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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER09-514-000]

Cyprus Energy Futures, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

January 14, 2009.
    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Cyprus Energy Futures, LLC's application for market-based rate
authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such
application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
Part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a
copy of that document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR Part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is February 3, 2009.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance
with any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 68 (Monday, April 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19048-19049]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-91486; File No. SR-ISE-2021-06]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Extend the
Nonstandard Expirations Pilot Program

April 6, 2021.
    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 March 24, 2021, Nasdaq ISE, LLC (``ISE'' or ``Exchange'') filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the
proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items
have been prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing this
notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested
persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to extend the pilot period for the Exchange's
nonstandard expirations pilot program, currently set to expire on May
4, 2021.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
website at https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/ise/rules, at the
principal office of the Exchange, 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
    ISE filed a proposed rule change for the listing and trading on the
Exchange, on a twelve month pilot basis, of p.m.-settled options on
broad-based indexes with nonstandard expirations dates \3\
(``Program''). The Program permits both Weekly Expirations and End of
Month (``EOM'') expirations similar to those of the a.m.-settled broad-
based index options, except that the exercise settlement value of the
options subject to the pilot are based on the index value derived from
the closing prices of component stocks. This pilot was extended various
times with the last extension through May 4, 2021.\4\
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    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 82612 (February 1,
2018), 83 FR 5470 (February 7, 2018) (approving SR-ISE-2017-111)
(Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change To Establish a Nonstandard
Expirations Pilot Program).
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 85030 (February 1,
2019), 84 FR 2633 (February 7, 2019) (SR-ISE-2019-01); 85672 (April
17, 2019), 84 FR 16899 (April 23, 2019) (SR-ISE-2019-11); 87380
(October 22, 2019), 84 FR 57786 (October 28, 2019) (SR-ISE-2019-28);
88681 (April 17, 2020), 85 FR 22775 (April 23, 2020) (SR-ISE-2020-
17); and 90265 (October 23, 2020), 85 FR 68605 (October 29, 2020)
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    Supplementary Material .07(a) to Options 4A, Section 12 provides
that the Exchange may open for trading Weekly Expirations on any broad-
based index eligible for standard options trading to expire on any
Monday, Wednesday, or Friday (other than the third Friday-of-the-month
or days that coincide with an EOM expiration). Weekly Expirations are
subject to all provisions of Options 4A, Section 12 and are treated the
same as options on the same underlying index that expire on the third
Friday of the expiration month. Unlike the standard monthly options,
however, Weekly Expirations are p.m.-settled.
    Pursuant to Supplementary Material .07(b) to Options 4A, Section 12
the Exchange may open for trading EOM expirations on any broad-based
index eligible for standard options trading to expire on the last
trading day of the month. EOM expirations are subject to all provisions
of Options 4A, Section 12 and treated the same as options on the same
underlying index that expire on the third Friday of the expiration

month. However, the EOM expirations are p.m.-settled.
    The Exchange now proposes to amend Supplementary Material .07(c) to
Options4A, Section 12 so that the duration of the Program for these
nonstandard expirations will be through November 4, 2021. The Exchange
continues to have sufficient systems capacity to handle p.m.-settled
options on broad-based indexes with nonstandard expirations dates and
has not encountered any issues or adverse market effects as a result of
listing them. Additionally, there is continued investor interest in
these products. The Exchange will continue to make public on its
website any data and analysis it submits to the Commission under the
Program.
    The Exchange will be submitting a rule change to request that the
pilot program become permanent. In lieu of submitting any additional
annual reports, the Exchange would provide additional information
requested by the Commission in connection with the permanency rule
change for this Program.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed extension of the Program
will not have an adverse impact on capacity.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act,\5\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) of the Act,\6\ 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.
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change will protect
investors and the public interest by providing the Exchange, the
Commission and investors the benefit of additional time to analyze
nonstandard expiration options. In particular, the Exchange believes
that the Program has been successful to date. The Exchange has not
encountered any problems with the Program. By extending the Program,
investors may continue to benefit from a wider array of investment
opportunities. Additionally, both the Exchange and the Commission may
continue to monitor the potential for adverse market effects of p.m.-
settlement on the market, including the underlying cash equities
market, at the expiration of these options.

