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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

November 29, 2013.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG14-14-000.
    Applicants: New AERG, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status.
    Filed Date: 11/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20131129-5025.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/20/13.

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

    Docket Numbers: ER13-255-001.
    Applicants: NV Energy, Inc.
    Description: Transmission Rate Case--NPC Settlement to be effective
1/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 11/27/13.
    Accession Number: 20131127-5174.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-489-000.
    Applicants: Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota Corporation.
    Description: 2013-11-27-SMMPA Byron TR9 Repl Meter--565-0.0.0 to be
effective 11/28/2013.
    Filed Date: 11/27/13.
    Accession Number: 20131127-5146.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-490-000.
    Applicants: Hatchet Ridge Wind, LLC.
    Description: Hatchet Ridge Category 2 to be effective 11/28/2013.
    Filed Date: 11/27/13.
    Accession Number: 20131127-5160.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-491-000.
    Applicants: Spring Valley Wind LLC.
    Description: Spring Valley Category 2 to be effective 11/28/2013.
    Filed Date: 11/27/13.
    Accession Number: 20131127-5164.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-492-000.
    Applicants: Ocotillo Express LLC.
    Description: Ocotillo MBR Revisions to be effective 11/28/2013.
    Filed Date: 11/27/13.
    Accession Number: 20131127-5167.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-493-000.
    Applicants: SU FERC, L.L.C.
    Description: Cancellation to be effective 1/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/27/13.
    Accession Number: 20131127-5175.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-494-000.
    Applicants: South Bay Energy Corp.
    Description: South Bay Energy Corp. Market Based Rate Tariff to be
effective 1/15/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/27/13.
    Accession Number: 20131127-5190.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-495-000.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Description: OATT Order No. 764 Compliance Filing to be effective
4/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/27/13.
    Accession Number: 20131127-5193.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-496-000.
    Applicants: NV Energy, Inc.
    Description: OATT Order No. 784--Regulation and Frequency Response
Service to be effective 12/27/2013.
    Filed Date: 11/27/13.
    Accession Number: 20131127-5212.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-497-000.
    Applicants: New England Power Pool Participants Committee.
    Description: December 2013 Membership Filing to be effective 11/1/
2013.
    Filed Date: 11/27/13.
    Accession Number: 20131127-5224.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-498-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Western WDT November 2013 Biannual Filing to be
effective 2/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/27/13.
    Accession Number: 20131127-5232.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-499-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Western IA November 2013 Biannual Filing to be
effective 2/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/27/13.
    Accession Number: 20131127-5235.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-500-000.
    Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: NYISO tariff revision re: ICAP Demand Curve Reset to
be effective 1/28/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/29/13.
    Accession Number: 20131129-5000.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/20/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-501-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Notice of Termination for Pristine Sun Fund 10 Fresno
PGE, LLC, Service Agreement No. 191, Tariff Volume No. 4 of Pacific Gas
and Electric Company.
    Filed Date: 11/27/13.
    Accession Number: 20131127-5242.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-502-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Notice of Termination for Yuba City Solar Millennium
Fund, Service Agreement Nos. 212 and 213, Tariff Volume No. 4 of
Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Filed Date: 11/27/13.
    Accession Number: 20131127-5243.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/13.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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August 1, 2003 1 SIGNIFICANT NEW ALTERNATIVES POLICY PROGRAM FOAM BLOWING SECTOR RISK SCREEN ON THE USE OF ENOVATE   3000 ( HFC 245FA) AND HCFC 22 AS A BLOWING AGENT FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF POLYURETHANE FOAMS.

This risk screen does not contain Clean Air Act ( CAA) Confidential Business Information ( CBI) and, therefore, may be disclosed to the public.

1. INTRODUCTION Ozone depleting substances ( ODS) are being phased out of production in response to a series of diplomatic and legislative efforts that have taken place over the past few years, including the Montreal Protocol and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA), as authorized by Section 612 of the CAA, has developed a program to evaluate the human health and environmental risks posed by alternatives to ODS. The main purpose of EPA's program, called the Significant New Alternatives Policy ( SNAP) program, is to identify acceptable and unacceptable substitutes for ODS in specific end uses. The results of EPA's screening assessment of potential human health and environmental risks posed by substitutes are presented in the Background Document for each sector ( EPA 1994). These documents are available in EPA's docket.

