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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2106-059]

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Tendered
for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for
Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

July 29, 2009.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2106-059.
    c. Date Filed: July 16, 2009.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).
    e. Name of Project: McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the McCloud and Pit
Rivers in Shasta County, California. The project occupies lands of the
United States, managed by the United States Department of Agriculture--
Forest Service and the United States Department of Interior--Bureau of
Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Randal S. Livingston, Vice President--Power
Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, P.O. Box 770000, Mail
Code N11E, San Francisco, CA 94177-0001; Telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    i. FERC Contact: Emily Carter at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
    k. The Project Description: The existing McCloud-Pit Project
consists of three existing developments (James B. Black, Pit 6, and Pit
7), which collectively include two storage reservoirs (McCloud and Iron
Canyon), two regulating reservoirs (Pit 6 and Pit 7), one afterbay (Pit
7), two tunnels, three powerhouses (James B. Black, Pit 6, and Pit 7),
and associated equipment and transmission facilities. The project has
an installed capacity of 368-megawatts (MW), produces an average annual
generation of 1,542 gigawatt-hours (GWh), and occupies 3,707.6 acres of
land. Approximately 1,651.4 of these acres are federally owned, with
1,621.9 managed by the Shasta-Trinity National Forest and 29.5 managed
by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. In addition to the existing
facilities, PG&E is proposing to construct two generation additions
consisting of powerhouses at the base of McCloud dam (5-8 MW) and at
the base of Pit 7 Afterbay dam (10 MW).
    The project involves the transfer of water from the McCloud River
basin to the Lower Pit River basin via a tunnel from the McCloud
reservoir to Iron Canyon reservoir. Iron Canyon reservoir is on Iron
Canyon Creek, a tributary of the Pit River. Water flows from Iron
Canyon reservoir via a tunnel to the James B. Black powerhouse.
Although the project diverts water from the McCloud River basin to the
Lower Pit River basin, both basins drain to Shasta Lake.

James B. Black Development

McCloud Dam and McCloud Reservoir

    McCloud dam is a 241-foot-high, 630-foot-long earth and rock filled
dam located on the McCloud River and impounds McCloud reservoir. The
McCloud reservoir has a surface area of 520 acres and a maximum storage
capacity of approximately 35,234 acre-feet (af). The spillway
[elevation 2,696.0 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD)] is on
the south side of the dam. The reservoir has a normal maximum water
surface elevation of 2,680 feet. The dam is equipped with three radial
gates measuring 27 feet by 24.5 feet, discharging into a spillway that
returns spillage flows to the McCloud River below the dam. The dam also
has a 12-foot diameter diversion/outlet tunnel that runs under the dam
to supply a 24-inch Howell-Bunger valve for releasing instream flows to
the McCloud River, as well as an 84-inch diameter butterfly valve for
emergency use to control reservoir levels. Controls for the diversion/
outlet tunnel are located at the intake within McCloud reservoir.

McCloud Tunnel

    A 7.2-mile-long tunnel and a 563-foot-long pipeline at Hawkins
Creek crossing hydraulically link McCloud reservoir and Iron Canyon
reservoir. An intake tower within McCloud reservoir collects water for
the McCloud tunnel, which is approximately 17 feet in diameter and
heads easterly to Iron Canyon reservoir. The differential in water
surface elevations between the two reservoirs controls the amount of
water drafted through the tunnel.

Iron Canyon Dam and Reservoir

    An earth-filled dam 214 feet high and 1,130 feet long impounds Iron
Canyon reservoir. The reservoir has a maximum storage capacity of
24,241 af with an approximate 500-acre surface area. The dam has a
slide gate leading to a 48-inch diameter pipe for instream flow
releases to Iron Canyon Creek. Normal maximum water surface elevation
within the reservoir is 2,664 feet. When the water surface of Iron
Canyon reservoir is lowered, water flows through the McCloud tunnel
from McCloud reservoir to Iron Canyon reservoir.

Iron Canyon Tunnel and Penstock

    Iron Canyon reservoir is connected to James B. Black powerhouse via
the 2.9-mile long, 18-foot diameter Iron Canyon Tunnel, an associated
1,194-foot-long, 11.5-foot diameter pipeline at the Willow Spring Creek
crossing, and a

5,467-foot-long, 11.5-foot diameter steel penstock. The penstock
bifurcates before James B. Black powerhouse to deliver water flow to
the two turbine generator units. The tunnel and penstock have a total
flow capacity of 2,000 cfs.

James B. Black Powerhouse

    James B. Black powerhouse is located on the northwest bank of the
Pit River, approximately 0.5 miles upstream of the non-Project Pit 5
powerhouse (FERC Project No. 233). The powerhouse is a three-level,
reinforced concrete structure containing two vertical shaft impulse
turbines rated at 104,000 hp each. They operate at a normal maximum
gross head of 1,226 feet. Unit 1 was commissioned in 1966 and Unit 2 in
1965. Two vertical axis outdoor generators, Unit 1 rated at 94.8
megavolt-ampere (MVA) and Unit 2 rated at 92.6 MVA, are connected to a
three phase, 86 MVA transformer bank. Their combined maximum capacity
is 172 MW. Average annual generation within the past 25 years at the
station is 656.3 GWh.

Transmission

    Transmission lines (230 kilovolt [kV]) extend approximately 0.5
mile from the transformer bank in the switchyard adjacent to the James
B. Black powerhouse to the switchyard adjacent to the Pit 5 powerhouse.

Pit 6 Development

Pit 6 Dam and Reservoir

    Pit 6 dam and reservoir are located on the Pit River downstream of
James B. Black powerhouse. The 183-foot-high, 560-foot-long concrete
gravity Pit 6 dam has a crest elevation of 1,432 feet. The top of the
dam contains a trash rake, motors for two 42-foot-high by 49-foot-long
slide gates and a control building. The control building houses a
hydraulic system for two low-level, eight-foot diameter outlets at the
base of the dam. The Pit 6 reservoir has a maximum storage capacity of
approximately 15,619 af and a maximum surface area of approximately 268
acres. The normal maximum water surface elevation within the reservoir
is 1,425 feet. The reservoir serves as the forebay for the Pit 6
powerhouse. Two 18-foot diameter steel penstocks with a total flow
capacity of 6,470 cfs extend 602 feet from the dam to the turbines in
the powerhouse located at the base of the dam.

Pit 6 Powerhouse

    Pit 6 powerhouse, commissioned in August 1965, is located along the
east bank of the Pit River at the base of Pit 6 dam. The powerhouse is
a four-level reinforced concrete structure, three levels of which are
below grade. The structure contains two vertical shaft, Francis
reaction turbines, rated at 53,000 hp each and operating at a normal
maximum gross head of 155 feet. There are two outdoor vertical axis
generators, rated at 44 MVA each, with each unit connected to a three-
phase 44 MVA transformer bank that steps up plant output to 230 kV. The
maximum generator capacity is 80 MW. Average annual generation over the
last 25 years is 373.8 GWh.

