[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 175 (Monday, September 12, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 55686]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19554]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0729]

Special Local Regulations; Clearwater Offshore Nationals/Race
World Offshore, Gulf of Mexico, Clearwater, FL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a special local regulation on the
waters of the Gulf of Mexico, in the vicinity of Clearwater, Florida,
during the Clearwater Offshore Nationals/Race World Offshore.
Approximately 50 powerboats traveling at speeds in excess of 100 miles
per hour are expected to participate. Additionally, it is anticipated
that 500 spectator vessels will be present along the race course. The
special local regulation is necessary to protect the safety of race
participants, participant vessels, spectators, and the general public
on certain navigable waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Clearwater, Florida
during the event. The special local regulation will establish an
enforcement area where all persons and vessels, except those persons
and vessels participating in the high-speed boat races, are prohibited
from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within
the regulated area without obtaining permission from the Captain of the
Port St. Petersburg or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.703 will be enforced from 11:30
a.m. until 4 p.m., on September 25, 2022, for the location identified
in Item 6 in Table 1 to Sec.  100.703.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call or email Marine Science Technician
Second Class Regina Cuevas, Sector St. Petersburg Prevention
Department, Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the special
local regulations in 33 CFR 100.703, Table 1 to Sec.  100.703, Item No.
6, for the Clearwater Offshore Nationals/Race World Offshore regulated
area from 11:30 a.m. until 4 p.m., on September 25, 2022. This action
is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways
during this event. Our regulation for recurring marine events, Sector
St. Petersburg, Sec.  100.703, Table 1 to Sec.  100.703, Item No. 6,
specifies the location of the regulated area for the Clearwater
Offshore Nationals/Race World Offshore which encompasses portions of
the Gulf of Mexico near Clearwater, FL. During the enforcement periods,
as reflected in Sec.  100.703(c), if you are the operator of a vessel
in the regulated area you must comply with directions from the Patrol
Commander or any designated representative.
    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register,
the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement
period via the Local Notice to Mariners, marine information broadcasts,
or both.

    Dated: September 2, 2022.
Michael P. Kahle,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port St. Petersburg.
[FR Doc. 2022-19554 Filed 9-9-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P


	SF-83 SUPPORTING STATEMENT

	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

NSPS for Lime Manufacturing (40 CFR part 60, subpart HH) (Renewal)

1.  Identification of the Information Collection

	1(a)  Title of the Information Collection

	NSPS for Lime Manufacturing (40 CFR part 60, subpart HH) (Renewal)

	1(b)  Short Characterization/Abstract

	The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), for the regulations published at 40 CFR part 60, subpart HH were proposed on May 3, 1977, and promulgated on April 26, 1984, and amended on October 17, 2000 (65 FR 61760).  These regulations apply to each rotary lime kiln used in the manufacturing of lime, which commenced construction or modification after May 3, 1977.  The standards do not apply to facilities used in the manufacture of lime at kraft pulp mills. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart HH.

	In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities.  They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative.  These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NSPS.

	Any owner/operator subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least two years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records.  All reports are sent to the delegated state or local authority.  In the event that there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office.

	Based on our consultations with industry representatives, there are an average of 2.47 affected facilities at each plant site and each plant site has only one respondent (i.e., the owner/operator of the plant site).

	Approximately 41 respondents are currently subject to the regulation, and it is estimated that no additional respondents per year will become subject to the regulation in the next three years.

	The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the current Information Collection Request (ICR) without any “Terms of Clearance.”

2.  Need for and Use of the Collection

2(a)  Need/Authority for the Collection

	The EPA is charged under section 111 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended, to establish standards of performance for new stationary sources that reflect:

. . . application of the best technological system of continuous emissions reduction which (taking into consideration the cost of achieving such emissions reduction, or any non-air quality health and environmental impact and energy requirements) the Administrator determines has been adequately demonstrated.  Section 111(a)(l).

The Agency refers to this charge as selecting the best demonstrated technology (BDT).  Section 111 also requires that the Administrator review and, if appropriate, revise such standards every four years.

	In addition, section 114(a) states that the Administrator may require any owner/operator subject to any requirement of this Act to:

(A) Establish and maintain such records; (B) make such reports; (C) install, use, and maintain such monitoring equipment, and use such audit procedures, or methods; (D) sample such emissions (in accordance with such procedures or methods, at such locations, at such intervals, during such periods, and in such manner as the Administrator shall prescribe); (E) keep records on control equipment parameters, production variables or other indirect data when direct monitoring of emissions is impractical; (F) submit compliance certifications in accordance with Section 114(a)(3); and (G) provide such other information as the Administrator may reasonably require.

	In the Administrator's judgment, particulate matter emissions from rotary lime kilns cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.  Therefore, the NSPS were promulgated for this source category at 40 CFR part 60, subpart HH.

	2(b)  Practical Utility/Users of the Data

	The recordkeeping and reporting requirements in the standard ensure compliance with the applicable regulations which were promulgated in accordance with the Clean Air Act.  The collected information is also used for targeting inspections and as evidence in legal proceedings.

Performance tests are required in order to determine an affected facility’s initial capability to comply with the emission standard.  Continuous emission monitors are used to

ensure compliance with the standard at all times.  During the performance test, a record of the operating parameters under which compliance was achieved may be recorded and used to determine compliance in place of a continuous emission monitor.

	The notifications required in the standard are used to inform the Agency or delegated authority when a source becomes subject to the requirements of the regulations.  The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to ensure that the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated, that leaks are being detected and repaired, and that the standards are being met.  The performance test may also be observed.

	The required semiannual reports are used to determine periods of excess emissions, identify problems at the facility, verify operation/maintenance procedures and for compliance determinations.

3.  Nonduplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria

	The requested recordkeeping and reporting are required under 40 CFR part 60, subpart HH.

	3(a)  Nonduplication

	 If the subject standards have not been delegated, the information is sent directly to the appropriate EPA regional office.  Otherwise, the information is sent directly to the delegated state or local agency.  If a state or local agency has adopted its own similar standards to implement the Federal standards, a copy of the report submitted to the state or local agency can be sent to the Administrator in lieu of the report required by the Federal standards.  Therefore, no duplication exists.

	3(b)  Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB

	An announcement of a public comment period for the renewal of this ICR was published in the Federal Register (70 FR 24020) on May 6, 2005.  No comments were received on the burden published in the Federal Register.

	3(c)  Consultations

	For the information collection, we referenced the most recent ICR, consulted with the preparer of the active ICR, and used other resources to obtain the most recent data available.  We reviewed information available from the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, the Air facility System (AFS), and websites covering lime manufacturing plants.  We also consulted with the EPA’s Office of Air Quality Planning and

standards, Information Transfer, the Program Integration Division, and the National Lime Association, Mr. Eric Males,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

	3(d)  Effects of Less Frequent Collection

	Less frequent information collection would decrease the margin of assurance that facilities are continuing to meet the standards.  Requirements for information gathering and recordkeeping are useful techniques to ensure that good operation and maintenance practices are applied and emission limitations are met.  If the information required by these standards was collected less frequently, the likelihood of detecting poor operation and maintenance of control equipment and noncompliance would decrease.

	3(e)  General Guidelines

	None of these reporting or recordkeeping requirements violate any of the regulations established by OMB at 5 CFR 1320.5.

	3(f)  Confidentiality

	Any information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in Title 40, Chapter 1, part 2, subpart B - Confidentiality of Business Information (see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).

	3(g)  Sensitive Questions

	None of the reporting or recordkeeping requirements contain sensitive questions.

