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                       NACOSH Agenda: September 13, 2022
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10:00  -  10:15 AM
Opening Remarks, Roll-call, Introductions
Cynthia Lewis, NACOSH Chair
10:15  -  10:30 AM
Agenda
Cynthia Lewis, NACOSH Chair

Discussion of June 30, 2022, Meeting Minutes

10:30  -  11:00 AM
OSHA Update
Jim Frederick, Deputy Assistant Secretary, OSHA
11:00  -  11:15 AM
Break / Committee Photo

11:15  -  11:45 AM
NIOSH Update
Dr. John Piacentino, Associate Director for Science, NIOSH
11:45  -  12:00 PM
Update from Heat Working Group
Kathleen Dobson and Rebecca Reindel, Heat Work Group Chairs
12:00  -  1:15 PM
LUNCH BREAK
1:15  -  2:00 PM
Safety and Health Management Systems / Safety as a Core Value
Lee Anne Jillings, Director, Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, OSHA

Committee Discussion
2:00  -  2:45 PM
OSHA's Whistleblower Program
Philippe Blancato, Investigative Specialist, Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Programs, OSHA

Committee Discussion
2:45  -  3:00 PM
Break

3:00  -  3:45 PM
Special emphasis groups (young workers, small businesses)
Tina Jones, Director, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, Director of Cooperative and State Programs, OSHA

Committee Discussion
3:45  -  4:30 PM
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos.: RM01-8-000, ER02-2001-000]

Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements for Electric Quarterly
Reports; Second Notice of Electric Quarterly Reports Users Group
Meeting

November 20, 2006.
    On November 8, 2006, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) announced a meeting of the Electric Quarterly Reports
(EQR) Users Group to be held Wednesday, November 29, 2006, in the
Commission Meeting Room at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC and
via teleconference. The meeting will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST).
    During the meeting, Commission staff and EQR users will discuss the
staff draft of the EQR data dictionary, which is now available on the
EQR Users Group and Workshops page on FERC.gov at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eqr/groups-workshops.asp.
 The revised final agenda for the

conference is attached.
    All interested persons are invited to attend or call in for the
meeting. Those interested in participating were asked to do so by
registering no later than November 20, 2006, on the FERC Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov/[fxsp0]whats-new/registration/[fxsp0]eqr-11-29-

form.asp. There is no registration fee. Information for the meeting
will be sent to registered participants.
    As previously announced, interested persons wishing to file
comments may do so under the above-captioned Docket Numbers. Those
filings will be available at the Commission or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary''

link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance accessing
document on eLibrary, contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or via phone at<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll-free).

For TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    For additional information about the meeting, please contact
Jennifer Newman of FERC's Office of Enforcement at<PHONE_NUMBER> or by
e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Transcripts of the meeting will be available immediately for a fee
from Ace Reporting Company<PHONE_NUMBER> or 1-800-336-6646). They will
be available for free on the Commission's eLibrary system and on the
events calendar approximately one week after the meeting.
    FERC conferences and meetings are accessible under section 508 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please
send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll free (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY), or send a fax to<PHONE_NUMBER> with
the required accommodations.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.

Attachment: Revised Meeting Agenda

Agenda, EQR Users Group Meeting

Commission Meeting Room

    Wednesday, November 29, 2006
    9-9:15 a.m. Welcome, Introductions, Logistics.
    9:15-11 a.m. Update on status of mapping ISO/RTO settlement
reports for EQR reporting from various ISO/RTOs.

Presentations by Panelists:
    Mike Patterson, Business Analyst, New York ISO.

    Jeff Evans, Lead Settlement Design Analyst, California ISO (via
telephone).
    Chris Parent, Supervisor, Business Analysis for the Market
Analysis and Settlements Group, ISO-New England (via telephone).
    Ken Donald, Settlements Lead and Al Borno, Settlements Lead,
Midwest ISO (via telephone).
    Harry Dessender, Manager, Market Settlement Services, PJM
Interconnection (invited).

    11-11:15 Break.
    11:15-12 noon Data Dictionary: ID Data.
    12-1 p.m. Lunch.
    1-2:30 p.m. Data Dictionary: Contract Data.
    2:30-2:45 p.m. Break.
    2:45-4:15 p.m. Data Dictionary: Transaction Data.
    4:15-4:45 p.m. New Business.
    4:45-5 p.m. Review and Wrap-up.

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[EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-0031; FRL-8023-6]

Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting--
February 2006

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of one meeting of the Board of
Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, February 13, 2006 from 8:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The meeting will continue on Tuesday, February 14,
2006 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. All times noted are eastern time. The
meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the
draft agenda or for making oral presentations at the meeting will be
accepted up to 1 business day before the meeting.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Grand Hyatt Washington
hotel, 1000 H Street, NW., Washington, DC 20001. Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-0031, by one of the
following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line

instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: Send comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-0031.

     Fax: Fax comments to:<PHONE_NUMBER>, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-0031.
     Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific
Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting--February 2006 Docket,
Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-0031.
     Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver comments to: EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-
0031.

    Note: This is not a mailing address. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.

    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2006-

0031. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in
the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information

provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov

or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous

access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov
, your e-mail address will be automatically captured

and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the
EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://.

http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some

information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Board of

Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee--February 2006 Docket, EPA/
DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
The 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
Public Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the
ORD Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer via
mail at: Lorelei Kowalski, Mail Code 8104-R, Office of Science Policy,
Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice
mail at:<PHONE_NUMBER>; via fax at:<PHONE_NUMBER>; or via e-mail at:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

General Information

    Any member of the public interested in receiving a draft BOSC
agenda or making a presentation at the meeting may contact Lorelei
Kowalski, the Designated Federal Officer, via any of the contact
methods listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. In
general, each individual making an oral presentation will be limited to
a total of three minutes.
    Proposed agenda items for the meeting include, but are not limited
to: discussion of draft reports from the Global Change and Land
Subcommittees, and draft letter report from the Management Multi-Year
Plan Workgroup; update on subcommittees for the Water Quality, Science
to Achieve Results (STAR)/Greater Research Opportunities (GRO)
Fellowship, and Technology for Sustainability program reviews; update
on the Computational Toxicology Subcommittee; update on the BOSC risk
assessment workshop held in February 2005; briefing on ORD's technology
for sustainability research program; presentation of ORD responses to
four recent BOSC reports; update on EPA's Science Advisory Board
activities; discussion of emerging science issues; and future issues
and plans. The meeting is open to the public.
    Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For
information on access or services for individuals with disabilities,
please contact Lorelei Kowalski at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>To request accommodation of a disability,

please contact Lorelei Kowalski, preferably at least 10 days prior to
the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your
request.

    Dated: January 13, 2006.
Mary Ellen Radzikowski,
Acting Director, Office of Science Policy.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4498-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2022-0001]

Colorado; Amendment No. 8 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Colorado (FEMA-4498-DR), dated March 28, 2020, and
related determinations.

