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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. EL17-32-000; EL17-36-000]

Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference; Old Dominion
Electric Cooperative v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.; Advanced Energy
Management Alliance v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

    On February 23, 2018, the Commission issued an order (February
Order) directing Commission staff to convene a technical conference in
these proceedings.\1\ Pursuant to the February Order, on March 16,
2018, a notice was issued soliciting responses to a list of questions
in the above referenced proceedings.\2\ The technical conference is
scheduled for April 24, 2018, at the Commission's headquarters at 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426 between 9:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.
(EDT).
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    \1\ Old Dominion Elec. Coop., 162 FERC ] 61,160 (2018).
    \2\ Notice of Request for Comments and Technical Conference,
Docket Nos. EL17-32-000 and EL17-36-000 (Mar. 28, 2016).
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    In the February Order, the Commission found that the issues
presented in the above captioned proceedings raise a number of issues
related to the PJM capacity market that warrant further examination.
Accordingly, the Commission established a technical conference to
explore these issues. The purpose of the conference is to obtain
further information concerning the above referenced proceedings.
    A revised agenda with an updated list of selected speakers is
attached and will be available on the web calendar on the Commission's
website, www.ferc.gov. A schedule for post-technical conference
comments will be established following the technical conference.
    The conference will be open for the public to attend. Advanced
registration is not required but is highly encouraged. Attendees may
register at the following web page: http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/04-24-18-form.asp. Attendees should allow time to pass
through building security procedures before the 9:30 a.m. (EDT) start
time of the technical conference. In addition, information on this
event will be posted on the Calendar of Events on the Commission's
website, www.ferc.gov, prior to the event.
    The technical conference will be transcribed and will be part of
the record in these proceedings. Transcripts will be available for a
fee from Ace-Federal Reports, Inc.<PHONE_NUMBER>). There will be a free
webcast of the conference. The webcast will allow persons to listen to
the technical conference, but not participate. Anyone with internet
access who wants to listen to the conference can do so by navigating to
the Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov and locating the technical
conference in the Calendar. The technical conference listing on the
calendar will contain a link to its webcast.
    The Capitol Connection provides technical support for the webcast
and offers the option of listening to the meeting via phone-bridge for
a fee. The phone bridge must be requested at least 24 hours in advance
of the meeting. If you have any questions, visit
www.CapitolConnection.org or call<PHONE_NUMBER>. The webcast will be
available on the Calendar of Events on the Commission's website
www.ferc.gov for three months after the conference.
    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to [email protected] or call toll free (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY), or send a FAX to<PHONE_NUMBER>
with the required accommodations.
    For more information about this technical conference, please
contact:

Sarah McKinley (Logistical Issues), Office of External Affairs, 202-
502-8368, [email protected]
John Riehl (Technical Issues), Office of Energy Market Regulation, 202-
502-6026, [email protected]
Noah Monick (Legal Issues), Office of General Counsel,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected]

    Dated: April 18, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12740-003]

Jordan Hydroelectric Limited Partnership; Notice of Application
Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

June 28, 2010.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major Original License.
    b. Project No.: P-12740-003.
    c. Date filed: July 13, 2009.
    d. Applicant: Jordan Hydroelectric Limited Partnership.
    e. Name of Project: Flannagan Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Pound River, in the Town of Clintwood, in
Dickenson County, Virginia. The project would occupy Federal land
managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. James B. Price, W.V. Hydro, Inc., P.O.
Box 903, Gatlinburg, TN 37738<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    i. FERC Contact: Gaylord Hoisington,<PHONE_NUMBER> or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from issuance date of this
notice.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu
of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the
Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp)
under the ``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text
only comments click on ``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please
contact FERC Online support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>call toll-
free at<PHONE_NUMBER>; or, for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. Although
the Commission strongly encourages electronic filings, documents may
also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight copies
to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
    k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
    l. The proposed project would utilize the existing U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers' (Corps) Flannagan dam, intake tower, outlet works, and
reservoir and would consist of: (1) Three new turbine generating units
located within the existing intake tower having a total installed
capacity of 3 megawatts; (2) a new control booth on the intake tower;
(3) a new substation near the Corps' existing service bridge; (4) new
transmission leads connecting the generating units to Appalachian Power
Company's existing transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
The average annual generation is estimated to be 9.5 gigawatt-hours.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
    All filings must (1) Bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain

copies of the application directly from the applicant. Each filing must
be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    You may also register online at http:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Public notice of the filing of the initial development
application, which has already been given, established the due date for
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be
filed in response to and in compliance with public notices of the
initial development application. No competing applications or notices
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
    o. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of wavier of water quality certification.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OGC-2022-0403; FRL-9833-01-OGC]

Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Clean Air Act, as amended (CAA or the
Act), notice is given of two proposed consent decrees: one would
resolve all claims in Concerned Citizens of St. John, et al. v Regan,
No. 21-cv-03063-TNM (D.D.C.) (``CCSJ Matter''), as well as the same
claims brought in Environmental Integrity Project, et al. v. Regan, No.
20-cv-03119-TNM (D.D.C.) (``EIP Matter''), and the second proposed
consent decree would resolve all other claims in the EIP Matter. The
two cases are now consolidated, and the Environmental Protection Agency
(``EPA'' or ``the Agency'') is providing notice of these two proposed
consent decrees that would resolve all claims in both cases by
establishing deadlines for EPA to take proposed and final actions on,
in the first consent decree, the National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (``NESHAP'') for the Group I Polymers & Resins
(``P&R I'') source category, and in the second, certain New Source
Performance Standards (``NSPS'') and NESHAP specified in that decree.