4.  The Respondents and the Information Requested

	4(a)  Respondents/SIC Codes

	The respondents to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are lime manufacturing plants.  The United States Standard Industrial Classification (SIC), codes for the respondent

affected by the standards are SIC 3274, which corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 327410 for Lime Manufacturing.

Information Requested

None of these reporting or recordkeeping requirements violate any of the regulations established by OMB at 5 CFR 1320.5.

		(i)  Data Items

	All data in this ICR that is recorded and/or reported is required by NSPS Lime Manufacturing (40 CFR part 60, subpart HH).

	A source must make the following reports:

Notifications	Standard Citation by Sections

Notification of construction/reconstruction	60.7(a)(1)

Notification of actual startup	60.7(a)(3)

Notification of any physical or operational change	60.7(a)(4)

Notification of demonstration of continuous monitoring system (CMS) 60.7(a)(5)

Notification of the anticipated date of the performance test	60.7(a)(6)

Notification that continuous monitoring system data will be used to determine compliance	60.7(a)(7)

Initial performance test results	60.8(a)

Semiannual excess emissions report	60.7(c)

	A source must make the following reports:

Recordkeeping

Record of startup, shutdown, and malfunctions	60.7(b)

Records are required to be retained for two years	60.7(f)

Observe and record Method 9 opacities	60.344(b)(4) and 60.11(b)

Electronic Reporting

At the present, respondents are using monitoring equipment that automatically records parameter data.  Although personnel at the affected facility must evaluate the data, this internal automation has significantly reduced the burden associated with monitoring and recordkeeping at the plant site.

	Also, regulatory agencies in cooperation with the respondents continue to create reporting systems to transmit data electronically.  However, electronic reporting systems are still not

widely used.  At this time, it is estimated that approximately 10 percent of the respondents use electronic reporting.

Respondent Activities

Respondent Activities

Read instructions.

Install, calibrate, maintain, and operate CMS for opacity, or for pressure drop and liquid supply pressure for wet scrubber.

Perform initial performance test, Reference Method 9 test, and repeat performance tests if necessary.

Write the notifications and reports listed above.

Enter information required to be recorded above.

Submit the required reports developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying information.

Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of processing and maintaining information.

Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of disclosing and providing information.

Train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information.

Transmit, or otherwise disclose the information.

5.  The Information Collected: Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management

	5(a)  Agency Activities

	EPA conducts the following activities in connection with the acquisition, analysis, storage, and distribution of the required information.

	Agency Activities

Observe initial performance tests and repeat performance tests if necessary.

Review notifications and reports, including performance test reports, and excess emissions reports, required to be submitted by industry.

Audit facility records.

Input, analyze, and maintain data in the Air Facility System (AFS).

	5(b)  Collection Methodology and Management

	Following notification of startup, the reviewing authority might inspect the source to determine whether the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated.  Performance test reports are used by the Agency to discern a source’s initial capability to comply with the emission standard.  Data and records maintained by the respondents are tabulated and published for use in compliance and enforcement programs.  The semiannual

reports are used for problem identification, as a check on source operation and maintenance, and for compliance determinations.

	Information contained in the reports is entered into the AFS which is operated and maintained by EPA's Office of Compliance.  AFS is EPA’s database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of compliance data for approximately 125,000 industrial and government-owned facilities.  EPA uses the AFS for tracking air pollution compliance and enforcement by local and state regulatory agencies, EPA regional offices and EPA headquarters.  EPA and its delegated Authorities can edit, store, retrieve and analyze the data.

	 The records required by this regulation must be retained by the owner/operator for two years.

	5(c)  Small Entity Flexibility

	A majority of the respondents are large entities (i.e., large businesses).  However, the impact on small entities (i.e., small businesses) was taken into consideration during the development of the regulation.  Due to technical considerations involving the process operations and the types of control equipment employed, the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are the same for both small and large entities.  The Agency considers these requirements the minimum needed to ensure compliance and, therefore, cannot reduce them further for small entities.  To the extent that larger businesses can use economies of scale to reduce their burden, the overall burden will be reduced.

	5(d)  Collection Schedule

	The specific frequency for each information collection activity within this request is shown in Table 1: Annual Industry Burden for NSPS for Lime Manufacturing (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart HH).

6.  Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection

	Table 1 documents the computation of individual burdens for the recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for the subpart included in this ICR.  The individual burdens are expressed under standardized headings believed to be consistent with the

concept of burden under the Paperwork Reduction Act.  Where appropriate, specific tasks and major assumptions have been identified.  Responses to this information collection are mandatory.

The 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 OMB Control Number.

	6(a)  Estimating Respondent Burden

	The average annual burden to industry over the next three years from these recordkeeping and reporting requirements is estimated to be 3,773 (Total Labor Hours from Table 1).  These hours are based on Agency studies and background documents from the development of this regulation, Agency knowledge and experience with the NSPS program, the previously approved ICR, and any comments received.

	6(b)  Estimating Respondent Costs

		(i)  Estimating Labor Costs

	This ICR uses the following labor rates:

			Managerial	$97.46   ($46.41 + 110%)

			Technical	$83.71   ($39.86 + 110%)

			Clerical	$42.55   ($20.26 + 110%)

	These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 19, 2005, “Table 2. Civilian Workers, by occupational and industry group.”  The rates are from column 1, “Total compensation.”  The rates have been increased by 110 percent to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.

		(ii)  Estimating Capital/Startup and Operation and Maintenance Costs

	The type of industry costs associated with the information collection activities in the subject standard are both labor costs which are addressed elsewhere in this ICR and the costs associated with continuous monitoring.  The capital/startup costs are one-time costs when a facility becomes subject to the regulation.  The annual operation and maintenance costs are the ongoing costs to maintain the monitor and other costs such as photocopying and postage.

	(iii)  Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Cost

Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs

(A)

Continuous Monitoring Device	(B)

Capital/Startup Cost for One Respondent	(C)

Number of New Respondents	(D)

Total Capital/Startup Cost,

(B X C)	(E)

Annual O&M Costs for One Respondent	(F)

Number of Respondents with O&M	(G)

Total O&M,

(E X F)

Continuous Opacity Monitor	$15,000	0	$0	$1,500	41	$61,500

	The total capital/startup costs for this ICR are zero.  This is the total of column D in the above table.  These costs are shown on the OMB 83-I form in block 14(a), Total annualized capital/startup costs.

	The total operation and maintenance (O&M) costs for this ICR are $61,500.  This is the total of column G.  These costs are shown on the OMB 83-I form in block 14(b), Total annual costs (O&M).

	The total respondent costs in block 14 have been calculated as the addition of the capital/startup costs, and the annual operation and maintenance costs.  The average annual cost for capital/startup and operation and maintenance costs to industry over the next three years of the ICR is estimated to be $62,000 (rounded).  This cost is shown on the OMB 83-I form in block 14(c), Total annualized cost requested.  The numbers in block 14 of the OMB 83-I form are rounded to show the cost in thousands of dollars

	6(c)  Estimating Agency Burden and Cost

	The only costs to the Agency are those costs associated with analysis of the reported information.  EPA's overall compliance and enforcement program includes activities such as the examination of records maintained by the respondents, periodic inspection of sources of emissions, and the publication and distribution of collected information.

	The average annual Agency cost during the three years of the ICR is estimated to be $15,292.

	This cost is based on the average hourly labor rate as follows:

			Managerial	$56.02   (GS-13, Step 5, $35.01 x 1.6)

			Technical	$41.57   (GS-12, Step 1, $25.98 x 1.6)

			Clerical	$22.50   (GS-6, Step 3, $14.06 x 1.6)

These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) “2005 General Schedule” which excludes locality rates of pay.  Details upon which this estimate is based appear in Table 2: NSPS for Lime Manufacturing (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart HH).

