[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5051-5058]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01578]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-96724/January 23, 2023]

Order Making Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Adjustments to Transaction
Fee Rates

I. Background

    Section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange
Act'') requires each national securities exchange and national
securities association to pay transaction fees to the Commission.\1\
Specifically, Section 31(b) requires each national securities exchange
to pay to the Commission fees based on the aggregate dollar amount of
sales of certain securities (``covered sales'') transacted on the
exchange.\2\ Section 31(c) requires each national securities
association to pay to the Commission fees based on the aggregate dollar
amount of covered sales transacted by or through any member of the
association other than on an exchange.\3\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78ee.
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78ee(b).
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78ee(c).
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    Section 31 of the Exchange Act requires the Commission to annually
adjust the fee rates applicable under Sections 31(b) and (c) to a
uniform adjusted rate.\4\ Specifically, the Commission must adjust the
fee rates to a uniform adjusted rate that is reasonably likely to
produce aggregate fee collections (including assessments on security
futures transactions) equal to the regular appropriation to the
Commission for the applicable fiscal year.\5\
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    \4\ In some circumstances, the SEC also must make a mid-year
adjustment to the fee rates applicable under Sections 31(b) and (c).
    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78ee(j)(1) (the Commission must adjust the rates
under Sections 31(b) and (c) to a ``uniform adjusted rate that, when
applied to the baseline estimate of the aggregate dollar amount of
sales for such fiscal year, is reasonably likely to produce
aggregate fee collections under [Section 31] (including assessments
collected under [Section 31(d)]) that are equal to the regular
appropriation to the Commission by Congress for such fiscal
year.'').
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    The Commission is required to publish notice of the new fee rates
under Section 31 not later than 30 days after the date on which an Act
making a regular appropriation for the applicable fiscal year is
enacted.\6\ On December 29, 2022, the President signed into law the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which includes total
appropriations of $2,209,770,000 to the SEC for fiscal year 2023.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78ee(g).
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II. Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Adjustment to the Fee Rate

    The new fee rate is determined by (1) subtracting the sum of fees
estimated to be collected prior to the effective date of the new fee
rate \7\ and estimated assessments on security futures transactions to
be collected under Section 31(d) of the Exchange Act for all of fiscal
year 2023 \8\ from an amount equal to the regular appropriation to the
Commission for fiscal year 2023, and (2) dividing by the estimated
aggregate dollar amount of covered sales for the remainder of the
fiscal year following the effective date of the new fee rate.\9\
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    \7\ The sum of fees to be collected prior to the effective date
of the new fee rate is determined by applying the current fee rate
to the dollar amount of covered sales prior to the effective date of
the new fee rate. The exchanges and FINRA have provided data on the
dollar amount of covered sales through November, 2022. To calculate
the dollar amount of covered sales from December, 2022 to the
effective date of the new fee rate, the Commission is using the same
methodology it used in fiscal year 2020. This methodology is
described in Appendix A of this order.
    \8\ Currently, security futures do not trade on any market,
therefore the Commission has not collected any assessments for
transactions in security futures. Accordingly, the forecast for the
assessments for all of fiscal year 2023 for single stock futures is
zero.
    \9\ To estimate the aggregate dollar amount of covered sales for
the remainder of fiscal year 2023 following the effective date of
the new fee rate, the Commission is using the same methodology it
used previously. This methodology is described in Appendix A of this
order.
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    As noted above, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, includes
total appropriations of $2,209,770,000 to the Commission for fiscal
year 2023.\10\ The Commission estimates that it will collect
$1,601,107,658 in fees for the period prior to the effective date of
the new fee rate and $0 in assessments on round turn transactions in
security futures products during all of fiscal year 2023. Using the
methodology described in Appendix A, the Commission estimates that the
aggregate dollar amount of covered sales for the remainder of fiscal
year 2023 to be $76,211,125,379,350.
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    \10\ The President signed into law the ``Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2023'' on December 29, 2022. This legislation
included an appropriation of $2,149,000,000 to the SEC for fiscal
year 2023 operations. The Act further directed that ``[i]n addition
to the foregoing appropriation, for move, replication, and related
costs associated with a replacement lease for the Commission's
District of Columbia headquarters facilities, not to exceed
$57,405,000, to remain available until expended; and for move,
replication, and related costs associated with a replacement lease
for the Commission's San Francisco Regional Office facilities, not
to exceed $3,365,000, to remain available until expended.'' The sum
of these amounts is $2,209,770,000. Finally, the Act further
directed that ``for purposes of calculating the fee rate under
section 31(j) . . . all amounts appropriated under this heading
shall be deemed to be the regular appropriation to the Commission
for fiscal year 2023.''
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    The uniform adjusted rate is computed by dividing the residual fees
to be collected of $608,662,342 by the estimated aggregate dollar
amount of covered sales for the remainder of fiscal year 2023 of
$76,211,125,379,350; this results in a uniform adjusted rate for fiscal
year 2023 of $8.00 per million.\11\
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    \11\ Appendix A shows the process of calculating the fiscal year
2023 annual adjustment and includes the data used by the Commission
in making this adjustment.
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III. Effective Date of the Uniform Adjusted Rate

    Under Section 31(j)(4)(A) of the Exchange Act, the fiscal year 2023
annual adjustments to the fee rates applicable under Sections 31(b) and
(c) of the Exchange Act shall take effect on the later of October 1,
2022, or 60 days after the date on which a regular appropriation to the
Commission for fiscal year 2023 is enacted.\12\ The regular
appropriation to the Commission for fiscal year 2023 was enacted on
December 29, 2022, and accordingly, the new fee rates applicable under
Sections 31(b) and (c) of the Exchange Act will take effect on February
27, 2023.
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78ee(j)(4)(A).
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IV. Conclusion

    Accordingly, pursuant to Section 31 of the Exchange Act,
    It is hereby ordered that the fee rates applicable under Sections
31(b) and (c) of the Exchange Act shall be $8.00 per $1,000,000
effective on February 27, 2023.