DATES: This change occurred on January 7, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the
Administrator, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Nancy J.
Dragani, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating
Officer for this disaster.
    This action terminates the appointment of Tammy L. Littrell as
Federal Coordinating Officer for this disaster.

    The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
(CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster
Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance
Grant; 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and
Households In Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing
Operations for Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other
Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially
Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2009-1215; Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-126-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330-200 and -300, and
Model A340-200, -300, -500 and 600 Series Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the
products listed above. This proposed AD results from mandatory
continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation
authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe
condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe
condition as:

    * * * [P]artial blockage of the water absorbing filter element
P/N (part number) QA06123 was observed several times. The blockage
was created by carbon debris from the cartridge and from the burst
disc of the Halon bottle.
    This water absorbing filter element is part of Halon Dual-Filter
Assembly installed also in the Flow Metering System (FMS) of the
cargo compartment Fire Extinguishing System used in the A330 and
A340 aeroplanes.
    Blockage of the water absorbing filter element could lead to
reduction of Halon outflow, leading to incapacity to maintain fire
extinguishing agent concentration. Combined with fire, this could
result in an uncontrolled fire in the affected compartment, which
would constitute an unsafe condition.
* * * * *
    The proposed AD would require actions that are intended to address
the unsafe condition described in the MCAI.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by February 12,
2010.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-40, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact
Airbus SAS--Airworthiness Office--EAL, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte,
31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61
93 45 80, e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Internet http://
www.airbus.com. You may review copies of the referenced service
information at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind
Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington. For information on the availability of
this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER> or<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Operations office
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this proposed AD, the regulatory
evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street
address for the Docket Operations office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is
in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket
shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer,
International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA,
1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98057-3356; telephone (425)
227-1138; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address
listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2009-1215;
Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-126-AD'' at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposed AD based on those comments.
    We have lengthened the 30-day comment period for proposed ADs that
address MCAI originated by aviation authorities of other countries to
provide adequate time for interested parties to submit comments. The
comment period for these proposed ADs is now typically 45 days, which
is consistent with the comment period for domestic transport ADs.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive about this proposed AD.

Discussion

    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the European Community, has issued EASA
Airworthiness Directive 2009-0064, dated March 12, 2009 (referred to
after this as ``the MCAI''), to correct an unsafe condition for the
specified products. The MCAI states:

    During the qualification test campaign at the supplier site of
the prototype Flow Metering Compact Unit (FMCU) Part Number (P/N)
QA07907-03, partial blockage of the water absorbing filter element
P/N QA06123 was observed several times. The blockage was created by
carbon debris from the cartridge and from the burst disc of the
Halon bottle.
    This water absorbing filter element is part of Halon Dual-Filter
Assembly installed also in the Flow Metering System (FMS) of the
cargo compartment Fire Extinguishing System used in the A330 and
A340 aeroplanes.
    Blockage of the water absorbing filter element could lead to
reduction of Halon outflow, leading to incapacity to maintain fire
extinguishing agent concentration. Combined with fire, this could
result in an uncontrolled fire in the affected compartment, which
would constitute an unsafe condition.
    To avoid water absorbing filter element blockage, this AD
requires replacement [with improved dual-filter assemblies] or
modification of the Halon dual-filter assemblies of the lower deck
cargo compartment fire extinguishing system:

--In the forward cargo compartment for aeroplanes fitted with Lower
Deck Cargo Compartment (LDCC) and
--In the bulk cargo compartment for aeroplanes fitted with Bulk
Cargo Rest Compartment (BCRC) fire extinguishing system.

You may obtain further information by examining the MCAI in the AD
docket.

Relevant Service Information

    Airbus has issued Mandatory Service Bulletin A330-26-3040, Revision
02, dated August 6, 2008; Mandatory Service Bulletin A340-26-4038,
Revision 02, dated August 6, 2008; and Mandatory Service Bulletin A340-
26-5019, Revision 03, dated May 19, 2009. The actions described in this
service information are intended to correct the unsafe condition
identified in the MCAI.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of This Proposed AD

    This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another
country, and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant
to our bilateral agreement with the State of Design Authority, we have
been notified of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI and service
information referenced above. We are proposing this AD because we
evaluated all pertinent information and determined an unsafe condition
exists and is likely to exist or develop on other products of the same
type design.

Differences Between This AD and the MCAI or Service Information

    We have reviewed the MCAI and related service information and, in
general, agree with their substance. But we might have found it
necessary to use different words from those in the MCAI to ensure the
AD is clear for U.S. operators and is enforceable. In making these
changes, we do not intend to differ substantively from the information
provided in the MCAI and related service information.
    We might also have proposed different actions in this AD from those
in the MCAI in order to follow FAA policies. Any such differences are
highlighted in a NOTE within the proposed AD.

Costs of Compliance

    Based on the service information, we estimate that this proposed AD
would affect about 32 products of U.S. registry. We also estimate that
it would take about 13 work-hours per product to comply with the basic
requirements of this proposed AD. The average labor rate is $80 per
work-hour. Required parts would cost about $708 per product. Where the
service information lists required parts costs that are covered under
warranty, we have assumed that there will be no charge for these costs.
As we do not control warranty coverage for affected parties, some
parties may incur costs higher than estimated here. Based on these
figures, we estimate the cost of the

proposed AD on U.S. operators to be $55,936, or $1,748 per product.

Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not
have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship
between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed
regulation:
    1. Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order
12866;
    2. Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and
    3. Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    We prepared a regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to
comply with this proposed AD and placed it in the AD docket.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

The Proposed Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

    2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new AD:

Airbus: Docket No. FAA-2009-1215; Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-
126-AD.

Comments Due Date

    (a) We must receive comments by February 12, 2010.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to airplanes certificated in any category,
identified in paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(3) of this AD.
    (1) Airbus Model A330-201, -202, -203, -223, -243, -301, -302, -
303, -321, -322, -323, -341, -342 and -343 airplanes, all serial
numbers, except those on which Airbus modification 55590 has been
embodied in production.
    (2) Airbus Model A340-211, -212, -213, -311, -312 -313, -541,
and -642 airplanes, all serial numbers fitted with lower deck cargo
compartment (LDCC), except those on which Airbus modification 55590
has been embodied in production.
    (3) Airbus Model A340-311, -312 -313, -541, and -642 airplanes,
all serial numbers fitted with bulk cargo rest compartment (BCRC),
except those on which Airbus modification 56047 has been embodied in
production.

    Note 1: The BCRC is embodied in production on Airbus Model A340-
300, A340-500, and A340-600 airplanes through the following Airbus
modification (including but not limited to): 47198, 47884, 48895,
48710, 49136, 50107, 50900, 50901, or 51320.

