[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 24379]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11219]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549-2736

Extension:
    Rule 206(4)-3, SEC File No. 270-218, OMB Control No. 3235-0242

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the collection of
information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and
Budget for extension and approval.
    Rule 206(4)-3 (17 CFR 275.206(4)-3) under the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940, which is entitled ``Cash Payments for Client
Solicitations,'' provides restrictions on cash payments for client
solicitations. The rule requires that an adviser pay all solicitors'
fees pursuant to a written agreement. When an adviser will provide only
impersonal advisory services to the prospective client, the rule
imposes no disclosure requirements. When the solicitor is affiliated
with the adviser and the adviser will provide individualized advisory
services to the prospective client, the solicitor must, at the time of
the solicitation or referral, indicate to the prospective client that
he is affiliated with the adviser. When the solicitor is not affiliated
with the adviser and the adviser will provide individualized advisory
services to the prospective client, the solicitor must, at the time of
the solicitation or referral, provide the prospective client with a
copy of the adviser's brochure and a disclosure document containing
information specified in rule 206(4)-3. Amendments to rule 206(4)-3,
adopted in 2010 in connection with rule 206(4)-5, specify that
solicitation activities involving a government entity, as defined in
rule 206(4)-5, are subject to the additional limitations of rule
206(4)-5. The information rule 206(4)-3 requires is necessary to inform
advisory clients about the nature of the solicitor's financial interest
in the recommendation so the prospective clients may consider the
solicitor's potential bias, and to protect clients against solicitation
activities being carried out in a manner inconsistent with the
adviser's fiduciary duty to clients. Rule 206(4)-3 is applicable to all
Commission-registered investment advisers. The Commission believes that
approximately 4,395 of these advisers have cash referral fee
arrangements. The rule requires approximately 7.04 burden hours per
year per adviser and results in a total of approximately 30,941 total
burden hours (7.04 x 4,395) for all advisers.
    Please direct your written comments to Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549; or send an email
to: [email protected].

    Dated: May 18, 2018.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-11219 Filed 5-24-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P


[Federal Register: September 26, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 185)]
[Notices]
[Page 56176]
[DOCID:fr26se05-46]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[FEMA-3245-EM]

Nebraska; Emergency and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and
Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an
emergency for the State of Nebraska (FEMA-3245-EM), dated September 13,
2005, and related determinations.

DATES: Effective September 13, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated September 13, 2005, the President declared an emergency
declaration under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (the Stafford
Act), as follows:

    I have determined that the emergency conditions in the State of
Nebraska, resulting from the influx of evacuees from states impacted
by Hurricane Katrina beginning on August 29, 2005, and continuing,
is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant an emergency
declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (the Stafford Act).
Therefore, I declare that such an emergency exists in the State of
Nebraska.
    You are authorized to provide appropriate assistance for
required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the
Stafford Act to save lives and protect public health and safety, or
to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in the designated
areas. Specifically, you are authorized to provide emergency
protective measures (Category B), including direct Federal
assistance, under the Public Assistance program, at 100 percent
Federal funding. This assistance excludes regular time costs for
subgrantees' regular employees. In addition, you are authorized to
provide such other forms of assistance under Title V of the Stafford
Act as you may deem appropriate.
    In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby
authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes such
amounts as you find necessary for Federal emergency assistance and
administrative expenses.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration
to the extent allowable under the Stafford Act.

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Acting Under Secretary for
Emergency Preparedness and Response, Department of Homeland Security,
under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Arthur L. Freeman, of FEMA is
appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this declared
emergency.
    I do hereby determine the following areas of the State of Nebraska
to have been affected adversely by this declared emergency:

    All 93 counties in the State of Nebraska for Public Assistance
Category B (emergency protective measures), including direct Federal
assistance, at 100 percent Federal funding.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA)
are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community
Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services Program; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management
Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and Households Housing; 97.049,
Individuals and Households Disaster Housing Operations; 97.050,
Individuals and Households Program-Other Needs; 97.036, Public
Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.)

R. David Paulison,
Acting Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Department
of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 05-19110 Filed 9-23-05; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 9110-10-P


[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68188-68191]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27717]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-68185; File No. SR-NYSE-2012-57]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC;
Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Deleting NYSE Rules 95(c) and
(d) and Related Supplementary Material

November 8, 2012.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby
given that, on October 26, 2012, New York Stock Exchange LLC (the
``Exchange'' or ``NYSE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described
in Items I, II, and III 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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to delete NYSE Rules 95(c) and (d) and
related Supplementary Material. The text of the proposed rule change is
available on the Exchange's Web site at www.nyse.com, 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 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 the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to delete NYSE Rules 95(c) and (d) and
related Supplementary Material concerning restrictions on the ability
of a Floor broker to engage in intra-day trading.\4\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \4\ The Exchange notes that parallel changes are proposed to be
made to the rules of NYSE MKT LLC. See SR-NYSEMKT-2012-58.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Background
    Rule 95(c) provides that:
    If a Floor broker acquires a position for an account during a
particular trading session while representing at the same time, on
behalf of that account, market or limit orders at the minimum variation
on both sides of the market, the broker may liquidate or cover the
position established during that trading session only pursuant to a new
order (a liquidating order) which must be time-recorded upstairs and
upon receipt on the trading Floor.
    As a related matter, Rule 95(d) requires that a Floor broker must
execute the liquidating order entered pursuant to Rule 95(c) before the
Floor broker can execute any other order for the same account on the
same side of the market as that liquidating order. The Supplementary
Material sets forth

