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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-77957; File No. SR-MIAX-2016-12]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami International Securities
Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change To Amend Exchange Rule 506

June 1, 2016.
    Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on May 24, 2016, Miami International Securities Exchange LLC (``MIAX''
or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') a proposed rule change as described in Items I, II,
and III 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 is filing a proposal to amend Exchange Rule 506,
Collection and Dissemination of Quotations.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
Web site at http://www.miaxoptions.com/filter/wotitle/rule_filing, at
MIAX's principal office, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend Exchange Rule 506, Collection and
Dissemination of Quotations, to state that the Exchange shall
disseminate an updated bid and offer price, together with the size
associated with such bid and offer, when the size associated with the
Exchange's bid (offer) increases by an amount greater than or equal to
a designated percentage of the previously disseminated bid (offer) size
(the ``percentage size increase'').
    Current Rule 506(b) states that the Exchange shall disseminate an
updated bid and offer price, together with the size associated with
such bid and offer when: (i) The Exchange's disseminated bid or offer
price increases or decreases; (ii) the size associated with the
Exchange's disseminated bid or offer decreases; or (iii) the size
associated with the Exchange's bid (offer) increases by an amount
greater than or equal to a percentage of the size associated with the
previously disseminated bid (offer). Such percentage, which shall never
exceed 20%, shall be determined on a class-by-class basis by the
Exchange and announced to the Membership through a Regulatory
Circular.\3\
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    \3\ See Exchange Rule 506(b)(1).
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    Current Rule 506(b)(1)(iii) does not include a minimum percentage
size increase that must be equaled or exceeded before the Exchange's
System \4\ will update the Exchange's disseminated bid and offer when
the bid or offer price remains the same.\5\ The Exchange is proposing
to add a minimum percentage size increase to Rule 506(b)(1)(iii) that
must be met in order for the System to update the Exchange's
disseminated quotation. Specifically, the Rule would state that such
percentage shall never be less than 10% or greater than the current
20%. Thus, under the proposed Rule, the percentage size increase must
be at least 10% before the System will update the Exchange's
disseminated quotation at the same price, and the Exchange may never
establish a percentage size increase that is greater than 20%.
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    \4\ The term ``System'' means the automated trading system used
by the Exchange for the trading of securities. See Exchange Rule
100.
    \5\ The System automatically disseminates an updated bid and
offer price, together with the size associated with such bid and
offer each time the Exchange's disseminated bid or offer price
increases or decreases, and when the size associated with the
Exchange's disseminated bid or offer decreases. See Exchange Rules
506(b)(1)(i) and (ii). The instant proposed rule change addresses
only the circumstance where the Exchange's disseminated size
increases at the same price as the prior disseminated price.
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    The Exchange will continue to determine the level of the required
percentage size increase on a class-by-class basis and announce this to
the Membership through a Regulatory Circular. As stated in the current
Rule, the percentage size increase shall never exceed 20%, meaning that
in all cases where the Exchange's disseminated size at the same price
increases by 20% or more, the System will update the Exchange's
disseminated bid and offer.
    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to mitigate quote
traffic by establishing a minimum percentage size increase at the same
price which must be met before the System will disseminate an updated
bid and offer. In order for the System to update the size of the
disseminated bid and offer at the previously disseminated price, the
size of the bid or offer must increase by at least 10%, or no update
will occur.
    The Exchange currently lists 318,280 option series overlying 2,390
underlying securities \6\ for which it must publish the highest bid,
lowest offer, and the aggregate quotation size available for each,
under Rule 602 of Regulation NMS.\7\ Given the number of series and the
number of quote updates submitted by Members on a continual basis
throughout the trading day, the Exchange believes there is a benefit in
establishing a minimum percentage size increase at the same price that
must be met before the Exchange will disseminate an updated quotation.
The minimum percentage size will ensure that only quotations at the
same price with a meaningful percentage size increase are disseminated
by the System.
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    \6\ Data as of May 2, 2016.
    \7\ 17 CFR 242.602.
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed minimum percentage size
increase required for the System to update the Exchange's disseminated
bid and offer at the previously disseminated price will reduce the
dissemination of quotations that do not represent a material change in
size from the previously disseminated quotation, thus making the System
and the marketplace as a whole more efficient. Further, the Exchange
believes the proposed rule change will alleviate the potential burden
on quotation vendors in handling excessive quote updates that

provide minimal value due to relatively small incremental changes in
the aggregate size of bids and offers available on the Exchange.
    The Exchange will announce the implementation date of the proposed
rule change by Regulatory Circular to be published no later than 60
days following the operative date of the proposed rule. The
implementation date will be no later than 60 days following the
issuance of the Regulatory Circular.
2. Statutory Basis
    MIAX believes that its proposed rule change is consistent with
section 6(b) of the Act \8\ in general, and furthers the objectives of
section 6(b)(5) of the Act \9\ in particular, in that it is designed to
prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just
and equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation and
coordination with persons engaged in facilitating transactions in
securities, to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanisms 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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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The proposed rule change is designed to remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanisms of a free and open national market system by
reducing the frequency and number of extraneous quotation updates
disseminated by the System. This would enable quotation vendors to who
the Exchange disseminates quotations to operate more efficiently, which
in turn would allow the national market system to operate more
efficiently.
    Further, the proposed rule change is designed to protect investors
and the public interest and to promote just and equitable principles of
trade by ensuring only quotation updates that represent a meaningful
increase in the aggregate size available on the Exchange are
disseminated, thereby reducing the frequency and number of quotation
updates that are disseminated by the System, that quotation vendors
must handle, making the market as a whole more efficient.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Exchange believes the
proposed rule change will not impose any burden on intra-market
competition because it applies to all MIAX participants equally, thus
placing all MIAX participants on an equal playing field.