EPA's risk screen on the use of Enovate   3000 ( HFC 245fa) and HCFC 22 as a foam blowing agent in is summarized in this document. The proposed substitute is HFC 245fa ( trade name Enovate 3000), mixed in different ratios with HCFC 22 ( see Table 1). The reader is referred to the Background Document for the methodologies and assumptions used to conduct the risk screen.

Section 2 of this report summarizes the results of the risk screen for the submitted blowing agent, mixtures of HFC 245fa and HCFC 22. Section 3 presents the toxicity values used for the risk screen; Section 4 presents the results of the atmospheric assessment; Sections 5 through 8 discuss occupational, consumer, and general population exposure and risk, respectively; and Section 9 discusses potential increases in atmospheric releases of volatile organic compounds ( VOCs). August 1, 2003 2 Table 1. Substitutes and Composition Of Enovate   3000 and HCFC 22 Substitute Composition Chemical Name Chemical Formula CAS No.

Enovate   3000 ( HFC 245fa) 1,1,1,3,3 pentafluoropropane C 3 H 3 F 5 460 73 1 Enovate   3000/ HCFC 22 HCFC 22 Chlorodifluoromethane CHClF 2 75 45 6 2. SUMMARY OF RESULTS Enovate   3000 and HCFC 22 mixtures are recommended for SNAP approval as a foam blowing agent. They are not expected to pose a threat to end users, atmospheric integrity, or to the health of the general population. HCFC 22 has a low ozone depletion potential ( ODP) of less than 0.1, while HFC 245fa has an ODP of zero. The GWP of the proposed substitute blend is lower than other currently available and approved alternatives. They both pose low workplace flammability and explosivity risks assuming good industrial hygiene and handling practices are used. The worker, consumer, and general exposure calculations indicate no levels of concern.

3. TOXICITY REFERENCE VALUES FOR SUBSTITUTES To assess potential health risks from exposure to substitutes for ODSs in the foam blowing sector, EPA identified published values ( e. g., OSHA PELs, or AIHA WEELs) or developed Acceptable Exposure Limits ( AELs), and reference concentrations ( RfCs) for the substitutes. AELs were used to assess risks to workers, and RfCs were used to assess risks to the general population. The AELs and RfCs used for this assessment are shown in Table 2. All are for the inhalation exposure route ( oral and dermal exposures to these substitutes are expected to be insignificant). EPA's approach for identifying or developing these values is discussed in detail in Chapter 3 of the Background Document.

Acceptable exposure limits include workplace guidance levels ( WGLs) and emergency guidance levels ( EGLs) for continuous and short term exposure, respectively. Whenever available, the WGL and EGL were based on values developed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the American August 1, 2003 3 Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, or the American Industrial Hygiene Association. If values were not available from these sources, they were estimated by EPA.

The preferred source of RfCs for ODS substitutes was EPA's Integrated Risk Information System ( IRIS), which contains RfCs that have been verified by the Agency's Reference Dose ( RfD)/ RfC Work Group. If these were unavailable, EPA used ( in order of decreasing preference) ( 1) RfCs that are currently undergoing verification by the Work Group, ( 2) RfCs that are not yet undergoing Work Group verification but are contained in the Agency's Health Effects Assessment Summary Tables, ( 3) values that were estimated based on other types of data for the substitute, or ( 4) values estimated based on surrogate limits. As discussed in the Background Document, values that were estimated based on other types of data or on surrogates would most likely not be considered " verifiable" by the Agency's RfD/ RfC Work Group, and were developed only for the purpose of the SNAP risk screens.

