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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-71160; File No. SR-ISE-2013-60]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange,
LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule
Change To Rent Cabinet Space to Telecommunication Vendors in the
Exchange's Backup Datacenter

December 20, 2013.
    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 December 13, 2013, the International Securities Exchange, LLC
(the ``Exchange'' or the ``ISE'') filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission the proposed rule change, as described in Items I
and II below, which items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The ISE proposes to provide cabinet space in its backup datacenter
to telecommunication vendors to replace substantially similar services
currently provided by the Exchange's third party datacenter operator in
connection with the move of this datacenter to an ISE facility, and to
adopt a corresponding disaster recovery network fee. The text of the
proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site (http://www.ise.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 self-regulatory organization
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 self-regulatory organization
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 the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    ISE is in the process of moving its backup datacenter from the
current third-party site in New Jersey (``Telx'') to the Exchange's
headquarters in New York, and, in connection with this move, is
proposing to allow telecommunication vendors to rent cabinet space in
the ISE facility, and to adopt a corresponding disaster recovery
network fee.
    Currently, market participants, including members and non-members,
may rent cabinet space in the backup datacenter run by Telx in order to
maintain connectivity to the Exchange in the event that the ISE's
primary datacenter is not operational. As the Exchange is moving its
hardware to an ISE-run facility, the Exchange proposes to offer this
service itself. In particular, the ISE proposes to facilitate
connectivity to the backup datacenter by providing telecommunication
vendors with cabinet space,\3\ in either half cabinet or full cabinet
options, along with power and cooling in a secure, controlled
environment.\4\ The proposed services are substantially the same as
services currently provided through Telx to market participants that
wish to connect to the ISE's backup datacenter. The Exchange believes
that it is important that it continue to provide these services so that
market participants may connect to the backup datacenter in the event
that the ISE's primary datacenter is not operational.
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    \3\ Cabinet space will be provided in industry standard 19''
open air racks, which will be secured in a caged meet-me-room that
is controlled by 24x7 access based on a registration process for
access.
    \4\ This service is being provided as a means of establishing
connectivity to the backup datacenter. Renting cabinet space does
not entitle telecommunications vendors to receive or redistribute
market data.
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    Like the ISE's third party datacenter operator, the Exchange
intends to charge a fee to telecommunication vendors that wish to rent
cabinet space in the ISE's backup datacenter when it is moved to the
new facility. Operating the backup datacenter takes a significant
amount of ISE resources, and the proposed ``disaster recovery network
fee'' will allow the Exchange to recoup associated expenses. As
explained above, the proposed fee will entitle vendors to obtain
cabinet space in the datacenter, along with power and cooling. The fees
assessed will reflect the amount of cabinet space used by each vendor,
and will be $2,300 per month for a half-cabinet and $2,800 per month
for a full cabinet. The Exchange will not charge any installation or
other fees to telecommunication vendors for connecting to the backup
datacenter.
    As proposed, firms that currently connect to the backup datacenter
at Telx will be able to continue to do so through telecommunication
vendors who have entered into a contractual agreement with the Exchange
to provide these services, and who will be responsible for
redistributing connectivity to market participants that desire access.
This would include members that currently connect to Telx in order to
maintain connectivity in the event that the Exchange must operate using
its backup datacenter.\5\ It would also include non-members (e.g.,
extranet providers) that currently connect to Telx in order to
redistribute that connectivity to others.\6\ For operational reasons,
market participants will not be permitted to connect directly to the
backup datacenter at the ISE facility, and must go through a
telecommunication vendor. The Exchange believes that this provides a
more efficient means of managing connectivity to the backup datacenter
as the ISE would not need to set up and maintain many separate
connections from market participants.
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    \5\ Members are not required to establish connectivity to the
Exchange's backup datacenter, which is purely voluntary.
    \6\ An ``extranet provider'' is a technology provider that
connects with ISE systems and in turn provides such connectivity to
market participants that do not connect directly with the Exchange.
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    The Exchange expects that initially four telecommunication vendors
will provide connectivity to the backup