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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days after the date of the filing, or such
shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become effective
pursuant to 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \10\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \11\
thereunder.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change at
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
The Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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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 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 No. SR-MIAX-2016-12 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-MIAX-2016-12. 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 Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of
10:00 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; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-MIAX-2016-12 and should be
submitted on or before June 28, 2016.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\12\
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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    \12\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Overview of Climate Change Impacts from GHG Emissions

Changes in Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations, Global Mean Temperature, Sea
Level Rise, and Ocean pH Associated with the Proposal’s GHG Emissions
Reductions

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Climate Change.  National Academy Press.  Washington, DC.

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Manning, Z. Chen, M. Marquis, K.B. Averyt, M. Tignor, and H.L. Miller
(eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New
York, NY, USA.

3) CCSP (2008) Reanalysis of Historical Climate Data for Key Atmospheric
Features: Implications for Attribution of Causes of Observed Change. A
Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee
on Global Change Research [Randall Dole, Martin Hoerling, and Siegfried
Schubert (eds.)]. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC, 156 pp.

4) Meehl, G.A. et al. (2007) Global Climate Projections. In: Climate
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Ebi, F.G. Sussman, T.J. Wilbanks, (Authors)]. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA, pp. 2-1 to 2-78.

7) Field, C.B. et al. (2007) North America. In: Climate Change 2007:
Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II
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Linden and C.E. Hanson (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,
United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.

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Archer, and D. Lettenmaier (2008) Executive Summary. In: The Effects of
Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and
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Washington, DC., USA, 362 pp.

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Gas Concentrations; Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division
of Earth and Life Sciences, National Academy Press.  Washington, DC.

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changes due to black carbon. Nature Geoscience, 1(4): 221–227


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 26

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0785; FRL-8850-2]
RIN 2070-AJ76

Revisions to EPA's Rule on Protections for Subjects in Human
Research Involving Pesticides; Notification to the Secretary of
Agriculture

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification to the Secretary of Agriculture.

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SUMMARY: This document notifies the public that the Administrator of
EPA has forwarded to the Secretary of Agriculture a draft proposed rule
as required by section 25(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). As described in the Agency's semi-annual
Regulatory Agenda, the draft proposed rule would amend the portions of
EPA's rules for the protection of human subjects of research that apply
to third parties who conduct or support research for pesticides
involving intentional exposure of human subjects, and to persons who
submit the results of human research for pesticides to EPA. EPA agreed
to propose these amendments as a result of a settlement agreement
resolving a judicial challenge to the promulgation of these rules in
2006, and is now seeking comments on these draft proposed amendments
from the Secretary of Agriculture. The draft proposed amendments would
clarify the applicability of the rules to human testing for pesticides
submitted to EPA under any statute, would disallow consent by a legally
authorized representative of participants in pesticide studies who
cannot consent for themselves, and would identify specific
considerations to be addressed in EPA science and ethics reviews of
proposed and completed human research for pesticides, based on the
recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences and on the
Nuremberg Code.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0785. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available in http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Sherman, Immediate Office of the
Director (7501P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-
mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. It simply
announces the submission of a draft proposed rule to the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and does not otherwise affect any
specific entities. This action may, however, be of particular interest
to pesticide registrants (NAICS code 325320) who sponsor or conduct
human research for pesticides, and to other entities that sponsor or
conduct human research for pesticides (NAICS code 541710). Since other
entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to
describe all the specific entities that may be interested in this
action. If you have any questions regarding this action, consult the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. What action is EPA taking?

    Section 25(a)(2) of FIFRA requires the Administrator to provide the
Secretary of Agriculture with a copy of any proposed regulation at
least 60 days before signing it for publication in the Federal
Register. The draft proposed rule is not available to the public until
after it has been signed by EPA. If the Secretary comments in writing
regarding the draft proposed rule within 30-days after receiving it,
the Administrator shall include the comments of the Secretary and the
Administrator's response to those comments in the proposed rule when it
is published in the Federal Register. If the Secretary does not comment
in writing within 30 days after receiving

the draft proposed rule, the Administrator may sign the proposed
regulation for publication in the Federal Register anytime after the
30-day period.

III. Do any statutory and executive order reviews apply to this
notification?

    No. This document is not a proposed rule; it is merely a
notification of submission to the Secretary of Agriculture. As such,
none of the regulatory assessment requirements apply to this document.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 26

    Environmental protection, Human research, Pesticides.

    Dated: October 4, 2010.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0631]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Medical Device Recall Authority

AGENCY:  Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on information collection
requirements for medical device recall authority.

DATES:  Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by February 17, 2009.

ADDRESSES:  Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments on the
collection of information to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-
305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061,
Rockville, MD 20852. All comments should be identified with the docket
number found in brackets in the heading of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denver Presley, Jr., Office of
Information Management (HFA-710), Food and Drug Administration, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor.
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with
this requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection
of information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, FDA
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's
functions, including whether

the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques, when appropriate, and other forms of information
technology.

Medical Device Recall Authority--21 CFR Part 810 (OMB Control Number
0910-0432)--Extension

    This collection of information implements section 518(e) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) (21 U.S.C. 360h) and
part 810 (21 CFR part 810) for the medical device recall authority
provisions. Section 518(e) of the act provides FDA with the authority
to issue an order requiring an appropriate person, including
manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailers of a device, if
FDA finds that there is reasonable probability that the device intended
for human use would cause serious adverse health consequences or death
to: (1) Immediately cease distribution of such device, (2) immediately
notify health professionals and device-user facilities of the order,
and (3) instruct such professionals and facilities to cease use of such
device.
    Further, the provisions under section 518(e) of the act sets out a
three-step procedure for issuance of a mandatory device recall order
which are: (1) If there is a reasonable probability that a device
intended for human use would cause serious, adverse health consequences
or death, FDA may issue a cease distribution and notification order
requiring the appropriate person to immediately: (a) Cease distribution
of the device, (b) notify health professionals and device user
facilities of the order, and (c) instruct those professionals and
facilities to cease use of the device, (2) FDA will provide the person
named in the cease distribution and notification order with the
opportunity for an informal hearing on whether the order should be
modified, vacated, or amended to require a mandatory recall of the
device and, (3) after providing the opportunity for an informal
hearing, FDA may issue a mandatory recall order if the agency
determines that such an order is necessary.
    The information collected under the recall authority provisions
will be used by FDA to: (1) Ensure that all devices entering the market
are safe and effective, (2) accurately and immediately detect serious
problems with medical devices, and (3) remove dangerous and defective
devices from the market.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:

                                 Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                          Annual Frequency per     Total Annual        Hours per
  21 CFR Section     No. of Respondents         Response             Responses          Response     Total Hours
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810.10(d)                              2                     1                   2                8           16
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810.11(a)                              1                     1                   1                8            8
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810.12(a-b)                            1                     1                   1                8            8
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810.14                                 2                     1                   2               16           32
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810.15(a-c)                            2                     1                   2               12           24
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810.15(d)                              2                     1                   2                4            8
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810.15(e)                             10                     1                  10                1           10
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810.16(a-b)                            2                    12                  24               40          960
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810.17(a)                              2                     1                   2                8           16
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Total               ....................  ....................  ..................  ...............        1,082
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

                               Table 2--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden \1\
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 21 CFR Section  No. of Recordkeepers      Recordkeeping           Records            Record        Total Hours
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810.15(b)                           2                     1                   1                8            8
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

Explanation for Burden Estimates:
    The burden estimates for Tables I and II are based on FDA's
experience with voluntary recalls under part 810 of the regulations.
FDA expects no more than two mandatory recalls per year, as most
recalls are done voluntarily. Since the last time this collection of
information was submitted to OMB for renewal/approval, there have been
no mandatory recalls.
    Please note that on January 15, 2008, the FDA Division of Dockets
Management Web site transitioned to the Federal Dockets Management
System (FDMS). FDMS is a Government-wide, electronic docket management
system. Electronic comments or submissions will be accepted by FDA only
through FDMS at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: December 15, 2008.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-9020-9]

Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General
Information<PHONE_NUMBER> or http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements
Filed 05/04/2015 through 05/08/2015
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

Notice

    Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public
its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's comment
letters on EISs are available at: https://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/action/eis/search.

EIS No. 20150126, Final, NRC, OH, Generic-License Renewal of Nuclear
Plants Regarding Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Review Period Ends:
06/15/2015, Contact: Elaine Keegan<PHONE_NUMBER>.

EIS No. 20150127, Draft, FHWA, LA, US 61 to I-10, Saint John the
Baptist

Parish, Reserve to I-10 Connector, Comment Period Ends: 07/01/2015,
Contact: Carl M. Highsmith<PHONE_NUMBER>.

EIS No. 20150128, Draft, USFWS, CO, Rocky Mountain Arsenal National
Wildlife Refuge Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan, Comment Period
Ends: 06/29/2015, Contact: Bernardo Garza<PHONE_NUMBER>.

EIS No. 20150129, Draft, BIA, NV, Aiya Solar Project, Comment Period
Ends: 06/29/2015, Contact: Chip Lewis<PHONE_NUMBER>.

EIS No. 20150130, Final, BR, WA, Cle Elum Pool Raise Project--A
Component of the Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource
Management Plan, Review Period Ends: 06/15/2015, Contact: Candace
McKinley<PHONE_NUMBER> ext. 232.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 20150123, Draft, NPS, ID, City of Rocks National Reserve Draft
General Management Plan, Comment Period Ends: 07/07/2015, Contact:
Wallace Keck<PHONE_NUMBER>. Revision to FR Notice Published 05/08/2015;
Correction to Comment Period to End 07/07/2015.

EIS No. 20150088, Draft, USMC, 00, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (CJMT) Joint Military Training, Comment Period Ends: 08/03/
2015, Contact: Lori Robertson<PHONE_NUMBER>. Revision to FR Notice
Published 04/03/2015; Extending Comment Period from 06/02/2015 to 08/
03/2015.

    Dated: May 13, 2015.
Dawn Roberts,
Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal
Activities.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0544; Airspace Docket No. 19-AAL-93]
RIN 2120-AA66

Proposed Removal of Air Traffic Service (ATS) Route V-482; Alaska

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to revoke one Alaskan Very High Frequency
Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airway (V-482) in the state of
Alaska. The proposed removal is required due to tree encroachment on
the Johnstone Point VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) that renders
the airway unusable.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 3, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1
(800) 647-5527, or<PHONE_NUMBER>. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2020-0544; Airspace Docket No. 19-AAL-93 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://www.regulations.gov. FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at
https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information,
you can contact the Rules and Regulations Group, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>. The Order is also available for inspection
at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of FAA Order 7400.11D at NARA, email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Ready, Rules and Regulations
Group, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
the airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the
efficient use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that
authority as it would modify the route structure as necessary to
preserve the safe and efficient flow of air traffic within the National
Airspace System.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA-
2020-0544; Airspace Docket No. 19-AAL-93) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management Facility (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed,
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments
to FAA Docket No. FAA-2020-0544; Airspace Docket No. 19-AAL-93.'' The
postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or before the specified comment
closing date will be considered before taking action on the proposed
rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed in light of
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the public docket both before and after the comment
closing date. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with
FAA personnel concerned

with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the office of the Western Service Center, Operations
Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 2200 South 216th St.,
Des Moines, WA 98198.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