    Note 2: The fire extinguishing system for the BCRC is embodied
in production on Model A340-500 and A340-600 airplanes through Mod
47197, (partial BCRC); on Model A340-500 and A340-600 airplanes
through Mod 47883 (full BCRC); and on Model A340-300 airplanes
through Mod 50108 (partial BCRC).

Subject

    (d) Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 26: Fire
protection.

Reason

    (e) The mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI)
states:
    During the qualification test campaign at the supplier site of
the prototype Flow Metering Compact Unit (FMCU) Part Number (P/N)
QA07907-03, partial blockage of the water absorbing filter element
P/N QA06123 was observed several times. The blockage was created by
carbon debris from the cartridge and from the burst disc of the
Halon bottle.
    This water absorbing filter element is part of Halon Dual-Filter
Assembly installed also in the Flow Metering System (FMS) of the
cargo compartment Fire Extinguishing System used in the A330 and
A340 aeroplanes.
    Blockage of the water absorbing filter element could lead to
reduction of Halon outflow, leading to incapacity to maintain fire
extinguishing agent concentration. Combined with fire, this could
result in an uncontrolled fire in the affected compartment, which
would constitute an unsafe condition.
    To avoid water absorbing filter element blockage, this AD
requires replacement [with improved dual-filter assemblies] or
modification of the Halon dual-filter assemblies of the lower deck
cargo compartment fire extinguishing system:

--In the forward cargo compartment for aeroplanes fitted with Lower
Deck Cargo Compartment (LDCC) and
--In the bulk cargo compartment for aeroplanes fitted with Bulk
Cargo Rest Compartment (BCRC) fire extinguishing system.

Actions and Compliance

    (f) Unless already done, do the following actions.
    (1) Replace or modify the Halon dual-filter assemblies of the
flow metering fire extinguishing system in the forward and bulk
cargo compartments, as applicable, in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions of the applicable service bulletin
identified in Table 1 of this AD, at the applicable time specified
in paragraphs (f)(1)(i), (f)(1)(ii), and (f)(1)(iii) of this AD.

                                           Table 1--Service Bulletins
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                                      Airbus Mandatory
           Airbus model--            Service Bulletin--    Revision--                    Dated--
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A330-200 and -300 airplanes........        A330-26-3040              02  August 6, 2008.
A340-200 and -300 airplanes........        A340-26-4038              02  August 6, 2008.
A340-500 and -600 airplanes........        A340-26-5019              03  May 19, 2009.
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    (i) For airplanes fitted with Halon dual-filter assemblies part
number (P/N) QA06753: Within 18 months after the effective date of
this AD.
    (ii) For Model A340-642 series airplanes, weight variant 101,
102, and 103 fitted with Halon dual-filter assembly P/N QA06753-01
or P/N QA06753-02: Within 18 months after the effective date of this
AD.
    (iii) For airplanes other than those identified in paragraph
(f)(1)(ii) of this AD and fitted with Halon dual-filter assembly P/N
QA06753-01 or P/N QA06753-02: Within 24 months after the effective
date of this AD.

    Note 3: The Halon dual-filter assembly P/N QA06753 is embodied
in production through Airbus modification 40041. The Halon dual-
filter assembly P/N QA06753-01 is only embodied in service through
Airbus Service Bulletin A330-26-3030 or Airbus Service Bulletin
A340-26-4030. The Halon dual-filter assembly P/N QA06753-02 is
embodied in production through modification 47197 or 47883 or 50108
(BCRC) and 51065 or 51329 (LDCC) or in service through Airbus
Service Bulletin A330-26-3030 or Airbus Service Bulletin A340-26-
4030.

    (2) Actions accomplished before the effective date of this AD
according to the service bulletins listed in Table 2 of this AD are
considered acceptable for compliance with the corresponding actions
specified in this AD.

                                        Table 2--Credit Service Bulletins
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             Airbus--                             Revision--                              Dated--
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Mandatory Service Bulletin A340-26- 02...................................  August 6, 2008.
 5019.
Service Bulletin A330-26-3040.....  Original.............................  March 29, 2007.
Service Bulletin A330-26-3040.....  01...................................  December 19, 2007.
Service Bulletin A340-26-4038.....  Original.............................  March 29, 2007.
Service Bulletin A340-26-4038.....  01...................................  December 19, 2007.
Service Bulletin A340-26-5019.....  Original.............................  July 27, 2007.
Service Bulletin A340-26-5019.....  01...................................  January 23, 2008.
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FAA AD Differences

    Note 4: This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information
as follows:
    (1) The second paragraph of the applicability of the MCAI
specifies certain models except those on which Modification 55590
has been done. Paragraph (c)(2) of this AD specifies those models
fitted with lower deck cargo compartment (LDCC), except those on
which Modification 55590 has been done.
    (2) Although the MCAI tells you to submit information to the
manufacturer, this AD does not require such a submittal.

Other FAA AD Provisions

    (g) The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA,
has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using
the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to ATTN:
Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, International Branch, ANM-116,
Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton,
Washington 98057-3356; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Before using any approved AMOC on any airplane to which the AMOC
applies, notify your principal maintenance inspector (PMI) or
principal avionics inspector (PAI), as appropriate, or lacking a
principal inspector, your local Flight Standards District Office.
The AMOC approval letter must specifically reference this AD.
    (2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement in this AD to obtain
corrective actions from a manufacturer or other source, use these
actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective actions are considered
FAA-approved if they are approved by the State of Design Authority
(or their delegated agent). You are required to assure the product
is airworthy before it is returned to service.

Related Information

    (h) Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety Agency Airworthiness
Directive 2009-0064, dated March 12, 2009; and the service
information identified in Table 3 of this AD for related
information.

                                      Table 3--Related Service Information
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      Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin           Revision                            Date
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A330-26-3040.................................              02  August 6, 2008.
A340-26-4038.................................              02  August 6, 2008.
A340-26-5019.................................              03  May 19, 2009.
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    Issued in Renton, Washington, on December 16, 2009.
Stephen P. Boyd,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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

Extension: Rule 236
    SEC File No. 270-118, OMB Control No. 3235-0095.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget this request for extension of the previously approved
collection of information discussed below.
    Rule 236 (17 CFR 230.236) under the Securities Act of 1933 (15
U.S.C. 77a et seq.) (``Securities Act'') provides an exemption from
registration under the Securities Act for the offering of shares of
stock or similar securities to provide funds to be distributed to
security holders in lieu of fractional shares, scrip certificates or
order forms, in connection with a stock dividend, stock split, reverse
stock split, conversion, merger or similar transaction. Issuers wishing
to rely upon the exemption are required to furnish specified
information to the Commission at least 10 days prior to the offering.
The information is needed to provide notice that the issuer is relying
on the exemption. Public companies are the likely respondents. All
information provided to the Commission is available to the public for
review upon request. Approximately 10 respondents file the information
required by Rule 236 at an estimated 1.5 hours per response for a total
annual reporting burden of 15 hours (1.5 hours per response x 10
responses).
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid control number.
    The public may view the background documentation for this
information collection at the following Web site, www.reginfo.gov.
Comments should be directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503, or by sending an email to:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and (ii) Thomas Bayer, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 or send an email
to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Comments must be submitted to OMB
within 30 days of this notice.

