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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL16-17-000; EL16-18-000]

City of West Memphis, Arkansas; Conway Corporation; Notice of
Filing

    Take notice that on January 12, 2016, Midcontinent Independent
System Operator, Inc. submitted tariff filing per: Refund Report to be
effective N/A, pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's
(Commission) Order issued on October 4, 2016.\1\
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    \1\ City of West Memphis, Arkansas and Conway Corporation, 157
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    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or
before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    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 email
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 2, 2017.

    Dated: January 12, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice and request for comments; Revision of a
currently approved collection, OMB 1600-0062, No Forms.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) has submitted the following information collection to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance
with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
submission describes the nature of the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort
and resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and includes
the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use.
    Title: State/Local/Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plans.
    OMB Number: 1660-0062.
    Abstract: The purpose of the State/Local/Tribal Hazard Mitigation
Plan requirements is to outline the strategy by which State, tribal and
local governments use to demonstrate the goals, priorities, and
commitment to reduce risks from natural hazards and serves as a guide
for State and local decision makers as they commit resources to
reducing the effects of natural hazards.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 56.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 13,720.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 768,320.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments
on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management Budget, Attention: Nathan
Lesser, Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security/FEMA, and sent
via electronic mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or faxed to (202)
395-6974. Comments must be submitted on or before June 12, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection should be made to Director,
Records Management Division, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,
Mail Drop Room 301, 1800 S. Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22202, facsimile
number<PHONE_NUMBER>, or e-mail address FEMA-Information-
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: April 28, 2008.
John A. Sharetts-Sullivan,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of Management, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-55357; File No. SR-CBOE-2007-16]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change Relating to an Extension of the Dividend, Merger and Short
Stock Interest Strategies Fee Cap Pilot Program

February 27, 2007.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on February 14, 2007, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been substantially
prepared by the Exchange. CBOE has designated this proposal as one
establishing or changing a due, fee, or other charge imposed by a self-
regulatory organization pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act
\3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) thereunder,\4\ which renders the proposal
effective upon filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing
this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from
interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    CBOE proposes to amend its Fees Schedule to extend until March 1,
2008,\5\ the dividend, merger, and short stock interest strategies fee
cap program.
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    \5\ Telephone conversation between Jaime Galvan, Senior
Attorney, CBOE, and Leah Mesfin, Special Counsel, Division of Market
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    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
Web site (http://www.cboe.org/Legal/SubmittedSECFilings.aspx), at the

Exchange'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 currently caps market-maker, firm, and broker-dealer
transaction fees associated with dividend, merger, and short stock
interest strategies, as described in Footnote 13 of the CBOE Fees
Schedule (``Strategy Fee Cap''). The Strategy Fee Cap is in effect as a
pilot program that is due to expire on March 1, 2007.
    The Exchange proposes to extend the Strategy Fee Cap program until
March 1, 2008. No other changes are proposed.

The Exchange believes that extension of the Strategy Fee Cap program
should attract additional liquidity and permit the Exchange to remain
competitive for these types of strategies.
2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) of the
Act,\6\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(4),\7\
in particular, in that it is designed to provide for the equitable
allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and other charges among its
members and issuers and other persons using facilities.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    CBOE 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

    The foregoing proposed rule change has become effective pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act \8\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) thereunder
\9\ because it establishes or changes a due, fee, or other charge
imposed by the Exchange. At any time within 60 days of the filing of
the proposed rule change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such
rule change if it appears to the Commission that such action is
necessary or appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of
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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 e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include

File No. SR-CBOE-2007-16 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, Station Place, 100 F
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2007-16. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail 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 Commissions 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 inspection and copying in the
Commission's Public Reference Room. Copies of the filing also will be
available for inspection and copying at the principal office of CBOE.
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-CBOE-2007-16
and should be submitted on or before March 26, 2007.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2020-E-1282]

Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent
Extension; VERCISE DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION SYSTEM

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has
determined the regulatory review period for VERCISE DEEP BRAIN
STIMULATION SYSTEM (VERCISE DBS SYSTEM) and is publishing this notice
of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the
determination because of the submission of an application to the
Director of the U.S. Patent and

Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, for the extension of
a patent which claims that medical device.

DATES: Anyone with knowledge that any of the dates as published (see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION) are incorrect may submit either electronic
or written comments and ask for a redetermination by October 3, 2023.
Furthermore, any interested person may petition FDA for a determination
regarding whether the applicant for extension acted with due diligence
during the regulatory review period by January 31, 2024. See
``Petitions'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for more
information.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be considered. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of October 3, 2023. Comments
received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions)
will be considered timely if they are received on or before that date.

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2020-E-1282 for ``Determination of Regulatory Review Period for
Purposes of Patent Extension; VERCISE DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION SYSTEM.''
Received comments, those filed in a timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will
be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as
``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with Sec.  10.20 (21 CFR 10.20) and
other applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's
posting of comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18,
2015, or access the information at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Friedman, Office of Regulatory
Policy, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg.
51, Rm. 6250, Silver Spring, MD 20993,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984
(Pub. L. 98-417) and the Generic Animal Drug and Patent Term
Restoration Act (Pub. L. 100-670) generally provide that a patent may
be extended for a period of up to 5 years so long as the patented item
(human drug product, animal drug product, medical device, food
additive, or color additive) was subject to regulatory review by FDA
before the item was marketed. Under these acts, a product's regulatory
review period forms the basis for determining the amount of extension
an applicant may receive.
    A regulatory review period consists of two periods of time: a
testing phase and an approval phase. For medical devices, the testing
phase begins with a clinical investigation of the device and runs until
the approval phase begins. The approval phase starts with the initial
submission of an application to market the device and continues until
permission to market the device is granted. Although only a portion of
a regulatory review period may count toward the actual amount of
extension that the Director of USPTO may award (for example, half the
testing phase must be subtracted as well as any time that may have
occurred before the patent was issued), FDA's determination of the
length of a regulatory review period for a medical device will include
all of the testing phase and approval phase as specified in 35 U.S.C.
156(g)(3)(B).
    FDA has approved for marketing the medical device VERCISE DEEP
BRAIN STIMULATION SYSTEM. VERCISE DBS SYSTEM is indicated for use in
bilateral stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus as an adjunctive
therapy in reducing some of the symptoms of moderate to advanced
levodopa-responsive Parkinson's disease that are not adequately
controlled with medication. Subsequent to this approval, the USPTO
received a patent term restoration application for VERCISE DBS SYSTEM
(U.S. Patent No. 8,321,025) from Boston Scientific Neuromodulation
Corp., and the USPTO requested FDA's assistance in

determining this patent's eligibility for patent term restoration. In a
letter dated July 14, 2020, FDA advised the USPTO that this medical
device had undergone a regulatory review period and that the approval
of VERCISE DBS SYSTEM represented the first permitted commercial
marketing or use of the product. Thereafter, the USPTO requested that
FDA determine the product's regulatory review period.

