[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66526-66528]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27574]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-549-000]

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed SM-80 MAOP Restoration
Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of the SM-80 MAOP Restoration Project
involving construction and operation of facilities by Columbia Gas
Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gas) in Wayne County, West Virginia. The
Commission will use this EA in its decision-making process to determine
whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity.
    This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested
agencies on the project. You can make a difference by providing us with
your specific comments or concerns about the project. Your comments
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they
need to evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your comments are timely and
properly recorded, please send your comments so that the Commission
receives them in Washington, DC on or before November 14, 2015.
    If you sent comments on this project to the Commission before the
opening of this docket on September 2, 2015, you will need to file
those comments in Docket No. CP15-549-000 to ensure they are considered
as part of this proceeding.
    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and local government
representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
    If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company
representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. The company
would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if
the Commission approves the project, that approval conveys with it the
right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to
produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation
proceedings where compensation would be determined in accordance with
state law.
    Columbia Gas provided landowners with a fact sheet prepared by the
FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do
I Need To Know?'' This fact sheet addresses a number of typically asked
questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate
in the Commission's proceedings. It is also available for viewing on
the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov).

Public Participation

    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments and has expert staff available to assist you at
(202) 502-8258 or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please carefully follow these
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief,
text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a
variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission.
New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on
``eRegister.'' If you are filing a comment on a particular project,
please select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number
(CP15-549-000) with your submission:
    Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.

Summary of the Proposed Project

    Columbia Gas proposes to abandon in place approximately 3.3 miles
of 30-inch-diameter pipeline and associated above ground appurtenances
located on its existing SM-80 natural gas transmission system located
in Wayne County, West Virginia. This section would be abandoned due to
its age and condition, and the current Department of Transportation
requirements based on increases in population density near the
pipeline. Columbia would also construct approximately 3.9 miles of 30-
inch-diameter pipe to replace the abandoned pipeline. The new pipeline
would be tied-in to the existing SM-80 pipeline at mileposts 0.67 and
4.56 and would be co-located with the existing SM-80 Loop \1\ and other
existing easements for 3.8 of the 3.9 miles. The 3.3 miles of 30-inch
diameter pipeline is located in an area that has undergone an increase
in residential development. In order to decrease the potential impacts
to this residential development, Columbia Gas proposed to install the
30-inch diameter replacement pipeline to the south and east of the
proposed abandonment.
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    In addition to the above-mentioned pipeline, the SM-80 MAOP
Restoration Project would require minor modification to support
facilities.
    The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix
1.\2\
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    \2\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in
the Federal Register. Copies of appendices were sent to all those
receiving this notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov
using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the Commission's Public
Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call
(202) 502-8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to
the last page of this notice.
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Land Requirements for Construction

    Construction of the proposed facilities would disturb about 77.9
acres of land for the aboveground facilities and the pipeline.
Following construction, Columbia Gas would maintain about 12.4 acres
for permanent operation of the project's facilities; the remaining
acreage would be restored and revert to former uses. About 96 percent
of the

proposed pipeline route parallels existing pipeline, utility, or road
rights-of-way.

The EA Process

    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could
result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us
\3\ to discover and address concerns the public may have about
proposals. This process is referred to as ``scoping.'' The main goal of
the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important
environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public
comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. We will
consider all filed comments during the preparation of the EA.
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    \3\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the Commission's Office of Energy Projects.
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    In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction and operation of the proposed project under these
general headings:
     Geology and soils;
     land use;
     water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
     cultural resources;
     vegetation and wildlife;
     air quality and noise;
     endangered and threatened species;
     public safety; and
     cumulative impacts.
    We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed
project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to
lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
    The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues. The EA
will be available in the public record through eLibrary. We may also
publish and distribute the EA to the public for an allotted comment
period. We will consider all comments on the EA before making our
recommendations to the Commission. To ensure we have the opportunity to
consider and address your comments, please carefully follow the
instructions in the Public Participation section, beginning on page 2.
    With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law
and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues of
this project to formally cooperate with us in the preparation of the
EA.\4\ Agencies that would like to request cooperating agency status
should follow the instructions for filing comments provided under the
Public Participation section of this notice.
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    \4\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
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Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act

    In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's
implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation
with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and to
solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested
Indian tribes, and the public on the project's potential effects on
historic properties.\5\ We will define the project-specific Area of
Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO as the project
develops. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a minimum
encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include
construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards, compressor
stations, and access roads). Our EA for this project will document our
findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status
of consultations under section 106.
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    \5\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic
Places.
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Environmental Mailing List

    The environmental mailing list includes: Federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's
regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property
may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within
certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits
comments on the project. We will update the environmental mailing list
as the analysis proceeds to ensure that we send the information related
to this environmental review to all individuals, organizations, and
government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the
proposed project.
    If we publish and distribute the EA, copies will be sent to the
environmental mailing list for public review and comment. If you would
prefer to receive a paper copy of the document instead of the CD
version or would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please
return the attached Information Request (appendix 2).

Becoming an Intervenor

    In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want
to become an ``intervenor'' which is an official party to the
Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the
process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard
by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling.
An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a
request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are in
the ``Document-less Intervention Guide'' under the ``e-filing'' link on
the Commission's Web site. Motions to intervene are more fully
described at http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.

Additional Information

    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC Web site at www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number,
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP15-
549). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. The eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission 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 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
    Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the
Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.

