; sections 236.376-
 387; section 236.576; section
 236.577; sections 236.586-589;
 and sec. 236.917(a)--Records.
236.587--Departure Test--Record.  18 railroads......  730,000 tests/      4 minutes.........  48,667 hours.
                                                       records.
236.590--Pneumatic Apparatus--    18 railroads......  6,697 stencilings/  22.5 minutes......  2,511 hours.
 Inspection, cleaning, and                             tags.
 results of Inspection--Record.
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    Total Estimated Responses: 1,673,546.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 444,883 hours.
    Status: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
    Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b),
1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA informs all interested parties that it may not
conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release 34-82961; File No. SR-ISE-2018-21]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Extend the
Delay for Re-Introduction of Legging Functionality for Stock-Option
Orders on INET by an Additional Year

March 28, 2018.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on March 16, 2018, Nasdaq ISE, LLC (``ISE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed
rule change as described in Items I and II, below, which Items have
been prepared

by 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).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to extend the delay for re-introduction of
legging functionality for Stock-Option Orders on INET by an additional
year.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
website at http://ise.cchwallstreet.com/, at the principal office of
the Exchange, 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 purpose of the proposed rule change is to extend the delay for
re-introduction of legging functionality for Stock-Option Orders on
INET by an additional year. With the recent re-platform of the
Exchange's trading system to INET, the Exchange delayed the re-
introduction of legging functionality for Stock-Option Orders.\3\ As
such, Stock-Option Orders entered on the Exchange today are not
automatically executed against bids and offers on the Exchange for the
individual legs pursuant to Rule 722(b)(3)(ii)-(iii) and Supplementary
Material .02 to Rule 722. The Exchange proposes to extend the delay of
implementation of legging functionality for Stock-Option Orders by an
additional year. Stock-Option Orders will continue to execute against
other Stock-Option Orders in the complex order book, thereby providing
an opportunity for Members to have their Stock-Option Orders executed
on the Exchange.
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    When the Exchange initially delayed legging functionality for
Stock-Option Orders, the Exchange noted that it would re-introduce
legging for Stock-Option Orders within one year from the date of that
filing. The Exchange filed the initial rule change on March 21, 2017,
and the additional one year delay would therefore extend the
implementation timeline for this functionality to March 21, 2019. The
extended delay would provide the Exchange additional time to develop
and test this functionality on INET. The Exchange will issue an Options
Trader Alert notifying Members when this functionality will be
available. Furthermore, in connection with this change, the Exchange
also proposes to amend Rule 722 to remove language about the migration
of symbols to INET as this migration has been completed and all symbols
listed by the Exchange are currently trading on the INET platform.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\4\ in general, and furthers the
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\5\ in particular, in that it
is designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, 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. In particular, the Exchange believes
that the proposed rule change is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest as it would provide additional time
to develop and test legging functionality for Stock-Option Orders on
INET. Although the Exchange is now fully operating on the INET
platform, additional time is necessary to re-implement this
functionality to ensure a quality experience for Members. Members are
already aware that this functionality has been delayed, and the
Exchange will provide Members notice of the date when the functionality
will be available. While the Exchange is proposing to extend the delay
of legging functionality for these Stock-Option Orders, Members can
continue to submit these orders to the Exchange where they can be
executed against other Stock-Option Orders on the complex order book.
No Members have notified the Exchange of significant impact on
execution quality as a result of the delayed implementation of legging
functionality for Stock-Option Orders, and therefore the Exchange does
not believe that extending the delay will have a significant impact on
market participants. This functionality will be available on or before
March 21, 2019. Furthermore, the other proposed changes merely update
this rule to reflect the fact that all symbols listed by ISE are
currently traded on the INET platform.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. Specifically, the Exchange does
not believe that the proposed one year delay will impose any
significant burden on intra-market competition because legging for
Stock-Option Orders will be uniformly delayed for all Members.
Similarly, the Exchange does not believe that the proposed delay will
impose any significant burden on inter-market competition as it does
not impact the ability of other markets to offer or not offer competing
functionality. The Exchange believes that providing an additional year
to develop and test this functionality will be beneficial to members.