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. Options with nonstandard
expirations would be available for trading to all market participants.

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

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

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

    Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly affect
the protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative for 30
days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate, it has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \7\ and subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \8\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along
with a brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
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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-ISE-2021-06 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-ISE-2021-06. 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-ISE-2021-06, and should be submitted on
or before May 3, 2021.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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    \9\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Pages 14944-14946]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2020-0004]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Petitions for
Exemption From the Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a reinstatement of a
previously approved information collection.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
summarized below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of
the information collections and their expected burden. The Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment period for approval of a
reinstatement of this previously approved information collection was
published on August 20, 2020. The agency received no comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 15, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection, including suggestions for reducing burden,
should be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. To find this particular information
collection, select ``Currently under Review--Open for Public Comment''
or use the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlita Ballard at the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of International Policy,
Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs (NRM-310), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE,
West Building, Room W43-439, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Ballard's
telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Please identify the relevant
collection of information by referring to its OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), a
Federal agency must receive approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) before it collects certain information from the public and
a person is not required to respond to a collection of information by a
Federal agency unless the collection displays a valid OMB control
number. In compliance with these requirements, this notice announces
that the following information collection request will be submitted to
OMB.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
public comments on the following information collection was published
on August 20, 2020 (85 FR 51548).
    Title: Petitions for Exemption from the Vehicle Theft Prevention
Standard (49 CFR part 543).
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0542.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved information
collection.
    Type of Review Requested: Regular.
    Length of Approval Requested: Three years.
    Affected Public: Motor vehicle manufacturers.
    Summary of Information Collection: 49 U.S.C. Chapter 331 requires
the Secretary of Transportation, and NHTSA by delegation, to promulgate
a theft prevention standard to provide for the identification of
certain motor vehicles and their major replacement parts (parts-
marking) to impede motor vehicle theft. NHTSA's theft prevention
standard at 49 CFR part 541 specifies performance requirements for
identifying numbers or symbols (generally the vehicle identification
number (VIN)) to be placed on major parts of all passenger vehicles
subject to the theft prevention standard. 49 U.S.C. 33106 allows
manufacturers who equip covered vehicles with standard original
equipment antitheft devices to petition for an exemption from the
parts-marking requirements. NHTSA may exempt a vehicle line from the
parts-marking requirement if the manufacturer installs an antitheft
device as standard equipment on the entire vehicle line for which it
seeks an exemption, and NHTSA determines that the antitheft device is
likely to be as effective in reducing and deterring motor vehicle theft
as compliance with the parts-marking requirements.
    Under the current part 543, manufacturers choose how they wish to