    Dated: October 23, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-27574 Filed 10-28-15; 8:45 am]
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EPA BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVENTION DIVISION COMPANY NOTICE OF FILING FOR PESTICIDE PETITIONS PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER   (DRAFT January__, 2018)

EPA Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division contact: [Alan Reynolds<PHONE_NUMBER>]

INSTRUCTIONS:  Please utilize this outline in preparing the pesticide petition.  In cases where the outline element does not apply, please insert "NA-Remove" and maintain the outline. Please do not change the margins, font, or format in your pesticide petition. Simply replace the instructions that appear in green, i.e., "[insert company name]," with the information specific to your action.

SUBMISSION: E-mail the completed template to<EMAIL_ADDRESS> TEMPLATE:

Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery, LLC, 1820 County Road 833, Clewiston, FL 33440

PP XXXXX

	EPA has received a pesticide petition (XXXXX) from Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery, LLC, 1820 County Road 833, Clewiston, FL 33440 proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180

   	1. by establishing a tolerance for residues of NA-Remove

	2. to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for the 	 	3. to establish an amendment/expansion of an existing tolerance exemption for the NA-Remove

   	1. microbial pesticide NA-Remove

	2. biochemical pesticide NA-Remove 	 	3. plant-pesticide Spinach Defensin Proteins in or on Citrus Fruits (Citrus Spp., Fortunella Spp., Crop Group 10-10; 40 CFR Section 180.41(c)(12)(13)).

	Pursuant to section 408(d)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA, as amended, Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery, LLC has submitted the following summary of information, data, and arguments in support of their pesticide petition. This summary was prepared by Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery, LLC and EPA has not fully evaluated the merits of the pesticide petition. The summary may have been edited by EPA if the terminology used was unclear, the summary contained extraneous material, or the summary unintentionally made the reader conclude that the findings reflected EPA's position and not the position of the petitioner.

I. Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery, LLC Petition Summary        PP XXXXX

A. Product Name and Proposed Use Practices

Modified spinach defensin genes 2 (SoD2), 2* (SoD2*), 7 (SoD7) and 8 (SoD8), respectively, have been incorporated into citrus, grapefruit, sweet orange, and lemon to confer tolerance/resistance to the plant disease Citrus Greening (CG), also known as Huanglongbing or HLB.

B. Product Identity/Chemistry

	1. Identity of the pesticide and corresponding residues. The pesticide and corresponding residues are identified as spinach defensin proteins. Defensin proteins are ubiquitous in plants and are known to exhibit antifungal and antibacterial activity.  Plant defensins are understood to act by binding to receptors on the membrane of plant pathogens and thereby causing the integrity of the host membrane to become compromised, leading to cell disruption and death.

2. Magnitude of residues at the time of harvest and method used to determine the residue. Spinach defensin proteins, expressed in disease resistant citrus, have been measured at very low levels (less than 25ppm in citrus leaf tissue (dry wt.)).  (Citrus fruits have yet to be produced on modified trees due to their juvenile nature. However, it is anticipated that levels of spinach defensin proteins expressed in fruits will be similarly low.) The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because an exemption from the requirement is being sought. There is a long history of mammalian consumption of the entire spinach plant (both raw and cooked) as food, without causing any known deleterious human health effects or any evidence of toxicity.  Spinach plant leaves have long been part of the human diet and there have been no findings which indicate toxicity or allergenicity.  The portion of the citrus genome coding for spinach defensin proteins 2, 2*, 7 and 8, as well as for the marker genes neomycin phosphotransferase II (nptII) and ß-glucouronidase (gus) is well characterized.  An exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in all plants exists for both NPTII and GUS proteins at 40 CFR Section 174.521 and 40 CFR Section174.525, respectively. Non-occupational exposure such as drinking water exposure is minimal to non-existent since the genes are only expressed at very low levels within plant tissues. Disease resistant citrus expressing spinach defensins does not represent a source of novel potential allergenic or antinutrient proteins.

C. Mammalian Toxicological Profile.  Spinach defensins are naturally occurring proteins with a long history of safe use in mammalian dietary consumption of food (spinach).  These proteins have no known deleterious human health effects or any evidence of toxicity to people, wildlife, or beneficial insects.

Mammalian safety studies have been conducted with microbial-produced SoD2 and SoD7 proteins that have been demonstrated as equivalent to SoD2 and SoD7 expressed in disease resistant citrus. Results of these safety studies confirm that spinach defensin proteins are not toxic and lack potential to become allergens.  In an acute oral toxicity study (up and down method) in the mouse (female), the estimated acute lethal dose, LD50, was determined to be over 5,000 mg/kg for SoD2. In an in vitro study, microbial-produced SoD2 and SoD7 proteins were rapidly and extensively degraded in simulated gastric and intestinal conditions in the presence of pepsin (at pH 1.2) and pancreatin, respectively. Both microbial-produced SoD2 and SoD7 proteins demonstrated half-lives of approximately five minutes when subjected to pepsin digest, and both proteins were completely proteolyzed to amino acids and small peptide fragments in less than 1 minute in the presence of 0.15 mg/mL pancreatin. A modelling study indicated that SoD8 would be similarly rapidly degraded in simulated mammalian digestive fluids. These results indicate that spinach defensin proteins are highly susceptible to digestion in the human digestive tract and that the potential for adverse health effects from chronic exposure is virtually nonexistent. Moreover, proteins in general are not known to be carcinogenic. A search of relevant literature and databases indicated that the amino acid sequences of the disease resistant citrus-expressed SoD2, SoD2*, SoD7 and SoD8 proteins exhibit no significant homology to the sequences of known allergens or protein toxins. Thus, spinach defensin proteins are highly unlikely to trigger an allergic response, do not share sequence similarity to known toxins and therefore do not warrant additional toxicity testing.