	6(d)  Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs

	Based on our research for this ICR, on average over the next three years, approximately 41 existing respondents will be subject to the standard.  It is estimated that no additional respondents per year will become subject.  The overall average number of respondents, as shown in the table below is 41 per year.

	The number of respondents is calculated using the following table which addresses the three years covered by this ICR.

Number of Respondents

	Respondents That Submit Reports	Respondents That Do Not Submit Any Reports

	Year	(A)

Number of New Respondents 	(B)

Number of Existing Respondents	(C)

Number of Existing Respondents That Keep Records but Do Not Submit Reports	(D)

Number of Existing Respondents That Are Also New Respondents

(E)

Number of Respondents

(E=A+B+C-D)

1	0	41	0	0	41

2	0	41	0	0	41

3	0	41	0	0	41

Average	0	41	0	0	41

	.

	To avoid double-counting respondents, column D is subtracted.  As shown above, the average Number of Respondents over the three-year period of this ICR is 41.  This number appears on the OMB 83-I form in block 13(a), Number of respondents.

	The total number of annual responses per year is calculated using the following table:

Total Annual Responses

(A)

Information Collection Activity	(B)

Number of Respondents	(C)

Number of Responses	(D)

Number of Existing Respondents That Keep Records But Do Not Submit Reports	(E)

Total Annual Responses

E=(BxC)+D

Notification of actual startup	0	1	0	0

Notification of initial performance test	0	1	0	0

Notification of any physical or operational changes	0	1	0	0

Notification of demonstration of CMS	0	1	0	0

Notification that continuous monitoring system (CMS)	0	1	0	0

Semiannual excess emission report	41	2	0	82

	Total	82

	The number of Total Annual Responses is 82.  This number is shown on the OMB 83-I form in block 13(b), Total annual responses.

		6(e)  Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables

	The detailed bottom line burden hours and cost calculations for the respondents and the Agency are shown in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, and summarized below.

		(i) Respondent Tally

	The Total Hours Requested is shown on the OMB 83-I form in block 13(c).  The total annual labor costs are $304,556.  The annual labor costs are not shown on the OMB 83-I form.  Details regarding these estimates may be found in Table 1. Annual Respondent Burden and Cost, NSPS for Lime Manufacturing (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart HH).  Furthermore, the annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 46 hours per response

	The total annual capital/startup and O&M costs to the regulated entity are $62,000.  This number is shown on the OMB 83-I form in block 14(c), Total annualized cost requested.  The cost calculations are detailed in Section 6(b)(iii), Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs.

		(ii) The Agency Tally

	The average annual Agency burden and cost over next three years is estimated to be 377 labor hours at a cost of $15,292.  See Table 2. Annual Agency Burden and Cost, NSPS for Lime Manufacturing (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart HH).

		6(f)  Reasons for Change in Burden

	The increase in burden from the most recently approved ICR is due to the fact that we are now accounting for management and clerical person hours per year, which was not shown in the previous ICR.  However, there is a decrease in the number of respondents as compared to the

active ICR.  After conducting a thorough analysis with the National Lime Association, and using the most updated reports from the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Geological Survey dated (December 2004), we arrived at the figure of forty-one as the number of sources, as compared to fifty-three in the previous ICR.

	There is however, a decline in the reporting and recordkeeping burden cost.  The reason for the decline is because there are no new sources expected over the next three years and the adjustment to the number of existing sources as compared to the previous ICR.

	6(g)  Burden Statement

	The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 46 hours per response.  Burden means the total time, effort, or financial

resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide information to or for a Federal agency.  This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.

	An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB Control Number.  The OMB Control Numbers for EPA’s regulations are listed at 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

	To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2005-0028, which is available for public viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.  The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.  The telephone number for the Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>.  An electronic version of the public docket is available through www.regulations.gov. Use this site to submit or view public comments, to access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically.  When in the system, select “search”, then key in the Docket ID Number identified above.  Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA.  Please include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2005-0028 and OMB Control Number 2060-0063 in any correspondence.

Part B of the Supporting Statement

	This part is not applicable because no statistical methods were used in collecting this information.

Table 1:  Annual Respondent Burden and Cost - NSPS for Lime Manufacturing (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart HH) (Renewal)

Burden item

(A)

Person-

hours per

occurrence

(B)

No.  of

occurrences

per respondent

per year

(C)

Person-

hours per

respondent

per year

(C=AxB)

(D)

Respondents

per year  a

(E)

Technical

person-

hours per

year

(E=CxD)

(F)

Management

person-hours

per year

(Ex0.05)

(G)

Clerical

person-

hours per 	year

(Ex0.1)

(H)

Cost, $  b

1.  Applications

N/A

2.  Survey and Studies

N/A

3.  Reporting Requirements

  A.  Read instructions

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

$0

  B.  Required activities:

        Initial performance tests  c

280

1

280

0

0

0

0

$0

        Reference Method 9 Test d

4

1.2

4.8

0

0

0

0

$0

        Repeat of performance test e

280

          0.2

56

0

0

0

0

$0

 C.   Create information

Included in 3B

 D.  Gather Existing Information

Included in 3B

 E.  Write report

      Notification of construction /            reconstruction

2

1

2

0

0

0

0

$0

      Notification of actual startup

2

1

2

0

0

0

0

$0

      Notification of initial

     performance test

2

1

2

0

0

0

0

$0

     Notification of any physical or          operational change

2

1

2

0

0

0

0

$0

     Notification of demonstration of       continuous monitoring system

2

1

2

0

0

0

0

$0

     Notification that continuous              monitoring system (CMS)

2

1

2

0

0

0

0

$0

     Semiannual excess emissions f          reports

8

2

16

41

656

32.8

65.6

$60,901.73

     Performance test results

Included in 3B

4.  Recordkeeping requirements

     A.  Read instructions

Included in 3A

 B.  Plan activities

Included in 3B

C.  Implement activities

Included in 3B

D.  Develop record system

N/A

E.  Time to enter information

     Records of CMS operating g             parameters

0.25

250

62.5

41

2,563

128.15

256.3

$237,943.80

     Records of startup, shutdown,           malfunction

1.5

1

1.5

41

61.5

3.08

6.15

$5,710.03

F.  Time to train personnel

N/A

G. Time for audits

N/A

Subtotals Labor Burden and Cost

3,280.5

164.03

328.05

$304,555.56

TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST (rounded)

3,773

$304,556

Assumptions:

a  We have assumed that the average number of respondents that will be subject to the rule will be 41, and no additional new sources will become subject to the rule over the three-year period of this ICR.

b  This ICR uses the following labor rates: $97.46 per hour for Executive, Administrative, and Managerial labor; $83.71 per hour for Technical labor, and $42.55 per hour for Clerical labor.  These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 19, 2005, (Table 2. Civilian Workers, by occupational and industry group.(  The rates are from column 1, (Total compensation.(  The rates have been increased by 110% to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.

c  We have assumed that it will take 280 hours to complete a performance test.

d  It will take respondents 4 hours to conduct a reference Method 9 test.

e  We have assumed that 20 percent of new respondents will have to repeat the performance test.

f  We have assumed that it will take 8 hour two times per year for each respondent to complete the semiannual report of exceedances.

g  We have assumed that it will take 250 days per year to record CMS operating parameters information.

h  We have assumed that it will take 1.5 hours once a year to record  information on startup, shutdown, malfunction.

