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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PF05-17-000]

Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of a Public
Meeting To Receive Environmental Comments on the Alternative Locations
for the Massachusetts Compressor Station as Part of the Maritimes Phase
IV Project

March 17, 2006.
    On December 16, 2005, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to
Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement For the Proposed Maritimes
Phase IV Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues and
Notice of Public Scoping Meetings (NOI) in response to Maritimes &
Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C. (Maritimes) request to initiate the
prefiling process for its Maritimes Phase IV Project.\1\
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    \1\ The Maritimes Phase IV Project consists of the construction
of about 146 miles of pipeline loops in Maine and six new compressor
stations in Maine and Massachusetts. In addition, Maritimes would
modify one existing compressor station and four existing meter
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    In a January 31, 2006 filing, Maritimes identified its preferred
location for the Massachusetts Compressor Station along

with six alternative sites. Several of these alternative sites were
developed as the result of public response to our NOI and January 12,
2006 scoping meeting in Methuen, Massachusetts. The locations of the
seven potential sites for the Massachusetts Compressor Station are
shown in the enclosure.
    We are conducting this public meeting to allow you the opportunity
to express your environmental concerns about the seven potential sites
for the Massachusetts Compressor Station. We will use these comments to
help us analyze these seven potential locations for the Massachusetts
Compressor Station in our Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
Comments may be submitted in written form or verbally at the meeting.
Further details on how to submit written comments are provided in this
notice. In lieu of sending written comments, we invite you to attend
the following public comment meeting.
    Date and Time: Wednesday, April 5, 2006, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (EST).
    Location: Haverhill City Hall, 4 Summer Street, Haverhill,
Massachusetts, Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
environmental comments or concerns on the location of the Massachusetts
Compressor Station. By becoming a commentor, your concerns will be
addressed in the EIS and considered by the Commission. You should focus
on the potential environmental effects of the construction and
operation of the proposed Massachusetts Compressor Station and measures
to avoid or lessen environmental impact. The more specific your
comments, the more useful they will be. We request that you file your
comments as soon as possible, but no later than April 14, 2006. Please
carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your comments are
received in time and properly recorded:
     Send an original and two copies of your letter to:Magalie
R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
     Label one copy of your comments for the attention of Gas
Branch 2, DG2E.
     Reference Docket No. PF05-17-000 on the original and both
copies.
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before April 14, 2006.
    Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail
deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include
all comments that we receive within a reasonable time frame in our
environmental analysis of this project. However, the Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments in response to
this Notice of Intent. For information on electronically filing
comments, please see the instructions on the Commission's Web site at
http://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' link and the link to the

User's Guide, as well as information in 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii).
Before you can submit comments you will need to create a free account,
which can be created on-line.
    In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to
the documents. Go to http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

    The public meeting in Haverhill is designed to provide another
opportunity to offer comments on the proposed Massachusetts Compressor
Station. Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to attend the
meetings and to present comments on the environmental issues they
believe should be addressed in the EIS. A transcript of the meeting
will be generated so that your comments will be accurately recorded.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP06-186-000]

Trunkline Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC
Gas Tariff

January 31, 2006.
    Take notice that on January 25, 2006, Trunkline Gas Company, LLC
(Trunkline) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third
Revised Volume No. 1, the revised tariff sheets listed on Appendix A
attached to the filing, to become effective February 25, 2006.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of
Sec.  154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone
filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on
the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before
the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or
protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

