[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18400-18401]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2014-0839; FRL-9924-11-OEI]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; State Program Adequacy Determination:
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLFs) and Non-Municipal, Non-
Hazardous Waste Disposal Units that Receive Conditionally Exempt Small
Quantity Generator (CESQG) Hazardous Waste (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), ``State Program Adequacy
Determination: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLFs) and Non-
Municipal, Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal Units that Receive
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG) Hazardous Waste
(Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1608.07, OMB Control No. 2050-0152) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved
through April 30, 2015. Public comments were previously requested via
the Federal Register (79 FR 73574) on December 11, 2014 during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its
estimated burden and cost to the public. 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 OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before May 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2014-0839, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for
EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public

docket without change including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to
be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Dufficy, Materials Recovery and
Waste Management Division, Office of Resource Conservation and
Recovery, mail code 5304P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703)
308-9037; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: Section 4010(c) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA) of 1976 requires that EPA revise the landfill criteria
promulgated under paragraph (1) of Section 4004(a) and Section
1008(a)(3). Section 4005(c) of RCRA, as amended by the Hazardous Solid
Waste Amendments (HSWA) of 1984, requires states to develop and
implement permit programs to ensure that MSWLFs and non-municipal, non-
hazardous waste disposal units that receive household hazardous waste
or CESQG hazardous waste are in compliance with the revised criteria
for the design and operation of non-municipal, non-hazardous waste
disposal units under 40 CFR part 257, subpart B and MSWLFs under 40 CFR
part 258 (revised federal criteria). Section 4005(c) of RCRA further
mandates the EPA Administrator to determine the adequacy of state
permit programs to ensure owner and/or operator compliance with the
revised federal criteria.
    In response to the statutory requirement in Sec.  4005(c), EPA
developed 40 CFR part 239, commonly referred to as the State
Implementation Rule (SIR). The SIR describes the state application and
EPA review procedures and defines the elements of an adequate state
permit program.
    The collection of information from the state during the permit
program adequacy determination process allows EPA to evaluate whether a
program for which approval is requested is appropriate in structure and
authority to ensure owner or operator compliance with the revised
federal criteria. Section 239.3 of the SIR, requires that all state
applications contain the following five components:
    (1) A transmittal letter requesting permit program approval.
    (2) A narrative description of the state permit program, including
a demonstration that the state's standards for non-municipal, non-
hazardous waste disposal units that receive CESQG hazardous waste are
technically comparable to the Part 257, Subpart B criteria and/or that
its MSWLF standards are technically comparable to the Part 258
criteria.
    (3) A legal certification demonstrating that the state has the
authority to carry out the program.
    (4) Copies of state laws, regulations, and guidance that the state
believes demonstrate program adequacy.
    (5) Copies of relevant state-tribal agreements if the state has
negotiated with a tribe for the implementation of a permit program on
tribal lands.
    The EPA Administrator has delegated the authority to make
determinations of adequacy to the EPA Regional Administrator. The
appropriate EPA Regional Office, therefore, will use the information
provided by each state to determine whether the state's permit program
satisfies the statutory test reflected in the requirements of 40 CFR
part 239.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under Section 4005(c)
of RCRA.
    Estimated number of respondents: 12.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 968 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $54,374 (per year), includes $0 for
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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[Notices]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-83116; File No. SR-MRX-2018-08]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq MRX, LLC; Notice of
Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule
Change To Introduce the ATR Protection for Orders That Are Routed to
Away Markets

April 26, 2018.

    On February 23, 2018, Nasdaq MRX, LLC (``Exchange'') 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 Exchange
Rule 714 regarding the Acceptable Trade Range protection for orders and
quotes. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the
Federal Register on March 14, 2018.\3\ On April 23, 2018, the Exchange
submitted Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change.\4\ The
Commission received no comments 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. 82848 (March 9,
2018), 83 FR 11276 (``Notice'').
    \4\ See Letter to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Commission, from
Adrian Griffiths, Senior Associate General Counsel, Nasdaq, Inc.,
dated April 23, 2018. Amendment No. 1 revises the proposed rule
change to: (i) Provide further discussion of the current application
of the ATR to orders routed away; (ii) modify the proposed rule text
regarding the recalculation of the ATR for orders routed away
pursuant to Supplementary Material to Exchange Rule 1901, if the
applicable National Best Bid or the National Best Offer price is
improved at the time of routing; (iii) expand the discussion and
justification for recalculating the ATR for such orders; and (iv)
make other amendments to the proposed rule text to improve the
understandability of the current ATR calculation. Amendment No. 1 is
available at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-mrx-2018-08/mrx201808-3492392-162259.pdf.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \5\ provides that within 45 days of the
publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or
within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its
reasons for so finding or as to which the self-regulatory organization
consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change,
disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to
determine whether these proposed rule changes should be disapproved.
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    The Commission is extending the 45-day time period for Commission
action on the proposed rule change. The Commission finds that it is
appropriate to designate a longer period within which to take action on
the proposed rule change so that it has sufficient time to consider and
take action on the Exchange's proposed rule change.
    Accordingly, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Act \6\
and for the reasons stated above, the Commission designates June 12,
2018 as the date by which the Commission should either approve or
disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to
disapprove, the proposed rule change (File No. SR-MRX-2018-08).
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    \7\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).

Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 135 (Friday, July 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32710-32711]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[PHMSA-2018-0072]

Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities, Revision of
the Hazardous Liquid Annual Report

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) invites
comments on its intent to request from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) a revision to form PHMSA F 7000-1.1--Annual Report for
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Systems, which is currently collected under
OMB Control number 2137-0614.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit comments on or before
September 11, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted in the following ways:
    E-Gov website: http://www.regulations.gov. This site allows the
public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice issued by any
agency.
    Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the ground level of DOT, West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: Identify the docket number, PHMSA-2018-0072, at the
beginning of your comments. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. You should know that anyone is able to
search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our
dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). Therefore, you may want to review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477) or visit http://www.regulations.gov
before submitting any such comments.
    Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to Room W12-
140 on the ground level of DOT, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. If you wish to receive confirmation of
receipt of your written comments, please include a self-addressed,
stamped postcard with the following statement: ``Comments on PHMSA-
2018-0072.'' The Docket Clerk will date stamp the postcard prior to
returning it to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that due to delays
in the delivery of U.S. mail to Federal offices in Washington,

DC, we recommend that persons consider an alternative method (internet,
fax, or professional delivery service) of submitting comments to the
docket and ensuring their timely receipt at DOT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Dow by telephone at 202-366-
1246, by fax at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by mail at DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, PHP-30, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following information is provided for
each information collection:
    (1) Abstract for the affected annual report form; (2) Title of the
information collection; (3) OMB control number; (4) Affected annual
report form; (5) Description of affected public; (6) Estimate of total
annual reporting and recordkeeping burden; and (7) Frequency of
collection. PHMSA will request a three-year term of approval for each
information collection activity and, when approved by OMB, publish
notice of the approval in the Federal Register.
    PHMSA Form F 7000-1.1 is used to report both hazardous liquid and
carbon dioxide pipeline systems. PHMSA proposes adding ``carbon
dioxide'' to the form name.
    In Part J, PHMSA proposes removing the column for ``Rural Low-
Stress Pipeline Segments Subject ONLY to Subpart B of 49 CFR 195''
because this type of pipeline does not exist.
    PHMSA requests comments on the following information collection:
    Title: Reporting Requirements for Hazardous Liquid Pipeline
Operators: Hazardous Liquid Annual Report.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0614.
    Current Expiration Date: 10/31/2018.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Abstract: Each operator must annually complete and submit the Form
PHMSA F 7000-1.1 for each type of hazardous liquid pipeline facility
operated at the end of the previous year, as required by 49 CFR 195.49.
This Annual Report for Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Systems is required to
be filed by June 15 of each year for the preceding calendar year. On
the Annual Report form, PHMSA collects data concerning the number of
miles of pipeline each operator has and other characteristics of each
pipeline system. PHMSA also collects information on the number of
anomalies identified and repaired using various types of pipe
inspection and assessment methods.
    Affected Public: Hazardous liquid pipeline operators.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Total Annual Responses: 447.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,457.
    Frequency of collection: Annually.
    Comments are invited on:
    (a) The need for the proposed collection of information for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information will have practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 9, 2018, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 6496]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

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

    Docket Number: ER17-405-000, ER17-406-000.
    Applicants: American Electric Power Service Corporation, PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Supplement to November 22 PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
rate filing.
    Filed Date: 1/9/17.
    Accession Number: 20170109-5351.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/30/17.

    Docket Number: ER17-779-000.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Description: Compliance filing: 2017-01-11 Petition for Limited
Waiver of RAAIM Advisory Period to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 1/11/17.
    Accession Number: 20170111-5148.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/23/17.

    Docket Number: ER17-781-000.
    Applicants: NorthWestern Corporation.
    Description: Notice of Cancellation of Multiple Inactive Service
Agreements and Rate Schedules of NorthWestern Corporation.
    Filed Date: 1/11/17.
    Accession Number: 20170111-5169.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/1/17.

    Docket Number: ER17-782-000.
    Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Order No. 825 Compliance Filing of New York
Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Filed Date: 1/11/17.
    Accession Number: 20170111-5173.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/1/17.

    Docket Number: ER17-783-000.
    Applicants: Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Revisions to Formulary Rate
Tariff to be effective 3/12/2017.
    Filed Date: 1/12/17.
    Accession Number: 20170112-5055.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/2/17.

    Docket Number: ER17-784-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Queue Position AB2-010/AB2-
011, Original Service Agreement No. 4601 to be effective 12/13/2016.
    Filed Date: 1/12/17.
    Accession Number: 20170112-5120.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/2/17.

    Docket Number: ER17-785-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Amended LGIA AltaGas Sonoran
Energy Inc. to be effective 3/14/2017.
    Filed Date: 1/12/17.
    Accession Number: 20170112-5143.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/2/17.

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

    Dated: January 12, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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MEMORANDUM

DATE:		September 18, 2014

TO:		Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants; Docket Id: OAR - 2013-0602

FROM:	Ray Saracino, EPA Region 9

SUBJECT:	September 18, 2014, Meeting with Arizona Officials and Utilities Regarding Proposed Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants
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SUMMARY

      A meeting was held between EPA and the attendees listed below on September 18, 2014 to discuss the proposed Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants. The Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants was proposed on June 2, 2014 and published in the Federal Register on June 18, 2014.

ATTENDEES

External Stakeholders
ADEQ:  Steve Burr
Tucson Electric Power: Erik Bakken, Jeff Yockey, Mike Sheehan
Salt River Project: Kara Montalvo, Barbara Sprungl, Kelly Barr, Grant Smedley
Arizona Corporation Commission: Steve Olea, Margaret `Toby' Little, Ed Stoneburg
Arizona Electric Power Coop: Logan Gernet
Arizona Public Service: Ann Becker, Mike Kafka, Nancy Nesky, Paul Smith, Charles Spell
Pacificorp: Cathy Woollums
Tristate: Andy Burger, Brian Nelson
Sierra Southwest Co-op:  Michelle Freeark
Jordan, Bischoff & Hiser: Eric Hiser

EPA
Jeremy Mark 		OAP, Clean Air Markets Division
Brian Fisher		OAP
Beth Conlin		OAP
Nathan Topham	OAQPS
Mikhail Adamantiades Advisor
Chris Sherry		OAP
Gabrielle Stevens	OAP
Deborah Jordan 	Director, R9 Air Division
Amy Zimpfer		Associate Director, R9 Air Division
Anita Lee 		R9
Ray Saracino 		R9

Attachment
File: 2014-09-11 Arizona Questions About 111d Proposal


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 25

[Docket No. FAA-2013-0897; Notice No. 25-13-29-SC]

Special Conditions: Airbus, Model A350-900 Series Airplane;
Transient Engine Failure Loads

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes special conditions for Airbus Model A350-
900 series airplanes. These airplanes will have a novel or unusual
design feature associated with the new generation of high bypass
engines and the potential loads resulting from extreme engine failure
conditions.
    The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or
appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These proposed
special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the
Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety
equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.

