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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP16-1254-000.
    Applicants: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates--October 2016
Chevron TEAM 2014 Release to be effective 10/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 9/28/16.
    Accession Number: 20160928-5047.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/11/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP16-1255-000.
    Applicants: Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: GNGS Moving Negotiated Rates
to be effective 11/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 9/28/16.
    Accession Number: 20160928-5167.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/11/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP16-1256-000.
    Applicants: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: 2016 Transco's LNG Fuel
Tracker to be effective 11/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 9/29/16.
    Accession Number: 20160929-5010.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/11/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP16-1257-000.
    Applicants: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Neg Rate--BUG Release to
Enhanced Energy 792096 to be effective 10/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 9/29/16.
    Accession Number: 20160929-5013.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/11/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP16-1258-000.
    Applicants: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Neg Rate--KeySpan Release to
Enhanced Energy 792097 to be effective 10/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 9/29/16.
    Accession Number: 20160929-5014.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/11/16.

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

    Dated: September 29, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2016-0002-N-24]

Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of proposed information
collection activities listed below. Before submitting these information
collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for approval, FRA is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of
the activities, which are identified in this notice.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than December 27, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on any or all of the following
proposed activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert Brogan, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad Safety, Regulatory
Analysis Division, Federal Railroad Administration, RRS-21, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590; or Ms. Kim
Toone, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Information
Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590. Commenters requesting
FRA to acknowledge receipt of their respective comments must include a
self-addressed stamped postcard stating, ``Comments on OMB Control
Number 2130--New.'' Alternatively, comments may be faxed to (202) 493-
6216 or<PHONE_NUMBER>, or emailed to Mr. Brogan at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Ms. Toone at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please refer
to the assigned OMB control number in any correspondence submitted. FRA
will summarize comments received in response to this notice in a
subsequent notice and include them in its information collection
submission to OMB for approval.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad Safety, Regulatory
Safety Analysis Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:
(202) 493-6292) or Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington,
DC 20590 (telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>). (These telephone numbers are not
toll free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days' notice to the public to allow comment on information
collection activities before seeking OMB approval to implement them. 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a).
Specifically, FRA invites interested respondents to comment on the
following summary of proposed information collection activities
regarding: (1) Whether the information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute its functions, including whether
the activities will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of FRA's
estimates of the burden of the information collection activities,
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (3) ways for FRA to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information being collected; and (4) ways
for FRA to minimize the burden of information collection activities on
the public by automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques and other forms of information technology (e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)(i)-(iv); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1)(i)-(iv).
    FRA believes that soliciting public comment will promote its
efforts to reduce the administrative and paperwork burdens associated
with the collection of information that Federal regulations mandate. In
summary, FRA reasons that comments received will advance three
objectives: (1) Reduce reporting burdens; (2) ensure that it organizes
information collection requirements in a ``user-friendly'' format to
improve the use of such information; and (3) accurately assess the
resources expended to retrieve and produce information requested. See
44 U.S.C. 3501.
    Below is a brief summary of currently approved information
collection activities that FRA will submit for clearance by OMB as
required under the PRA:
    Title: Accident/Incident Reporting and Recordkeeping.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0500.
    Abstract: The collection of information is due to the railroad

accident reporting regulations in 49 CFR part 225 that require
railroads to submit monthly reports summarizing collisions,
derailments, and certain other accidents/incidents involving damages
above a periodically revised dollar threshold, as well as certain
injuries to passengers, employees, and other persons on railroad
property. Because the reporting requirements and the information needed
regarding each category of accident/incident are unique, a different
form is used for each category.
    Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.39i; 54; 55; 55A; 56; 57; 78; 81; 97;
98; 99;107; 150.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Respondent Universe: 790 railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.