October 18, 2010.
    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

    Docket Numbers: RP11-63-000.
    Applicants: CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company.
    Description: Annual Report of Penalty Revenue Credits of
CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company.
    Filed Date: 10/13/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101013-5218.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, October 25, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP11-64-000.
    Applicants: Texas Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Texas Gas Transmission, LLC submits tariff filing per
154.204: NAESB 1.9 to be effective 11/1/2010.
    Filed Date: 10/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101014-5086.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 26, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP11-65-000.
    Applicants: Trans-Union Interstate Pipeline, LP.
    Description: Trans-Union Interstate Pipeline, LP submits tariff
filing per 154.203: Trans-Union Interstate Pipeline--FERC Gas Tariff to
be effective 10/15/2010.
    Filed Date: 10/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101014-5088.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 26, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP11-66-000.
    Applicants: Trailblazer Pipeline Company LLC.
    Description: Trailblazer Pipeline Company LLC--Penalty Revenue
Crediting Report.
    Filed Date: 10/14/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101014-5129.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 26, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP11-67-000.
    Applicants: Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Comp.
    Description: Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company submits
First Revised Sheet No. 129, Third Revised Volume No. 1, be effective
11/15/2010.
    Filed Date: 10/15/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101015-5030.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, October 27, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP11-68-000.
    Applicants: PostRock KPC Pipeline, LLC.
    Description: PostRock KPC Pipeline, LLC submits tariff filing per
154.204:

PostRock KPC Pipeline, LLC--Name Change Filing to be effective 12/1/
2010.
    Filed Date: 10/15/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101015-5043.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, October 27, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP11-69-000.
    Applicants: Golden Triangle Storage, Inc.
    Description: Golden Triangle Storage, Inc. submits tariff filing
per 154.203: Order 587-U Compliance Filing to be effective 11/1/2010.
    Filed Date: 10/15/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101015-5065.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, October 27, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP11-70-000.
    Applicants: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP.
    Description: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP submits tariff filing
per 154.204: TEMAX-TIME 3 Agreements to be effective 11/1/2010.
    Filed Date: 10/15/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101015-5074.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, October 27, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP11-71-000.
    Applicants: Panther Interstate Pipeline Energy, LLC.
    Description: Panther Interstate Pipeline Energy, LLC submits tariff
filing per 154.203: Compliance Filing Pursuant to Letter Order on
Baseline eTariff Filing to be effective 8/13/2010.
    Filed Date: 10/18/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101018-5069.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, November 01, 2010.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with
any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Release No. 34-68616; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2012-37]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of
Withdrawal of Proposed Rule Change Proposing a Pilot Program To Create
a Lead Market Maker Issuer Incentive Program for Issuers of Certain
Exchange-Traded Products Listed on NYSE Arca, Inc.

January 10, 2013.
    On April 27, 2012, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``Exchange'') filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to
Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\
and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to create and
implement, on a pilot basis, a Lead Market Maker Issuer Incentive
Program for issuers of certain exchange-traded products listed on the
Exchange. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the
Federal Register on May 17, 2012.\3\ The Commission initially received
two comment letters on the proposal.\4\ On June 20, 2012, the
Commission extended the time period in which to either approve the
proposed rule change, disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute
proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule
change, to August 15, 2012.\5\ The Commission subsequently received one
additional comment letter on the proposed rule change.\6\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 66966 (May 11,
2012), 77 FR 29419.
    \4\ See Letter from Gus Sauter, Managing Director and Chief
Investment Officer, Vanguard, dated June 7, 2012; and Letter from
Ari Burstein, Senior Counsel, Investment Company Institute, dated
June 7, 2012.
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67222 (June 20,
2012), 77 FR 38116 (June 26, 2012).
    \6\ See Letter from John T. Hyland, CFA, Chief Investment
Officer, United States Commodity Funds LLC, dated June 27, 2012.
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    On July 11, 2012, the Commission instituted proceedings to
determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed rule change.\7\
The Commission thereafter received six comment letters and a response
letter from the Exchange.\8\ On October 2, 2012, the Commission issued
a notice of designation of longer period for Commission action on
proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule
change.\9\ On January 9, 2013, the Exchange withdrew the proposed rule
change (SR-NYSEArca-2012-37).
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    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67411, 77 FR 42052
(July 17, 2012).
    \8\ See Letter from Joseph Cavatoni, Managing Director, and
Joanne Medero, Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc., dated July 11,
2012; Letter from Stanislav Dolgopolov, Assistant Adjunct Professor,
UCLA School of Law, dated August 15, 2012; Letter from James E.
Ross, Global Head, SPDR Exchange Traded Funds, State Street Global
Advisors, dated August 16, 2012; Letter from Ari Burstein, Senior
Counsel, Investment Company Institute, dated August 16, 2012; Letter
from F. William McNabb, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Vanguard, dated August 16, 2012; and Letter from Andrew Stevens,
Legal Counsel, IMC Chicago, LLC d/b/a IMC Financial Markets, dated
August 16, 2012. See also Letter from Janet McGinness, EVP &
Corporate Secretary, General Counsel, NYSE Markets, dated August 14,
2012.
    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67962, 77 FR 61462
(October 9, 2012).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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    \10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
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[Release No. 34-65433; File No. SR-C2-2011-024]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated;
Notice of Proposed Rule Change Related to Market-Wide Circuit Breakers