The genetic material necessary for the production of the spinach defensin proteins are nucleic acids (DNA) which are common to all forms of plant and animal life. There are no known instances in which nucleic acids have caused toxic effects as a result of dietary exposure.

Collectively, the available data on spinach defensin proteins along with the history of safe use of consumption of spinach, establish the safety of the plant pesticides spinach defensin proteins and the genetic material necessary for their production in all citrus fruit commodities.

D. Aggregate Exposure

	1. Dietary exposure.

	             i.     Food

Significant dietary exposure to spinach defensin proteins is unlikely to occur. Dietary exposures, to the degree they may occur via ingestion of fresh and processed citrus commodities, will be at levels far below existing dietary exposure to these proteins from regular consumption of spinach.  Moreover, such exposures are unlikely to be problematic because of the low toxicity and the high degree of digestibility of the proteins.                        ii. Drinking water

The spinach defensin proteins are not likely to be present in drinking water because the proteins are only present in minute quantities within the citrus plant.  Such small quantities are further confined to the upper part of the plant, and there is no evidence that the proteins may enter the soil.                     2.  Non-dietary exposure           Spinach defensin proteins are tightly bound membrane proteins which are expressed at extremely low levels in citrus (less than 25ug/g (ppm) leaf tissue dry wt.).  These proteins bind tightly in plant tissue within the plant matrix, which greatly reduces availability for any dermal or respiratory exposure.            E. Cumulative Effects

Common modes of toxicity are not relevant to consideration of the cumulative exposure to spinach defensin proteins. The product has demonstrated low mammalian toxicity and there are currently no EPA-registered pesticide products containing defensin proteins.  Furthermore, there exists a long and documented history of safe use and consumption of these naturally occurring proteins in spinach such that biological effects do not appear to be cumulative with any other known compounds.

F. Safety Determination

	1. U.S. population. There is a long history of human consumption of spinach plants (both raw and cooked), without causing any known deleterious human health effects or any evidence of toxicity.  On the contrary, spinach is commonly regarded as a "super food" that serves as an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.   ["Food $ense," Utah State Univ. Cooperative Extension (Apr. 2011) (available online at: http://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/FN_Food$ense_2100-08pr.pdf).]  Recent U.S. consumption statistics indicate that, on average, 2 lbs. of spinach are consumed per person per year in the United States.  ["Spinach Profile," Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (June 2013) (http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/vegetables/spinach-profile/).]

Similarly, citrus whole fruits and juices have been an important part of the American and international diets for centuries.  ["History of Citrus," All Foods Natural (2013) (available online at: http://www.allfoodsnatural.com/article/history-of-citrus.html).]  Non-occupational exposure such as drinking water exposure is minimal-to-non-existent since the gene is only expressed within plant tissues. Disease resistant citrus, expressing SoD proteins, does not represent a source of novel potential allergenic or antinutrient proteins. Finally, the proteins will be expressed at very low levels.

	2. Infants and children. Based on the lack of demonstrated toxicity, absence of allergenic potential, the high degree of digestibility of spinach defensin proteins and their documented history of safe use, dietary exposure is anticipated to be at very low levels, indicating with reasonable certainty that no harm to infants, children or adults will result from aggregate exposure to these proteins.  Exempting spinach defensin proteins from the requirement of a tolerance should pose no significant risk to humans or the environment.

G. Effects on the Immune and Endocrine Systems

Given the rapid digestibility of spinach defensin proteins, no chronic effects are expected. Spinach defensin proteins (or degradate products of these proteins) are not known, nor expected, to have any effect on the immune or endocrine systems. Proteins in general are not carcinogenic, therefore, no carcinogenic risk is associated with spinach defensin proteins.

H. Existing Tolerances

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I. International Tolerances

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-90159; File No. SR-MEMX-2020-12]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; MEMX LLC; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Extend the Pilot
Related to the Market-Wide Circuit Breaker in Rule 11.16 and Amend Rule
11.16(b)(2) Concerning the Resumption of Trading Following a Level 3
Market-Wide Circuit Breaker Halt

October 13, 2020.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on October 9, 2020, MEMX LLC (``MEMX'' or the ``Exchange'') filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') the
proposed rule change as described in Items I and II, below, which Items
have been prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange filed the proposal as
a ``non-controversial'' proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\4\ The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 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 is filing with the Commission a proposed rule change
to: (i) Extend the pilot related to the market-wide circuit breaker in
Rule 11.16 and (ii) amend Rule 11.16(b)(2) concerning the resumption of
trading following a Level 3 market-wide circuit breaker halt. The text
of the proposed rule change is provided in Exhibit 5.