datacenter to market participants. Each of these vendors currently
rents cabinet space in the Telx datacenter, and will continue to
provide market participants with access to the backup datacenter when
it is moved to the ISE facility. The ISE is not affiliated with any of
these telecommunication vendors, and has no financial interest in, and
will not be involved in billing or collecting, fees that the vendors
may charge their customers to connect to the backup datacenter.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the provisions of Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\7\ in general, and with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\8\
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. The Exchange
also believes that the proposed rule change furthers the objectives of
Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,\9\ in that it provides for the equitable
allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other charges among Exchange
members and other persons using its facilities.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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    The Exchange believes that it is necessary in the public interest
that it facilitate connectivity to the backup datacenter in order to
minimize any potential disruption and market impact that may otherwise
occur if the ISE's primary datacenter is not operational. The proposed
services will replace services currently provided by Telx in connection
with the move of the Exchange's backup datacenter to an ISE-operated
facility. The Exchange believes that it is important to continue to
provide the proposed services, which will provide a robust, efficient,
and, as discussed below, cost effective means of facilitating access to
the ISE's backup datacenter.
    Furthermore, the Exchange believes that the proposed disaster
recovery network fee, which will replace fees currently charged by
Telx, is fair and equitable as it compares favorably with the fees
charged by other options exchanges that rent cabinet space in their
datacenters. For example, NASDAQ OMX PHLX, LLC (``PHLX'') charges
members that rent space in its datacenter a fee of $3,000 per month for
a half cabinet and between $4,000 per month to $13,000 per month for a
full cabinet depending on the options that members of that exchange
specify.\10\ Moreover, telecommunication vendors are expected to recoup
the cost of the proposed fee, plus a premium, by redistributing
connectivity to market participants. Similarly, the Exchange expects
that telecommunication vendors will spread the cost of this service
among their clients, resulting in a lower overall fee to market
participants that establish connectivity through such vendors. Since
all market participants must connect through a telecommunications
vendor rather than establishing a direct connection to the backup
datacenter, the Exchange believes that its proposed fee will ultimately
be spread among many parties, resulting in a significantly lower cost
of connecting to the disaster recovery network. The Exchange also
believes the proposed disaster recovery network fee is equitably
allocated in that all telecommunication vendors will be charged the
same amount to maintain a connection. Moreover, the Exchange believes
the proposed fee is not unfairly discriminatory in that there is no
differentiation among vendors with regard to the fees charged for
connectivity to the Exchange's backup datacenter.
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    \10\ See PHLX Pricing Schedule, Co-Location Services, Cabinets;
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62395 (June 28, 2010), 75 FR
38584 (July 2, 2010) (PHLX-2010-18) (order approving initial cabinet
fees). In addition to the monthly fee PHLX also charges an
installation fee that ranges from $3,500 to $7,000 depending on the
type of cabinet.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act,\11\ the Exchange
believes that the proposed rule change will not impose any burden on
intermarket or intramarket competition that is not necessary or
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Exchange
believes that the proposed rule change will enhance intermarket
competition by enabling the Exchange to continue to provide an
important competitive service to market participants. The Exchange
believes that it is important that market participants are able to
connect to the backup datacenter in the event that the ISE's primary
datacenter is not operational, and is proposing to offer services that
would allow market participants to establish such connectivity.
Facilitating this connectivity will not have any impact on intramarket
competition as the services are substantially the same as services
currently provided by the Exchange's third party datacenter operator
for a fee that will now be replaced by an ISE fee. The Exchange notes
that while, for operational reasons, it is only renting cabinet space
to telecommunications vendors, this will have no impact on competition
because these vendors are tasked with redistributing this connectivity
to market participants as they currently do today. The Exchange
believes that selecting multiple telecommunications vendors to provide
connectivity to the backup datacenter will allow market participants to
also benefit from competition between such vendors. The Exchange will
not discriminate in contracting with telecommunication vendors to
connect to the backup datacenter, and all contracted vendors will be
charged the same fees and granted the same level of access to the
backup datacenter at the ISE facility.
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8).
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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 has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit,
comments on this proposed rule change. The Exchange has not received
any unsolicited written comments from members or other interested
parties.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (1)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (2) impose any significant burden on competition; and (3) by
its terms does not become operative for 30 days after the date of this
filing, or such shorter time as the Commission may designate if
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest,
the proposed rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \12\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\13\
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \13\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires a self-regulatory organization to provide the Commission
with written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change,
along with a brief description and text of 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 met this requirement.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \14\ normally
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the
filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\15\ the Commission
may designate a shorter

time if such action is consistent with the protection of investors and
the public interest. The Exchange has asked the Commission to waive the
30-day operative delay so that the proposal may become operative
immediately upon filing noting that it is in the public interest that
the Exchange facilitate connectivity to the backup datacenter in order
to minimize any potential disruption and market impact that may
otherwise occur if the Exchange's primary datacenter is not
operational. The Exchange further represents that the waiver is
necessary to permit the Exchange to continue to facilitate access to
its backup datacenter when it is moved over to an ISE-operated
facility. The Exchange stated that it is vital that market participants
be able to access the ISE through the Exchange's backup datacenter
should the need arise. Moreover, the Exchange believes that its
proposal, which will allow market participants to access the backup
datacenter through one of multiple telecommunication vendors, provides
a robust, efficient, and cost effective means of facilitating this
access. For the above reasons, the Commission believes that waiving the
30 day operative delay is consistent with the protection of investors
and the public interest in that the Exchange may immediately provide
connectivity to the backup datacenter to minimize any disruption to the
market in case ISE's primary datacenter is not operational.
Accordingly, the Commission hereby grants the Exchange's request and
designates the proposal operative upon filing.\16\
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    \14\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \15\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \16\ 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.
78c(f).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under
Section 19(b)(2)(B) \17\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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    \17\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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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 (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please
include File Number SR-ISE-2013-60 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2013-60. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2013-60 and should be
submitted on or before January 17, 2014.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\18\
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    \18\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 46 (Monday, March 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13711-13713]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04881]

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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice; Unified Carrier Registration Plan
Board of Directors Meeting

TIME AND DATE:  March 12, 2020, from Noon to 3:00 p.m., Eastern time.

PLACE: This meeting will be accessible via conference call and screen
sharing. Any interested person may call 1-866-210-1669, passcode
5253902# to participate in the meeting.

STATUS:  This meeting will be open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:  The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board
of Directors (the ``Board'') will continue its work in developing and
implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement. The
subject matter of the meeting will include:

Agenda

Open to the Public

I. Welcome and Call To Order--UCR Board Chair

    The UCR Board Chair will welcome attendees, call the meeting to
order, call roll for the Board, and facilitate self-introductions.

II. Verification of Meeting Notice--UCR Executive Director

    The UCR Executive Director will verify the publication of the
meeting notice on the UCR website and in the Federal Register.

III. Review and Approval of Board Agenda and Setting of Ground Rules--
UCR Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Action
    Agenda will be reviewed and the Board will consider adoption.
Ground Rules
--Board action only to be taken in designated areas on agenda
--Please MUTE your phone
--Please do NOT place the call on HOLD

IV. Approval of Minutes of the January 28, 2020 UCR Board Meeting--UCR
Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Action
     Minutes of the January 28, 2020 Board meeting will be
reviewed. The Board will consider action to approve.

V. Report of FMCSA--FMCSA Representative

    FMCSA will provide a report on any relevant activity or rulemaking,
including any pending appointments.

VI. Ratify Extension of Recommended 2020 Enforcement Date--UCR Chief
Legal Officer

For Discussion and Possible Ratification
    The UCR Chief Legal Officer will lead a discussion on the proposed
ratification of the decision by the UCR Board Chair and the UCR
Executive Director to extend the recommended 2020 enforcement date to
June 1, 2020. The Board may act to ratify the action of the UCR Board
Chair and the UCR Executive Director to extend the recommended
enforcement date.