September 28, 2011.
    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 September 27, 2011, the C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated
(``Exchange'' or ``C2'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
Items I and II, below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange.
The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend Exchange Rule 6.32.03 to revise the
current methodology for determining when to halt trading in all stock
options on C2 due to extraordinary market volatility. The text of the
rule proposal is available on the Exchange's Web site

(http://www.c2exchange.com/Legal/RuleFilings.aspx), at the Exchange's
Office of the Secretary and at the Commission.

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
    The Exchange proposes to amend its rules to revise the current
methodology for determining when to halt trading in all stock options
due to extraordinary market volatility. The Exchange is proposing this
rule change in consultation with other equity, options, and futures
markets, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (``FINRA''),
and staffs of the Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (``CFTC'').
    Since May 6, 2010, when the markets experienced excessive
volatility in an abbreviated time period, i.e., the ``flash crash,''
the exchanges and FINRA have implemented market-wide measures designed
to restore investor confidence by reducing the potential for excessive
market volatility. Among the measures adopted include pilot plans for
stock-by-stock trading pauses \3\ and related changes to the stock
market clearly erroneous execution rules \4\ and more stringent stock
market maker quoting requirements.\5\ In addition, on April 5, 2011,
the equities exchanges and FINRA filed a plan pursuant to Rule 608 of
Regulation NMS to address extraordinary market volatility (the ``Limit
Up-Limit Down Plan'').\6\ As proposed, the Limit Up-Limit Down Plan is
designed to prevent trades in individual NMS stocks from occurring
outside specified price bands.
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    \3\ See, e.g., Chicago Board Options Exchange (``CBOE'') Rule
6.3C.
    \4\ See, e.g., CBOE Rule 52.4.
    \5\ See, e.g., CBOE Rules 53.23.01 and 53.56.01.
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 64547 (May 25,
2011), 76 FR 31647 (June 1, 2011).
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    The Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues
(``Committee'') has recommended that, in addition to the initiatives
already adopted or proposed, the markets should consider reforming the
existing market-wide circuit breakers. Among other things, the
Committee noted that the interrelatedness of today's highly electronic
markets warrants the need to review the present operation of the
system-wide circuit breakers now in place. Specifically, the Committee
recommended that the markets consider replacing the Dow Jones
Industrial Average (``DJIA'') with the S&P 500[supreg] Index (``S&P
500''), revising the 10%, 20%, and 30% decline percentages, reducing
the length of trading halts, and allowing halts to be triggered up to
2:30 p.m. (all times herein are Chicago Time).\7\
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    \7\ See Summary Report of the Committee, ``Recommendations
Regarding Regulatory Responses to the Market Events of May 6, 2010''
(Feb, 18, 2011). The Exchange notes that CBOE, C2's affiliate,
submitted a comment letter to the Committee that recommended, among
other things, reform of the market-wide circuit breaker rules. See
Letter to Mary Schapiro, Chairman, Commission, and Gary Gensler,
Chairman, CFTC, from Edward J. Joyce, President and Chief Operating
Officer, CBOE (August 3, 2010). The proposed reforms set forth in
this rule proposal differ slightly from the changes recommended in
that comment letter, and represent consensus among the markets of
how to address reform of the market-wide circuit breakers.
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    The exchanges and FINRA have taken into consideration the