    By the Commission.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Deputy Secretary.

Appendix A

    This appendix provides the methodology for determining the
annual adjustment to the

fee rates applicable under Sections 31(b) and (c) of the Exchange
Act for fiscal year 2023. Section 31 of the Exchange Act requires
the fee rates to be adjusted so that it is reasonably likely that
the Commission will collect aggregate fees equal to its regular
appropriation for fiscal year 2023.
    To make the adjustment, the Commission must project the
aggregate dollar amount of covered sales of securities on the
securities exchanges and certain over-the-counter (``OTC'') markets
over the course of the year. The fee rate equals the ratio of the
Commission's regular appropriation for fiscal year 2023 (less the
sum of fees to be collected during fiscal year 2023 prior to the
effective date of the new fee rate and aggregate assessments on
security futures transactions during all of fiscal year 2023) to the
estimated aggregate dollar amount of covered sales for the remainder
of the fiscal year following the effective date of the new fee rate.
    For 2023, the Commission has estimated the aggregate dollar
amount of covered sales by projecting forward the trend established
in the previous decade. More specifically, the dollar amount of
covered sales was forecasted for months subsequent to November 2022,
the last month for which the Commission has data on the dollar
volume of covered sales.\13\
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    \13\ To determine the availability of data, the Commission
compares the date of the appropriation with the date the transaction
data are due from the exchanges (10 business days after the end of
the month). If the business day following the date of the
appropriation is equal to or subsequent to the date the data are due
from the exchanges, the Commission uses these data. The
appropriation was signed on December 29, 2022. The first business
day after this date was December 30, 2022. Data for November were
due from the exchanges on December 14, 2022. As a result, the
Commission used November 2022 and earlier data to forecast volume
for December 2022 and later months.
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    The following sections describe this process in detail.

A. Baseline Estimate of the Aggregate Dollar Amount of Covered Sales
for Fiscal Year 2023

    First, calculate the average daily dollar amount of covered
sales (``ADS'') for each month in the sample (February 2012-November
2022). The monthly total dollar amount of covered sales (exchange
plus certain OTC markets) is presented in column C of Table A.
    The model forecasts the monthly moving average of the average
daily dollar amount of covered sales. Each month's average daily
dollar amount of covered sales is calculated by dividing the total
covered sales for that month (column C of Table A) by the number of
trading days for that month (column B of Table A). These amounts are
shown in column D of Table A. The moving average will span the same
number of months required to be forecast for the remainder of the
fiscal year. The trailing moving average used in the forecast model
is presented in column E of Table A.
    To capture the recent trends in the monthly changes in the
moving averages, calculate the 1-month and 2-month lags of the
trailing moving average shown in column E in Table A. These amounts
are shown in columns F and G, respectively, of Table A.
    Next, model the monthly trailing moving average of ADS as
function of a constant term and the two lagged trailing moving
averages using the ordinary least squares technique.
    Use the estimated model to forecast the trailing moving average
of ADS of the first month after the last available monthly data.
Estimate the trailing moving average of the second month using the
forecasted value of the first month and the actual value of the
month before that. Similarly, estimate the trailing moving average
of the third month using the forecasted values of the two previous
months. Continue in this fashion until the end of the fiscal year.
    The estimate of the trailing moving average ADS for the last
applicable month in the fiscal year is a prediction of the moving
average for those months that need to be predicted. This estimate is
used as the predicted value of ADS for each month in the forecast
period; to obtain the forecast total covered sales for each month,
multiply the predicted ADS by the number of days in each month.
    The following is a more formal (mathematical) description of the
procedure:
    1. Begin with the monthly data for total dollar volume of
covered sales (column C). The sample spans ten years, from February
2012-November 2022.\14\ Divide each month's total dollar volume by
the number of trading days in that month (column B) to obtain the
average daily dollar volume (ADS, column D).
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    \14\ Because the model uses a two period lag in the 9-month
trailing moving average of average daily covered sales, ten
additional months of data are added to the table so that the model
is estimated with 120 observations.
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    2. For each month t, calculate the 9-month trailing moving
average of ADS (shown in column E). For example, the value for
October, 2012 is the average of the 9 months ending in October,
2012, or February 2012 through October 2012 inclusive.
    3. Calculate the 1-month and 2-month lags of the trailing moving
average. For example, the 1-month lag of the 9-month trailing moving
average for November, 2012 is equal to the 9-month trailing moving
average for October, 2012. The 2-month lag of the 9-month trailing
moving average for December, 2012 is equal to the 9-month trailing
moving average for October 2012. These are shown in columns F and G.
    4. Estimate the model using ordinary least squares:

yt = [alpha] + [beta]1 yt-1 +
[beta]2 yt-2 + ut

    Where yt is the 9-month trailing moving average of the average
daily sales for month t, and yt-1 and yt-2 are
the 1-month and 2-month lags of yt, and ut
representing the error term for month t. The model can be estimated
using standard commercially available software. The estimated
parameter values are a = +2,150,476,361, b1 = +1.587842,
b2 = -0.590472. The root-mean squared error (RMSE) of the
regression is 8,030,961,258.
    5. The predicted value of the 9-month trailing moving average of
the last month to be forecast represents the final forecast of
covered sales for the entire prediction period. This value is shown
in column H. This represents the prediction for August of 2023. To
calculate this value from the model above, one needs the 1-month and
2-month lag of the 9-month trailing moving average ADS, i.e., the 9-
month trailing moving average for June and July. The 9-month
trailing moving average for July is obtained by using the 1-month
and 2-month lags for July, that is, the 9-month trailing moving
averages for June and May. To arrive at all the necessary inputs,
one begins with the first month to be forecast, in this case,
December 2022, and iterates predictions forward until the last month
is predicted. One then multiplies the final predicted 9-month
trailing moving average ADS by the number of days in each month to
arrive at the forecast total dollar amount of covered sales. This is
shown in column I.
    6. For example, for December 2022, using the a, b1,
and b2 parameter estimates shown above, along with the 1-
month and two-month lags in the 9-month trailing moving average ADS
(representing the 9-month trailing moving average ADS for October
and November 2022, respectively), one can estimate the forecast 9-
month trailing moving average ADS for December: +2,150,476,361 +
(1.587842 x 606,143,338,486) + (-0.590472 x 627,874,685,327) =
593,867,637,983.
    7. With the estimated 9-month trailing moving average ADS for
December 2022 calculated above, one can estimate the 9-month
trailing moving average ADS for January, 2023. The estimate obtained
from December becomes the 1-month lag for January, and the 1-month
lag used in the December forecast becomes the 2-month lag for the
January forecast. Thus, the predicted 9-month trailing moving
average ADS for January 2023 is calculated as: +2150476361 +
(1.587842 x 593,867,637,983) + (-0.590472 x 606,143,338,486) =
587,207,522,789.
    8. Using the forecasts for December and January, one can
estimate the value for February. Repeat this procedure for
subsequent months, until the estimate for August 2023 is obtained.
This value is 586,239,425,995.\15\ This value is then used to
calculate the final forecast total monthly covered sales for all 9
months from December 2022 through August 2023.
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    \15\ One obtains insignificantly different values using the
rounded parameter estimates shown above. The predicted ADS values
displayed above represents the full precision estimate.
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    9. To obtain the estimate of total monthly covered sales for
each month, multiply the number of trading days in the month, shown
in column B in Table A, by the final forecast 9-month trailing
moving average ADS, shown in column H of Table A. This product is
shown in column I of Table A, and these figures are used to
calculate the new fee rate.

B. Using the Forecasts From A To Calculate the New Fee Rate

    1. Use Table A to estimate fees collected for the period
September 1, 2022 through February 26, 2023. The projected aggregate
dollar amount of covered sales for this period is
$69,917,364,964,488. Actual and projected fee collections at the
current fee rate of $22.90 per million are $1,601,107,658.