DATES: Send your comments on or before December 27, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2013-0897
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/ and follow the online instructions for sending
your comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30, U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Privacy: The FAA will post all comments it receives, without
change, to http://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal
information the commenter provides. Using the search function of the
docket Web site, anyone can find and read the electronic form of all
comments received into any FAA docket, including the name of the
individual sending the comment (or signing the comment for an
association, business, labor union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement can be found in the Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (65 FR 19477- 19478), as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov/.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
http://www.regulations.gov/ at any time. Follow the online instructions
for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140
of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Martin, FAA, International
Branch, ANM-115, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057-3356; telephone
(425) 227-1178; facsimile<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite interested people to take part in this rulemaking by
sending written comments, data, or views. The most helpful comments
reference a specific portion of the proposed special conditions,
explain the reason for any recommended change, and include supporting
data.
    We will consider all comments we receive on or before the closing
date for comments. We may change these special conditions based on the
comments we receive.

Background

    On August 25, 2008, Airbus applied for a type certificate for their
new Model A350-900 series airplane. Later, Airbus requested and the FAA
approved an extension to the application for FAA type certification to
June 28, 2009. The Model A350-900 series has a conventional layout with
twin wing-mounted Rolls-Royce Trent engines. It features a twin aisle
9-abreast economy class layout, and accommodates side-by-side placement
of LD-3 containers in the cargo compartment. The basic Model A350-900
series configuration will accommodate 315 passengers in a standard two-
class arrangement. The design cruise speed is Mach 0.85 with a Maximum
Take-Off Weight of 602,000 lbs. Airbus proposes the Model A350-900
series to be certified for extended operations (ETOPS) beyond 180
minutes at entry into service for up to a 420-minute maximum diversion
time.
    The existing regulations are inadequate because the new, large
bypass fan engines of the Model A350-900 series airplanes can cause
more damage in a failure event than the previous engines. To maintain
the level of safety envisioned by Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) 25.61(b), more comprehensive criteria are needed for the new
generation of high bypass engines. The more severe events resulting
from extreme engine failure conditions would be treated as dynamic load
conditions. The proposed special conditions would distinguish between
the more common engine failure events and those rare events resulting
from structural failures. The more common events would continue to be
treated as static torque limit load conditions. The severe events would
be considered ultimate loads, and include all transient loads
associated with the event. An additional safety factor would be applied
to the more critical airframe supporting structure.

Type Certification Basis

    Under Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.17, Airbus
must show that the Model A350-900 series meets the applicable
provisions of 14 CFR part 25, as amended by Amendments 25-1 through 25-
128.
    If the Administrator finds that the applicable airworthiness
regulations (i.e., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain adequate or
appropriate safety standards for the Model A350-900 series airplane
because of a novel or unusual design feature, special conditions are
prescribed under Sec.  21.16.
    Special conditions are initially applicable to the model for which
they are issued. Should the type certificate for that model be amended
later to include any other model that incorporates the same or similar
novel or unusual design feature, the proposed special conditions would
also apply to the other model under Sec.  21.101.
    In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and
proposed special conditions, the Model A350-900

series must comply with the fuel vent and exhaust emission requirements
of 14 CFR part 34 and the noise certification requirements of 14 CFR
part 36 and the FAA must issue a finding of regulatory adequacy under
section 611 of Public Law 92-574, the ``Noise Control Act of 1972.''
    The FAA issues special conditions, as defined in 14 CFR 11.19,
under Sec.  11.38, and they become part of the type-certification basis
under Sec.  21.17(a)(2).

Novel or Unusual Design Features

    The Model A350-900 series airplane will incorporate the following
novel or unusual design features: Engines with large, bypass fans
capable of producing much higher failure loads than previous engines.
The Model A350-900 will therefore require additional dynamic loads
analyses to assess the most severe engine failure events. The loads
resulting from these conditions would be considered as ultimate loads,
with an additional safety factor applied to the airframe supporting
structure.

Discussion

    The size, configuration, and failure modes of jet engines has
changed considerably from those envisioned by Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) 25.361(b) when the engine seizure requirement was
first adopted. Engines have become larger and are now designed with
large bypass fans capable of producing much higher failure loads.
Relative to the engine configurations that existed when the rule was
developed in 1957, the present generation of engines are sufficiently
different and novel to justify special conditions for Model A350-900
series airplanes. Service history has shown that the engine failure
events that tend to cause the most severe loads are fan blade failures
and these events occur much less frequently than the typical ``limit''
load condition.
    The regulatory authorities and industry developed a standardized
requirement in the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) forum.
The technical aspects of this requirement have been agreed and have
been accepted by the ARAC Loads and Dynamics Harmonization Working
Group. The proposed special condition reflects the ARAC recommendation
and is essentially harmonized with the corresponding EASA Certification
Specifications (CS) 25. In addition, the ARAC recommendation includes
corresponding advisory material that is incorporated in CS-25. This
advisory material is considered an acceptable means of compliance to
the proposed special conditions.

Applicability

    As discussed above, these proposed special conditions apply to the
Airbus Model A350-900 series airplanes. Should Airbus apply later for a
change to the type certificate to include another model incorporating
the same novel or unusual design feature, the proposed special
conditions would apply to that model as well.