demonstrate to the agency that the anti-theft device they are
installing in a vehicle line meets the requirements for exemption: By
either the factors listed in Sec.  543.6 (specific content
requirements: Detailed lists, data, and explanations) or by the
criteria listed in Sec.  543.7 (performance criteria). Section 543.6
requires the manufacturer to submit: (1) A statement that an antitheft
device will be installed as standard equipment on all vehicles in the
line for which an exemption is sought; (2) a list naming each component
in the antitheft system, and a diagram showing the location of each of
those components within the vehicle; (3) a discussion that explains the
means and process by which the device is activated and functions,
including any aspect of the device designed to facilitate or encourage
its activation by motorists, attract attention to the efforts of an
unauthorized person to enter or move the vehicle by means other than a
key, prevent defeating or circumventing the device by an unauthorized
person attempting to enter a vehicle by means other than a key, prevent
the operation of a vehicle which an unauthorized person has entered
using means other than a key, and ensure the reliability and durability
of the device; (4) the reasons for the petitioner's belief that the
antitheft device will be effective in reducing and deterring motor
vehicle theft, including any theft data and other data that are
available to the petitioner and form the basis for that belief; (5) the
reasons for the petitioner's belief that the agency should determine
that the antitheft device is likely to be as effective as compliance
with the parts-marking requirements of part 541 in reducing and
deterring motor vehicle theft, including any statistical data that are
available to the petitioner and form a basis for petitioner's belief
that a line of passenger motor vehicles equipped with the antitheft
device is likely to have a theft rate equal to or less than that of
passenger motor vehicles of the same, or similar, line which have parts
marked in compliance with part 541.
    Section 543.7 requires manufacturers to submit a statement that the
entire line of vehicles is equipped with an immobilizer, as standard
equipment, that meets one of the following: (1) The performance
criteria of (subsections 8 through 21) of C.R.C, c. 1038.114, Theft
Protection and Rollaway Prevention (in effect March 30, 2011), as
excerpted in appendix A of this part; (2) National Standard of Canada
CAN/ULC-S338-98, Automobile Theft Deterrent Equipment and Systems:
Electronic Immobilization (May 1998); (3) United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) Regulation No. 97 (ECE R97), Uniform
Provisions Concerning Approval of Vehicle Alarm System (VAS) and Motor
Vehicles with Regard to Their Alarm System (AS) in effect August 8,
2007; or (4) UN/ECE Regulation No. 116 (ECE R116), Uniform Technical
Prescriptions Concerning the Protection of Motor Vehicles Against
Unauthorized Use in effect on February 10, 2009. Manufacturers must
also submit documentation kept to demonstrate that the device conforms
with the performance criteria and a statement that the immobilizer
device is durable and reliable.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: NHTSA requires this information to determine whether an
anti-theft device a manufacturer is installing in a vehicle line is
likely to be as effective in reducing and deterring motor vehicle theft
as compliance with the parts-marking requirements and therefore meets
the requirements for the grant of an exemption from part 541 parts-
marking requirements.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 12.
    There are approximately 23 vehicle manufacturers that could request
an exemption per model year. For MYs 2017-2020, the agency received 32
petitions for exemption from the parts-marking requirements, with 12 of
those petitions received in the most recent year. Nine respondents
filed under Sec.  543.6 and three respondents filed under Sec.  543.7.
NHTSA anticipates that the number of petitions received in each of the
next three years will be the same as the number of petitions received
in the most recent year, i.e., approximately 12 per year.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,094.
    NHTSA estimates, based on information provided by manufacturers,
that 226 hours will be required for exemptions requested under Sec.
543.6, and 20 hours for exemptions requested under Sec.  543.7. The
agency expects that, similar to 2020, nine manufacturers will choose to
file for an exemption under Sec.  543.6 and three manufacturers will
choose to file for an exemption under Sec.  543.7. The estimated total
annual burden hours are shown below:

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                                                                      Average      Average time
                                                                     number of     per petition    Total annual
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Preparation and Submittal of Petition for Exemption under Sec.                 9             226           2,034
 543.6..........................................................
Preparation and Submittal of Petition for Exemption under Sec.                 3              20              60
 543.7..........................................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........................  ..............  ..............           2,094
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    The labor cost associated with the burden hours for this collection
is derived by (1) applying appropriate average hourly labor rate for
``Compliance Officers,'' Occupation Code 13-1041, published by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics,\1\ (2) dividing by 0.701 \2\ (70.1%) to
obtain the total compensation rate for private industry workers, and
(3) multiplying by the estimated labor hours for each exemption type.
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    \1\ May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage
Estimates, United States. Business and Financial Operations
Occupations, Compliance Officers, Occupation Code 13-1041; Mean
Hourly Wage = $34.86. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm.
Accessed Mar. 9, 2020.
    \2\ See Table 1 at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.t01.htm.

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                                                   Average time
                                   Hourly labor    per petition    Labor  cost/    Estimated No.   Annual labor
                                       cost          submittal       petition      of Petitions/       cost
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Preparation and Submittal of              $49.73             226      $11,238.98               9        $101,151
 Petition for Exemption under
 Sec.   543.6...................
Preparation and Submittal of               49.73              20          994.60               3           2,984
 Petition for Exemption under
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    Estimated Annual Labor Cost   ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............        $104,135
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     Collection:................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost to Respondents: $0.
    NHTSA estimates that there will be no costs to respondents other
than labor costs associated with burden hours.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspects of
this information collection, including (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35, as amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29)

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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