    2. Estimate the amount of assessments on security futures
products collected from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023.
The only entity reporting assessable security futures products
ceased operations in September, 2020.\16\ Consequently, the
estimated amount of assessments on security futures products
collected from September 2022 through August 2023 is zero.
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    \16\ Currently, security futures do not trade on any market,
therefore the Commission has not collected any assessments for
transactions in security futures. Accordingly, the forecast for the
assessments for all of fiscal year 2023 for single stock futures is
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    3. Subtract the amount $1,601,107,658 from the target off-
setting collection amount set by Congress of $2,209,770,000, leaving
$608,662,342 to be collected on dollar volume for the period
February 27, 2023 through August 31, 2023.
    4. Use Table A to estimate dollar volume for the period February
27, 2023 through August 31, 2023. The estimate is
$76,211,125,379,350. Finally, compute the fee rate required to
produce the additional $608,662,342 in revenue. This rate is
$608,662,342 divided by $76,211,125,379,350 or 0.00000798653.
    5. Round the result to the seventh decimal point, yielding a
rate of 0.00000800 (or $8.00 per million).
    This table summarizes the estimates of the aggregate dollar
amount of covered sales, by time period. The figures in this table
can be used to determine the new fee rate.
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                (A)                    (B)              (C)                   (D)                  (E)                 (F)                 (G)                 (H)                  (I)
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                                       # of
                                     trading    Total dollar amount  Average daily dollar   9-month trailing    1-month lag of 9-   2-month lag of 9-   Forecast 9-month   Forecast total dollar
               Month                 days in         of sales           amount of sales    moving average ADS    month trailing      month trailing      trailing moving      amount of sales
                                      month                                  (ADS)                             moving average ADS  moving average ADS      average ADS
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Feb-12............................         20    $5,011,862,514,132      $250,593,125,707  ..................  ..................  ..................  ..................  .....................
Mar-12............................         22     5,638,847,967,025       256,311,271,228  ..................  ..................  ..................  ..................  .....................
Apr-12............................         20     5,084,239,396,560       254,211,969,828  ..................  ..................  ..................  ..................  .....................
May-12............................         22     5,611,638,053,374       255,074,456,972  ..................  ..................  ..................  ..................  .....................
Jun-12............................         21     5,121,896,896,362       243,899,852,208  ..................  ..................  ..................  ..................  .....................
Jul-12............................         21     4,567,519,314,374       217,500,919,732  ..................  ..................  ..................  ..................  .....................
Aug-12............................         23     4,621,597,884,730       200,939,038,467  ..................  ..................  ..................  ..................  .....................
Sep-12............................         19     4,598,499,962,682       242,026,313,825  ..................  ..................  ..................  ..................  .....................
Oct-12............................         21     5,095,175,588,310       242,627,408,967    $240,353,817,437  ..................  ..................  ..................  .....................
Nov-12............................         21     4,547,882,974,292       216,565,855,919     236,573,009,683    $240,353,817,437  ..................  ..................  .....................
Dec-12............................         20     4,744,922,754,360       237,246,137,718     234,454,661,515     236,573,009,683    $240,353,817,437  ..................  .....................
Jan-13............................         21     5,079,603,817,496       241,885,896,071     233,085,097,764     234,454,661,515     236,573,009,683  ..................  .....................
Feb-13............................         19     4,800,663,527,089       252,666,501,426     232,817,547,148     233,085,097,764     234,454,661,515  ..................  .....................
Mar-13............................         20     4,917,701,839,870       245,885,091,993     233,038,129,346     232,817,547,148     233,085,097,764  ..................  .....................
Apr-13............................         22     5,451,358,637,079       247,789,028,958     236,403,474,816     233,038,129,346     232,817,547,148  ..................  .....................
May-13............................         22     5,681,788,831,869       258,263,128,721     242,772,818,178     236,403,474,816     233,038,129,346  ..................  .....................
Jun-13............................         20     5,623,545,462,226       281,177,273,111     247,122,924,765     242,772,818,178     236,403,474,816  ..................  .....................
Jul-13............................         22     5,083,861,509,754       231,084,614,080     245,840,392,000     247,122,924,765     242,772,818,178  ..................  .....................
Aug-13............................         22     4,925,611,193,095       223,891,417,868     246,654,343,327     245,840,392,000     247,122,924,765  ..................  .....................
Sep-13............................         20     4,959,197,626,713       247,959,881,336     247,844,759,285     246,654,343,327     245,840,392,000  ..................  .....................
Oct-13............................         23     5,928,804,028,970       257,774,088,216     249,610,113,968     247,844,759,285     246,654,343,327  ..................  .....................
Nov-13............................         20     5,182,024,612,049       259,101,230,602     250,325,083,876     249,610,113,968     247,844,759,285  ..................  .....................
Dec-13............................         21     5,265,282,994,173       250,727,761,627     250,863,158,280     250,325,083,876     249,610,113,968  ..................  .....................
Jan-14............................         21     5,808,700,114,288       276,604,767,347     254,064,906,990     250,863,158,280     250,325,083,876  ..................  .....................
Feb-14............................         19     6,018,926,931,054       316,785,627,950     260,567,406,904     254,064,906,990     250,863,158,280  ..................  .....................
Mar-14............................         21     6,068,617,342,988       288,981,778,238     261,434,574,140     260,567,406,904     254,064,906,990  ..................  .....................
Apr-14............................         21     6,013,948,953,528       286,378,521,597     267,578,341,642     261,434,574,140     260,567,406,904  ..................  .....................
May-14............................         21     5,265,594,447,318       250,742,592,729     270,561,805,516     267,578,341,642     261,434,574,140  ..................  .....................
Jun-14............................         21     5,159,506,989,669       245,690,809,032     270,309,686,371     270,561,805,516     267,578,341,642  ..................  .....................
Jul-14............................         22     5,364,099,567,460       243,822,707,612     268,759,532,970     270,309,686,371     270,561,805,516  ..................  .....................
Aug-14............................         21     5,075,332,147,677       241,682,483,223     266,824,116,595     268,759,532,970     270,309,686,371  ..................  .....................
Sep-14............................         21     5,507,943,363,243       262,283,017,297     268,108,033,892     266,824,116,595     268,759,532,970  ..................  .....................
Oct-14............................         23     7,796,638,035,879       338,984,262,430     275,039,088,901     268,108,033,892     266,824,116,595  ..................  .....................
Nov-14............................         19     5,340,847,027,697       281,097,211,984     271,073,709,349     275,039,088,901     268,108,033,892  ..................  .....................
Dec-14............................         22     6,559,110,068,128       298,141,366,733     272,091,441,404     271,073,709,349     275,039,088,901  ..................  .....................
Jan-15............................         20     6,185,619,541,044       309,280,977,052     274,636,158,677     272,091,441,404     271,073,709,349  ..................  .....................
Feb-15............................         19     5,723,523,235,641       301,238,065,034     280,246,766,711     274,636,158,677     272,091,441,404  ..................  .....................
Mar-15............................         22     6,395,046,297,249       290,683,922,602     285,246,001,552     280,246,766,711     274,636,158,677  ..................  .....................
Apr-15............................         21     5,625,548,298,004       267,883,252,286     287,919,395,405     285,246,001,552     280,246,766,711  ..................  .....................
May-15............................         20     5,521,351,972,386       276,067,598,619     291,739,963,782     287,919,395,405     285,246,001,552  ..................  .....................
Jun-15............................         22     6,005,521,460,806       272,978,248,218     292,928,322,773     291,739,963,782     287,919,395,405  ..................  .....................
Jul-15............................         22     6,493,670,315,390       295,166,832,518     288,059,719,450     292,928,322,773     291,739,963,782  ..................  .....................
Aug-15............................         21     6,963,901,249,270       331,614,345,203     293,672,734,252     288,059,719,450     292,928,322,773  ..................  .....................
Sep-15............................         21     6,434,496,770,897       306,404,608,138     294,590,872,186     293,672,734,252     288,059,719,450  ..................  .....................
Oct-15............................         22     6,592,594,708,082       299,663,395,822     293,522,252,049     294,590,872,186     293,672,734,252  ..................  .....................
Nov-15............................         20     5,822,824,015,945       291,141,200,797     292,400,378,245     293,522,252,049     294,590,872,186  ..................  .....................
Dec-15............................         22     6,384,337,478,801       290,197,158,127     292,346,293,303     292,400,378,245     293,522,252,049  ..................  .....................
Jan-16............................         19     6,696,059,796,055       352,424,199,792     301,739,731,915     292,346,293,303     292,400,378,245  ..................  .....................
Feb-16............................         20     6,659,878,908,747       332,993,945,437     308,064,881,562     301,739,731,915     292,346,293,303  ..................  .....................
Mar-16............................         22     6,161,943,754,542       280,088,352,479     308,854,893,146     308,064,881,562     301,739,731,915  ..................  .....................
Apr-16............................         21     5,541,076,988,322       263,860,808,968     305,376,446,085     308,854,893,146     308,064,881,562  ..................  .....................
May-16............................         21     5,693,520,415,112       271,120,019,767     298,654,854,370     305,376,446,085     308,854,893,146  ..................  .....................
Jun-16............................         22     6,317,212,852,759       287,146,038,762     296,515,013,328     298,654,854,370     305,376,446,085  ..................  .....................
Jul-16............................         20     5,331,797,261,269       266,589,863,063     292,840,176,355     296,515,013,328     298,654,854,370  ..................  .....................
Aug-16............................         23     5,635,976,607,786       245,042,461,208     287,718,094,178     292,840,176,355     296,515,013,328  ..................  .....................
Sep-16............................         21     5,942,072,286,976       282,955,823,189     286,913,501,407     287,718,094,178     292,840,176,355  ..................  .....................
Oct-16............................         21     5,460,906,573,682       260,043,170,175     276,648,942,561     286,913,501,407     287,718,094,178  ..................  .....................
Nov-16............................         21     6,845,287,809,886       325,966,086,185     275,868,069,311     276,648,942,561     286,913,501,407  ..................  .....................
Dec-16............................         21     6,208,579,880,985       295,646,660,999     277,596,770,257     275,868,069,311     276,648,942,561  ..................  .....................