Table 2:  Average Annual EPA Burden - NSPS for Lime Manufacturing (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart HH) (Renewal)

	Activity

(A)

EPA person-

hours per

occurrence

(B)

No. of

occurrences

per plant

per year

(C)

EPA person-

hours per

plant per

year

(C=AxB)

(D)

Plants

per

year a

(E)

Technical

person-hours

per year

(E=CxD)

(F)

Management

person-hours

per year

(Ex0.05)

(G)

Clerical

person-

hours per

year

(Ex0.1)

(H)

Cost, $ b

Initial  performance tests c

38

1

38

0

0

0

0

$0

Repeat  performance test d

38

0.2

7.6

0

0

0

0

$0

Report Review:

   Notification of  e                        construction/reconstruction

2

1

2

0

0

0

0

  $0

   Notification of actual startup

0.5

1

0.5

0

0

0

0

$0

   Notification of physical or  f      operational change

0.5

1.2

0.6

0

0

0

0

$0

    Notification of demonstration     of CMS 	0.5	1	0.5	0	0	0	0

$0

    Notification of CMS data to       determine compliance	0.5	1	0.5	0	0 0	0

$0

   Performance test results g

8

1.2

9.6

0

0

0

0

$0

    Semiannual report h

4

2

8

41

328

16.4

32.8

$15,291.69

TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COST (rounded)

	377

          $15,292

Assumptions:

a  We have assumed that there are approximately 41 respondents currently operating in the United States which are subject to the regulation.  It is estimated that no additional respondents will become subject to the regulation in the next three years based on information available on the sector.  Therefore, the average number of respondents per year is estimated to be 41.

b  This cost is based on the following labor rates which incorporates a 1.6 benefits multiplication factor to account for government overhead expenses:  Managerial rate of $56.02 (GS-13, Step 5, $35.01 x 1.6), Technical rate of $41.57 (GS-12, Step 1, $25.98 x 1.6), and Clerical rate of $22.50 (GS-6, Step 3, $14.06 x 1.6).  These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) (2005 General Schedule( which excludes locality rates of pay.

    c  We have assumed that it will take 38 hours to perform an initial performance test.

    d  We have assumed that 20 percent of new respondents will have to repeat the performance test.

    e  It will take 2 hours to review construction/reconstruction report.

 f  It will take 0.5 hours to review the physical or operational change review.

g  We have that it will take 8 hours to review the performance test results report.

    h  We have assumed that it will take 4 hour two times per year for each respondent to review the semiannual report.

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[Release No. 34-75457; File No. SR-EDGX-2015-08]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of
Withdrawal of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, To
Amend Rules 11.6, 11.8, 11.9, 11.10 and 11.11 of EDGX Exchange, Inc.

 July 15, 2015.
    On February 20, 2015, EDGX Exchange, Inc. (``Exchange'' or
``EDGX'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change to amend Rules 11.6, 11.8, 11.9, 11.10 and 11.11
to clarify and to include additional specificity regarding the current
functionality of the Exchange's system, including the operation of its
order types and order instructions. On February 27, 2015, the Exchange
filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposal.\3\ The proposed rule change, as
modified by Amendment No. 1, was published for comment in the Federal
Register on March 10, 2015.\4\ On April 17, 2015, the Commission
extended the time period in which to either approve or disapprove the
proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, to June 8,
2015.\5\ The Commission received no comment letters on the proposed
rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1. On June 5, 2015, EDGX
withdrew the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1 (SR-
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ Amendment No. 1 replaced SR-EDGX-2015-08 and superseded such
filing in its entirety.
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74439 (March 4,
2015), 80 FR 12666.
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74762 (April 17,
2015), 80 FR 22753 (April 23, 2015).
    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER22-773-000]

Mulligan Solar, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-
Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Mulligan Solar, LLC's application for market-based rate authority, with
an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a
request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is January 26, 2022.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
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Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed
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[Release No. 34-92335; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2021-55]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rules 6.4-
O To Limit Short Term Options Series Intervals

July 7, 2021.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given
that, on June 28, 2021, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or the
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend Rules 6.4-O (Series of Options
Contracts Open for Trading) in connection with limiting the number of
strikes listed for Short Term Option Series which are available for
quoting and trading on the Exchange. The proposed rule change is
available on the Exchange's website at www.nyse.com, at the principal
office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 6.4-O (Series of Options Open
for Trading). Specifically, this proposal seeks to widen the intervals
between strikes in order to limit the number of strikes listed for
multiply listed equity options classes (excluding options on Exchange-
Traded Funds (``ETFs'') and Index-Linked Securities (as described
herein, see infra n. 13) within the Short Term Option Series program
that have an expiration date more than 21 days from the listing date.
Background
    Current Rule 6.4-O permits the Exchange, after a particular class
of options has been approved for listing and trading on the Exchange,
to open for trading series of options therein. The Exchange may list
series of options for trading on a weekly,\4\ monthly \5\ or quarterly
\6\ basis. Rule 6.4-O(a) sets forth the intervals between strike prices
of series of options on individual stocks generally \7\ and Rule 6.4-O,
Commentary .07(e) specifically sets forth intervals between strike
prices Short Term Option Series. Additionally, the Exchange may list
series of options pursuant to the $1 Strike Price Interval Program,\8\
the $0.50 Strike Program,\9\ the $2.50 Strike Price Program,\10\ and
the $5 Strike Program.\11\ The Exchange's proposal seeks to amend the
listing of weekly series of options (i.e. Short Term Option Series) by
adopting new Commentary .07(f) to Rule 6.4-O,\12\ which widens the
permissible intervals between strikes, thereby limiting the number of
strikes listed, for multiplylisted [sic] equity options