Transmission

    Transmission lines extend approximately 3.3 miles from the
switchyard adjacent to the Pit 6 powerhouse to the Applicant's
interconnected transmission system.

Pit 7 Development

Pit 7 Dam and Reservoir

    Pit 7 dam and reservoir are located on the Pit River downstream of
Pit 6 powerhouse. The Pit 7 dam is a 228-foot-high and 770-foot-long
concrete gravity dam. The top of the dam contains a trash rake, motors
for two 49-foot by 42-foot slide gates at the crest of the dam, and a
control building. The control building houses hydraulic controls for
two eight-foot in diameter, low-level outlets at the base of the dam.
The Pit 7 reservoir has a maximum storage capacity of 34,611 af and a
surface area of approximately 471 acres at a normal maximum water
surface elevation of 1,270 feet. As with Pit 6, the Pit 7 reservoir
serves at the forebay for the Pit 7 powerhouse. Two penstocks, 15 feet
in diameter, extend 572 feet from the dam to the turbines in the
powerhouse, located at the base of the dam. Total flow capacity within
the penstocks is 7,440 cfs.

Pit 7 Powerhouse

    Pit 7 powerhouse, commissioned in September 1965, is located along
the east bank of the Pit River at the base of Pit 7 dam. The powerhouse
consists of a four-level, reinforced concrete structure, three levels
of which are below grade. The powerhouse contains two vertical-shaft
reaction turbines that are rated at 70,000 hp each and operate at a
normal maximum gross head of 205 feet. Two vertical axis generators are
rated at 52.2 (Unit 2) and 62.1 MVA (Unit 1), respectively. Their
maximum combined capacity is 112 MW. Each unit is connected to a three-
phase, 58 MVA transformer bank that steps up plant output to 230 kV.
The average annual generation over the last 25 years is 512 GWh.

Transmission

    Transmission lines extend approximately 3.5 miles from the
switchyard adjacent to the Pit 7 powerhouse to the Applicant's
interconnected transmission system.

Pit 7 Afterbay

    Pit 7 afterbay has a surface area of approximately 69 acres at a
normal ``maximum'' water surface elevation of 1,067 feet (maximum water
surface of Shasta Lake). The afterbay dam is a 30-foot-high, steel-
reinforced, rock-fill structure, including a variable width concrete
gravity weir section. Pit 7 afterbay serves to attenuate changes in the
water flow from Pit 7 dam and powerhouse before entering Shasta Lake.

Proposed Facilities

McCloud Development

    PG&E proposes to construct a powerhouse located at the base of
McCloud dam. Generation output from the proposed powerhouse would be
connected to a new transmission line that would be routed from the
proposed powerhouse to connect to an existing Pacific Power and Light
(PP&L) Substation located approximately 14 miles to the north, in the
town of McCloud, California. McCloud Development would use water stored
in McCloud Reservoir and released into the Lower McCloud River to meet
instream flow requirements and no new impoundments are proposed. With a
flow range of 150 cfs to 400 cfs, the turbine and generator set would
have an installed capacity of about 5 to 8 MW. The proposed McCloud
Development would have an average range of annual energy production of
30 to 40 GWh and average monthly generation would be approximately 2.5
to 3.3 GWh. PG&E proposes to base the final size of the unit,
powerhouse hydraulic capacity, and average annual energy production on
instream flow requirements included in the new project license.
    The proposed powerhouse would be positioned to the south of the
current outlet works control building and would be a reinforced
concrete-and-block masonry structure designed to enclose and protect
the electro-mechanical generation equipment, withstand area snow loads,
and prevent possible vandalism. It would be accessed via the existing
project road that connects to Forest Road 38N11. The powerhouse would
be equipped with a single vertical-axis Francis turbine. The

turbine, which would have a discharge diameter of approximately 54
inches, would operate at about 450 revolutions per minute. The direct-
coupled synchronous generator rating would range from 5,600 to 7,500
kW.
    The proposed transmission line route from the powerhouse would
follow Forest Road 38N11 and then county roads to the existing PP&L
Substation approximately 14 miles north in the town of McCloud.

Pit 7 Afterbay Development

    PG&E proposes to construct at Pit 7 Afterbay Development, including
a powerhouse located on the west side of Pit 7 Afterbay dam at the
regulating weir. Generation output from the proposed powerhouse would
be connected to a new transmission line that would be routed from the
powerhouse to connect to the switchyard located approximately 1.6 miles
to the east at Pit 7 powerhouse. The proposed facilities would have no
meaningful storage and would operate in a run-of-the-river mode. The
available flows for energy production would be dictated by the
operation of the upstream Pit 7 powerhouse.
    The proposed Pit 7 Afterbay powerhouse would use water released
upstream from Pit 7 powerhouse and dam and no new impoundments are
proposed. The proposed powerhouse would be configured for two
horizontal-axis synchronous generating units, each rated at 5,500 kW
and housed in an approximately 30-foot-wide x 110-foot-long intake
approach bay. Each of the generating bays would have a design flow of
2,500 cfs. The upstream entrance to each intake bay would include a
trashrack to stop large debris from entering the unit. Two radial gates
approximately 26-foot-wide by 52-foot-high would be constructed
upstream of the unit to regulate flow and for dewatering the turbine
pit. A roller gate would be constructed at the downstream end of each
bay or the tailrace to prevent backwatering during maintenance. A
combination of ramps, walkways, and ladders would be used in each bay
to allow for maintenance access and support the gate operator
mechanism. A 20-foot-wide bypass flow bay, which would house a radial
gate and operator, would be built in the first phase of construction.
The bypass flow bay would be used to pass river flows during the second
phase of construction and during times of non-generation. The bypass
flow bay also would require a walkway to allow maintenance and
operation access and support the gate operator mechanism. A new access
road would be constructed to access the powerhouse for construction,
operation, and maintenance. The access road would extend between
Fenders Ferry Road and the afterbay, just west of Fenders Ferry Bridge.
Based on a flow range of 2,500 cfs to 5,000 cfs, the 2-unit powerhouse
would accommodate turbine and generator sets capable of an installed
capacity of about 5 MW each for a total of 10 MW. The average monthly
generation from this proposed powerhouse would be approximately 4.2
GWh.
    The proposed powerhouse substation would be fenced and located on
the ground near the control house, but above the maximum anticipated
flood and tailwater levels. Substation equipment would include a step-
up substation to transform energy for the transmission line. Powerhouse
controls and switchgear would be installed in a separate building
located on the right bank of the river, positioned above the maximum
anticipated water level and inside the substation fence. The building
would house the required equipment for control and protection of the
generation units and would be equipped with electric heating and
cooling. The transmission line would be a 1.6-mile-long, 34.5-kV,
wooden-pole line connecting the proposed powerhouse to a new 34.5- to
230-kV transformer, positioned at or near the existing 230-kV Pit 7
switchyard. A new 230-kV circuit breaker and disconnect switch would be
connected by a short span to the main bus of the existing Pit 7
switchyard.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last
three digits, into the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item
(h) above.
    m. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following Hydro
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as
appropriate.