II. Determination of Regulatory Review Period

    FDA has determined that the applicable regulatory review period for
VERCISE DBS SYSTEM is 393 days. Of this time, 0 days occurred during
the testing phase of the regulatory review period, while 393 days
occurred during the approval phase. These periods of time were derived
from the following dates:
    1. The date an exemption for this device, under section 520(g) of
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C.
360j(g)), became effective: Not Applicable. The applicant claims no
investigational device exemption for the regulatory review period.
    2. The date an application was initially submitted with respect to
the device under section 515 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360e): December
22, 2017. FDA has verified the applicant's claim that the premarket
approval application (PMA) for VERCISE DBS SYSTEM (PMA P150031
Supplement 002 (S002)) was initially submitted December 22, 2017.
    3. The date the application was approved: January 18, 2019. FDA has
verified the applicant's claim that PMA P150031 S002 was approved on
January 18, 2019.
    This determination of the regulatory review period establishes the
maximum potential length of a patent extension. However, the USPTO
applies several statutory limitations in its calculations of the actual
period for patent extension. In its application for patent extension,
this applicant seeks 392 days of patent term extension.

III. Petitions

    Anyone with knowledge that any of the dates as published are
incorrect may submit either electronic or written comments and, under
21 CFR 60.24, ask for a redetermination (see DATES). Furthermore, as
specified in Sec.  60.30 (21 CFR 60.30), any interested person may
petition FDA for a determination regarding whether the applicant for
extension acted with due diligence during the regulatory review period.
To meet its burden, the petition must comply with all the requirements
of Sec.  60.30, including but not limited to: must be timely (see
DATES), must be filed in accordance with Sec.  10.20, must contain
sufficient facts to merit an FDA investigation, and must certify that a
true and complete copy of the petition has been served upon the patent
applicant. (See H. Rept. 857, part 1, 98th Cong., 2d sess., pp. 41-42,
1984.) Petitions should be in the format specified in 21 CFR 10.30.
    Submit petitions electronically to https://www.regulations.gov at
Docket No. FDA-2013-S-0610. Submit written petitions (two copies are
required) to the Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

    Dated: July 31, 2023.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2007-0051; Directorate Identifier 2007-NE-37-AD;
Amendment 39-17801; AD 2014-05-29]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Continental Motors, Inc. Reciprocating
Engines With Superior Air Parts, Inc. (SAP) Cylinder Assemblies
Installed

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

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SUMMARY: We are superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2009-16-03 for
certain Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550
series reciprocating engines, with certain SAP replacement parts
manufacturer approval (PMA) investment cast cylinder assemblies
installed. AD 2009-16-03 required initial and repetitive inspections
and compression tests to detect cracks in those cylinders. This new AD
requires that additional engines be added to the applicability. This AD
was prompted by the need to add to the applicability all other engine
models approved for the use of CMI 520 and 550 cylinder assemblies,
such as the CMI 470 series engines when modified by supplemental type
certificate (STC), with affected SAP investment cast cylinder
assemblies installed. We are issuing this AD to prevent the separation
of the cylinder head, damage to the engine, and damage to the airplane.

DATES: This AD is effective April 25, 2014.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of April 25,
2014.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact
Continental Motors, Inc., 2039 Broad St., Mobile, AL 36615; phone: 251-
438-3411; Web site: http://www.continentalmotors.aero/Support_Materials/Publications/Service_Bulletins/. You may view this service

information at the FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 New England
Executive Park, Burlington, MA. For information on the availability of
this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2007-
0051; or in person at the Docket Management Facility between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and
other information. The address for the Docket Office (phone: 800-647-
5527) is Document Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter W. Hakala, Aerospace Engineer,
Special Certification Office, FAA, Rotorcraft Directorate, 2601 Meacham
Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to supersede AD 2009-16-03, Amendment 39-15986 (74 FR 38896,
August 5, 2009), (``AD 2009-16-03''). AD 2009-16-03 applied to the
specified products. The NPRM published in the Federal Register on
September 13, 2013 (78 FR 56622). The NPRM proposed to continue to
require initial and repetitive inspections and compression tests to
detect cracks in certain replacement SAP PMA investment cast cylinder
assemblies. The NPRM also proposed to require that additional engines
be added to the applicability. We are issuing this AD to prevent the
separation of the cylinder head, damage to the engine, and damage to
the airplane.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. The following presents the comments received on the proposal
and the FAA's response to each comment.

Request To Delete Requirement To Remove Cylinders After 12 Years

    SAP requested that we delete paragraph (i)(2), which requires the
removal of cylinders after 12 years, stating that removal is not
necessary if the required periodic 50-hour inspections show that the
cylinders have no defects and are still airworthy.
    We disagree. The 12-year calendar requirement is due to the
increased risk of environmental corrosion, a corresponding increase in
potential for metal fatigue cracks, and the subsequent separation of
the cylinder assemblies. The type certificate holder recommends removal
and replacement of the cylinders no later than 12 years from date
placed in service. We did not change this AD.

