[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 222 (Friday, November 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57725-57726]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25081]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9986-59-OW]

Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a
meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC or
Council) as authorized under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The
purpose of the meeting is to allow the EPA to present an overview of
the Agency's Safe Drinking Water Act programs for the fiscal year 2019,
including an introduction of the benefits of improving public drinking
water system's capacity through partnerships. A public comment period
will be provided.

DATES: The meeting will be held on December 6, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to
4:15 p.m., eastern time, and on December 7, 2018 from 8:45 a.m. to
12:30 p.m., eastern time.

ADDRESSES: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1201 Constitution
Avenue NW, WJC South, Room 6226, ARS NETI Training Room, Washington, DC
20004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Details about Attending the Meeting: The meeting is open to the
general public. If you wish to attend the meeting, you may register by
sending an email to Tracey M. Ward, the NDWAC Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) at: [email protected]. The email subject line should
read: ``NDWAC 2018 Attendee.'' Your email should include your name,
address, and telephone number.
    Guests from the private sector must present an unexpired,
government-issued photo identification (ID) that comports with
requirements of the REAL ID Act, be screened through security
equipment, sign in, and be verified/met in the lobby by an EPA
employee. Please Note: driver's licenses from some states may not be
compliant with the REAL ID Act and, therefore, will not be accepted;
alternative ID documents will be necessary in those cases. Foreign
national visitors are strongly encouraged to provide advanced notice of
attendance, must present a valid passport for entry, and must meet all
pre-clearance requirements.
    The EPA will allocate one hour for the public to present comments
at the meeting on December 7, 2018. Oral statements will be limited to
five minutes per person during the public comment period. It is
preferred that only one person present a statement on behalf of a group
or organization. To ensure adequate time for public involvement,
individuals or organizations interested in presenting an oral statement
should notify: Tracey M. Ward, the NDWAC DFO, by email at:
[email protected], no later than November 26, 2018. Any person who
wishes to file a written statement can do so before or after the
Council meeting. Send written statements to: Tracey Ward, NDWAC DFO,
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (Mail Code 4601), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460; or email at: [email protected].
    Written statements intended for the meeting must be received before
November 26, 2018, to be distributed to all members of the Council for
their consideration. Any statements received on or after the date
specified will become part of the permanent file for the meeting and
will be forwarded to the Council members after conclusion of the
meeting.
    Special Accommodations: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Tracey Ward at: (202)
564-3796 or by email at: [email protected]. To request an
accommodation for a disability, please contact Tracey Ward at least 15
days prior to the meeting date to allow the EPA as much time as
possible to attend to your request.
    National Drinking Water Advisory Council: The NDWAC was created by
Congress on December 16, 1974, as part of the Safe Drinking Water Act
(SDWA) of 1974, Public Law 93-523, 42 U.S.C. 300j-5, and is operated in
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The NDWAC was established under the SDWA to
provide practical and independent advice,

consultation, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the
activities, functions, policies, and regulations required by the SDWA.

    Dated: November 7, 2018.
Peter Grevatt,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 26, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 18273]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06824]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 123

[Docket No. FDA-2013-D-0269]

Draft Guidance for Industry on Purchasing Reef Fish Species
Associated With the Hazard of Ciguatera Fish Poisoning; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the
availability of a draft guidance entitled ``Guidance for Industry:
Purchasing Reef Fish Species Associated With the Hazard of Ciguatera
Fish Poisoning.'' The draft guidance, when finalized, will advise
primary seafood processors who purchase reef fish how to minimize the
risk of ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) from fish that they distribute.
The draft guidance is intended to help protect the public health by
reducing the risk of CFP.

DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that FDA considers your comment on the draft
guidance before we begin work on the final version of the guidance,
submit either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by
May 28, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the draft guidance to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments on the draft guidance to
the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance to
Division of Seafood Safety/Office of Food Safety, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-325), Food and Drug Administration,
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740. Send two self-
addressed adhesive labels to assist that office in processing your
request. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic
access to the draft guidance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Swajian, Division of Seafood
Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-325), Food
and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD
20740,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    We are announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled
``Guidance for Industry: Purchasing Reef Fish Species Associated With
the Hazard of Ciguatera Fish Poisoning.'' The draft guidance is
intended for primary seafood processors who purchase reef fish such as
grouper, amberjack, snapper, lionfish, king mackerel, and barracuda.
The draft guidance recommends that primary seafood processors take
measures to minimize the risk of CFP from fish that they distribute.
This draft guidance is an update to and complements information from
the guidance document entitled ``Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and
Controls Guidance'' (the Guide) (Ref. 1), which helps the seafood
processing industry develop seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical
Control Point programs. The Guide identifies food safety hazards,
including CFP, which are associated with fish and fishery products, and
provides examples of recommended preventive measures to minimize the
likelihood of the hazard's occurrence. Table 3-2 in the Guide provides
a list of fish species currently associated with CFP. The draft
guidance adds to the list of reef fish species associated with CFP.
    The draft guidance is being issued consistent with our good
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when
finalized, will represent our current thinking on this topic. It does
not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not
operate to bind FDA or the public. An alternative approach may be used
if such approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes
and regulations.

II. Comments

    Interested persons may submit either electronic comments regarding
this document to http://www.regulations.gov or written comments to the
Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES). It is only necessary to
send one set of comments. Identify comments with the docket number
found in brackets in the heading of this document. Received comments
may be seen in the Division of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, and will be posted to the docket at http://www.regulations.gov.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the draft guidance
at either http://www.fda.gov/FoodGuidances or http://www.regulations.gov. Use the FDA Web site to find the most current
version of the draft guidance.

IV. Reference

    The following reference has been placed on display in the Division
of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES) and may be seen by interested
persons between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and is
available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov. (FDA has
verified the Web site address, but we are not responsible for any
subsequent changes to Web sites after this document publishes in the
Federal Register.)
    1. Food and Drug Administration, ``Fish and Fishery Products
Hazards and Controls Guidance,'' April 28, 2011, available at http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/GuidanceDocuments/Seafood/FishandFisheriesProductsHazardsandControlsGuide/default.htm.

    Dated: March 19, 2013.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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[Federal Register: December 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 245)]
[Notices]
[Page 68262]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER10-310-001]

Algonquin Energy Services Inc.; Notice of Filing

December 15, 2009.
    Take notice that on December 11, 2009, Algonquin Energy Services
Inc., filed supplements to its November 25, 2009, application for
market-based rate authority, for certain waivers and blanket approvals.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of
that document on the Applicant and all the parties in this proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on December 21, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 2723]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00808]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for Special Permits

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.

ACTION: List of applications for modification of special permits.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations, notice is hereby given
that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the
application described herein. Each mode of transportation for which a
particular special permit is requested is indicated by a number in the
``Nature of Application'' portion of the table below as follows: 1--
Motor vehicle, 2--Rail freight, 3--Cargo vessel, 4--Cargo aircraft
only, 5--Passenger-carrying aircraft.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 2, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Record Center, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
20590.
    Comments should refer to the application number and be submitted in
triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of comments is desired, include
a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the special permit number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Paquet, Director, Office of
Hazardous Materials Approvals and Permits Division, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
Southeast, Washington, DC 20590-0001,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the applications are available for
inspection in the Records Center, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC or at http://regulations.gov.
    This notice of receipt of applications for special permit is
published in accordance with part 107 of the Federal hazardous
materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2018.
Donald Burger,
Chief, General Approvals and Permits Branch.