examples illustrating the operation of Rules 95(c) and (d) along with
examples indicating the type of buy and sell orders that a member may
and may not represent for the same customer at the same time pursuant
to Rule 95.
    The Exchange adopted Rules 95(c) and (d) and related Supplementary
Material .20 and .30 in 1994.\5\ As noted in that filing, the Exchange
adopted the rule to address ``intra-day trading'' by Floor brokers, the
practice whereby a market participant places orders on both sides of
the market and attempts to garner the spread by buying at the bid and
selling at the offer. In particular, Rule 95(c) was meant to address
situations where a Floor broker may have been perceived as having an
advantage over other market participants, such as individual investors,
because the Floor broker could trade on both sides of the market
without leaving the Crowd.\6\ Requiring the Floor broker to obtain a
new liquidating order was designed, therefore, to reduce the immediacy
with which a Floor broker could react to changing market conditions on
behalf of an intra-day trading account by requiring him or her to leave
the Crowd in order to receive a new liquidating order. The restriction
was meant to ``enhance investors' confidence in the fairness and
orderliness of the Exchange market.'' \7\ The Commission specifically
noted that the intra-day trading strategy employed by professionals
``provide[d] the perception that public customer orders [were] being
disadvantaged by the time and place advantage of intra-day traders.''
\8\ Notably, some public customers who used Floor brokers strongly
criticized the restrictions of Rule 95(c) and (d) as favoring
specialists because specialists were not subject to the
restrictions.\9\ As discussed below, the Exchange believes that the
current prevalence of virtually instantaneous and fully automated
executions both on and off the floor have diminished substantially any
such advantage and rendered the new liquidating order requirements
obsolete.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \5\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34363 (July 13, 1994),
59 FR 36808 (July 19, 1994) (``Rule 95(c) Adopting Release'').
    \6\ Rule 95(c)'s requirement that a liquidating order be ``new''
effectively required that a Floor broker leave the Crowd before
entering a liquidating order (selling what had been bought, for
example) because there was no way for the Floor broker to receive
the new order (or otherwise communicate with a customer) from the
Crowd.
    \7\ Rule 95(c) Adopting Release at 36809.
    \8\ Id. at 36810.
    \9\ See, e.g., Letter from Daniel P. Barry, to Ms. Luka-Hopson,
Branch Chief, Division of Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange
Commission, dated November 11, 1993 (arguing that the proposed
amendment to Rule 95 unfairly singled out ``the small public
investor'' in its application of intra-day trading restrictions to
Floor brokers alone).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Proposed Rule Change
    The Exchange proposes to delete NYSE Rules 95(c) and (d) and
related Supplementary Material as outdated in today's market structure
and an unnecessary restriction on the ability of Floor brokers to
represent orders on behalf of their customers.
    The Exchange believes that the rationale and approach underlying
current Rules 95(c) and (d) no longer exists in today's trading
environment. At the time Rules 95(c) and (d) were adopted, orders
entered in the specialist's book experienced greater latency than did
orders handled by Floor brokers. In particular, neither immediate limit
order display nor auto execution existed at that time and, as a result,
``book'' orders could not be executed until the specialist manually
executed them. Floor brokers in 1994, in other words, could stand at
the point of sale and trade more quickly because of that position.
Currently, incoming electronic orders are executed automatically in
microseconds, and ``book'' orders receive immediate limit order
display. Moreover, the passage of Floor broker orders through Floor
systems today adds an additional layer of latency relative to the prior
context. While the rationale for Rules 95(c) and (d) was that Floor
broker customers could ``crowd-out small customer limit orders and
delay or prevent their execution,'' \10\ in the current market
structure, it is more likely that electronic order flow would ``crowd-
out'' Floor broker customer orders.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \10\ Rule 95(c) Adopting Release at 38611.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Additionally, since adopting the rule, the equities markets in
general, and the Exchange in particular, have undergone market
structure changes that obviate the need for this rule-based restriction
on how a Floor broker represents orders on behalf of customers. For
example, the Commission adopted Regulation NMS in 2005 \11\ and in
2006, the Exchange adopted its ``Hybrid Market'' structure in part to
meet the requirements of Regulation NMS that were implemented in July
2007.\12\ Since that time, the Exchange has undergone a dramatic shift
``from a floor-based auction market with limited automated order
interaction to a more automated market with limited floor-based auction
market availability.'' \13\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \11\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808 (June 9,
2005), 70 Fed. Reg. 37496 (June 29, 2005) (``NMS Adopting
Release'').
    \12\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53539 (March 22,
2006), 71 Fed. Reg. 16353 (March 31, 2006).
    \13\ Id.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Specifically, the changing role of the Floor broker can be seen in
both the overall reduction in the Exchange's market share in its listed
securities, as well as the decline in the Floor broker's share of
Exchange volume and increased reliance on automatic execution. Prior to
the adoption of the Hybrid Market, the Exchange had about an 80% market
share in its listed securities and approximately 25% of that volume was
from Floor broker transactions. Within a year of the approval of the
Hybrid Market, automatic execution accounted for 82% of NYSE volume and
Floor broker executions declined to 11% of overall Exchange volume.\14\
Currently, the Exchange has approximately a 21% market share in its
listed securities, and of that volume, Floor broker transactions
represent approximately 9.8% of Exchange total volume. Less than 1% of
those Floor broker transactions are represented in a manual, auction
format. Furthermore, the average speed of execution has increased
substantially to micro-second timing, which has significantly reduced
the opportunities for Floor brokers to engage in manual transactions.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \14\ See Technology squeezes out real, live traders, USA Today
(July 12, 2007), available at http://www.usatoday.com/money/markets/2007-07-11-nyse-traders_N.htm.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In addition, trading strategies have evolved since the enactment of
Rule 95(c). Today one third of all equity trading takes place off-
exchange and over 1,200 securities have more than 50% of their volume
traded off-exchange, an increase of 143% in less than two years. Among
other changes, off-Floor participants regularly engage in buy and sell
side trading strategies, i.e., ``intra-day trading.'' In today's micro-
second market, there is no longer a competitive advantage to being on
the trading Floor when engaging in the type of intra-day trading
addressed by Rules 95(c) and (d). Rather, due to the increase in the
speed of trading, the increased fragmentation of the equity markets,
and the dissemination of market information available to off-Floor
participants, many off-Floor participants are able to synthesize market
information across multiple markets faster than a Floor broker can do
so from their physical presence on the Exchange trading Floor.
Accordingly, to the extent there may still be a time and place
advantage for Floor brokers by virtue of their presence on the Trading
Floor, the Exchange believes that the type of information available to
Floor brokers is no longer