(excluding options on ETFs \13\ and Index-Linked Securities \14\ that
have an expiration date more than 21 days from the listing date. This
proposal does not amend the monthly or quarterly listing rules, nor
does it amend the $1 Strike Price Interval Program, the $0.50 Strike
Program, the $2.50 Strike Price Program, or the $5 Strike Program.
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    \4\ The weekly listing program is known as the Short Term Option
Series Program and is described within Rule 6.4-O, Commentary .07.
    \5\ The Exchange will open at least one expiration month for
each class of options open for trading on the Exchange. See Rule
6.4-O(a). The monthly expirations are subject to certain listing
criteria for underlying securities described within Rule 5.3-O.
Monthly listings expire the third Friday of the month See The
Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'') By-Laws at Section 1.
    \6\ The quarterly listing program is known as the Quarterly
Options Series Program and is described within Rule 6.4-O,
Commentary .08.
    \7\ The interval between strike prices of series of options on
individual stocks may be $2.50 or greater where the strike price is
$25 or less, provided however, that the Exchange may not list $2.50
intervals below $50 (e.g., $12.50, $17.50) for any class included
within the $1 Strike Price Program, as detailed below in Rule 6.4-O,
Commentary .04 if the addition of $2.50 intervals would cause the
class to have strike price intervals that are $0.50 apart. For
series of options on Exchange-Traded Fund Shares that satisfy the
criteria set forth in Rule 5.3-O(g), the interval of strike prices
may be $1 or greater where the strike price is $200 or less or $5 or
greater where the strike price is over $200. Exceptions to the
strike price intervals above are set forth in Rule 6.4-O, Commentary
.05.
    \8\ The $1 Strike Interval Program is described within Rule 6.4-
O, Commentary .04.
    \9\ The $0.50 Strike Program is described within Rule 6.4-O,
Commentary .13.
    \10\ The $2.50 Strike Price Program is described within Rule
6.4-O, Commentary .03.
    \11\ The $5 Strike Program is described within Rule 6.4-O,
Commentary .10.
    \12\ As a result, the proposed rule change subsequently updates
current Rule 6.4-O, Commentary .07(f) to (g). In this regard, the
Exchange also proposes to update a cross-reference to this newly re-
lettered paragraph .07(g) that appears in Rule 6.4-O, Commentary
.07(a). See proposed Rule 6.4-O, Commentary .07(a).
    \13\ The term ``ETF'' (Exchange-Traded Fund) (or ``Fund
Shares'') has the same meaning as the term ``exchange-traded fund''
as defined in Rule 6c-11 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
See Rule 5.3-O(g). Securities deemed appropriate for options trading
shall include shares or other securities (``Exchange-Traded Fund
Shares'' or ``Fund Shares'') that are traded on a national
securities exchange and are defined as an ``NMS stock'' in Rule
600(b)(47) of Regulation NMS, and that (i) represent an interest in
a registered investment company organized as an open-end management
investment company, a unit investment trust or a similar entity
which holds securities and/or financial instruments, options on
securities and indices, equity caps, collars and floors, swap
agreements, forward contracts, repurchase agreements and reverse
repurchase agreements (the ``Financial Instruments''), and money
market instruments, including, but not limited to, U.S. government
securities and repurchase agreements (the ``Money Market
Instruments'') constituting or otherwise based on or representing an
investment in an index or portfolio of securities and/or Financial
Instruments and Money Market Instruments, or (ii) represent
interests in a trust or similar entity that holds a specified non-
U.S. currency deposited with the trust or similar entity when
aggregated in some specified minimum number may be surrendered to
the trust by the beneficial owner to receive the specified non-U.S.
currency and pays the beneficial owner interest and other
distributions on the deposited non-U.S. currency, if any, declared
and paid by the trust; or (iii) represent commodity pool interests
principally engaged, directly or indirectly, in holding and/or
managing portfolios or baskets of securities, commodity futures
contracts, options on commodity futures contracts, swaps, forward
contracts and/or options on physical commodities and/or non-U.S.
currency (``Commodity Pool Units''), or (iv) represent interests in
the SPDR Gold Trust, or (v) represent interests in the iShares COMEX
Gold Trust, or (vi) represent interests in the iShares Silver Trust,
(vii) represents an interest in a registered investment company
(``Investment Company'') organized as an open-end management
investment company or similar entity, that invests in a portfolio of
securities selected by the Investment Company's investment adviser
consistent with the Investment Company's investment objectives and
policies, which is issued in a specified aggregate minimum number in
return for a deposit of a specified portfolio of securities and/or a
cash amount with a value equal to the next determined net asset
value (``NAV''), and when aggregated in the same specified minimum
number, may be redeemed at a holder's request, which holder will be
paid a specified portfolio of securities and/or cash with a value
equal to the next determined NAV (``Managed Fund Share''), or,
(viii) represents interests in the ETFS Silver Trust or ETFS Gold
Trust, or, (ix) represents interests in the ETFS Palladium Trust or
ETFS Platinum Trust.
    \14\ Securities deemed appropriate for options trading shall
include shares or other securities (``Equity Index-Linked
Securities'', ``Commodity-Linked Securities,'' ``Currency-Linked
Securities,'' ``Fixed Income Index-Linked Securities,'' ``Futures-
Linked Securities,'' and ``Multifactor Index-Linked Securities,''
collectively known as ``Index-Linked Securities''), as defined in
Rule 5.2-E(j)(6), that are principally traded on a national
securities exchange and an ``NMS stock'' (as defined in Rule 600 of
Regulation NMS under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934), and
represent ownership of a security that provides for the payment at
maturity, as described below; Equity Index-Linked Securities are
securities that provide for the payment at maturity of a cash amount
based on the performance or the leveraged (multiple or inverse)
performance of an underlying index or indexes of equity securities
(``Equity Reference Asset''); Commodity-Linked Securities are
securities that provide for the payment at maturity of a cash amount
based on the performance or the leveraged (multiple or inverse)
performance of one or more physical commodities or commodity
futures, options on commodities, or other commodity derivatives or
Commodity-Based Trust Shares or a basket or index of any of the
foregoing (``Commodity Reference Asset''); Currency-Linked
Securities are securities that provide for the payment at maturity
of a cash amount based on the performance or the leveraged (multiple
or inverse) performance of one or more currencies, or options on
currencies or currency futures or other currency derivatives or
Currency Trust Shares (as defined in Rule 8.202-E(c)) or a basket or
index of any of the foregoing (``Currency Reference Asset''); Fixed
Income Index-Linked Securities are securities that provide for the
payment at maturity of a cash amount based on the performance or the
leveraged (multiple or inverse) performance of one or more notes,
bonds, debentures or evidence of indebtedness that include, but are
not limited to, U.S. Department of Treasury securities (``Treasury
Securities''), government-sponsored entity securities (``GSE
Securities''), municipal securities, trust preferred securities,
supranational debt and debt of a foreign country or a subdivision
thereof or a basket or index of any of the foregoing (``Fixed Income
Reference Asset''); Futures-Linked Securities are securities that
provide for the payment at maturity of a cash amount based on the
performance or the leveraged (multiple or inverse) performance of an
index or indexes of futures contracts or options or derivatives on
futures contracts (a ``Futures Reference Asset''); and Multifactor
Index-Linked Securities are securities that provide for the payment
at maturity of a cash amount based on the performance or the
leveraged (multiple or inverse) performance of any combination of
two or more Equity Reference Assets, Commodity Reference Assets,
Currency Reference Assets, Fixed Income Reference Assets, or Futures
Reference Assets (a ``Multifactor Reference Asset'').
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Short Term Option Series Program
    After an option class has been approved for listing and trading on
the Exchange,\15\ Rule 6.4-O, Commentary .07 permits the Exchange to
open for trading on any Thursday or Friday that is a business day
(``Short Term Option Opening Date'') series of options on that class
that expire at the close of business on each of the next five Fridays
that are business days and are not Fridays on which monthly options
series or Quarterly Options Series expire (``Short Term Option
Expiration Dates''). The Exchange may select up to fifty currently
listed option classes on which Short Term Option Series may be opened
on any Short Term Option Opening Date. In addition to the fifty option
class restriction, the Exchange may also list Short Term Option Series
on any option classes that are selected by other securities exchanges
that employ a similar program under their respective rules. For each
option class eligible for participation in the Short Term Option Series
Program, the Exchange may open up to 30 Short Term Option Series for
each expiration date in that class. The Exchange may also open Short
Term Option Series that are opened by other securities exchanges in
option classes selected by such exchanges under their respective short
term option rules.\16\ Pursuant to Rule 6.4-O Commentary .07(c), the
Exchange may open up to 30 initial series for each option class that
participates in the Short Term Option Series Program and, pursuant to
Rule 6.4-O Commentary .07(d), if the Exchange opens less than 30 Short
Term Option Series for a Short Term Option Expiration Date, additional
series may be opened for trading on the Exchange when the Exchange
deems it necessary to maintain an orderly market, to meet customer
demand, or when the market price of the underlying security moves
substantially from the exercise price or prices of the series already
opened. Rule 6.4-O, Commentary .07(e) provides that, if the class does
not trade in $1 strike price intervals, the strike price interval for
Short Term Option Series may be: (i)