                                                Reporting Burden
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                                                            Total annual       Average time per    Total annual
           CFR Section             Respondent universe       responses             response        burden hours
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225.6--Consolidated Reporting--    790 railroads......  1 request..........  40 hours...........              40
 Request to FRA by parent
 corporation to treat its
 commonly controlled carriers as
 a single railroad carrier for
 purposes of this part.
--Written agreement by parent      790 railroads......  1 agreement........  2 hours............               2
 corporation with FRA on specific
 subsidiaries included in its
 railroad system.
--Notification by parent           790 railroads......  1 notification + 1   60 minutes.........               2
 corporation regarding any change                        amended agreement.
 in the subsidiaries making up
 its railroad system and amended
 written agreement with FRA.
225.9--Telephonic Reports of       790 railroads......  2,400 phone reports  15 minutes.........             600
 Certain Accidents/Incidents and
 Other Events.
225.11--Reporting of Rail          790 railroads......  2,500 forms........  2 hours/1 hour/123            4,530
 Equipment Accidents/Incidents--                                              minutes.
 Form FRA F 6180.54.
225.12--Rail Equipment Accident/   790 railroads......  1,200 forms........  15 minutes.........             300
 Incident Reports Alleging Human
 Factor as Cause--Form FRA F
 6180.81.
--Part I Form FRA F 6180.78        790 railroads......  800 notices + 4,000  10 minutes + 3                  334
 (Notices).                                              copies.              minutes.
--Joint operations...............  790 railroads......  100 requests.......  20 minutes.........              33
--Late identification............  790 railroads......  20 attachments + 20  15 minutes.........              10
                                                         notices.
--Employee statement               Railroad employees.  60 statements......  1.5 hours..........              90
 supplementing Railroad Accident
 Report (Part II Form FRA F
 6180.78).
--Employee confidential letter...  Railroad employees.  10 letters.........  2 hours............              20
225.13--Late Reports--Railroad     790 railroads......  25 late reports....  1 hour.............              25
 discovery of improperly omitted
 Report of Accident/Incident.
--Railroad late/amended Report of  790 railroads......  25 amended reports   1 hour + 3 minutes.              27
 Accident/Incident based on                              + 40 copies.
 employee statement supplementing
 Railroad Accident Report.
225.18--Railroad narrative report  790 railroads......  12 reports.........  30 minutes.........               6
 of possible alcohol/drug
 involvement in accident/incident.
--Reports required by section      790 railroads......  5 reports..........  30 minutes.........               3
 219.209(b) appended to rail
 equipment accident/incident
 report.
225.19--Rail-Highway Grade         790 railroads......  2,100 forms........  2 hours/1 hour.....           4,000
 Crossing Accident/Incident
 Report--Form FRA F 6180.57.
--Death, Injury, or Occupational   790 railroads......  3,243 forms........  60 min./60 min 195            3,700
 Illness (Form FRA F 6180.55a).                                               min.
225.21--Railroad Injury and        790 railroads......  9,480 forms........  10 minutes.........           1,580
 Illness Summary: Form FRA F
 6180.55.
225.21--Annual Railroad Report of  790 railroads......  790 forms..........  15 minutes.........             198
 Employee Hours and Casualties,
 By State--Form FRA F 6180.56.
225.21/25--Railroad Employee       790 railroads......  13,700 forms.......  60 minutes.........          13,700
 Injury and/or Illness Record--
 Form FRA F 6180.98.
--Copies of forms to employees...  790 railroads......  411 form copies....  2 minutes..........              14
225.21--Initial Rail Equipment     790 railroads......  11,800 forms.......  30 minutes.........           5,900
 Accident/Incident Record--Form
 FRA F 6180.97.
--Completion of Form FRA F         790 railroads......  1 form.............  30 minutes.........               1
 6180.97 because of rail
 equipment involvement.
225.21--Alternative Record for     790 railroads......  300 forms..........  75 minutes.........             375
 Illnesses Claimed to Be Work
 Related--Form FRA F 6180.107.
225.21--Highway User Statement--   790 railroads......  950 letters/forms..  50 minutes.........             792
 Railroad cover letter and Form
 FRA F 6180.150 sent out to
 potentially injured travelers
 involved in a highway-rail grade
 crossing accident/incident.