the type of information that would provide Floor brokers with an
advantage in connection with intra-day trading.
    As a result of the above-discussed changes, Rules 95(c) and (d) are
no longer operating to place Floor brokers on equal footing as other
market participants, but instead are placing them at a disadvantage to
other participants in the largely automatic market that has developed
in the almost twenty years since the restrictions were put in place.
Therefore, the Exchange believes it is appropriate to delete Rules
95(c) and (d) and related Supplementary Material. By deleting a trading
restriction that was adopted in response to a specific market structure
that has fundamentally changed since 2005, the Exchange believes that
the proposed rule changes will serve to place Floor brokers on a more
equal footing with other market participants utilizing automatic
executions.
    Furthermore, the Exchange notes that the manner that the current
rule requires a Floor broker to comply with the rule is based on an
auction market model where a rule-based speed bump that required a
Floor broker to obtain a new time-stamped order from a customer was
feasible.\15\ In today's market structure, where Floor brokers compete
with off-Floor participants that are entering orders on a micro-second
basis on both the buy and sell side of the market, such a speed bump is
not only a disadvantage to Floor brokers, but also does not serve its
original purpose. In particular, the 1994 approval order notes that
part of the rationale of implementing the speed bump for Floor brokers
was to protect the public. However, even though the trading
restrictions enacted by the 1994 rule changes will no longer be in
effect, the public will still be protected. Floor brokers, through
their normal course of business, act as agents for customers and,
pursuant to Exchange and Commission rules, are required to act in the
best interests of their customers.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \15\ The Exchange notes that Exchange systems are not currently
configured to accept the ``BC'' and ``SLQ'' order markings specified
in Rule 95(c), as these are markings that were required to be
included on manual order tickets that were completed by hand by a
Floor broker rather than instructions submitted with electronic
orders that customers transmit electronically to Floor brokers.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In additional to the above-referenced changes, the Exchange
proposes to delete Supplementary Material .20 and .30 to Rule 95, which
were added as part of the addition of paragraphs (c) and (d) to Rule 95
in 1994. The Exchange proposes to keep Supplementary Material .10 to
Rule 95.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act,\16\ in general, and
Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\17\ in particular, in that it is designed
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 would further the ability of Floor brokers to carry out their
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, specifically by
placing Floor brokers on equal footing with other market participants
utilizing automatic executions.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \17\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The fundamental changes that the Exchange has undergone in the
roughly twenty years since the adoption of Rules 95(c) and (d) have
left the underlying rationale behind their adoption obsolete. The
significant increase in market speed and the reduced role of Floor
brokers have largely eliminated the concerns that Rules 95(c) and (d)
were intended to address. By deleting a trading restriction that was
adopted in response to a specific market structure that has
fundamentally changed since 2005, the Exchange believes that the
proposed rule changes will serve to place Floor brokers on a more equal
footing with other market participants utilizing automatic executions.

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-NYSE-2012-57 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-NYSE-2012-57. 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, on business days
between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., located at 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090. Copies of the filing will also be available
for inspection and copying at the NYSE's principal office and on its
Internet Web site at www.nyse.com. 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-NYSE-2012-57 and should be submitted on
or before December 6, 2012.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\18\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \18\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-27717 Filed 11-14-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P


[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 176 (Thursday, September 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 55848]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20002]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-52-000]

WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Revised Schedule for
Environmental Review of the North Bakken Expansion Project

    This notice identifies the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC or Commission) staff's revised schedule for the completion of the
environmental assessment (EA) for WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.'s (WBI
Energy) North Bakken Expansion Project. The first notice of schedule,
issued on April 10, 2020, identified September 4, 2020 as the EA
issuance date. Since issuance of the April 10 notice, WBI Energy has
proposed pipeline route and facility changes and has not fully
responded to a previous information request. WBI Energy stated in a
letter filed to the project docket that it will file the outstanding
data needed for the EA, including information regarding the route
changes, on or before September 11, 2020. As a result, Commission staff
has revised the schedule for issuance of the EA, based on WBI Energy
filing complete information within the forthcoming data response.

Schedule for Environmental Review

Issuance of the EA--December 17, 2020
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline--March 17, 2021

    If a schedule change becomes necessary, an additional notice will
be provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the
project's progress.

Additional Information

    In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets,
the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. This can
reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by
automatically providing you with notification of these filings,
document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to register for eSubscription.
    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs at (866) 208-FERC or on the
FERC website (www.ferc.gov). Using the eLibrary link, enter the
``Docket Number'' excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP20-52),
select a date range, and follow the instructions. For assistance with
access to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at<PHONE_NUMBER>, TTY
(202) 502-8659, or at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>The eLibrary link on
the FERC website also provides access to the texts of formal documents
issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.

    Dated: September 3, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-20002 Filed 9-9-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P


[Federal Register: March 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 55)]
[Notices]
[Page 12407]
[DOCID:fr24mr09-130]

=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request; Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC
20549-0213.