Request To Delete From Applicability the Additional Engines Identified
by This Supersedure AD, and To Cancel This AD

    SAP requested that we delete from the applicability of this AD the
Continental Motors, Inc. model CMI 470 series engines that are added to
the applicability of this supersedure AD, and that we cancel this
supersedure AD. SAP is not aware of any problems with the investment
cast SAP cylinders installed on CMI model 470 series engines modified
by STC to install SAP 520 cylinder assemblies.
    We disagree. We are not aware of data that would indicate that the
failure mode of SAP 520 cylinder assemblies identified in this AD would
not also exist in the comparatively small population of CMI model 470
series engines modified by STC. We did not change this AD.

Request To Allow Reinstallation of Removed Cylinders

    SAP requested that we change paragraph (j) to allow reinstallation
of cylinders that have been removed for maintenance because the removal
and reinstallation of a cylinder does not impact cylinder head fatigue.
    We disagree. The purpose of this AD is to correct an unsafe
condition by removing from service SAP investment cast cylinder
assemblies. We did not change this AD.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the relevant data, considered the comments received,
and determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting
this AD as proposed.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 6,000 engines installed on
airplanes of U.S. registry. We also estimate that it will take about 5
hours to replace a cylinder, and 15 hours per engine to inspect the
cylinders. The average labor rate is $85 per hour. Required parts will
cost about $1,200 per cylinder. We anticipate that 4,000 cylinders will
require replacement. Based on these figures, we estimate the total cost
of this AD to U.S. operators to be $14,150,000.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, Section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701, ``General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    We have determined that this AD will not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This AD will not have a
substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this AD:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
    (2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and
Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979),
    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska to the extent
that it justifies making a regulatory distinction, and
    (4) Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by removing airworthiness directive (AD)
2009-16-03, Amendment 39-15986 (74 FR 38896, August 5, 2009), and
adding the following new AD:

2014-05-29 Continental Motors, Inc. (formerly Teledyne Continental
Motors, Continental): Amendment 39-17801; Docket No. FAA-2007-0051;
Directorate Identifier 2007-NE-37-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This AD is effective April 25, 2014.

(b) Affected ADs

    This AD supersedes AD 2009-16-03, Amendment 39-15986 (74 FR
38896, August 5, 2009).

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to:
    (1) Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550
series reciprocating engines with replacement Superior Air Parts,
Inc. (SAP) parts manufacturer approval (PMA) investment cast
cylinder assemblies, part numbers (P/Ns) SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P,
SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-
A20P, installed.
    (2) All other engine models approved for the use of CMI 520 and
550 cylinder assemblies such as the CMI 470 series engines when
modified by Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), with SAP investment
cast cylinder assemblies, P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-
A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P,
installed.
    (3) This AD applies to all serial numbers for the P/Ns listed in
paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this AD.
    (4) If no SAP replacement cylinders were installed during engine
maintenance since the CMI engines were new, then this AD does not
apply.

(d) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by the need to add to the applicability all
other engine models approved for the use of CMI 520 and 550 cylinder
assemblies such as the CMI 470 series engines when modified by STC,
with affected SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies installed. We
are issuing this AD to prevent the separation of the cylinder head,
damage to the engine, and damage to the airplane.

(e) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.

(f) Identification of SAP Cylinder Assemblies

    Seeing the SAP cylinder assembly P/Ns referenced in paragraphs
(c)(1) and (c)(2) of this AD may be difficult because the assembly
P/Ns are stamped on the bottom cylinder flange. Therefore, you may
review the engine maintenance records instead of the steps listed in
paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2) of this AD, to see if the engine
records identify the P/Ns of the cylinders installed. If the records
do not identify the P/Ns of the cylinders installed, do the
following:
    (1) Remove the valve cover from the cylinder assembly.
    (2) Look at the top of the cylinder head for the casting
markings ``AMCAST'' or ``CP'' (note that the cylinder head casting
part number, P/N SAC 52001 ``I'' or P/N SAC 55001 ``I'', will also
be visible). If a cylinder head has these markings, do the steps
required by paragraphs (g) through (j) of this AD.

(g) Initial Inspection of SAP Cylinder Assemblies

    For engines and cylinders listed in paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2)
of this AD, with cylinders over 750 flight hours (FH) time-in-
service (TIS) on the effective date of this AD, do the following
initial inspection within 25 FH TIS.
    (1) Inspect each cylinder head around the exhaust valve side for
visual cracks or any signs of black combustion leakage.
    (2) Replace any cracked or leaking cylinders before further
flight.
    (3) Perform a standard cylinder compression test. Guidance on
standard cylinder compression tests can be found in Teledyne
Continental Aircraft Engine Service Bulletin SB03-3, Differential
Pressure Test and Borescope Inspection Procedures for Cylinders,
dated March 28, 2003.
    (i) If the cylinder pressure gauge reads below 60 pounds per
square inch, determine if the unacceptable pressure is due to a
cracked cylinder.
    (ii) To check the cylinder, apply a 2-percent soapy water
solution to the side of the leaking cylinder.
    (iii) If you see air bubbles, indicating air leakage, on the
side of the cylinder head, or near the head-to-cylinder interface,
replace the cylinder assembly before further flight.

(h) Repetitive Inspections of SAP Cylinder Assemblies

    Thereafter, repeat the cylinder visual inspections and
compression tests specified in paragraphs (g)(1) through (g)(3)(iii)
of this AD, within every 50 FH time-since-last inspection until the
cylinder reaches the TIS as listed in paragraph (i) of this AD.

(i) Replacing SAP Cylinder Assemblies

    For installed cylinders, replace the affected SAP cylinders at
the earliest of the following:
    (1) When the cylinder reaches the operating hours TIS between
overhaul limits specified in Table 1, ``Engine Time Between
Overhaul'', in Continental Motors Aircraft Engine Service
Information Letter SIL98-9C, Revision C, dated July 17, 2013; or
    (2) When the cylinder reaches 12 calendar years-since-
installation.

(j) Prohibition Against Installing Certain P/Ns of SAP Cylinder
Assemblies

    After the effective date of this AD, do not install or reinstall
after any removal, any SAP investment cast cylinder assembly, P/Ns
SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P,
SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P, in any engine.