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

Background

    The FAA is proposing removal of V-482 due to tree encroachment on
the Johnstone Point VOR/DME that renders the airway unusable. The
Johnstone Point VOR/DME is located on Hinchinbrook Island, with no
bridges or roads to access the island except a small landing strip. It
is cost prohibitive to mitigate the tree encroachment. There are 3
other airways (V-481, B-25, and T-226) with a more direct route to
Gulkana, AK. Additionally, IFR traffic could receive air traffic
control (ATC) radar vectors through the area. Visual flight rules
pilots who elect to navigate via the airways through the affected area
could also take advantage of the adjacent ATS routes or ATC service
listed previously.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to remove Alaskan VOR Federal airway V-
482.
    V-482: V-482 currently extends between Johnstone Point, AK to
Gulkana, AK. This action proposes to remove the entire route.
    Alaskan VOR Federal Airways are published in paragraph 6010(b) of
FAA Order 7400.11D dated August 8, 2019, and effective September 15,
2019, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Alaskan
VOR Federal Airway listed in this document will be subsequently
published in the Order.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulatory Policies and Procedures
(44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation
of a regulatory evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal.
Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic
procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule,
when promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

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

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

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

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

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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

Paragraph 6010(b) Alaskan VOR Federal Airways.

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V-482 [Remove]

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    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 12, 2020.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP14-509-000; PF14-4-000]

Paiute Pipeline Company; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on June 27, 2014, Paiute Pipeline Company
(Paiute), P.O. Box 94197, Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-4197, filed an
application in Docket No. CP14-509-000, pursuant to section 7(c) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations,
for authority to construct, and operate certain pipeline and associated
facilities for its 2015 Elko Area Expansion Project (Project) located
in Elko County, Nevada. The Project will consist of construction of
approximately 35.2 miles of 8-inch diameter pipeline extending from a
new interconnect with Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C. to Paiute's existing Elko
Lateral near the Elko Nevada City Gate, all as more fully set forth in
the application, which is on file with the Commission and open to
public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-free,<PHONE_NUMBER> or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Mark
A. Litwin, Vice President/General Manager, Paiute Pipeline Company,
P.O. Box 94197, Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-4197 or by calling 702-364-
3195.
    On October 31, 2013, Commission staff granted Paiute's request to
use the pre-filing process and assigned Docket No. PF14-4-000 to staff
activities involving the project. Now, as of the filing of this
application on June 27, 2014, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this
project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be
conducted in Docket No. CP14-509 as noted in the caption of this
Notice.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's regulations, 18 CFR

157.9, within 90 days of this Notice, the Commission's staff will
either complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission's staff issuance of
the EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's
public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and
state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary
reviews, and the subsequent need to reach a final decision on a request
for federal authorization within 90 days of the date of issuance of the
Commission staff's EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must
submit 7 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a
copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project.
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the
Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 31, 2014.

    Dated: July 10, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER18-2216-000]

Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing
Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization; Plumsted 537
LLC

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Plumsted 537 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 September 4, 2018.
    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
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 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 electronic review in the
Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an
eSubscription link on the website that enables subscribers to receive
email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s).
For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
[email protected]. or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: August 15, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-65735; File No. SR-NYSEAmex-2011-86]

 Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Amex LLC; Notice of Filing
of Proposed Rule Change To Codify Certain Traditional Trading Floor
Functions That May Be Performed by Designated Market Makers