    Extension:
    Rule 23c-1; SEC File No. 270-253; OMB Control No. 3235-0260.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the
collection of information summarized below. The Commission plans to
submit this existing collection of information to the Office of
Management and Budget for extension and approval.
    Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1) under the Investment Company Act of
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a), among other things, permits a closed-end fund to
repurchase its securities for cash if in addition to the other
requirements set forth in the rule: (i) Payment of the purchase price
is accompanied or preceded by a written confirmation of the purchase;
(ii) the asset coverage per unit of the security to be purchased is
disclosed to the seller or his agent; and (iii) if the security is a
stock, the fund has, within the preceding six months, informed
stockholders of its intention to purchase stock. Commission staff
estimates that approximately 36 closed-end funds rely on Rule 23c-1
annually to undertake 324 repurchases of their securities. Commission
staff estimates that, on average, a fund spends 2.5 hours to comply
with the paperwork requirements listed above each time it undertakes a
security repurchase under the rule. Commission staff thus estimates the
total annual burden of the rule's paperwork requirements is 810 hours.
    In addition, the fund must file with the Commission a copy of any
written solicitation to purchase securities given by or on behalf of
the fund to 10 or more persons. The copy must be filed as an exhibit to
Form N-CSR (17 CFR 249.331 and 274.128). The burden associated with
filing Form N-CSR is addressed in the submission related to that form.
    The estimate of average burden hours is made solely for the
purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, and is not derived from a
comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the costs of
Commission rules and forms.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the burden of
the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60 days of this
publication.

    Please direct your written comments to Charles Boucher, Director/
CIO, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley Martinson, 6432
General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312; or send an e-mail to: PRA_
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: March 18, 2009.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-6406 Filed 3-23-09; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010-01-P


[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86378-86380]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28805]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary of Transportation

[DOT-OST-2016-0227]

Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Service for National
Critical Infrastructure Resiliency

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Request for information (RFI).

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This RFI provides an outline for the potential use by the
Federal Government of one or more Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
(PNT) technologies to back up signals from the Global Positioning
System (GPS) and to ensure resiliency of PNT for U.S. Critical
Infrastructure (CI) operations. As a co-chair and member of the
National Executive Committee for Space-based PNT, and a provider and
user of U.S. critical infrastructure services, the Department of
Transportation is investigating opportunities by which the Federal
Government may make use of service(s) which can provide the necessary
backup capability or capabilities to ensure PNT continuity for U.S. CI
in the event of a temporary disruption in GPS availability. Further, as
the lead civil agency for PNT in the Federal Government, the Department
of Transportation is interested in leveraging PNT service technology
initiatives under consideration or currently undertaken by industry.
    The Federal Government is presently documenting civil requirements
for PNT capabilities to serve as the basis for potential future
acquisition activity. The initial objective is to support sustainment
of domestic CI timing continuity with the capability to extend
service(s) in the future to provide positioning/navigation continuity
as well.

DATES: Responses should be filed by January 30, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may file responses identified by the docket number DOT-
OST-2016-0227 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number
DOT-OST-2016-0227 at the beginning of your submission. All submissions
received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information provided.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
submissions received in any of our dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the document (or signing the submission, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78), or you may visit
http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket and comments received, go to
http://www.regulations.gov or to the street address listed above.
Follow the online instructions for accessing the docket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen L. Van Dyke, Director,
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing & Spectrum Management, Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC, 20590, 202-
366-3180<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Overview

    This RFI provides an outline for the potential use by the Federal
Government of one or more PNT technologies to back up signals from GPS
and to ensure resiliency of PNT for U.S. critical infrastructure
operations. The national policy requirement to ensure resilient PNT
capabilities is expressed in two Presidential policy documents. The
National Space Policy of the United States of America, dated June 28,
2010, states, ``. . . the United States shall . . . Invest in domestic
capabilities and support international activities to detect, mitigate,
and increase resiliency to harmful interference to GPS, and identify
and implement, as necessary and appropriate, redundant and back-up
systems or approaches for critical infrastructure, key resources, and
mission-essential functions.'' This follows a statement in U.S. Space-
based PNT Policy dated December 15, 2004 (National Security
Presidential Directive (NSPD)-39) that, ``. . . the United States
Government shall . . . Improve the performance of space-based
positioning, navigation, and timing services, including more robust
resistance to interference for, and consistent with, U.S. and allied
national security purposes, homeland security, and civil, commercial,
and scientific users worldwide . . . and, Promote the use of U.S.
space-based positioning, navigation, and timing services and
capabilities for applications at the Federal, State, and local level,
to the maximum practical extent.''
    As defined in NSPD-39, the responsibility to ``. . . advise and
coordinate with and among the Departments and Agencies responsible for
the strategic decisions regarding policies, architectures,
requirements, and resource allocation for maintaining and improving
U.S. space-based PNT infrastructures, including the GPS, its
augmentations, [and] security for these services . . .'' rests with the
National Space-Based PNT Executive Committee, co-chaired by the Deputy
Secretaries of the Department of Defense and the Department of
Transportation. NSPD-39 also specifically requires that the Secretary
of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, ``. . . develop, acquire, operate, and maintain backup
position, navigation, and timing capabilities that can support critical
transportation, homeland security, and other critical civil and
commercial infrastructure applications within the United States, in the
event of a disruption of the GPS or other space-based positioning,
navigation, and timing services . . .''
    As a co-chair and member of the National Executive Committee for
Space-based PNT, and a provider and user of U.S. CI services, the
Department of Transportation is investigating opportunities by which
the Federal

Government may make use of service(s) which can provide the necessary
backup capability or capabilities to ensure PNT continuity for U.S. CI
in the event of a temporary disruption in GPS availability. Further, as
the lead civil agency for PNT in the Federal Government, the Department
of Transportation is interested in leveraging PNT service technology
initiatives under consideration or currently undertaken by industry.
    The Federal Government is presently documenting civil requirements
for PNT capabilities to serve as the basis for potential future
acquisition activity. The initial objective is to support sustainment
of domestic CI timing continuity with the capability to extend
service(s) in the future to provide positioning/navigation continuity
as well.
    The government would be open to suggestions from industry regarding
methods of accessing such services and associated cost-sharing
arrangements, including, but not limited to Public-Private-
Partnerships, Service Level Agreements, or other Cooperative
Arrangements to alleviate or eliminate constraints to meet the general
continuity requirements below. The government would also be interested
in industry assessment of user participation in the backup GPS market.
If a proposed solution or solutions assumes legislative and/or
regulatory action on the part of the Federal Government, that should be
noted in any response.