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
Extend the Market-Wide Circuit Breaker Pilot
    The Exchange proposes to extend the effectiveness of the Exchange's
current rule applicable to market-wide circuit breakers (``MWCB'') to
the close of business on October 18, 2021. Portions of Rule 11.16,
explained in further detail below, are currently operating as a pilot
program which is currently set to expire at the close of business on
October 18, 2020.\5\
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    Rule 11.16 provides a methodology for determining when to halt
trading in all stocks due to extraordinary market volatility (i.e.,
market-wide circuit breakers). The MWCB mechanism adopted by other
national securities exchanges was originally approved by the Commission
to operate on a pilot basis,\6\ the term of which was to coincide with
the pilot period for the Plan to Address Extraordinary Market
Volatility Pursuant to Rule 608 of Regulation NMS (the ``LULD
Plan''),\7\ including any extensions to the pilot period for the LULD
Plan.\8\ In April 2019, the Commission approved an amendment to the
LULD Plan for it to operate on a permanent, rather than pilot,
basis.\9\ In light of the proposal to make the LULD Plan permanent, all
U.S. equity exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,
Inc. (``FINRA'') amended their rules to untie the pilot's effectiveness
from that of the LULD Plan and to extend the pilot's effectiveness to
the close of business on October 18, 2019.\10\ The pilot's
effectiveness was subsequently extended for an additional year to the
close of business on October 18, 2020.\11\ On May 4, 2020, the
Commission approved MEMX's Form 1 Application to register as a national
securities exchange with rules including, on a pilot basis expiring on
October 18, 2020, certain portions of MEMX Rule 11.16.\12\
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    \6\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67090 (May
31, 2012), 77 FR 33531 (June 6, 2012) (SR-NYSE-2011-48).
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67091 (May 31,
2012), 77 FR 33498 (June 6, 2012). The LULD Plan provides a
mechanism to address extraordinary market volatility in individual
securities.
    \8\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 67090 (May
31, 2012), 77 FR 33531 (June 6, 2012) (SR-NYSE-2011-48) (Approval
Order); and 68784 (January 31, 2013), 78 FR 8662 (February 6, 2013)
(SR-NYSE-2013-10) (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
Proposed Rule Change Delaying the Operative Date of a Rule Change to
NYSE Rule 80B).
    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 85623 (April 11,
2019), 84 FR 16086 (April 17, 2019).
    \10\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No. 85560 (April
9, 2019), 84 FR 15247 (April 15, 2019) (SR-NYSE-2019-19).
    \11\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No. 87016
(September 19, 2019), 84 FR 50502 (September 25, 2019) (SR-NYSE-
2019-51).
    \12\ See Securities Exchange Release No. 88806 (May 4, 2020), 85
FR 27451 (May 8, 2020).
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    The Exchange now proposes to amend Rule 11.16 to extend the pilot
to the close of business on October 18, 2021. This filing does not
propose any substantive or additional changes to Rule 11.16 other than
the proposed change to Rule 11.16(b)(2) concerning the resumption of
trading following a Level 3 market-wide circuit breaker halt as further
described below.
    The market-wide circuit breaker under Rule 11.16 provides an
important, automatic mechanism that is invoked to promote stability and
investor confidence during a period of significant stress when
securities markets experience extreme broad-based declines. All U.S.
equity exchanges and FINRA adopted uniform rules on a pilot basis
relating to market-wide circuit breakers in 2012, which are designed to
slow the effects of extreme price movement through coordinated trading
halts across securities markets when