VII. UCR Board Nominations--UCR Executive Director

For Discussion and Possible Action
    The Board will consider and may possibly act to adopt a
recommendation to the Secretary of the United States Department of
Transportation of four nominations to the UCR Board from the FMCSA's
four service areas (as those service areas were defined by the FMCSA on
January 1, 2005) from among the chief administrative officers of the
State agencies responsible for overseeing the administration of the UCR
Agreement for terms scheduled to begin June 1, 2020.

VIII. Proposed Adjustments to UCR 2020 Meetings Schedule--UCR Executive
Director

For Discussion and Possible Action
    The UCR Executive Director will present proposed modifications to
the 2020 UCR calendar of meetings, and the Board may act to adopt.

IX. Data Event Update--UCR Chief Legal Officer

    The UCR Chief Legal Officer will provide an update to the Board on
the action items approved at its August 1, 2019 meeting related to the
March 2019 data event.

X. Updates Concerning UCR Legislation--UCR Board Chair

    The UCR Board Chair will call for any updates regarding UCR
legislation since the last Board meeting.

XI. Subcommittee Reports

Audit Subcommittee--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
A. Update on 2020 State Compliance Reviews--UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will provide an update on the plans for
the 2020 state compliance review, including a discussion of the planned
schedule, so states can expect and plan for the review.
B. 2020 Solicitation Campaigns--Seikosoft
    Seikosoft will report on percentage of new entrant motor carrier
campaigns managed by the National Registration System (``NRS''),
percentage of new entrant motor carrier campaigns managed by the
states, percentage of unregistered motor carrier campaigns managed by
the NRS, and percentage of unregistered motor carrier campaigns managed
by the states.
C. Non-Universe Motor Carrier Solicitation Campaigns--Seikosoft
    Seikosoft will report on the solicitation campaign targeting motor
carriers identified through roadside inspections to be operating in
interstate commerce, but identified in MCMIS as either intrastate or
inactive.
D. State Audit Activity to Date--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will report on state audit
activity to date, including percentage of closed Focused Anomalies
Reviews (``FARs'') for 2019 and 2020, closed MCS-150 retreats for 2019
and 2020, as well as closed inspections/unregistered carriers for 2019
and 2020.
E. Annual State Reports--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will report on the need for states
to perform their MCS-150 retreat audits in the NRS, review and close
their FARs, as well as reporting requirements in the NRS. The UCR Audit
Subcommittee Chair will also lead a discussion on the need for states
to collect UCR registrations and adjustments for both 2019 and 2020
registration periods as part of their audit investigations through
December 31, 2020.
Finance Subcommittee--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair
A. Proposed Cash Advance Policy--UCR Depository Manager
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The Board will review a proposed policy for cash advances from the
UCR Depository to state personnel and other applicable stakeholders who
are requested to travel for UCR training and other sanctioned events,
but who will incur financial hardship if they have to finance the
advanced travel costs with their own personal funds. Travelers that
have state credit cards or receive advanced funding from their state
should not request an advancement of funds from UCR.
B. Certificates of Deposit--UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will provide an update on the
reinvestment of funds in CDs based on the previous direction from the
Board at the January 2020 meeting.
C. Status of 2020 Registration Year Fee Collections--UCR Depository
Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will provide an update on the status of
collections for the 2020 registration year and reaffirm the dates for
month-end cut-offs, as well as when participating states should expect
to receive registration funds from the Depository, when appropriate.
D. January 2020 Operating Costs--UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will provide an update on the year-to-
date costs of operating the UCR plan and provide insights into how
costs compare with the operating budget.
Education and Training Subcommittee--UCR Education and Training
Subcommittee Chair
A. Update on Plans To Launch Training Modules--UCR Education and
Training Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Education and Training Subcommittee Chair will provide an
update on plans to launch an initial wave of training modules by June
2020.
B. Training Plans for NCSTS Summer Conference--UCR Education and
Training Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Education and Training Subcommittee Chair will report on
plans to conduct in-person UCR training on June 8, 2020 in Portland,
Oregon.

XII. Contractor Reports--UCR Executive Director

 UCR Executive Director

    The UCR Executive Director will provide a report covering recent
activity for the UCR Program.

 DSL Transportation Services, Inc.

    DSL will report on the latest data on state collections based on
reporting from the FAR program.

 Seikosoft

    Seikosoft will provide an update on recent/new activity related to
the NRS.

 UCR Administrator (Kellen)

    The UCR Administrator will provide its management report covering
recent activity for the Depository, Operations, and Communications.

XIII. Other Business--UCR Board Chair

    The UCR Board Chair will call for any business, old or new, from
the floor.

XIV. Adjournment--UCR Board Chair

    The UCR Board Chair will adjourn the meeting.

This agenda will be available no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time,
March 4, 2020 at: https://plan.ucr.gov.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:  Elizabeth Leaman, Chair, Unified
Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Alex B. Leath,
Chief Legal Officer, Unified Carrier Registration Plan.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC15-10-000]

Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-732); Comment
Request

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Comment request.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting its information
collection [FERC-732, Electric Rate Schedules and Tariffs: Long-Term
Firm Transmission Rights in Organized Electricity Markets] to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information
collection requirements. Any interested person may file comments
directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the
Commission as explained below. The Commission previously issued a
Notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 45214, 7/29/2015) requesting
public comments. The Commission received no comments on the FERC-732
and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by November
20, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No.
1902-0245, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also be
reached via telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in
Docket No. IC15-10-000, by either of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's Web site: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
    Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support
by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by phone at:<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll-free), or<PHONE_NUMBER> for TTY.
    Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: FERC-732, Electric Rate Schedules and Tariffs: Long-Term
Firm Transmission Rights in Organized Electricity Markets.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0245.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-732 information
collection requirements with no changes to the reporting requirements.
    Abstract: 18 CFR part 42 provides the reporting requirements of
FERC-732 as they pertain to long-term transmission rights. To implement
section 1233 \1\ of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005),\2\ the
Commission requires each transmission organization that is a public
utility with one or more organized electricity markets to make
available long-term firm transmission rights that satisfy each of the
Commission's guidelines.
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    \1\ 16 U.S.C. 824 et al.
    \2\ Added new section 217 (16 U.S.C. 824Q) to the Federal Power
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    The FERC-732 regulations require that transmission organizations
(that are public utilities with one or more organized electricity
markets) choose one of two ways to file:
     File tariff sheets making long-term firm transmission
rights available that are consistent with each of the guidelines
established by FERC
     File an explanation describing how their existing tariffs
already provide long-term firm transmission rights that are consistent
with the guidelines.
    Additionally, the Commission requires each transmission
organization to make its transmission planning and expansion procedures
and plans available to the public.
    FERC-732 enables the Commission to exercise its wholesale electric
rate and electric power transmission oversight and enforcement
responsibilities in accordance with the FPA, the Department of Energy
Organization Act (DOE Act), and EPAct 2005.
    Type of Respondents: Public utility with one or more organized
electricity markets.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \3\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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    \3\ The Commission defines burden as 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. For further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
    \4\ The cost figure is the 2015 FERC average salary plus
benefits ($149,489/year or $72/hour). FERC staff estimates that
industry costs for salary plus benefits are similar to Commission
costs.

                   FERC-732, Electric Rate Schedules and Tariffs: Long-Term Firm Transmission Rights in Organized Electricity Markets
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                                                                                Average      Total annual
                                                             Number of    Annual  number   Total number    burden & cost  burden hours &     Cost per
                                                            respondents    of  responses   of responses    per response    total annual   respondent ($)
                                                                          per respondent                        \4\            cost
                                                                     (1)             (2)     (1)*(2)=(3)             (4)     (3)*(4)=(5)         (5)/(1)
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Public Utility with One or More Organized Electricity                  1               1               1           1,180           1,180         $84,960
 Markets................................................                                                         $84,960         $84,960
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    Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.

    Dated: October 15, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL16-20-000]

Grid Assurance LLC; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order

    Take notice that on December 4, 2015, pursuant to Rule 207(a)(2) of
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission's (Commission), 18 CFR 385.207(a)(2)(2015), Grid
Assurance LLC filed a petition for declaratory order making regulatory
findings for the benefit of the prospective subscribers to the spare
transmission equipment service that will be offered by Grid Assurance.
Grid Assurance seeks to address a critical national security need--
enhancing the resiliency of the bulk power system in the event of a
catastrophic event such as a natural disaster or an attack, by making
critical replacement equipment for the transmission grid readily
available to transmission owners in the United States and Canada, as
more fully explained in the petition.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in this proceeding
must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests
will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate
action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice
of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of
that document on the Petitioner.
    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 proceeding 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>call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on December 28, 2015.

    Dated: December 10, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13331-002; Project No. 14402-000]

City of Quincy; FFP Project 109, LLC; Notice of Competing
Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On May 1, 2012, City of Quincy and FFP Project 109, LLC filed
preliminary permit applications pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal
Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of a hydropower project,
to be located at the existing Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24 on
the Mississippi River, near the city of Clarksville in Pike County,
Missouri and Calhoun County, Illinois. City of Quincy's application is
for a successive preliminary permit. Mississippi River Lock and Dam No.
24 is owned by the United States government and operated by the United
States Army Corps of Engineers. The sole purpose of a preliminary
permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a
license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does
not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing
activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others
without the owner's express permission.
    City of Quincy's proposed project would consist of: (1) Sixty new
500-kilowatt submersible low-head turbine-generator units, having a
total combined generating capacity of 30 megawatts; (2) one of three
transmission line alternatives: a 2.7-mile-long section of an existing,
34.5-kilovolt transmission line that is part of the Missouri electric
power grid, or a 4.2-mile-long portion of an existing 12.5-kilovolt
transmission line that is part of the Illinois electric power grid that
would be upgraded to 34.5-kilovolt, or a 6.7-mile-long portion of an
existing 12.5-kilovolt transmission line that is part of the Illinois
electric power grid that would be upgraded to 34.5-kilovolts; (3) new
switchyard; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an
estimated annual generation of 154 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Charles Bevelheimer, 730 Maine Street,
Quincy, IL 62301;<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FFP Project 109, LLC's proposed project would consist of: (1)
Fifteen new 60-foot by 80-foot reinforced concrete powerhouses, each
containing two 500-kilowatt bulb turbine-generators, having a total
combined generating capacity of 15 megawatts; (2) fifteen existing
submersible tainter gates; (3) a new 40-foot by 35-foot substation; (4)
a new 10-foot by 80-foot intake structure; (5) a new 2.8-mile-long,
34.5-kilovolt transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The
project would have an estimated annual generation of 60 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Ms. Ramya Swaminathan, 239 Causeway Street,
Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114;<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and competing
applications (without notices of intent) or notices of intent to file
competing applications for Project No. 13331: 60 days from the issuance
of this notice. We previously issued an acceptance notice for Project
No. 14402 on May 24, 2012. That notice established a deadline of July
23, 2012 for filing comments, motions to intervene, and competing
applications. The deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene,
and competing applications, or notices of intent to file competing
applications for Project No. 14402 is herewith extended to 60 days from
the issuance of this notice to coincide with the deadline for Project
No. 13331. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of
intent, and competing applications may be filed electronically via the
Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the
Commission's Web site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/

ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the
end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at 1-866-208-3676,
or for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>. Although the Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of either
application can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-13331or P-14402) in the docket number field
to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: July 10, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[FFP Project 121 LLC; Project No. 14012-000]

Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On January 10, 2011, FFP Project 121 LLC filed an application,
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study
the feasibility of hydropower on the Mississippi River, near Vicksburg,
in Warren County, Mississippi and near Tallulah in Madison Parish,
Louisiana. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to
grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during
the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit
holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter
upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners' express
permission.
    The proposed Vicksburg Bend hydrokinetic project would consist of
the following: (1) Up to 8,340 SmarTurbine generating units installed
in arrays on the bottom of the river; (2) the total capacity of the
installation would be up to 333,600 kilowatts; (3) flexible cables
would convey each arrays power to a metering station; and (4) a
transmission line would interconnect with the power grid. The proposed
project would have an average annual generation of 758,681,460
kilowatt-hours (kWh), which would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power Corporation,
239 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02114; phone<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC Contact: Michael Spencer,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and
competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet.
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's
Web site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>call toll-free at (866) 208-
3676; or, for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. Although the Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-
filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-14012-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: August 3, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP17-40-000 and CP17-40-001]

Spire STL Pipeline LLC; Supplemental Notice of Availability of
the Environmental Assessment and Reopening of Comment Period for the
Proposed Spire STL Pipeline Project

    On September 29, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC or Commission) issued in Docket Nos. CP17-40-000 and CP17-40-001
a Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Spire STL Pipeline Project. FERC has subsequently learned that
delivery of the CD version of the Environmental Assessment (EA) was
delayed and as a result some stakeholders did not receive a copy of the
EA until after the comment period had closed. In recognition of the
delay in receipt, this supplemental notice announces the opening of
another comment period.
    A CD containing an electronic copy of the EA was previously mailed
to you. Alternatively, the EA is available for public viewing on the
FERC's Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link and searching
for accession number 20170929-3022; the direct link is as follows:
http://elibrary.FERC.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?accession_num=20170929-3022.
    The enclosure contains the original notice of availability
describing the project and the methods you can use to file your
comments to the Commission. To ensure that the Commission has the
opportunity to consider your comments prior to making its decision on
this project, it is important that we receive your comments in
Washington, DC on or before December 22, 2017.

    Dated: November 22, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Comment Info: =================

General Comment:Attached are Fact Sheets developed in an effort to explain our proposed
Hazardous Bars RNA regulation in simpler terms, make it easier to understand,
and minimize some of the confusion.  The Fact Sheets are broken out by type of
vessel, explaining how the proposed regulations will affect recreational vessels,
passenger vessels and commercial fishing vessels.


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2016-0002]

Final Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final notice.

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SUMMARY: Flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or
modifications of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths,
Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or
regulatory floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and where
applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports have
been made final for the communities listed in the table below.
    The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management
measures that a community is required either to adopt or to show
evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified
for participation in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's)
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, the FIRM and FIS
report are used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate
flood insurance premium rates for buildings and the contents of those
buildings.

DATES: The effective date of September 2, 2016 which has been
established for the FIRM and, where applicable, the supporting FIS
report showing the new or modified flood hazard information for each
community.

ADDRESSES: The FIRM, and if applicable, the FIS report containing the
final flood hazard information for each community is available for
inspection at the respective Community Map Repository address listed in
the tables below and will be available online through the FEMA Map
Service Center at www.msc.fema.gov by the effective date indicated
above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering
Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA,
500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (email)
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or visit the FEMA Map Information
eXchange (FMIX) online at www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) makes the final determinations listed below for the new or
modified flood hazard information for each community listed.
Notification of these changes has been published in newspapers of local
circulation and 90 days have elapsed since that publication. The Deputy
Associate Administrator for Mitigation has resolved any appeals
resulting from this notification.
    This final notice is issued in accordance with section 110 of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR part
67. FEMA has developed criteria for floodplain management in floodprone
areas in accordance with 44 CFR part 60.
    Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to
review the new or revised FIRM and FIS report available at the address
cited below for each community or online through the FEMA Map Service
Center at www.msc.fema.gov. The flood hazard determinations are made
final in the watersheds and/or communities listed in the table below.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

    Dated: April 12, 2016.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

    I. Watershed-based studies:

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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                           Deschutes Watershed
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           Thurston County, Washington, and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1511
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City of Lacey..........................  City Hall--Community
                                          Development Department, 420
                                          College Street Southeast,
                                          Lacey, WA 98503.
City of Olympia........................  City Hall, 601 4th Avenue East,
                                          Olympia, WA 98501.
City of Rainier........................  City Hall, 102 Rochester
                                          Street, Rainier, WA 98576.
City of Tumwater.......................  City Hall, 555 Israel Road
                                          Southwest, Tumwater, WA 98501.
Unincorporated Areas of Thurston County  Thurston County Courthouse,
                                          2000 Lakeridge Drive
                                          Southwest, Olympia, WA 98502.
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                           Tug Fork Watershed
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          Wayne County, West Virginia, and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1523
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City of Kenova.........................  Municipal Building, 1501 Pine
                                          Street, Kenova, WV 25530.
Town of Ceredo.........................  Town Hall, 700 B Street,
                                          Ceredo, WV 25507.
Town of Fort Gay.......................  Town Hall, 3407 Wayne Street,
                                          Fort Gay, WV 25514.
Unincorporated Areas of Wayne County...  County Courthouse, 700
                                          Hendricks Street, Wayne, WV
                                          25570.
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    II. Non-watershed-based studies:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        San Bernardino County, California, and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1502
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City of Barstow........................  Engineering Department, 220
                                          East Mountain View Street,
                                          Suite A, Barstow, CA 92311.