(k) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    The Manager, Special Certification Office, may approve AMOCs to
this AD. Use the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19 to make your
request.

(l) Special Flight Permits

    Under 14 CFR Part 39.23, we will not approve special flight
permits for this AD for engines that have failed the visual
inspection or the 50-hour periodic cylinder assembly compression
test required by this AD.

(m) Related Information

    For more information about this AD, contact Peter W. Hakala,
Aerospace Engineer, Special Certification Office, FAA, Rotorcraft
Directorate, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; phone: 817-
222-5145; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
(n) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed
in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) Continental Motors Aircraft Engine Service Information
Letter SIL98-9C, Revision C, dated July 17, 2013.
    (ii) Reserved.
    (3) For Continental Motors, Inc. service information identified
in this AD, contact Continental Motors, Inc., 2039 Broad St.,
Mobile, AL 36615; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; Web site: http://www.continentalmotors.aero/Support_Materials/Publications/Service_Bulletins.
    (4) You may view this service information at the FAA, Engine &
Propeller Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington,
MA. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA,
call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (5) You may view this service information 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/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on March 4, 2014.
Colleen M. D'Alessandro,
Assistant Directorate Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002; FRL-9997-53-Region 5]

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List: Deletion of the Buckeye Reclamation Landfill
Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 is issuing
a Notice of Intent to Delete the Buckeye Reclamation Landfill Superfund
Site (Buckeye Site) located in St. Clairsville, Ohio, from the National
Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comments on this proposed
action. The NPL, promulgated pursuant to Section 105 of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an appendix of the National Oil and
Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). EPA and the
State of Ohio (Ohio), through the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
(OEPA), have determined that all appropriate response actions under
CERCLA, other than operation and maintenance, monitoring and five-year
reviews, have been completed. However, this deletion does not preclude
future actions under Superfund.

DATES: Comments must be received by August 30, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID no. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-1983-0002, by mail to Randolph Cano, NPL Deletion Coordinator,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 (SR-6J), 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604. Comments may also be submitted
electronically or through hand delivery/courier by following the
detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES section of the direct final rule
located in the rules section of this issue of the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randolph Cano, NPL Deletion
Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 (SR-6J), 77
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or via email
at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Rules and Regulations'' Section of
this issue of the Federal Register, we are publishing a direct final
Notice of Deletion of the Buckeye Site without prior Notice of Intent
to Delete because we view this as a noncontroversial revision and
anticipate no adverse comment. We have explained our reasons for this
deletion in the preamble to the direct final Notice of Deletion, and
those reasons are incorporated herein. If we receive no adverse
comment(s) on this deletion action, we will not take further action on
this Notice of Intent to Delete. If we receive adverse comment(s), we
will withdraw the direct final Notice of Deletion, and it will not take
effect. We will, as appropriate, address all public comments in a
subsequent final Notice of Deletion based on this Notice of Intent to
Delete. We will not institute a second comment period on this Notice of
Intent to Delete. Any parties interested in commenting must do so at
this time.
    For additional information, see the direct final Notice of Deletion
which is located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this issue
of the Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals,
Hazardous waste, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental relations,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water
pollution control, Water supply.

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(d); 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675; E.O. 13626,
77 FR 56749, 3 CFR, 2013 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3
CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp.,
p. 193.

    Dated: July 17, 2019.
Cathy Stepp,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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[Notices]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-66177; File No. SR-CHX-2012-02]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.;
Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Add to and Amend Its Rules
Regarding the Obligations of Institutional Brokers Registered With the
Exchange

January 18, 2012.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that, on January 6, 2012, the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. (``CHX'' or
the ``Exchange'') 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 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

    CHX proposes to amend Interpretation and Policy .02 to Article 17,
Rule 1 regarding the registration of Institutional Brokers, amend
Article 17, Rule 3 regarding the obligations of Institutional Brokers,
add Article 17, Rule 6 regarding information barrier procedures between
Institutional Broker and non-Institutional Broker units of the same
broker-dealer and make various typographical and clarifying changes
throughout its rules. The text of this proposed rule change is
available on the Exchange's Web site at (www.chx.com) and in 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 CHX included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule changes and
discussed any comments it received regarding the proposal. The text of
these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV
below. The CHX 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 is proposing various rule amendments and additions to
permit broker-dealers registered as Institutional Brokers with the CHX
to operate a non-Institutional Broker unit within the same Participant
Firm. The Exchange proposes to amend Interpretation and Policy .02 to
Article 17, Rule 1 (Registration and Appointment of Institutional
Brokers) to clarify that an Institutional Broker Representative
(``IBR'') shall be considered those individual persons who accept
orders, enter bids and offers and execute transactions on behalf of an
Institutional Broker and are registered with the Exchange as an IBR.
Subject to compliance with proposed new Rule 6 of Article 17, the
amended Interpretation and Policy provides that the responsibilities
and duties of Institutional Brokers as provided for in Article 17, Rule
3 (Obligations), Article 21, Rule 6 (Submission of Clearing Information
for Transactions Executed Off-Exchange) and Article 9, Rule 14
(Reporting Riskless Principal Transactions) would be limited to the
activities of individuals designated as an IBR of firms registered as
Institutional Brokers, and clerks assigned thereto. The amended
interpretation would specify that only registered IBRs may act on
behalf of Institutional Brokers in making clearing submissions pursuant
to Article 21, Rule 6, submitting Benchmark orders to the Exchange
pursuant to Article 20, Rule 4.b.(2), or entering Riskless Principal
trading reports pursuant to Article 9, Rule 14. The Exchange seeks to
amend Article 17, Rule 3(e) to clarify the recordkeeping obligations
owed by Institutional Brokers. The Exchange proposes to add Article 17,
Rule 6 creating requirements for information barrier procedures between
Institutional