     Dated: September 12, 2014.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER16-1732-000]

Aurora Generation, 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
Aurora Generation, 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 June 8, 2016.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for electronic review in the
Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an
eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive
email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s).
For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call

(866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: May 19, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Larry Sorrels/ RTP/ USEPA/ US 04/ 12/ 2005 08: 36 PM To amy_ E._ flynn@ omb. eop. gov cc edmond_ toy@ omb. eop. gov, Linda Chappell/ RTP/ USEPA/ US@ EPA, Ron Evans/ RTP/ USEPA/ US@ EPA, Joe Paisie/ RTP/ USEPA/ US@ EPA, Lydia Wegman/ RTP/ USEPA/ US@ EPA, Roman Kramarchuk/ DC/ USEPA/ US@ EPA Subject Draft of BART RIA Chapter 8 Amy,

Attached is the latest draft of chapter 8 ( non EGU impacts) from the BART RIA. This is sent to you for a line by line review on Wednesday. Please let me know when you and Edmond will be available to review this chapter. My phone number is 919 541 5041. Please note that we have settled on a nomenclature for describing options that is in line with Art's suggestion in last Friday's conference call with EPA. Also, there may be another paragraph that may need to go into the RIA beyond this point. Thanks.


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Docket No. EL05-1-003]

Entergy Services, Inc.; Notice of Compliance Filing

April 16, 2007.
    Take notice that on April 6, 2007, Entergy Services, Inc., acting
as agent for Entergy Arkansas, Inc., filed a refund report pursuant to
the Commission's February 20, 2007 Order, 118 FERC ] 61,134 (2007).
    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 April 27, 2007.

Philis J. Posey,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon written request, copies available from: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC
20549.

Extension:
    Rule 11a-2; SEC File No. 270-267; OMB Control No. 3235-0272.

    Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the collections of
information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit these
existing collections of information to the Office of Management and
Budget (``OMB'') for extension and approval.
    The title for the collection of information is ``Rule 11a-2 Under
the Investment Company Act of 1940: Offers of Exchange by Certain
Registered Separate Accounts or Others the Terms of Which Do Not
Require Prior Commission Approval.''
    Rule 11a-2 (17 CFR 270.11a-2) under the Investment Company Act of
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) permits certain registered insurance
company separate accounts, subject to certain conditions, to make
exchange offers without prior approval by the Commission of the terms
of those offers. Rule 11a-2 requires disclosure, in certain
registration statements filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933
(15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) of any administrative fee or sales load imposed
in connection with an exchange offer.
    There are currently 736 registrants governed by Rule 11a-2. The
Commission includes the estimated burden of complying with the
information collection required by Rule 11a-2 in the total number of
burden hours estimated for completing the relevant registration
statements and reports the burden of Rule 11a-2 in the separate PRA
submissions for those registration statements (see the separate PRA
submission for Form N-3 (17 CFR 274.11b), Form N-4 (17 CFR 274.11c) and
Form N-6 (17 CFR 274.11d)). The Commission is requesting a burden of
one hour for Rule 11a-2 for administrative purposes.
    The estimate of average burden hours is made solely for the
purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, and is not derived from a
comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the costs of
Commission rules or forms. With regard to Rule 11a-2, the Commission
includes the estimate of burden hours in the total number of burden
hours estimated for completing the relevant registration statements and
reported on the separate PRA submissions for those statements (see the
separate PRA submissions for Form N-3, Form N-4 and Form N-6). The
information collection requirements imposed by Rule 11a-2 are
mandatory. Responses to the collection of information will not be kept
confidential.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the burden of
the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60 days of this
publication.
    Please direct your written comments to R. Corey Booth, Director/
Chief Information Officer, C/O Shirley Martinson, 6432 General Green
Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22312 or send an e-mail to:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

    Dated: June 20, 2006.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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laws and regulations governing the design, construction, installation, and operation of any marine sanitation device on board such vessels.

(2) Any existing vessel equipped with a marine sanitation device on the date of promulgation of initial standards and regulations under this section, which device is in compliance with such initial standards and regulations, shall be deemed in compliance with this section until such time as the device is replaced or is found not to be in compliance with such initial standards and regulations.

(c)(1)(A) Initial standards and regulations under this section shall become effective for new vessels two years after promulgation; and for existing vessels five years after promulgation. Revisions of standards and regulations shall be effective upon promulgation, unless another effective date is specified, except that no revision shall take effect before the effective date of the standard or regulation being revised.

(B) The Administrator shall, with respect to commercial vessels on the Great Lakes, establish standards which require at a minimum the equivalent of secondary treatment as defined under section 304(d) of this Act. Such standards and regulations shall take effect for existing vessels after such time as the Administrator determines to be reasonable for the upgrading of marine sanitation devices to attain such standard.

(2) The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating with regard to his regulatory authority established by this section, after consultation with the Administrator, may distinguish among classes, types, and sizes of vessels as well as between new and existing vessels, and may waive applicability of standards and regulations as necessary or appropriate for such classes, types, and sizes of vessels (including existing vessels equipped with marine

sanitation devices on the date of promulgation of the initial standards required by this section), and, upon application, for individual vessels.

(d) The provisions of this section and the standards and regulations promulgated hereunder apply to vessels owned and operated by the United States unless the Secretary of Defense finds that compliance would not be in the interest of national security. With respect to vessels owned and operated by the Department of Defense, regulations under the last sentence of subsection (b)(1) of this section and certifications under subsection (g)(2) of this section shall be promulgated and issued by the Secretary of Defense.

(e) Before the standards and regulations under this section are promulgated, the Administrator and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall consult with the Secretary of State; the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; the Secretary of Defense; the Secretary of the Treasury; the Secretary of Commerce; other interested Federal agencies; and the States and industries interested; and otherwise comply with the requirements

of section 553 of title 5 of the United States Code.

(f)(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), after the effective date of the initial standards and regulations promulgated under this section, no State or political subdivision thereof shall adopt or enforce any statute or regulation of such State or political subdivision with respect to the design, manufacture, or installation or use of any marine sanitation device on any vessel subject to the provisions of this section.

(B) A State may adopt and enforce a statute or regulation with respect to the design, manufacture, or installation or use of any marine sanitation device on a houseboat, if such statute or regulation is more stringent than the standards and regulations promulgated under this section. For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘‘houseboat’’ means a vessel which, for a period of time determined by the State in which the vessel is located, is used primarily as a residence and is not used primarily as a means of transportation.