City of Colton.........................  Public Works Department, 160
                                          South Tenth Street, Colton, CA
                                          92324.
City of Grand Terrace..................  City Hall, 22795 Barton Road,
                                          Grand Terrace, CA 92313.
City of Hesperia.......................  City Hall, 9700 Seventh Avenue,
                                          Hesperia, CA 92345.
City of Highland.......................  City Hall, 27215 Base Line
                                          Street, Highland, CA 92346.
City of Needles........................  City Hall, Engineering
                                          Department, 817 Third Street,
                                          Needles, CA 92363.
City of Ontario........................  City Hall, Engineering
                                          Department Public Counter, 303
                                          East B Street, Ontario, CA
                                          91764.
City of Rancho Cucamonga...............  City Hall, Engineering
                                          Department Plaza Level, 10500
                                          Civic Center Drive, Rancho
                                          Cucamonga, CA 91730.
City of Redlands.......................  City Hall, 35 Cajon Street,
                                          Redlands, CA 92373.
City of Rialto.........................  City Hall, 150 South Palm
                                          Avenue, Rialto, CA 92376.
City of San Bernardino.................  City Hall, Water Department,
                                          300 North D Street, San
                                          Bernardino, CA 92418.
City of Twentynine Palms...............  City Hall, 6136 Adobe Road,
                                          Twentynine Palms, CA 92277.
City of Upland.........................  City Hall, 460 North Euclid
                                          Avenue, Upland, CA 91786.
City of Victorville....................  City Hall, Planning Department,
                                          14343 Civic Drive,
                                          Victorville, CA 92393.
Town of Apple Valley...................  Town Hall, 14955 Dale Evans
                                          Parkway, Apple Valley, CA
                                          92307.
Unincorporated Areas of San Bernardino   Public Works Department, Water
 County.                                  Resources Department, 825 East
                                          Third Street, San Bernardino,
                                          CA 92415.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0656; FRL-9531-9]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Lead-Acid Battery
Manufacturing (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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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 July 19, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2012-0656, to: (1) EPA online, using 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
28221T, 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, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2227A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; 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 October 17, 2012 (77 FR 63813), 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-2012-0656, which is available for either 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 (202)
566-1752.
    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, Confidentiality of Business Information (CBI), or
other information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to
www.regulations.gov.
    Title: NSPS for Lead-Acid Battery Manufacturing (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1072.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0081.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2013. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to either conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
    Abstract: The affected entities are subject to the General
Provisions of the NSPS at 40 CFR part 60, subpart A, and any changes,
or additions to the Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 60, subpart KK.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities must submit an initial
notification report, performance tests, and periodic reports and
results. Owners or operators are also required to 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. Reports are required annually at a
minimum.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Owners or operators of lead-acid
battery manufacturing facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 52.
    Frequency of Response: Initially and semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 4,053.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $404,122, which includes $392,422 in
labor costs, no capital/startup costs, and $11,700 in operation and
maintenance (O&M) costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours in
this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two
considerations: (1) The regulations have not changed over the

past three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three
years; and (2) the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative
or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall
burden. However, there is an increase in the total respondent labor
costs as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens.
This increase is not due to any program changes. The change in cost
estimates reflects updated labors rates available from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
    There is a slight decrease in the annual O&M cost from the previous
ICR due to mathematical rounding. The previous ICR estimated an O&M
cost of $11,700, but rounded the figure to the nearest thousand, or
$12,000. This ICR presents a more accurate cost figure.

John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-61460; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2010-018]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To
Modify NASDAQ's Order Routing Rule

February 1, 2010.
    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 January 29, 2010, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' or the
``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 Nasdaq. Nasdaq has
designated the proposed rule change as constituting a rule change under
Rule 19b-4(f)(6) under the Act,\3\ 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
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange is filing this proposed rule change to amend Rule 4758
to describe available routing options in greater detail, to modify an
existing routing option, and to add a new routing option. NASDAQ
proposes to implement the rule change on February 1, 2010. The text of
the proposed rule change is available at http://
nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com/, at the Exchange's principal office, 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
    NASDAQ is amending Rule 4758, which describes its order routing
processes, to describe existing order routing options with greater
specificity, to modify an existing routing option, and to add a new
routing option. Currently, routing options available through NASDAQ are
all variations of three main routing options, known as DOT, STGY, and
SCAN. Although the rule language for these routing options describes
the available variations of the main options in general terms, NASDAQ
believes that understanding of these options would be enhanced by
describing the different versions as separately named routing options.
NASDAQ is also amending Rule 4758 to include a definition of ``System
routing table,'' defined as the proprietary process for determining the
specific trading venues to which the NASDAQ System routes orders and
the order in which it routes them. The definition reflects the fact
that NASDAQ, like other trading venues, maintains different routing
tables for different routing options and modifies them on a regular
basis to reflect assessments about the destination markets. Such
assessments consider factors such as a destination's latency, fill
rates, reliability, and cost. Accordingly, the definition specifies
that NASDAQ reserves the right to maintain a different routing table
for different routing options and to modify routing tables at any time
without notice.\4\ All routing complies with the requirements of Rule
611 of Regulation NMS.
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    \4\ At present, all System routing tables include NASDAQ's
affiliate, NASDAQ OMX BX (``BX''). Thus, all routed orders have the
opportunity to route to this venue, with the exception of DOT orders
routed directly to the NYSE or NYSE Amex opening or closing
processes and directed orders that are directed to route to venues
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     DOT is a routing option for orders that the entering firm
wishes to designate for participation in the NYSE or NYSE Amex opening
or closing processes. DOT orders do not check the NASDAQ book prior to
routing directly to NYSE or NYSE Amex. After attempting to execute at
NYSE or NYSE Amex, DOT orders thereafter check the NASDAQ book for
available shares and are then converted into SCAN or STGY orders,
depending on the designation of the entering firm. If a DOT order
designated to participate in the opening process is entered after 9:30
a.m., moreover, it will be converted into a SCAN or STGY order,
depending on the designation of the entering firm.
     DOTI is a routing option under which orders check the
NASDAQ book and destinations on the DOTI System routing table and then
are sent to NYSE or NYSE Amex. Such orders do not return to the NASDAQ
book if they are not executed, but rather remain on the NYSE or NYSE
Amex book until executed, cancelled, or expired.
     STGY is a routing option under which orders check the
NASDAQ book, check destinations on the STGY System routing table, and
then return to the NASDAQ book. After returning to the NASDAQ book, a
STGY order will subsequently route out to another market center if it
posts a bid or offer that locks or crosses the STGY order.
     SKNY is a form of STGY in which the entering party
instructs the System to bypass any market centers included in the STGY
System routing table that are not posting Protected Quotations within
the meaning of Regulation NMS.
     SCAN is a routing option under which orders check the
NASDAQ book, check destinations on the SCAN System routing table, and
then return to the NASDAQ book. After returning to the NASDAQ book, a
SCAN order will not subsequently route out to another market center if
it posts a bid or offer that locks or crosses the SCAN order.
     SKIP is a form of SCAN in which the entering party
instructs the System to bypass any market centers included in the SCAN
System routing table that are not posting Protected Quotations within
the meaning of Regulation NMS.
     TFTY is a routing option that was formerly comprised
within the definition of SCAN. TFTY orders currently do not check the
NASDAQ book for available shares prior to routing to destinations on
the TFTY System routing table. Thereafter, they return to the NASDAQ
book and, like SCAN orders, do not route out again. TFTY is being
modified by this proposed rule