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

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \6\ and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 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.
The Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) normally does
not

become operative for 30 days after the date of the filing. However,
Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \8\ permits the Commission to designate a shorter
time if such action is consistent with the protection of investors and
the public interest. In its filing, ISE requests that the Commission
waive the 30-day operative delay to allow the proposed one-year
extension of the time for re-introducing the legging functionality for
Stock-Option Orders to begin at the conclusion of the current delay
period, which was scheduled to end on March 21, 2018. As noted above,
ISE states that extending the delay for re-introducing the legging
functionality for Stock-Option Orders will provide ISE with additional
time to develop and test the legging functionality on INET. ISE further
states that no Members have notified ISE of a significant impact on
execution quality as a result of the delayed implementation of the
legging functionality for Stock-Option Orders and, accordingly, the
Exchange does not believe that extending the delay will have a
significant impact on market participants. The Commission believes that
waiving the operative delay is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest because it will provide ISE with
additional time to develop and test the legging functionality for
Stock-Option Orders. Accordingly, the Commission waives the 30-day
operative delay and designates the proposed rule change operative upon
filing.\9\
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    \8\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \9\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay, the
Commission has also 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: (i)
Necessary or appropriate in the public interest; (ii) for the
protection of investors; or (iii) otherwise in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings to determine whether the
proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
File Number SR-ISE-2018-21 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2018-21. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (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 website viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2018-21, and should be submitted on
or before April 24, 2018.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
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Jill Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8537-4; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2005-0029]

Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen-Health
Criteria

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
the availability of the second external review draft of a document
titled, ``Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen--
Health Criteria'' (EPA/600/R-099aB). The document was prepared by the
National Center for Environmental Assessment within EPA(s Office of
Research and Development as part of the review of the primary (health-
based) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for oxides of
nitrogen.
    EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of
seeking public comment and for review by the Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC) (meeting date and location to be specified
in a separate Federal Register notice). It does not represent and
should not be construed to represent any Agency policy, viewpoint, or
determination. EPA will consider any public comments submitted in
accordance with this notice when revising the document.

DATES: The public comment period begins on or about March 6, 2008.
Comments must be received on or before May 5, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The ``Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of
Nitrogen--Health Criteria'' will be available primarily via the
Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment's home
page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at http://
www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of CD-ROM or paper copies will be
available. Contact Ms. Emily Lee by telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, facsimile:
919-541-1818, or e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>to request either of these,
and please provide your name, your mailing address, and the document
title, ``Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen--
Health Criteria'' (EPA/600/R-099aB) to facilitate processing of your
request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Kotchmar, NCEA; telephone: 919-
541-4158; facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER>; or e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Information About the Document

    Section 108 (a) of the Clean Air Act directs the Administrator to
identify certain pollutants that ``may reasonably be anticipated to
endanger public health and welfare'' and to issue air quality criteria
for them. These air quality criteria are to ``accurately reflect the
latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of
all identifiable effects on public health or welfare which may be
expected from the presence of [a] pollutant in the ambient air.''* * *
Under section 109 of the Act, EPA is then to establish national ambient
air quality standards (NAAQS) for each pollutant for which EPA has
issued criteria. Section 109 (d) of the Act subsequently requires
periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air quality
criteria to reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of
the pollutant on public health and welfare. EPA is also to revise the
NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the revised air quality criteria.
    Oxides of nitrogen is one of six principal (or ``criteria'')
pollutants for which EPA has established NAAQS. Periodically, EPA
reviews the scientific basis for these standards by preparing an
Integrated Science Assessment (ISA), formerly called an Air Quality
Criteria Document (AQCD). The ISA and supplementary annexes, in
conjunction with additional technical and policy assessments, provide
the scientific basis for EPA decisions on the adequacy of a current
NAAQS and the appropriateness of new or revised standards. The Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), an independent science
advisory committee mandated by the Clean Air Act and part of the EPA's
Science Advisory Board (SAB), is charged with independent expert
scientific review of EPA's draft ISAs.
    On December 9, 2005 (70 FR 73236), EPA formally initiated its
current review of the criteria for Oxides of Nitrogen, requesting the
submission of recent scientific information on specified topics. A
draft of EPA's ``Integrated Plan for Review of the Primary National
Ambient Air Quality Standard'' was made available in February 2007 for
public comment and was discussed by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee (CASAC) via a publicly accessible teleconference consultation
on May 11, 2007 (72 FR 20336). A review of the secondary (welfare-
based) NAAQS for Oxides of Nitrogen is being conducted separately, in
conjunction with the review of the secondary NAAQS for Sulfur Oxides.
In February 2007 (72 FR 6238), a workshop was held to discuss, with
invited scientific experts, initial draft materials prepared in the
development of the ISA and supplementary annexes for oxides of
nitrogen. The first external review draft of this ISA was released for
public comment and review by the CASAC on August 31, 2007 (72 FR
50107), and was reviewed by CASAC at a public meeting held on October
24-25, 2007. This second draft document incorporates revisions to
address comments raised by CASAC and the public.
    The second external review draft Integrated Science Assessment for
Oxides of Nitrogen will be discussed at a public meeting for review by
CASAC, and public comments received will be provided to the CASAC
review panel. A future Federal Register notice will inform the public
of the exact date and time of that CASAC meeting.

II. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at http://
www.regulations.gov

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2005-
0029, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

     Mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket
(Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202-
566-1752.
     Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is located in the EPA
Headquarters Docket Center, Room 3334 EPA West Building, 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 Public
Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information. If you provide comments by
mail or hand delivery, please submit three copies of the comments. For
attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively with the
comments, and submit an unbound original and three copies.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2005-0029. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the
specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will
be marked ``late,'' and may only be considered if time permits. It is
EPA's policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket
without change and to make the comments available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless a 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 http://www.regulations.gov or e-
mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site 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 http://
www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public 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. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the
EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: Documents in the docket are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index. 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 materials,
such as copyrighted material, are publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OEI Docket in the
EPA Headquarters Docket Center.

    Dated: February 26, 2008.
Peter W. Preuss,
Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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[Release No. 34-98126; File No. SR-CboeBZX-2023-056]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend
Its Fee Schedule

August 14, 2023.
    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 August 1, 2023, Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or
``BZX'') 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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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or ``BZX'') proposes to
amend its Fee Schedule. The text of the proposed rule change is
provided in Exhibit 5.
    The text of the proposed rule change is also available on the
Exchange's website (http://markets.cboe.com/us/options/regulation/rule_filings/bzx/), 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 proposes to amend its Fee Schedule, effective August
1, 2023.
    The Exchange first notes that it operates in a highly competitive
market in which market participants can readily direct order flow to
competing venues if they deem fee levels at a particular venue to be
excessive or incentives to be insufficient. More specifically, the
Exchange is only one of 16 options venues to which market participants
may direct their order flow. Based on publicly available information,
no single options exchange has more than 16% of the market share.\3\
Thus, in such a low-concentrated and highly competitive market, no
single options exchange, including the Exchange, possesses significant
pricing power in the execution of option order flow. The Exchange
believes that the ever-shifting market share among the exchanges from
month to month demonstrates that market participants can shift order
flow or discontinue to reduce use of certain categories of products, in
response to fee changes. Accordingly, competitive forces constrain the
Exchange's transaction fees, and market participants can readily trade
on competing venues if they deem pricing levels at those other venues
to be more favorable. In response to competitive pricing, the Exchange,
like other options exchanges, offers rebates and assesses fees for
certain order types executed on or routed through the Exchange.
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    The Exchange's fee schedule sets forth standard rebates and rates
applied per contract. For example, the Exchange provides a rebate of
$0.29 per contract for Market Maker orders that add liquidity in Penny
Securities, yielding fee code PM. Additionally, in response to the
competitive environment, the Exchange also offers tiered pricing, which
provides Members opportunities to qualify for higher rebates or reduced
fees where certain volume criteria and thresholds are met. Tiered
pricing provides an incremental incentive for Members to strive for
higher tier levels, which provides increasingly higher benefits or
discounts for satisfying increasingly more stringent criteria. For
example, the Exchange currently offers four Market Maker Penny Add
Volume Tiers (``MM Penny Add Tier'') under footnote 6 of the Fee
Schedule which provide rebates between $0.31 and $0.43 per contract for