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13173-M...................  ..........................  LUXFER CANADA     173.302a(a)(1)..  To modify the
                                                         LIMITED.                            special permit to
                                                                                authorize periodic
                                                                                requalification of
                                                                                cylinders using a
                                                                                pneumatic proof
                                                                                pressure test.
                                                                                (modes 1,2,3,4)
16598-M...................  ..........................  SPACEFLIGHT, INC  173.185(a)(1)...  To modify the
                                                                                special permit to
                                                                                authorize
                                                                                additional lithium
                                                                                batteries and
                                                                                remove the one-time
                                                                                transportation
                                                                                limit. (modes 1,4)
20351-M...................  ..........................  ROEDER CARTAGE    180.407(c),       To modify the
                                                         COMPANY,          180.407(e),       special permit to
                                                         INCORPORATED.     180.407(f).       authorize
                                                                                additional trailers
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                                                                                stabilized
                                                                                acrylonitrile.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1412-1414]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-71223; File No. SR-CBOE-2013-109]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change Relating to
Market-Maker Appointment Cost Rebalances

January 2, 2014.

I. Introduction

    On November 1, 2013, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') 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 its rules regarding
Market-Maker appointment cost rebalances. The proposed rule change was
published for comment in the Federal Register on November 19, 2013.\3\
The Commission received no comment letters on the proposed rule change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70856 (November 13,
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II. Description of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange is proposing to amend its rules regarding Market-Maker
appointment cost rebalances. According to the Exchange, appointments to
act as a Market-Maker ``cost'' different

amounts for different classes (with no classes costing more than
1.0).\4\ The Exchange places options classes into different tiers, with
all the classes in a certain tier costing the same amount per
appointment.\5\ Each Trading Permit held by a Market-Maker has an
appointment credit of 1.0. For each Trading Permit the Market-Maker
holds, the Market Maker may select any combination of Hybrid classes
and Hybrid 3.0 classes, whose aggregate appointment cost does not
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    \4\ See id. at 69491.
    \5\ For example, all the classes in tier B cost 0.05 per class
appointment, all the classes in tier E cost .01 per class
appointment. See id.
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    Currently, on a quarterly basis, the Exchange may rebalance the
tiers into which different classes fall, meaning that the Exchange can
elect to move a class from one tier to another (with that class'
corresponding appointment cost changing). The Exchange proposes to
memorialize in proposed CBOE Rule 8.3(c)(iv) that the Exchange will
announce any rebalances at least ten business days before the rebalance
takes effect.\7\ Under the proposal, such rebalances will be announced
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    \7\ It is the Exchange's current practice to announce such
rebalances more than ten business days prior to taking effect, but
this practice is not codified in CBOE's rules. See Notice, supra
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    When the Exchange effects a rebalancing (i.e., changes the
appointment cost tier for a certain class of options), the class is
assigned the appointment cost of that new tier. Upon such rebalancing,
each Market-Maker with a Virtual Trading Crowd (``VTC'') appointment
\8\ will be required to hold the appropriate number of Trading Permits
reflecting the revised appointment costs of the Hybrid classes
constituting the Market-Maker's appointment. Accordingly, when classes
are rebalanced, the sum of a Market-Maker's appointment costs cannot
exceed the number of Trading Permits that a Market-Maker holds. Market-
Makers manage their own appointments through an online appointment
system. The system displays the relevant appointment costs for each
class, thereby facilitating the ability of a Market-Maker to manage its
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    \8\ A VTC appointment allows a Market-Maker to quote
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    The Exchange proposes to add language to CBOE Rule 8.3(c)(iv) to
address situations in which a Market-Maker fails to adjust his or her
appointments and, as a result, the sum of the Market-Maker's
appointment costs otherwise would exceed the available appointment
credits based on the number of Trading Permits the Market-Maker holds.
The proposed new language states: ``[i]f a Market-Maker with a VTC
appointment holds a combination of appointments whose aggregate revised
appointment cost is greater than the number of Trading Permits that
Market-Maker holds, the Market-Maker will be assigned as many Trading
Permits as necessary to ensure that the Market-Maker no longer holds a
combination of appointments whose aggregate revised appointment cost is
greater than the number of Trading Permits that Market-Maker holds.''
In the event that a Market-Maker's appointment costs exceed his or her
available assignment credits as the result of a reassignment of
appointment costs by the Exchange, and the Exchange needs to allocate
another trading permit or permits to the Market-Maker, then the
Exchange also will assess the Market-Maker the corresponding Trading
Permit fees for the additional Trading Permit(s).\9\
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    \9\ For example, the Exchange described a situation in which a
Market-Maker's aggregate appointment cost for the classes for which
it holds Market-Maker appointments prior to a rebalancing is 4.90
and the Market-Maker holds five Trading Permits (i.e., a total of
5.0 credits). The Exchange then rebalances the appointment costs of
classes and announces such rebalancing at least ten days prior to
the rebalancing takes effect. Upon this rebalancing taking effect,
the Market-Maker's appointment cost will now be 5.40. If the Market-
Maker does not adjust its appointments prior to such rebalancing
taking effect, then the Exchange will simply assign that Market-
Maker a sixth Market-Maker Trading Permit (for a total of 6.0
credits) to cover the Market-Maker's aggregate appointment costs .
The Exchange also will begin to bill the Market-Maker for the cost
of the additional sixth permit. See id.
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III. Discussion and Commission's Findings