Table 2. Inhalation Toxicity Reference Values for Substitutes in the Foams Sector Chemical OCCUPATIONAL WGL ( Long term Exposure) OCCUPATIONAL EGL ( Short term Exposure) GENERAL POPULATION Reference Concentration ( RfC)

HFC 245fa EPAa HCFC 2 1,000 ppm OSHA PEL 5,000 ppm EPAc 14 ppm a. Cardiac sensitization NOAEL in dogs ( Rusch et al., 1999). b. Calculated using a subchronic NOAEL of 508 ppm ( Rusch et al., 1999); HEC = 508 x 5 d/ wk/ 7 d/ wk x 6 hr/ d / 24 hr/ d = 91 ppm; 91 ppm / 300 ( UF) = 0.3 ppm. Total UF of 300 = 10 for interspecies extrapolation; 10 for sensitive subpopulations and 3 for database limitations, including the absence of chronic and two generation reproductive studies. c. Estimated. 1 or 0.1 X the NOAEL or LOAEL for cardiotoxicity Current information regarding the decomposition of the foam blowing agent [ ].

4. ATMOSPHERICS MODELING This section presents an assessment of the potential risks to atmospheric integrity posed by the use of Enovate   3000 and HCFC 22 as a foam blowing agent. The ODP, GWP, and ALT of the proposed substitutes are presented in Table 3.

Table 3. ODPs, GWPs, and ALTs of Enovate   3000 and HCFC 22 August 1, 2003 4 Constituent ODP GWP ( relative to CO 2) 100 Year ALT HFC 245fa 0 950 7.2 HCFC 22 0.055 1700 11.8 Source: EPA 2002.

The environmental impacts resulting from use of HFC 245fa and HCFC 22 are in the range of those predicted for other substitutes examined in the Background Document. The substitute is substantially less harmful to the ozone layer than the continued use of HCFC 141b.

5. OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE AND HAZARD ANALYSIS This section presents estimates of potential occupational exposures to foam blowing agents during the manufacture of polyurethane foams with Enovate   3000 and HCFC 22. These estimated exposures are then compared to occupational exposure limits to determine whether they are of potential concern.

The methodology used for this screening assessment is identical to the one used in the occupational exposure and hazard analysis described in Chapter 5 of the Background Document. As discussed in the Background Document, EPA did not identify any information that specifically described employee exposures or current workplace conditions that affect exposure to foam blowing agents used in the production of polyurethane foam. However, EPA demonstrated in the Background Document that employee exposures to blowing agents for other types of foam generally can be maintained below the AELs of all substitutes when adequate ventilation and safe work practices are employed. Given the similarities of polyurethane foams and these other types of foams in terms of expected exposure concentrations, EPA believes that employee exposure to the ODS substitutes for polyurethane foam blowing agents discussed in this report will be maintained below their respective AELs as identified in Table 2.

6. EXPLOSIVITY AND FLAMMABILITY In Chapter 5 of the Background Document, EPA determined that the flammability and explosivity characteristics of the HCFC examined in this report do not warrant any special precautions, such as the use of permissible electrical equipment or explosion proof ventilation systems. Precautions to limit fire risk from these materials include good industrial hygiene and handling, such as designing storage tanks and piping to minimize escape of liquid or vapor into the workplace, and providing mechanical ventilation along the manufacturing process route.

7. CONSUMER EXPOSURE The majority of the blowing agent used to produce polyurethane foam is released within 18 to 26 hours after manufacturing and, thereby, presents no consumer exposure. Additionally, August 1, 2003 5 there is a slow chemical release from the product after purchase by the consumer. However, this release of the blowing agent is not expected to cause any hazard to the consumer as the release is minimal.

8. GENERAL POPULATION EXPOSURE AND RISK SCREENING ANALYSIS This section screens potential risks to the general population from exposure to ambient air releases of the substitutes examined in this report. The methodology used for this screening assessment is identical to the one used in the general population risk screen described in Chapter 7 of the Background Document. The methodology and results are summarized below.

The general population exposure to Enovate   3000 and HCFC 22 resulting from the manufacture or use of the substitute as a foam blowing agent is not expected to cause any significant threats to human health. The fenceline concentration during the processing of products containing HCFCs and HFCs has been determined for manufacturing settings for fire protection devices and refrigerants, but not specifically for foam blowing applications. By analogy to the other fenceline analyses that have been performed, in which exposure concentrations were more than two orders of magnitude below the reported reference concentrations ( even using conservative screening assumptions), it is not expected that foam blowing applications will pose health risks to the general population.

9. VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND ANALYSIS HFCs and HCFCs are expected to pose negligible concerns in terms of their contribution to photochemical smog. They are not considered to be volatile organic compounds ( VOCs) and are unreactive in the troposphere.

REFERENCES EPA 1994. " Risk Screen on the Use of Substitutes for Class I Ozone depleting Substances: Foam Blowing," U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, March 1994.

EPA 2002. U. S. EPA Ozone Depletion. Available at: http:// www. epa. gov/ ozone/ August 1, 2003 6 Honeywell. 2003. Memo from Claire Matlon to US EPA. 27 January 2003.

Rusch, G., Coombs, D, and Hardy, C. 1999. The acute, genetic, developmental and inhalation toxicology of 1,1,1,3,3 pentafluoropropane ( HFC 245fa). Tox. Sci. 52: 289 301.


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0064]

Area Maritime Security Advisory Committee Duluth Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Solicitation for membership.

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SUMMARY: This notice requests individuals interested in serving on the
Western Lake Superior Area Maritime Security Committee to submit their
applications for membership to the Captain of the Port Duluth. The
Committee assists the Captain of the Port as the Federal Maritime
Security Coordinator, Duluth, in developing, reviewing, and updating
the Area Maritime Security Plan for their area of responsibility.

DATES: Requests for membership should reach the Captain of the Port,
Duluth, by February 27, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Applications for membership should be submitted to the
Captain of the Port at the following address: Commander, Marine Safety
Unit Duluth, Attn: Ben Gates, AMSC Executive Secretary, 515 West First
Street, Rm 145, Duluth, MN 55802.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about submitting an
application, or about the AMSC in general, contact Ben Gates, AMSC
Executive Secretary; phone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

    Section 102 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of
2002 (Pub. L. 107-295) added section 70112 to Title 46 of the U.S. Code
and authorized the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard
is operating to establish Area Maritime Security Advisory Committees
(AMSCs) for any port area of the United States. (See 46 U.S.C. 70112;
33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.01; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
00170.1).
    The MTSA includes a provision exempting these AMSCs from the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-436, 86 Stat. 470
(5 U.S.C. App.2). The AMSCs shall assist the Federal Maritime Security
Coordinator in the development, review, update, and exercising of the
Area Maritime Security Plan for their area of responsibility. Such
matters may include, but are not limited to, the following:
    (1) Identifying critical port infrastructure and operations;
Identifying risks (threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences);
    (2) Determining mitigation strategies and implementation methods;
    (3) Developing strategies to facilitate the recovery of the
Maritime Transportation System after a Transportation Security
Incident;
    (4) Developing and describing the process to continually evaluate
overall port security by considering consequences and vulnerabilities,
how they may change over time, and what additional mitigation
strategies can be applied; and,
    (5) Providing advice to and assisting the Federal Maritime Security
Coordinator in developing and maintaining the Area Maritime Security
Plan.

AMSC Membership

    Members of the AMSC should have at least five years of experience
related to maritime or port security operations. The Western Lake
Superior AMSC has 15 members. We are seeking to fill 6 vacancies with
this solicitation.
    Applicants may be required to pass an appropriate security
background check prior to appointment to the committee. Applicants must
register with and remain active as a Coast Guard Homeport user if
appointed. Member's term of office will be for five years; however, a
member is eligible to serve additional terms of office. Members will
not receive any salary or other compensation for their service on an
AMSC. In accordance with 33 CFR 103, members may be selected from
Federal, Territorial, or Tribal governments; State government and
political subdivisions of the State; local public safety, crisis
management, and emergency response agencies; law enforcement and
security organizations; maritime industry, including labor; other port
stakeholders having a special competence in maritime security; and port
stakeholders affected by security practices and policies.

    The Department of Homeland Security does not discriminate in
selection of committee members on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender
identity, marital status, disability, and genetic information, age,
membership in an employee organization, or any other non-merit factor.
The Department of Homeland Security strives to achieve a widely diverse
candidate pool for all of its recruitment actions.

