[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 227 (Friday, November 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72738-72739]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-65793; File No. SR-NYSEAmex-2011-87]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Amex LLC; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Correcting an Error
by Renumbering the Subsections of Section 101 of the Company Guide

November 18, 2011.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given
that on November 16, 2011, NYSE Amex LLC (the ``Exchange'' or
``NYSEAmex'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``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\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to correct [sic] error by renumbering the
closed-end fund listing standard as Section 101(g). The text of the
proposed rule change is available at the Exchange, the Commission's
Public Reference Room, and http://www.nyse.com.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, the 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 those 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 parts of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    NYSE Amex recently amended Section 101 of Company Guide to adopt
listing requirements applicable to reverse merger companies.\4\ In
doing so, the Exchange designated that new rule as Section 101(e) of
the Company Guide, notwithstanding the fact that this rule number was
already in use for the Exchange's listing standard for closed-end
funds. The Exchange proposes to correct this error by renumbering the
closed-end fund listing standard as Section 101(g). The Exchange also
proposes to update a cross-reference to the closed-end fund standard in
Section 102(a) so that it would refer to Section 101(g). Finally, there
is text at the very end of Section 101 which advises that (i)
additional criteria applicable to various classes of securities and
issuers are set forth elsewhere in the Company Guide and (ii)
applicants should also consider the policies regarding conflicts of
interest, independent directors and voting rights described in Sections
120-125. This text is applicable to issuers listing under any of the
initial listing standards set forth in the Company Guide. However, its
placement could lead the reader to mistakenly conclude that it was only
applicable to issuers listing under the unit listing standard which
immediately precedes it in the current rule text. The Exchange proposes
to redesignate this text as Section 101(h) to avoid any such confusion.
In doing so, the Exchange is not amending the text itself or its
intended application in any way.
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-65710 (November
8, 2011) (SR-NYSEAmex-2011-55). For purposes of this new rule, a
``reverse merger company'' means an operating company which becomes
an Exchange Act reporting company by combining directly or
indirectly with a shell company which is an Exchange Act reporting
company, whether through a reverse merger, exchange offer, or
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) \5\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
``Act''),\6\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5)
of the Act,\7\ in particular in that it is designed 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 Exchange believes that
the proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act
in that it simply corrects a non substantive error in the text of
Section 101 as recently amended and clarifies the application of
existing rule text by renumbering it, in each case with the purpose of
avoiding confusion.
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \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
impose 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

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.

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

    The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \8\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\9\
Because the 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 prior to
30 days from the date on which it was filed, 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 and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.\10\
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \10\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires the Exchange to give the Commission written notice of the
Exchange's 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 satisfied this requirement.
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    The Exchange has requested that the Commission waive the 30-day
operative delay. The Commission believes that waiver of the operative
delay is consistent with the protection of investors and the public
interest because the proposal corrects a non-substantive error in the
numbering of recently adopted text under Section 101 and clarifies the
application of existing rule text by renumbering it, and thus avoiding
confusion. Therefore, the Commission designates the proposal operative
upon filing.\11\
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    \11\ 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.
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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.

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-NYSEAmex-2011-87 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-NYSEAmex-2011-87. 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
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 available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File No. SR-NYSEAmex-2011-87 and should be
submitted on or before December 16, 2011.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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    \12\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Pages 31008-31010]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-88886; File No. SR-CBOE-2020-047]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Exchange, Inc.; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend
Rule 5.24

May 15, 2020.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on May 15, 2020, Cboe Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'') filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') the
proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items
have been prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange filed the proposal as
a ``non-controversial'' proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\4\ The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \4\ 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

    Cboe Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or ``Cboe Options'') proposes
to amend Rule 5.24. The text of the proposed rule change is provided
below.
(Additions are Italicized; Deletions are [Bracketed])
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Rules of Cboe Exchange, Inc.
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Rule 5.24. Disaster Recovery