Committee's recommendations, and with some modifications, have proposed
changes to market-wide circuit breakers that the Exchange believes will
provide for a more meaningful measure in today's faster, more
electronic markets, of when to halt stocks and stock options on a
market-wide basis as a result of rapid market declines.
Background
    The markets' rules on market-wide trading halts were adopted in
October 1988 as part of an effort by the securities and futures markets
to implement a coordinated means to address potentially destabilizing
market volatility.\8\ The rule, currently reflected in Exchange Rule
6.32.03, provides for market-wide halts in trading at specified levels
in order to promote stability and investor confidence during a period
of significant stress.\9\ As the Commission noted in the 1987 approval
order, the market-wide circuit breaker rules were intended to enable
market participants to establish an equilibrium between buying and
selling interest and to ensure that market participants have an
opportunity to become aware of and respond to significant price
movements. Importantly, the market-wide circuit breakers were not
intended to prevent markets from adjusting to new price levels; rather,
they provide for a speed bump for extremely rapid market declines.\10\
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    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 26198 (Oct. 19,
1988). Exchange Rule 6.32.03 was adopted as part of C2's original
rule set when it was approved as a registered national securities
exchange on December 10, 2009.
    \9\ Exchange Rule 6.32.03 does not currently contain any
reference to the specific levels of decline in the DJIA that would
trigger a market-wide trading halt. Instead, the rule provides that
a market-wide halt will be triggered on the Exchange whenever a
market-wide halt is in effect on the New York Stock Exchange
(``NYSE'').
    \10\ See note 8, supra.
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    In its current form,\11\ the rule provides for Level 1, 2, and 3
declines and specified trading halts following such declines. The
values of Levels 1, 2 and 3 are calculated at the beginning of each
calendar quarter, using 10%, 20% and 30%, respectively, of the average
closing value of the DJIA for the month prior to the beginning of the
quarter. Each percentage calculation is rounded to the nearest fifty
points to create the Levels' trigger points. The NYSE distributes new
trigger levels quarterly to the media and via an NYSE Information Memo,
and the new trigger levels are also available on the NYSE Web site.\12\
The values then remain in effect until the next quarterly calculation,
notwithstanding whether the DJIA has moved and a Level 1, 2, or 3
decline is no longer equal to an actual 10%, 20%, or 30% decline in the
most recent closing value of the DJIA.
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    \11\ The methodology for calculating market-wide trading halts
was last amended by the markets in 1998, when declines based on
specified point drops in the DJIA were replaced with the current
methodology of using a percentage decline that is recalculated
quarterly. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 39846 (April 9,
1998), 63 FR 18477 (April 15, 1998) (SR-NYSE-98-06, SR-Amex-98-09,
SR-BSE-98-06, SR-CHX-98-08, SR-NASD-98-27, and SR-Phlx-98-15).
    \12\ See, e.g., NYSE Regulation Information Memos 11-19 (June
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    Once a market-wide circuit breaker is in effect, trading in all
securities on the Exchange, which currently includes only options,
halts for the time periods specified below:

Level 1 Halt

    Anytime before 2 p.m.--one hour; at or after 2 p.m. but before 2:30
p.m.--30 minutes; at or after 2:30 p.m.--trading shall continue, unless
there is a Level 2 Halt.

Level 2 Halt

    Anytime before 1 p.m.--two hours; at or after 1 p.m. but before 2
p.m.--one hour; at or after 2 p.m.--trading shall

halt and not resume for the rest of the day.