DATES: Written comments on the two proposed consent decrees must be
received by July 7, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OGC-2022-0403, online at https://www.regulations.gov (EPA's preferred
method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID
number for this action. Comments received may be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the ``Additional Information
about Commenting on the Proposed Consent Decree'' heading under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hali Kerr, Air and Radiation Law
Office, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining a Copy of the Proposed Consent Decrees

    The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OGC-2022-0403) contains a copy of the two proposed consent
decrees. The official public docket is available for public viewing at
the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket
Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC.
The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the
telephone number for the OEI Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    The electronic version of the public docket for this action
contains a copy of the two proposed consent decrees and is available
through https://www.regulations.gov. You may use https://www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the official public docket, and access those
documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once
in the system, key in the appropriate docket identification number then
select ``search.''

II. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decrees

    On October 29, 2020, Plaintiffs Environmental Integrity Project,
Clean Air Council, Air Alliance Houston, Chesapeake Climate Action
Network, Earthworks, Environment America, Environment Texas, Hoosier
Environmental Council, PennEnvironment, and Texas Campaign for the
Environment (collectively, ``EIP Plaintiffs'') brought the EIP Matter
in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. EIP
Plaintiffs filed a third amended complaint on December 10, 2021,
alleging that the EPA failed to perform certain non-discretionary
duties to review and, where appropriate or necessary, revise the flare
control device requirements in the General Provisions for NSPS and
NESHAP. They alleged in the alternative that EPA failed to review and,
where appropriate or necessary, revise the NSPS for nine source
categories and the NESHAP for eight source categories, including P&R I,
that cross reference the flare control device requirements.
    On November 18, 2021, Plaintiffs Concerned Citizens of St. John,
Louisiana Environmental Action Network, and Sierra Club (collectively,
``CCSJ Plaintiffs'') brought the CCSJ Matter in the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia. CCSJ Plaintiffs filed a
first amended complaint on March 30, 2022, alleging that EPA failed to
perform its obligations under the CAA to review, and revise as
necessary (taking into account developments in practices, processes,
and control technologies) the P&R I NESHAP at least every 8 years. On
March 31, 2022, based on the P&R I claims in both cases, the Court
granted a joint motion to consolidate the two cases, with the EIP
Matter as the lead case.
    Pursuant to CAA section 113(g), EPA is providing notice of two
proposed consent decrees that together would resolve all claims in the
now consolidated EIP Matter and CCSJ Matter. One of the two proposed
consent decrees would establish deadlines for EPA to take proposed and
final actions pursuant to CAA section 112(d)(6), 42 U.S.C. 7412(d)(6),
for the NESHAP for the source categories regulated under P&R I, 40 CFR
part 63, subpart U (``Joint P&R I Consent Decree''). The Joint P&R I
Consent Decree would require by March 31, 2023, that EPA sign for
publication a proposed rule containing all ``necessary'' revisions to
the P&R I NESHAP under section 112(d)(6) of the

Act (``taking into account developments in practices, processes, and
control technologies''), and that EPA take final action by March 29,
2024. The proposed Joint P&R I Consent Decree would resolve all claims
in the CCSJ Matter and the same claims brought in the EIP Matter.
    The second proposed decree, which would resolve all remaining
claims in the EIP Matter, would establish deadlines for EPA to take
actions on one NSPS and two NESHAP that cross reference flare control
device requirements (``Flare Consent Decree''). The Flare Consent
Decree would establish deadlines for EPA to take certain proposed and
final actions. Specifically, the Flare Consent Decree would require
that EPA sign the following: a proposed action under CAA section
111(b)(1)(B) on the NSPS for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels,
40 CFR part 60, subpart Kb, by September 29, 2023, and a final action
by September 30, 2024; a proposed action under CAA section 112(d)(6) on
the NESHAP for Epoxy Resins Production and Non-Nylon Polyamides
Production (``P&R II''), 40 CFR part 63, subpart W, by March 31, 2023,
and final action by March 29, 2024; and a proposed action under CAA
section 112(d)(6) on the NESHAP for Marine Tank Vessel Loading
Operations, 40 CFR part 63, subpart Y, by December 19, 2025, and final
action by December 19, 2026.
    In accordance with section 113(g) of the CAA, for a period of
thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this document,
the Agency will accept written comments relating to either or both of
the two proposed consent decrees. EPA or the Department of Justice may
withdraw or withhold consent to either or both of the two proposed
consent decrees if the comments disclose facts or considerations that
indicate that such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or
inconsistent with the requirements of the Act.

III. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent
Decrees

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OGC-2022-
0403, via https://www.regulations.gov. Once submitted, comments cannot
be edited or removed from this docket. EPA may publish any comment
received to its public docket. Do not submit to EPA's docket at https://www.regulations.gov any information you consider to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must
be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered
the official comment and should include discussion of all points you
wish to make. EPA will generally not consider comments or comment
contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web,
cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission
methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or
multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective
comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. For additional information about submitting information
identified as CBI, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
    If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name, mailing address, and an email address or other
contact information in the body of your comment. This ensures that you
can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to
contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical
difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your
comment. Any identifying or contact information provided in the body of
a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the
official public docket and made available in EPA's electronic public
docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment.
    Use of the https://www.regulations.gov website to submit comments
to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments.
The electronic public docket system is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity, email address, or other
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
    Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified
comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period
will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late
comments.