--Form FRA F 6180.150 completed    950 Injured          660 forms..........  45 minutes.........             495
 by highway user and sent back to   Individuals.
 railroad.
225.25 (h)--Posting of Monthly     790 railroads......  9,480 lists........  5 minutes..........             790
 Summary.
225.27--Retention of Records.....  790 railroads......  13,700 records.....  2 minutes..........             457
--Record of Form FRA F 6180.107..  790 railroads......  300 records........  2 minutes..........              10
--Record of Monthly Lists........  790 railroads......  9,480 records......  2 minutes..........             316
--Record of Form FRA F 6180.97...  790 railroads......  11,800 records.....  2 minutes..........             393
--Record of Employee Human Factor  790 railroads......  1,740 records......  2 minutes..........              58
 Attachments.
225.33--Internal Control Plans--   790 railroads......  10 amendments......  6 hours............              60
 Amendments.
225.35--Access to Records and      15 railroads.......  200 lists..........  20 minutes.........              67
 Reports.
225.37--Optical Media Transfer of  8 railroads........  200 transfers......  3 minutes..........              10
 Reports, Updates, and Amendments.
--Electronic Submission of         790 railroads......  2,400 submissions..  3 minutes..........             120
 Reports, Updates, and Amendments.
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    Total Responses: 103,976.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 39,058 hours.
    Status: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
    Title: Railroad Communications.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0524.
    Abstract: FRA amended its radio standards and procedures to promote
compliance by making the regulations more flexible; to require wireless
communications devices, including radios, for specified classifications
of railroad operations and roadway workers; and to retitle this part to
reflect its coverage of other means of wireless communications such as
cellular telephones, data radio terminals, and other forms of wireless
communications to convey emergency and need-to-know information. The
new rule establishes safe, uniform procedures covering the use of radio
and other wireless communications within the railroad industry.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Respondent Universe: 725 railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.

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                                                            Total annual       Average time per    Total annual
           CFR Section             Respondent universe       responses             response        burden hours
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220.8--Waivers Petitions.........  725 railroads......  6 petition letters.  60 minutes.........               6
220.25--Instruction of Employees.  725 railroads......  91,000 instructed    30 minutes.........          45,500
                                                         employees.
--Subsequent Years...............  725 railroads......  12,5400 instructed   10 minutes.........           2,090
                                                         employees.
--Operational Testing of           725 railroads......  100,000 tests/       5 minutes..........           8,333
 Employees.                                              record.
220.37--Testing Radio and          725 railroads......  780,000 tests......  30 seconds.........           6,500
 Wireless Communication Equipment.
220.61--Transmission of Mandatory  725 railroads......  7,200,000            1.5 minutes........         180,000
 Directives.                                             directives.
--Marking Mandatory Directives...  725 railroads......  624,000 marks......  15 seconds.........           2,600
220.307--Railroad Written          725 railroads......  10 written           60 minutes.........              10
 Document Stating Authorized                             documents.
 Business Purpose for Taking
 Video/Photo with Railroad-
 Supplied Electronic Device.
--Safety Briefing for Use of       725 railroads......  5,460,000 briefings  1 minute...........          91,000
 Railroad-Supplied Electronic
 Device in Cab of Controlling
 Locomotive.
220.313--Railroad Written Program  5 new railroads....  5 amended written    60 minutes.........               5
 of Instruction and Examination                          Instruction
 on Part 220 Requirements.                               Programs.
--Training of Railroad Employees   730 railroads......  5,000 Trained        15 minutes.........           1,250
 on Part 220 Requirements.                               Employees.
--Employee Training Records......  730 railroads......  5,000 records......  5 minutes..........             417
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    Total Responses: 14,277,567.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 337,717 hours.
    Status: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
    Title: Safety Integration Plans.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0557.
    Abstract: FRA and the Surface Transportation Board, working in
conjunction with each other, have issued joint final rules establishing
procedures for the development and implementation of safety integration
plans (SIPs) by a Class I railroad proposing to engage in certain
specified merger, consolidation, or acquisition of control transactions
with another Class I railroad, or a Class II railroad with which it
proposes to amalgamate operations. The scope of the transactions
covered under the two rules is the same. FRA uses the information
collected (the required SIPs), to maintain and promote a safe rail
environment by ensuring that affected railroads (Class Is and some
Class IIs) address critical safety issues

unique to the amalgamation of large, complex railroad operations.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Affected Public: Railroads.
    Respondent Universe: Class I railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.