    After careful review, the Commission finds that the proposed rule
change is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities
exchange.\10\ In particular, the Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\11\ which
requires, among other things, that the rules of a national securities
exchange be designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade,
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, and not be designed to permit unfair
discrimination between customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers. The
Commission also finds that the proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 6(b)(1) of the Act,\12\ which provides that the Exchange be
organized and have the capacity to be able to carry out the purposes of
the Act and to enforce compliance by its members and persons associated
with its members, with the Act, the rules and regulations thereunder,
and the rules of the Exchange.
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    \10\ In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission
notes that it has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(1).
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    The proposed rule change is designed to allow the Exchange to avoid
a situation where a Market-Maker has an aggregate appointment cost that
exceeds the available appointment credits that the Market-Maker holds
based on the trading permits that he or she possesses. The Exchange
argues that such a situation would constitute an unfair advantage in
favor of that Market-Maker.\13\ The Exchange argues that, by preventing
such situations, the proposed rule change may remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market system. In its filing,
the Exchange noted that it does not have the ability to adjust the VTC
appointments of a Market-Maker whose aggregate appointment costs
exceeds his or her available appointment credits. Even if it did have
such ability, rectifying an appointment cost deficit by removing one or
more of a Market-Maker's appointments would remove a source of
liquidity and thus have the potential to negatively affect market
quality in a particular class on CBOE. Further, allowing a Market-Maker
to exceed his or her appointment costs would amount to unfair
discrimination and provide a competitive advantage over other Market-
Makers who stayed within their available appointment credits. As an
alternative to incurring the expense of an additional trading permit, a
Market-Maker could, in response to an increase in tier appointment
costs by CBOE, adjust its appointments on its own initiative.
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    \13\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 69492.
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    In addition, the revised rule would codify the Exchange's current
practice of notifying TPHs at least ten business days before effecting
Market-Maker class tier rebalances, which could potentially affect
their fees if they are required to purchase additional trading permits.
It also would enable the Exchange to adjust the VTC appointments of a
Market-Maker whose aggregate appointment cost exceeds the number of
trading permits that the Market-Maker holds and charge the Market-Maker
for

the additional permit(s). The Exchange states that this proposal would
allow the Exchange to avoid the resource-intensive process of
instituting regulatory proceedings against these Market-Makers who fall
out of compliance with the Exchange's rule.\14\ The Commission believes
that CBOE's proposal is consistent with CBOE's responsibility to be
organized and have the capacity to be able to enforce compliance by the
Exchange's members with its rules, and is designed to allow CBOE to
expeditiously and efficiently maintain a level playing field among its
Market-Makers with respect to appointment costs following a rebalancing
of such costs by the Exchange.
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    \14\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 69491.
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IV. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\15\ that the proposed rule change (SR-CBOE-2013-109) be, and it
hereby is, approved.
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \16\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant
to delegated authority.\16\
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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