November 10, 2011.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on October 31, 2011, NYSE Amex LLC (the ``Exchange'' or ``NYSE Amex'')
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 self-regulatory organization. The Commission
is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend NYSE Amex Equities Rule 104 to
codify certain traditional Trading Floor \3\ functions that may be
performed by Designated Market Makers (``DMMs''),\4\ to make Exchange
systems available to DMMs that would provide DMMs with certain market
information, to amend the Exchange's rules governing the ability of
DMMs to provide market information to Floor brokers, and to make
conforming amendments to other rules. The text of the proposed rule
change is available at the Exchange, the Commission's Public Reference
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    \3\ NYSE Amex Equities Rule 6A defines the term ``Trading
Floor'' to mean, in relevant part, ``the restricted-access physical
areas designated by the Exchange for the trading of securities.''
    \4\ NYSE Amex Equities Rule 2(i) defines the term ``DMM'' to
mean an individual member, officer, partner, employee or associated
person of a DMM unit who is approved by the Exchange to act in the
capacity of a DMM. NYSE Amex Equities Rule 2(j) defines the term
``DMM unit'' as a member organization or unit within a member
organization that has been approved to act as a DMM unit under NYSE
Amex Equities Rule 98.
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II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend NYSE Amex Equities Rule 104 to
codify certain traditional Trading Floor functions that may be
performed by DMMs. These functions were previously described in the
Floor Official Manual for the New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'').
NYSE Amex conformed its equity trading rules and practices to those of
the NYSE when it became a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext on October 1,
2008.\5\ In addition, the Exchange proposes to amend its rules to make
Exchange systems available to DMMs that would provide DMMs with certain
market information about securities in which the DMM is registered. The
Exchange also proposes to amend its rules governing the ability of DMMs
to provide market information to Floor brokers. Finally, the Exchange
proposes to make clarifying and conforming amendments to other
rules.\6\
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    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58673 (September 29,
2008), 73 FR 57707 (October 3, 2008) (SR-NYSE-2008-60 and SR-Amex
2008-62) (approving the merger).
    \6\ NYSE has submitted substantially the same proposed rule
change to the Commission. See SR-NYSE-2011-56.
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Background
    On October 24, 2008, the Commission approved, as a pilot program,
certain of the rules that govern the current operation of the NYSE.\7\
These rules are all elements of the NYSE's ``New Market Model.'' \8\
The New Market Model pilot rules include NYSE Rule 104, which sets
forth certain affirmative obligations of DMMs, the category of market
participant that replaced specialists. DMMs have obligations with
respect to the quality of the markets in securities to which they are
assigned that are similar to certain obligations formerly held by
specialists. NYSE Amex adopted amendments to implement the New Market
Model, including amendments to NYSE Amex Equities Rule 104, on November
26, 2008.\9\
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    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 48845 (October 24,
2008), 73 FR 64379 (October 29, 2008) (SR-NYSE-2008-46) (``New
Market Model Approval Order'').
    \8\ The New Market Model pilot is currently scheduled to expire
on January 31, 2012. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 64773
(June 29, 2011), 76 FR 39453 (July 6, 2011) (SR-NYSE-2011-43).
    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 59022 (November 26,
2008), 73 FR 73683 December 3, 2008) (SR-NYSEALTR-2008-10).
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    In addition to their trading functions, DMMs provide support on the
Trading Floor to assist in the efficient operation of the Exchange
market and maintain fair and orderly markets. These Trading Floor
functions were performed by specialists before the New Market Model was
adopted, and the functions were described in the Exchange's Floor
Official Manual.\10\ Under the New Market Model, there continues to be
a need for DMMs to be permitted to perform these Trading Floor
functions. As such, the Exchange proposes to codify these Trading Floor
functions into NYSE Amex Equities Rule 104 by adding a new subparagraph
(j)(i).\11\
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    \10\ See 2004 Floor Official Manual, Market Surveillance June
2004 Edition, Chapter Two, Section I.A. at 7 (``specialist helps
ensure that such markets are fair, orderly, operationally efficient
and competitive with all other markets in those securities''),
Section I.B.3. at 10-11 (``[i]n opening and reopening trading in a
listed security, a specialist should * * * [s]erve as the market
coordinator for the securities in which the specialist is registered
by exercising leadership and managing trading crowd activity and
promptly identifying unusual market conditions that may affect
orderly trading in those securities, seeking the advice and
assistance of Floor Officials when appropriate'' and ``[a]ct as a
catalyst in the markets for the securities in which the specialist
is registered, making all reasonable efforts to bring buyers and
sellers together to facilitate the public pricing of orders, without
acting as principal unless reasonably necessary''), Section I.B.4.
at 11 (``In view of the specialist's central position in the
Exchange's continuous two-way agency auction market, a specialist
should proceed as follows * * * [e]qually and impartially provide
accurate and timely market information to all inquiring members in a
professional and courteous manner.''), and Section I.B.5. at 12 (A
specialist should ``[p]romptly provide information when necessary to
research the status of an order or a questioned trade and cooperate
with other members in resolving and adjusting errors.''). Relevant
excerpts of the 2004 Floor Official Manual are attached as Exhibit 3
of this filing.
    \11\ The Exchange proposes to redesignate the rule text
currently set forth in section (j) as section (k) of NYSE Amex
Equities Rule 104.
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DMM Trading Floor Functions
    There are four categories of Trading Floor functions that DMMs may
perform: (1) Maintaining order among Floor brokers manually trading at
the DMM's assigned panel; (2) bringing Floor brokers together to
facilitate trading; (3) assisting Floor brokers with respect to their
orders; and (4) researching the status of orders or questioned trades.
    First, a DMM may maintain order among Floor brokers manually
trading at the DMM's assigned panel. For example, where there is
significant agency interest in a security, the DMM may help Floor
Officials maintain order by managing trading crowd activity and
facilitating the execution of one or more Floor broker's orders trading
at the post.
    Second, a DMM may bring Floor brokers together to facilitate
trading, which may include the DMM acting as a buyer or seller. This
function is consistent with the floor-based nature of the Exchange's
hybrid market. For example, if a DMM is aware that a Floor broker
representing buying interest inquired about selling interest in one of
his or her assigned securities and later a Floor broker representing
selling interest makes an inquiry about buying interest, the assigned
DMM may inform the Floor broker representing the buying interest of the
other Floor broker's selling interest. In addition, the DMM itself may
provide contra-side interest to a Floor broker representing interest at
the post.
    Third, DMMs may assist Floor brokers with respect to their orders
by providing information regarding the status of a Floor broker's
orders, helping to resolve errors or questioned trades, adjusting
errors, and cancelling or inputting Floor broker agency interest on
behalf of a Floor broker. For example, if a Floor broker's handheld
device is not operational, the DMM may assist the Floor broker by
entering or canceling broker interest on the Floor broker's behalf.\12\
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    \12\ The Exchange maintains records of whether a Floor broker's
order is entered or cancelled by Exchange systems under such
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    Fourth, DMMs may research the status of orders or questioned
trades. DMMs may do so on their own initiative or at the request of the
Exchange or a Floor broker when a Floor broker's hand-held device is
not operational, when there is activity indicating that a potentially
erroneous order was entered or a potentially erroneous trade was
executed, or when there otherwise is an indication that improper
activity may be occurring.
DMM Access to Exchange Systems
    The Exchange proposes to amend NYSE Amex Equities Rule 104 to add
new subparagraph (j)(ii), which would state that the Exchange may make
systems available to a DMM at the post that display the following types
of information about securities in which the DMM is registered: (A)
Aggregated information about buying and selling interest; \13\ (B)
disaggregated information about the price and size of any individual
order or Floor broker agency interest file, also known as ``e-Quotes,''