(2) If, after promulgation of the initial standards and regulations and prior to their effective date, a vessel is equipped with a marine sanitation device in compliance with such standards and regulations and the installation and operation of such device is in accordance with such standards and regulations, such standards and regulations shall, for the purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection, become effective with respect to such vessel on the date of

such compliance.

(3) After the effective date of the initial standards and regulations promulgated under this section, if any State determines that the protection and enhancement of the quality of some or all of the waters within such State require greater environmental protection, such State may completely prohibit the discharge from all vessels of any sewage, whether treated or not, into such waters, except that no such prohibition shall apply until the Administrator determines

that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for such water to which such prohibition would apply. Upon application of the State, the Administrator shall make such determination within 90 days of the date of such application.

(4)(A) If the Administrator determines upon application by a State that the protection and enhancement of the quality of specified waters within such State requires such a prohibition, he shall by regulation completely prohibit the discharge from a vessel of any sewage (whether treated or not) into such waters.

(B) Upon application by a State, the Administrator shall, by regulation, establish a drinking water intake zone in any waters within such State and prohibit the discharge of sewage from vessels

within that zone.

(g)(1) No manufacturer of a marine sanitation device shall sell, offer for sale, or introduce or deliver for introduction in interstate commerce, or import into the United States for sale or resale any marine sanitation device manufactured after the effective date of the standards and regulations promulgated under this section unless such device is in all material respects substantially the same as a test device certified under this subsection.

(2) Upon application of the manufacturer, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall so certify a marine sanitation device if he determines, in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph, that it meets the appropriate standards and regulations promulgated under this section. The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall test or require such testing of the device in accordance with procedures set forth by the Administrator as to standards of performance andfor such other purposes as may be appropriate. If the Secretary of

the department in which the Coast Guard is operating determines that the device is satisfactory from the standpoint of safety and any other requirements of maritime law or regulation, and after consideration of the design, installation, operation, material, or other appropriate factors, he shall certify the device. Any device manufactured by such manufacturer which is in all material respects substantially the same as the certified test device shall be deemed to be in conformity with the appropriate standards and regulations established under this section.

(3) Every manufacturer shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, and provide such information as the Administrator or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may reasonably require to enable him to determine whether such manufacturer has acted or is acting in compliance with this section and regulations issued thereunder and shall, upon request of an officer or employee duly designated by the Administrator or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, permit such officer or employee at reasonable times to have access to and copy such records. All information reported to or otherwise obtained by the Administrator or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating or their representatives pursuant to this subsection which contains or relates to a trade secret or other matter referred in section 1905 of title 18 of the United States Code shall be considered confidential for the purpose of that section, except that such information may be disclosed to other officers or employees concerned with carrying out this section. This paragraph shall not apply in the case of the construction of a vessel by an individual for his own use.

(h) After the effective date of standards and regulations promulgated under this section, it shall be unlawful—

(1) for the manufacturer of any vessel subject to such standards and regulations to manufacture for sale, to sell or offer for sale, or to distribute for sale or resale any such vessel unless it is equipped with a marine sanitation device which is in all material respects substantially the same as the appropriate test device certified pursuant to this section;

(2) for any person, prior to the sale or delivery of a vessel subject to such standards and regulations to the ultimate purchaser, wrongfully to remove or render inoperative any certified marine sanitation device or element of design of such device installed in such vessel;

(3) for any person to fail or refuse to permit access to or copying of records or to fail to make reports or provide information required under this section; and

(4) for a vessel subject to such standards and regulations to operate on the navigable waters of the United States, if such vessel is not equipped with an operable marine sanitation device certified pursuant to this section.

(i) The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdictions to restrain violations of subsection (g)(1) of this section and subsections (h)(1) through (3) of this section. Actions to restrain such violations shall be brought by, and in, the name of the United States. In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpena served upon any person under this subsection, the district court of the United States for any district in which such person is found or resides or transacts business, upon application by the United States and after notice to such person, shall have jurisdiction to issue an order requiring such person to appear and give testimony or to appear and produce documents, and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.

(j) Any person who violates subsection (g)(1), clause (1) or (2) of subsection (h), or subsection (n)(8) shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation. Any person who violates clause (4) of subsection (h) of this section or any regulation issued pursuant to this section shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $2,000 for each violation. Each violation shall be a separate offense. The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may assess and compromise any such penalty. No penalty shall be assessed until the person charged shall have been given notice and an opportunity for a hearing on such charge. In determining the amount of the penalty, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the gravity of the violation, and the demonstrated good faith of the person charged in attempting to achieve rapid compliance, after notification of a violation, shall be considered by said Secretary.

(k) The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating and he may utilize by agreement, with or without reimbursement, law enforcement officers or other personnel and facilities of the Administrator, other Federal agencies, or the States to carry out the provisions of this section. The provisions of this section may also be enforced by a State.

(l) Anyone authorized by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to enforce the provisions of this section may, except as to public vessels, (1) board and inspect any vessel upon the navigable waters of the United States and (2) execute any warrant or other process issued by an officer or court of competent jurisdiction.

(m) In the case of Guam and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, actions arising under this section may be brought in the district court of Guam, and in the case of the Virgin Islands such actions may be brought in the district court of the Virgin Islands. In the case of American Samoa and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, such actions may be brought in the District Court of the United States for the District of Hawaii and such court shall have jurisdiction of such actions. In the case of the Canal Zone, such actions may be brought in the District Court for the District of the Canal Zone.

(n) UNIFORM NATIONAL DISCHARGE STANDARDS FOR VESSELS OF THE ARMED FORCES.—

(1) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection shall apply to vessels of the Armed Forces and discharges, other than sewage, incidental to the normal operation of a vessel of the Armed Forces, unless the Secretary of Defense finds that compliance with this subsection would not be in the national security interests of the United States.

(2) DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGES REQUIRED TO BE CONTROLLED BY MARINE POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator and the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, the Secretary of Commerce, and interested States, shall jointly determine the discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel of the Armed Forces for which it is reasonable and practicable to require use of a marine pollution control device to mitigate adverse impacts on the marine environment. Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1) of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, the Administrator and the Secretary of Defense shall promulgate the determinations in accordance with such section. The Secretary of Defense shall require the use of a marine pollution control device on board a vessel of the Armed Forces in any case in which it is determined that the use of such a device is reasonable and practicable.

(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making a determination under subparagraph (A), the Administrator and the Secretary of Defense shall take into consideration—

(i) the nature of the discharge;

(ii) the environmental effects of the discharge;

(iii) the practicability of using the marine pollution

control device;

(iv) the effect that installation or use of the marine pollution control device would have on the operation

or operational capability of the vessel;

 (v) applicable United States law;

(vi) applicable international standards; and

(vii) the economic costs of the installation and use of the marine pollution control device.