    (a)-(d) No change.
    (e) Loss of Trading Floor. If the Exchange trading floor becomes
inoperable, the Exchange will continue to operate in a screen-based
only environment using a floorless configuration of the System that is
operational while the trading floor facility is inoperable. The
Exchange will operate using this configuration only until the
Exchange's trading floor facility is operational. Open outcry trading
will not be available in the event the trading floor becomes
inoperable, except in accordance with paragraph (2) below and pursuant
to Rule 5.26, as applicable.
    (1) Applicable Rules. In the event that the trading floor becomes
inoperable, trading will be conducted pursuant to all applicable System
Rules, except that open outcry Rules will not be in force, including
but not limited to the Rules (or applicable portions of the Rules) in
Chapter 5, Section G, and as follows (subparagraphs (A) through (E)
will be effective until [May 15] June 30, 2020):
* * * * *
    The text of the proposed rule change is also available on the
Exchange's website (http://www.cboe.com/AboutCBOE/CBOELegalRegulatoryHome.aspx), at the Exchange's Office of the
Secretary, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 5.24 regarding the Exchange's
business continuity and disaster recovery plans. Rule 5.24 describes
which Trading Permit Holders (``TPHs'') are required to connect to the
Exchange's backup systems as well as certain actions the Exchange may
take as part of its business continuity plans so that it may maintain
fair and orderly markets if unusual circumstances occurred that could
impact the Exchange's ability to conduct business. This includes what
actions the Exchange would take if its trading floor became inoperable.
Specifically, Rule 5.24(e) states if the Exchange trading floor becomes
inoperable, the Exchange will continue to operate in a screen-based
only environment using a floorless configuration of the System that is
operational while the trading floor facility is inoperable. The
Exchange would operate using that configuration only until the
Exchange's trading floor facility became operational. Open outcry
trading would not be available in the event the trading floor becomes
inoperable.\5\
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    \5\ Pursuant to Rule 5.26, the Exchange may enter into a back-up
trading arrangement with another exchange, which could allow the
Exchange to use the facilities of a back-up exchange to conduct
trading of certain of its products. The Exchange currently has no
back-up trading arrangement in place with another exchange.
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    Rule 5.24(e)(1) currently states in the event that the trading
floor becomes inoperable, trading will be conducted pursuant to all
applicable System Rules, except that open outcry Rules would not be in
force, including but not limited to the Rules (or applicable portions)
in Chapter 5, Section G,\6\ and that all non-trading rules of the
Exchange would continue to apply.\7\ The Exchange recently adopted
several rule changes that would apply during a time in which the
trading floor in inoperable, which are effective until May 15, 2020.\8\

The Exchange believes these rules were necessary to implement to
maintain a fair and orderly market while the trading floor was not
operable in order to create an all-electronic trading environment
similar to the otherwise unavailable open outcry trading environment.
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    \6\ Chapter 5, Section G of the Exchange's rulebook sets forth
the rules and procedures for manual order handling and open outcry
trading on the Exchange.
    \7\ The proposed rule change updates subparagraph numbering
throughout Rule 5.24(e)(1) to conform to numbering used throughout
the Rules.
    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 88386 (March 13,
2020), 85 FR 15823 (March 19, 2020) (SR-CBOE-2020-019); 88447 (March
20, 2020) (SR-CBOE-2020-023); 88490 (SR-CBOE-2020-026) (filed March
26, 2020); and SR-CBOE-2020-031 (filed March 31, 2020).
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    As of March 16, 2020, the Exchange suspended open outcry trading to
help prevent the spread of COVID-19 \9\ and is currently operating in
an all-electronic configuration. In accordance with federal and state
health and safety guidelines, the Exchange intends to keep its trading
floor closed and continue to operate in an all-electronic configuration
until at least June 1, 2020. While an all-electronic trading
environment cannot fully replicate open outcry trading, the Exchange
continues to believes the recent amendments to Rule 5.24(e)(1) have
allowed all-electronic trading to occur more similarly to open outcry
trading.\10\ To permit this all-electronic trading environment to
continue in an interrupted manner given the continued closure of the
Exchange's trading floor, the Exchange proposed to extend the
effectiveness of the temporary Rules in Rule 5.24(e)(1) until June 30,
2020 (unless further extended).
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    \9\ On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization
characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic and to slow the spread of the
disease, federal and state officials implemented social-distancing
measures, placed significant limitations on large gatherings,
limited travel, and closed non-essential businesses.
    \10\ The Exchange continues to consider other enhancements to
the all-electronic trading configuration that it believes may permit
this configuration to further replicate the open outcry trading
environment. The Exchange would submit separate rule filings for any
such proposed enhancements.
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    The Exchange's Regulatory Division has continued, and will
continue, its standard routine surveillance reviews for electronic
trading, and has implemented, and will continue to apply, a regulatory
plan to surveil the rules in place in Rule 5.24(e)(1) when operating in
a screen-based only environment.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to the Exchange and, in particular,
the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.\11\ Specifically, the
Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
Section 6(b)(5) \12\ requirements that the rules of an exchange be
designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation
and coordination with persons engaged in regulating, clearing,
settling, processing information with respect to, and facilitating
transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest. Additionally,
the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
Section 6(b)(5) \13\ requirement that the rules of an exchange not be
designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers,
brokers, or dealers. In particular, the Exchange believes the proposed
rule change will remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a
free and open market and a national market system, and, in general,
protect investors and the public interest by permitting the current
all-electronic trading environment to continue in an uninterrupted
manner while the trading floor continues to be inoperable. The Exchange
continues to believe the recent amendments to Rule 5.24(e)(1) have
allowed all-electronic trading to occur more similarly to open outcry
trading. The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is necessary
and appropriate to provide continued execution opportunities in an all-
electronic trading environment for orders that generally execute in
open outcry trading.
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \13\ Id.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposed rule change is
not intended as a competitive filing, but rather extends the
effectiveness of temporary rules as part of the Exchange's business
continuity plans, which are intended to allow the Exchange to continue
to maintain fair and orderly markets while the Exchange's trading floor
continues to be inoperable.