Level 3 Halt

    At any time--trading shall halt and not resume for the rest of the
day.
Proposed Amendments
    As noted above, the Exchange, other equities, options, and futures
markets, and FINRA propose to amend the market-wide circuit breakers to
take into consideration the recommendations of the Committee, and to
provide for more meaningful measures in today's markets of when to halt
trading in all stocks and stock options. Accordingly, the Exchange
proposes to amend Rule 6.3B as follows: (i) Replace the DJIA with the
S&P 500; (ii) replace the quarterly calendar recalculation of Rule 6.3B
triggers with daily recalculations: (iii) replace the 10%, 20%, and 30%
market decline percentages with 7%, 13%, and 20% market decline
percentages; (iv) modify the length of the trading halts associated
with each market decline level; and (v) modify the times when a trading
halt may be triggered. The Exchange believes that these proposed
amendments update the rule to reflect today's high-speed, highly
electronic trading market while still meeting the original purpose of
the market-wide circuit breaker rules: to ensure that market
participants have an opportunity to become aware of and respond to
significant price movements.
    First, the Exchange proposes to replace the DJIA with the S&P 500.
The Exchange believes that because the S&P 500 is based on the trading
prices of 500 stocks, as compared to the 30 stocks that comprise the
DJIA, the S&P 500 represents a broader base of stocks against which to
measure whether extraordinary market-wide volatility is occurring. In
addition, as noted by the Committee, using an index that correlates
closely with derivative products, such as the E-Mini and SPY, will
allow for a better cross-market measure of market volatility.
    Second, the Exchange proposes to change the recalculation of the
trigger values from once every calendar quarter to daily. The Exchange
believes that updating the trigger values daily will better reflect
current market conditions. In particular, a daily recalculation will
ensure that the percentage drop triggers relate to current market
conditions, and are not compared to what may be stale market
conditions. As noted in the proposed rule, the daily calculations of
the trigger values will be published before the trading day begins.\13\
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    \13\ The Exchange and other markets will advise via Circular (or
Trader Alert or similar notice) the specific methodology for
publishing the daily calculations, as well as the manner by which
the markets will halt trading in all stocks and stock options should
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    Third, the Exchange proposes to decrease the current Level 1, 2,
and 3 declines of 10%, 20%, and 30% to a Level 1 Market Decline of 7%,
a Level 2 Market Decline of 13%, and Level 3 Market Decline of 20%. In
particular, as demonstrated by the May 6, 2010 flash crash, the current
Level 1 10% decline may be too high a threshold before determining
whether to halt trading across all securities. In fact, since adoption,
the markets have halted only once, on October 27, 1997.\14\
Accordingly, to reflect the potential that a lower, yet still
significant decline may warrant a market-wide trading halt, the
Exchange proposes to lower the market decline percentage thresholds.
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    \14\ At that time, the triggers were based on absolute declines
in the DJIA (350 point decrease for a Level 1 halt and 550 point
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    As further proposed, the Exchange would halt trading based on a
Level 1 or Level 2 Market Decline only once per day. For example, if a
Level 1 Market Decline were to occur and trading were halted, following
the reopening of trading, the Exchange would not halt the market again
unless a Level 2 Market Decline were to occur. Likewise, following the
reopening of trading after a Level 2 Market Decline, the Exchange would
not halt trading again unless a Level 3 Market Decline were to occur,
at which point, trading in all stock options would be halted until the
next trading day.
    Fourth, to correspond with the lower percentages associated with
triggering a trading halt, the Exchange also proposes to shorten the
length of the market-wide trading halts associated with each Level. As
proposed, a Level 1 or 2 Market Decline occurring after 8:30 a.m. and
up to and including 2:25 p.m. or, in the case of an early scheduled
close, 11:25 a.m., would result in a trading halt in all stocks options
for 15 minutes.
    The Exchange believes that by reducing the percentage threshold,
coupled with the reduced length of a trading halt, the proposed rule
would allow for trading halts for serious market declines, while at the
same time, would minimize disruption to the market by allowing for
trading to continue after the proposed more-abbreviated trading halt.
The Exchange believes that in today's markets, where trading
information travels in micro-second speed, a 15-minute trading halt
strikes the appropriate balance between the need to halt trading for
market participants to assess the market, while at the same time
reducing the time that the market is halted.
    Finally, because the proposed Level 1 and Level 2 trading halts
will now be 15 minutes, the Exchange proposes amending the rule to
allow for a Level 1 or 2 Market Decline to trigger a trading halt up to
2:25 p.m. (or, in the case of an early scheduled close, 11:25 a.m.).
Under the current rule, a trading halt cannot be triggered after 1:30
p.m., and this time corresponds to the need for the markets both to
reopen following a 30-minute halt and to engage in a fair and orderly
closing process. However, as the markets experienced on May 6, 2010,
even if the Level 1 decline had occurred that day, because the market
decline occurred after 1:30 p.m., it would not have triggered a halt
under the current rule. The Committee recommended that trading halts be
triggered up to 2:30 p.m. The Exchange agrees that the proposed
amendments must strike the appropriate balance between permitting
trading halts as late in the day as feasible without interrupting the
closing process.
    Accordingly, to accommodate certain existing exchange rules
concerning closing procedures, including, for example, the publication
of imbalance information beginning at 2:45 p.m. and the restrictions on
entry and cancellation of market on close (``MOC'') and limit on close
(``LOC'') orders after 2:45 p.m.,\15\ the Exchange proposes that the
last Level 1 or Level 2 Market Decline trading halt should be 2:25 p.m.
(or, in the case of an early scheduled close, 11:25 a.m.). The Exchange
proposes 2:25 p.m. as the cut-off time so that there is time following
the 15-minute trading halt for the markets to reopen before the 2:45
cut-off for entry and cancellation of MOC and LOC orders under exchange
rules.
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    \15\ See, e.g., NYSE Rule 123C.
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    As with current Level 3 declines, under the proposed rule, a Level
3 Market Decline would halt trading for the remainder of the trading
day, including any trading that may take place after 3:00 p.m., and
would not resume until the next trading day.
    In addition to these proposed changes, the Exchange proposes to add
to Rule 6.3B how the markets will reopen following a 15-minute trading
halt.\16\ For options overlying stocks,