severe price declines reach levels that may exhaust market
liquidity.\13\ Market-wide circuit breakers provide for trading halts
in all equities and options markets during a severe market decline as
measured by a single-day decline in the S&P 500 Index.
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    \13\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67090 (May 31,
2012), 77 FR 33531 (June 6, 2012) (SR-BATS-2011-038; SR-BYX-2011-
025; SR-BX-2011-068; SR-CBOE-2011-087; SR-C2-2011-024; SR-CHX-2011-
30; SR-EDGA-2011-31; SR-EDGX-2011-30; SR-FINRA-2011-054; SR-ISE-
2011-61; SR-NASDAQ-2011-131; SR-NSX-2011-11; SR-NYSE-2011-48; SR-
NYSEAmex-2011-73; SR-NYSEArca-2011-68; SR-Phlx-2011-129) (``MWCB
Approval Order'').
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    Pursuant to Rule 11.16, a market-wide trading halt will be
triggered if the S&P 500 Index declines in price by specified
percentages from the prior day's closing price of that index.
Currently, the triggers are set at three circuit breaker thresholds: 7%
(Level 1), 13% (Level 2), and 20% (Level 3). A market decline that
triggers a Level 1 or Level 2 halt after 9:30 a.m. ET and before 3:25
p.m. ET would halt market-wide trading for 15 minutes, while a similar
market decline at or after 3:25 p.m. ET would not halt market-wide
trading. Under current Rule 11.16, a market decline that triggers a
Level 3 halt, at any time during the trading day, would halt market-
wide trading until the primary listing market opens the next trading
day.\14\
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    \14\ As described in further detail below, the Exchange proposes
to amend this aspect of Rule 11.16 to conform to the rules of other
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    Since the MWCB pilot was last extended in October 2019, the MWCB
mechanism has proven itself to be an effective tool for protecting
markets through turbulent times. In the Spring of 2020, at the outset
of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. equities markets experienced
four MWCB Level 1 halts, on March 9, 12, 16, and 18, 2020. In each
instance, the markets halted as intended upon a 7% drop in the S&P 500
Index, and resumed as intended 15 minutes later.
    In response to these events, the previously-convened MWCB Taskforce
(``Taskforce'') reviewed the March 2020 halts and considered whether
any immediate changes to the MWCB mechanism should be made. The
Taskforce, consisting of representatives from equities exchanges,
futures exchanges, FINRA, broker-dealers, and other market
participants, had been assembled in early 2020 to consider more
generally potential changes to the MWCB mechanism. The Taskforce held
ten meetings in the Spring and Summer of 2020 that were attended by
Commission staff to consider, among other things: (1) Whether to retain
the S&P 500 Index as the standard for measuring market declines; (2)
whether halts that occur shortly after the 9:30 a.m. market open cause
more harm than good; and (3) what additional testing of the MWCB
mechanism should be done.
    After considering data and anecdotal reports of market
participants' experiences during the March 2020 MWCB events, the
Taskforce did not recommend immediate changes be made to the use of the
S&P 500 Index as the reference price against which market declines are
measured, or to the current MWCB mechanism which permits halts even
shortly after the 9:30 a.m. market open. The Taskforce recommended
creating a process for a backup reference price in the event that the
S&P 500 Index becomes unavailable, and enhancing functional MWCB
testing. The Taskforce also asked CME to consider modifying its rules
to enter into a limit-down state in the futures pre-market after a 7%
decline instead of 5%.
    On September 17, 2020, the Director of the Division of Trading and
Markets requested that the equities exchanges and FINRA prepare a more
complete study of the design and operation of the MWCB mechanism and
the LULD Plan during the period of volatility in the Spring of 2020.
Based on the results of that study, the Exchange expects to work with
the Commission, FINRA, the other exchanges, and market participants to
determine if any additional changes to the MWCB mechanism should be
made, including consideration of rules and procedures for the periodic
testing of the MWCB mechanism with industry participants.
    In addition to the work of the Taskforce, the equities exchanges
also moved forward in 2019 and 2020 with a plan to normalize their Day
2 opening procedures after a Level 3 MWCB halt, such that all exchanges
would reopen on Day 2 with a standard opening auction. Other exchanges
filed rule changes to that effect in March 2020,\15\ and successfully
tested the implementation of those changes on September 12, 2020. The
Exchange proposes to adopt these changes as part of this proposal, as
further described below.
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    \15\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 88342
(March 6, 2020), 85 FR 14513 (March 12, 2020) (SR-NASDAQ-2020-003);
88420 (March 18, 2020), 85 FR 16696 (March 24, 2020) (SR-CboeEDGX-
2020-012); 88402 (March 17, 2020), 85 FR 16436 (March 23, 2020) (SR-
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Resumption of Trading Following a Level 3 Market-Wide Circuit Breaker
Halt
    Today, in the event that a Level 3 market decline occurs, the
Exchange would halt trading for the remainder of the trading day, and
would not resume until the primary listing market opens the next
trading day, which time may currently vary depending on the primary
listing market. For example, if the primary listing market is the New
York Stock Exchange (``NYSE''), NYSE would resume trading in its listed
securities at 9:30 a.m. ET on the next trading day, and the Exchange
would not be able to resume trading during the Exchange's Pre-Market
Session.\16\ Alternatively, if the primary listing market is the Nasdaq
Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq''), Nasdaq would resume trading in its
listed securities at 4:00 a.m. ET on the next trading day, and
therefore, the Exchange would resume trading at the commencement of the
Pre-Market Session.
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    Earlier this year, other exchanges adopted rule changes to
standardize their Day 2 opening procedures following a Level 3 MWCB
halt.\17\ The Exchange proposes to adopt the standardized approach for
resuming trading in all NMS Stocks following a Level 3 halt. The
proposed approach would allow for the opening of all securities the
next trading day after a Level 3 halt as a regular trading day, and is
designed to ensure that Level 3 MWCB events are handled in a more
consistent manner that is transparent for market participants.\18\ As
proposed, a Level 3 halt would end at the end of the trading day on
which it is declared. This proposed change would allow for next-day
trading to resume in all NMS Stocks no differently from any other
trading day. In other words, an exchange could resume trading in any
security when it first begins trading under its rules and would not
need to wait for the primary listing market to reopen trading in a
security before it could start trading such security. Accordingly,
under the proposal, the Exchange could begin trading all securities at
the beginning of the Exchange's Pre-Market Session.
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    \17\ See supra note 15.
    \18\ Of note, the U.S. futures markets, which have similar rules
for coordinated MWCB halts, normally begin their ``next day''
trading session at 6:00 p.m. ET (for CFE and CME) or at 8:00 p.m. ET
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    To effect this change, the Exchange proposes to delete the language
in Rule 11.16(b)(2) requiring the Exchange to wait until the primary
listing exchange opens the next trading day following a Level 3 market
decline, and specify that