(3) PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR MARINE POLLUTION CONTROL

DEVICES.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—For each discharge for which a marine pollution control device is determined to be required under paragraph (2), the Administrator and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, other interested Federal agencies, and interested States, shall jointly promulgate Federal standards of performance for each marine pollution control device required with respect to the discharge. Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1) of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, the Administrator and the Secretary of Defense shall promulgate the standards in accordance with such section.

(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In promulgating standards under this paragraph, the Administrator and the Secretary

of Defense shall take into consideration the matters set forth in paragraph (2)(B).

(C) CLASSES, TYPES, AND SIZES OF VESSELS.—The standards promulgated under this paragraph may—

(i) distinguish among classes, types, and sizes of

vessels;

(ii) distinguish between new and existing vessels; and

(iii) provide for a waiver of the applicability of the standards as necessary or appropriate to a particular class, type, age, or size of vessel.

(4) REGULATIONS FOR USE OF MARINE POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES.—The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Administrator and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall promulgate such regulations governing the design, construction, installation, and use of marine pollution control devices on board vessels of the Armed Forces as are necessary to achieve the standards promulgated under paragraph (3).

(5) DEADLINES; EFFECTIVE DATE.—

(A) DETERMINATIONS.—The Administrator and the Secretary of Defense shall—

(i) make the initial determinations under paragraph

(2) not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection; and

(ii) every 5 years—

(I) review the determinations; and

(II) if necessary, revise the determinations based on significant new information.

(B) STANDARDS.—The Administrator and the Secretary of Defense shall—

(i) promulgate standards of performance for a marine pollution control device under paragraph (3) not later than 2 years after the date of a determination under paragraph (2) that the marine pollution control device is required; and

(ii) every 5 years—

(I) review the standards; and

(II) if necessary, revise the standards, consistent with paragraph (3)(B) and based on significant new information.

(C) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall promulgate regulations with respect to a marine pollution control device under paragraph (4) as soon as practicable after the Administrator and the Secretary of Defense promulgate standards with respect to the device under paragraph

(3), but not later than 1 year after the Administrator and the Secretary of Defense promulgate the standards. The regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (4) shall become effective upon promulgation unless another effective date is specified in the regulations.

(D) PETITION FOR REVIEW.—The Governor of any State may submit a petition requesting that the Secretary of Defense

and the Administrator review a determination under paragraph (2) or a standard under paragraph (3), if there is significant new information, not considered previously, that could reasonably result in a change to the particular determination or standard after consideration of the matters set forth in paragraph (2)(B). The petition shall be accompanied by the scientific and technical information on which the petition is based. The Administrator and the Secretary of Defense shall grant or deny the petition not later than 2 years after the date of receipt of the petition.

(6) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.— (A) PROHIBITION ON REGULATION BY STATES OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF STATES.—Beginning on the effective date of—

(i) a determination under paragraph (2) that it is not reasonable and practicable to require use of a marine pollution control device regarding a particular discharge incidental to the normal operation of a vessel of the Armed Forces; or

(ii) regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (4); except as provided in paragraph (7), neither a State nor a political subdivision of a State may adopt or enforce any statute or regulation of the State or political subdivision with respect to the discharge or the design, construction, installation, or use of any marine pollution control device required to control discharges from a vessel of the Armed Forces.

(B) FEDERAL LAWS.—This subsection shall not affect the application of section 311 to discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel.

(7) ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE NO-DISCHARGE ZONES.—

(A) STATE PROHIBITION.—

(i) IN GENERAL.—After the effective date of— (I) a determination under paragraph (2) that

it is not reasonable and practicable to require use of a marine pollution control device regarding a

particular discharge incidental to the normal operation of a vessel of the Armed Forces; or

(II) regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (4);

if a State determines that the protection and enhancement of the quality of some or all of the waters within

the State require greater environmental protection, the State may prohibit 1 or more discharges incidental

to the normal operation of a vessel, whether treated or not treated, into the waters. No prohibition shall apply

until the Administrator makes the determinations described in subclauses (II) and (III) of subparagraph

(B)(i).

(ii) DOCUMENTATION.—To the extent that a prohibition under this paragraph would apply to vessels of

the Armed Forces and not to other types of vessels, the State shall document the technical or environmental

basis for the distinction.

(B) PROHIBITION BY THE ADMINISTRATOR.—

(i) IN GENERAL.—Upon application of a State, the Administrator shall by regulation prohibit the discharge

from a vessel of 1 or more discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel, whether treated or

not treated, into the waters covered by the application if the Administrator determines that—

(I) the protection and enhancement of the quality of the specified waters within the State require

a prohibition of the discharge into the waters;

(II) adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal of the discharge incidental to the

normal operation of a vessel are reasonably available for the waters to which the prohibition would

apply; and

(III) the prohibition will not have the effect of discriminating against a vessel of the Armed

Forces by reason of the ownership or operation by the Federal Government, or the military function,

of the vessel.

(ii) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL.—The Administrator shall approve or disapprove an application submitted

under clause (i) not later than 90 days after the date on which the application is submitted to the Administrator.

Notwithstanding clause (i)(II), the Administrator shall not disapprove an application for the

sole reason that there are not adequate facilities to remove any discharge incidental to the normal operation

of a vessel from vessels of the Armed Forces.

(C) APPLICABILITY TO FOREIGN FLAGGED VESSELS.—A prohibition under this paragraph—

(i) shall not impose any design, construction, manning, or equipment standard on a foreign flagged ves-

sel engaged in innocent passage unless the prohibition implements a generally accepted international rule or

standard; and

(ii) that relates to the prevention, reduction, and control of pollution shall not apply to a foreign flagged

vessel engaged in transit passage unless the prohibition implements an applicable international regulation

regarding the discharge of oil, oily waste, or any other noxious substance into the waters.

(8) PROHIBITION RELATING TO VESSELS OF THE ARMED FORCES.—After the effective date of the regulations promulgated

by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (4), it shall be unlawful for any vessel of the Armed Forces subject to the

regulations to—

(A) operate in the navigable waters of the United States or the waters of the contiguous zone, if the vessel

is not equipped with any required marine pollution control device meeting standards established under this subsection;

or

(B) discharge overboard any discharge incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in waters with respect to

which a prohibition on the discharge has been established under paragraph (7).

(9) ENFORCEMENT.—This subsection shall be enforceable, as provided in subsections (j) and (k), against any agency of the United States responsible for vessels of the Armed Forces notwithstanding any immunity asserted by the agency.

(33 U.S.C. 1322) Attachment D

	40 CFR 140 (Marine Sanitation Device Standard)

§ 140.1   Definitions.