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

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

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

    Because the 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 \14\ and subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4
thereunder.\15\
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    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \15\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
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 satisfied this requirement.
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    A proposed rule change filed pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6) under the
Act \16\ normally does not become operative for 30 days after the date
of its filing. However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \17\ permits the
Commission to 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 to protect
investors by permitting temporary rules that have been in place since
the Exchange suspended open outcry trading on March 16, 2020 to remain
in effect in an uninterrupted manner while the Exchange's trading floor
remains inoperable. The Exchange believes extension of the temporary
rules in place while the Exchange's trading floor is inoperable is
reasonable given the uncertainty with respect to the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic. The Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative
delay is consistent with the protection of investors and the public
interest as it will allow the temporary rules to continue
uninterrupted, thereby avoiding investor confusion that could result
from an interruption in the effectiveness of the rules. Accordingly,
the Commission hereby waives the operative delay and designates the
proposed rule change operative upon filing.\18\
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    \16\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \17\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \18\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission also has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may

temporarily suspend such rule change if it appears to the Commission
that such action is necessary or appropriate in the public interest,
for the protection of investors, or otherwise in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such action, the
Commission will institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed
rule change should be approved or disapproved.

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-CBOE-2020-047 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2020-047. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549 on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2020-047 and should be submitted on
or before June 11, 2020.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\19\
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    \19\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10818-10819]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04176]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2012-0632]
RIN 1625-AA11

Regulated Navigation Area: Buzzard's Bay, MA; Navigable Waterways
Within the First Coast Guard District

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is issuing this notice to advise the public
that we have prepared a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) based
on the Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) for the amendments to
the Buzzards Bay Regulated Navigation Area that were implemented in
2007. The Coast Guard prepared the Final EA, dated December 2013, in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the
Coast Guard's Agency procedures for implementing NEPA.

DATES: The FONSI and Final EA are available as of the publication date
of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Mauro, Coast Guard First
District Waterways Management Branch, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Mr. Luke Dlhopolsky, Civil Engineering Unit,
Environmental Protection Specialist, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final EA evaluates the existing
Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) applicable to First Coast Guard
District waters as it was amended in 2007 (the ``2007 Final Rule'') (72
FR 50052; corrected by 72 FR 70780). The purpose of those amendments
was to enhance the pre-2007 RNA by adding measures intended to further
reduce the probability of an incident that could result in the
discharge or release of oil or hazardous material, or cause serious
harm, to navigable waters of the United States. As part of the process
to implement the 2007 Final Rule, the USCG prepared a Categorical
Exclusion Determination as defined in its Agency Procedures for
Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act. In a ruling on May
17, 2011, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that the
USCG ``failed to comply with its obligations under the National
Environmental Policy Act'' when it failed to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) or an Environmental Assessment (EA). This Final
EA is intended to remedy that insufficiency.

    Dated: February 4, 2014.
D.B. Abel,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District.
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 246 (Thursday, December 22, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 79571-79574]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32850]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2011-1095]
RIN 1625-AA08

Special Local Regulations; Patriot Challenge Kayak Race, Ashley
River, Charleston, SC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to establish special local
regulations on the Ashley River in Charleston, South Carolina during
the Patriot Challenge Kayak Race on Saturday, April 28, 2012.
Approximately 150 paddle boats are

anticipated to participate in the Patriot Challenge Kayak Race.
Participant paddle boats will include: kayaks, canoes, and
paddleboards. These special local regulations are necessary to provide
for the safety of life on navigable waters of the United States during
the race. The special local regulations consist of a series of moving
buffer zones around participant vessels as they transit the Ashley
River from Brittlebank Park to Tidewater Reach and back to Brittlebank
Park. Persons and vessels that are not participating in the race are
prohibited from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or
remaining within any of the buffer zones unless authorized by the
Captain of the Charleston or a designated representative.

DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before February 10, 2012. Requests for public meetings must
be received by the Coast Guard on or before January 18, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2011-1095 using any one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or email Ensign John Santorum, Sector Charleston Office of
Waterways Management, Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking (USCG-2011-1095), indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material
online (via http://www.regulations.gov) or by fax, mail, or hand
delivery, but please use only one of these means. If you submit a
comment online via www.regulations.gov, it will be considered received
by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit the comment. If you
fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be considered as
having been received by the Coast Guard when it is received at the
Docket Management Facility. We recommend that you include your name and
a mailing address, an email address, or a telephone number in the body
of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions
regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
click on the ``submit a comment'' box, which will then become
highlighted in blue. In the ``Document Type'' drop down menu select
``Proposed Rule'' and insert ``USCG-2011-1095'' in the ``Keyword'' box.
Click ``Search'' then click on the balloon shape in the ``Actions''
column. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit
them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable
for copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and
would like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a
stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all
comments and material received during the comment period and may change
the rule based on your comments.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
click on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become highlighted
in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2011-1095'' and click
``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column.
You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on
the ground floor of the Department of Transportation West Building,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. We have an
agreement with the Department of Transportation to use the Docket
Management Facility.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act notice
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Public Meeting

    We do not now plan to hold a public meeting, but you may submit a
request for one on or before February 10, 2012 using one of the four
methods specified under ADDRESSES. Please explain why you believe a
public meeting would be beneficial. If we determine that one would aid
this rulemaking, we will hold one at a time and place announced by a
later notice in the Federal Register.