2. Technical Information

    The Presidential Policy Directive on Critical Infrastructure
Security and Resilience (PPD-21; February 12, 2013) designates sixteen
CI sectors: Chemical; Commercial Facilities; Communications; Critical
Manufacturing; Dams; Defense Industrial Base; Emergency Services;
Energy; Financial Services; Food and Agriculture; Government
Facilities; Healthcare and Public Health; Information Technology;
Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste; Transportation Systems; and
Water and Wastewater Systems. To support the initial objective, CI
sectors need access to timing information for both nationwide
applications and, in some cases, for more stringent regional and local
applications.
    The Federal Government is interested in services which could be
implemented to provide the following capabilities and ensure timing
continuity for the domestic CI outlined below. Respondents must include
information related to nationwide and regional CI Timing application
coverage for GPS backup capabilities as described below. Respondents
may also include information on CI timing applications additional to
GPS capabilities if desired:

Nationwide CI Timing Application Coverage for a GPS Backup

[cir] Timing Continuity--Sustained accuracy at 1 microsecond with
respect to UTC
[cir] Frequency Stability--Stratum 1 level or better
(1x10-11 over 24 hours)
[cir] System Availability--95%-99%
[cir] System Reliability/Holdover Capability (no access to GPS)--90
days
[cir] Extent of service coverage area as a function of system
architecture
[cir] Considerations for receive antennas and integration with GPS
devices (include estimated costs, user equipage requirements, and time-
to-market information)
[cir] Considerations for service to mobile vs. fixed users
[cir] Rough order of magnitude cost estimate for service implementation
and operation for at least ten years
[cir] How quickly a demonstration of service functionality could be
performed
[cir] Scalability and considerations for extending service to a
nationwide positioning/navigation capability
[cir] Any off-shore coverage capability

Regional/Local CI Timing Application Coverage for a GPS Backup

[cir] Timing Continuity--Sustained accuracy at 100 nanoseconds with
respect to UTC
[cir] Frequency Stability--Stratum 1 level or better
(1x10-11 over 24 hours)
[cir] System Availability--99%
[cir] System Reliability/Holdover Capability (no access to GPS)--30
days
[cir] Extent of service coverage area as a function of system
architecture
[cir] Considerations for receive antennas and integration with GPS
devices (include estimated costs, user equipage requirements, and time-
to-market information)
[cir] Considerations for service to mobile vs. fixed users
[cir] Rough order of magnitude cost estimate for service implementation
and operation for at least ten years
[cir] How quickly a demonstration of service functionality could be
performed
[cir] Considerations for extending service to include positioning/
navigation capability
[cir] Any off-shore coverage capability

Nationwide or Regional/Local CI Timing Application Coverage Additional
to GPS Capabilities

[cir] Considerations for messaging capabilities in terms of data rate
and message content (support operations, emergency notifications, etc.)
[cir] Service availability in environments such as indoors, underwater,
underground, and urban canyons not feasible with GPS
[cir] Rough order of magnitude cost estimate for service implementation
and operation for at least ten years

Respondents please advise if your company has developed and/or offered
PNT services in the past and if you are marketing or providing similar
services today in foreign markets.

3. Requested Information

    Interested companies who believe they are capable of providing all
or part of the information requested above are invited to indicate
their interest by providing company information to include:

(a) Company name
(b) Company address
(c) CAGE code [if applicable]
(d) Business Point of Contact (POC) name, email address, and telephone
(e) Technical Point of Contact (POC) name, email address, and telephone

    4. Responses may be submitted in respondent's preferred format.
Abbreviations should be defined either on first use or in a glossary.
Charts and graphics should have quantitative data clearly labeled.
Assumptions should be clearly identified.
    5. Proprietary and other sensitive information should be so marked
with requested disposition instructions. Submitted materials will not
be returned.
    6. Responses are limited to fifteen (15) 8.5'' x 11'' pages with
1'' margins, and 12-point font (Arial or Times New Roman). Pages must
be numbered and submitted electronically via email as Microsoft Word or
Adobe Acrobat files. Please send responses to the contact information
provided in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of the notice.
    7. Submitted responses shall be UNCLASSIFIED unless prior
arrangements are made with the Contracting Office.
    This is a Request For Information (RFI) only. This request is for
planning purposes, and shall not be construed as a solicitation
announcement, invitation for bids, request for proposals, quotes or an
indication that the Government will contract for the items contained in
this notice. After reviewing the descriptions

currently posted to FEDBIZOPS, interested capable vendors are invited
to provide responses. The Government will not reimburse respondents for
any costs associated with the submission of the information being
requested or reimburse expenses incurred to the interested parties for
responses.
    Additionally, your response will be treated only as information for
the Government to consider. As previously stated, respondents will not
be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that are incurred
in responding to this RFI. Further, this request does not constitute a
solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations
to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated or
received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the
Federal Government in developing an acquisition strategy, Statements of
Work/Performance Work Statements and/or Statements of Objectives.
Interested parties are responsible to adequately mark proprietary,
restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their
response accordingly.

    Issued this day of November 23, 2016, in Washington, DC.
Sophie Shulman,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2016-28805 Filed 11-29-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-9X-P


MEMORANDUM

TO:  Portland Cement NESHAP Docket

FROM:  Keith Barnett, USEPA/OAQPS/SPPD/MMG

DATE:  July 1, 2008

SUBJECT:  July 1, 2008, Meeting between US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Earthjustice, and clients of Earthjustice at the EPA Offices in Washington, D.C.

Introduction and Objectives

The purpose of the meeting was to give a status update of EPA’s reconsideration og the Portlans Cement NESHAP.  Pprior to the meeting, EPA provided summaries of emission datas data.  These are attached to this memorandum.

Meeting Participants

A list of persons attending the meeting and those participating by telephone and there is as follows:

U.S. EPA

Peter Tsirigotis

Steve Silverman

Keith Barnett

Earthjustice

Jim Pew

Kelly Davis

Jared Saylor

Ben Dunham

Attending by Phone

Marti Sinclair, Sierra Club

Becky Bornhorst, Downwinders at Risk.