qualifying Market Maker orders which meet certain add liquidity
thresholds and yield fee code PM.
    The Exchange proposes to adopt a new MM Penny Add Tier,
specifically a Market Maker Cross-Asset Add Tier, which requires
participation on the Exchange's equity options platform (``BZX
Equities'').\4\ Under the proposed tier, the Exchange would provide a
rebate of $0.38 per contract where a Member (1) has an ADAV \5\ in
Market Maker orders greater than or equal to 0.05% of average OCV; \6\
(2) has on BZX Equities an ADAV greater than or equal to 0.35% of
average TCV; \7\ and (3) is the Lead Market Maker (``LMM'') \8\ on BZX
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    \4\ The Exchange proposes to add this Tier as described in the
table in Footnote 6 and to the amounts of the rebates in the
Standard Rates table.
    \5\ ``ADAV'' means average daily added volume calculated as the
number of contracts added.
    \6\ ``OCV'' means the total equity and ETF options volume that
clears in the Customer range at the Options Clearing Corporation
(``OCC'') for the month for which the fees apply, excluding volume
on any day that the Exchange experiences an Exchange System
Disruption and on any day with a scheduled early market close.
    \7\ ``TCV'' means total consolidated volume calculated as the
volume reported by all exchanges and trade reporting facilities to a
consolidated transaction reporting plan for the month for which the
fees apply.
    \8\ ``Lead Market Maker'' means a Market Maker registered with
the Exchange for a particular LMM Security that has committed to
maintain Minimum Performance Standards in the LMM Security. See Rule
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    The Exchange believes the proposed tier, along with the existing
tiers, continues to provide an incremental incentive for Members to
strive for the highest tier levels, which provide increasingly higher
rebates for such transactions. The proposed thresholds include a
threshold relating to ADAV in Market Maker orders and cross-asset
thresholds, which are designed to incentivize Members to achieve
certain levels of participation on both the Exchange's options and
equities platforms. Overall, the proposed enhanced rebate and
corresponding criteria is designed to encourage Members to increase
their order flow, thereby contributing to a deeper and more liquid
market, which benefits all market participants and provides greater
execution opportunities on the Exchange.
    Additionally, the Exchange proposes to modify fees associated with
certain routing fee codes. The Exchange assesses fees in connection
with orders routed away to various exchanges. The Fee Schedule
currently lists fee codes and their corresponding transaction fee for
certain Customer orders routed to other options exchanges. Currently,
under the Fee Codes and Associated Fees section of the Fee Schedule,
fee code RP is appended to routed Customer orders to NYSE American
(``AMEX''), BOX Options Exchange (``BOX''), Nasdaq BX Options (``BX''),
Cboe Exchange, Inc. (``Cboe''), Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc. (``EDGX''),
ISE Mercury, LLC (``ISE Mercury'' or ``MERC''), MIAX Options Exchange
(``MIAX'') or Nasdaq PHLX LLC (``PHLX'') (excluding orders in SPY
options) and assesses a charge of $0.25 per contract; fee code RQ is
appended to routed Customer orders in Penny Program classes to NYSE
Arca, Inc (``ARCA''), Cboe C2 Exchange, Inc. (``C2''), Nasdaq ISE
(``ISE''), ISE Gemini, LLC (``ISE Gemini''), MIAX Emerald Exchange
(``MIAX Emerald''), MIAX Pearl Exchange (``MIAX Pearl''), Nasdaq
Options Market LLC (``NOM'') or PHLX (including orders in SPY options)
and assesses a charge of $0.85 per contract; and fee code RR is
appended to routed Customer orders in Non-Penny classes to ARCA, C2,
ISE, ISE Gemini, MIAX Emerald, MIAX Pearl or NOM and assesses a charge
of $1.25.
    The Exchange notes that its current approach to routing fees is to
set forth in a simple manner certain sub-categories of fees that
approximate the cost of routing to other options exchanges based on the
cost of transaction fees assessed by each venue as well as costs to the
Exchange for routing (i.e., clearing fees, connectivity and other
infrastructure costs, membership fees, etc.) (collectively, ``Routing
Costs''). The Exchange then monitors the fees charged as compared to
the costs of its routing services and adjusts its routing fees and/or
sub-categories to ensure that the Exchange's fees do indeed result in a
rough approximation of overall Routing Costs, and are not significantly
higher or lower in any area. The Exchange notes that other options
exchanges currently assess routing fees in a similar manner as the
Exchange's current approach to assessing approximate routing fees.\9\
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    \9\ See e.g., MIAX Options Exchange Fee Schedule, Section 1(c),
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    The Exchange proposes to amend fee code RP to exclude applicable
Customer orders routed to ISE Mercury, LLC (i.e., MERC) \10\ and to
amend fee codes RQ and RR to add applicable Customer