except that Exchange systems would not make available to DMMs
information about any order or e-Quote, or portion thereof, that a
market participant has elected not to display to a DMM; and (C) post-
trade information. For the latter two categories, the DMM would have
access to entering and clearing firm information and, as applicable,
the badge number of the Floor broker representing the order. The
systems would not contain any information about the ultimate customer
(i.e., the name of the member or member organization's customer) in a
transaction. Aggregated information about buying and selling interest
and post-trade information are currently available to DMMs.
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    \13\ Exchange systems make available to DMMs aggregate
information about the following interest in securities in which the
DMM is registered: (a) All displayable interest submitted by off-
Floor participants; (b) all Minimum Display Reserve Orders,
including the reserve portion; (c) all displayable Floor broker
agency interest files (``e-Quotes''); (d) all Minimum Display
Reserve e-Quotes, including the reserve portion; and (e) the reserve
quantity of Non-Display Reserve e-Quotes, unless the Floor broker
elects to exclude that reserve quantity from availability to the
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    Under the proposed rule change, Exchange systems would make
available to DMMs disaggregated information about the following
interest in securities in which the DMM is registered: (a) The price
and size of all displayable interest submitted by off-Floor
participants; and (b) all e-Quotes, including reserve e-Quotes, that
the Floor broker has not elected to exclude from availability to the
DMM.\14\ The Exchange believes that it is appropriate to provide DMMs
with this disaggregated order information because the information will
assist DMMs in carrying out their Trading Floor functions as described
above. For example, access to the disaggregated order information will
increase DMMs' ability to assist Floor brokers with respect to their
orders and researching the status of orders or questioned trades. In
addition, providing DMMs with access to the disaggregated order
information will contribute to the DMMs' ability to carry out their
responsibility for managing the auction market process at the Exchange,
which includes the function of bringing buyers and sellers together to
facilitate trading. In addition, the proposed rule change would have no
impact on the Exchange's priority and parity rules; DMM manual
transactions would continue to be required to yield to intra-day public
customer orders pursuant to NYSE Amex Equities Rule 72(c)(xi). The
Exchange further notes that the manner by which the DMM would access
disaggregated order information is limited. For example, a DMM can
access the disaggregated order information only while located at the
post on the Trading Floor. In addition, DMMs' ability to access the
disaggregated order information is largely manual, in that the DMM must
query the specific information about a particular security, which
limits the number of securities about which disaggregated order
information can be accessed at any given time. Exchange systems would
not provide any information to the algorithmic trading systems of any
DMM unit,\15\ and would not support any electronic dissemination of the
disaggregated order information to other market participants. The
Exchange notes that market participants who do not want the DMM to have
access to disaggregated order information have the option to
electronically enter dark interest that is not visible to the DMM in
disaggregated form. The Exchange also notes that the proposed rule
change would specifically prohibit DMMs from using any trading
information available to them in Exchange systems, including
disaggregated order information, in a manner that would violate the
Exchange rules or federal securities laws or regulations.\16\
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    \14\ The Exchange previously permitted DMMs to have access to
Exchange systems that contained the disaggregated order information
described above. The Exchange stopped making such information
available to DMMs on January 19, 2011. See Information Memo 11-03.
    \15\ The order information in these systems would be available
for a DMM to view manually at the post and as such is different from
the advance order-by-order information that DMM trading algorithms
previously received before implementation of the New Market Model
pilot (sometimes referred to as ``the look''). Under the proposed
rule change, as is the case today, DMM trading algorithms would have
the same information with respect to orders entered on the Exchange,
Floor broker agency interest files or reserve interest as is
disseminated to the public by the Exchange. See NYSE Amex Equities
Rule 104(b)(iii).
    \16\ See Proposed NYSE Amex Equities Rule 104(j)(ii).
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    In addition, the Exchange notes that any non-public market
information that a DMM receives through Exchange systems would be
subject to specific restrictions as ``non-public order information''
\17\ under NYSE Amex Equities Rule 98. For example, NYSE Amex Equities
Rule 98(c)(2)(A) would require DMMs to maintain the confidentiality of
any such non-public market information and would prohibit the DMM
member organization's departments, divisions, or aggregation units that
are not part of the DMM unit, including investment banking, research,
and customer-facing departments, from having access to that
information. In addition, NYSE Amex Equities Rule 98 sets forth
restrictions on access to non-public order information by the off-Floor
locations of a DMM unit, including restrictions on the ability of a DMM
located on the Trading Floor from communicating directly with off-Floor
individuals or systems responsible for making off-Floor trading
decisions.\18\
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    \17\ NYSE Amex Equities Rule 98(b)(7) defines the term ``non-
public order'' to mean ``any order, whether expressed electronically
or verbally, or any information regarding a reasonably imminent non-
public transaction or series of transactions entered or intended for
entry or execution on the Exchange and which is not publicly
available on a real-time basis via an Exchange-provided datafeed,
such as NYSE OpenBook[supreg] or otherwise not publicly available.
Non-public orders include order information at the opening, re-
openings, the close, when the security is trading in slow mode, and
order information in the NYSE Display Book[supreg] that is not
available via NYSE OpenBook[supreg].''
    \18\ See NYSE Amex Equities Rules 98(d)(2)(B)(i)-(iii),
(f)(1)(A)(i)-(ii), and (f)(3)(C)(ii). In addition, NYSE Amex
Equities Rule 98(c)(2)(A)(ii) provides that a DMM may make available
to a Floor broker associated with an approved person or member
organization any information that the DMM would be permitted to
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change would
contribute substantially to the fair and orderly operation of the
Exchange Trading Floor, and that the benefits of that contribution
would significantly outweigh any incremental benefit to the DMMs by
virtue of having access to disaggregated order information. DMM
assistance at the post through the performance of the Trading Floor
functions is an invaluable resource to minimize any disruption to the
market, particularly if the Exchange is experiencing a systems issue;
the Exchange systems that provide disaggregated order information play
a pivotal role in that assistance, for example by allowing DMMs to
enter or cancel orders on behalf of Floor brokers. Allowing DMMs to
have access to those Exchange systems to perform the Trading Floor
functions is more efficient than diverting Exchange resources to attend
to individual Floor broker issues, particularly when the DMMs are ready
and able to perform the same functions. In contrast, the proposed rule
change would provide DMMs with a disaggregated format of information
that they already have access to on an aggregated basis. Any potential
value to having order information on a disaggregated basis is mitigated
by the fact that DMMs only have information about orders at the
Exchange, which represent just a portion of the overall volume of
trading in Exchange-listed stocks across the market. The information is
likely to be stale upon receipt to the DMMs, thereby diminishing any
likelihood that the information would be useful to DMMs in connection
with their electronic or algorithmic trading. For example, the DMMs
would have to use a manual process to access the information, the DMMs'
access to disaggregated information at any given time would be limited
to a single stock, and the information would not be dynamically updated
to the DMM, in real time or