Jan-17............................         20     5,598,200,907,603       279,910,045,380     279,380,018,748     277,596,770,257     275,868,069,311  ..................  .....................
Feb-17............................         19     5,443,426,609,533       286,496,137,344     281,088,476,256     279,380,018,748     277,596,770,257  ..................  .....................
Mar-17............................         23     6,661,861,914,530       289,646,170,197     281,366,268,638     281,088,476,256     279,380,018,748  ..................  .....................
Apr-17............................         19     5,116,714,033,499       269,300,738,605     281,667,477,031     281,366,268,638     281,088,476,256  ..................  .....................
May-17............................         22     6,305,822,460,672       286,628,293,667     286,288,125,082     281,667,477,031     281,366,268,638  ..................  .....................
Jun-17............................         22     6,854,993,097,601       311,590,595,346     289,469,766,433     286,288,125,082     281,667,477,031  ..................  .....................
Jul-17............................         20     5,394,333,070,522       269,716,653,526     290,544,597,917     289,469,766,433     286,288,125,082  ..................  .....................
Aug-17............................         23     6,206,204,906,864       269,834,995,951     284,307,810,113     290,544,597,917     289,469,766,433  ..................  .....................
Sep-17............................         20     5,939,886,169,525       296,994,308,476     284,457,548,721     284,307,810,113     290,544,597,917  ..................  .....................
Oct-17............................         22     6,134,529,538,894       278,842,251,768     284,338,904,987     284,457,548,721     284,307,810,113  ..................  .....................
Nov-17............................         21     6,289,748,560,897       299,511,836,233     285,785,093,752     284,338,904,987     284,457,548,721  ..................  .....................
Dec-17............................         20     6,672,181,323,001       333,609,066,150     290,669,859,969     285,785,093,752     284,338,904,987  ..................  .....................
Jan-18............................         21     7,672,288,677,308       365,347,079,872     301,341,675,665     290,669,859,969     285,785,093,752  ..................  .....................
Feb-18............................         19     8,725,420,462,639       459,232,655,928     320,519,938,139     301,341,675,665     290,669,859,969  ..................  .....................
Mar-18............................         21     8,264,755,011,030       393,559,762,430     329,627,623,370     320,519,938,139     301,341,675,665  ..................  .....................
Apr-18............................         21     7,490,308,402,446       356,681,352,497     339,290,367,701     329,627,623,370     320,519,938,139  ..................  .....................
May-18............................         22     7,242,077,467,361       329,185,339,426     345,884,850,309     339,290,367,701     329,627,623,370  ..................  .....................
Jun-18............................         21     7,936,783,802,579       377,942,085,837     354,879,047,793     345,884,850,309     339,290,367,701  ..................  .....................
Jul-18............................         21     6,807,593,326,456       324,171,110,784     359,915,587,684     354,879,047,793     345,884,850,309  ..................  .....................
Aug-18............................         23     7,363,115,477,823       320,135,455,558     362,207,100,942     359,915,587,684     354,879,047,793  ..................  .....................
Sep-18............................         19     6,781,988,459,996       356,946,761,052     364,800,178,154     362,207,100,942     359,915,587,684  ..................  .....................
Oct-18............................         23    10,133,514,482,168       440,587,586,181     373,160,234,410     364,800,178,154     362,207,100,942  ..................  .....................
Nov-18............................         21     8,414,847,862,204       400,707,041,057     366,657,388,314     373,160,234,410     364,800,178,154  ..................  .....................
Dec-18............................         19     9,075,221,733,736       477,643,249,144     375,999,997,948     366,657,388,314     373,160,234,410  ..................  .....................
Jan-19............................         21     7,960,664,643,749       379,079,268,750     378,488,655,310     375,999,997,948     366,657,388,314  ..................  .....................
Feb-19............................         19     6,676,391,653,247       351,389,034,381     380,955,732,527     378,488,655,310     375,999,997,948  ..................  .....................
Mar-19............................         21     7,828,979,311,928       372,808,538,663     380,385,338,397     380,955,732,527     378,488,655,310  ..................  .....................
Apr-19............................         21     6,907,923,076,080       328,948,717,909     380,916,183,633     380,385,338,397     380,955,732,527  ..................  .....................
May-19............................         22     7,895,053,976,747       358,866,089,852     385,219,587,443     380,916,183,633     380,385,338,397  ..................  .....................
Jun-19............................         20     7,070,583,442,058       353,529,172,103     384,839,855,338     385,219,587,443     380,916,183,633  ..................  .....................
Jul-19............................         22     6,792,811,319,721       308,764,150,896     370,192,806,973     384,839,855,338     385,219,587,443  ..................  .....................
Aug-19............................         22     8,059,527,400,976       366,342,154,590     366,374,486,254     370,192,806,973     384,839,855,338  ..................  .....................
Sep-19............................         20     6,958,132,871,506       347,906,643,575     351,959,307,858     366,374,486,254     370,192,806,973  ..................  .....................
Oct-19............................         23     7,235,982,824,882       314,607,948,908     344,795,827,875     351,959,307,858     366,374,486,254  ..................  .....................
Nov-19............................         20     6,784,888,230,209       339,244,411,510     343,446,425,334     344,795,827,875     351,959,307,858  ..................  .....................
Dec-19............................         21     7,252,856,724,647       345,374,129,745     340,398,157,677     343,446,425,334     344,795,827,875  ..................  .....................
Jan-20............................         21     8,178,172,797,805       389,436,799,895     347,119,055,675     340,398,157,677     343,446,425,334  ..................  .....................
Feb-20............................         19     8,951,554,790,521       471,134,462,659     359,593,319,320     347,119,055,675     340,398,157,677  ..................  .....................
Mar-20............................         22    16,218,726,536,159       737,214,842,553     402,225,060,481     359,593,319,320     347,119,055,675  ..................  .....................
Apr-20............................         21    10,289,596,902,933       489,980,804,902     422,360,244,260     402,225,060,481     359,593,319,320  ..................  .....................
May-20............................         20     9,435,524,799,540       471,776,239,977     434,075,142,636     422,360,244,260     402,225,060,481  ..................  .....................
Jun-20............................         22    12,093,857,552,130       549,720,797,824     456,498,937,553     434,075,142,636     422,360,244,260  ..................  .....................
Jul-20............................         22    10,355,334,352,448       470,697,016,020     473,842,167,232     456,498,937,553     434,075,142,636  ..................  .....................
Aug-20............................         21     9,763,364,099,611       464,922,099,981     487,806,354,840     473,842,167,232     456,498,937,553  ..................  .....................
Sep-20............................         21    11,545,564,207,158       549,788,771,769     510,519,092,842     487,806,354,840     473,842,167,232  ..................  .....................
Oct-20............................         22    10,052,383,314,951       456,926,514,316     518,017,950,000     510,519,092,842     487,806,354,840  ..................  .....................
Nov-20............................         20    11,039,477,432,965       551,973,871,648     527,000,106,555     518,017,950,000     510,519,092,842  ..................  .....................
Dec-20............................         22    12,172,302,216,779       553,286,464,399     506,563,620,093     527,000,106,555     518,017,950,000  ..................  .....................
Jan-21............................         19    12,396,479,814,996       652,446,306,052     524,615,342,443     506,563,620,093     527,000,106,555  ..................  .....................
Feb-21............................         19    12,103,659,666,497       637,034,719,289     542,977,395,700     524,615,342,443     506,563,620,093  ..................  .....................
Mar-21............................         23    16,485,012,205,966       716,739,661,129     561,535,047,178     542,977,395,700     524,615,342,443  ..................  .....................
Apr-21............................         21    11,602,282,119,601       552,489,624,743     570,623,114,814     561,535,047,178     542,977,395,700  ..................  .....................
May-21............................         20    11,729,455,630,914       586,472,781,546     584,128,746,099     570,623,114,814     561,535,047,178  ..................  .....................
Jun-21............................         22    13,038,812,281,463       592,673,285,521     588,893,692,071     584,128,746,099     570,623,114,814  ..................  .....................
Jul-21............................         21    11,623,478,100,180       553,498,957,151     599,623,963,498     588,893,692,071     584,128,746,099  ..................  .....................
Aug-21............................         22    11,493,350,851,643       522,425,038,711     596,340,759,838     599,623,963,498     588,893,692,071  ..................  .....................
Sep-21............................         21    12,312,072,157,576       586,289,150,361     600,007,724,945     596,340,759,838     599,623,963,498  ..................  .....................
Oct-21............................         21    12,011,570,888,110       571,979,566,100     591,066,976,061     600,007,724,945     596,340,759,838  ..................  .....................
Nov-21............................         21    13,996,377,941,116       666,494,187,672     594,340,250,326     591,066,976,061     600,007,724,945  ..................  .....................