orders routed to MERC.\11\ The Exchange further proposes to amend fee
codes RQ and RR to add applicable Customer orders routed to MEMX LLC
(``MEMX''), in anticipation of the launch of the new options exchange.
The charges assessed per contract for each fee code remain the same
under the proposed rule change.
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    \10\ The Exchange proposes non-substantive changes to fee code
RP to rename ``BX Options'' to ``BX'' and ``EDGX Options'' to
``EDGX.''
    \11\ The Exchange proposes non-substantive changes to fee code
RQ to rename ``ISE Gemini'' to ``GMNI'', ``MIAX Emerald'' to
``EMLD'', and ``MIAX Pearl'' to ``PERL.'' The Exchange further
proposes non-substantive changes to fee code RR to rename ``ISE
Gemini'' to ``GMNI'', ``MIAX Emerald'' to ``EMLD'', and ``MIAX
Pearl'' to ``PERL.''
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    The proposed changes result in an assessment of fees that,
following fee changes by an away options exchange and in anticipation
of the launch of another options exchange, is more in line with the
Exchange's current approach to routing fees, that is, in a manner that
approximates the cost of routing Customer orders to other away options
exchanges, based on the general cost of transaction fees assessed by
the sub-category of away options exchanges for such orders (as well as
the Exchange's Routing Costs).\12\ The Exchange notes that routing
through the Exchange is optional and that TPHs will continue to be able
to choose where to route applicable Customer orders.
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    \12\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 97800 (June 26,
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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.\13\ Specifically, the
Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
Section 6(b)(5) \14\ 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) \15\ requirement that the rules of an exchange not be
designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers,
brokers, or dealers. The Exchange also believes the proposed rule
change is consistent with Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,\16\ which
requires that Exchange rules provide for the equitable allocation of
reasonable dues, fees, and other charges among its Trading Permit
Holders and other persons using its facilities.
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \15\ Id.
    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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    In particular, the Exchange believes the proposed Market Maker
Penny Add Volume Tier is reasonable because it provides additional
opportunities for Members to receive a rebate by providing alternative
criteria for which they can reach. The Exchange notes that volume-based
incentives and discounts have been widely adopted by exchanges,\17\
including the Exchange,\18\ and are reasonable, equitable and non-
discriminatory because they are open to all Members on an equal basis
and provide additional benefits or discounts that are reasonably
related to (i) the value to an exchange's market quality and (ii)
associated higher levels of market activity, such as higher levels of
liquidity provision and/or growth patterns. Additionally, as noted
above, the Exchange operates in a highly competitive market. The
Exchange is only one of several options venues to which market
participants may direct their order flow, and it represents a small
percentage of the overall market. Competing options exchanges offer
similar tiered pricing structures to that of the Exchange, including
schedules of rebates and fees that apply based upon Members achieving
certain volume and/or growth thresholds. These competing pricing
schedules, moreover, are presently comparable to those that the
Exchange provides.
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    \17\ See e.g., Cboe EDGX U.S. Options Exchange Fee Schedule,
Footnote 2, Market Maker Volume Tiers, which provide reduced fees
between $0.02 and $0.17 per contract for Market Maker Penny and Non-
Penny orders where Members meet certain volume thresholds.
    \18\ See e.g., Cboe BZX U.S. Options Exchange Fee Schedule,
Footnotes 6 and 7, Market Maker Penny and Non-Penny Volume Tiers
which provide enhanced rebates for Market Maker orders where Members
meet certain volume thresholds.
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    Moreover, the Exchange believes the proposed MM Penny Add Tier is a
reasonable means to encourage Members to increase their liquidity on
the Exchange and also their participation on BZX Equities. The Exchange
believes that adopting tiers with alternative criteria to the existing
Market Maker Volume Tiers may encourage those Members who could not
previously achieve the criteria under existing Market Maker Volume
Tiers 1 through 4 to increase their order flow on BZX Options and
Equities.
    For example, the proposed tiers would provide an opportunity for
Members who have an ADAV in Market Makers Orders of at least 0.05% of
average OCV, but less than the more stringent 0.15% of average OCV (the
requirement under current Tier 1), to receive a higher rebate than they
may currently receive but equal or slightly lower than the rebate they
would receive for reaching the more stringent criteria under current
Tiers 2 through 4, if they also meet the threshold requirements based
on BZX Equities participation. Similarly, for Market Makers that
participate on both BZX Options and Equities, and do not currently meet
the 0.15% ADAV threshold under current Tier 1, but can or do meet the
proposed equities thresholds, the proposed tier may incentivize those
participants to grow their options volume in order to receive enhanced
rebates. Increased liquidity benefits all investors by deepening the
Exchange's liquidity pool, offering additional flexibility for all
investors to enjoy cost savings, supporting the quality of price
discovery, promoting market transparency and improving investor
protection. The Exchange also believes that proposed enhanced rebates
are reasonable based on the difficulty of satisfying the tiers'
criteria and ensures the proposed rebates and thresholds appropriately
reflect the incremental difficulty to achieve the existing MM Penny Add
Tiers. The proposed enhanced rebate amounts also do not represent a
significant departure from the enhanced rebates currently offered under
the Exchange's existing MM Penny Add Tiers. Indeed, the proposed
enhanced rebate amount under the proposed Cross-Asset Add Tier ($0.38)
is incrementally higher than current Tier 1 ($0.31), which the Exchange
believes offer slightly less stringent criteria than the proposed
Cross-Asset Add Tier, but is incrementally lower than the rebate
offered under existing Tiers 3 and 4 ($0.39 and $0.43, respectively),
which the Exchange believes is more stringent than the proposed
criteria under the proposed Cross-Asset Tier. Similarly, the proposed
enhanced rebate amount under proposed tier ($0.38) is the same as
current Tier 2 ($0.38), which the Exchange believes reflects a similar
level of difficulty but using alternative types of criteria. The
Exchange also notes that the proposed rebates remain within the range
of the enhanced rebates offered under the current MM Penny Add Tiers
(i.e., $0.31-$0.43).
    The Exchange believes that the proposal represents an equitable