the Exchange will halt trading for the remainder of the trading
day.\19\ The proposed rule change would therefore allow each exchange
to resume trading in all securities the next trading day following a
Level 3 halt at whatever time such exchange normally begins trading
under its rules, which for the Exchange would be at the beginning of
the Pre-Market Session at 7:00 a.m. ET under its current rules. The
Exchange notes that the primary listing exchanges have already made and
tested changes to facilitate this change by sending resume messages to
the applicable securities information processor (``SIP'') to lift the
Level 3 trading halt message in all securities. The resumption messages
will be disseminated after the SIP has started on the next trading day
and before the start of the earliest pre-market trading session of all
exchanges. If a security is separately subject to a regulatory halt
that has not ended, the primary listing exchange would replace the
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    \19\ Presently, the Exchange's equities trading day ends at 5:00
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    Having a consistent approach for all securities will make the
opening process the day after a Level 3 halt more uniform and reduce
complexity, which the Exchange believes is important after a
significant market event. Based on industry feedback, the Exchange
believes that opening in the normal course in all equity securities
will be beneficial to the marketplace. By allowing trading to resume
after a Level 3 halt in all securities no differently from any normal
trading day under the respective rules of each exchange, the proposed
rule change would provide greater certainty to the marketplace by
ensuring a familiar experience for all market participants that trade
NMS Stocks and balances out potential concerns around volatility. While
the Exchange recognizes that the impact of this proposal is to permit
all securities to be traded in the Pre-Market Session, which does not
have certain price protections for volatility such as LULD Bands or
MWCB protections, the Exchange nonetheless believes that this outcome
is outweighed by the benefits provided by opening in the Pre-Market
Session in a manner that is more familiar to the marketplace. Moreover,
allowing the resumption of trading to occur on the Exchange at the
beginning of the Pre-Market Session in all NMS Stocks will allow for
price formation to occur earlier in the trading day, which in turn
allows market participants to react to news that has developed. As
such, trading at the beginning of regular hours may be more orderly.
2. Statutory Basis
Extend the Market-Wide Circuit Breaker Pilot
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act,\20\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) of the Act,\21\ in particular, in that it is designed to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments
to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national
market system, and, in general to protect investors and the public
interest. The market-wide circuit breaker mechanism under Rule 11.16 is
an important, automatic mechanism that is invoked to promote stability
and investor confidence during a period of significant stress when
securities markets experience extreme broad-based declines. Extending
the market-wide circuit breaker pilot for an additional year would
ensure the continued, uninterrupted operation of a consistent mechanism
to halt trading across the U.S. markets while the Exchange and the
other SROs study the design and operation of the MWCB mechanism and the
LULD Plan during the period of volatility in the Spring of 2020. Based
on the results of that study, the Exchange expects to work with the
Commission, FINRA, the other exchanges, and market participants to
determine if any additional changes to the MWCB mechanism should be
made, including consideration of rules and procedures for the periodic
testing of the MWCB mechanism with industry participants.
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    \20\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \21\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange also believes that the proposed rule change promotes
just and equitable principles of trade in that it promotes transparency
and uniformity across markets concerning when and how to halt trading
in all stocks as a result of extraordinary market volatility. Based on
the foregoing, the Exchange believes the benefits to market
participants from the MWCB under Rule 11.16 should continue on a pilot
basis because the MWCB will promote fair and orderly markets, and
protect investors and the public interest.
Resumption of Trading Following a Level 3 Market-Wide Circuit Breaker
Halt
    The Exchange believes that the proposed change to Rule 11.16(b)(2)
promotes just and equitable principles of trade in that it promotes
transparency and uniformity across markets concerning when and how to
halt trading in all stocks as a result of extraordinary market
volatility, and how the markets will resume trading following a Level 3
market decline. As described above, the Exchange is seeking to adopt a
standardized approach related to resuming trading in NMS Stocks after a
Level 3 MWCB halt; this approach has already been adopted and tested by
other national securities exchanges and FINRA.\22\ In this regard, the
Exchange believes that the proposal to resume trading in all securities
following a Level 3 halt in the same manner that securities would open
trading on a regular trading day (i.e., with continuous trading on the
Exchange at the beginning of the Pre-Market Session at 7 a.m. ET) will
benefit investors, the national market system, Exchange members, and
the Exchange market by promoting a fair and orderly market and reducing
confusion during a significant cross-market event. By allowing trading
to resume after a Level 3 halt in all securities no differently from
any normal trading day under the respective rules of each exchange, the
proposed rule changes would provide greater certainty to the
marketplace by ensuring a familiar experience for all market
participants that trade NMS Stocks. Based on the foregoing, the
Exchange believes the benefits to market participants from the MWCB
under Rule 11.16 with the proposed standardized process for resuming
trading in all securities following a Level 3 halt will promote fair
and orderly markets, and protect investors and the public interest.
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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 because the proposal would
ensure the continued, uninterrupted operation of a consistent mechanism
to halt trading across the U.S. markets while the Exchange and the
other SROs study the design and operation of the MWCB mechanism and the
LULD Plan during the period of volatility in the Spring of 2020.
    Further, the Exchange understands that FINRA and other national
securities exchanges will file proposals to extend their rules
regarding the market-wide circuit breaker pilot. Thus, the proposed
rule change will help to ensure consistency across market centers
without implicating any competitive issues.

    The Exchange also does not believe that the proposed change to Rule
11.16(b)(2) will impose any burden on competition not necessary or
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act because the
proposed Level 3 rule change described above would standardize the
opening process for all securities on the Exchange, which would make
the opening process the day after a Level 3 halt more uniform and
reduce complexity. Further, the proposal is based on filings of other
markets that have already adopted the proposed Level 3 rule change.\23\
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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

    The Exchange has designated this rule filing as non-controversial
under Section 19(b)(3)(A) \24\ of the Act and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \25\
thereunder. Because the proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\26\
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    \24\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \25\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \26\ In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) requires the Exchange to
give the Commission written notice of its intent to file the
proposed rule change, along with a brief description and text of the
proposed rule change, at least five business days prior to the
filing of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time as
designated by the Commission. The Commission has waived this
requirement.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \27\ normally
does not become operative for 30 days after the date of filing.
However, pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\28\ the Commission may
designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked
the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that the proposal
may become operative upon filing. Extending the pilot for an additional
year will allow the uninterrupted operation of the existing pilot while
the Exchange, FINRA, and the other exchanges conduct a study of the
MWCB mechanism in consultation with market participants and determine
if any additional changes to the MWCB mechanism should be made,
including consideration of rules and procedures for the periodic
testing of the MWCB mechanism with industry participants. With respect
to the proposed change relating to the resumption of trading after a
Level 3 halt, the Commission notes that it approved a substantively
similar proposed rule change submitted by Nasdaq, and waiver of the
operative delay will ensure consistency across the market centers and
the timely implementation of the proposed rule change. Therefore, the
Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative delay is
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest.
The Commission hereby designates the proposed rule change to be
operative upon filing.\29\
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    \27\ Id.
    \28\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \29\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has also considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be approved or
disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-MEMX-2020-12 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-MEMX-2020-12. 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-MEMX-2020-12 and
should be submitted on or before November 9, 2020.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\30\
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    \30\ 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