Dec-21............................         22    15,494,373,840,971       704,289,720,044     592,956,923,539     594,340,250,326     591,066,976,061  ..................  .....................
Jan-22............................         20    16,002,717,162,409       800,135,858,120     620,473,171,692     592,956,923,539     594,340,250,326  ..................  .....................
Feb-22............................         19    14,483,452,476,259       762,286,972,435     640,008,081,791     620,473,171,692     592,956,923,539  ..................  .....................
Mar-22............................         23    17,089,275,084,128       743,011,960,179     656,712,378,975     640,008,081,791     620,473,171,692  ..................  .....................
Apr-22............................         20    13,123,148,685,917       656,157,434,296     668,118,876,435     656,712,378,975     640,008,081,791  ..................  .....................
May-22............................         21    15,039,352,606,836       716,159,647,945     689,644,944,128     668,118,876,435     656,712,378,975  ..................  .....................
Jun-22............................         21    13,021,062,095,851       620,050,575,993     693,396,213,643     689,644,944,128     668,118,876,435  ..................  .....................
Jul-22............................         20    10,112,087,348,637       505,604,367,432     686,021,191,568     693,396,213,643     689,644,944,128  ..................  .....................
Aug-22............................         23    11,593,039,396,644       504,045,191,158     667,971,303,067     686,021,191,568     693,396,213,643  ..................  .....................
Sep-22............................         21    12,052,452,021,792       573,926,286,752     653,486,477,146     667,971,303,067     686,021,191,568  ..................  .....................
Oct-22............................         21    11,962,224,366,908       569,629,731,758     627,874,685,327     653,486,477,146     667,971,303,067  ..................  .....................
Nov-22............................         21    11,900,801,868,077       566,704,850,861     606,143,338,486     627,874,685,327     653,486,477,146  ..................  .....................
Dec-22............................         21  ....................  ....................  ..................     606,143,338,486     627,874,685,327    $586,239,425,995    $12,311,027,945,895
Jan-23............................         20  ....................  ....................  ..................  ..................     606,143,338,486     586,239,425,995     11,724,788,519,900
Feb-23............................         19  ....................  ....................  ..................  ..................  ..................     586,239,425,995     11,138,549,093,905
Mar-23............................         23  ....................  ....................  ..................  ..................  ..................     586,239,425,995     13,483,506,797,885
Apr-23............................         19  ....................  ....................  ..................  ..................  ..................     586,239,425,995     11,138,549,093,905
May-23............................         22  ....................  ....................  ..................  ..................  ..................     586,239,425,995     12,897,267,371,890
Jun-23............................         21  ....................  ....................  ..................  ..................  ..................     586,239,425,995     12,311,027,945,895
Jul-23............................         20  ....................  ....................  ..................  ..................  ..................     586,239,425,995     11,724,788,519,900
Aug-23............................         23  ....................  ....................  ..................  ..................  ..................     586,239,425,995     13,483,506,797,885
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of
the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the
Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on
Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