otherwise. In addition, as described above, all intra-day manual trades
entered by the DMM yield to public orders pursuant to NYSE Amex
Equities Rule 72 and DMMs are restricted from sharing order information
pursuant to NYSE Amex Equities Rule 98, both of which limit any
potential for the DMMs to use the disaggregated order information in
connection with their manual trading.
Conforming Amendments
    To reflect the information that would be available to DMMs through
Exchange systems, the Exchange proposes amendments to NYSE Amex
Equities Rules 70(e), (f) and (i) and 70.25(a)(vii) to specify which
information is available to a DMM through Exchange systems. The
Exchange also proposes changes to NYSE Amex Equities Rule 70 to specify
what information about e-Quotes is available to the DMM.
    In addition, the Exchange proposes to delete NYSE Amex Equities
Rule 104(a)(6), which currently provides that DMMs, trading assistants
and anyone acting on their behalf are prohibited from using the Display
Book[supreg] system to access information about Floor broker agency
interest excluded from the aggregated agency interest and Minimum
Display Reserve Order information other than for the purpose of
effecting transactions that are reasonably imminent where such Floor
broker agency and Minimum Display Reserve Order interest information is
necessary to effect such transaction.
Ability of DMMs To Provide Market Information on the Trading Floor
    The Exchange proposes to modify the terms under which DMMs would be
permitted to provide market information to Floor brokers and visitors
on the Trading Floor. Specifically, NYSE Amex Equities Rule 104(j)(iii)
would permit a DMM to provide the market information to which he or she
has access under proposed NYSE Amex Equities Rule 104(j)(ii) to: (1) A
Floor broker in response to an inquiry in the normal course of
business; or (2) a visitor to the Trading Floor for the purpose of
demonstrating methods of trading. This aspect of the proposal builds on
and modifies current NYSE Amex Equities Rule 115, and the Exchange
therefore proposes to delete that Rule, which covers the same
subject.\19\
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    \19\ NYSE Amex Equities Rule 115 will be redesignated as
``Reserved.'' The Exchange further proposes to make conforming
amendments to NYSE Amex Equities Rules 13 and 104(a)(6).
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    Currently, NYSE Amex Equities Rule 115 provides that a DMM may
disclose market information for three purposes. First, a DMM may
disclose market information for the purpose of demonstrating the
methods of trading to visitors to the Trading Floor. This aspect of
current NYSE Amex Equities Rule 115 would be replicated in proposed
NYSE Amex Equities Rule 104(j)(iii)(B). Second, a DMM may disclose
market information to other market centers in order to facilitate the
operation of the Intermarket Trading System (``ITS''). This text is
obsolete as the ITS Plan has been eliminated and therefore would not be
included in amended NYSE Amex Equities Rule 104.\20\ Third, a DMM may,
while acting in a market making capacity, provide information about
buying or selling interest in the market, including (a) Aggregated
buying or selling interest contained in Floor broker agency interest
files other than interest the broker has chosen to exclude from the
aggregated buying and selling interest, (b) aggregated interest of
Minimum Display Reserve Orders and (c) the interest included in DMM
interest files, excluding Capital Commitment Schedule (``CCS'')
interest as described in NYSE Amex Equities Rule 1000(c), in response
to an inquiry from a member conducting a market probe \21\ in the
normal course of business.
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    \20\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 55397 (March 5,
2007), 72 FR 11066 (March 12, 2007) (Intermarket Trading System;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of the Twenty Fourth
Amendment to the ITS Plan Relating to the Elimination of the ITS
Plan).
    \21\ Generally, a market probe refers to when a Floor broker is
seeking to ascertain the depth of the market in a security to
determine at what price point a security may trade. However, it is a
term of art whose meaning is not codified.
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    Proposed NYSE Amex Equities Rule 104(j)(iii) would permit DMMs to
provide Floor brokers not only with the same aggregated order
information that DMMs currently are permitted to provide under NYSE
Amex Equities Rule 115 but also with the disaggregated and post-trade
order information described above.\22\ Broadening the scope of
information that DMMs can provide Floor brokers will assist DMMs with
carrying out their historical function of bringing Floor brokers
together to facilitate trading. In addition, the Exchange notes that
NYSE Amex Equities Rule 115 allowed Exchange specialists to provide
disaggregated order information to Floor brokers prior to adoption of
the Hybrid Market.\23\ Moreover, as noted above, both Floor brokers and
off-Floor participants have the ability to enter partially or
completely ``dark'' orders that are not visible to the DMM, and DMMs
therefore would be unable to disseminate information about such
``dark'' orders or the dark portion of the orders in response to an
inquiry from a Floor broker. When providing information, the individual
DMM is responsible for fairly and impartially providing accurate and
timely information to all inquiring Floor brokers about buying and
selling interest in his or her assigned security.
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    \22\ Because DMMs on the Trading Floor do not have access to CCS
interest information, the proposed rule does not specify that DMMs
would not be disseminating such information.
    \23\ See NYSE Regulation Information Memo 05-5 (stating that,
under NYSE Rule 115, specialists may disclose the identity of the
members or member organizations representing any orders entrusted to
the specialist). The NYSE amended Rule 115 in connection with the
Hybrid Market because at that time, there was no way for Floor
brokers to enter fully dark electronic interest. Now that NYSE and
Exchange systems can accept fully dark electronic interest from both
Floor brokers and off-Floor participants, the Hybrid Market change
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    Proposed NYSE Amex Equities Rule 104(j)(iii) also would permit a
DMM to provide market information to a Floor broker in response to a
specific request by the Floor broker to the DMM at the post, rather
than specifying that the information must be provided ``in response to
an inquiry from a member conducting a market probe in the normal course
of business,'' as currently provided in NYSE Amex Equities Rule 115.
The Exchange believes that the term ``market probe'' no longer
accurately reflects the manner in which DMMs and Floor brokers interact
on the Trading Floor. Rather, the Exchange believes that the Floor
broker's normal course of business, as an agent for customers, includes
both seeking market probes into the depth of the market as well as
seeking out willing contra-side buyers and sellers in a particular
security. In addition, the rule would specify that a Floor broker may
not submit an inquiry to the DMM by electronic means and that the DMM
may not use electronic means to transmit market information to a Floor
broker in response an inquiry. Under the proposed rule change, Floor
brokers would not have access to Exchange systems that provide
disaggregated order information, and they would only be able to access
such market information through a direct interaction with a DMM at the
post.
    The Exchange believes that providing Floor brokers with access to
the disaggregated order information would serve a valuable function by
increasing the ability of Floor brokers to source liquidity and provide
price discovery for block transactions. In particular, the ability of
Floor brokers to receive the disaggregated order information should,