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                                                            Total annual       Average time per    Total annual
           CFR section             Respondent universe       responses             response        burden hours
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244.13--Safety Integration Plans:
 Amalgamation of Operations.
--SIP Development & Quarterly      8 railroads........  1 plan.............  340 hours..........             340
 Meetings.
244.17--Procedures--Reports to     8 railroads........  25 reports.........  40 hours + 2 hours.              88
 FRA.
--Responses to FRA Inquiries Re:   8 railroads........  6 responses........  8 hours............              48
 SIP data.
--Coordination in Implementing     8 railroads........  25 phone calls.....  10 minutes.........               4
 Approved SIP.
--Request for Confidential         8 railroads........  1 request..........  16 hours...........              16
 Treatment.
244.19--Disposition--Comments on   8 railroads........  2 reports..........  16 hours...........              32
 Proposed SIP Amendments.
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    Total Responses: 60.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 528 hours.
    Status: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
    Title: Passenger Train Emergency Systems.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0576.
    Abstract: The collection of information is due to passenger train
emergency regulations in 49 CFR part 238 to further the safety of
passenger train occupants through both enhancements and additions to
FRA's existing regulations. In its final rule issued on November 29,
2013 (see 78 FR 71785), FRA added requirements for emergency passage
through vestibule and other interior passageway doors and enhanced
emergency egress and rescue signage requirements. FRA also established
requirements for low-location emergency exit path markings to assist
occupants in reaching and operating emergency exits, particularly under
conditions of limited visibility. Moreover, FRA added standards to
ensure emergency lighting systems are provided in all passenger cars
and enhanced requirements for the survivability of emergency lighting
systems in new passenger cars. The purpose of this part is to prevent
collisions, derailments, and other occurrences involving railroad
passenger equipment that cause injury or death to railroad employees,
railroad passengers, or the general public and to mitigate the
consequences of such occurrences to the extent they cannot be
prevented.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Affected Public: Railroads/businesses.
    Respondent Universe: 30 railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.

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           CFR Section             Respondent universe       responses             response        burden hours
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238.112--Door Emergency Egress     30 railroads.......  45,804 markings/     15 minutes.........          11,451
 and Rescue Access Systems--                             signs/instructions.
 markings, signage, instructions.
--Passenger car exterior doors     30 railroads.......  30,536 exterior      15 minutes.........           7,634
 intended for emergency access by                        door markings.
 responders marked with retro-
 reflective material and
 instructions provided for their
 use.
--Markings and instructions--      30 railroads.......  1,340 marked panels/ 15 minutes.........             335
 interior door panels/windows.                           windows.
--Testing of car door removable    30 railroads.......  17 tested cars/      90 minutes.........              26
 panels, removable windows,                              records.
 manual override devices, & door
 retention mechanisms as part of
 periodic mechanical inspection--
 Record.
238.113--Emergency Window Exits--  30 railroads.......  662 window markings  60 min./90 min./120             964
 markings/and instructions.                                                   minutes.
--Periodic testing of              30 railroads.......  17 tested cars/      30 minutes.........               9
 representative sample of car                            records.
 emergency exit windows as part
 of periodic mechanical
 inspection--Record.
238.114--Rescue Access Windows--   30 railroads.......  1,092 access window  45 minutes.........             819
 Markings with retro-reflective                          markings.
 material on each exterior car.
238.121--Emergency Communication-- 30 railroads.......  116 marked intercom  5 minutes..........              10
 Marking of each intercom                                locations (58 new
 intended for passenger use on                           cars with two
 new Tier I & Tier II passenger                          locations per car).
 cars.
238.303--Exterior calendar day     30 railroads.......  150 replacement      20 minutes.........              50
 mechanical inspection of                                required markings.
 passenger equipment: Replacement
 of missing, illegible, or
 inconspicuous markings, signage,
 & instructions.
--Record of noncomplying marking,  30 railroads.......  150 noncompliance    2 minutes..........               5
 signage, or instruction.                                records.
238.305--Interior calendar day     30 railroads.......  260 notifications +  1 minute...........               9
 mechanical inspection of                                260 notices.
 passenger cars: Written
 notification to train crew of
 noncomplying condition and
 posting notice on door of
 defective condition.