Broker and non-Institutional Broker units of the same broker-dealer.
Finally, the Exchange seeks to make typographical and ministerial
changes throughout its rules regarding various references to
Institutional Brokers.
    Institutional Brokers are an elective sub-category of Exchange
Participants requiring registration with the Exchange. Registration as
an Institutional Broker is limited to Participant Firms, and is not
available to individual persons.\3\ Currently, each individual person
authorized to enter bids and offers and execute transactions on behalf
of an Institutional Broker is considered an IBR and must be registered
with the Exchange as provided in Article 6. Institutional Brokers were
formerly regarded as operating on the facilities of the Exchange. This
view was a carryover from the Exchange's former floor-based, auction
trading model pursuant to which such firms were registered as floor
brokers.\4\ Moreover, the Exchange formerly offered a trade reporting
functionality to Institutional Brokers which permitted them to execute
trades outside the Matching System and still be considered as executed
on the Exchange. With the elimination of that functionality in December
2010, there was no longer any compelling rationale to regard
Institutional Brokers as operating on the Exchange.\5\ Subsequently,
the Exchange adopted an Interpretation and Policy providing that
Institutional Brokers were no longer considered to be operating on the
Exchange.\6\
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    \3\ Article 17, Rule 1, Interpretation and Policy .02.
    \4\ The Exchange replaced its traditional auction marketplace
with its New Trading Model beginning in late 2006. See Securities
Exchange Act Rel. No. 54550 (Sept. 29, 2006), 71 FR 59563 (Oct. 10,
2006) (SR-CHX-2006-05).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Rel. No. 63564 (Dec. 16, 2010),
75 FR 80870 (Dec. 23, 2010) (SR-CHX-2010-25).
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Rel. No. 65633 (Oct. 26, 2011),
76 FR 67509 (Nov. 1, 2011) (SR-CHX-2011-29).
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    Given this change in the status of Institutional Brokers, the
Exchange believes that some existing and potential Institutional
Brokers may wish to engage in other business activities beyond that
handled by IBRs, such as over-the-counter (``OTC'') market making. The
intent of this proposal is to afford such firms the ability to engage
in non-Institutional Broker activities, while ensuring that their
activities as an Institutional Broker are appropriately governed by CHX
rules.\7\
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    \7\ The OTC market making activity of such firms would
presumably be subject to existing FINRA rules applicable to such
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    The Exchange proposes to modify the provisions of Interpretation
and Policy .02 to Article 17, Rule 1 to define an IBR as an individual
person affiliated with an Institutional Broker who is authorized to
accept orders, enter bids and offers and execute transactions on behalf
of an Institutional Broker and who has registered with the Exchange as
an IBR as provided in Article 6.\8\ The Exchange also proposes to add a
definition of IBR to Article 1, Rule 1 (Definitions) for the sake of
clarity. The Exchange further proposes to add language to the
definition of ``Participant'' in Article 1, Rule 1(s) to facilitate and
account for the limitation of the obligations of Institutional Brokers
to the activities of the newly-defined IBRs. Only registered IBRs are
permitted to use Exchange systems provided for Institutional Brokers
for handling orders and reporting transactions.\9\ The Exchange
proposes to add text in Article 17, Rule 2 designed to clarify that
only Participants Firms are eligible to register as Institutional
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    \8\ Among other things, all applicants seeking to register as
Institutional Broker Representatives must successfully complete an
Institutional Broker exam. Article 6, Rule 3, Interpretation and
Policy .01(a).
    \9\ The Exchange provides the Brokerplex[supreg] trading system
for use by IBRs in conducting their business. Brokerplex is an order
and trade entry, recordation and management system developed and
operated by the CHX for use by IBRs to receive, transmit and hold
orders from their clients while seeking execution within the CHX
Matching System or elsewhere in the National Market System.
Brokerplex can be used to record trade executions and send
transaction reports to a Trade Reporting Facility (``TRF''), as
defined in FINRA Rules 6300 et seq., as amended from time-to-time.
Brokerplex can also be used by Institutional Brokers to initiate
clearing submissions to a Qualified Clearing Agency via the
Exchange's reporting systems. See Article 21, Rule 6 (Submission of
Clearing Information for Transactions Executed Off-Exchange). The
Exchange currently restricts Brokerplex use to registered IBRs and
would continue to do so.
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    Through this proposal, the Exchange proposes to amend its rules to
clarify that certain enumerated obligations of Institutional Brokers
should be restricted to the activities of IBRs. The responsibilities
and duties as provided for in Article 17, Rule 3 (Obligations), Article
21, Rule 6 (Submission of Clearing Information for Transactions
Executed Off-Exchange) and Article 9, Rule 14 (Reporting Riskless
Principal Transactions) would apply to the activities of those
individuals registered with the Exchange as IBRs, and clerks
thereto.\10\ Only registered IBRs (and their clerks) would be permitted
to act on behalf of Institutional Brokers in making clearing
submissions pursuant to Article 21, Rule 6, submitting Benchmark orders
pursuant to Article 20, Rule 4.b.(2) or entering Riskless Principal
trading reports pursuant to Article 9, Rule 14.
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    \10\ Article 17, Rule 3 sets forth the substantive obligations
owed by Institutional Brokers registered with the Exchange pursuant
to Article 17, Rule 1. These obligations include the entry of orders
into an automated system, handling of orders within an integrated
system, maintenance of specific trading accounts, certain defined
obligations in handling and executing orders, and maintenance of
certain records. Article 21, Rule 6 authorizes Institutional Brokers
to make clearing submissions into the Exchange's systems for certain
non-CHX trades. Article 9, Rule 14 specifies the manner in which
Participants may report riskless principal transactions to the
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    The Exchange believes that it is appropriate to make an IBR's
status as such contingent on registration with Exchange. A
Participant's status as an Institutional Broker is voluntary and
requires registration with the Exchange, which is consistent with the
current proposal related to IBRs.\11\ The proposed interpretation would
permit firms registered as Institutional Brokers to designate certain
individuals as IBRs, while employing other individuals in separate,
non-IBR capacities.\12\ In this manner, firms which wish to conduct a
portion of their business as an Institutional Broker, but also engage
in other activities may do so without subjecting those other areas to
those provisions of the CHX rules specifically applicable to
Institutional Brokers. The Exchange believes that the proposed changes
would permit Institutional Brokers to carry out a multifaceted business
strategy, while still ensuring that the activities of those persons
acting as IBRs are subject to the appropriate regulatory provisions.
The proposed amendment to Interpretation and Policy .02 of Article 17,
Rule 1 is consistent with the effective operation and regulation of
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    \11\ See Article 17, Rule 3, Interpretation and Policy .04.
    \12\ For example, a firm could organize itself to have one
business unit consisting of IBRs sending orders to the Exchange and
other trading centers for execution, and facilitating non-CHX
clearing submissions pursuant to Article 21, Rule 6 and separately
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    Pursuant to the proposed amendment to Interpretation and Policy
.02, a firm registered with the Exchange as Institutional Broker could
maintain other lines of business separate and distinct from its
Institutional Broker activities without subjecting those other areas to
the requirements of Article 17, Rule 3 contingent upon the creation and
maintenance of effective information barrier procedures as specified in
proposed Rule 6 of Article 17. The responsibilities and duties of
Article 17, Rule 3 are closely tailored to the historical activities of
individuals