Conclusion

    This action affects only certain novel or unusual design features
on the Model A350-900 series airplanes. It is not a rule of general
applicability.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25

    Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

    The authority citation for these proposed special conditions is as
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701, 44702, 44704.

The Proposed Special Conditions

    Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes the
following special conditions as part of the type certification basis
for Airbus Model A350-900 series airplanes.
    In lieu of Sec.  25.361(b) the following special condition is
proposed:
    1. For turbine engine installations, the engine mounts, pylons, and
adjacent supporting airframe structure must be designed to withstand 1g
level flight loads acting simultaneously with the maximum limit torque
loads imposed by each of the following:
    a. sudden engine deceleration due to a malfunction that could
result in a temporary loss of power or thrust,
    b. the maximum acceleration of the engine.
    2. For auxiliary power unit installations, the power unit mounts
and adjacent supporting airframe structure must be designed to
withstand 1g level flight loads acting simultaneously with the maximum
limit torque loads imposed by each of the following:
    a. sudden auxiliary power unit deceleration due to malfunction or
structural failure; and
    b. the maximum acceleration of the power unit.
    3. For engine supporting structure, an ultimate loading condition
must be considered that combines 1g flight loads with the transient
dynamic loads resulting from:
    a. the loss of any fan, compressor, or turbine blade; and
separately
    b. where applicable to a specific engine design, any other engine
structural failure that results in higher loads.
    4. The ultimate loads developed from the conditions specified in
paragraphs 3.a. and 3.b. are to be multiplied by a factor of 1.0 when
applied to engine mounts and pylons and multiplied by a factor of 1.25
when applied to adjacent supporting airframe structure.
    5. The airplane must be capable of continued safe flight
considering the aerodynamic effects on controllability due to any
permanent deformation that results from the conditions specified in 3.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 22, 2013.
Stephen P. Boyd,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:
    Docket Numbers: EC19-55-000.
    Applicants: Crystal Lake Wind, LLC, Crystal Lake Wind Energy I,
LLC.
    Description: Application for Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act, et al. of Crystal Lake Wind, LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 2/13/19.
    Accession Number: 20190213-5102.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/19.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG19-56-000.
    Applicants: Waipio PV, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Waipio PV, LLC.
    Filed Date: 2/13/19.
    Accession Number: 20190213-5027.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/19.

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

    Docket Numbers: ER10-3048-008; ER15-2720-002.
    Applicants: Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc., WestRock CP,
LLC.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of Longview
Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc., et al.
    Filed Date: 2/12/19.
    Accession Number: 20190212-5142.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/5/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-862-001.
    Applicants: Power Supply Services LLC.
    Description: Notice of change in status of Power Supply Services
LLC.
    Filed Date: 2/12/19.
    Accession Number: 20190212-5143.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/5/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-67-001.
    Applicants: NRG REMA LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Reactive Service Rate Schedule
Informational Filing to be effective 12/14/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/13/19.
    Accession Number: 20190213-5055.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-433-003.
    Applicants: Union Electric Company.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Amendment to Rate Schedule No. 22 to
be effective 12/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 2/13/19.
    Accession Number: 20190213-5060.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-997-000.
    Applicants: Pinetree Power LLC.
    Description: Supplement to February 6, 2019 Pinetree Power LLC
tariff filing.
    Filed Date: 2/13/19.
    Accession Number: 20190213-5014.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/27/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1036-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2019-02-13_Termination of SA
3160 ATC-WEPCo PCA (Somers) to be effective 2/14/2019.
    Filed Date: 2/13/19.
    Accession Number: 20190213-5013.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1037-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2019-02-13_SA 3245 ATC-CWP
D-TIA to be effective 1/24/2019.
    Filed Date: 2/13/19.
    Accession Number: 20190213-5015.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1038-000.
    Applicants: Tracel Energy Marketing Limited Partners.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notice of Cancellation to be
effective 4/15/2019.
    Filed Date: 2/13/19.
    Accession Number: 20190213-5029.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1039-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Revisions to the Appeal
Process in Bylaws Section 3.10 to be effective 4/14/2019.
    Filed Date: 2/13/19.
    Accession Number: 20190213-5030.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1040-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Wind Lessee, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Revised Shared Transmission
Facilities Agreement and Request for Waivers to be effective 2/14/2019.
    Filed Date: 2/13/19.
    Accession Number: 20190213-5079.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/19.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1041-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Amendment to ISA, Service
Agreement No. 4242, Queue Nos. Z1-092/AD1-142 to be effective 4/24/
2018.
    Filed Date: 2/13/19.
    Accession Number: 20190213-5104.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/19.

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

    Dated: February 13, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Release No. 34-53861; File No. SR-NSX-2006-05]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Stock Exchange; Order
Granting Approval to Proposed Rule Change To Prohibit Tape Shredding

May 24, 2006.

I. Introduction

    On April 4, 2006, National Stock ExchangeSM (``NSX'' or
``Exchange'') 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 prohibit tape shredding. The proposed rule
change was published for comment in the Federal Register on April 24,
2006.\3\ The Commission received no comments on the proposal. This
order approves 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. 53663 (April 17,
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II. Description of the Proposal

    The Exchange proposed to add an interpretation to Rule 3.1, which
identifies the splitting of any order into multiple smaller orders
(``tape shredding'') for any purpose other than best execution as
contrary to the high standards of commercial honor and just and
equitable principles of trade.