$0.50 or greater where the strike price is less than $75; (ii) $1.00 or
greater where the strike price is between $75 and $150; or (iii) $2.50
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    \15\ The Exchange may have no more than a total of five Short
Term Option Expiration Dates, not including any Monday or Wednesday
SPY Expirations as provided in paragraph (g). If the Exchange is not
open for business on the respective Thursday or Friday, the Short
Term Option Opening Date will be the first business day immediately
prior to that respective Thursday or Friday. Similarly, if the
Exchange is not open for business on the Friday that the options are
set to expire, the Short Term Option Expiration Date will be the
first business day immediately prior to that Friday. See Rule 6.4-O,
Commentary .07. The Exchange may open for trading on any Friday or
Monday that is a business day series of options on the SPDR S&P 500
ETF Trust (``SPY'') to expire on any Monday of the month that is a
business day and is not a Monday on which Quarterly Options Series
expire (``Monday SPY Expirations''), provided that any Friday on
which the Exchange opens for trading a Monday SPY Expiration is one
business week and one business day prior to expiration. The Exchange
may also open for trading on any Tuesday or Wednesday that is a
business day series of SPY options to expire on any Wednesday of the
month that is a business day and is not a Wednesday on which
Quarterly Options Series expire (``Wednesday SPY Expirations''). The
Exchange may list up to five consecutive Monday SPY Expirations and
up to five consecutive Wednesday SPY Expirations at one time; the
Exchange may have no more than a total of five Monday SPY
Expirations and no more than a total of five Wednesday SPY
Expirations. Monday and Wednesday SPY Expirations will be subject to
the provisions of this Rule. See Rule 6.4-O, Commentary .07(f). With
the exception of Monday and Wednesday SPY Expirations, no Short Term
Option Series may expire in the same week in which monthly option
series on the same class expire or, in the case of Quarterly Options
Series, on an expiration that coincides with an expiration of
Quarterly Options Series on the same class. See Rule 6.4-O,
Commentary .07.
    \16\ See Rule 6.4-O, Commentary .07(a).
    \17\ Additionally, Rule 6.4-O, Commentary .07 (e) provides that
the interval between strike prices on Short Term Option Series shall
be the same as the strike prices for series in that same option
class that expire in accordance with the normal monthly expiration
cycle. During the expiration week of an option class that is
selected for the Short Term Option Series Program pursuant to this
rule (``Short Term Option''), the strike price intervals for the
related non-Short Term Option (``Related non-Short Term Option'')
shall be the same as the strike price intervals for the Short Term
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    The Exchange notes that listings in the weekly program comprise a
significant part of the standard listing in options markets and that
the industry has observed a notable increase over approximately the
last five years in compound annual growth rate (``CAGR'') of weekly
strikes as compared to CAGR for standard third-Friday expirations.\18\
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    \18\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 91125 (February 12,
2021), 86 FR 10375 (February 19, 2021) (SR-BX-2020-032) (``BX Strike
Interval Approval Order''); and SR-2020-BX-032 as amended by
Amendment No. 1 (February 10, 2021) available at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-bx-2020-032/srbx2020032-8359799-229182.pdf
(``BX proposal''); see also BX Options Strike Proliferation Proposal
(February 25, 2021) available at: https://www.nasdaq.com/solutions/bx-options-strike-proliferation-proposal).
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Proposal
    The Exchange proposes to widen the intervals between strikes in
order to limit the number of strikes listed for equity options
(excluding options on ETFs and Index-Linked Securities) listed as part
of the Short Term Option Series Program that have an expiration date
more than 21 days from the listing date, by adopting proposed Rule 6.4-
O, Commentary .07(f). The Exchange notes that this proposal is
substantively identical to the strike interval proposal recently
submitted by Nasdaq BX, Inc. (``BX'') and approved by the Securities
and Exchange Commission (``Commission'').\19\
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    The proposal widens intervals between strikes for expiration dates
of equity option series (excluding options on ETFs and Index-Linked
Securities) beyond 21 days utilizing the three-tiered table in proposed
Rule 6.4-O, Commentary .07(f) (presented below) which considers both
the Share Price and Average Daily Volume for the option series. The
table indicates the applicable strike intervals and supersedes Rule
6.4-O, Commentary .07(d), which currently permits 10 additional series
to be opened for trading on the Exchange when the Exchange deems it
necessary to maintain an orderly market, to meet customer demand or
when the market price of the underlying security moves substantially
from the exercise price or prices of the series already opened. As a
result of the proposal Rule 6.4-O, Commentary .07(d) would not permit
an additional series of an equity option to have an expiration date
more than 21 days from the listing date to be opened for trading on the
Exchange despite the noted circumstances in paragraph (d) when such
additional series may otherwise be added.