allocation of fees and is not unfairly discriminatory because it
applies uniformly to all Market Makers. Additionally, a number of
Market Makers have a reasonable opportunity to satisfy the criteria of
the proposed Cross-Asset Add Tier, which the Exchange believes is less
stringent than the existing Market Maker Add Penny Tiers 3 and 4. The
Exchange also believes a number of Market-Makers have a reasonable
opportunity to satisfy the proposed Cross-Asset Add Tier's criteria,
which the Exchange believes has a similar level of difficulty to
current Tier 2 but using alternative types of criteria. While the
Exchange has no way of knowing whether this proposed rule change would
definitively result in any particular Market Maker qualifying for the
proposed tiers, the Exchange anticipates that approximately six Market
Makers will be able to compete for and achieve the proposed criteria of
the proposed Cross-Asset Add Tier; however, the proposed tiers are open
to any Market-Maker that satisfies the applicable tier's criteria. The
Exchange believes the proposed tiers could provide an incentive for
other Members to submit additional liquidity on BZX Options and
Equities to qualify for the proposed enhanced rebates. To the extent a
Member participates on the Exchange but not on BZX Equities, the
Exchange does believe that the proposal is still reasonable, equitably
allocated and non-discriminatory with respect to such Member based on
the overall benefit to the Exchange resulting from the success of BZX
Equities. Particularly, the Exchange believes such success allows the
Exchange to continue to provide and potentially expand its existing
incentive programs to the benefit of all participants on the Exchange,
whether they participate on BZX Equities or not. The proposed pricing
program is also fair and equitable in that membership in BZX Equities
is available to all market participants, which would provide them with
access to the benefits on BZX Equities provided by the proposed change,
even where a member of BZX Equities is not necessarily eligible for the
proposed enhanced rebates on the Exchange.
    The Exchange also notes that it does not believe the proposed tier
will adversely impact any Member's pricing or ability to qualify for
other tiers. Rather, should a Member not meet the proposed criteria,
the Member will merely not receive the proposed enhanced rebate, and
has four alternative choices to aim to achieve under the MM Penny Add
Tiers. Furthermore, the proposed enhanced rebate would apply to all
Members that meet the required criteria under proposed tier.
    The Exchange also believes the proposed rule change to amend fee
codes RP, RQ, and RR to account for MERC's current assessment of fees
for Customer orders and MEMX's expected assessment of fees for Customer
orders is reasonable because it is reasonably designed to assess
routing fees in line with the Exchange's current approach to routing
fees. That is, the proposed rule change is intended to include Customer
orders in Penny Program and Non-Penny classes routed to MERC and MEMX
in the most appropriate sub-category of fees that approximates the cost
of routing to a group of away options exchanges based on the cost of
transaction fees assessed by each venue as well as Routing Costs to the
Exchange. As noted above, the Exchange operates in a highly competitive
market in which market participants can readily direct order flow to
competing venues if they deem fee levels at a particular venue to be
excessive or incentives to be insufficient. The proposed rule change
reflects a competitive pricing structure designed to incentivize market
participants to direct their order flow to the Exchange, which the
Exchange believes would enhance market quality to the benefit of all
Members. The Exchange notes that other options exchanges currently
approximate routing fees in a similar manner as the Exchange's current
approach.\19\ The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is
equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because all Members' Customer
orders in Penny Program and Non-Penny classes routed to MERC and MEMX
will automatically yield fee codes RQ or RR, respectively, and
uniformly be assessed the corresponding fee.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Exchange does not
believe the proposed Market Maker Penny Add Volume Tier will impose any
burden on intramarket competition. Particularly, the proposed change
applies uniformly to all Market Makers. As discussed above, to the
extent a Member participates on the Exchange but not on BZX Equities,
the Exchange notes that the proposed change can provide an overall
benefit to the Exchange resulting from the success of BZX Equities.
Such success enables the Exchange to continue to provide and
potentially expand its existing incentive programs to the benefit of
all participants on the Exchange, whether they participate on BZX
Equities or not. The proposed pricing program is also fair and
equitable in that membership in BZX Equities is available to all market
participants. Additionally, the proposed change is designed to attract
additional order flow to the Exchange and BZX Equities. Greater
liquidity benefits all market participants on the Exchange by providing
more trading opportunities and encourages Members to send orders,
thereby contributing to robust levels of liquidity, which benefits all
market participant. As a result, the Exchange believes that the
proposed change furthers the Commission's goal in adopting Regulation
NMS of fostering competition among orders, which promotes ``more
efficient pricing of individual stocks for all types of orders, large
and small.'' \20\
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    \20\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808, 70 FR 37495,
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    Additionally, the Exchange does not believe the proposed rule
change to amend fee codes RP, RQ, and RR will impose any burden on
intramarket competition. All Members' Customer orders routing to MERC
and currently yielding fee code RP will yield fee code RQ or RR
(depending on whether the order is in Penny Program or Non-Penny
classes, respectively) and will automatically and uniformly be assessed
the current fees already in place for such routed orders, as
applicable. Likewise, all Members' Customer orders routed to MEMX will
automatically yield fee code RQ or RR (depending on whether the order
is in Penny Program or Non-Penny classes, respectively) and uniformly
be assessed the corresponding fee. The Exchange notes that other
options exchange approximate routing costs in a similar manner as the
Exchange's current approach.\21\
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    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule changes will
impose any burden on intermarket competition that is not necessary or
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. As previously
discussed, the Exchange operates in a highly competitive market.
Members have numerous alternative venues that they may participate on
and direct their order flow, including 15 other options exchanges and
off-exchange venues. Additionally, the Exchange represents a small
percentage