III. Discussion and Commission Findings

    The Commission has reviewed carefully the proposed rule change and
finds that it is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities
exchange,\4\ particularly section 6(b)(5) of the Act which, among other
things, requires that the rules of a national securities exchange be
designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating
securities transactions, to remove impediments to and to perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest.\5\ The
Commission believes that the proposed rule change

should help eliminate the distortive practice of trade shredding, and,
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    \4\ In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission has
considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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IV. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\6\ that the proposed rule change (File No. SR-NSX-2006-05), be and
hereby is, approved.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
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J. Lynn Taylor,
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[Release No. 34-85213; File No. SR-BX-2018-066]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq BX, Inc.; Notice of
Withdrawal of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Exchange's Port Fee
Schedule

February 27, 2019.
    On December 20, 2018, Nasdaq BX, Inc. (``Exchange'') 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 port
fee schedule. The proposed rule change was immediately effective upon
filing with the Commission pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the
Act.\3\ The proposed rule change was published for comment in the
Federal Register on January 31, 2019.\4\ On February 15, 2019, pursuant
to Section 19(b)(3)(C) of the Act, the Commission: (1) Temporarily
suspended the proposed rule change; and (2) instituted proceedings to
determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed rule change.\5\
The Commission has received no comment letters on the proposed rule
change. On February 25, 2019, the Exchange withdrew its proposed rule
change (SR-BX-2018-066).
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 84965 (December 26,
2018), 84 FR 842.
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 85152, 84 FR 5737
(February 22, 2019).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Deputy Secretary.
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We estimate that, under current Rule 12g3-2(b), on an annual basis:
     1,036 foreign private issuers claim the Rule 12g3-2(b)
exemption;
     Each issuer makes on average 12 submissions or
publications, for a total of 12,432 submissions or publications under
Rule 12g3-2(b);
     Production of those Rule 12g3-2(b) submissions or
publications requires a total of 49,728 burden hours, or an average of
4 burden hours per submission or publication (for all work performed by
foreign private issuers and outside firms);
     Of those total burden hours, 13,700 hours result from work
incurred by 685 issuers to produce their initial Rule 12g3-2(b)
applications;\121\
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    \121\ We previously estimated that 685 issuers obtained the Rule
12g3-2(b) exemption before the adoption of Rule 12h-6, which
eliminated the application process for issuers that deregister
pursuant to that new rule. See Release No. 34-55540. All of the 685
issuers obtained the Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption after having submitted
a letter application to the Commission. Based on a review of several
Rule 12g3-2(b) applications, and an assessment of Rule 12g3-2(b)'s
requirements and current practice, we estimate that it takes
approximately 20 hours on average to complete a Rule 12g3-2(b)
letter application. 685 x 20 hrs. = 13,700 hrs.
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     Foreign private issuers incur a total of 25,943 burden
hours \122\ to produce the Rule 12g3-2(b) submissions or publications,
or an average of 2.1 burden hours per submission or publication;\123\
and
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    \122\ 49,728 hrs. - 13,700 hrs. = 36,028 hrs. for work excluding
application work. 36,028 hrs. x .25 = 9,007 hrs. for English
translation work. 36,028 hrs. - 9,007 hrs. = 27,021 hrs. x .75 =
20,266 hrs. for non-English translation work. 9,007 hrs. x .25 =
2,252 hrs. for English translation work. 13,700 hrs. x .25 = 3,425
hrs. for application work. 20,266 hrs. + 2,252 hrs. + 3,425 hrs. =
25,943 hrs. for total work performed by foreign private issuers.
25,943 hrs./12,432 = 2.1 hrs per submission or publication.
    \123\ The last OMB submission for Rule 12g3-2(b) reported 31,080
burden hours for foreign private issuers. Our current estimate of
25,943 burden hours is due to our assessment of the average annual
burden hours required to produce written applications under Rule
12g3-2(b), most of which are incurred by outside firms. We are
treating the decrease in hours as an adjustment to the previous PRA
burden estimate for Rule 12g3-2(b).
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     Outside firms perform service at a total cost of
$7,656,375 \124\ to produce the Rule 12g3-2(b) submissions or
publications.\125\
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    \124\ 27,021 hrs. x .25 = 6,755 hrs. x $400/hr. = $2,702,000 for
non-English translation work. 9,007 hrs. x .75 = 6,755 hrs. x $125/
hr. = $844,375 for English translation work. 13,700 hrs. x .75 =
10,275 hrs. x $400/hr. = $4,110,000 for application work. $2,702,000
+ $844,375 + $4,110,000 = $7,656,375 for total work performed by
outside firms.
    \125\ The last OMB submission for Rule 12g3-2(b) reported
$4,895,100 in total costs for outside firms. Our current estimate of
$7,656,375 is due to the previously noted assessment of the average
annual burden hours required to produce written applications under
Rule 12g3-2(b). We are treating the increase in costs as an
adjustment to the previous PRA cost estimate for Rule 12g3-2(b).
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    We estimate that, on an annual basis, approximately 150 additional
foreign private issuers could claim the Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption as a
result of the proposed amendments to Rule 12g3-2. This increase in the
number of Rule 12g3-2(b) exempt issuers would cause:
     The number of issuers claiming the Rule 12g3-2(b)
exemption to total 1,186;
     The number of Rule 12g3-2(b) publications to total
14,232;\126\
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    \126\ 1,186 x 12 hrs. = 14,232.
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     The number of burden hours required to produce these Rule
12g3-2(b) publications to total 53,928;\127\
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    \127\ 14,232 hrs. x 4 = 56,928 hrs. 150 x 20hrs. = 3,000 hrs.
saved by the elimination of the written application requirement.
56,928 hrs. - 3,000 hrs. = 53,928 hrs.
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     The number of burden hours incurred by foreign private
issuers to produce the Rule 12g3-2(b) publications to total 33,706
hours, or 2.4 burden hours per publication;\128\ and
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    \128\ 53,928 hrs. x .25 = 13,482 hrs. for English translation
work. 53,928 hrs. - 13,482 hrs. = 40,446 hrs.; 40,446 hrs. x .75 =
30,335 hrs. for non-English translation work; 13,482 hrs. x .25 =
3,371 hrs. for English translation work; 30,335 hrs. + 3,371 hrs. =
33,706 total hrs. incurred by foreign private issuers. 33,706 hrs./
14,232 = 2.4 hrs. per publication. Of the 33,706 hrs., + 7,763 hrs.
result from the proposed rule change and -5,137 hrs. result from the
previously noted program adjustment. 7,763 hrs. - 5,137 hrs. = a net
increase of 2,626 hrs. from the previous PRA estimate for Rule 12g3-
2(b).
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     Outside firms perform services at a total cost of
$5,308,800 to produce the Rule 12g3-2(b) publications.\129\
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    \129\ 40,446 hrs. x .25 = 10,112 hrs. x $400/hr. = $4,044,800
for non-English translation work; 13,482 hrs. x .75 = 10,112 hrs. x
$125/hr. = $1,264,000 for English translation work; $4,044,800 +
$1,264,000 = $5,308,800 for total costs incurred by outside firms.
Of the total costs, - $2,347,575 result from the proposed rule
change and + $2,761,275 result from the previously noted program
adjustment. $2,761,275 - $2,347,575 = a net increase of $413,700
from the previous PRA estimate for Rule 12g3-2(b).
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B. Form F-6