operating as IBRs. The Exchange does not believe that there is any
particular need to extend the reach of those obligations to the
activities of individuals who are not acting in the capacity of an IBR.
Non-IBR activities of a Participant firm registered as an Institutional
Broker would, of course, remain subject to all other applicable
provisions of the Exchange's rules. The non-IBR personnel at a
Institutional Broker could continue to send orders to the Exchange;
however, those orders would be regarded as standard order-sending
Participant orders, and not as Institutional Broker activity. The
Exchange can and will distinguish between orders sent to the Matching
System by IBRs and other orders sent by Institutional Brokers to the
Matching System for billing and other purposes.
    Orders and other activity sent to the Exchange by non-IBR
affiliated persons of an Institutional Broker would be subject to the
provisions of Section E.1. of the CHX Fee Schedule applicable to most
Participants, and would not be billed as Institutional Broker activity
pursuant to Section E.3. of the Fee Schedule. Firms registered as
Institutional Brokers would only receive a credit pursuant to the
provisions of Section F.2. of the Fee Schedule for the trading activity
of registered IBRs.\13\ Firms registered as Institutional Brokers would
remain subject to the obligations of Article 17, Rule 3, Article 21,
Rule 6, and Article 9, Rule 14 as to the activities of those
individuals associated with the firm and registered as an IBR. The
Exchange believes that this treatment of Institutional Broker activity
appropriately recognizes that firms registered as Institutional Brokers
may engage in other activities which should not be judged by the
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    The limitation that only IBRs could act on behalf of Institutional
Brokers in making clearing submissions pursuant to Article 21, Rule 6,
entering Benchmark orders pursuant to Article 20, Rule 4.b.(2) and
reporting Riskless Principal transactions pursuant to Article 9, Rule
14 is consistent with the above-described limitations, since the
ability to make such clearing submissions is restricted to IBRs using
Brokerplex and the rationale for making riskless principal trade
reports to the Exchange is to facilitate the entry of clearing
submissions pursuant to Article 21, Rule 6. The Exchange also proposes
to modify the text of Article 17, Rule 5(a) to clarify in that rule
that the ability to make clearing submissions is limited to IBRs. Since
the entry of Benchmark orders to the Exchange for execution is limited
to Institutional Brokers, the Exchange believes that such orders should
only be submitted by CHX-registered IBRs.\14\
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    \14\ The Exchange also proposes to delete the reference in the
Benchmark order definitions in both Article 20 and Article 1, Rule 2
to the Trading Phase Date of Reg NMS, since the Reg NMS rules were
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    The Exchange proposes to amend Article 17, Rule 3(e) to clarify
that the obligations owed by Institutional Brokers under Article 11 are
not limited simply to the maintenance of certain required records, but
also include the affirmative provision of electronic information to the
Exchange in certain circumstances. Article 11, Rule 3(b) requires
Institutional Brokers to provide specified information in an electronic
format to the Exchange about orders accepted and handled by those
firms. Article 11, Rule 4 requires that Institutional Brokers provide
electronic records of trade executions received in other, non-CHX
trading centers. The provision of trading data by Institutional Brokers
in an electronic format is designed to facilitate the creation of
automated surveillance reports run by the CHX's Market Regulation
Department in furtherance of the Exchange's obligation to oversee
trading activity of its Institutional Brokers.
    As noted above, the proposed changes to Interpretation and Policy
.02 to Article 17, Rule 1 provide that the proposed limitation of the
obligations of Institutional Brokers to the activities of its IBRs is
contingent upon the creation and maintenance of effective information
barrier procedures between the Institutional Broker and non-
Institutional Broker units. The Exchange proposes to add Rule 6 (Non-
Institutional Broker Unit; Information Barriers) to Article 17 to
define the specific information barrier requirements for that purpose.
A multi-unit Institutional Broker would be required to establish and
maintain information barriers between the Institutional Broker unit and
non-Institutional Broker unit. Such information barriers will be
required to be reasonably designed to prevent the Institutional Broker
unit from having knowledge of unexecuted customer orders in possession
of the non-Institutional Broker unit and likewise prevent the non-
Institutional Broker unit from having knowledge of unexecuted customer
orders in the possession of the Institutional Broker unit. The
Institutional Broker unit may, however, transmit an order to the non-
Institutional Broker unit of the firm for purposes of handling and
executing the order, and the non-Institutional Broker unit may likewise
transmit an order to the Institutional Broker unit.
    At the time an Institutional Broker wished to set up a non-
Institutional Broker unit within the firm, it would be required to
submit to the Exchange its Written Supervisory Procedures (``WSPs'') as
they pertain to these information barrier procedures. At minimum, the
WSPs will have to satisfactorily address (1) the manner in which the
firm will satisfy the requirements of this rule (including the
compliance and audit procedures it proposes to implement to ensure that
the information barrier is maintained); and (2) identify the names and
titles of the person or persons responsible for maintenance,
supervision and surveillance of the procedures. The Exchange's existing
rules require Institutional Brokers to provide the Exchange with such
information and reports relating to its transactions as the Exchange
may request.\15\ The Exchange expects Institutional Brokers to take
appropriate remedial action against any person violating this rule or
the Institutional Broker's internal compliance and audit procedures as
a part of their existing supervisory responsibilities, as well as
recognizing that the Exchange may take appropriate remedial action for
any such violation.
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    In addition, the proposed rule provides that the firm's WSPs must
describe the internal controls that the Institutional Broker will
implement to satisfy each of the conditions stated in the rule, and the
compliance and audit procedures proposed to implement and ensure that
the controls are maintained. If the Exchange determined that the
organizational structure and the compliance and audit procedures
proposed by the Institutional Broker are acceptable, the Exchange would
so inform the Institutional Broker, in writing. Unless the Exchange
finds that an Institutional Broker's information barrier procedures are
acceptable, all activities of an Institutional Broker (including those
of a non-IBR) will be subject to the obligations placed upon an
Institutional Broker as provided in the Exchange's rules.
    The Exchange believes that the provisions regarding the information
barrier procedures of new Rule 6 of Article 17 are sufficient to
address the issues presented by the operation of a non-Institutional
Broker unit within a firm which is an Exchange-registered