Basis and Purpose

    The legal basis for the proposed rule is the Coast Guard's
authority to establish special local regulations: 33 U.S.C. 1233. The
purpose of the proposed rule is to insure safety of life on navigable
waters of the United States during the Patriot Challenge Kayak Race.

Discussion of Proposed Rule

    On Saturday, April 28, 2012, the Patriot Challenge Kayak Race is
scheduled to take place on the waters of the Ashley River in
Charleston, South Carolina. The race will begin at Brittlebank Park,
transit southeast on the Ashley River, head north between Shutes Folly
Island and the Charleston peninsula, and then turn around in Tidewater
Reach. The race will return to Brittlebank Park by the same route.
Approximately 150 paddle boats are anticipated to participate in the
Patriot Challenge Kayak Race. Participant paddle boats will include:
Kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards.
    The proposed rule would establish special local regulations on the
Ashley River in Charleston, South Carolina consisting of a series of
buffer zones around vessels participating in the Patriot Challenge
Kayak Race. These buffer zones would be as follows: (1) All waters
within 75 yards of the lead safety

vessel; (2) all waters within 75 yards of the last safety vessel; and
(3) all waters within 100 yards of all other participating vessels,
including kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards. Notice of the special local
regulations, including the identities of the lead safety vessel and the
last safety vessel, would be provided prior to the marine parade by
Local Notice to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners. The special
local regulations would be enforced from 12:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on
April 28, 2012. Persons and vessels would be prohibited from entering,
transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within the buffer zones
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated
representative. Persons and vessels would be able to request
authorization to enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within
the buffer zones by contacting the Captain of the Port Charleston by
telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or a designated representative via VHF
radio on channel 16. If authorization to enter, transit through, anchor
in, or remain within any of the buffer zones is granted by the Captain
of the Port Charleston or a designated representative, all persons and
vessels receiving such authorization would be required to comply with
the instructions of the Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated
representative.

Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on 13 of these statutes or executive orders.

Regulatory Planning and Review

    Executive Orders 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,
and 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, direct agencies to assess
the costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive
Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and
benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting
flexibility. This proposed rule has not been designated a significant
regulatory action under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866.
Accordingly, the Office of Management and Budget has not reviewed this
proposed rule under Executive Order 12866.
    The economic impact of this proposed rule is not significant for
the following reasons: (1) The special local regulations would be
enforced for only three hours; (2) although persons and vessels would
not be able to enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within the
buffer zones without authorization from the Captain of the Port
Charleston or a designated representative, they would be able to
operate in the surrounding area during the enforcement period; (3)
persons and vessels would still be able to enter, transit through,
anchor in, or remain within the buffer zones if authorized by the
Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated representative; and (4)
the Coast Guard would provide advance notification of the safety zone
to the local maritime community by Local Notice to Mariners and
Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have
considered whether this proposed rule would have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000.
    The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed
rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. This proposed rule may affect the following
entities, some of which may be small entities: the owners or operators
of vessels intending to enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain
within that portion of the Ashley River encompassed within the special
local regulations from 12:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on April 28, 2012.
For the reasons discussed in the Regulatory Planning and Review section
above, this proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this proposed rule
would have a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment
(see ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to
what degree this proposed rule would economically affect it.

Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule so that they can better
evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking. If the
proposed rule would affect your small business, organization, or
governmental jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its
provisions or options for compliance, please contact Ensign John
Santorum, Sector Charleston Office of Waterways Management, Coast
Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>The
Coast Guard will not retaliate against small entities that question or
complain about this proposed rule or any policy or action of the Coast
Guard.

Collection of Information

    This proposed rule would call for no new collection of information
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local
governments and would either preempt State law or impose a substantial
direct cost of compliance on them. We have analyzed this proposed rule
under that Order and have determined that it does not have implications
for federalism.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or Tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 or more in any
one year. Though this proposed rule would not result in such an
expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this proposed rule elsewhere
in this preamble.

Taking of Private Property

    This proposed rule would not cause a taking of private property or
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630,
Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected
Property Rights.

Civil Justice Reform

    This proposed rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize
litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

Protection of Children

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13045,
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks. This proposed rule is not an economically significant rule and
would not create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that
might disproportionately affect children.

Indian Tribal Governments

    This proposed rule does not have Tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian Tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian Tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian Tribes.

Energy Effects

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13211,
Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a ``significant
energy action'' under that order because it is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to
have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use
of energy. The Administrator of the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs has not designated it as a significant energy
action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects
under Executive Order 13211.

Technical Standards

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards
in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress,
through the Office of Management and Budget, with an explanation of why
using these standards would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or
operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management
systems practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus
standards bodies.
    This proposed rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we
did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction
M16475.lD, which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and
have made a preliminary determination that this action is one of a
category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human environment. This proposed rule
involves establishing special local regulations issued in conjunction
with a marine parade, as described in figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(h), of
the Instruction. Under figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(h), of the
Instruction, an environmental analysis checklist and a categorical
exclusion determination are not required for this proposed rule. We
seek any comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a
significant environmental impact from this proposed rule.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

    Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR part 100 as follows:

PART 100--SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS

    1. The authority citation for part 100 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233.

    2. Add a temporary Sec.  100.T07-1095 to read as follows:

Sec.  100.T07-1095  Special Local Regulations; Patriot Challenge Kayak
Race, Ashley River, Charleston, SC.