For the purpose of these standards the following definitions shall apply:

(a) Sewage means human body wastes and the wastes from toilets and other receptacles intended to receive or retain body wastes;

(b) Discharge includes, but is not limited to, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping;

(c) Marine sanitation device includes any equipment for installation onboard a vessel and which is designed to receive, retain, treat, or discharge sewage and any process to treat such sewage;

(d) Vessel includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on waters of the United States;

(e) New vessel refers to any vessel on which construction was initiated on or after January 30, 1975;

(f) Existing vessel refers to any vessel on which construction was initiated before January 30, 1975;

(g) Fecal coliform bacteria are those organisms associated with the intestines of warm-blooded animals that are commonly used to indicate the presence of fecal material and the potential presence of organisms capable of causing human disease.

§ 140.2   Scope of standard.

The standard adopted herein applies only to vessels on which a marine sanitation device has been installed. The standard does not require the installation of a marine sanitation device on any vessel that is not so equipped. The standard applies to vessels owned and operated by the United States unless the Secretary of Defense finds that compliance would not be in the interest of national security.

§ 140.3   Standard.

(a) (1) In freshwater lakes, freshwater reservoirs or other freshwater impoundments whose inlets or outlets are such as to prevent the ingress or egress by vessel traffic subject to this regulation, or in rivers not capable of navigation by interstate vessel traffic subject to this regulation, marine sanitation devices certified by the U.S. Coast Guard (see 33 CFR part 159, published in 40 FR 4622, January 30, 1975), installed on all vessels shall be designed and operated to prevent the overboard discharge of sewage, treated or untreated, or of any waste derived from sewage. This shall not be construed to prohibit the carriage of Coast Guard-certified flow-through treatment devices which have been secured so as to prevent such discharges.

(2) In all other waters, Coast Guard-certified marine sanitation devices installed on all vessels shall be designed and operated to either retain, dispose of, or discharge sewage. If the device has a discharge, subject to paragraph (d) of this section, the effluent shall not have a fecal coliform bacterial count of greater than 1,000 per 100 milliliters nor visible floating solids. Waters where a Coast Guard-certified marine sanitation device permitting discharge is allowed include coastal waters and estuaries, the Great Lakes and inter-connected waterways, fresh-water lakes and impoundments accessible through locks, and other flowing waters that are navigable interstate by vessels subject to this regulation.

(b) This standard shall become effective on January 30, 1977 for new vessels and on January 30, 1980 for existing vessels (or, in the case of vessels owned and operated by the Department of Defense, two years and five years, for new and existing vessels, respectively, after promulgation of implementing regulations by the Secretary of Defense under section 312(d) of the Act).

(c) Any vessel which is equipped as of the date of promulgation of this regulation with a Coast Guard-certified flow-through marine sanitation device meeting the requirements of paragraph (a)(2) of this section, shall not be required to comply with the provisions designed to prevent the overboard discharge of sewage, treated or untreated, in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, for the operable life of that device.

(d) After January 30, 1980, subject to paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section, marine sanitation devices on all vessels on waters that are not subject to a prohibition of the overboard discharge of sewage, treated or untreated, as specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, shall be designed and operated to either retain, dispose of, or discharge sewage, and shall be certified by the U.S. Coast Guard. If the device has a discharge, the effluent shall not have a fecal coliform bacterial count of greater than 200 per 100 milliliters, nor suspended solids greater than 150 mg/1.

(e) Any existing vessel on waters not subject to a prohibition of the overboard discharge of sewage in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, and which is equipped with a certified device on or before January 30, 1978, shall not be required to comply with paragraph (d) of this section, for the operable life of that device.

(f) Any new vessel on waters not subject to the prohibition of the overboard discharge of sewage in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, and on which construction is initiated before January 31, 1980, which is equipped with a marine sanitation device before January 31, 1980, certified under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, shall not be required to comply with paragraph (d) of this section, for the operable life of that device.

(g) The degrees of treatment described in paragraphs (a) and (d) of this section are “appropriate standards” for purposes of Coast Guard and Department of Defense certification pursuant to section 312(g)(2) of the Act.

[41 FR 4453, Jan. 29, 1976, as amended at 60 FR 33932, June 29, 1995]

§ 140.4   Complete prohibition.

(a) Prohibition pursuant to CWA section 312(f)(3): a State may completely prohibit the discharge from all vessels of any sewage, whether treated or not, into some or all of the waters within such State by making a written application to the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, and by receiving the Administrator's affirmative determination pursuant to section 312(f)(3) of the Act. Upon receipt of an application under section 312(f)(3) of the Act, the Administrator will determine within 90 days whether adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels using such waters are reasonably available. Applications made by States pursuant to section 312(f)(3) of the Act shall include:

(1) A certification that the protection and enhancement of the waters described in the petition require greater environmental protection than the applicable Federal standard;

(2) A map showing the location of commercial and recreational pump-out facilities;

(3) A description of the location of pump-out facilities within waters designated for no discharge;

(4) The general schedule of operating hours of the pump-out facilities;

(5) The draught requirements on vessels that may be excluded because of insufficient water depth adjacent to the facility;

(6) Information indicating that treatment of wastes from such pump-out facilities is in conformance with Federal law; and

(7) Information on vessel population and vessel usage of the subject waters.

(b) Prohibition pursuant to CWA section 312(f)(4)(A): a State may make a written application to the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, under section 312(f)(4)(A) of the Act, for the issuance of a regulation completely prohibiting discharge from a vessel of any sewage, whether treated or not, into particular waters of the United States or specified portions thereof, which waters are located within the boundaries of such State. Such application shall specify with particularly the waters, or portions thereof, for which a complete prohibition is desired. The application shall include identification of water recreational areas, drinking water intakes, aquatic sanctuaries, identifiable fish-spawning and nursery areas, and areas of intensive boating activities. If, on the basis of the State's application and any other information available to him, the Administrator is unable to make a finding that the waters listed in the application require a complete prohibition of any discharge in the waters or portions thereof covered by the application, he shall state the reasons why he cannot make such a finding, and shall deny the application. If the Administrator makes a finding that the waters listed in the application require a complete prohibition of any discharge in all or any part of the waters or portions thereof covered by the State's application, he shall publish notice of such findings together with a notice of proposed rule making, and then shall proceed in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553. If the Administrator's finding is that applicable water quality standards require a complete prohibition covering a more restricted or more expanded area than that applied for by the State, he shall state the reasons why his finding differs in scope from that requested in the State's application.

(1) For the following waters the discharge from a vessel of any sewage (whether treated or not) is completely prohibited pursuant to CWA section 312(f)(4)(A):

(i) Boundary Waters Canoe Area, formerly designated as the Superior, Little Indian Sioux, and Caribou Roadless Areas, in the Superior National Forest, Minnesota, as described in 16 U.S.C. 577–577d1.