--Written notification to train    30 railroads.......  300 written          1 minute...........               5
 crew of car with non-functioning                        notifications.
 PA or intercom system.
--Record of noncomplying           30 railroads.......  300 records........  2 minutes..........              10
 condition.
--Railroad written procedures for  30 railroads.......  30 written           40 hours...........           1,200
 mitigating hazards of                                   procedures.
 noncomplying condition.
--Written notification to train    30 railroads.......  458 written          2 minutes..........              15
 crew of noncomplying condition.                         notifications.
238.307--Records of inspection,    30 railroads.......  7,634 inspection     5 minutes..........             636
 testing, and maintenance of                             and testing
 passenger car emergency window                          records.
 exits.
--Replacement of missing,          30 railroads.......  32 required          20 minutes.........              11
 illegible, or inconspicuous                             markings.
 emergency roof access markings/
 instructions on cars.
238.311--Single Car Test:          30 railroads.......  30 APTA copies.....  15 minutes.........               8
 Railroad copy of APTA Standard
 (SS-M-005-98) for railroad head
 trainer.
--Other railroad copies of APTA    30 railroads.......  360 copies (12       2 minutes..........              12
 Standard.                                               copies per
                                                         railroad).
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    Total Responses: 89,780.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 23,325 hours.
    Status: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
    Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties it may not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

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

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 21, 2016.
Patrick Warren,
Acting Executive Director.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-70917; File No. SR-CME-2013-24]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.;
Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Regarding the Designation of a
Primary Backup Data Center

November 21, 2013.
    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 November 15, 2013, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (``CME'') filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the
proposed rule change described in Items I, II and III, below, which
items have been prepared primarily by CME. The Commission is publishing
this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change for
interested persons.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    CME proposes to activate its New York Data Center (``1NE Data
Center'') as its primary backup data center. The 1NE Data Center
currently operates in part as a tertiary data center for CME. The 1NE
Data Center will be redesigned and become the primary backup data
center in place of CME's current backup data center, the Remote Data
Center (``RDC''). The proposed change does not involve any changes to
CME's rulebook.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, CME included statements
concerning the purpose 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. CME 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

    As a derivatives clearing organization (``DCO'') registered with
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC''), CME has an
obligation to establish and maintain a business continuity and disaster
recovery plan. The procedures associated with this plan are intended to
ensure that CME has sufficient physical, technological and personnel
resources to enable the timely recovery and resumption of operations
following disruptions. Maintaining backup data centers is one component
of these procedures.
    With this filing, CME proposes to activate its New York Data Center
(``1NE Data Center'') as its primary backup data center. The 1NE Data
Center currently operates in part as a tertiary data center for CME.
The 1NE Data Center will be redesigned and will become the primary
backup data center in place of CME's current backup data center, the
Remote Data Center (``RDC''). The 1NE Data Center will be an ``all
disaster recovery data center'' housing the primary back-up for
electronic trading, clearing, and regulatory infrastructures. It will
also continue to house CME's New York trading floor and office staff
systems as well.
    CME believes the proposed change will increase the reliability and
security of its backup facilities. First, the new back-up facility is
located in a distinct geographic area from CME's primary facility and
therefore CME Group would have capabilities to mitigate risks
associated with a large scale disruption associated with only one
geographical area (for example, a weather event). In addition, because
CME Group's new datacenter strategy employs single IP connectivity,
customers will no longer have to change their configurations or take
any additional steps to connect to the backup datacenter and therefore
the switch from CME Group's production to back-up data center will be
seamless for CME Group's customers.
    CME believes that implementation of the proposed change will
therefore allow it to continue to maintain a robust and effective
business continuity program. The proposed change does not involve any
changes to CME's rulebook. CME currently plans to operationalize the
new 1 NE Data Center as soon as all required regulatory approvals are
obtained. CME is currently making preparations to implement the change
as of November 25, 2013. CME notes that it has also submitted the
proposed changes to the CFTC in a separate filing, CME Submission 13-
379, as an ``Advance Notice'' filing pursuant to CFTC Regulation
40.10(a).
    CME believes the proposed rule changes are consistent with the
requirements of the Act including Section 17A of the Act.\3\ The
proposed rule changes involve enhancements to CME's business continuity
and disaster recovery plan procedures and, as such, are designed to
promote the prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of securities
transactions and, to the extent applicable, derivatives agreements,
contracts, and transactions, to assure the safeguarding of securities
and funds which are in the custody or control of the clearing agency or
for which it is responsible, and, in general, to protect investors and
the public interest consistent with Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act.\4\
The proposed rule changes designate a new location as CME's primary
backup data center in the event of a disruption. The area that is
proposed to be designated as the new back-up area currently operates as
a tertiary data center for CME. This proposed new back-up facility is
not located near CME's primary facilities. This means that CME will be
able to mitigate risks associated with a large scale disruption
associated with only one geographical area (for example, a weather
event). In addition, because CME's new datacenter strategy employs
single IP connectivity, customers will no longer have to change their
configurations or take any additional steps to connect to the backup
datacenter and therefore the switch from CME's production to back-up
data center will be seamless for CME's customers. Further, the new
backup