Gautam Srinivasan,
Associate General Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. DI22-5-000]

Antelope Valley Water Storage LLC; Notice of Declaration of
Intention and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and Motions To Intervene

    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Declaration of Intention.
    b. Docket No: DI22-5-000.
    c. Date Filed: February 16, 2022.
    d. Applicant: Antelope Valley Water Storage LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Antelope Valley Water Storage Aquifer Pumped
Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed project would be located at the Antelope
Valley Groundwater Basin in Rosamond, Kern County, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16
U.S.C. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Lon House; 10645 N Oracle, Ste. 121-216, Oro
Valley, AZ 85704; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Ashish Desai,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene
is November 6, 2023.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, protests, and motions to intervene using the Commission's
eFiling 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 protected],<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free), or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a
paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should
include docket number DI22-5-000. Comments emailed to Commission staff
are not considered part of the Commission record.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed Antelope Valley Water
Storage Aquifer Pumped Hydroelectric Project would consist of: (1) a
600-foot-deep groundwater well; (2) a reversible pump/turbine rated at
150kW; (3) three flexible storage tanks connected by 12-inch pipe; and
(4) appurtenant facilities.
    When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to
investigate and determine if the project would affect the interests of
interstate or foreign commerce.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket
number field to access the document. You may also register online at
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending
projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
[email protected], for TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
and .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTESTS'', and
``MOTIONS TO

INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Docket Number of the particular
application to which the filing refers. A copy of any Motion to
Intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant
specified in the particular application.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

    Dated: October 5, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket Number USCG-2019-0756]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zone, Wilmington River, Savannah, GA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for
navigable waters on the Wilmington River 1,000 feet on the north and
south side of the Islands Expressway Bridge in Savannah, GA. The safety
zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine
environment from potential hazards created by the placement of multiple
spans for the new Islands Expressway Bridge. Entry of vessels or
persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by
the Captain of the Port (COTP) Savannah or a designated representative.

DATES: This rule is effective without actual notice from September 26,
2019 to 2:00 p.m. on October 22, 2019. For the purposes of enforcement,
actual notice will be used from 8:00 a.m. on September 18, 2019 through
September 26, 2019.

ADDRESSES: To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-
2019-0756 in the ``SEARCH'' box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open
Docket Folder on the line associated with this rule.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
call or email MST1 Rachel Crowe, Marine Safety Unit Savannah Office of
Waterways Management, Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, extension
243, or email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Table of Abbreviations

CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
Sec.  Section
U.S.C. United States Code

II. Background Information and Regulatory History

    The Coast Guard is issuing this temporary rule without prior notice
and opportunity to comment pursuant to authority under section 4(a) of
the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This
provision authorizes an agency to issue a rule without prior notice and
opportunity to comment when the agency for good cause finds that those
procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.'' Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that good
cause exists for not publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
with respect to this rule because doing so would be impracticable.
Immediate action is needed to respond to the potential safety hazards
created by the placement of multiple spans for the new Islands
Expressway Bridge. The Coast Guard received information on August 27,
2019 regarding the operations beginning on September 18, 2019. The
operation would begin before the rulemaking process would be completed.
Because of the dangers posed by the placement of multiple spans, the
safety zone is necessary to provide for the safety of persons, vessels,
and the marine environment in the event area.
    Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds that good cause
exists for making this rule effective less than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register. Delaying the effective date of
this rule would be impracticable because immediate action is needed to
respond to the potential safety hazards associated with the
construction and placement of multiple spans.

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule

    The Coast Guard is issuing this rule under authority in 46 U.S.C.
70034. The COTP Savannah has determined that potential hazards
associated with the placement of multiple spans for the new Islands
Expressway Bridge starting September 18, 2019, will be a safety concern
for anyone within 1,000 feet of the north and south side of the Islands
Expressway Bridge. This rule is needed to protect personnel, vessels,
and the marine environment in the navigable waters within the safety
zone during bridge construction.

IV. Discussion of the Rule

    This rule establishes a safety zone from 8:00 a.m. on September 18,
2019

to 2:00 p.m. on September 20, 2019, 8:00 a.m. on September 23, 2019 to
2:00 p.m. on September 27, 2019, 8:00 a.m. on September 30, 2019 to
2:00 p.m. on October 4, 2019, 8:00 a.m. on October 14, 2019 to 2:00
p.m. on October 18, 2019, 8:00 a.m. on October 21, 2019 to 2:00 p.m. on
October 22, 2019. The safety zone will cover all navigable waters
within 1,000 feet on the north and south side of the Islands Expressway
Bridge, Savannah, GA. Weather contingency days have been factored into
this timeframe. If the safety zone is not enforced on weather
contingency days, the Coast Guard will notify the public via Broadcast
Notice to Mariners and will update the Local Notice to Mariners.
    The duration of the zone is intended to protect personnel, vessels,
and the marine environment in these navigable waters during placement
of multiple spans for the new Islands Expressway Bridge. No vessel or
person will be permitted to enter, transit through, anchor in, or
remain within the safety zone without obtaining permission from the
COTP or a designated representative.

V. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
Executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on a number of these statutes and Executive orders, and we
discuss First Amendment rights of protestors.

A. Regulatory Planning and Review

    Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 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. Executive Order 13771 directs agencies to control
regulatory costs through a budgeting process. This rule has not been
designated a ``significant regulatory action,'' under Executive Order
12866. Accordingly, this rule has not been reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), and pursuant to OMB guidance it is exempt
from the requirements of Executive Order 13771.
    This regulatory action determination is based on the size,
location, duration, and time-of-day of the safety zone. The safety zone
is only in effect for navigable waters within 1,000 feet of the Islands
Expressway Bridge on the north and south side during the placement of
multiple spans for the new Islands Expressway Bridge. Vessels and
persons seeking to enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within
the regulated area may seek authority from the COTP or a designated
representative. The Coast Guard will provide notification of the
regulated area to the local maritime community by Local Notice to
Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners via VHF-FM marine channel 16,
and Marine Safety Information Bulletin release.

B. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. 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 rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.
    While some owners or operators of vessels intending to transit the
safety zone may be small entities, for the reasons stated in section
V.A above, this rule will not have a significant economic impact on any
vessel owner or operator.
    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 rule. If the rule would affect your
small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you have
questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance, please
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy or
action of the Coast Guard.

C. Collection of Information

    This rule will not call for a new collection of information under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Governments

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government. We have analyzed this rule under that Order and have
determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132.
    Also, this rule does not have tribal implications under Executive
Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it does 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. If
you believe this rule has implications for federalism or Indian tribes,
please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section above.

E. 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 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this rule will not result in
such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere
in this preamble.

F. Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security
Directive 023-01 and Environmental Planning COMDTINST 5090.1 (series),
which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have
determined 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 rule involves a safety zone during the placement of
multiple spans for the new Islands Expressway Bridge. It is
categorically excluded from further review under paragraph L60(a) in
Table 3-1 of U.S. Coast Guard Environmental Planning Implementing
Procedures 5090.1. A Record of

Environmental Consideration supporting this determination is available
in the docket where indicated under ADDRESSES.

G. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places or vessels.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

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

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
33 CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

0
1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-
6, and 160.5; Department of Homeland Security Delegations No.
0170.1.

0
2. Add Sec.  165.T07-0756 to read as follows:

Sec.  165.T07-0756  Safety Zone, Wilmington River, Savannah, GA.

    (a) Regulated area. The following areas are established as safety
zones: All waters of the Wilmington River within 1,000 feet on the
north and south side of the Islands Expressway Bridge, Wilmington River
in Savannah, GA.
    (b) Definition. As used in this section, ``designated
representative'' means Coast Guard Patrol Commanders, including Coast
Guard coxswains, petty officers, and other officers operating Coast
Guard vessels or aircraft, and federal, state, and local officers
designated by or assisting the Captain of the Port (COTP) Savannah 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 area of the safety zone unless authorized by the COTP
Savannah or a designated representative.
    (2) Persons or vessels desiring to enter, transit through, anchor
in, or remain within the safety zone may contact COTP Savannah by
telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER> x 243, 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 area
is granted by the COTP Savannah or a designated representative, all
persons and vessels receiving such authorization must comply with the
instructions of the COTP Savannah or a designated representative.
    (3) The Coast Guard will provide notice of the regulated areas by
Local Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, Marine Safety
Information Bulletins, and on-scene designated representatives.
    (d) Effective and enforcement period. This section is effective
without actual notice from September 26, 2019 to 2:00 p.m. on October
22, 2019. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used
from 8:00 a.m. on September 18, 2019 through September 26, 2019. This
section will be enforced intermittently from 8:00 a.m. on September 18,
2019 to 2:00 p.m. on September 20, 2019, 8:00 a.m. on September 23,
2019 to 2:00 p.m. on September 27, 2019, 8:00 a.m. on September 30,
2019 to 2:00 p.m. on October 4, 2019, 8:00 a.m. on October 14, 2019 to
2:00 p.m. on October 18, 2019, 8:00 a.m. on October 21, 2019 to 2:00
p.m. on October 22, 2019.
    (e) Notice of suspension of enforcement. If the safety zone
described in paragraph (a) of this section is not enforced on the days
listed in paragraph (d) of this section, the Coast Guard will notify
the public via Broadcast Notice to Mariners and will update the Local
Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: September 16, 2019.
Judson A. Coleman,
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port
Savannah.
[FR Doc. 2019-20565 Filed 9-25-19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket No. FEMA-B-7798]

Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1 percent annual-
chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the
communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to
seek general information and comment regarding the proposed regulatory
flood elevations for the reach described by the downstream and upstream
locations in the table below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are a part of
the floodplain management measures that the community is required
either to adopt or show evidence of having in effect in order to
qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, these elevations, once
finalized, will be used by insurance agents, and others to calculate
appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the
contents in those buildings.

DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before November 10, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The corresponding preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM) for the proposed BFEs for each community are available for
inspection at the community's map repository. The respective addresses
are listed in the table below.
    You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-7798, to
William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch,
Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (e-mail)
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief,
Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,
(202) 646-3151 or (e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) proposes to make determinations of BFEs and modified BFEs for
each community listed below, in accordance with section 110 of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR
67.4(a).
    These proposed BFEs and modified BFEs, together with the floodplain
management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that are
required. They should not be construed to mean that the community must
change any existing ordinances that are more stringent in their
floodplain management requirements. The community may at any time enact
stricter requirements of its own, or pursuant to policies established
by other Federal, State, or regional entities. These proposed
elevations are used to meet the floodplain management requirements of
the NFIP and are also used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance
premium rates for new buildings built after these elevations are made
final, and for the contents in these buildings.
    Comments on any aspect of the Flood Insurance Study and FIRM, other
than the proposed BFEs, will be considered. A letter acknowledging
receipt of any comments will not be sent.
    Administrative Procedure Act Statement. This matter is not a
rulemaking governed by the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C.
553. FEMA publishes flood elevation determinations for notice and
comment; however, they are governed by the Flood Disaster Protection
Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq., and do not fall under the APA.
    National Environmental Policy Act. This proposed rule is
categorically excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR part 10,
Environmental Consideration. An environmental impact assessment has not
been prepared.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act. As flood elevation determinations are
not within the scope of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-
612, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
    Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review. This
proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under the criteria
of section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as amended.
    Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This proposed rule involves no
policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
    Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This proposed rule
meets the applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67

    Administrative practice and procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
    Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 67--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 67 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of
1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR,
1979 Comp., p. 376.