change to provide users the option of checking the NASDAQ book prior to
routing out.
     MOPP is a routing option formerly comprised within the
definition of SCAN. MOPP orders route only to Protected Quotes,
including the NASDAQ Market Center, but only for displayed size. If
shares remain un-executed after routing, they are posted to the NASDAQ
book and do not route out again.
     Directed Orders, as described in Rule 4751, are orders
that are directed to an exchange other than NASDAQ as requested by the
entering party without checking the NASDAQ book. Directed Orders must
have a time-in-force of Immediate or Cancel and therefore do not post
on the book of the market to which they route, nor do they return and
post on NASDAQ.
     NASDAQ is introducing the new SAVE routing option, under
which a market participant may specify that an order will either (i)
route to BX, check the NASDAQ book, and then route to other venues on
the SAVE System routing table, or (ii) check the NASDAQ book first and
then route to destinations on the SAVE System routing table. Under the
second option, the applicable routing table includes BX, and as is the
case with all market destinations, the placement of BX on the routing
table depends on NASDAQ's ongoing assessments of factors such as
latency, fill rates, reliability, and cost. If shares remain un-
executed after routing, they are posted to the NASDAQ book and do not
route out again.
    NASDAQ is also removing specific references to order types and
times-in-force in the routing rule with a general statement that
routing options may be combined with all available order types and
times-in-force, with the exception of order types and times-in-force
whose terms are inconsistent with the terms of a particular routing
option. Thus, for example, a good-till-cancelled order could not be
combined with the DOT routing option, since a DOT-routed order is
intended to execute in another market's opening or closing process on a
particular day. Finally, NASDAQ is removing obsolete language that had
been added to Rule 4758 last year to reflect a commitment to
distinguish ``flash'' orders from NASDAQ's protected quote. NASDAQ
discontinued the use of flash orders shortly after it introduced
them.\5\
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    \5\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60570 (August 26, 2009),
74 FR 45505 (September 2, 2009) (SR-NASDAQ-2009-079).
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2. Statutory Basis
    NASDAQ believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with
the provisions of Section 6 of the Act,\6\ in general, and with
Sections 6(b)(5) of the Act,\7\ in particular, in that the proposal is
designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation
and coordination with persons engaged in 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. The proposed
change to introduce the SAVE routing option and modify the TFTY routing
option will provide market participants with greater flexibility in
routing orders to low cost trading venues, including BX and other
venues with low execution fees that are included on the System routing
tables. The other modifications to Rule 4758 will enhance the clarity
of the rule.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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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
result in any burden on competition that is 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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \8\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\9\
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \9\ 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.
Nasdaq has satisfied this requirement.
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    A proposed rule change filed pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6) under the
Act \10\ normally does not become operative for 30 days after the date
of its filing. However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \11\ permits the Commission to
designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. Nasdaq requests that
the Commission waive the 30-day operative delay NASDAQ requests this
waiver because it currently has the technological changes ready to
support the proposed rule change, and believes that the benefits of
greater flexibility and increased clarity that are expected from the
rule change should not be delayed. The Commission believes that waiving
the 30-day operative delay \12\ is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest and designates the proposal operative
upon filing.
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    \10\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \12\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NASDAQ-2010-018 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2010-018. This
file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used.
To help the Commission process and review your comments more
efficiently, please use

only one method. The Commission will post all comments on the
Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, 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 inspection and copying 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 such filing also will be available for inspection and
copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments received
will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal
identifying information from submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make publicly available. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2010-018 and should be submitted
on or before February 26, 2010.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[File No. 500-1]

In the Matter of VHGI Holdings, Inc.; Order of Suspension of
Trading

November 3, 2014.
    It appears to the Securities and Exchange Commission that there is
a lack of current and accurate information concerning the securities of
VHGI Holdings, Inc. (``VHGI'') because it has not filed a periodic
report since it filed its Form 10-K for the period ending December 31,
2012, filed on June 26, 2013. VHGI's common stock (ticker ``VHGI'') was
quoted on OTC Link (previously ``Pink Sheets'') operated by OTC Markets
Group, Inc.
    The Commission is of the opinion that the public interest and the
protection of investors require a suspension of trading in the
securities of VHGI. Therefore, it is ordered, pursuant to Section 12(k)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that trading in the securities
of VHGI is suspended for the period from 9:30 a.m. EDT on November 3,
2014, through 11:59 p.m. EDT on November 14, 2014.

    By the Commission.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0016]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Records Access Requirements for Food
Facilities

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain
information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and
to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This
notice solicits comments on the information collection provisions of
our recordkeeping and records access requirements for food facilities.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection
of information by August 14, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments
must be submitted on or before August 14, 2017. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until
midnight Eastern Time at the end of August 14, 2017. Comments received
by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) will be
considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service
acceptance receipt is on or before that date.