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              Milestone                           Target date
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Tendering Notice.....................  July 29, 2009.
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready   October 30, 2009.
 for Environmental Analysis (when
 FERC approved studies are complete).
Filing of recommendations,             December 29, 2009.
 preliminary terms and conditions,
 and fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft EA or EIS....  August 11, 2010.
Comments on Draft EA or EIS..........  September 10, 2010.
Modified Terms and Conditions........  November 9, 2010.
Commission Issues Final EA or EIS....  February 7, 2011.
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    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP05-163-005]

Paiute Pipeline Company; Notice of Refund Report

March 7, 2006.
    Take notice that on March 1, 2006, Paiute Pipeline Company (Paiute)
tendered for filing its refund report in compliance with the
Commission's order issued on November 30, 2005. Paiute states that on
January 30, 2006, it distributed refunds in compliance with the order
including applicable interest calculated at the FERC-approved rates
through the date of distribution of refunds.
    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 on or before the date as indicated below. 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>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on March 6, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP07-142-001]

CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Compliance
Filing

March 7, 2007.
    Take notice that on March 2, 2007, CenterPoint Energy Gas
Transmission Company (CEGT) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas
Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No. 1, Substitute Second Revised Sheet No.
603, to be effective March 1, 2007:
    CEGT states that the purpose of this filing is to comply with the
Commission's order dated February 27, 2007 in which CEGT was directed
to correct a word processing error.
    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>.

Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2242]

Eugene Water and Electric Board; Notice of Authorization for
Continued Project Operation

December 4, 2008.
    On November 24, 2006, Eugene Water and Electric Board, licensee for
the Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project, filed an Application for a New
License pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's
regulations thereunder. The Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project is
located on McKenzie River in Lane and Linn Counties, near McKenzie
Bridge, Oregon.
    The license for Project No. 2242 was issued for a period ending
November 30, 2008. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 808(a)(1),
requires the Commission, at the expiration of a license term, to issue
from year-to-year an annual license to the then licensee under the
terms and conditions of the prior license until a new license is
issued, or the project is otherwise disposed of as provided in section
15 or any other applicable section of the FPA. If the project's prior
license waived the applicability of section 15 of the FPA, then, based
on section 9(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c),
and as set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the licensee of such project
has filed an application for a subsequent license, the licensee may
continue to operate the project in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the license after the minor or minor part license
expires, until the Commission acts on its application. If the licensee
of such a project has not filed an application for a subsequent
license, then it may be required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), to
continue project operations until the Commission issues someone else a
license for the project or otherwise orders disposition of the project.
    If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is
hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 2242 is issued to
the Eugene Water and Electric Board for a period effective December 1,
2008 through November 30, 2009, or until the issuance of a new license
for the project or other disposition under the FPA, whichever comes
first. If issuance of a new license (or other disposition) does not
take place on or before November 30, 2009, notice is hereby given that,
pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license under section 15(a)(1)
of the FPA is renewed automatically without further order or notice by
the Commission, unless the Commission orders otherwise. If the project
is not subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that
the Eugene Water and Electric Board is authorized to continue operation
of the Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project, until such time as the
Commission acts on its application for a subsequent license.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0103]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Sacramento River, Sacramento, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the Tower Drawbridge across the
Sacramento River, mile 59.0, at Sacramento, CA. The deviation is
necessary to allow the community to participate in the Sactown 10 race.
This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation
position during the deviation period.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. on April 3,
2016.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0103] is available
at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary deviation, call or email David H. Sulouff, Chief, Bridge
Section, Eleventh Coast Guard District; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: California Department of Transportation has
requested a temporary change to the operation of the Tower Drawbridge,
mile 59.0, over Sacramento River, at Sacramento, CA. The vertical lift
bridge navigation span provides a vertical clearance of 30 feet above
Mean High Water in the closed-to-navigation position. The draw operates
as required by 33 CFR 117.189(a). Navigation on the waterway is
commercial and recreational.
    The drawspan will be secured in the closed-to-navigation position
from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. on April 3, 2016, to allow the community to
participate in the Sactown 10 race. This temporary deviation has been
coordinated with the waterway users. No objections to the proposed
temporary deviation were raised.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may
do so at anytime. The bridge will be able to open for emergencies and
there is no immediate alternate route for vessels to pass. The Coast
Guard will also inform the users of the waterways through our Local and
Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the change in operating schedule for
the bridge so that vessels can arrange their transits to minimize any
impact caused by the temporary deviation.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to
its regular operating schedule immediately at the and of the effective
period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the operating
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: March 8, 2016.
D.H. Sulouff,
District Bridge Chief, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-73850 ; File No. SR-MIAX-2014-63]

Self-Regulatory Organizations: Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change by Miami International
Securities Exchange, LLC To Amend Its Fee Schedule