in turn, enhance their ability to facilitate transactions for their
customers by identifying market participants with trading interest that
could trade with the Floor brokers' customers. Floor brokers have
historically served this role on behalf of their customers, which
include institutional clients and block-trading desks, and they
continue to perform this agency function today. The Exchange notes that
Floor brokers continue to be subject to their existing obligations with
respect to Floor trading and access to information. In particular,
Floor brokers remain subject to the restrictions in Section 11(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') and the rule
thereunder, which effectively prohibit Floor brokers from effecting
transactions for their own account, the account of an associated
person, or an account with respect to which the member, member
organization, or an associated person thereof exercises investment
discretion.\24\
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act,\25\ in general, and
Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\26\ in particular, in that it is designed
to foster cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in
regulating, clearing, settling, processing information with respect to,
and facilitating transactions in securities, to remove impediments to
and perfect the mechanism for a free and open market and a national
market system and, in general, to protect investors and the public
interest. In particular, the proposed rule change clarifies that DMMs
may perform certain defined Trading Floor functions, which were
previously performed by specialists, in furtherance of the efficient,
fair, and orderly operation of the Exchange. In addition, increasing
the amount of information, including disaggregated order information,
that a DMM is permitted to view and provide to Floor brokers would
further the ability of DMMs to carry out the defined Trading Floor
functions and, as a result, is designed to remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market through the efficient
operation of the Exchange, in particular by facilitating the bringing
of buyers and sellers together. Although a vast majority of the
transactions executed on the Exchange are automated, Floor brokers
continue to play an important role for customers in those transactions
that require the expertise of a professional trading floor agent,
including engaging in price discovery and sourcing liquidity for block
transactions. While the disaggregated order information that would be
available to DMMs and Floor brokers under the proposed rule change is
important to them in carrying out their unique roles in a floor trading
environment, the Exchange believes this information would not be
material to market participants executing automated orders. In
addition, the means of access by DMMs and Floor brokers to the
disaggregated order information is largely manual. Accordingly, the
Exchange believes that access to disaggregated order information as set
forth in this proposed rule change provides no unfair advantage to DMMs
or Floor brokers. In addition, as noted above, DMMs would be
specifically prohibited from using the market information available
through Exchange systems for any purpose that would violate Exchange
rules or federal securities laws or regulations.
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    \25\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \26\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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

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

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

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period (i) As the Commission may
designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to
be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
    (A) By order approve or disapprove the proposed rule change, or
    (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NYSEAmex-2011-86 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEAmex-2011-86. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. The text of the proposed rule change is available on
the Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of such filing
also will be available for inspection and copying at the principal
office of the Exchange. All comments received will be posted without
change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying information
from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to
make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number
SR-NYSEAmex-2011-86 and should be submitted on or before December 8,
2011.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\27\
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    \27\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Pages 12097-12098]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings No. 1

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

    Docket Numbers: RP11-1793-000.
    Applicants: Bobcat Gas Storage.
    Description: Bobcat Gas Storage submits tariff filing per 154.204:
Netting and Trading Standards to be effective 3/25/2011.
    Filed Date: 02/23/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110223-5052.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 07, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: RP11-1794-000.
    Applicants: CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company, LLC.
    Description: CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company, LLC
submits tariff filing per 154.204: CEGT LLC--Negotiated Rate--April 1--
CERC--Oklahoma to be effective 4/1/2011.
    Filed Date: 02/23/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110223-5103.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 07, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: RP11-1795-000.
    Applicants: Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.
    Description: Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C. submits tariff
filing per 154.203: Negotiated Rate Agreement Compliance Filing under
CP10-4 Florida Power Corp to be effective 4/1/2011.
    Filed Date: 02/23/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110223-5111.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 07, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: RP11-1796-000.
    Applicants: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC submits tariff filing
per 154.204: Name Change for Mirant Canal to be effective 3/25/2011.
    Filed Date: 02/23/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110223-5161.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 07, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: RP11-1797-000.
    Applicants: Sabine Pipe Line LLC.
    Description: Sabine Pipe Line LLC submits tariff filing per
154.204: Sabine Pipe Line LLC FRP & UFRP Tariff Filing to be effective
4/1/2011.
    Filed Date: 02/24/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110224-5046.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 08, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: RP11-1798-000.
    Applicants: CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company, LLC.
    Description: CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company, LLC
submits tariff filing per 154.204: CEGT LLC--Negotiated Rate--April 1--
CERC--Arkansas to be effective 4/1/2011.
    Filed Date: 02/24/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110224-5063.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 08, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: RP11-1799-000.
    Applicants: Freebird Gas Storage, L.L.C.
    Description: Freebird Gas Storage, L.L.C. submits tariff filing per
154.602: Freebird Gas Storage Cancellation Filing to be effective 2/25/
2011.
    Filed Date: 02/24/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110224-5072.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 08, 2011.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make

protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with
any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: February 24, 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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