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov/
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov/. If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Division of
Dockets Management, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2011-N-0016 for ``Recordkeeping and Records Access Requirements for
Food Facilities.'' Received comments, those filed in a timely manner
(see ADDRESSES), will be placed in the docket and, except for those
submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov/ or at the Division of Dockets Management between
9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' We will review
this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in our
consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the claimed
confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be available for
public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov/. Submit both
copies to the Division of Dockets Management. If you do not wish your
name and contact information to be made publicly available, you can
provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of your
comments and you must identify this information as ``confidential.''
Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not be disclosed except
in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other applicable disclosure law.
For more information about FDA's posting of comments to public dockets,
see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access the information at:
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/ and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JonnaLynn Capezzuto, Office of
Operations, Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North,
10A63, 11601 Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal
Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor.
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with
this requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection
of information set forth in this document.

    With respect to the following collection of information, FDA
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques, when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.

Recordkeeping and Records Access Requirements for Food Facilities--21
CFR 1.337, 1.345, and 1.352

OMB Control Number 0910-0560--Extension

    The Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and
Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act) added section 414 of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 350c),
which requires that persons who manufacture, process, pack, hold,
receive, distribute, transport, or import food in the United States
establish and maintain records identifying the immediate previous
sources and immediate subsequent recipients of food. Sections 1.326
through 1.363 of our regulations (21 CFR 1.326 through 1.363) set forth
the requirements for recordkeeping and records access. The requirement
to establish and maintain records improves our ability to respond to,
and further contain, threats of serious adverse health consequences or
death to humans or animals from accidental or deliberate contamination
of food.
    Information maintained under these regulations will help us
identify and locate quickly contaminated or potentially contaminated
food and inform the appropriate individuals and food facilities of
specific terrorist threats. Our regulations require that records for
non-transporters include the name and full contact information of
sources, recipients, and transporters; an adequate description of the
food, including the quantity and packaging; and the receipt and
shipping dates (Sec. Sec.  1.337 and 1.345). Required records for
transporters include the names of consignor and consignee, points of
origin and destination, date of shipment, number of packages,
description of freight, route of movement and name of each carrier
participating in the transportation, and transfer points through which
shipment moved (Sec.  1.352). Existing records may be used if they
contain all of the required information and are retained for the
required time period.
    Section 101 of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) (Pub.
L. 111-353) amended section 414(a) of the FD&C Act and expanded our
access to records. Specifically, FSMA expanded our access to records
beyond records relating to the specific suspect article of food to
records relating to any other article of food that we reasonably
believe is likely to be affected in a similar manner. In addition, we
can access records if we believe that there is a reasonable probability
that the use of or exposure to an article of food, and any other
article of food that we reasonably believe is likely to be affected in
a similar manner, will cause serious adverse health consequences or
death to humans or animals. To gain access to these records, our
officer or employee must present appropriate credentials and a written
notice, at reasonable times and within reasonable limits and in a
reasonable manner.
    On February 23, 2012, we issued an interim final rule in the
Federal Register (77 FR 10658) (the 2012 IFR) amending Sec.  1.361 to
be consistent with the current statutory language in section 414(a) of
the FD&C Act, as amended by section 101 of FSMA. In the 2012 IFR, we
concluded that the information collection provisions of Sec.  1.361
were exempt from OMB review under 44 U.S.C. 3518(c)(1)(B)(ii) and 5 CFR
1320.4(a)(2) as collections of information obtained during the conduct
of a civil action to which the United States or any official or agency
thereof is a party, or during the conduct of an administrative action,
investigation, or audit involving an agency against specific
individuals or entities (77 FR 10658 at 10661). The regulations at 5
CFR 1320.3(c) provide that the exception in 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2) applies
during the entire course of the investigation, audit, or action, but
only after a case file or equivalent is opened with respect to a
particular party. Such a case file would be opened as part of the
request to access records under Sec.  1.361. Accordingly, we have not
included an estimate of burden hours associated with Sec.  1.361 in
table 1.
    Description of Respondents: Persons that manufacture, process,
pack, hold, receive, distribute, transport, or import food in the
United States are required to establish and maintain records, including
persons that engage in both interstate and intrastate commerce.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:

                               Table 1--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden \1\
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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
         21 CFR section              Number of      records per    Total annual         per         Total hours
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1.337, 1.345, and 1.352 (Records         379,493               1         379,493          13.228       5,020,000
 maintenance)...................
1.337, 1.345, and 1.352                   18,975               1          18,975           4.790          90,890
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............       5,110,890
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

    This estimate is based on our estimate of the number of facilities
affected by the final rule entitled ``Establishment and Maintenance of
Records Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness
and Response Act of 2002,'' published in the Federal Register of
December 9, 2004 (69 FR 71562 at 71650). With regard to records
maintenance, we estimate that approximately 379,493 facilities will
spend 13.228 hours collecting, recording, and checking for accuracy of
the limited amount of additional information required by the
regulations, for a total of 5,020,000 hours annually. In addition, we
estimate that new firms entering the affected businesses will incur a
burden from learning the regulatory requirements and understanding the
records required for compliance. In this regard, we estimate the number
of new firms entering the affected businesses to be 5 percent of

379,493, or 18,975 firms. Thus, we estimate that approximately 18,975
facilities will spend 4.790 hours learning about the recordkeeping and
records access requirements, for a total of 90,890 hours annually. We
estimate that approximately the same number of firms (18,975) will exit
the affected businesses in any given year, resulting in no growth in
the number of total firms reported on line 1 of table 1. Therefore, the
total annual recordkeeping burden is estimated to be 5,110,890 hours.

    Dated: June 9, 2017.
Anna K. Abram,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, Legislation, and Analysis.
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