    (a) Regulated Areas. The following buffer zones are regulated areas
during the Patriot Challenge Kayak Race: (1) All waters within 75 yards
of the lead safety vessel; (2) all waters within 75 yards of the last
safety vessel; and (3) all waters within 100 yards of all other
participating vessels, including kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards. The
identities of the lead safety vessel and the last safety vessel will be
provided prior to the Patriot Challenge Kayak Race by Local Notice to
Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners. The race will begin at
Brittlebank Park, transit southeast the Ashley River, head north
between Shutes Folly Island and the Charleston peninsula, and then turn
around in Tidewater Reach. The race will return to Brittlebank Park by
the same route.
    (b) Definition. The term ``designated representative'' means Coast
Guard Patrol Commanders, including Coast Guard coxswains, petty
officers, and other officers operating Coast Guard vessels, and
Federal, state, and local officers designated by or assisting the
Captain of the Port Charleston in the enforcement of the regulated
areas.
    (c) Regulations.
    (1) All persons and vessels are prohibited from entering,
transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within the regulated
areas unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Charleston or a
designated representative.
    (2) Persons and vessels desiring to enter, transit through, anchor
in, or remain within the regulated areas may contact the Captain of the
Port Charleston by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or a designated
representative via VHF radio on channel 16, to request authorization.
If authorization to enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within
the regulated areas is granted by the Captain of the Port Charleston or
a designated representative, all persons and vessels receiving such
authorization must comply with the instructions of the Captain of the
Port Charleston or a designated representative.
    (3) The Coast Guard will provide notice of the regulated areas by
Local Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, and on-scene
designated representatives.
    (d) Enforcement Date. This rule will be enforced from 12:30 p.m.
until 3:30 p.m. on April 28, 2012.

    Dated: December 5, 2011.
M.F. White,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Charleston.
[FR Doc. 2011-32850 Filed 12-21-11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2011-0621; Airspace Docket No. 11-ASO-28]

Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Blountville, TN,
and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Tri-City, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D and Class E surface
airspace at Blountville, TN, and remove Class E airspace at Tri-City,
TN, as new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures have been developed
at Tri-Cities Regional Airport. This action would enhance the safety
and airspace management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations for
SIAPs at the airport. This action would also update the geographic
coordinates, airport name, and airspace designation.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 25, 2012. The
Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by
reference action under title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51,
subject to the annual revision of FAA, Order 7400.9 and publication of
conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U. S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001;
Telephone: 1-800-647-5527; Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>. You must identify the
Docket Number FAA-2011-0621; Airspace Docket No. 11-ASO-28, at the
beginning of your comments. You may also submit and review received
comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Fornito, Operations Support
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O.
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by
submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as they may desire.
Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing reasoned
regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited
on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and
energy-related aspects of the proposal.
    Communications should identify both docket numbers (FAA Docket No.
FAA-2011-0621; Airspace Docket No. 11-ASO-28) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Persons wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on
this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket
No. FAA-2011-0621; Airspace Docket No. 11-ASO-28.'' The postcard will
be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received before the specified closing date for
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule.
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from and
comments submitted through http://www.regulations.gov. Recently
published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's
Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. An
informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at
the office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation
Administration, room 210, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia
30337.

    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking,<PHONE_NUMBER>, to
request a copy of Advisory circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend Class D airspace, Class E surface
airspace, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface to support new standard instrument approach procedures
developed at Tri-Cities Regional Airport, Blountville, TN. The Tri-
City, TN, Class E airspace designated as an extension would be removed.
Airspace reconfiguration is necessary for the continued safety and
management of IFR operations at the airport. The airport formerly
called Tri-City Regional Airport would be changed to Tri-Cities
Regional Airport, TN/VA; the airport designation would be changed from
Tri-City, TN, to Blountville, TN, and the geographic coordinates would
be adjusted to coincide with the FAAs aeronautical database.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in Paragraph
5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, respectively of FAA order 7400.9V, dated
August 9, 2011, and effective September 15, 2011, which is incorporated
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
It, therefore, (1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979);
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation as the
anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that
will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this proposed rule, when promulgated, would not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This proposed rulemaking is promulgated under the authority
described in Subtitle VII, Part, A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under
that section, the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign
the use of airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the
efficient use of airspace. This proposed regulation is within the scope
of that authority as it would amend Class D and E airspace and remove
Class E airspace at Tri-City Regional Airport, Blountville, TN.
    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

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

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

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

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

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 15, 2011, and effective September 15,
2011, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.

* * * * *

ASO TN D Blountville, TN [Amended]

Tri-Cities Regional Airport, TN/VA
    (Lat. 36[deg]28'31'' N., long. 82[deg]24'27'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
4,000 feet MSL within a 6.8-mile radius of Tri-Cities Regional
Airport.
    This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific days
and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective days and times will thereafter be continuously published
in the Airport/Facility Directory.

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.