Sec.  67.4  [Amended]

    2. The tables published under the authority of Sec.  67.4 are
proposed to be amended as follows:

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                                                                                * Elevation in feet
                                                                                (NGVD) + Elevation in
                                                                                feet (NAVD)
             State               City/town/county      Source of         Location **       Depth in feet above
                                                        flooding                                 ground
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                                                                                Existing     Modified
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                                        Town of Boxborough, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts.................  Town of            Guggins Brook....  Approximately            +206         +207
                                 Boxborough.                           1,000 feet
                                                                       upstream of
                                                                       confluence with
                                                                       Inch Brook.
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*National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
 reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
 the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.

Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
 Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

                                                    ADDRESSES
Town of Boxborough

Maps are available for inspection at the Town of Boxborough, 29 Middle Road, Boxborough, MA.
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                                                                  * Elevation in feet
                                                                 (NGVD) + Elevation in
                                                                 feet (NAVD)
         Flooding source(s)            Location of referenced     Depth in feet above     Communities  affected
                                            elevation **                ground
                                                              --------------------------
                                                                Effective     Modified
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                                 Morgan County, Illinois, and Incorporated Areas
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Illinois River......................  From the Scott/Morgan           +446         +447  Unincorporated Areas of
                                       County Border; Smith                               Morgan County, Village
                                       Lake Road extended.                                of Meredosia.
                                      To the Cass/Morgan              +447         +448  .......................
                                       County Border; Morgan
                                       Cass County Line Road.
Mauvaise Terre Creek................  From approximately              None         +595  Village of S.
                                       Michigan Avenue                                    Jacksonville.
                                       extended.
                                      To approximately 50             None         +595
                                       feet downstream of
                                       Vandalia Road;
                                       approximately 60 feet
                                       upstream of Country
                                       Club Road.
Town Brook..........................  From Massey Lane.......         None         +603  Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                Morgan County.
                                      To the limit of                 None         +603
                                       Detailed Study;
                                       approximately 650 feet
                                       upstream of Massey
                                       Lane.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
 reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
 the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.

Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
 Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

                                                    ADDRESSES

                                      Unincorporated Areas of Morgan County

Maps are available for inspection at Morgan County Regional Planning Commission, 345 West State Street,
 Jacksonville, IL 62650.

Village of Meredosia

Maps are available for inspection at Meredosia Village Hall, 315 Main Street, Meredosia, IL 62665.

Village of S. Jacksonville

Maps are available for inspection at South Jacksonville Village Hall, 301 Dewey Street, South Jacksonville, IL
 62650.
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                                 Scott County, Illinois, and Incorporated Areas
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Illinois River......................  From river mile 67.0,           +446         +447  Unincorporated Areas of
                                       approximately 500 feet                             Scott County.
                                       upstream of the
                                       confluence with Coon
                                       Run.
                                      To the Morgan/Scott             +446         +447
                                       county boundary at
                                       river mile 68.0--
                                       approximately Smith
                                       Lake Road extended.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
 reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
 the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.

Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
 Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

                                                    ADDRESSES
                                      Unincorporated Areas of Scott County

Maps are available for inspection at Scott County Courthouse, 35 East Market Street, Winchester, IL 62694.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

    Dated: July 25, 2008.
Edward L. Connor,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Insurance, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E8-18526 Filed 8-11-08; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 92 (Tuesday, May 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28109-28112]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-88818; File No. SR-CboeEDGX-2020-018]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice
of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change
Relating To Amend Its Definition of Bulk Messages in Rule 16.1 and
Amend Rule 21.1(j)(3)