Institutional Broker. The CHX understands that the non-Institutional
Broker unit of such firms will largely function in a similar manner to
other order sending firms which are not registered with the Exchange as
an Institutional Broker pursuant to our rules. The Exchange believes
that the information barrier procedures of proposed Rule 6 are adequate
to provide a meaningful separation of the Institutional Broker and non-
Institutional Broker units.
    The Exchange is proposing an Interpretation and Policy to define
the elements of an adequate information barrier procedure for purposes
of new Rule 6. Proposed Interpretation and Policy .01 defines an
``information barrier'' as an organizational structure in which the
Institutional Broker functions are conducted in a physical location
separate from the locations in which the non-Institutional Broker
activities are conducted. The Institutional Broker and non-
Institutional Broker units should not use trading or order management
systems which permit them to share information about orders or
transactions being handled by each respective unit. However, upon
request and not on his or her own initiative, an Institutional Broker
Representative may furnish to persons at the same firm or an affiliated
firm (``affiliated persons''), the same sort of market information that
the Institutional Broker would make available in the normal course of
its Institutional Broker activity to any other person. The
Institutional Broker Representative must provide such information to
affiliated persons in the same manner that he or she would make such
information available to a non-affiliated person. An individual person
may not simultaneously act as an Institutional Broker Representative
and as a representative of the non-Institutional Broker unit. The
Exchange believes that the information barrier requirements as set
forth in the proposed Interpretation and Policy are reasonable and
appropriate given the nature of the relationship between the
Institutional Broker and non-Institutional Broker units. The CHX
further believes that the articulation of these standards in the
proposed Interpretation and Policy will provide clarity and direction
to interested Institutional Brokers in creating their information
barrier procedures.
    Finally, the Exchange seeks to make typographical and clarifying
changes throughout its rules regarding various references to
Institutional Brokers by capitalizing that phrase throughout to
distinguish the rights and obligations of CHX-registered Institutional
Brokers from other Participants which may be colloquially or informally
referred to as institutional brokers. The Exchange proposes to make an
addition to Article 17, Rule 1 to clarify that Institutional Brokers
may only use those Exchange systems which the Exchange has designated
for their use.\16\ The Exchange also proposes to delete the reference
in Article 15, Rule 1 to proceedings based upon the refusal of an
Institutional Broker or Market Maker to register. As this filing
clarifies, registration as either an Institutional Broker or Market
Maker is voluntary act and the failure to register does not represent a
violation of any Exchange rule or interpretation.\17\
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    \16\ Currently, those systems are limited to the Brokerplex
order entry, management and recordation system.
    \17\ Registration as an IBR under Article 17 or a Market Maker
Trader under Article 16 is likewise elective. An Institutional
Broker would be deemed to have violated CHX rules, however, if it
gave unauthorized access to Exchange systems designated for use by
an IBR to non-IBRs (other than clerks thereto).
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act in general,\18\ and furthers the
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) in particular,\19\ in that it is designed
to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in facilitating
transaction in securities, to remove impediments and perfect the
mechanisms of a free and open market, and, in general, to protect
investors and the public interest. The proposed stated interpretation
clarifies that the CHX will regard the responsibilities and duties of
Institutional Brokers set forth in the specified rules as applying only
to the activities of Institutional Broker Representatives, and their
clerks. The proposed changes would facilitate the operation of firms
which wish to conduct as portion of their business as an Institutional
Broker, but also engage in other activities (such as OTC market making)
without subjecting those other areas to those provisions of the CHX
rules and Fee Schedule specifically applicable to the activities of
Institutional Brokers. The Exchange believes that the proposed changes
would permit Institutional Brokers to carry out a multifaceted business
strategy, while still ensuring that the activities of those persons
acting as IBRs are subject to the appropriate fees and regulatory
obligations. The Exchange believes that such an interpretation promotes
just and equitable principles of trade because it appropriately limits
the application of those rules governing the obligations and permitted
activities of Institutional Brokers to the activities of those
individuals acting in the capacity of an IBR.
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    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \19\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of 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 Regarding the
Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

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

    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 such 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-CHX-2012-02 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-CHX-2012-02. 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 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. 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-CHX-2012-02 and should be submitted on or before
February 14, 2012.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\20\
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7174-7175]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #2

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

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1436-012; ER10-2329-009; ER10-2740-011; ER10-
2742-010; ER12-1260-011; ER13-1793-009; ER14-152-007.
    Applicants: Eagle Point Power Generation LLC, Vineland Energy LLC,
Elgin Energy Center, LLC, Hazle Spindle, LLC, Rocky Road Power, LLC,