Al Armemdas, Private Citizen

Meeting Summary

At the meeting the EPA representative explained the status of the rulemaking and the geral apporacxh in developing MACY floors.  Eathjustice expresses strong opposition ot any subcategorization by limestong mercury content and recommened that EPA consider requiring mercury CEMS in cases where a cobtrol device is used to meet the meercruy emissions limit.

 PAGE

 PAGE   2


[Federal Register: February 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 27)]
[Notices]
[Page 6865]
[DOCID:fr11fe09-31]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13318-000]

Swan Lake North Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene and Competing Applications

February 4, 2009.
    On November 5, 2008, Swan Lake North Hydro, LLC filed an
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA),
proposing to study the feasibility of the Swan Lake North Pumped
Storage Project to be located in Klamath County, Oregon on federal land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The proposed project would be
closed loop and would not be built on an existing body of water.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) An upper earthen dam
with a height of 70 feet and a length of 11,850 feet; (2) an upper
reservoir with a surface area of 260 acres, a capacity of 8,300 acre-
feet, and a maximum pool elevation of 5,500 feet msl; (3) a lower
earthen dam with a height of 80 feet and a length of 8,415 feet; (4) a
lower reservoir with a surface area of 215 acres, a capacity of 8,820
acre-feet, and a maximum pool elevation of 4,200 feet msl; (5) a 29
foot diameter, 5,860 foot long, steel penstock; (6) a powerhouse
containing 10 pump/turbine units with a total installed capacity of
1,144 MW; ( 7) a 12.5 mile long, 500 kV transmission line and; (8)
appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an annual
production of 3,340 GWh which would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Brent L. Smith, P.O. Box 535, Rigby, Idaho,
83442<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC Contact: Steven Sachs<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
    Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent and competing
applications may be filed electronically via the internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
under the ``e-Filing'' link. If unable to be filed electronically,
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    For more information on how to submit these types of filings please
go to the Commission's Web site located at http://www.ferc.gov/filing-
comments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed or
printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the Commission's Web site at http:/
/www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
13318) in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-2872 Filed 2-10-09; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717-01-P


[Federal Register: September 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 180)]
[Notices]
[Page 54634-54635]
[DOCID:fr18se06-42]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP06-404-001]

Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Compliance Filing

September 11, 2006.
    Take notice that on September 7, 2006 Eastern Shore Natural Gas
Company (Eastern Shore) tendered for filing as part of FERC Gas Tariff,
Second Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, with an
effective date of September 7, 2006:

Original Sheet No. 234
Original Sheet No. 235
Original Sheet No. 236

    Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance
with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18
CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing 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. Such protests
must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of
the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest
must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the
proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu
of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons

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

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary. -
 [FR Doc. E6-15396 Filed 9-15-06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717-01-P


[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81171-81172]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25661]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-98947; File No. SR-NYSEARCA-2023-58]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule
Change To List and Trade Shares of the Hashdex Bitcoin Futures ETF
Under NYSE Arca Rule 8.500-E (Trust Units)

November 15, 2023.
    On September 22, 2023, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'') filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to
Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\
and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to list and trade
shares of the Hashdex Bitcoin Futures ETF under NYSE Arca Rule 8.500-E
(Trust Units). The proposed rule change was published for

comment in the Federal Register on October 3, 2023.\3\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 98564 (Sept. 27,
2023), 88 FR 68188. Comments on the proposed rule change are
available at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysearca-2023-58/srnysearca202358.htm.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \4\ provides that within 45 days of the
publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or
within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its
reasons for so finding or as to which the self-regulatory organization
consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change,
disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The
45th day after publication of the notice for this proposed rule change
is November 17, 2023. The Commission is extending this 45-day time
period.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period
within which to take action on the proposed rule change so that it has
sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change and the issues
raised therein. Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section
19(b)(2) of the Act,\5\ designates January 1, 2024, as the date by
which the Commission shall either approve or disapprove, or institute
proceedings to determine whether to disapprove, the proposed rule
change (File No. SR-NYSEARCA-2023-58).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-25661 Filed 11-20-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P


[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2108-2110]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00526]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2023-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-2302]

Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This notice lists communities where the addition or
modification of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths,
Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or
the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard
determinations), as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and
where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS)
reports, prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for
each community, is appropriate because of new scientific or technical
data. The FIRM, and where applicable, portions of the FIS report, have
been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through
issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Federal
Regulations. The currently effective community number is shown in the
table below and must be used for all new policies and renewals.

DATES: These flood hazard determinations will be finalized on the dates
listed in the table below and revise the FIRM panels and FIS report in
effect prior to this determination for the listed communities.
    From the date of the second publication of notification of these
changes in a newspaper of local circulation, any person has 90 days in
which to request through the community that the Deputy Associate
Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation reconsider the changes. The
flood hazard determination information may be changed during the 90-day
period.

ADDRESSES: The affected communities are listed in the table below.
Revised flood hazard information for each community is available for
inspection at both the online location and the respective community map
repository address listed in the table below. Additionally, the current
effective FIRM and FIS report for each community are accessible online
through the FEMA Map Service Center at https://msc.fema.gov for
comparison.
    Submit comments and/or appeals to the Chief Executive Officer of
the community as listed in the table below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering
Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA,
400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (email)
[email protected]; or visit the FEMA Mapping and Insurance
eXchange (FMIX) online at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The specific flood hazard determinations are
not described for each community in this notice. However, the online
location and local community map repository address where the flood
hazard determination information is available for inspection is
provided.
    Any request for reconsideration of flood hazard determinations must
be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer of the community as listed
in the table below.
    The modifications are made pursuant to section 201 of the Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and are in accordance
with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.,
and with 44 CFR part 65.
    The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management
measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show
evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified
for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
    These flood hazard determinations, together with the floodplain
management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that are
required. They should not be construed to mean that the community must
change any existing ordinances that are more stringent in their
floodplain management requirements. The community may at any time enact
stricter requirements of its own or pursuant to policies established by
other Federal, State, or regional entities. The flood hazard
determinations are in accordance with 44 CFR 65.4.
    The affected communities are listed in the following table. Flood
hazard determination information for each community is available for
inspection at both the online location and the respective community map
repository address listed in the table below. Additionally, the current
effective FIRM and FIS report for each community are accessible online
through the FEMA Map Service Center at https://msc.fema.gov for
comparison.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