Combined Notice of Filings 1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG13-27-000.
    Applicants: NRG Energy, Inc.
    Description: Notice of Long Beach Generation LLC for Self-
Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status.
    Filed Date: 4/12/13.
    Accession Number: 20130412-5189.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/3/13.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER13-786-001.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. submits Compliance filing
per March 15, 2013 Order in ER13-786-000 to be effective 12/21/2012.
    Filed Date: 4/15/13.
    Accession Number: 20130415-5106.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/6/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1281-000.
    Applicants: Massachusetts Electric Company.
    Description: Interconnection Agreement Between Massachusetts
Electric Co. and Quarry Energy to be effective 4/12/2013.
    Filed Date: 4/12/13.
    Accession Number: 20130412-5195.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/3/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1282-000.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: 04-15-2013 SA 2507 Sub J233 E&P to be effective 3/1/
2013.
    Filed Date: 4/15/13.
    Accession Number: 20130415-5055.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/6/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1283-000.
    Applicants: ITC Midwest LLC.
    Description: Filing of CIAC Agreement of ITC Midwest to be
effective 6/17/2013.
    Filed Date: 4/15/13.
    Accession Number: 20130415-5057.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/6/13.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1284-000.
    Applicants: ITC Midwest LLC.
    Description: ITC Midwest LLC submits Filing of CIAC Agreement of
ITC Midwest to be effective 5/31/2013.
    Filed Date: 4/15/13.
    Accession Number: 20130415-5085.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/6/13.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
securities filings:

    Docket Numbers: ES13-19-000.
    Applicants: AEP Texas Central Company.
    Description: Application of AEP Texas Central Company under Section
204 of the Federal Power Act for Authorization to Issue Securities.
    Filed Date: 4/15/13.
    Accession Number: 20130415-5081.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/6/13.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following open access
transmission tariff filings:

    Docket Numbers: OA07-19-009; OA07-43-010; ER07-1171-010.
    Applicants: Arizona Public Service Company.
    Description: Arizona Public Service Company submits its annual
compliance report on penalty assessments and distributions.
    Filed Date: 04/12/2013.
    Accession Number: 20130412-5206.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/3/13.

    Docket Numbers: OA07-39-009; OA08-71-009.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of Colorado.
    Description: Public Service Company of Colorado submits its annual
compliance report on penalty assessments and distributions under OA07-
39, et al.
    Filed Date: 4/12/13.
    Accession Number: 20130412-5216.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/3/13.

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

    Dated: April 15, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2146-140]

Alabama Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, And Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Non-project use of project lands and waters.
    b. Project No: 2146-140.
    c. Date Filed: April 16, 2013.
    d. Applicant: Alabama Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Coosa River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Coosa River near the city of Gadsden, in Etowah
County, in northeastern Alabama.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C .791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Amy J. Stewart, PE, Team Leader, Alabama
Power Company, 600 18th Street North, Birmingham, AL 35203-8180, (205)
257-1000.
    i. FERC Contact: Mary Karwoski,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: July 8, 2013.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See, 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. If unable to be
filed electronically, documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an
original and seven copies should be mailed to: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426. 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. Please include the
project number (P-2146-140) on any comments or motions filed.
    k. Description of Application: Alabama Power Company requests
Commission approval to grant River Country Campground a permit to use
project lands and waters to construct two forty-foot fishing piers with
no cleats and a pier with twelve boat slips accommodating up to fifty
watercraft. The proposed boat slips are each 22 feet wide by 24 feet
long and can accommodate up to four personal watercraft (including but
not limited to jet-skis), plus two watercraft on the end. River Country
Campground operates an existing RV Campground on the Neely-Henry
Development in Gadsden, Alabama. The facility currently includes a
single lane boat ramp, a courtesy dock accommodating up to six
watercraft, three wooden docks with no cleats, rip-rap along the
shoreline, and two water intake structures for irrigation.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. This filing may also 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 (P-2146) 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_ADDRESS>for TTY, call (202) 502-
8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item (h) above.
    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,
.214, respectively. 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 Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting or intervening;

and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
through 385.2005. All comments, motions to intervene, or protests must
set forth their evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervener
must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the
service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in
accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010.