location will act as the primary back-up for electronic trading,
clearing, and regulatory infrastructures.
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    For these reasons, CME believes this change will increase the
reliability and security of its backup facilities. Because the change
is designed to help ensure that critical business activities will be
able to be performed in a timely manner even in the event of a
significant disruption, CME believes the change should be seen to
contribute to the safeguarding of securities and funds in CME's custody
or control or for which CME is responsible and the protection of
investors. As such, CME believes the proposed changes are consistent
with the purposes and requirements of Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the
Act.\5\
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    CME does not believe that the proposed rule change will have any
impact, or impose any burden, on competition. The designation of a new
backup data center should not be seen to have any competitive effects.

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

    CME has not solicited comments regarding this proposed rule change.
CME has not received any unsolicited written comments from interested
parties.

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

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

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. 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
No. SR-CME-2013-24 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-CME-2013-24. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of CME and on CME's
Web site at http://www.cmegroup.com/market-regulation/rule-filings.html.
    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-CME-2013-24
and should be submitted on or before December 18, 2013.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-28422 Filed 11-26-13; 8:45 am]
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DOE F 1325.8 United States Government Department of Energy me d vansoaa rlela uTTlce . mora n u m Carlsbad, New Mexico 88221 DATE: July 10, 2003 REPLYTO ATTN OF: CBFO: QA: MPN: GS: 03 1584: UFC 2300.00 SUBJECT: Audit A O3 05 of Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory ( INEEL),

Artv:: mrArt I\ t1jYArt W~~ tA Tr/:.~ tmAnt PrniArt ( A~ A\ MTP\ .    ,      I Brian Edgerton, DOE ID TO: Richard Cullison, DOE ID Please be advised that a team of auditors from the Carlsbad Field Office ( CBFO) will conduct a certification audit of the AMWTP. The audit will be conducted during the period of August 18  22, 2003 in accordance with the attached audit plan. Representatives from DOE/ CBFO, the New Mexico Environment Department ( NMED), the Environmental Evaluation Group ( EEG), Westinghouse TRU Solutions ( WTS) and other interested parties may be present to observe or participate in the audit process. Representatives of the US Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA) may be present to perform an independent inspection.

Your representatives are requested to coordinate with the audit team to develop the necessary documentation for team access to AMWTP facilities, arrange for appropriate space to conduct meetings, provide cognizant personnel to support the audit, and provide the audit team with access to appropriate documentation and records. Please provide meeting rooms ( with overhead projector) for the entrance and exit meetings, working rooms for the audit team, a full set of documentation applicable to AMWTP work for the WIPP including the applicable procedures, and miscellaneous office supplies ( e. g., pens, paper, copy machine, Post It Notes, stapler, " scotch" tape, etc.) for each working room.

If you have any questions or comments concerning the audit, please contact me at ( 505) 234 7483. / I Attachment ~ ct conta Edgerton! Cullison cc: w/ attachment K. Watson, CBFO A. Holland, CBFO M. Navarrete, CBFO A. Dobson, BNFL E. Dumas, BNFL E. Schweinsberg, BNFL M. Eagle, EPA E. Feltcorn, EPA R. Joglekar, EPA B. Shroff, EPA S. Zappe, NMED S. Holmes, NMED S. Martin, NMED D. Winters, DNFSB G. Dixon, DOE HQ S. Warren, WTS L. Greene, WRES J. May, CTAC T. Bowden, CTAC K. Dunbar, WRES CBFO QA File CBFO M& RC  ED denotes electronic distribution CBFO: 0A: MPN: GS: 03 1584: UFC 2300.00 ~ July 10, 2003  2

* ED * ED * ED * ED * ED * ED * ED * ED * ED * ED * ED * ED * ED * ED * ED * ED * ED * ED CARLSBAD FIELD OFFICE CERTIFICATION AUDIT PLAN I: Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project ( AMWTP) Organization:

Organizations To Be notified: British Nuclear Fuel Limited Incorporated ( BNFL, Inc.) New Mexico Environment Department Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Evaluation Group Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board August 18 to August 22, 2003 Idaho Falls, Idaho Date and Location:

Jeff May Ava Holland Martin Navarrete Steve Calvert Tom Putnam Annabelle Axinn Norm Frank Chet Wright John Gray Porf Martinez Jim Schuetz Prissy Dugger Karen Gaydosh Dick Blauvelt PatrickKelly BJ Verret Dave Price Evaluation Team:

Audit Scope: The audit team will evaluate the adequacy, implementation, and effectiveness oftechnical and QA processes related to the AMWTP TRU waste characterization and certification activities, including the following activities:

83000 ( solids) waste ~ Audit A O3 0S Page 1 of3 Audit Team Leader/ CTAC CBFO QA Manager CBFO Management Representative Auditor/ CT AC Auditor/ CT AC Auditor/ CT AC Auditor/ CTAC Auditor/ CT AC Auditor/ CT AC Auditor/ CT AC Auditor/ CTAC .

Auditor in TrainingiCT AC Technical SpecialistiCT AC Technical SpecialistiCT AC Technical. SpecialistiCT AC Technical SpecialistiCTAC Technical Specialist in TrainingiCT AC "

headspace gas sampling and analysis ( HSG) solids sampling real time radiography ( RTR) nondestructive assay ( NDA) visual examination ( VB) for confinnation ofRTR gas generation testing The certification audit ofVE for confinnation ofRTR and HSG of Summary Category Group 85000 ( debris) waste will be performed at a later date.

ActivitiesITasks to be audited:

The following CBFO quality Organization/ QA Program hnplementation Personnel Qualification and Training . QA Grading Documents and Records Procurement Control of Measuring and Test Equipment     . Control of Nonconforming Items Con ective Action .

Audits/ Assessments Sample Control Software Requirements Work Processes The following CBFO characterization technical elements will be Sample Design Nondestructive Assay ( NDA) Real Time Radioscopy ( RTR) Visual Examination ( VE & VET) Headspace Gas Sampling & Analysis Solid Sampling Project Level Data Verification & Validation AccePtable Knowledge Waste Certification Perfonnance Demonstra, tion Program ( PDP) Gas GeneratioilTesting ( S3000  solids) Waste Analysis Plan ( W AP), Section B6 The following CBFO certification technical Waste Stream Profile Fonns WIPP Waste fuformation System ( WWIS)

verning DocumentslRequirements:

Adequacy of AMWTP documents will be based on the current revisions of the following Go'

~ Audit A O3 05 Page 2 of3 retrievably stored waste real time radiography ( RTR) nondestructive assay ( NDA) ..

assurance elements will be audited:

audited:

elements will be audited: documents ~ CBFO Quality Assurance Program Document ( QAPD), CBFO 94 1O12 Waste Analysis Plan ( W AP), Attachment a6 of the WIPP Hazardous Waste Pennit NRC Docket 71 9218/ Rev 19b, TRUPACT ll Safety Analysis Report, TRUP ACT  ll Authorized Methods for Payload Control ( TRAMP AC)

Contact Handled Transuranic Waste Acceptance Criteria ( WAC) for the W ~ Isolation Pilot Plant, DOE/ WIPP O2 3122 Programmatic and technical checklists will be developed from the active revision of the following documents: Programmatic AMWTP Quaiity Assurance Project Plan ( QAPjl » , MJ AMWTP QAPjP For Gas Generation Testing Program Related AMWTP technical and quality assurance impl!

Schedule of Audit AI. ctivith A pre audit conference is AMWTP Audit team caucuses will be held at 5: 00 p. m. AMWTP location.

The audit team leader will meet with the appropriate AMWTP management at 8: 30a. m. Wednesday and Thursday at the AMWTP location.

A post audit conference is scheduled for Friday, August 22 at 10: 00 a. m. at the AMWTP location. Audit A O3 05 Page 3 of3 Criteria ( WAC) for the Waste ~ s:

scheduledfor Monday, August 18, at 5 : 00 p. m. at the Tuesday through Thursday at the #) Date:

Date: 1./ 1J'iJ~

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