* * * * *

ASO TN E2 Blountville, TN [Amended]

Tri-Cities Regional Airport, TN/VA
    (Lat. 36[deg]28'31'' N., long. 82[deg]24'27'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
4,000 feet MSL within a 6.8-mile radius of Tri-Cities Regional
Airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific
days and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective days and times will thereafter be continuously published
in the Airport/Facility Directory.

Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace designated as an extension to a
class d surface area.

* * * * *

ASO TN E4 Tri-City, TN [Removed]

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ASO TN E5 Blountville, TN [Amended]

Tri-Cities Regional Airport, TN/VA
    (Lat. 36[deg]28'31'' N., long. 82[deg]24'27'' W.)
Abingdon, Virginia Highlands Airport, VA
    (Lat. 36[deg]41'14'' N., long. 82[deg]02'00'' W.)
Rogersville, Hawkins County Airport, TN
    (Lat. 36[deg]27'27'' N., long. 82[deg]53'06'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 9.3-mile radius of Tri-Cities Regional Airport and within
4-miles west and 8-miles east of the 223[deg] bearing from the
airport extending from the 9.3-mile radius to 23 miles southwest of
the airport, and within 2-miles either side of the 43[deg] bearing
from the airport extending from the 9.3-mile radius to 14.5 miles
northeast of the airport, and within a 17-mile radius of Virginia
Highlands Airport and within a 7-mile radius of Hawkins County
Airport, and within 7 miles each side of Runway 07/25 centerline,
extending from the 7-mile radius to 12 miles east of Hawkins County
Airport.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 30, 2012.
Barry A. Knight,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2004-0015; FRL-10003-62-OW]

Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Clean
Water Act State Revolving Fund Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing information collection request
(ICR), ``Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program'' (EPA ICR No.
1391.11, OMB Control No. 2040-0118) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as
described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through September 30, 2020. An Agency may not
conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 13, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2004-0015, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by
email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to: EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
    The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in
the public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Mylin, Water Infrastructure
Division, Office of Wastewater Management, 4204M, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, the EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it to: (1) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses. The EPA will consider
the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR
package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval. At that
time, the EPA will issue another Federal Register document to announce
the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: The Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF) were
established by the 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act (CWA) as a
financial assistance program for a wide-range of wastewater
infrastructure and other water quality projects. The 1987 amendments
added Title VI to the CWA, enabling EPA to provide grants to all 50
states and Puerto Rico to capitalize CWSRFs. The CWSRFs can provide
loans and other forms of assistance for a wide array of projects,
including construction of wastewater treatments facilities, green
infrastructure projects, agricultural best management practices, and
water and energy efficiency improvements. Eligible borrowers of CWSRF
funding range from municipalities to nonprofit organizations and other
private entities. In 2014, Title VI of the CWA was amended by the Water
Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA). Additional information
about the CWSRFs is available at https://www.epa.gov/cwsrf/learn-about-clean-water-state-revolving-fund-cwsrf.
    This ICR renews the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Number
2040-0118 CWSRF ICR and provides updated estimates of the reporting
burden associated with the information collection activities.
    The individual information collections covered under this ICR are
briefly described as follows:

Capitalization Grant Agreement/Intended Use Plan

    The Capitalization Grant Agreement is the principal instrument by
which a CWSRF commits to manage its revolving fund program in
conformity with the requirements of the CWA. The grant agreement
contains or incorporates by reference the intended use plan,
application materials, required certifications, and other documentation
required by the EPA. The intended use plan describes how a CWSRF
program intends to use its funds for the upcoming year to meet the
objectives of the CWA.

Annual Report

    The annual report indicates how the CWSRF has met its goals and
objectives of the previous state fiscal year as stated in the grant
agreement and, more specifically, in the intended use plan. The report
provides information on loan recipients, loan amounts, loan terms,
project categories of eligible costs, and

similar data on other forms of assistance.

Annual Audit

    The CWA requires a CWSRF to undergo an annual audit. Though an
audit conducted under the Single Audit Act meets this requirement, the
EPA still recommends that a CWSRF also undergo a separate independent
audit as a best management practice. The audit must contain an opinion
on the financial condition of the CWSRF program, a report on its
internal controls, and a report on compliance with applicable laws and
the CWA.

Clean Water National Information Management System (CWNIMS) and CWSRF
Benefits Reporting (CBR)

    To meet the CWA objective of ``promoting the efficient use of fund
resources,'' states must enter financial data, including project
disbursements, into the CWNIMS database on an annual basis. This
publicly available information is used by the EPA to assess compliance
with the CWSRFs' mandate to use all funds in an ``expeditious and
timely'' manner and achieve the objectives of the CWA. Project level
data is collected on a quarterly basis using the CBR System to record
projected environmental results from CWSRF projects.

CWSRF Applications

    The application is developed and used by the CWSRFs to determine
the project's eligibility, to evaluate the borrower's financial
capability to repay the CWSRF, and to ensure that the borrower will
comply with all applicable program requirements. The information
collected by the CWSRF applications is consistent with requirements set
forth by the CWA.