December 16, 2014.
    Pursuant to the provisions of 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 December 10, 2014, 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.\3\ The Commission is publishing this
notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ MIAX initially filed a similar proposal for only SPY options
on November 25, 2014, and indicated in its filing that it would
implement the new fee on December 1, 2014. See File No. MIAX-2014-
60. On December 10, 2014, MIAX withdrew that filing and submitted
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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 its Fee Schedule.
    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 its Fee Schedule to: (i) Adopt a
transaction fee for options overlying EEM, GLD, IWM, QQQ, and SPY
executed by non-MIAX Market Makers; and (ii) provide an additional
incentive for achieving certain Priority Customer Rebate Program volume
tiers.
    The Exchange proposes to adopt a $0.55 per contract transaction fee
for non-MIAX Market Makers for options overlying EEM, GLD, IWM, QQQ,
and SPY. The Exchange notes that the transaction fees for non-MIAX
Market Makers in all other options classes will not change and thus
will continue to be charged the same amount for non-Penny Pilot options
classes and Penny Pilot options classes as they do today.
    The Exchange proposes to offer non-MIAX Market Makers the
opportunity to reduce transaction fees by $0.02 per contract in
standard options in EEM, GLD, IWM, QQQ, and SPY in the same manner as
Penny Pilot options classes and non-Penny Pilot options classes.\4\
Specifically, any Member or its affiliates of at least 75% common
ownership between the firms as reflected on each firm's Form BD,
Schedule A, that qualifies for Priority Customer Rebate Program volume
tiers 3, 4, or 5 and is a non-MIAX Market Maker will be assessed $0.53
per contract for standard options in EEM, GLD, IWM, QQQ, and SPY. The
Exchange believes that these incentives will encourage non-MIAX Market
Makers to transact a greater number of orders on the Exchange.
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    \4\ See MIAX Options Fee Schedule, Section (1)(a)(ii).
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    The purpose of the proposed fee change is to increase the
transaction fee for non-MIAX Market Makers in EEM, GLD, IWM, QQQ, and
SPY \5\ so that the transaction fees for Market Makers in EEM, GLD,
IWM, QQQ, and SPY \6\ remain lower as compared to non-MIAX Market
Makers.\7\ For example, assume both member and non-member market makers
execute against a Priority Customer order in SPY posted on the
Exchange's book and executes enough monthly transaction volume to
qualify for tier 1 of the Market Maker sliding scale: MIAX-MM1 fees =
$0.54 [(0.17 transaction fee) + (0.25 marketing fee) + (0.12 posted
liquidity marketing fee)] and Away-MM2 fees = $0.55. Absent this
proposal, Away-MM2 would be assessed $0.47 per contract which would be
less than the $0.54 per contract of MIAX-MM1. The Exchange notes that
maintaining this fee differential encourages market participants to
become members and register as Market Makers versus otherwise sending
orders to the Exchange as a non-MIAX Market Maker in order to avoid a
higher transaction fee.
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    \5\ The Commission notes that the symbols MIAX lists in this
sentence refer to the respective overlying options class.
    \6\ Id.
    \7\ The Exchange notes that in a companion filing, the Exchange
recently filed to add an additional marketing fee of $0.12 per
contract for Priority Customers in EEM, GLD, IWM, QQQ, and SPY
options posted on the Exchange's Book. See MIAX-2014-62.
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    At this time, the Exchange does not propose a change in the
corresponding fees for mini options. Mini options are not traded in
significant volume across

the industry and, as such, MIAX does not seek to incentivize order
routers to send such orders to MIAX by extending the new marketing fee
to posted Priority Customer orders in mini options on SPY and GLD.\8\
Thus, the Exchange believes it is unnecessary to increase the non-MIAX
Market Maker transaction fee in mini options since there is no
corresponding change in the marketing fees in mini options to
compensate for.
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    \8\ The Exchange notes that mini options are currently listed on
SPY, AAPL, GLD, GOOGL, and AMZN. If the Exchange were to extend the
new Marketing Fee to mini options, since there are no mini options
on EEM, IWM, and QQQ, the Exchange would not be able to assess an
additional marketing fee for mini options in such symbols, but
instead would be limited to assessing the additional fee on SPY and
GLD. See SR-MIAX-2014-62.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal to amend its fee schedule
is consistent with Section 6(b) of the Act \9\ in general, and furthers
the objectives of Section 6(b)(4) of the Act \10\ in particular, in
that it is an equitable allocation of reasonable fees and other charges
among Exchange members.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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    The Exchange's proposed transaction fees for non-MIAX Market Makers
in EEM, GLD, IWM, QQQ, and SPY \11\ are reasonable in order for the net
transaction fee for non-MIAX Market Makers to remain higher than Market
Makers in a manner that is designed to encourage market participants to
become members and register as Market Makers versus otherwise sending
orders to the Exchange as a non-MIAX Market Maker in order to avoid a
higher transaction fee. The Exchange's proposal to increase the
transaction fees for non-MIAX Market Makers in options overlying EEM,
GLD, IWM, QQQ, and SPY is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory
because the increase applies equally to all non-MIAX Market Makers. In
addition, maintaining a higher transaction fee for non-MIAX Market
Makers versus Market Markers is equitable and not unfairly
discriminatory because Market Markers on the Exchange have enhanced
quoting obligations measured in both quantity (% time) and quality
(minimum bid-ask differentials) that other market participants do not
have.\12\ In addition, charging non-members higher transaction fees is
a common practice amongst exchanges because Members are subject to
other fees and dues associated with their membership to the Exchange
that do not apply to non-members. The proposed differentiation as
between non-MIAX Market Makers, Market Makers, and other market
participants recognizes the differing contributions made to the
liquidity and trading environment on the Exchange by these market
participants. Maintaining a lower transaction fee for Market Makers
should incent market participants and market makers on other exchanges
to register as Market Makers on the Exchange, which will enhance the
quality of quoting and increase the volume of contracts traded in
options listed on MIAX. To the extent that this purpose is achieved,
all the Exchange's market participants should benefit from the improved
market liquidity. Enhanced market quality and increased transaction
volume that results from the increase in Market Maker activity on the
Exchange will benefit all market participants and improve competition
on the Exchange.
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    \11\ The Commission notes that the symbols MIAX lists in this
sentence refer to the respective overlying options class.
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    The Exchange's proposal to offer non-MIAX Market Makers the
opportunity to reduce transaction fees by $0.02 per contract in
standard options in EEM, GLD, IWM, QQQ, and SPY in the same manner as
Penny Pilot options classes and non-Penny Pilot options classes,
provided certain criteria are met, is reasonable because the Exchange
desires to offer all such market participants an opportunity to lower
their transaction fees. The Exchange's proposal to offer non-MIAX
Market Makers the opportunity to reduce transaction fees by $0.02 per
contract in standard options in EEM, GLD, IWM, QQQ, and SPY, provided
certain criteria are met, is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory
because the Exchange will offer all non-MIAX Market Makers in EEM, GLD,
IWM, QQQ, and SPY \13\ a means to reduce transaction fees by qualifying
for volume tiers in the Priority Customer Rebate Program. The Exchange
believes that offering non-MIAX Market Makers that transaction [sic] in
EEM, GLD, IWM, QQQ, and SPY \14\ the same opportunity as non-MIAX Maker
Makers in other options classes, to lower transaction fees by
incentivizing them to transact Priority Customer order flow, in turn
benefits all market participants.
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    \13\ The Commission notes that the symbols MIAX lists in this
sentence refer to the respective overlying options class.
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    The Exchange believes that establishing different pricing for EEM,
GLD, IWM, QQQ, and SPY options and Penny Pilot options is reasonable,
equitable, and not unfairly discriminatory because EEM, GLD, IWM, and
SPY options are more liquid options as compared to other Penny Pilot
options and the Exchange wants to incentivize to encourage market
participants to become members and register as Market Makers versus
otherwise sending orders to the Exchange as a non-MIAX Market Maker in
order to avoid a higher transaction fee in these high volume symbols.
Finally, the Exchange believes that the proposal to assess a higher
transaction fee for standard transactions and not mini options is
reasonable because of the lack of significant volume and limited demand
in the industry to trade mini options and also because there is no
corresponding change in the marketing fees in mini options in these
symbols to compensate for.