May 6, 2020.
    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 April 24, 2020, Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or
````EDGX'') 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 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

    Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or ``EDGX Options'')
proposes to amend its definition of bulk messages in Rule 16.1 and
amend Rule 21.1(j)(3). The text of the proposed rule change is provided
in Exhibit 5.
    The text of the proposed rule change is also available on the
Exchange's website (http://markets.cboe.com/us/options/regulation/rule_filings/edgx/), 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 its rules in connection with bulk
message functionality to offer this functionality exclusively to
Market-Makers on the Exchange. Currently, EDGX Options Market-Makers
submit their quotes electronically as bulk messages. A bulk message is
a single electronic message a User may submit to the Exchange in which
the User may enter, modify, or cancel up to an Exchange-specified
number of bids and offers. Bulk message functionality was adopted by
the Exchange in connection with a recent technology migration and
designed to be consistent with the technology offering of the
Exchange's affiliated options exchanges, Cboe Exchange, Inc. (``Cboe
Options'') and Cboe C2 Exchange, Inc. (``C2'').\3\ Currently, the
definition of a bulk message in Rule 16.1 provides that a User may
submit a bulk message through a bulk port, which is a dedicated logical
port. Current Rule 21.1(j)(3) provides that a bulk message submitted
through a logical port is subject to the following: (1) It has a Time-
in-Force of Day; (2) a Market-Maker with an appointment in a class may
designate a bulk message for that class as Post Only or Book Only, and
other Users must designate a bulk message for that class as Post Only;
and (3) a User may establish a default MTP Modifier of MCN, MCO, or
MCB, and a default value of Attributable or Non-Attributable, for a
bulk port, each of which applies to all bulk messages submitted to the
Exchange through that bulk port. Additionally, Users may submit single
orders through a bulk port in the same manner as Users may submit
orders to the Exchange through any other type of port, including
designated with any order instruction and any time-in-force,\4\ and as
auction responses (using auction response messages). The primary
purpose of bulk ports and bulk messages is to encourage liquidity
provision, particularly by Market-Makers, on the Exchange.\5\
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    \3\ See Securities Exchange Release No. 84929 (December 21,
2018) 83 FR 67785 (December 31, 2018) (SR-CboeEDGX-2018-060).
    \4\ A Market-Maker with an appointment in a class may designate
an order for that class submitted through a bulk port only as Post
Only or Book Only, and other Users must designate an order for that
class submitted through a bulk port as Post Only. See Rule
21.1(j)(3)(B)(i).
    \5\ See supra note 3.
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    The Exchange proposes to amend the definition of bulk messages in
Rule 16.1 so that Market-Makers may exclusively submit bulk messages
and proposes to update Rule 21.1(j)(3) regarding bulk ports
accordingly. Specifically, the proposed rule change amends the
definition of bulk messages to provide that the term ``bulk message''
means a single electronic message a User submits with an M Capacity
(i.e., for the account of a Market-Maker) to the Exchange in which the
User may enter, modify, or cancel up to an Exchange-specified number of
bids and offers. In this way, the bulk messages submitted through bulk
ports would be attributed only to Market-Maker quotes. In line with the
proposed amendment to the User Capacity permitted to submit bulk
messages, the proposed rule change also updates Rule 21.1(j)(3)(A)(ii)
to provide that, while a Market-Maker with an appointment in a class
may designate a bulk message for that class as a Post Only or Book
Only, a non-appointed Market-Maker, as opposed to any other User, must
designate a bulk message for that class as Post Only. This is currently
the case for Market-Makers submitting bulk messages in non-appointed
classes and the proposed rule change merely reflects the specific type
of other User (i.e., Market-Makers not appointed in a class) that will
be able to submit bulk messages. The Exchange also notes that the
proposed rule change updates the term User to Market-Maker in Rule
21.1(j)(3)(A)(iii) to reflect the proposed amendment to the User
Capacity permitted to submit bulk messages and provide uniformity for
the terms used throughout Rule 21.1(j)(3)(A).
    The Exchange notes that the vast majority of bulk messages
submitted through bulk ports are for the account of a Market-Maker.
Indeed, over the second half of March 2020 the Exchange observed that
no non-Market-Makers submitted bulk messages through bulk ports.
Because so few non-Market-Maker Users opt to use this functionality,
the Exchange believes that the current demand does not warrant the
Exchange resources necessary for ongoing System support for non-Market-
Maker bulk messaging. The Exchange notes that the use of bulk messages
is voluntary and non-Market-Maker Users will continue to be able to
submit their single orders and auction responses through bulk ports and
other logical ports in the same manner as they currently do.
    The Exchange notes that limiting the offering of quoting
functionality to Market-Makers is not new or unique as other options
exchanges currently offer quoting functionality only to their market
makers.\6\ Indeed, bulk message functionality (including submission
through bulk ports) is geared toward encouraging Market-Maker quoting
on the Exchange. For example, the requirement that bulk messages have a
time-in-force of Day is intended to be consistent with a Market-Maker's
obligation to update its quotes in response to changed market
conditions in its appointed classes, and the provision that allows
Market-Makers to designate their bulk messages as Post Only or Book
Only (as opposed to the limitation to Post Only for other Users' bulk
messages) is intended to provide Market-Makers with flexibility to use
these instructions with respect to their bulk messages as additional
tools to meet their quoting obligations in a manner they deem
appropriate.\7\ Additionally, the Exchange notes that its affiliated
options exchanges, C2 and Cboe Options, as well as Cboe BZX Exchange,
Inc. (``BZX Options'') are simultaneously submitting filings to update
their corresponding rules in connection with bulk messages. Thus, the
proposed rule change is intended to continue to harmonize technology
offerings across the affiliated options exchanges. Additionally, C2 and
Cboe Options just recently adopted bulk message functionality to
replace substantially similar quotation functionality that was
previously offered only to their market makers.\8\
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    \6\ See Nasdaq Phlx Options 1, Section 7(a)(B), which provides
for its ``Specialized Quote Feed'', a quoting interface offered
specifically to market makers on Phlx; and see generally MIAX
Options Rule 517, which provide for the different types of quotes
and quoting mechanisms offered specifically to market makers on MIAX
Options.
    \7\ See supra note 3.
    \8\ See Securities Exchange Release No. 86374 (July 15, 2019) 84
FR 34963 (July 19, 2019) (SR-CBOE-2019-033); and Securities Exchange
Release No. 85038 (February 1, 2019) 84 FR 2598 (February 7, 2019)
(SR-C2-2018-025).
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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.\9\ Specifically, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is
consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) \10\ 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) \11\ requirement that the rules of
an exchange not be designed to permit unfair discrimination between
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \11\ Id.
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    In particular, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change
will remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open
market and national market system and benefit investors, because it
will delete from the Rules a functionality that is currently unused and
as a result, the Exchange will no longer offer, thereby promoting
transparency in its Rules. The Exchange notes that other options
exchanges currently offer their quoting functionality and/or interfaces
exclusively to market makers on their exchanges.\12\ Also, up until
recently, C2 and Cboe Options offered exclusively to their market
makers quoting functionality substantially similar to current bulk
message functionality.\13\ Moreover, the Exchange does not believe that
the proposed rule change raises any new or novel issues for Users and