of the overall market. Based on publicly available information, no
single options exchange has more than 16% of the market share.\22\
Therefore, no exchange possesses significant pricing power in the
execution of option order flow. Indeed, participants can readily choose
to send their orders to other exchange and off-exchange venues if they
deem fee levels at those other venues to be more favorable. Moreover,
the Commission has repeatedly expressed its preference for competition
over regulatory intervention in determining prices, products, and
services in the securities markets. Specifically, in Regulation NMS,
the Commission highlighted the importance of market forces in
determining prices and SRO revenues and, also, recognized that current
regulation of the market system ``has been remarkably successful in
promoting market competition in its broader forms that are most
important to investors and listed companies.'' \23\ The fact that this
market is competitive has also long been recognized by the courts. In
NetCoalition v. Securities and Exchange Commission, the D.C. Circuit
stated as follows: ``[n]o one disputes that competition for order flow
is `fierce.' . . . As the SEC explained, `[i]n the U.S. national market
system, buyers and sellers of securities, and the broker-dealers that
act as their order-routing agents, have a wide range of choices of
where to route orders for execution'; [and] `no exchange can afford to
take its market share percentages for granted' because `no exchange
possesses a monopoly, regulatory or otherwise, in the execution of
order flow from broker dealers'. . . .''.\24\ Accordingly, the Exchange
does not believe its proposed fee change imposes any burden on
competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act.
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    \22\ See supra note 3.
    \23\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808 (June 9,
2005), 70 FR 37496, 37499 (June 29, 2005).
    \24\ NetCoalition v. SEC, 615 F.3d 525, 539 (D.C. Cir. 2010)
(quoting Securities Exchange Act Release No. 59039 (December 2,
2008), 73 FR 74770, 74782-83 (December 9, 2008) (SR-NYSEArca-2006-
21)).
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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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \25\ and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b-4 \26\
thereunder. At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed
rule change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission will institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be approved or
disapproved.
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    \25\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
file number SR-CboeBZX-2023-056 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to file number SR-CboeBZX-2023-056. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. Do not
include personal identifiable information in submissions; you should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. We
may redact in part or withhold entirely from publication submitted
material that is obscene or subject to copyright protection. All
submissions should refer to file number SR-CboeBZX-2023-056 and should
be submitted on or before September 8, 2023.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\27\
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Assistant Secretary.
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[SEC File No. 270-127, OMB Control No. 3235-0108]