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                   Tier                         Average daily volume                        $25 to less     $75 to less    $150 to less       $500 or
                                                                           Less than $25     than $75        than $150       than $500        greater
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1.........................................  Greater than 5,000..........           $0.50           $1.00           $1.00           $5.00           $5.00
2.........................................  Greater than 1,000 to 5,000.            1.00            1.00            1.00            5.00           10.00
3.........................................  0 to 1,000..................            2.50            5.00            5.00            5.00           10.00
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    Proposed Rule 6.4-O, Commentary .07(f)(1) provides that the Share
Price is the closing price on the primary market on the last day of the
calendar quarter. This value is used to derive the column from which to
apply strike intervals throughout the next calendar quarter. Also,
proposed Rule 6.4-O, Commentary .07(f)(1) provides that in the event of
a corporate action, the Share Price of the surviving company is
utilized.\20\ Proposed Rule 6.4-O, Commentary .07(f)(2) provides that
the Average Daily Volume is the total number of option contracts traded
in a given security for the applicable calendar quarter divided by the
number of trading days in the applicable calendar quarter. Beginning on
the second trading day in the first month of each calendar quarter, the
Average Daily Volume is calculated by utilizing data from the prior
calendar quarter based on Customer-cleared volume at OCC. For options
listed on the first trading day of a given calendar quarter, the
Average Daily Volume is calculated using the calendar quarter prior to
the last trading calendar quarter.\21\ Pursuant to current Rule 6.4-O,
Commentary .07, if the Exchange is not open for business on the
respective Thursday or Friday, the Short Term Option Opening Date will
be the first business day immediately prior to that respective Thursday
or Friday.
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    \20\ The Exchange notes that corporate actions resulting in
change ownership would result in a surviving company, such as a
merger of two publicly listed companies, and the Share Price of the
surviving company would be used to determine strike intervals
pursuant to the proposed table. Corporate actions that do not result
in a change of ownership, such as stock-splits or distribution of
special cash dividends, would not result in a ``surviving company,''
therefore would not impact which Share Price to apply pursuant to
the proposed Rule.
    \21\ For example, options listed as of April 1, 2021 would be
calculated on April 2, 2021 using the Average Daily Volume from
October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.
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    By way of example, if the Share Price for a symbol was $142 at the
end of a calendar quarter, with an Average Daily Volume greater than
5,000, thereby, requiring strike intervals to be listed $1.00 apart,
that strike interval would apply for the calendar quarter, regardless
of whether the Share Price changed to $150 or greater during that
calendar quarter.\22\ The proposed table within Rule 6.4-O, Commentary
.07(f) takes into account the notional value of a security, as well as
Average Daily Volume in the underlying stock, in order to widen the
intervals between strikes and thereby limit the number of strikes
listed for equity options (excluding options on ETFs and Index-Linked
Securities) in the Short Term Option Series listing program. The
Exchange will utilize OCC Customer-cleared volume, as customer volume
is an appropriate proxy for demand. The OCC Customer-cleared volume
represents the majority of options volume executed on the Exchange,
which, in turn, reflects the demand in the marketplace. The options
series listed on the Exchange are intended to meet customer demand by
offering an appropriate number of strikes. Non-Customer cleared OCC
volume generally represents the supply side.
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    \22\ The Exchange notes that any strike intervals imposed by the
Exchange's Rules will continue to apply. In this example, the
strikes would be in $1 intervals up to (but not including) $150,
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    The proposal is intended to remove repetitive and unnecessary
strike listings across the weekly expiries. Specifically, the proposal
seeks to reduce the number of strikes listed in the furthest weeklies,
which generally have wider markets and therefore lower market
quality.\23\ The proposed strike intervals are intended to widen
permissible strike intervals in multiply listed equity options
(excluding options on ETFs and Index-Linked Securities) where there is
less volume as measured by the Average Daily Volume tiers. Therefore,
the lower the Average Daily Volume, the greater the proposed spread
between strike intervals. Options classes with higher volume contain
the most liquid symbols and strikes, which the Exchange believes makes
the finer proposed spread between strike intervals for those symbols
appropriate. Additionally, lower-priced shares have finer strike
intervals than higher-priced shares when comparing the proposed spread
between strike intervals. Today, weeklies are available on 16% of
underlying products. The proposal limits the density of strikes listed
in series of options, without reducing the classes of options available
for trading on the Exchange. Short Term Option Series with an
expiration date greater than 21 days from the listing date currently
equate to 7.5% of the total number of strikes in the options market,
which equals 81,000 strikes.\24\ The Exchange expects this proposal to
result in the limitation of approximately 20,000 strikes within the
Short Term Option Series, which is approximately 2% of the total
strikes in the options markets.\25\ The Exchange understands there has
been an inconsistency of demand for series of options beyond 21
calendar days.\26\ The proposal takes into account customer demand for
certain options classes, by considering both the Share Price and the
Average Daily Volume, in order to remove certain strike intervals where
there exist clusters of strikes whose characteristics closely resemble
one another and, therefore, do not serve different trading needs,\27\
rendering these strikes less useful. The Exchange also notes that the
proposal focuses on strikes in multiply listed equity options, and
excludes ETFs and Index-Linked Securities, as the majority of strikes
reside within equity options.
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    \23\ See BX proposal, supra note 18, which presents tables that
focus on data for 10 of the most and least actively traded symbols
and demonstrate average spreads in weekly options during the month
of August 2020.
    \24\ The Exchange notes that this proposal is an initial attempt
at reducing strikes and anticipates filing additional proposals to
continue reducing strikes. The percentage of underlying products and
percentage of and total number of strikes, are approximations and
may vary slightly at the time of this filing. The Exchange intends
to decrease the overall number of strikes listed on the NYSE Group
options exchanges in a methodical fashion, so that it may monitor
progress and feedback from its OTP Holders. The Exchange also notes
that its affiliated options exchange, NYSE American Options LLC
plans to submit an identical proposal.
    \25\ From information drawn from time period between January
2020 and May 2020. See BX proposal, supra note 18.
    \26\ See BX proposal, supra note 18.
    \27\ For example, two strikes that are densely clustered may
have the same risk properties and may also be the same percentage
out-of-the money.
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    Additionally, proposed Rule 6.4-O, Commentary .07(f)(3) provides
that options that are newly eligible for listing pursuant to Rule 5.3-O
and designated to participate in the Short Term Option Series program
pursuant to Rule 6.4-O, Commentary .07(f) will not be subject to
subparagraph (f) (as proposed) until after the end of the first full
calendar quarter following the date the option class was first listed
for trading on any options market.\28\ As proposed, the Exchange is
permitted to list options on newly eligible listings, without having to
apply the wider strike intervals, until the end of the first full
calendar quarter after such options were listed. The proposal thereby
permits the Exchange to add strikes to meet customer demand in a newly
listed options class. A newly eligible option class may fluctuate in
price after its initial listing; such volatility reflects a natural
uncertainty about the security. By deferring the application of the
proposed wider strike intervals until after the end of the first full
calendar quarter, additional information on the underlying security
will be available to market participants and public investors, as the
price of the underlying has an opportunity to settle based on the price
discovery that has occurred in the primary market during this deferment
period. Also, the Exchange has the ability to list as many strikes as
are permissible for the Short Term Option Series once the expiry is no
more than 21 days. Short Term Option Series that have an expiration
date no more than 21 days from the listing date are not subject to the
proposed strike intervals, which allows the Exchange to list
additional, and potentially narrower, strikes in the event of market
volatility or other market events. These metrics are intended to align
expectations for determining which strike intervals will be utilized.
Finally, proposed Rule 6.4-O, Commentary .07(f)(4) provides that,
notwithstanding the strike intervals imposed in proposed subparagraph
(f), the proposal does not amend the range of strikes that may be
listed pursuant to subparagraph (e).
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    \28\ For example, if an options class became newly eligible for
listing pursuant to Rule 5.3-O on March 1, 2021 (and was actually
listed for trading that day), the first full quarterly lookback
would be available on July 1, 2021. This option would become subject
to the proposed strike intervals on July 2, 2021.
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    While the current listing rules permit the Exchange to list a
number of weekly strikes on its market, in an effort to encourage
Market Makers to deploy capital more efficiently, as well as improve
displayed market quality, the proposal aims to reduce the density of
strikes listed in later weeks by widening the intervals between strikes
listed for equity options (excluding options on ETFs and Index-Linked
Securities) which have an expiration date more than 21 days from the
listing date. The Exchange requires Lead Market Makers (``LMMs'') and
Market Makers to quote during a certain amount of time in the trading
day and in a certain percentage of series in their assigned options
classes to maintain liquidity in the market.\29\ With an increasing
number of strikes being listed across options exchanges, Market Makers
must expend their capital to ensure that they have the appropriate
infrastructure to meet their quoting obligations on all options markets
in which they are assigned in option classes. The Exchange believes
that by widening the intervals between strikes listed for equity
options (excluding options on ETFs and Index-Linked Securities), thus
reducing the number of strikes listed on the Exchange, the proposal
will likewise reduce the number of weekly strikes in which LMMs and
Market Makers are required to quote and, as a result, allow LMMs and
Market Makers to expend their capital in the options market in a more
efficient manner. Due to this increased efficiency, the Exchange
believes that the proposal may improve overall market quality on the
Exchange by widening the intervals between strikes in multiply listed
equity options (excluding options on ETFs and Index-Linked Securities)
that have an expiration date more than 21 days from the listing date.
The proposal is intended to balance the goal of limiting the number of
listed strikes with the needs of market participants. The Exchange
believes that the various permissible strike intervals will continue to
offer market participants the ability to select the appropriate strikes
to meet their investment objectives.
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    \29\ See Rule 6.37A-O.
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Implementation
    The Exchange will announce the implementation date of the proposed