Public Awareness Policy

    Per EPA Grants Policy Issuance (GPI) 14-02: Enhancing Public
Awareness of EPA Assistance Agreements, CWSRF borrowers must publicize
the EPA's involvement in project funding only up to the funding amount
in each year's capitalization grant. The CWSRFs have various options to
meet this requirement.
    Except for the public awareness policy and CWSRF applications, the
respondents for the information collection activities are the state
environmental departments and/or finance agencies responsible for
operating the CWSRFs. The CWSRFs have procedures in place to assist
borrowers in completing the applications. The public awareness policy
directly impacts CWSRF borrowers that are designated as recipients of
federal funds. The burden associated with the public awareness policy
should not have an impact on small entities since the CWSRFs have
flexibility in determining which borrowers must comply with this
requirement.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities affected by this action are
state environmental departments and/or finance agencies responsible for
operating the CWSRFs and eligible CWSRF borrowers.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a
benefit per Title VI of CWA as amended by WRRDA.
    Estimated number of respondents: 51 state environmental departments
and/or finance agencies (per year); 1,544 eligible CWSRF borrowers (per
year).
    Frequency of response: Varies by requirement (i.e., quarterly and
annually).
    Total estimated burden: 659,390 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $33,199,314 (per year).
    Changes in estimates: There is an increase of 72,004 hours (per
year) in the total estimated reporting burden compared with the ICR
currently approved by OMB. This increase is from an upward adjustment
of the annual number of CWSRF applications expected to occur during
this collection period. Specifically, the estimated annual number of
CWSRF applications has been increased from 1,359 to 1,544 in response
to recent activity.

    Dated: December 20, 2019.
Andrew D. Sawyers,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
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EPA's Monitoring Proposal for Manufacturing, Processing, and Formulating Sites                                    8/02/2012

Charge:  To develop an understanding of the sources of and pathways to environmental concentrations of D4/D5 in environmental media and biota associated with industrial releases from siloxane manufacturing (M), processing (P), and formulating (F) sites.

Monitoring Objective:  A sampling strategy should collect monitoring data from the appropriate media at appropriate locations in order to characterize the range of environmental concentrations of D4/D5 around the M, P, F sites.  This sampling should also provide information on the effects of several variables on these concentrations.  These variables include production and/or throughput volumes of D4/D5, separation technologies, configuration of on-site WWTP and their various treatment efficiencies, plant activity (M, P, F) and geographical location.  With these data, an understanding can be developed of the environmental concentrations of D4/D5 around M, P, F sites to support a national risk assessment for D4 and D5.

EPA's Proposal:   Four of the thirteen M, P, F sites associated with the SEHSC directly discharge their wastewater from the site into rivers (see Table 1 below).   Seven of the thirteen sites indirectly discharge (via a POTW) their wastewater into various water bodies (see Table 2 below).   EPA agrees with the SEHSC that the four direct discharge sites should be monitored.  Additionally, EPA proposes that all the indirect discharge sites be monitored in order to accomplish the stated charge unless there is a scientific basis for excluding monitoring at a facility.

Tables 1 and 2 below identify the direct and indirect discharge sites EPA proposes to monitor.

                       Table 1.  Direct Discharge Sites

                                       Activity     Company Facility City, State D4 D5 Discharge Receiving Water Body Dow Corning Carrollton Plant Carrollton, KY M,F M,F Direct Ohio River Momentive Waterford Plant Waterford, NY M,F,P M,F,P Direct Hudson River

Sistersville Plant Friendly, WV P P Direct Ohio River Wacker Chemical Wacker Chemical Adrian, MI P P Direct River Raisin

	                       Table 2.  Indirect Discharge Sites                                          Activity

  Company Facility City, State D4 D5 Discharge

On-site WWTP Configuration

POTW Location & Configuration Receiving Water Body Bluestar Silicones Ventura Plant Ventura, CA P F,P Indirect TBD

TBD TBD Dow Corning Greensboro Plant Greensboro, NC F,P F Indirect                                         TBD

TBD TBD

Auburn Plant Auburn, MI F F Indirect TBD TBD TBD

Healthcare Industries Mtrls Hemlock, MI F F Indirect

TBD

TBD TBD

Midland Plant Midland, MI P P Indirect TBD TBD TBD

Elizabethtown Plant Elizabethtown, KY P P Indirect

TBD

TBD TBD Evonik Goldschmidt Hopewell Plant Hopewell, VA P P Indirect

TBD

TBD TBD Shin-Etsu Silicones Shin-Etsu Silicones Akron, OH -- F None

TBD

TBD TBD

Shincor Silicones Akron, OH P -- None

TBD

 TBD TBD

Rationale for EPA's Proposal to Include the Thirteen Direct and Indirect Discharge Sites:   The environmental releases of D4/D5 from both these direct and indirect discharge M, P, F sites depend upon a number of factors as stated in the monitoring objective.  In order to accomplish the charge stated above, the effect of these factors on the sites' releases of D4/D5 to a POTW and/or to a water body need to be understood, and this is only feasible if all the thirteen direct and indirect discharge sites are monitored.