    We currently estimate that, on an annual basis:
     150 registrants file Form F-6;
     Each registrant files one Form F-6, for a total of 150
Form F-6s;
     Production of these Form F-6s requires 150 burden hours,
or one burden hour per Form F-6 (for all work performed by registrants
and outside firms);
     Of those total hours, registrants incur 38 hours to
produce the Form F-6s, or an average of .25 hours per Form F-6;\130\
and
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    \130\ 150 hrs. x .25 = 38 hrs.
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     Outside firms perform services at a total cost of $45,000
to produce the Form F-6s.\131\
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    \131\ 150 hrs. x .75 x $400/hr. = $45,000.
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    We estimate that, on an annual basis, approximately 150 additional
registrants could file Form F-6 as a result of the proposed rule
amendments. We further estimate that, as a result of the proposed rule
amendments, the burden required to produce each Form F-6 would increase
by .5 hours. This increase in the number of Form F-6s and burden hours
would cause:
     The number of Form F-6s filed to increase by 150 for a
total of 300;
     The total hours required to produce the Form F-6s to
increase by 225 hours

for a total of 375 hours, or 1.25 hours per Form F-6;\132\
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    \132\ For the additional 150 filers: 150 x 1.5 hrs. = 225 hrs.,
225 hrs. + 150 hrs. = 375 hrs., 375 hrs./300 = 1.25 hrs. per Form F-
6.
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     The number of burden hours incurred by registrants to
produce the Form F-6s to increase by 56 hours to 94 hours, or .33 hours
per Form F-6;\133\ and
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    \133\ 375 hrs. x .25 = 94 hrs., 94 hrs. - 38 hrs. = 56 hrs., 94
hrs./300 = .31 hr. per Form F-6.
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     Outside firms to perform services at a total cost of
$112,400 (an increase of $67,400) to produce the Form F-6s.\134\
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    \134\ 375 hrs. x .75 = 281 hrs. x $400/hr. = $112,400. $112,400
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IV. Cost-Benefit Analysis

A. Expected Benefits

    The proposed rule amendments are designed to encourage more foreign
companies with relatively limited U.S. market interest to claim the
Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption, and thereby publish on the Internet material
documents in English, enhancing the ability of U.S. investors to trade
equity securities of such companies in the U.S. over-the-counter
market. The Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption permits a foreign company to have
established an ADR facility under which its equity securities are
traded as ADRs in the U.S. over-the-counter market for the convenience
of U.S. investors, even if its U.S. investors exceed the Section 12(g)
shareholder thresholds.\135\ The Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption also permits
a foreign company to trade its equity securities in the form of
ordinary shares through the U.S. over-the-counter market, makes it
easier for broker-dealers to fulfill their obligations under Exchange
Act Rule 15c2-11 to investors, and facilitates the resale of a foreign
company's securities to qualified institutional buyers in the United
States under Securities Act Rule 144A. By encouraging more foreign
companies to claim the Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption, the proposed rule
amendments should benefit investors by enhancing their ability to
invest in foreign securities in the United States over-the-counter
market.
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    \135\ Use of an ADR facility makes it easier for a U.S. investor
to collect dividends in U.S. dollars. Moreover, because the
clearance and settlement process for ADRs generally is the same for
securities of domestic companies that are traded in U.S. markets, a
U.S. holder of an ADR is able to hold securities of a foreign
company that trades, clears and settles within automated U.S.
systems and within U.S. time periods.
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    The proposed rule amendments would encourage more foreign companies
to claim the Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption by reducing the costs of
obtaining that exemption for foreign private issuers in two ways.
First, the proposed amendments would enable an otherwise eligible
issuer to claim the Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption, regardless of the number
of its U.S. security holders, as long as the U.S. trading volume for
its subject class of equity securities was no greater than ten percent
of its worldwide trading volume for its most recently completed fiscal
year. Currently Rule 12g3-2(b) requires an issuer to disclose the
number of its U.S. security holders and the percentage of its
outstanding securities held by them when applying for the Rule's
exemption from Exchange Act registration.\136\ Since it is typically
more difficult for a foreign company to calculate the number of its
U.S. holders than to determine its relative U.S. trading volume, the
proposed rule amendments should make it easier for more foreign
companies to determine whether they qualify for the exemption.
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    \136\ An issuer must also currently recalculate the number of
its U.S. security holders when applying for reinstatement of the
Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption should it lose that exemption due to non-
compliance with the Rule's ongoing home jurisdiction disclosure
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    Second, the proposed rule amendments would eliminate the current
written application process that requires an issuer to submit in paper
specified information concerning, for example, its non-U.S. disclosure
requirements, along with paper copies of its non-U.S. disclosure
documents published since the beginning of its last fiscal year. Since
outside law firms typically perform most of the work required for the
application, the proposed rule amendments should reduce Rule 12g3-2(b)
costs for foreign companies and encourage more of them to claim the
Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption.
    The proposed rule amendments would further benefit investors by
requiring any foreign company that claims the Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption
to publish in English specified non-U.S. disclosure documents on its
Internet Web site or through an electronic information delivery system
that is generally available to the public in its primary trading
market. Currently an issuer that has obtained the Rule 12g3-2(b)
exemption upon application may submit its non-U.S. documents on an
ongoing basis in paper to the Commission. By requiring the electronic
publication in English of specified non-U.S. documents for any issuer
claiming the Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption, the proposed amendments should
make it easier for U.S. investors to gain access to a foreign private
issuer's material non-U.S. disclosure documents and make better
informed decisions regarding whether to invest in that issuer's equity
securities.