    Dated: June 4, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

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

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP17-780-000.
    Applicants: Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Name Change Cleanup Filing to
be effective 7/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5015.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-781-000.
    Applicants: Southeast Supply Header, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Name Change and Contact
Cleanup to be effective 7/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5021.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-782-000.
    Applicants: Texas Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Neg Rate Agmts Filing
(Indianapolis P&L 34016, 34017) to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5026.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-783-000.
    Applicants: Texas Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Cap Rel Neg Rate Agmt
(Gulfport 35446 to BP 36341) to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5027.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-784-000.
    Applicants: Texas Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Cap Rel Neg Rate Agmts (RE Gas
34955, 35433 to BP 36347, 36346) to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5028.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-785-000.
    Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Cap Rel Neg Rate Agmts
(Atlanta 8438 to various eff 6-1-2017) to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5035.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-786-000.
    Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Cap Rel Neg Rate Agmts (Encana
37663 to Texla 48240, Spotlight 48242) to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5038.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-787-000.
    Applicants: MarkWest Pioneer, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Quarterly FRP Filing to be
effective 7/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5079.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-788-000.
    Applicants: Enable Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Filing--June
2017 XTO 1010983 to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5112.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-789-000.
    Applicants: Northern Natural Gas Company.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: 2017 Negotiated Rates to be
effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5115.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-790-000.
    Applicants: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates--Cherokee
AGL--Replacement Shippers--Jun 2017 to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5128.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-791-000.
    Applicants: Dominion Energy Questar Pipeline, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Pt. 3 Sec. 16.4 Version
2.0.0--Conditioning Reimbursement Factor to be effective 7/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5165.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-792-000.
    Applicants: Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates Filing on 5-
31-17 to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5181.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-793-000.
    Applicants: Rover Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Housekeeping to be effective
7/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5185.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-794-000.
    Applicants: Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: EPC and FL&U Update to be
effective 7/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5186.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-795-000.
    Applicants: MarkWest New Mexico, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Ministerial Filing to Update
Contact Information to be effective 7/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5188.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-796-000.
    Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Superseding Amendment to Neg
Rate Agmt (FPL 41619-13) to be effective 4/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5204.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-797-000.
    Applicants: Colorado Interstate Gas Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: LUF Quarterly Filing to be
effective 7/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5272.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-798-000.
    Applicants: Northern Natural Gas Company.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: 20170531 Title Change Filing
to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5279.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-799-000.

    Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Non-Conforming Agreement
Update (SRP) to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5326.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-800-000.
    Applicants: Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Vol 2--Negotiated and Non-
Conforming Flexible Park & Loan--Tenaska to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5342.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-801-000.
    Applicants: Kern River Gas Transmission Company.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: 2017 Update Title Pages to be
effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/1/17.
    Accession Number: 20170601-5000.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-802-000.
    Applicants: Equitrans, L.P.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Capacity Release
Agreements--6/1/17 to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/1/17.
    Accession Number: 20170601-5008.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-803-000.
    Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Amendments to Neg Rate Agmts
(Southern 41616, 41617) to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/1/17.
    Accession Number: 20170601-5011.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-804-000.
    Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Volume No. 2 Seneca Resources
SP 97126 Exhibit A Amendment to be effective 7/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/1/17.
    Accession Number: 20170601-5082.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-805-000.
    Applicants: Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Period Rate Adjustment Filing of Kinder Morgan
Louisiana Pipeline LLC.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5367.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-806-000.
    Applicants: Discovery Gas Transmission LLC.
    Description: Fuel, Lost and Unaccounted For Gas Retention Rate
Report of Discovery Gas Transmission LLC.
    Filed Date: 5/31/17.
    Accession Number: 20170531-5369.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-807-000.
    Applicants: Alliance Pipeline L.P.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Filing PAL
June 2017 to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/1/17.
    Accession Number: 20170601-5118
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-808-000.
    Applicants: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: AFT-E and AFT-ES Filing to
Update Tariff Language to be effective 8/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/1/17.
    Accession Number: 20170601-5120.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-809-000.
    Applicants: Dauphin Island Gathering Partners.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Filing 6-1-
2017 to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/1/17.
    Accession Number: 20170601-5156.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-810-000.
    Applicants: Dominion Energy Carolina Gas Transmission.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: DECG--Baseline Filing of FERC
Gas Tariff, Fourth Revised Volume Nos. 1 and 1.1 to be effective 6/1/
2017.
    Filed Date: 6/1/17.
    Accession Number: 20170601-5182.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-811-000.
    Applicants: Peregrine Oil & Gas II, LLC v. Texas Eas.
    Description: Formal Complaint of Peregrine Oil & Gas II, LLC.
    Filed Date: 6/1/17.
    Accession Number: 20170601-5183.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-812-000.
    Applicants: Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG, LP.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: DECP--Baseline Filing of FERC
Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1 to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/1/17.
    Accession Number: 20170601-5206.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-813-000.
    Applicants: Empire Pipeline, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Change to be
effective 7/3/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/1/17.
    Accession Number: 20170601-5211.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-814-000.
    Applicants: Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: DETI--Baseline Filing of FERC
Gas Tariff, Volume Nos. 1, 1B, and 2 to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/1/17.
    Accession Number: 20170601-5215.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-815-000.
    Applicants: Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG, LP.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: DECP--Cancellation of First
Revised Volume No. 1 to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/1/17.
    Accession Number: 20170601-5230.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-816-000.
    Applicants: Dominion Energy Carolina Gas Transmission.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: DECG--Cancellation of Third
Revised Volume Nos. 1 and 1.1 to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/1/17.
    Accession Number: 20170601-5231.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-817-000.
    Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: CNE Gas Supply Neg Rate Agmts
to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/1/17.
    Accession Number: 20170601-5232.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-818-000.
    Applicants: Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: DETI--Cancellation of FERC Gas
Tariff, Volume Nos. 1, 1A, 1B, and 2 to be effective 6/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/1/17.
    Accession Number: 20170601-5248.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-819-000.
    Applicants: Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated rate and Non-
Conforming--FPL--850001 to be effective 7/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/1/17.
    Accession Number: 20170601-5262.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-820-000.
    Applicants: Northern Natural Gas Company.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: 20170501 MERC Non-Conforming
to be effective 11/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/1/17.
    Accession Number: 20170601-5287.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/17.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
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    Dated: June 5, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-12167 Filed 6-12-17; 8:45 am]
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