[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 49302-49303]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23061]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 770

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0245; FRL-9962-80]
RIN 2070-AK36

Voluntary Consensus Standards Update; Formaldehyde Emission
Standards for Composite Wood Products

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to amend the formaldehyde emission standards
for composite wood products final rule, published in the Federal
Register on December 12, 2016 (81 FR 89674). The proposed amendment
would update multiple voluntary consensus standards that have been
updated, superseded, or withdrawn since publication of the notices of
proposed rulemaking on June 10, 2013 (78 FR 34796 and 78 FR 34820)

and would amend an existing regulatory provision regarding the
correlation of quality control test methods.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 9, 2017.
Comments postmarked after the close of the comment period will be
stamped ``late'' and may or may not be considered by the Agency.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0245, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
     Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    For technical information contact: Erik Winchester, National
Program Chemicals Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
address: [email protected].
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information about the proposed
changes to the voluntary consensus standards and the correlation of
quality control test methods, please see the information provided in
the direct final action, with the same title, that is located in the
``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register publication.
For the reasons set out in the preamble to that direct final action,
this proposed rule would amend title 40, chapter I, subchapter R, of
the Code of Federal Regulations as provided in that direct final
action.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 770

    Environmental protection, Formaldehyde, Incorporation by reference,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Third-party certification,
Toxic substances, Wood.

    Dated: October 12, 2017.
E. Scott Pruitt,
Administrator.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 25863]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14583-000]

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

    On February 3, 2014, ECOsponsible, Inc filed an application for a
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Caughdenoy Lock Hydro
Project (Caughdenoy Project or project) to be located on the Oneida
River, near the Town of Clay, in Onondaga County, New York. The sole
purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit
holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A
preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any
land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters
owned by others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) An
existing abandoned steam ship canal at the Caughdenoy dam; (2) three
turbines for a total installed capacity of 3,000-kilowatts; (3) a new
50-foot-long transmission line from the powerhouse to an existing 15-
kilovolt grid connection point located adjacent to county Highway
33; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual
generation of the Caughdenoy Project would be 13,446 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Dennis Ryan, Executive Director,
ECOsponsible, Inc., 120 Mitchell Road, Ease Aurora, New York 14052;
phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; phone:<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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at 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>(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-14583-000.
    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-14583) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 29, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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1 FIFRA SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL ( SAP) OPEN MEETING SEPTEMBER 9 10, 2004 FIFRA SAP WEB SITE: http:// www. epa. gov/ scipoly/ sap/ OPP Docket Telephone: ( 703) 305 5805 Docket Number: OPP 2004 0242 Fumigant Bystander Exposure Model Review: Soil Fumigant Exposure Assessment System ( SOFEA) Using Telone as a Case Study FIFRA SAP Session Chair Steven Heeringa, Ph. D. Research Scientist & Director for Statistical Design Institute for Social Research University of Michigan PO Box 1248 Ann Arbor MI 48106 1248 Designated Federal Official: Joseph E. Bailey FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel Office of Science Coordination and Policy U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W. ( 7201M) EPA East Building Washington, D. C. 20460 FIFRA SAP Members:

Stuart Handwerger, M. D. Professor of Pediatrics University of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 3333 Burnet Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45229 3039 2 FQPA Science Review Board Members:

S. Pal Arya, Ph. D. Professor of Meteorology Department of Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695 8208 Paul W. Bartlett, M. A. Research Associate Center for the Biology of Natural Systems Queens College, City University of New York 184 Norfolk St 3C New York, NY 10002 Mark D. Cohen, Ph. D. Physical Scientist Air Resources Laboratory ( R/ ARL), NOAA 1315 East West Highway SSMC3, R/ ARL, Room 3316 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Frank Gouveia, CCM Meteorologist University of California Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 7000 East Avenue, L 396 Livermore, CA 94550 9234 Adel F. Hanna, Ph. D. Research Professor Carolina Environmental Program University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CB# 6116, Bank of America Plaza, Room 650 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 6116 3 Peter Macdonald, D. Phil. Professor of Mathematics and Statistics McMaster University Hamilton Hall 218 1280 Main St. West Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1 Michael S. Majewski, Ph. D. Research Chemist US Geological Survey 6000 J Street, Placer Hall Sacramento, CA 95819 6129 David R. Maxwell, M. P. A., M. B. A. Environmental Specialist/ Air Quality Monitoring Specialist National Park Service, P. O. Box 25287 Denver, CO 80225 Li Tse Ou, Ph. D. Scientist, Soil & Water Science Department University of Florida, P. O. Box 110290 Gainesville, FL 32611 0290 Thomas Potter, Ph. D. Research Chemist, USDA/ ARS Coastal Plain Experiment Station Southeast Watershed Research Lab. P. O. Box 946 2375 Rainwater Road Tifton, GA 31793 Frederick Shokes, Ph. D. Center Director and Professor Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center 4 Virginia Tech University 6321 Holland Road Suffolk, VA 23437 Thomas O. Spicer, III, Ph. D. Professor and Head Department of Chemical Engineering University of Arkansas 3202 BEC/ CHEG Fayetteville, AR 72701 Eric D. Winegar, Ph. D., QEP Applied Measurement Science 4764 Concord Drive Fair Oaks, CA 95628 Scott R. Yates, Ph. D. Interim Research Leader USDA/ ARS, US Salinity Lab. Soil Physics & Pesticides Research Unit University of California at Riverside 450 West Big Springs Road Riverside, CA 92507