similar to the reopening procedures set forth in Rule 6.3.06, the
Exchange proposes that if a circuit breaker is initiated in all stocks,
all markets will halt trading in the options on those stocks until the
primary listing market has resumed trading in the stock or notice has
been provided by the primary listing market that trading may resume. If
the primary listing market does not reopen a stock within 15 minutes
following the end of the trading halt, other markets may resume trading
in the options on that stock if at least one market has resumed traded
[sic] in the stock. For all other stock options, e.g., stock index
options, the Exchange proposes that if a circuit breaker is initiated
in all stocks, all markets shall halt trading in such other stock
options and may resume trading in such options anytime after the 15-
minute halt period.\17\
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    \16\ Upon reopening, a rotation shall be held in each class of
options in accordance with Exchange Rule 6.11, unless the Exchange
concludes that a different method of reopening is appropriate under
the circumstances, including but not limited to, no rotation, an
abbreviated rotation or any other variation in the manner of the
rotation.
    \17\ The Exchange understands that other markets are submitting
similar rule changes and revising procedures to address market-wide
circuit breakers and reopenings for stocks, options and futures. The
Exchange believes it is integral that the markets have consistent
procedures for market-wide circuit breakers and reopenings (e.g.,
our intention is to have same ability to reopen trading in stock
index options when futures markets reopen). As a result, to the
extent it may be necessary, the Exchange reserves the right to
modify its proposed rule change in order to conform its procedures
based on a review of the rule change filings and procedures of the
other equities, options and futures markets.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The basis under the Act for these proposed rule changes are [sic]
the requirement under Section 6(b)(5) \18\ that an Exchange have rules
that are designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to
remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open
market and a national market system and, in general, to protect
investors and the public interest. Specifically, this rule proposal
supports the objectives of perfecting the mechanism of a free and open
market and the national market system because it promotes uniformity
across markets concerning when and how to halt trading in all stock
options as a result of extraordinary market volatility in a manner that
is consistent with that being proposed for stocks.
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    \18\ 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 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

    The Exchange neither solicited nor received comments on the
proposal.