Request for Applications

    Those seeking membership are not required to submit formal
applications to the local Captain of the Port. Because we do have an
obligation to ensure that a specific number of members have the
prerequisite maritime security experience, we encourage the submission
of resumes highlighting experience in the maritime and security
industries.

    Dated: January 23, 2023.
Jarrod M. DeWitz,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port & Federal Maritime
Security Coordinator, Duluth.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: 12:00 p.m. on Friday, December 1, 2017.

PLACE: Closed Commission Hearing Room 10800.

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners,
the Secretary to the Commission, and recording secretaries will attend
the closed meeting. Certain staff members who have an interest in the
matters also may be present.
    The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has
certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR
200.402(a)(3), (a)(5), (a)(7), (a)(9)(ii) and (a)(10), permit
consideration of the scheduled matters at the closed meeting.
    Commissioner Stein, as duty officer, voted to consider the items
listed for the closed meeting in closed session.
    The subject matters of the closed meeting will be:
    Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
    Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings;
    Adjudicatory matter; and
    Other matters relating to enforcement proceedings.
    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in
the scheduling of meeting items.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For further information and to
ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed;
please contact Brent J. Fields from the Office of the Secretary at
(202) 551-5400.

    Dated: November 22, 2017.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-88889; File No. SR-BOX-2020-15]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Fee
Schedule on the BOX Options Market LLC (``BOX'') Facility To Remove the
Pricing Changes That Were in Effect While the Trading Floor Was
Inoperable

May 15, 2020.
    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 May 12, 2020, BOX Exchange LLC (the ``Exchange'') filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed
rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items
have been prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange filed the proposed
rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act,\3\ and Rule
19b-4(f)(2) thereunder,\4\ which renders the proposal effective upon
filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') a proposed rule change to amend the Fee Schedule on
the BOX Options Market LLC (``BOX'') facility. The text of the proposed
rule change is available from the principal office of the Exchange, at
the Commission's Public Reference Room and also on the Exchange's
internet website at http://boxexchange.com.

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
    As a precautionary measure to prevent the potential spread of
coronavirus (COVID-19), BOX Exchange LLC (BOX) temporarily closed the
Trading Floor in Chicago after the close of business on Friday, March
20, 2020. As a result, BOX filed a fee change to govern certain pricing
changes to be in effect while the BOX Trading Floor was inoperable.\5\
On April 29, 2020, BOX announced that the BOX Trading Floor located in
Chicago, Illinois will reopen on Monday, May 4, 2020. As such, BOX now
proposes to remove the pricing changes that were in effect while the
Trading Floor was inoperable. Specifically, the Exchange will remove
the following language and corresponding chart from Section 1.C from
Fee Schedule:
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     ``Participants will be assessed the following fees for
Facilitation and Solicitation Transactions in lieu of those described
in the preceding table when the BOX Trading Floor is inoperable. The
Facilitation and Solicitation Transaction Rebate identified in Section
I.C.1 will not apply when the BOX Trading Floor is inoperable.''

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                                                                   Agency Order                Facilitation Order or       Responses in the Solicitation
                                                         --------------------------------       Solicitation Order            or Facilitation Auction
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                      Account type                          Penny Pilot      Non-Penny                                   -------------------------------
                                                              classes      Pilot classes    Penny Pilot      Non-Penny      Penny Pilot      Non-Penny
                                                                                classes      Pilot classes      classes      Pilot classes
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Public Customer.........................................           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.50           $1.15
Professional Customer or Broker Dealer..................            0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00            0.50            1.15
Market Maker............................................            0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00            0.50            1.15
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    In addition, the Exchange will remove the following language from
Section III.B from the Fee Schedule:
     ``Participants will not be assessed Liquidity Fees and
Credits for Facilitation and Solicitation Transactions when the BOX
Trading Floor is inoperable.''
    Lastly, the Exchange will remove the following language from
Section IX. From the Fee Schedule:
     ``BOX Participant Fees will not be assessed for Trading
Floor-only Participants and Trading Floor Permit Fees will not be
assessed for any Participant while the BOX Trading Floor is
inoperable.''
    The Exchange notes that the previously effective fees and rebates
that were in place prior to the Trading Floor closing will be in effect
beginning May 4, 2020. Specifically, the following fees and rebates
will be assessed for Facilitation and Solicitation Transactions:

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                                                                   Agency Order                Facilitation Order or       Responses in the Solicitation
                                                         --------------------------------       Solicitation Order            or Facilitation Auction
                                                                                --------------------------------           Mechanisms
                      Account type                          Penny Pilot      Non-Penny                                   -------------------------------
                                                              classes      Pilot classes    Penny Pilot      Non-Penny      Penny Pilot      Non-Penny
                                                                                classes      Pilot classes      classes      Pilot classes
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Public Customer.........................................           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.25           $0.40
Professional Customer or Broker Dealer..................            0.00            0.00            0.15            0.15            0.25            0.40
Market Maker............................................            0.00            0.00            0.15            0.15            0.25            0.40
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    A $0.10 per contract rebate will be applied to Agency Orders
executed through the Facilitation and Solicitation Auction Mechanisms
where at least one party is a Non-Public Customer.
    In addition, the Liquidity Fees and Credits for Facilitation and
Solicitation Transactions pursuant to Section III.B of the Fee Schedule
will be as follows \6\:
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    \6\ The Exchange notes, liquidity fees and credits are applied
in addition to any applicable Electronic Transaction fees as
described in Section I of the Fee Schedule.

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                                                                    Fee for  adding        Credit for  removing
                                                                liquidity  (all account  liquidity  (all account
                                                                         types)                   types)
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Non-Penny Pilot Classes.......................................                    $0.75                  ($0.75)
Penny Pilot Classes...........................................                     0.25                   (0.25)
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    The Exchange will continue to assess Trading Floor-only
Participants the following Participant fees under Section IX. of the
Fee Schedule:

 Initiation Fee--$2,500 (one-time fee)
 Participant Fee--$1,500 per month
 Trading Floor Booth Space Fee--$1,500 per month

    Lastly, the Exchange will continue to assess Trading Floor Permit
Fees for all Participants, specifically:
 Floor Market Maker--$5,500 per month
 Floor Broker--$500 per month
 Badge Fee--$100 per month
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposal is consistent with the
requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act, in general, and Section
6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5) of the Act,\7\ in particular, in that it provides
for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and other
charges among BOX Participants and other persons using its facilities
and does not unfairly discriminate between customers, issuers, brokers
or dealers.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed changes to update the Fee
Schedule to remove obsolete fees and references that were effective
during the Trading Floor closure maintains clarity in the Fee Schedule
and will alleviate potential confusion, thereby removing impediments to
and perfecting the mechanism of a free and open market and a national
market system and protecting investors and the public interest. As
noted above, the proposed filing seeks to remove pricing changes that
were in effect while the Trading Floor was inoperable. Because the BOX
Trading Floor will reopen beginning on May 4, 2020, the Exchange
believes the proposed changes are appropriate and will reduce investor
confusion. Lastly, the Exchange believes that the proposed change is
reasonable, equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because BOX will
reassess the fees and rebates that were effective prior to the Trading
Floor closure.

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. The proposed changes do not
address competitive issues, but rather, as

discussed above, are intended to amend the Fee Schedule to remove
obsolete text and references that were effective during the Trading
Floor closure due to the reopening of the BOX Trading Floor, which will
alleviate potential confusion. Lastly, the Exchange notes that BOX will
assess the fees and rebates that were effective prior to the Trading
Floor closure. The Exchange does not believe that assessing these
previously effective fees and rebates will impose any burden on
competition not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes
of the Act.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Exchange Act \8\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2)
thereunder,\9\ because it establishes or changes a due, or fee.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend the rule
change if it appears to the Commission that the action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
would otherwise further the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-BOX-2020-15 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-BOX-2020-15. 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 such filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change. 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-BOX-2020-15, and should be submitted on
or before June 11, 2020.
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    \10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-10934 Filed 5-20-20; 8:45 am]
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1 OFFICE OF PREVENTION, PESTICIDES AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON D. C., 20460 PC Code: 006304, 006308, 006321 DP Barcode: D315682 Date: June 12, 2006 MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: ADDENDUM to the Tier I Drinking Water Exposure Assessment of Oxytetracycline Supporting the Reassessment Under FQPA of Pear and Peach & Nectarine Use Patterns and the Assessment of the New Use Pattern, Apple.