Michael M. Grimm,
Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Chief executive officer  of                                   Online location of letter  of map                           Community
         State and county          Location and case No.             community              Community map  repository                 revision                Date of  modification      No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona:
    Maricopa.....................  City of Buckeye (22-   The Honorable Eric Orsborn,     Engineering Department, 530    https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Apr. 14, 2023.........       040039
                                    09-0619P).             Mayor, City of Buckeye, 530     East Monroe Avenue, Buckeye,   advanceSearch.
                                                           East Monroe Avenue Buckeye,     AZ 85326.
                                                           AZ 85326.
    Maricopa.....................  City of Goodyear (22-  The Honorable Joe Pizzillo,     Engineering and Development    https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Apr. 14, 2023.........       040046
                                    09-0284P).             Mayor, City of Goodyear, 1900   Services, 14455 West Van       advanceSearch.
                                                           North Civic Square, Goodyear,   Buren Street, Suite D101,
                                                           AZ 85395.                       Goodyear, AZ 85338.
    Maricopa.....................  City of Phoenix (22-   The Honorable Kate Gallego,     Street Transportation          https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Apr. 7, 2023..........       040051
                                    09-0759P).             Mayor, City of Phoenix, City    Department, 200 West           advanceSearch.
                                                           Hall, 200 West Washington       Washington Street, 5th
                                                           Street, 11th Floor, Phoenix,    Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003.
                                                           AZ 85003.
California: San Diego............  City of San Diego (22- The Honorable Todd Gloria,      Development Services           https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Apr. 24, 2023.........       060295
                                    09-1348P).             Mayor, City of San Diego, 202   Department, 1222 1st Avenue,   advanceSearch.
                                                           C Street, 11th Floor, San       MS 301, San Diego, CA 92101.
                                                           Diego, CA 92101.
Florida:
    Duval........................  City of Jacksonville   The Honorable Lenny Curry,      Edward Ball Building           https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Apr. 14, 2023.........       120077
                                    (21-04-5039P).         Mayor, City of Jacksonville,    Development Services, Room     advanceSearch.
                                                           117 West Duval Street, Suite    2100, 214 North Hogan
                                                           400, Jacksonville, FL 32202.    Street, Jacksonville, FL
                                                                                32202.
    Duval........................  City of Jacksonville   The Honorable Lenny Curry,      Edward Ball Building           https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Apr. 19, 2023.........       120077
                                    (22-04-0449P).         Mayor, City of Jacksonville,    Development Services, Room     advanceSearch.
                                                           117 West Duval Street, Suite    2100, 214 North Hogan
                                                           400, Jacksonville, FL 32202.    Street, Jacksonville, FL
                                                                                32202.
    Orange.......................  City of Orlando (22-   The Honorable Buddy Dyer,       City Hall Permitting           https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Apr. 4, 2023..........       120186
                                    04-0252P).             Mayor, City of Orlando, 400     Services, 400 South Orange     advanceSearch.
                                                           South Orange Avenue, Orlando,   Avenue, 1st Floor, Orlando,
                                                           FL 32801.                       FL 32801.
    Walton.......................  Unincorporated Areas   Chair Trey Nick, Walton         Walton Building Department,    https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Apr. 27, 2023.........       120317
                                    of Walton County (22-  County, 263 Chaffin Avenue,     Walton County Courthouse       advanceSearch.
                                    04-2584P).             DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433.     Annex, 6th Street, Sloss
                                                                                Avenue, DeFuniak Springs, FL
                                                                                32433.
Idaho: Ada.......................  Unincorporated Areas   Chair Rod Beck, Ada County      Ada County Development         https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Apr. 4, 2023..........       160001
                                    of Ada County (22-10-  Board of County                 Service Office, 650 Main       advanceSearch.
                                    0556P).                Commissioners, 200 West Front   Street, Boise, ID 83702.
                                                           Street, 3rd Floor, Boise, ID
                                                           83702.
Illinois:
    Cook.........................  City of Elgin (22-05-  The Honorable David Kaptain,    Public Works Department,       https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Mar. 27, 2023.........       170087
                                    0345P).                Mayor, City of Elgin, 150       Engineering Department, 150    advanceSearch.
                                                           Dexter Court, Elgin, IL         Dexter Court, Elgin, IL
                                                           60120.                          60120.