PLACE: The meeting will be webcast on the Commission's website at
www.sec.gov.

STATUS: The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. (ET) and will be open to
the public via webcast on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Commission will consider whether to
propose amendments to Form PF to amend reporting requirements for all
filers and large hedge fund advisers.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For further information and to
ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed,
please contact Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office of the Secretary
at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b)

    Dated: August 3, 2022.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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

Extension:
    Rule 147A(f)(1)(iii) Written Representation as to Purchaser
Residency, SEC File No. 270-806, OMB Control No. 3235-0757.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget this request for extension of the previously approved
collection of information discussed below.
    Rule 147A(f)(1)(iii) (17 CFR 230.147A(f)(1)(iii)) requires the
issuer to obtain from the purchaser a written representation as to the
pruchase's residency in order to qualify for safe harbor under
Securities Act Rule 147A (17 CFR 230.147A). Rule 147A is an exemption
from registration under Securities Act Section 28 (15 U.S.C. 77z-3).
Under Rule 147A, the purchaser in the offering must be a resident of
the same state or territory in which the issuer is a resident. While
the formal representation of residency by itself is not sufficient to
establish a reasonable belief that such purchasers are in-state
residents, the representation requirement, together with the reasonable
belief standard, may result in better compliance with the rule and
maintaining appropriate investor protections. The representation of
residency is not provided to the Commission. Approximately 700
respondents provide the information required by Rule 147A(f)(1)(iii) at
an estimated 2.75 hours per response for a total annual reporting
burden of 1,925 hours (2.75 hours x 700 responses).
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid control number.
    The public may view the background documentation for this
information collection at the following website, www.reginfo.gov.
Comments should be directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503, or by sending an email to:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and (ii) David Bottom, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Cynthia
Roscoe, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 or send an email to:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days
of this notice.