(ii) Waters of the State of Florida within the boundaries of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary as delineated on a map of the Sanctuary at http://www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov/.

(c)(1) Prohibition pursuant to CWA section 312(f)(4)(B): A State may make written application to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 312(f)(4)(B) of the Act for the issuance of a regulation establishing a drinking water intake no discharge zone which completely prohibits discharge from a vessel of any sewage, whether treated or untreated, into that zone in particular waters, or portions thereof, within such State. Such application shall:

(i) Identify and describe exactly and in detail the location of the drinking water supply intake(s) and the community served by the intake(s), including average and maximum expected amounts of inflow;

(ii) Specify and describe exactly and in detail, the waters, or portions thereof, for which a complete prohibition is desired, and where appropriate, average, maximum and low flows in million gallons per day (MGD) or the metric equivalent;

(iii) Include a map, either a USGS topographic quadrant map or a NOAA nautical chart, as applicable, clearly marking by latitude and longitude the waters or portions thereof to be designated a drinking water intake zone; and

(iv) Include a statement of basis justifying the size of the requested drinking water intake zone, for example, identifying areas of intensive boating activities.

(2) If the Administrator finds that a complete prohibition is appropriate under this paragraph, he or she shall publish notice of such finding together with a notice of proposed rulemaking, and then shall proceed in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553. If the Administrator's finding is that a complete prohibition covering a more restricted or more expanded area than that applied for by the State is appropriate, he or she shall also include a statement of the reasons why the finding differs in scope from that requested in the State's application.

(3) If the Administrator finds that a complete prohibition is inappropriate under this paragraph, he or she shall deny the application and state the reasons for such denial.

(4) For the following waters the discharge from a vessel of any sewage, whether treated or not, is completely prohibited pursuant to CWA section 312(f)(4)(B):

(i) Two portions of the Hudson River in New York State, the first is bounded by an east-west line through the most northern confluence of the Mohawk River which will be designated by the Troy-Waterford Bridge (126th Street Bridge) on the south and Lock 2 on the north, and the second of which is bounded on the north by the southern end of Houghtaling Island and on the south by a line between the Village of Roseton on the western shore and Low Point on the eastern shore in the vicinity of Chelsea, as described in Items 2 and 3 of 6 NYCRR Part 858.4.

(ii) [Reserved]

[41 FR 4453, Jan. 29, 1976, as amended at 42 FR 43837, Aug. 31, 1977; 60 FR 63945, Dec. 13, 1995; 63 FR 1320, Jan. 8, 1998; 67 FR 35743, May 21, 2002]

§ 140.5   Analytical procedures.

In determining the composition and quality of effluent discharge from marine sanitation devices, the procedures contained in 40 CFR part 136, “Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants,” or subsequent revisions or amendments thereto, shall be employed.

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51600-51602]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-67692; File No. SR-ICC-2012-13]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Credit LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend
Schedule 502 of the ICC Rules To Provide for Clearing of Additional
Markit CDX North American Investment Grade Indices

August 20, 2012.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder \2\ notice is hereby given that
on August 10, 2012, ICE Clear Credit LLC (``ICC'') filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule
change as described in Items I, II and III below, which Items have been
prepared primarily by ICC. ICC filed the proposed rule change pursuant
to Section 19(b)(3)(A) \3\ of the Act and Rule 19b-4(f)(4)(ii) \4\
thereunder, so that the proposed rule change was effective upon filing
with the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested parties.
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    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change

    The purpose of proposed rule change is to provide for the clearance
of the following credit default swaps: Markit CDX North American
Investment Grade Series 11 Index with a seven year maturity, maturing
on December 20, 2015, Markit CDX North American Investment Grade Series
12 Index with

a seven year maturity, maturing on June 20, 2016, Markit CDX North
American Investment Grade Series 13 Index with a three year maturity,
maturing on December 20, 2012, Markit CDX North American Investment
Grade Series 13 Index with a seven year maturity, maturing on December
20, 2016, Markit CDX North American Investment Grade Series 14 Index
with a three year maturity, maturing on June 20, 2013, Markit CDX North
American Investment Grade Series 14 Index with a seven year maturity,
maturing on June 20, 2017, Markit CDX North American Investment Grade
Series 15 Index with a three year maturity, maturing on December 20,
2013, Markit CDX North American Investment Grade Series 15 Index with a
seven year maturity, maturing on December 20, 2017, Markit CDX North
American Investment Grade Series 16 Index with a three year maturity,
maturing on June 20, 2014, Markit CDX North American Investment Grade
Series 16 Index with a seven year maturity, maturing on June 20, 2018,
Markit CDX North American Investment Grade Series 17 Index with a three
year maturity, maturing on December 20, 2014, Markit CDX North American
Investment Grade Series 17 Index with a seven year maturity, maturing
on December 20, 2018, Markit CDX North American Investment Grade Series
18 Index with a three year maturity, maturing on June 20, 2015, and
Markit CDX North American Investment Grade Series 18 Index with a seven
year maturity, maturing on June 20, 2019 (the ``Additional Indices'').
ICC currently clears Markit CDX North American Investment Grade Indices
with five, seven and ten year maturities. The Additional Indices do not
require any changes to the body of the ICC Rules. ICC will clear the
Additional Indices pursuant to ICC's existing Rules. Also, clearing the
Additional Indices does not require any changes to the ICC risk
management framework including the ICC margin methodology, guaranty
fund methodology, pricing parameters and pricing model. The only change
relates to the inclusion of the Additional Indices in Schedule 502 of
the ICC Rules.

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

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

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

    ICC believes that the clearing of the Additional Index will
facilitate the prompt and accurate settlement of swaps and contribute
to the safeguarding of securities and funds associated with swap
transactions.

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

    ICC does not believe that the proposed rule change will have any
impact, or impose any burden, on competition.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    ICC has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit, comments
regarding this proposed rule change. ICC will notify the Commission of
any written comments received by ICC.

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

    The foregoing rule change was filed pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)
\5\ of the Act and Rule 19b-4(f)(4)(ii) \6\ thereunder and thus became
effective upon filing because it effects a change in an existing
service of a registered clearing agency that primarily affects the
futures clearing operations of the clearing agency with respect to
futures that are not security futures and does not significantly affect
any securities clearing operations of the clearing agency or any
related rights or obligations of the clearing agency or persons using
such service. At any time within sixty days of the filing of such 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.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File No. SR-ICC-2012-13 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ICC-2012-13. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filings will also be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of ICE Clear Credit and
on ICE Clear Credit's Web site at https://www.theice.com/publicdocs/regulatory_filings/ICEClearCredit_080912a.pdf.
    All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission
does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You
should submit only information that you wish to make available
publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ICC-2012-13
and should be submitted on or before September 14, 2012.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\7\
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Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-20822 Filed 8-23-12; 8:45 am]
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