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 (i) As the Commission may
designate up to 90 days of such date 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 such 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
changes to the market-wide circuit breaker regime are consistent with
the Act. The Commission specifically requests comment on the following:
     As discussed above, the proposed rule change would narrow
the percentage market declines that would trigger a market-wide halt in
trading. How would the proposed changes interact with the existing
single-stock circuit breaker pilot program \19\ or, if approved, the
proposed NMS Plan to establish a limit-up/limit-down mechanism for
individual securities? \20\
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    \19\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 64735 (June 23,
2011), 76 FR 38243 (June 29, 2011) (SR-BATS-2011-016; SR-BYX-2011-
011; SR-BX-2011-025; SR-CBOE-2011-049; SR-CHX-2011-09; SR-EDGA-2011-
15; SR-EDGX-2011-14; SR-FINRA-2011-023; SR-ISE-2011-028; SR-NASDAQ-
2011-067; SR-NYSE-2011-21; SR-NYSEAmex-2011-32; SR-NYSEArca-2011-26;
SR-NSX-2011-06; SR-Phlx-2011-64) (approving the ``Phase III Pilot
Program''). The Phase III Pilot Program has been extended through
January 2012. See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release 65094
(August 10, 2011), 76 FR 50779 (August 16, 2011) (SR-NASDAQ-2011-
011).
    \20\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 64547 (May 25,
2011), 76 FR 31647 (June 1, 2011).
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     To what extent could the concurrent triggering of single
stock circuit breakers in many S&P 500 Index stocks lead to
difficulties in calculating the index? Would the triggering of many
single stock circuit breakers in a general market downturn cause the
index calculation to become stale and thereby delay the triggering of
the market-wide circuit breaker?
     Should the market-wide circuit breaker be triggered if a
sufficient number of single-stock circuit breakers or price limits are
triggered, and materially affect calculations of the S&P 500 Index?
     Should market centers implement rules that mandate
cancellation of pending orders in the event a market-wide circuit
breaker is triggered? If so, should such a rule require cancellation of
all orders or only certain order types (e.g., limit orders)? Should all
trading halts trigger such cancellation policies or should the
cancellation policies apply only to a Level 3 Market Decline?
     Should some provision be made to end the regular trading
session if a market decline suddenly occurs after 3:25 p.m. but does
not reach the 20% level?
     In the event of a Level 3 Market Decline, should some
provision be made for the markets to hold a closing auction?
     Should the primary market have a longer period (e.g., 30
minutes) to reopen trading following a Level 2 Market Decline before
trading resumes in other venues?
     In the event of a Level 3 Market Decline, should the
markets wait for the primary market to reopen trading in a particular
security on the next trading day before trading in that security
resumes?
    Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-C2-2011-024 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-C2-2011-024. This
file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used.
To help the Commission process and review your comments more
efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all
comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments,
all written statements

with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the
Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for 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 publicly available. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-C2-2011-024 and should be submitted on
or before October 25, 2011.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\21\
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    \21\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-25526 Filed 10-3-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P


	UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

	WASHINGTON, D.C.  20460

                                                    OFFICE OF
PREVENTION, PESTICIDES AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES

June 17, 2008

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:	Updated Review of Profenofos Incident Reports

FROM:	Monica Hawkins, M.P.H., Environmental Health Scientist

		Toxicology and Exposure Branch

		Health Effects Division (7509P)

THRU:	Mary Manibusan, Acting Chief

		Toxicology and Exposure Branch

		Health Effects Division (7509P)

TO:		Christina Scheltema, CRM

		Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P)

BACKGROUND

The OPP Incident Data System (IDS) was consulted for poisoning incident
data on the active ingredient profenofos.  The purpose of the database
search is to identify potential patterns on the extent and severity of
the health effects attributed to profenofos exposure.  The IDS includes
reports of incidents from various sources, including mandatory Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Section 6 (a) (2)
reports from registrants, other federal and state health and
environmental agencies and individual consumers.  The following
databases were not searched for poisoning incident data:  the American
Association of Poison Control Centers Toxic Exposure Surveillance System
(TESS), the California Pesticide Illness Surveillance Program, and the
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health’s Sentinel Event
Notification System for Occupational Risks (NIOSH SENSOR).  The EPA is
supplying the following incident report to fulfill our requirement to
docket summaries of incident data that were reported to the Agency.
This report represents 0 incidents occurring in the United States from
2000 to the present for the single chemical only.