    Dated: March 6, 2020.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP10-76-000]

Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Mainline Extension
Interconnect Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues

April 27, 2010.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of the Mainline Extension
Interconnect Project involving construction and operation of facilities
by Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company (ESNG) in Lancaster and Chester
Counties, Pennsylvania. This EA will be used by the Commission in its
decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the
public convenience and necessity.
    This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested
agencies on the project. Your input will help the Commission staff
determine what issues need to be evaluated in the EA. Please note that
the scoping period will close on May 28, 2010.
    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and local government
representatives are asked to notify their constituents of this planned
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
    If you are a landowner receiving this notice, you may be contacted
by a pipeline company representative about the acquisition of an
easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities.
The company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement.
However, if the project is approved by the Commission, that approval
conveys with it the right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement
negotiations fail to produce an agreement, the pipeline company could
initiate condemnation proceedings in accordance with State law.
    A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural
Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?'' was attached to the
project notice ESNG provided to landowners. This fact sheet addresses a
number of typically-asked questions, including the use of eminent
domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings. It is
also available for viewing on the FERC Web site (http://www.ferc.gov).

Summary of the Proposed Project

    ESNG proposes to construct and operate approximately 8.3 miles of
16-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline and other associated facilities
in Lancaster and Chester Counties, Pennsylvania. The Mainline Extension
Interconnect Project would provide its shippers the opportunity to
receive natural gas supplies, with a capacity of 40,000 dekatherms per
day, from the Appalachian region and other areas through an
interconnection with Texas Eastern Transmission, LP's pipeline system.
    The Mainline Extension Interconnect Project would consist of the
following facilities:
     8.3 miles of 16-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline;
     One meter station/pig \1\ launcher at the interconnect
with Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, near Honey Brook, Pennsylvania;
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     One mainline valve; and
     One interconnect/pig receiver at the existing ESNG meter
station near Parkesburg, Pennsylvania.
    The general location of the project facilities is shown in Appendix
1.\2\
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    \2\ The appendices referenced in this notice are not being
printed in the Federal Register. Copies of appendices were sent to
all those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
http://www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the
Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, or call<PHONE_NUMBER>. For instructions on
connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.
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Land Requirements for Construction

    Construction of the proposed facilities would disturb about 76.4
acres of land for the aboveground facilities and the pipeline.
Following construction, about 51.1 acres would be maintained for
permanent operation of the project's facilities; the remaining acreage
would be restored and allowed to revert to former uses.

The EA Process

    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could
result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us
\3\ to discover and address concerns the public may have about
proposals. This process is referred to as ``scoping''. The main goal of
the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important
environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public
comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. All comments
received will be considered during the preparation of the EA.
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    In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction and operation of the proposed project under these
general headings:
     Geology and soils;
     Land use;
     Water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
     Cultural resources;

     Vegetation and wildlife;
     Air quality and noise;
     Endangered and threatened species; and
     Public safety.
    We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed
project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to
lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
    Our independent analysis of the issues will be presented in the EA.
The EA will be placed in the public record and, depending on the
comments received during the scoping process, may be published and
distributed to the public. A comment period will be allotted if the EA
is published for review. We will consider all comments on the EA before
we make our recommendations to the Commission. To ensure your comments
are considered, please carefully follow the instructions in the Public
Participation section below.
    With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction and/or
special expertise with respect to environmental issues to formally
cooperate with us in the preparation of the EA. These agencies may
choose to participate once they have evaluated the proposal relative to
their responsibilities. Agencies that would like to request cooperating
agency status should follow the instructions for filing comments
provided under the Public Participation section of this notice.

Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act

    In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's
implementing regulations, we are using this notice to solicit the views
of the public on the project's potential effects on historic
properties.\4\ We will document our findings on the impacts on cultural
resources and summarize the status of consultations under section 106
of the National Historic Preservation Act in our EA.
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    \4\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Historic
properties are defined in those regulations as any prehistoric or
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register for Historic
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Public Participation

    You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project. Your comments should focus on
the 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 your
comments are timely and properly recorded, please send your comments so
that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before May 28, 2010.
    For your convenience, there are three methods which you can use to
submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please
reference the project docket number CP10-76-000 with your submission.
The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert
eFiling staff available to assist you at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the Quick
Comment feature, which is located at http://www.ferc.gov under the link
called ``Documents and Filings''. A Quick Comment is an easy method for
interested persons to submit text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the
``eFiling'' feature that is listed under the ``Documents and Filings''
link. eFiling involves preparing your submission in the same manner as
you would if filing on paper, and then saving the file on your
computer's hard drive. You will attach that file to your submission.
New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on the links
called ``Sign up'' or ``eRegister''. You will be asked to select the
type of filing you are making. A comment on a particular project is
considered a ``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You may file a paper copy of your comments at the following
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.

Environmental Mailing List

    The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; Native
American Tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries and
newspapers. This list also includes all affected landowners (as defined
in the Commission's regulations) who are potential right-of-way
grantors, whose property may be used temporarily for project purposes,
or who own homes within certain distances of aboveground facilities,
and anyone who submits comments on the project. We will update the
environmental mailing list as the analysis proceeds to ensure that we
send the information related to this environmental review to all
individuals, organizations, and government entities interested in and/
or potentially affected by the proposed project.
    If the EA is published for distribution, copies will be sent to the
environmental mailing list for public review and comment.

Becoming an Intervenor

    In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want
to become an ``intervenor'' which is an official party to the
Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the
process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard
by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling.
An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a
request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are
included in the User's Guide under the ``e-filing'' link on the
Commission's Web site.

Additional Information

    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Click
on the eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket
number, excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field
(i.e., CP10-76). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range.
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. The eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called
eSubscription which 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 http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
    Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the
Commission's calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/
EventsList.aspx along with other related information.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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