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE.,Washington, DC
20549-2736

Extension:
    Rule 14f-1

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget this request for extension of the previously approved
    Under Exchange Act Rule 14f-1 (17 CFR 240.14f-1), if a person or
persons have acquired securities of an issuer in a transaction subject
to Sections 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, and changes a majority
of the directors of the issuer otherwise than at a meeting of security
holders, then the issuer must file with the Commission and transmit to
security holders information related to the change in directors within
10 days prior to the date the new majority takes office as directors.
We estimate that it takes approximately 18 burden hours to provide the
information required under Rule 14f-1 and that the information is filed
by approximately 64 respondents for a total annual burden of 1,152
hours (18 hours per response x 64 responses).
    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 control number.
    The public may view the background documentation for this
information collection at the following Web site, www.reginfo.gov.
Comments should be directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503, or by sending an email to:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and (ii) Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 or send an email
to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30
days of this notice.

    Dated: May 16, 2016.
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER13-2223-000]

Town Square 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,
of Town Square Energy, LLC's application for market-based rate
authority, with an accompanying rate schedule, 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 September 17, 2013.
    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(s) 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 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 (866)
208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: August 28, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC
20549-0213.

Extension:
    Industry Guides; OMB Control No. 3235-0069; SEC File No. 270-
069.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget this request for extension of the previously approved
collections of information discussed below.
    Industries Guides are used by registrants in certain industries as
disclosure guidelines to be followed in disclosing information to
investors in Securities Act (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) and Exchange Act
(15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) registration statements and certain other
Exchange Act filings. The information filed with the Commission using
the Industry Guides permits verification of compliance with securities
law requirements and assures the public availability and dissemination
of such information. The information required by the Industry Guides is
filed on occasion and is mandatory. All information is provided to the
public. The Commission estimates for administrative purposes only that
the total annual burden with respect to the Industry Guides is one
hour. The Industry Guides do not directly impose any disclosure burden.
    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 control number.
    Written comments regarding the above information should be directed
to

the following persons: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503 or send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
and (ii) Charles Boucher, Director/CIO, Securities and Exchange
Commission, C/O Shirley Martinson 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria,
VA 22312; or send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Comments must be
submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: February 1, 2010.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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