rule change by Trader Update to be published no later than 30 days
following the operative date of the proposed rule. The implementation
date will be no later than 30 days following the issuance of the Trader
Update. The Exchange will issue a Trader Update \30\ to its OTP Holders
whenever the Exchange is the first exchange to list a class as eligible
for Short Term Option Series pursuant to Rule 6.4-O, Commentary .07.
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    \30\ When the Exchange is the first exchange to list an option
class Rule 6.4-O, Commentary .07 the Exchange shall provide a Trader
Notice OTP Holders regarding the Short Term Option Series to be
listed. Such notice will include for each eligible option class: The
closing price of the underlying, the Average Daily Volume of the
option class; and the eligible strike category (per the proposed
table) in which the eligible option class falls under as a result of
the closing price and the Average Daily Volume.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to the Exchange and, in particular,
the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.\31\ Specifically, the
Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
Section 6(b)(5) \32\ requirements that the rules of an exchange be
designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation
and coordination with persons engaged in regulating, clearing,
settling, processing information with respect to, and facilitating
transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest. Additionally,
the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
Section 6(b)(5) \33\ requirement that the rules of an exchange not be
designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers,
brokers, or dealers.
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    \31\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \32\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \33\ Id.
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    The proposal seeks to widen the permissible intervals between
strikes listed for equity options (excluding options on ETFs and Index-
Linked Securities) in order to limit the number of strikes listed in
the Short Term Option Series program that have an expiration date more
than 21 days. The proposal removes impediments to and perfects the
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system by
encouraging Market Makers to deploy capital more efficiently, which may
improve market quality overall on the Exchange, by widening the
intervals between strikes when applying the strike interval table to
multiply listed equity options (excluding options on ETFs and Index-
Linked Securities) that have an expiration date more than 21 days from
the listing date. As described above, the Exchange requires LMMs and
Market Makers to quote during a certain amount of time in the trading
day and in a certain percentage of series in their assigned options
classes to maintain liquidity in the market.\34\ With an increasing
number of strikes due, in part, to tighter intervals being listed
across options exchanges, Market Makers must expend their capital to
ensure that they have the appropriate infrastructure to meet their
quoting obligations on all options markets in which they are assigned
in options classes. The Exchange believes that this proposal will widen
the intervals between strikes listed on the Exchange, thereby reducing
the number of weekly options listed on its market in later weeks in
which Market Makers are required to quote and, in turn, allowing DPMs
and Market Makers to expend their capital in the options market in a
more efficient manner.
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    \34\ See supra note 30.
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    The Exchange believes that limiting the permissible strikes for
multiply listed equity options (excluding options on ETFs and Index-
Linked Securities) that have an expiration date more than 21 days from
the listing date will not significantly disrupt the market, as the
majority of the volume traded in weekly options exists in options
series which have an expiration date of 21 days or less. The proposal
will limit the number of strikes listed in series of options without
reducing the number of classes of options available for trading on the
Exchange. The proposal allows the Exchange to determine the weekly
strike intervals for multiply listed equity Short Term Option Series
listed in the later weeks by taking into account customer demand for
certain options classes by considering both the Share Price and the
Average Daily Volume in the underlying security. The Exchange utilizes
OCC Customer-cleared volume, as customer volume is an appropriate proxy
for demand. Whereas non-Customer cleared OCC volume generally
represents the supply side, the Exchange believes OCC Customer-cleared
volume represents the majority of options volume executed on the
Exchange, which, in turn, reflects the demands in the marketplace and
is therefore intended to assist the Exchange in meeting customer demand
by offering an appropriate number of strikes.
    The proposal is intended to remove certain strikes where there
exist clusters of strikes whose characteristics closely resemble one
another and, therefore, do not serve different trading needs, which
currently results in less useful strikes. As such, the proposal
protects investors and the general public by removing unnecessary
choices for an options series, which the Exchange believes may improve
market quality. The proposal seeks to reduce the number of strikes in
the furthest weeklies, which generally have wider markets, and,
therefore, lower market quality. The implementation of the Strike
Interval table is intended to allow for greater spreads between strike
intervals in multiply listed equity options where there is less volume
as measured by the Average Daily Volume tiers. Therefore, the lower the
Average Daily Volume, the wider the proposed spread between strike
intervals, and the higher the Average Daily Volume (i.e., the options
classes that contain the most liquid symbols and strikes), the narrower
the proposed spread between strike intervals. Additionally, the
proposed strike intervals are finer for lower-priced shares than
higher-priced shares.\35\ As a result, the Exchange believes that, by
limiting the permissible strikes for multiply listed equity options
(excluding options on ETFs and Index-Linked Securities) that have an
expiration date more than 21 days from the listing date pursuant to the
proposed Strike Interval table, the proposal may improve overall market
quality on the Exchange, which serves to protect investors and the
general public.
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    \35\ The Exchange notes that is has discussed the proposed
strike intervals with various OTP Holders.
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    Further, utilizing the second trading day of a calendar quarter
allows the Exchange to accumulate data regarding OCC Customer-cleared
volume from the entire prior calendar quarter and allows the
calculation of Average Daily Volume to account for trades executed on
the last day of the previous calendar quarter, which will have settled
by the second trading day.\36\ The Exchange believes that applying the
previous calendar quarter for the calculation is appropriate to reduce
the impact of unusual trading activity as a result of unique market
events, such as a corporate action (i.e., it may result in a more
reliable measure of Average Daily Volume than a shorter period).
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    \36\ Options contracts settle one business day after trade date.
Strike listing determinations are made the day prior to the start of
trading in each series.

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    As stated, the proposal is substantively identical to the strike
interval proposal recently submitted by BX and approved by the
Commission.\37\ The Exchange believes that varied strike intervals will
continue to offer market participants the ability to select the
appropriate strike interval to meet that market participants'
investment objectives.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Exchange does not
believe that the proposed rule change will impose any burden on
intramarket competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act as the proposed rule change
limits the number of Short Term Option Series strikes available for
quoting and trading on the Exchange for all market participants.
Therefore, all market participants will equally be able to transact in
options series in the strikes listed for trading on the Exchange. The
proposal is intended to reduce the number of strikes for weekly options
listed in later weeks without reducing the number of classes of options
available for trading on the Exchange while also continuing to offer an
appropriate number of strikes the Exchange believes will meet market
participants' investment objectives.
    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on intermarket competition that is not necessary or
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act as it only
impacts the permissible strike intervals for certain options series
listed on the Exchange. Additionally, another options exchange has
recently implemented a substantively identical rule for listing Short
Term Option Series strike intervals on its exchange, approved by the
Commission.\38\ The proposal is a competitive response that will permit
the Exchange to list the same series in multiply listed options as
another options exchange.
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    \38\ See BX Strike Interval Approval Order, supra note 18.
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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 Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) \39\ of the Act and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\40\
Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly
affect the protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose
any significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative for
30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as
the Commission may designate, it has become effective pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act and subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule
19b-4 thereunder.\41\
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    \39\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \40\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \41\ In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) requires the Exchange to
give the Commission written notice of its intent to file the
proposed rule change at least five business days prior to the date
of filing of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time as
designated by the Commission. The Exchange has satisfied this
requirement.
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    A proposed rule change filed pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6) under the
Act \42\ normally does not become operative for 30 days after the date
of its filing. However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \43\ permits the
Commission to designate a shorter time if such action is consistent
with the protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange
has asked the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that
the Exchange may implement the proposed rule change at the same time
that all other options exchanges implement their respective rule
changes. The Commission believes that waiver of the 30-day operative
delay is consistent with the protection of investors and the public
interest because the proposed rule change is substantively identical to
rules adopted by each other options exchange, and therefore the
Exchange's proposal does not raise any new or novel issues. Waiver of
the operative delay will allow the Exchange to implement its new rule
on the same timeline as the other options exchanges, and such
coordinated implementation will reduce potential investor confusion and
facilitate a harmonized approach to strike listings for options within
the Short Term Option Series program that have an expiration date more
than 21 days from the listing date. Therefore, the Commission hereby
waives the operative delay and designates the proposal as operative
upon filing.\44\
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    \42\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \43\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \44\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission also has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NYSEArca-2021-55 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2021-55. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (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 website viewing and

printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All
comments received will be posted without change. Persons submitting
comments are cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal
identifying information from comment submissions. You should submit
only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2021-55, and should
be submitted on or before August 3, 2021.
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    \45\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\45\
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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