TO: Lance Wormell, Chemical Review Manager RB2/ SRRD ( 7508P)

Stephen Schaible, Product Manager RSB/ RD ( 7505P)

FROM: Greg Orrick, Environmental Scientist ERB4/ EFED ( 7507P)

APPROVED R. David Jones, Ph. D., Senior Agronomist BY: Elizabeth Behl, Chief ERB4/ EFED ( 7507P)

This is an addendum to clarify the physical property and chemical fate data gaps for the oxytetracycline TRED uses ( pear, peach & nectarine) and new use ( apple) assessed for drinking water exposure ( DP Barcode: D315682). As noted in Table 1 below, submission of the entire fate data set is necessary to bring registration of oxytetracycline into full compliance with current regulations. Within this data set, five studies in particular   hydrolysis, aqueous photolysis, aerobic soil metabolism, aerobic aquatic metabolism, and adsorption/ desorption   would substantially decrease the uncertainty in the current ecological risk assessment and drinking water exposure assessment and should be of higher priority.

Due to limited use patterns in the 1990' s and low estimated risk, environmental fate ( Subdivision N) requirements for oxytetracycline were waived in the reregistration process. The following table identifies current outstanding guideline data requirements and whether or not current actions necessitate data submission in support of drinking water exposure assessment. 2 TABLE 1. Environmental fate data gaps table.

OPP Guideline # Data Requirement Satisfied Submitted Studies Current Additional Data Need 161 1 Hydrolysis No None Hydrolysis data in terms of oxytetracycline equivalents are necessary to evaluate exposure to the biologically active ingredient.

161 2 Aqueous photolysis No None Aqueous photolysis data in terms of oxytetracycline equivalents are necessary to evaluate exposure to the biologically active ingredient.

161 3 Soil photolysis No None Soil photolysis data are required for registration, but not necessary to evaluate Tier I drinking water exposure.

162 1 Aerobic soil metabolism No None Aerobic soil metabolism data in terms of oxytetracycline equivalents are necessary to evaluate exposure to the biologically active ingredient.

162 2 Anaerobic soil metabolism No None None 162 3 Anaerobic aquatic metabolism No None Anaerobic aquatic metabolism data are required for registration, but not necessary to evaluate Tier I drinking water exposure.

162 4 Aerobic aquatic metabolism No None Aerobic aquatic metabolism data in terms of oxytetracycline equivalents are necessary to evaluate exposure to the biologically active ingredient.

163 1 Aged leaching/ adsorption/ desorption No None Batch equilibrium data in terms of oxytetracycline base ( PC Code 006304) are necessary to evaluate drinking water exposure.

163 2 Volatility  lab No None Volatility data are required for registration, but not necessary to evaluate Tier I drinking water exposure.

164 1 Terrestrial field dissipation No None Terrestrial field dissipation data are required for registration, but not necessary to evaluate Tier I drinking water exposure.

165 4 Fish bioaccumulation No None Fish bioaccumulation data are required for registration, but not necessary to evaluate Tier I drinking water exposure.

Satisfaction of these data requirements is required by 40 CFR Pt. 158.290 and can be achieved with submission of GLP compliant studies that include oxytetracycline equivalents as parent compound. Degradation studies of hydroxytetracycline monohydrochloride ( PC Code 006308), oxytetracycline calcium salt or oxytetracycline calcium complex ( PC Code 006321) that treat oxytetracycline base and/ or other formulations of the biologically active ingredient as transformation products are not acceptable. Such studies may be supplemental if accompanied by acceptable degradation studies that include all formulations of the biologically active ingredient as parent compound.