Stephentown Spindle, LLC, Tilton Energy LLC.
    Description: Supplement to June 30, 2017 and November 17, 2017
Triennial Market-Based Rate Update Filing for the Northeast Region of
the Rockland Sellers.
    Filed Date: 2/13/18.
    Accession Number: 20180213-5248.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-840-000.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of Colorado.
    Description: Request of Public Service Company of Colorado for
Waiver of Applicable Provisions of the Formula Implementation
Procedures.
    Filed Date: 2/9/18.
    Accession Number: 20180209-5204.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/20/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-852-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Original ISA SA No. 4904;
Queue No. AA2-119/AC1-055 to be effective 1/16/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/13/18.
    Accession Number: 20180213-5212.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-853-0000.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Description: Notice of Cancellation of Physical Scheduling Plant
Agreement No. 336 and Request for Waiver of Notice Requirement of
California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Filed Date: 2/13/18.
    Accession Number: 20180213-5292.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-854-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Revisions to Limit Financial
Exposure from Transmission Customer Defaults to be effective 4/14/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/13/18.
    Accession Number: 20180213-5302.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-855-000.
    Applicants: Panoche Valley Solar, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Panoche Valley Solar, LLC
Application for Market-Based Rate Authority to be effective 2/14/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/13/18.
    Accession Number: 20180213-5314.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.

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

    Dated: February 13, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP06-444-000]

Egan Hub Storage, LLC; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas
Tariff

July 28, 2006.
    Take notice that on July 25, 2006, Egan Hub Storage, LLC (Egan Hub)
tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised
Volume No. 1, the tariff sheets listed in Appendix A to the filing to
be effective August 25, 2006.
    Egan Hub states that copies of its filing have been mailed to all
affected customers and interested state commissions.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of
Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210).
Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on
or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 101 (Friday, May 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24124-24125]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-137-000]

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Buckeye XPpress Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Buckeye XPress Project, proposed by Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC
(Columbia) in the above-referenced docket. Columbia requests
authorization to construct and operate facilities in Vinton, Jackson,
Gallia, and Lawrence Counties, Ohio and Wayne County, West Virginia.
The Buckeye XPress Project would increase the firm natural gas
transportation capacity on Columbia's system by 275 million cubic feet
per day.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Buckeye XPress Project in accordance
with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project, with
appropriate

mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Forest Service
participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EA.
Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with
respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and
participate in the NEPA analysis. The U.S. Forest Service and the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers will adopt the EA to fulfill their agency's
NEPA obligations. The USFS will use the EA, as well as other supporting
documentation, to consider the issuance of a special use permit
authorization for the portion of the project on National Forest System
lands. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will use the EA and supporting
documentation to consider the issuance of Clean Water Act Section 404
and Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10 permits. Although the cooperating
agencies provided input to the conclusions and recommendations
presented in the EA, the agencies will present their own conclusions
and recommendations in their respective Records of Decision for the
project.
    The proposed Buckeye XPress Project includes the following
facilities:
     66.1 miles of new, 36-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline
and various associated facilities, including four new tie-ins, four new
mainline valves, various other appurtenant facilities, and installation
of over-pressure protection at three locations (together resulting in a
new R-801 system);
     0.2 mile of new 4-inch-diameter pipeline for the Wellston
Lateral;
     a new regulation run at the existing Ceredo Compressor
Station;
     abandonment of 58.7 miles of existing 20-inch-diameter
pipeline and associated facilities on Columbia's R-501 system;
     abandonment of 1.1 miles of 2- to 3-inch-diameter
distribution pipeline on Columbia's R-530 system; and
     abandonment of 2.1 miles of existing 20- and 24-inch-
diameter pipeline and associated facilities on Columbia's R-500 system.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability to
federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies;
elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native
American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested
individuals and groups; and newspapers and libraries in the project
area. The EA is only available in electronic format. It may be viewed
and downloaded from the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on the
Environmental Documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). In addition, the EA may be accessed by using the
eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link
(https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp), click on General
Search, and enter the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' field,
excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP18-137-000). Be sure you have
selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC
Online Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments
should focus on the EA's disclosure and discussion of potential
environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid
or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific your comments, the
more useful they will be. To ensure that the Commission has the
opportunity to consider your comments prior to making its decision on
this project, it is important that we receive your comments in
Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 19, 2019.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please carefully follow these
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief,
text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can also file your comments electronically using the
eFiling feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the
link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments
in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your
submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking
on ``eRegister.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select
``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number
(CP18-137-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426.
    Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedures (Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
Part 385.214). Motions to intervene are more fully described at http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. Only intervenors
have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of the Commission's
decision. The Commission may grant affected landowners and others with
environmental concerns intervenor status upon showing good cause by
stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding
which no other party can adequately represent. Simply filing
environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, but you do
not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.
    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. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription that allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and
submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you
spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: May 20, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 73386-73387]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0143; FRL-9759-5]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Maryland; the 2002 Base Year Inventory for the Baltimore, MD
Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Fine Particulate Matter National
Ambient Air Quality Standard

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the fine particulate matter
(PM2.5) 2002 base year emissions inventory portion of the
State of Maryland State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by
the State of Maryland, through the Maryland Department of the
Environment (MDE), on June 6, 2008 for Baltimore, Maryland. In the
Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the
State's SIP submittal as a direct final rule without prior proposal
because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and
anticipates no adverse comments. A more detailed description of the
State submittal and EPA's evaluation is included in a Technical Support
Document (TSD) prepared in support of this rulemaking action. A copy of
the TSD is available, upon request, from the EPA Regional Office listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. If no adverse comments are
received in response to this action, no further activity is
contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule
will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in
a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not
institute a second comment period. Any parties interested in commenting
on this action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by January 9, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2010-0143 by one of the following methods:
    A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
    B. Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    C. Mail: EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0143, Donna Mastro, Associate Director,
Office of Air Program Planning, Mailcode 3AP30, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19103.
    D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-listed EPA Region III address.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R03-OAR-
2010-0143. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change, and may be made available online
at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or email. The
www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which
means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment
directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your email
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., 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 either electronically in www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy during normal business hours at the Air Protection
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State submittal
are available at the Maryland Department of the Environment, 1800
Washington Boulevard, Suite 705, Baltimore, Maryland 21230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Asrah Khadr,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the
information provided in the direct final action, with the same title,
that is located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this
Federal Register publication.

    Dated: November 21, 2012.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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