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

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposal is designed to
maintain Market Maker transaction fees in EEM, GLD, IWM, QQQ, and SPY
\15\ that are lower than non-MIAX Market Makers. To the extent that
there is additional competitive burden on non-MIAX Market Makers, the
Exchange believes that this is appropriate because charging non-members
higher transaction fees is a common practice amongst exchanges and
Members are subject to other fees and dues associated with their
membership to the Exchange that do not apply to non-members. The
proposed differentiation as between non-MIAX Market Makers, Market
Makers, and other market participants recognizes the differing
contributions made to the liquidity and trading environment on the
Exchange by these market participants. Maintaining a lower transaction
fee for Market Makers should incent market participants and market
makers on other exchanges to register as Market Makers on the Exchange,
which will enhance the quality of quoting and increase the volume of
contracts traded in options listed on MIAX. To the extent that this
purpose is achieved, all the Exchange's market participants should
benefit from the improved market liquidity. Enhanced market quality and
increased transaction volume that results from the anticipated increase
in order flow directed to the Exchange will benefit all market
participants and improve competition on the Exchange. The Exchange
notes that it operates in a

highly competitive market in which market participants can readily
favor competing venues if they deem fee levels at a particular venue to
be excessive. In such an environment, the Exchange must continually
adjust its fees to remain competitive with other exchanges and to
attract order flow. The Exchange believes that the proposal reflects
this competitive environment.
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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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act.\16\ 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.
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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-MIAX-2014-63 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Brent J. Fields,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-MIAX-2014-63. 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 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-MIAX-2014-63 and should be
submitted on or before January 12, 2015.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\17\
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    \17\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18274-18275]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R01-OAR-2022-0089; FRL-9546-02-R1]

Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Negative Declaration for the Oil
and Gas Industry

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final action.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of
Connecticut. The revision provides the State's determination, via a
negative declaration, that there are no facilities within its borders
subject to EPA's 2016 Control Technique Guideline (CTG) for the oil and
gas industry. The intended effect of this action is to approve this
item into the Connecticut SIP. This action is being taken under the
Clean Air Act.

DATES: This final action is effective on April 29, 2022.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA-R01-OAR-2022-0089. All documents in the docket
are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed
in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e.,
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 at https://www.regulations.gov or at the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1 Regional Office, Air and
Radiation Division, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA
requests that if at all possible, you contact the contact listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection.
The Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday through
Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays and facility
closures due to COVID-19.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Rackauskas, Air Quality Branch,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office
Square--Suite 100, (Mail code 05-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912, tel. (617)
918-1628, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Background and Purpose
II. Final Action
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background and Purpose

    On February 9, 2022 (87 FR 7410), EPA published a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for the State of Connecticut.
    The NPRM proposed approval of a SIP revision by the Connecticut
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) that

included a negative declaration for the 2016 Oil and Natural Gas
Industry Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG). The term ``negative
declaration'' means that the State has explored whether any facilities
subject to the applicability requirements of the CTG exist within the
State and concluded that there are no such sources within its borders.
This is consistent with EPA's understanding of where sources subject to
the Oil and Natural Gas Industry CTG are located. The formal SIP
revision was submitted by Connecticut on December 29, 2020.
    Other specific requirements of the Connecticut negative declaration
for the 2016 Oil and Natural Gas Industry CTG and the rationale for
EPA's proposed action are explained in the NPRM and will not be
restated here. No public comments were received on the NPRM.

II. Final Action

    EPA is approving Connecticut's negative declaration for the 2016
Oil and Natural Gas Industry CTG as a revision to the Connecticut SIP.

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has
demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian
country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by May 31, 2022. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this action for the purposes of
judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for
judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness
of such rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in
proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: March 23, 2022.
David Cash,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.
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[Notices]
[Pages 80366-80369]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-98908; File No. SR-PEARL-2023-62]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; MIAX PEARL, LLC; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Provide an
Additional Means To Access the Exchange's Equity Trading Platform
Member Firm Portal