will not affect the protection of investors and the public interest
because this functionality is not currently used by non-Market-Makers.
In addition to this, the Exchange notes that the submission of bulk
messages to the Exchange is voluntary, and, as stated, non-Market-
Makers will continue to be able to submit single order and auction
responses through bulk ports and other logical ports to connect to the
Exchange and enter orders, receive date, and access information. Also,
the Exchange believes that the low non-Market-Maker usage rate of bulk
message functionality does not warrant the continued resources
necessary for System support of bulk messaging for non-Market-Maker
Users. As a result, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change will
also remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open
market and national market system by allowing the Exchange to
reallocate System capacity and resources to other System functionality,
which benefits all market participants.
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    Additionally, the Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule
change would permit unfair discrimination as, according to March 2020
data, non-Market-Makers are not submitting bulk messages to the
Exchange, and, as stated above, bulk message functionality is
principally designed to assist Market-Makers in providing liquidity to
the Exchange. The options market is driven by Market-Maker quotes, and
thus Market-Maker quotes are critical to provide liquidity to the
market and contribute to price discovery for investors. Additionally,
Market-Makers are subject to continuous quoting obligations (which
other Users are not), and bulk message functionality provides Market-
Makers with a means to help them satisfy these obligations. Indeed,
when bulk messages were adopted, the Exchange expected Market-Makers
regularly to use bulk messages to input and update prices on multiple
series of options at the same time, and noted that the functionality
was intended primarily for the use of Market-Makers.\14\
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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 Exchange does not
believe that the proposed rule change will change will impose any
burden on intramarket competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act because bulk messages
functionality will be available for all Exchange Market-Makers in the
same manner as it is today. Non-Market-Makers will continue to be able
to submit their single orders and auction responses through bulk ports,
as well as all orders and other data through logical ports, in the same
manner as they currently do. As noted above, this is consistent with
the primary purpose of bulk messages, which is to encourage Market-
Maker quoting and liquidity on the Exchange. The Exchange further notes
that if any non-Market-Makers wish to submit liquidity to the Exchange
using bulk messages they are free to register as an Exchange Market-
Maker and choose the appointed classes in which they wish to quote.
Non-Market-Makers currently do not use bulk message functionality, so
the proposed rule change is not expected to have any impact on their
business need.
    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on intermarket competition that is not necessary or
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act because other
options exchanges currently limit their quoting functionality and/or
interface to market makers on their exchanges.\15\ Additionally, as
noted above, until recently the Exchange's affiliated options
exchanges, C2 and Cboe Options, both which intend to update their
corresponding bulk message rules in the same manner as proposed herein,
offered exclusively to their market makers quoting functionality
substantially similar to the current bulk message functionality.\16\
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C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    The Exchange 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 foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \17\ and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\18\
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    \17\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \18\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change at
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
The Commission has waived the five-day prefiling requirement in this
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    A proposed rule change filed pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6) under the
Act \19\ normally does not become

operative for 30 days after the date of its filing. However, Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) \20\ 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 so that the proposal may become operative
immediately upon filing. The Commission believes that waiving the 30-
day operative delay is consistent with the protection of investors and
the public interest. The Exchange represents that it disseminated
advance notice of the proposed change to market participants on March
27, 2020 and plans to announce a specific implementation date in the
near future. In addition, the Exchange states that the proposal is
consistent with quoting functionality on other options exchanges which
currently offer such functionality only to their market makers. The
Commission notes that the proposed rule change does not present any
unique or novel regulatory issues. Accordingly, the Commission hereby
waives the operative delay and designates the proposal operative upon
filing.\21\
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    \19\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \20\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \21\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has also considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
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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: (i)
Necessary or appropriate in the public interest; (ii) for the
protection of investors; or (iii) otherwise in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings to determine whether the
proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-CboeEDGX-2020-018 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-CboeEDGX-2020-018. 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-CboeEDGX-2020-018 and should be
submitted on or before June 2, 2020.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\22\
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    \22\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL15-39-000]

Alabama Power Company, Southern Power Company, Mississippi Power
Company, Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company, Oleander Power
Project, Limited Partnership, Southern Company--Florida LLC, Southern
Turner Cimarron I, LLC, Spectrum Nevada Solar, LLC, Campo Verde Solar,
LLC, Macho Springs Solar, LLC; Notice of Institution of Section 206
Proceeding, and Refund Effective Date

    On April 27, 2015, the Commission issued an order in Docket No.
EL15-39-000, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16
U.S.C. 824e (2012), instituting an investigation into the justness and
reasonableness of Southern Companies' market-based rates in the
Southern Company Services, Inc., PowerSouth Energy Cooperative, South
Carolina Public Service Authority, South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company, and City of Tallahassee balancing authority areas. Alabama
Power Company, 151 FERC ] 61,071 (2015).
    The refund effective date in Docket No. EL15-39-000, established
pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date of publication
of this notice in the Federal Register.

    Dated: April 28, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14675-000]

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

    On April 9, 2015, Siting Renewables, LLC, filed an application for
a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of a hydropower project to be
located at the existing Chain Dam on the Lehigh River,

near the City of Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. 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 Chain Dam Hydroelectric Project would consist of the
following: (1) An existing 20-foot-high concrete gravity dam with a
690-foot-long spillway; (2) an existing impoundment having a surface
area of approximately 300 acres and a storage capacity of 1,200 acre-
feet at an elevation of 190 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) three
channels, each with a very low head (VLH) 500-kilowatt (kW) turbine-
generator unit, with a maximum generating capacity of 1,500 kW, with a
maximum hydraulic capacity of 2,300 cubic feet per second under a net
head of 13.5 feet, (3) three new, heavy flotsam racks; (4) a crest-
mounted walkway carrying hydraulic and electrical conduits from the VLH