    Cook.........................  Unincorporated Areas   The Honorable Toni              Cook County Building and       https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Mar. 27, 2023.........       170054
                                    of Cook County (22-    Preckwinkle, President, Cook    Zoning Department, 69 West     advanceSearch.
                                    05-0345P).             County Board of                 Washington Street, 28th
                                                           Commissioners, 118 North        Floor, Chicago, IL 60602.
                                                           Clark Street, Room 537,
                                                           Chicago, IL 60602.
    Cook and DuPage..............  Village of Bartlett    The Honorable Kevin Wallace,    Village Hall, 228 South Main   https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Mar. 27, 2023.........       170059
                                    (22-05-0345P).         Village President, Village of   Street, Bartlett, IL 60103.    advanceSearch.
                                                           Bartlett, 228 South Main
                                                           Street, Bartlett, IL 60103.
    Kane.........................  City of St. Charles    The Honorable Lora Vitek,       City Hall, 2 East Main         https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Apr. 18, 2023.........       170330
                                    (22-05-2140P).         Mayor, City of St. Charles,     Street, St. Charles, IL        advanceSearch.
                                                           City Hall, 2 East Main          60174.
                                                           Street, St. Charles, IL
                                                           60174.
Kansas:
    Reno.........................  City of Hutchinson     The Honorable Jade Piros De     City Hall, 125 East Avenue B,  https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Apr. 3, 2023..........       200283
                                    (22-07-0572P).         Carvalho, Mayor, City of        Hutchinson, KS 67501.          advanceSearch.
                                                           Hutchinson, 125 East Avenue
                                                           B, Hutchinson, KS 67501.
    Reno.........................  Unincorporated Areas   Daniel Friesen, Chairperson,    Reno County Public Works       https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Apr. 3, 2023..........       200567
                                    of Reno County (22-    Reno County Commissioner, 206   Department, 600 Scott          advanceSearch.
                                    07-0572P).             West 1st Avenue, Hutchinson,    Boulevard, South Hutchinson,
                                                           KS 67501.                       KS 67505.
Michigan: Oakland................  City of Novi (22-05-   The Honorable Bob Gatt, Mayor,  Civic Center, 45175 West Ten   https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Mar. 10, 2023.........       260175
                                    0343P).                City of Novi, Civic Center,     Mile Road, Novi, MI 48375.     advanceSearch.
                                                           45175 West Ten Mile Road,
                                                           Novi, MI 48375.
Minnesota:
    Anoka........................  City of Lino Lakes     The Honorable Rob Rafferty,     City Hall, 600 Town Center     https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Mar. 22, 2023.........       270015
                                    (22-05-1976P).         Mayor, City of Lino Lakes,      Parkway, Lino Lakes, MN        advanceSearch.
                                                           City Hall, 600 Town Center      55014.
                                                           Parkway, Lino Lakes, MN
                                                           55014.
    Dakota.......................  Unincorporated Areas   Commissioner Mike Slavik,       Dakota County Administration   https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Apr. 17, 2023.........       270101
                                    of Dakota County (22-  District 1, Dakota County       Center, 1590 Highway 55,       advanceSearch.
                                    05-1797P).             Administration Center, 1590     Hastings, MN 55033.
                                                           Highway 55, Hastings, MN
                                                           55033.
Nebraska: Lancaster..............  City of Lincoln (22-   The Honorable Leirion Baird,    Building and Safety            https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Apr. 26, 2023.........       315273
                                    07-0824P).             Mayor, City of Lincoln, 555     Department, 555 South 10th     advanceSearch.
                                                           South 10th Street, Suite 301    Street, City of Lincoln, NE
                                                           Lincoln, NE 68508.              68508.
New York: Rockland...............  Village of Spring      The Honorable Alan M. Simon,    Building Department, 200       https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        May 23, 2023..........       365344
                                    Valley (22-02-         Mayor, Village of Spring        North Main Street, Spring      advanceSearch.
                                    0020P).                Valley, 200 North Main          Valley, NY 10977.
                                                           Street, Spring Valley, NY
                                                           10977.
Texas:
    Tarrant......................  City of Fort Worth     The Honorable Mattie Parker,    Department of Transportation   https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Mar. 27, 2023.........       480596
                                    (22-06-0422P).         Mayor, City of Fort Worth,      and Public Works, 200 Texas    advanceSearch.
                                                           200 Texas Street, Fort Worth,   Street, Fort Worth, TX
                                                           TX 76102.                       76102.
    Williamson...................  City of Round Rock     The Honorable Craig Morgan,     Transportation Department,     https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Apr. 5, 2023..........       481048
                                    (22-06-1378P).         Mayor, City of Round Rock,      2008 Enterprise Drive, Round   advanceSearch.
                                                           City Hall, 221 East Main        Rock, TX 78664.
                                                           Street, Round Rock, TX 78664.
Wisconsin: Milwaukee.............  City of Milwaukee (21- The Honorable Cavalier          City Hall, 200 East Wells      https://msc.fema.gov/portal/        Apr. 6, 2023..........       550278
                                    05-3522P).             Johnson, Mayor, City of         Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.   advanceSearch.
                                                           Milwaukee, 200 East Wells
                                                           Street, Room 201, Milwaukee,
                                                           WI 53202.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[FR Doc. 2023-00526 Filed 1-11-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-12-P


[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 25631]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09341]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM98-1-000]

Records Governing Off-The-Record Communications

    This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of
the receipt of prohibited and exempt off-the-record communications.
    Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission
decisional employees, who make or receive a prohibited or exempt off-
the-record communication relevant to the merits of a contested
proceeding, to deliver to the Secretary of the Commission, a copy of
the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any
oral communication.
    Prohibited communications are included in a public, non-decisional
file associated with, but not a part of, the decisional record of the
proceeding. Unless the Commission determines that the prohibited
communication and any responses thereto should become a part of the
decisional record, the prohibited off-the-record communication will not
be considered by the Commission in reaching its decision. Parties to a
proceeding may seek the opportunity to respond to any facts or
contentions made in a prohibited off-the-record communication and may
request that the Commission place the prohibited communication and
responses thereto in the decisional record. The Commission will grant
such a request only when it determines that fairness so requires. Any
person identified below as having made a prohibited off-the-record
communication shall serve the document on all parties listed on the
official service list for the applicable proceeding in accordance with
Rule 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010.
    Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the decisional
record of the proceeding, unless the communication was with a
cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR
385.2201(e)(1)(v).
    The following is a list of off-the-record communications recently
received by the Secretary of the Commission. The communications listed
are grouped by docket numbers in ascending order. These filings are
available for electronic review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website 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, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Docket Nos.               File date     Presenter or requester
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Prohibited:
    NONE.
Exempt:
    1. ER22-983-000, ER22-1528-       4-14-2022  U.S. Senate.\1\
     000.
    2. P-14803-001.............       4-18-2022   U.S. Representative
                                                  Cliff Benz.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren.

    Dated: April 26, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-09341 Filed 4-29-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P