November 13, 2023
    Pursuant to the provisions of 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 November 2, 2023, MIAX PEARL, LLC (``MIAX
Pearl'' 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).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to provide an additional means to access the
Exchange's equity trading platform (referred to herein as ``MIAX Pearl
Equities'') Member Firm Portal.\3\
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    \3\ See MIAX Exchanges Member Firm Portal User Manual, available
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    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
website at https://www.miaxglobal.com/markets/us-options/pearl-options/rule-filings, at MIAX Pearl'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 provides Equity Members \4\ access to an internet-
facing portal which provides self-service functions to Equity Members,
known as the Member Firm Portal (``MFP''). Specifically, the MFP allows
Equity Members to view current connectivity and services, manage
various order entry settings,\5\ view all orders and cancel individual
open orders, and view current and request changes for current session
notifications, session configurations, and Market Participant
Identifier (``MPID'') configurations. The MFP also provides Equity
Members the ability to adjust risk settings and allows Equity Market
Makers \6\ to view and manage their securities assignments. The MFP
allows Equity Members to more efficiently manage their back office
operations at the Equity Member level. Currently, access to the MFP is
provided on a per user basis, whereby Equity Members seek to have
individuals within their organization permissioned to access the MFP
via a web portal on their behalf (known as the ``MFP User Interface''
or ``MFP UI''). The Exchange provides the MFP UI to Equity Members free
of charge.\7\
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    \4\ The term ``Equity Member'' is a Member authorized by the
Exchange to transact business on MIAX Pearl Equities. See Exchange
Rule 1901.
    \5\ This includes whether an order should be attributed by its
MPID or as Retail on the Exchange's proprietary data feeds or when
routed pursuant to the PAC routing option, adjusting port level
settings, adjusting risk controls, and retrieving assignment history
for a given symbol assignments. See, e.g., Exchange Rules
2614(c)(5), 2617(a)(5)(ii)(A)(3), 2618(a), and 2622(f).
    \6\ The term ``Equities Market Maker'' shall mean an Equity
Member that acts as a Market Maker in equity securities, pursuant to
Chapter XXVI. See Exchange Rule 1901.
    \7\ The Exchange does not currently intend to charge fees for
API access to the MFP and will submit a separate filing with the
Commission pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) should it decide to do so in
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    Equity Members have requested that the Exchange also provide access
to the MFP via an Application Programming Interface (``API'' and
together ``MFP API''), in addition to the current MFP UI accessed via
the web portal. The Exchange currently provides MFP API to Members \8\
on it options platform,\9\ as do its affiliates, Miami International
Holdings, LLC (``MIAX'') and MIAX Emerald, LLC (``MIAX Emerald'').\10\
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    \8\ The term ``Member'' means an individual or organization that
is registered with the Exchange pursuant to Chapter II of these
Rules for purposes of trading on the Exchange as an ``Electronic
Exchange Member'' or ``Market Maker.'' Members are deemed
``members'' under the Act. See Exchange Rule 100.
    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 98016 (July 28,
2023), 88 FR 51364 (August 3, 2023) (SR-PEARL-2023-32) (Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To
Provide an Additional Means of Access to the Member Firm Portal
Through an Application Programming Interface).
    \10\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 98017 (July 28,
2023), 88 FR 51366 (August 3, 2023) (SR-MIAX-2023-29); and 98018
(July 28, 2023), 88 FR 51374 (August 3, 2023) (SR-EMERALD-2023-18)
(Notices of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule
Change To Provide an Additional Means of Access to the Member Firm
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    In sum, an API is a way for two or more computer programs to talk
to each other. It is a software to software interface that defines the
data and the transactions that can be communicated between systems. In
providing the MPF API, functions that would otherwise be done manually
via the MFP UI, can be automated. The MFP API, in essence, facilitates
and expedites the transaction processing for the supported
functionality such that Equity Members can automate their interactions
with the MFP. This allows for more efficient processing, the potential
reduction of operational risk due to issues caused by human error, the
timeliness of the completion of MFP-related functions, etc.\11\
Providing API access to the MFP would allow Equity Members to enable
their systems and applications to communicate directly with the MFP,
thereby eliminating or reducing the need for individuals to access the
MFP UI via the web portal.
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    The Exchange does not propose to alter the current MFP or MFP UI.
The Exchange simply proposes to provide an additional and optional
means to access the MFP, in the form of an API. API access to the MFP
would allow an Equity Member's applications to communicate directly
with the MFP. Therefore, by its nature, the MFP API does not lend
itself to access on a per user basis, as is the case today with the MFP
UI via the web portal. API access would allow Equity Members to
automate functions they perform today on the MFP, such as adjusting
risk settings or managing various order entry settings. Equity Members
who do not prefer to access the MFP API would be able to perform the
same functions when accessing the MFP UI via the current web portal.
However, due to associated technological changes needed to provide API
access, the Exchange does not plan to offer all MFP functionality that
is currently available via the MFP UI on day one and intends to rollout
the functionality over a period of time.
    The Exchange notes that the use of accessing the MFP API would be
completely voluntary and would simply be a second optional means to
access the MFP. Equity Members who wish to continue to access the MFP
UI via the web portal may continue to do so for no fee.
Implementation Date and Rollout
    Due to the technological changes associated with this proposed
change, the Exchange will issue a trading alert publicly announcing the
implementation date of the proposed rule change and will announce in
that trading alert which MFP functions will be available via the API.
The Exchange anticipates that it will begin to offer API access to the
MFP in first quarter of 2024. The Exchange will issue a trading alert
each time it makes additional MFP functions available via the API.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act,\12\ in general, and
Section 6(b)(5),\13\ in particular, because 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 regulating, clearing, settling, processing
information with respect to, and facilitating transactions in
securities, and to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a
free and open market and a national market system.
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange notes that providing the MFP API to Equity Members is
consistent with the Act in that the use of MFP API is completely
voluntary and simply provides Equity Members with an additional means
to access the Exchange's MFP. The MFP is a useful tool for Equity
Members to manage their trading on the Exchange, including back office
operations, risk controls settings, and Equity Market Maker
assignments. The Exchange also notes that it currently provides MFP API
to Members on it options platform,\14\ as do its affiliates, MIAX and
MIAX Emerald.\15\ The Exchange simply seeks to do the same for MIAX
Pearl Equities in this filing.
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    As noted above, accessing the MFP via an API would be an optional
alternative to web access. Those not

electing to access the MFP via an API may continue to use the MFP UI
via the web portal free of charge. The MFP, whether accessed via an API
or web portal, allow Equity Members to more efficiently manage their
back office operations, view all orders and cancel individual open
orders, and view current and request changes for current session
notifications, session configurations, MPID configurations, and in
managing Equity Market Maker assignments. The Exchange notes that trade
information in the MFP is specific to each Equity Member and their
trades, allowing them to conveniently manage their back office
operations as needed.
    Providing API access to the MFP would be provided purely for
convenience, in response to Equity Member demand, and would be entirely
optional. As stated above, API access to the MFP would enable Equity
Members to connect their applications to the MFP allowing their
application to communicate directly with the MFP. This enables Equity
Members to automate functions that would normally be performed by
individual users access the MFP via the current web portal, such as
adjusting risk settings and managing various order entry settings.
Equity Members who do not prefer to access the MFP API would be able to
perform the same functions by accessing the MFP UI via the existing web
portal.

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

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
result in any burden on competition that is not necessary or
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. API access to
the MFP would simply be an optional additional means to access the MFP.
The Exchange does not believe that the proposal would impose any
inappropriate burden on intramarket competition because Equity Members
who access the MFP via an API would not receive any competitive
advantage over those who access it via the current web portal because
any functionality available to Equity Members who access the MFP via an
API would be available to those who access MFP UI via the current web
portal. API access would simply be a convenience and would enable
Equity Members to automate their back office operations performed via
the MFP as they choose. The Exchange does not believe an Equity
Member's ability to automate this functionality provides any
competitive advantage when trading on the Exchange because the MFP is
only used by Equity Members for back office operations and not order
entry or execution.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change would not
impose any inappropriate burden on intermarket competition as other
exchanges currently offer similar API access to their comparable member
portals.\16\ The proposal would enhance the Exchange's competitive
position vis-a-vis other exchanges by allowing it to upgrade the means
of access to its MFP, which would provide added convenience to Equity
Members that wish to utilize the MFP via an API. Further, the proposed
rule change would enable the Exchange to improve its customer service
and enhance Equity Members' experience when managing their back office
and other operations performed via the MFP.
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    As such, the Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule
change will impose any burden on intermarket or intramarket competition
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

    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 \17\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \18\
thereunder.
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    \17\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \18\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change at
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
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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 (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
file number SR-PEARL-2023-62 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-PEARL-2023-62. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. Do not
include personal identifiable information in submissions; you should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. We
may redact in part or withhold entirely from publication submitted
material that is obscene or subject to copyright protection. All
submissions should refer to file number SR-PEARL-2023-62 and should be
submitted on or before December 8, 2023.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\19\
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    \19\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
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To: Docket Number EPA-R03-OAR-2017-0681

From: Megan Goold, EPA

Due to file size limitations, the R-software files used in the adjustment factor, start-up/shutdown and critical emission value analyses are available upon request.  To obtain these files, please contact Megan Goold, Planning & Implementation Branch (3AD30), Air & Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.  The telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.  Ms. Goold can also be reached via electronic mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>


Meg McCarthy/DC/USEPA/US

01/17/2007 03:03 PM	To

<EMAIL_ADDRESS> 	cc

	bcc

	Patricia Mercer/DC/USEPA/US@EPA; Kristin Fitzgerald/DC/USEPA/US@EPA; James

Michael/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

	Subject

	Follow-up Question on Boehringer Ingelheim's Comment

Arthur E. Slesinger

Executive Director, Environmental Affairs and Safety

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.