turbines to a new powerhouse; and (5) a 280-foot-long 12.42/7.2
kilovolt primary transmission line. The estimated annual generation of
the proposed project would be 7,880,000 kilowatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ralph J. Jones, Siting Renewables, LLC, 1800
Rt. 34, Suite 101, Wall, NJ 07719; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; 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-14675-000.
    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-14675) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: July 14, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0686; Airspace Docket No. 18-ANM-10]
RIN 2120-AA66

Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace, and Establishment of
Class E Airspace; Spokane, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D airspace, Class E surface area
airspace, and establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface at Felts Field Airport, Spokane, WA. After a
biennial review, the FAA found it necessary to amend existing airspace
and establish new controlled airspace for the safety and management of
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at this airport. This action
makes a minor editorial change to the airspace designation and replaces
the outdated term Airport/Facility Directory with the term Chart
Supplement. The Class D and Class E surface areas are extended to the
Spokane International Airport Class C surface area on the southwest and
expanded 1.2 miles on the northeast. The Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface is established to provide
airspace for aircraft transitioning to and from Felts Field airport.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, January 30, 2020. 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 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed on line at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can
contact the Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20591 telephone: (202) 267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the
availability of FAA Order 7400.11C at NARA, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Center, Operations Support Group, 2200
S 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    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 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 regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it amends Class D and Class E surface area airspace and establishes
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the earth at
Felts Field, Spokane, WA, to support IFR operations at the airport.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal
Register (84 FR 29431; June 24, 2019) for Docket No. FAA-2018-0686 to
modify Class D airspace and Class E surface area airspace and establish
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at
Felts Field Airport, Spokane, WA. Interested parties were invited to
participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on
the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received.
    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in
paragraph 5000, 6002, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11D,
dated August 8, 2019 and effective September 15, 2019, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E
airspace designations listed in this document will be published
subsequently in that Order. FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations
and Reporting Points, is published yearly and effective on September
15.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and effective September 15,
2019. FAA Order 7400.11D is publicly available as listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11D lists Class A,
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.

The Rule

    The FAA is amending Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 by modifying Class D airspace, and Class E surface area
airspace at Felts Field Airport, Spokane, WA, by expanding an area that
will extend to the Spokane International Airport Class C surface area
on the southwest and expanded 1.2 miles on the northeast; and
Establishing Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface within a 4-mile radius of Felts Field Airport, Spokane, WA, and
within 1.8 miles each side of the 53[deg] bearing from the airport
extending from the 4-mile radius to 6.5 miles from the airport, and
within 3.0 miles each side of the 75[deg] bearing from the point in
space at (lat. 47[deg]37'46'' N, long. 117[deg]26'30'' W), extending
12.6 miles from the point in space coordinates. After a biennial review
of the airspace, the FAA found modification of the airspace necessary
for the safety and management of aircraft departing and arriving under
IFR operations at the airport.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative

comments. 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 only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures,'' paragraph 5-6.5a. This airspace action is not expected to
cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an
environmental assessment.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 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

0
1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

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

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

0
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11D,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and
effective September 15, 2019, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

ANM WA D Spokane, WA [Amended]

Felts Field, WA
    (Lat. 47[deg]40'59'' N, long. 117[deg]19'21'' W)
Felts Field, Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 47[deg]39'08'' N, long. 117[deg]18'46'' W)
Felts Field, Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 47[deg]41'36'' N, long. 117[deg]22'43'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
4,500 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Felts Field Airport and
that airspace 1.2 miles each side of the 53[deg] bearing from the
airport extending from the 4-mile radius to 5.2 miles from the Felts
Field airport, and that airspace from a line 1.5 miles northwest and
parallel to a line along the 224[deg] bearing from a point in space
lat. 47[deg]41'36'' N, long. 117[deg]22'43'' W, to a line 2.1 miles
south and parallel to a line along the 258[deg] bearing from a point
in space lat. 47[deg]39'08'' N, long. 117[deg]18'46'' W, extending
from the Felts Field's 4-mile radius to 6.5 miles from the Felts
Field Airport, excluding that airspace in the Spokane International
Airport Class C surface area. This Class D airspace area is
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter
be continuously published in the Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

* * * * *

ANM WA E2 Spokane, WA [Amended]

Felts Field, WA
    (Lat. 47[deg]40'59'' N, long. 117[deg]19'21'' W)
Felts Field, Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 47[deg]39'08'' N, long. 117[deg]18'46'' W)
Felts Field, Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 47[deg]41'36'' N, long. 117[deg]22'43'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4-mile
radius of Felts Field Airport and that airspace 1.2 miles each side
of the 53[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 4-mile
radius to 5.2 miles from the Felts Field airport, and that airspace
from a line 1.5 miles northwest and parallel to a line along the
224[deg] bearing from a point in space lat. 47[deg]41'36'' N, long.
117[deg]22'43'' W, to a line 2.1 miles south and parallel to a line
along the 258[deg] bearing from a point in space lat. 47[deg]39'08''
N, long. 117[deg]18'46'' W, extending from the Felts Field's 4-mile
radius to 6.5 miles from the Felts Field Airport, excluding that
airspace in the Spokane International Airport Class C surface area.
This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific dates
and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in
the Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

ANM WA E5 Spokane, WA [New]

Felts Field, WA
    (Lat. 47[deg]40'59'' N, long. 117[deg]19'21'' W)
Felts Field, Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 47[deg]37'46'' N, long. 117[deg]26'30'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the ground
within a 4-mile radius of Felts Field Airport, and that airspace 1.8
miles each side of the 53[deg] bearing from the airport extending
from the 4-mile radius to 6.5 miles from the Felts Field airport,
and that airspace 3.0 miles each side of the 75[deg] bearing from
point in space at (Lat. 47[deg]37'46'' N, long. 117[deg]26'30'' W),
extending 12.6 miles from the point in space, excluding that
airspace in the Spokane International Airport Class C Airspace.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, November 4, 2019.
Shawn M. Kozica,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
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