900 Ridgebury Rd

P.O. Box 368

Ridgefield, CT  06877-0368

Dear Mr. Slesinger:

 Thank you for your comments on EPA’s Proposed Rule: Subpart K—Standards

Applicable to Academic Laboratories (71 Federal Register 29712) on behalf

of Boehringer Ingelheim.

 In response to Boehringer Ingelheim’s comments (Docket Number

EPA-HQ-RCRA-2003-0012-0118), EPA has a few follow-up questions.  On page 2

of Boehringer Ingelheim’s comments, you indicate that institutional

research laboratories are identical to the college and university

laboratory environment.  EPA is very interested in any information and

data that Boehringer Ingelheim can provide to help understand the

similarities and differences between institutional research laboratories

and college and university laboratories, as described in the proposed

rule.  For example, any information or data describing these laboratories,

their activities and their hazardous waste generation patterns would be

beneficial to EPA in its development of the final rule.  What type of

activities do these laboratories conduct?  Do their activities differ

day-to-day or are they fairly routine and/or repetitive?  What types of

hazardous wastes are generated at these laboratories?  In what amounts are

these wastes generated?  EPA would find it helpful if you could provide

any answers, explanations or data relating to any of the above questions.

Additionally, what other types of laboratories exist at facilities such as

yours?  How does your facility differentiate between research laboratories

and other types of laboratories?  Finally, EPA would appreciate a timely

response to allow us to incorporate any information you may provide into

the decision-making process, as appropriate.   Please provide a response

by February 16, 2007.  If you are unable to provide a response by then,

please contact us to let us know if and when you could provide a timely

response.

Any supporting information you provide to EPA will be made publicly

available in the docket for the rulemaking, unless the information is

claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI).  Therefore, if you

submit any information that you claim as CBI, clearly mark all of the

information that you claim to be CBI.  Information so marked will not be

disclosed, except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part

2.  Please do not fax any information claimed as CBI.  For additional

information on how to submit CBI, refer to page 29713, of the May 23,

2006, Federal Register, proposed rule for academic laboratories, or

contact LaShan Haynes, the Office of Solid Waste CBI contact, at (703)

605-0516<EMAIL_ADDRESS> Again, thank you for your comments on the proposed standards for academic

laboratories.  Please direct any questions or response to this letter to

any member of EPA’s labs team:

Patricia Mercer,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS> Meg McCarthy,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS> Kristin Fitzgerald,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS> *********************************

Meg McCarthy

US Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Solid Waste

Hazardous Waste Identification Division

703-308-8653

<EMAIL_ADDRESS> *********************************


[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 61 (Friday, March 31, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15993-15995]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

17 CFR Part 232

[Release Nos. 33-10324; 34-80182; 39-2516; IC-32527]

Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) is
adopting revisions to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and
Retrieval System (EDGAR) Filer Manual and related rules to reflect
updates to the EDGAR system. The updates are being made primarily to
support the new online version of the Transfer Agent submission form
types; provide for the ability for filers to submit duplicate filings
for submission form type 10-D; and provide for the ability for filers
to upload the notarized authentication document and the power of
attorney as separate CORRESP documents when submitting a request to
manually update their EDGAR filing passphrase. The EDGAR system was
upgraded to support the US GAAP 2017 Taxonomy on March 6, 2016. The
EDGAR system is scheduled to be upgraded to support the other
functionalities on March 13, 2017.

DATES: Effective March 31, 2017. The incorporation by reference of the
EDGAR Filer Manual is approved by the Director of the Federal Register
as of March 31, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: In the Division of Corporation
Finance, for questions concerning Form ABS-EE and Regulation A
submission form types, contact Vik Sheth at<PHONE_NUMBER>; in the
Division of Trading and Markets, for questions concerning Form TA and
Form X-17A-5, contact Kathy Bateman at<PHONE_NUMBER>; in the Office of
Investment Management, for questions concerning Form N-MFP, contact
Heather Fernandez at<PHONE_NUMBER>; and in the Division of Economic
and Risk Analysis, for questions concerning eXtensible Business
Reporting Language (XBRL), contact Walter Hamscher at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are adopting an updated EDGAR Filer
Manual, Volume I and Volume II. The Filer Manual describes the
technical formatting requirements for the preparation and submission of
electronic filings through the EDGAR system.\1\ It also describes the
requirements for filing using EDGARLink Online and the Online Forms/XML
Web site.
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    \1\ We originally adopted the Filer Manual on April 1, 1993,
with an effective date of April 26, 1993. Release No. 33-6986 (April
1, 1993) [58 FR 18638]. We implemented the most recent update to the
Filer Manual on January 30, 2017. See Release No. 33-10295 (February
08, 2017) [82 FR 9680].
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    The revisions to the Filer Manual reflect changes within Volume I
entitled EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume I: ``General Information,'' Version
27 (March 2017) and Volume II entitled EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II:
``EDGAR Filing,'' Version 41 (March 2017). The updated manual will be
incorporated by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations.
    The Filer Manual contains all the technical specifications for
filers to submit filings using the EDGAR system. Filers must comply
with the applicable provisions of the Filer Manual in order to assure
the timely acceptance and processing of filings made in electronic
format.\2\ Filers may consult the Filer Manual in conjunction with our
rules governing mandated electronic filing when preparing documents for
electronic submission.\3\
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    \2\ See Rule 301 of Regulation S-T (17 CFR 232.301).
    \3\ See Release No. 33-10295 in which we implemented EDGAR
Release 17.0.2. For additional history of Filer Manual rules, please
see the citations therein.
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    The EDGAR system will be upgraded to Release 17.1 on March 13, 2017
and will introduce the following changes:
    The Microsoft InfoPath templates used to file Transfer Agent forms
TA-1, TA-1/A, TA-2, TA-2/A, and TA-W will be retired on March 10, 2017.
Effective March 13, 2017, filers must use the new online version of the
forms application available on the EDGAR Filing Web site to file
Transfer Agent forms. This web-based application will replace the
corresponding Microsoft InfoPath templates that were previously used to
file these forms. Filers will no longer need to purchase the 3rd party
InfoPath application (which has been discontinued by Microsoft) in
order to file the Transfer Agent forms. Filers can access Transfer
Agent forms by selecting the `File Transfer Agent Forms' link on the
EDGAR Filing Web site.
    Chapter 8 (Preparing and Transmitting EDGARLite Submissions) of the
``EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II:

EDGAR Filing'' will be retired. Two new sections, `File Transfer Agent
Forms' and `Completing a Transfer Agent Form' will be added to the
former Chapter 9 (new Chapter 8--Preparing and Transmitting Online
Submissions) of the ``EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: EDGAR Filing'' to
guide filers through the filing process.
    Filers can continue to construct XML submissions as described in
the XML Technical Specification documents for Transfer Agent forms, and
submit them via the EDGAR Filing Web site.
    EDGAR will be updated to allow filers to submit duplicate filings
for submission form type 10-D. The 10-D distribution reports for ABS
entities can have multiple deals in which each deal will report on the
10-D generating a CIK with multiple reports for the same period.
    EDGAR will be upgraded to allow filers to provide up to four digits
after the decimal point for the ``Price per security'' field for
submission form types DOS, DOS/A, 1-A, 1-A/A, 1-A POS, 1-K, 1-K/A, 1-Z,
and 1-Z/A.
    EDGAR will be upgraded to include the following changes to ABS-EE
and ABS-EE/A:
     The restriction on future dates for ABS-EE and ABS-EE/A in
the ``End Period Date'' EDGAR Header Tag will be removed.
     ABS-EE filings will be suspended if the EX-102 XML
attachment fails validation.
     In addition, the ABS-EE Asset Data schema will be updated
with the following changes:
    [ssquf] Debt Securities ABS Asset Class: Item 5(d)(8) will be
renamed to Actual Interest Collection Amount.
    [ssquf] Filers will be able to provide future dates through
December 31, 2150 in response to Asset Class Items that require a date.
    For more information, see the updated ``EDGAR ABS XML Technical
Specification'' document available on the SEC's Public Web site
(https://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/tech-specs).
    Filers will be able to provide underscores (``_'') in any portion
of the ``Notification Email Address'' and ``Submission Contact Email
Address'' fields within X-17A-5 and X-17A-5/A submissions. In addition,
all ASCII character validations will be removed for broker-dealer
entity name fields for submission form types X-17A-5 and X-17A-5/A.
Broker-dealers can submit the aforementioned filings, irrespective of
the ASCII characters in those fields.
    Submission form types SDR, SDR/A, SDR-A, and SDR-W will no longer
require the XBRL dei:EntityFilerCategory element to be provided to
enable the following XBRL document Types to pass validation:
     EX-99.SDR K.INS (Traditional XBRL).
     EX-99.SDR L.INS (Traditional XBRL).
     EX-99.SDR K (Inline XBRL).
     EX-99.SDR L (Inline XBRL).
    Submission types N-MFP2 and N-MFP2/A will be updated to allow
filers to choose both ``Exempt Government'' and ``Treasury'' as the
category of the fund in Item A.10 of the form. For more information,
see the updated ``EDGAR Form N-MFP2 XML Technical Specification''
document located on the SEC's Public Web site (https://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/tech-specs).
    Filers will now be able to upload the notarized authentication
document and the power of attorney as separate CORRESP documents when
submitting a request to manually update their passphrase on the EDGAR
Filer Management Web site (https://www.filermanagement.edgarfiling.sec.gov).
    On March 6, 2017, the EDGAR system was upgraded to Release 17.0.3
and now supports the US GAAP 2017 Taxonomy; and updated SEC taxonomies
COUNTRY, CURRENCY, EXCH and NAICS. Please see https://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/edgartaxonomies.shtml for a complete listing of supported
standard taxonomies. Taxonomy Disclosure Templates have been made
available to be used as part of the filer's extension taxonomy based on
examples in the Taxonomy Implementation Guides. Please see Release
Notes for US GAAP 2017 for more details.
    Along with the adoption of the Filer Manual, we are amending Rule
301 of Regulation S-T to provide for the incorporation by reference
into the Code of Federal Regulations of today's revisions. This
incorporation by reference was approved by the Director of the Federal
Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    The updated EDGAR Filer Manual will be available for Web site
viewing and printing; the address for the Filer Manual is https://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/edmanuals.htm. You may also obtain paper copies
of the EDGAR Filer Manual from the following address: Public Reference
Room, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
    Since the Filer Manual and the corresponding rule changes relate
solely to agency procedures or practice, publication for notice and
comment is not required under the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA).\4\ It follows that the requirements of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act \5\ do not apply.
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    \4\ 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A).
    \5\ 5 U.S.C. 601-612.
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    The effective date for the updated Filer Manual and the rule
amendments is March 31, 2017. In accordance with the APA,\6\ we find
that there is good cause to establish an effective date less than 30
days after publication of these rules. The EDGAR system upgrade to
Release 17.1 is scheduled to become available on March 13, 2017. The
Commission believes that establishing an effective date less than 30
days after publication of these rules is necessary to coordinate the
effectiveness of the updated Filer Manual with these system upgrades.
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Statutory Basis

    We are adopting the amendments to Regulation S-T under Sections 6,
7, 8, 10, and 19(a) of the Securities Act of 1933,\7\ Sections 3, 12,
13, 14, 15, 23, and 35A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,\8\
Section 319 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,\9\ and Sections 8, 30,
31, and 38 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.\10\
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, and 77s(a).
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78c, 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o, 78w, and 78ll.
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 77sss.
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 80a-8, 80a-29, 80a-30, and 80a-37.
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List of Subjects in 17 CFR Part 232

    Incorporation by reference, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Securities.

Text of the Amendment

    In accordance with the foregoing, Title 17, Chapter II of the Code
of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

PART 232--REGULATION S-T--GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR
ELECTRONIC FILINGS

0
1. The authority citation for Part 232 continues to read in part as
follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 77c, 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, 77s(a), 77z-3,
77sss(a), 78c(b), 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o(d), 78w(a), 78ll, 80a-6(c),
80a-8, 80a-29, 80a-30, 80a-37, and 7201 et seq.; and 18 U.S.C. 1350,
unless otherwise noted.

* * * * *

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2. Section 232.301 is revised to read as follows:

Sec.  232.301  EDGAR Filer Manual.

    Filers must prepare electronic filings in the manner prescribed by
the EDGAR Filer Manual, promulgated by the Commission, which sets out
the technical formatting requirements for

electronic submissions. The requirements for becoming an EDGAR Filer
and updating company data are set forth in the updated EDGAR Filer
Manual, Volume I: ``General Information,'' Version 27 (March 2017). The
requirements for filing on EDGAR are set forth in the updated EDGAR
Filer Manual, Volume II: ``EDGAR Filing,'' Version 41 (March 2017). All
of these provisions have been incorporated by reference into the Code
of Federal Regulations, which action was approved by the Director of
the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part
51. You must comply with these requirements in order for documents to
be timely received and accepted. The EDGAR Filer Manual is available
for Web site viewing and printing; the address for the Filer Manual is
https://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/edmanuals.htm. You can obtain paper
copies of the EDGAR Filer Manual from the following address: Public
Reference Room, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street
NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours
of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. You can also inspect the document at the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on
the availability of this material at NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to:
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.

    By the Commission.

    Dated: March 13, 2017.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25328-25329]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10824]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER11-3431-000]

New Mexico Green Initiatives, LLC; Supplemental Notice That
Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section
204 Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
New Mexico Green Initiatives, 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 May 17, 2011.
    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 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 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: April 27, 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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