B. Expected Costs

    Investors could incur costs from the proposed rule amendments to
the extent that the proposed amendments encourage more foreign
companies, which otherwise would be required to register their equity
securities under the Exchange Act, to claim the Rule 12g3-2(b)
exemption, where the information, enforcement remedies, and other
effects of registration are valuable to investors. We estimate that, on
an annual basis, approximately 150 additional foreign private issuers
could claim the Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption as a result of the proposed
amendments to Rule 12g3-2. Some less technologically capable investors
may also incur costs resulting from the search and retrieval of a
foreign company's electronically published documents.
    A foreign company would incur costs resulting from the amended
rule's requirement to publish electronically specified non-U.S.
disclosure documents in English to the extent that it is not already
required to, or does not already, do so pursuant to any applicable law
or rule. A foreign private issuer would also incur costs resulting from
its required annual determination regarding whether it is still in
compliance with the Rule 12g3-2(b) conditions.
    If, because of those costs, the foreign company does not claim or
maintain the Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption, U.S. investors interested in
trading in the securities of that company would have to resort to
trading in the company's non-U.S. primary trading market. Those U.S.
investors could incur costs associated with finding and contracting
with a broker-dealer who is able to trade in the foreign reporting
company's primary trading market. U.S. investors could also face
additional costs resulting from currency conversion and higher
transaction costs trading the securities in a foreign market.
Comment Solicited
    We solicit comment on the costs and benefits to U.S. and other
investors, foreign private issuers, and others who may be affected by
the proposed amendments to Exchange Act Rule 12g3-2 and the associated
proposed rule amendments. We request your views on the costs and
benefits described above as well as on any other costs and benefits
that could result from adoption of the proposed rule amendments. We
also request data to quantify the costs and value of the benefits
identified. We are particularly interested in receiving

information concerning an issuer's expected costs of determining its
relative U.S. trading volume under the proposed rule compared to its
costs of having to determine the number of its U.S. holders and the
percentage of shares held by them as required under the current rule.

V. Consideration of Impact On the Economy, Burden On Competition and
Promotion of Efficiency, Competition and Capital Formation Analysis

A. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996
Considerations

    For purposes of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness
Act of 1996 (``SBREFA''),\137\ we solicit data to determine whether the
rule proposals constitute a ``major'' rule. Under SBREFA, a rule is
considered ``major'' where, if adopted, it results or is likely to
result in:
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    \137\ Pub. L. 104-121, Title II, 110 Stat. 857 (1996) (codified
in various sections of 5 U.S.C., 15 U.S.C. and as a note to 5 U.S.C.
601).
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     An annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more
(either in the form of an increase or a decrease);
     A major increase in costs or prices for consumers or
individual industries; or
     Significant adverse effects on competition, investment or
innovation.
    We request comment on the potential impact of the proposed rule
amendments on these factors. Commenters are requested to provide
empirical data and other factual support for their views if possible.

B. Securities Act Section 2(b) and Exchange Act Section 3(f) and
Section 23(a)(2) Considerations

    When engaging in rulemaking that requires the Commission to
consider or determine whether an action is necessary or appropriate in
the public interest, Securities Act Section 2(b) \138\ and Exchange Act
Section 3(f) \139\ require the Commission to consider whether the
action will promote efficiency, competition and capital formation.
Further, when adopting rules under the Exchange Act, Section 23(a)(2)
of the Exchange Act \140\ requires us to consider the impact that any
new rule would have on competition. In addition, Section 23(a)(2)
prohibits us from adopting any rule that would impose a burden on
competition not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes
of the Exchange Act.
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    \138\ 15 U.S.C. 77b(b).
    \139\ 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \140\ 15 U.S.C. 78w(a)(2).
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    The rule proposals would amend the rules that determine when a
foreign private issuer may claim the exemption from Exchange Act
Section 12(g) registration under Exchange Act Rule 12g3-2(b). That
exemption permits limited trading of an issuer's exempted equity
securities in the over-the-counter market in the United States as long
as the issuer submits its non-U.S. disclosure documents to the
Commission, notwithstanding that the issuer exceeds the Section 12(g)
registration thresholds. Many foreign private issuers rely on the Rule
12g3-2(b) exemption to have established ADR facilities, which make it
easier for U.S. investors to trade in those issuers' equity securities.
The Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption also makes it easier for broker-dealers to
meet their Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11 obligations to investors, and
effect the resale of a foreign private issuer's securities to QIBs
under Securities Act Rule 144A.
    The proposed rule amendments would permit a foreign private issuer
to claim the Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption without having to submit a paper
application to the Commission, as is currently required, if, among
other conditions, the U.S. average daily trading volume of its equity
securities was no greater than 20 percent of its worldwide average
daily trading volume for its most recently completed fiscal year. The
proposed rule amendments would also require an issuer to publish in
English specified non-U.S. disclosure documents on its Internet Web
site or through an electronic information delivery system that is
generally available to the public in its primary trading market.
Currently an issuer that has obtained the Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption by
application may submit its non-U.S. disclosure documents in paper to
the Commission.
    By enabling a qualified foreign private issuer to claim the Rule
12g3-2(b) exemption automatically, and without regard to the number of
its U.S. shareholders, as is currently the case, the proposed rule
amendments should encourage more foreign private issuers to claim the
Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption by lowering the costs of obtaining that
exemption. Consequently, the proposed rule amendments should foster the
trading of foreign companies' equity securities in the U.S. over-the-
counter market, for example, by enabling the establishment of
additional ADR facilities and making it easier for broker-dealers to
meet their Rule 15c2-11 obligations to investors with respect to
foreign securities. The enhanced ability of investors to trade foreign
securities in the United States should help encourage competition
between domestic and foreign firms for investors in the U.S. over-the-
counter market.
    Moreover, by requiring the electronic publication in English of
specified non-U.S. disclosure documents for any issuer claiming the
Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption, the proposed amendments should make it easier
for U.S. investors to gain access to a foreign private issuer's
material non-U.S. disclosure documents and make better informed
decisions regarding whether to invest in that issuer's equity
securities. Thus, the proposed amendments should foster increased
efficiency in the trading of the issuer's securities.
    We solicit comment on whether the proposed rules would impose a
burden on competition or whether they would promote efficiency,
competition and capital formation. Commenters are requested to provide
empirical data and other factual support for their views if possible.

VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

    The Securities and Exchange Commission hereby certifies, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), that the proposed amendments to Exchange Act Rules
12g3-2 and 15c2-11, Exchange Act Forms 40-F, 6-K, 15, and 15F, and
Securities Act Form F-6, if adopted, would not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities for purposes
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The reason for this certification is
as follows.
    The proposed rule amendments would permit a foreign private issuer
to claim the exemption from registration under Exchange Act Rule 12g3-
2(b) if, among other conditions, the U.S. average daily trading volume
of its equity securities was no greater than 20 percent of its
worldwide average daily trading volume for its most recently completed
fiscal year. The proposed rule amendments would also require an issuer
to publish electronically its non-U.S. disclosure documents rather than
submit them in paper to the Commission, as under the current rule.
    Because the proposed amendments would only apply to foreign private
issuers, they would directly affect only foreign companies and not
domestic companies. Based on an analysis of the language and
legislative history of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, Congress did not
intend that the Act apply to foreign issuers. Accordingly, the entities
directly affected by the proposed rule and form amendments will fall
outside the scope of the Act. For this reason, proposed amended
Exchange Act Rule 12g3-2 and the other proposed rule and

form amendments should not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
    We encourage written comments regarding this certification. We
request in particular that commenters describe the nature of any impact
on small entities and provide empirical data to support the extent of
the impact.

VII. Statutory Basis and Text of Proposed Amendments

    We propose to amend Securities Act Form F-6, Exchange Act Rules
12g3-2 and 15c2-11, and Exchange Act Forms 40-F, 6-K, 15, and 15F under
the authority in Sections 6, 7, 10 and 19 of the Securities Act \141\
and Sections 3(b), 12, 13, 23 and 36 of the Exchange Act.\142\
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    \141\ 15 U.S.C. 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, and 77s.
    \142\ 15 U.S.C. 78c, 78l, 78m, 78w, and 78mm.
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Text of Proposed Rule Amendments

List of Subjects in 17 CFR Parts 239, 240 and 249

    Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Securities.

    In accordance with the foregoing, we propose to amend Title 17,
Chapter II of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows.

PART 239--FORMS PRESCRIBED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

    1. The authority citation for part 239 continues to read in part as
follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, 77s, 77z-2, 77z-3,
77sss, 78c, 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o(d), 78u-5, 78w(a), 78ll, 78mm, 80a-
2(a), 80a-3, 80a-8, 80a-9, 80a-10, 80a-13, 80a-24, 80a-26, 80a-29,
80a-30, and 80a-37, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
    2. Amend Form F-6 (referenced in Sec.  239.36) by revising Item 2
of Part I to read as follows:

    Note: The text of Form F-6 does not and this amendment will not
appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Washington, DC 20549

FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR DEPOSITARY
SHARES EVIDENCED BY AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS

* * * * *

PART I--INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

* * * * *

Item 2. Available Information

    Provide the information in either (a) or (b) below, whichever is
applicable.
    (a) State that the foreign issuer publishes information in
English required to maintain the exemption from registration under
Rule 12g3-2(b) of the Securities Exchange of 1934 on its Internet
Web site or through an electronic information delivery system
generally available to the public in its primary trading market.
Then disclose the address of the foreign issuer's Internet Web site
or the electronic information delivery system in its primary trading
market.
    (b) State that the foreign issuer is subject to the periodic
reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
accordingly files reports with the Commission. Then disclose that
these reports are available for inspection and copying through the
Commission's EDGAR system or at public reference facilities
maintained by the Commission in Washington, DC.
* * * * *

PART 240--GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS, SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934

    3. The authority citation for part 240 continues to read in part as
follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 77c, 77d, 77g, 77j, 77s, 77z-2, 77z-3,
77eee, 77ggg, 77nnn, 77sss, 77ttt, 78c, 78d, 78e, 78f, 78g, 78i,
78j, 78j-1, 78k, 78k-1, 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o, 78p, 78q, 78s, 78u-5,
78w, 78x, 78ll, 78mm, 80a-20, 80a-23, 80a-29, 80a-37, 80b-3, 80b-4,
80b-11, and 7201, et seq.; and 18 U.S.C. 1350, unless otherwise
noted.
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    4. Amend Sec.  240.12g3-2 by revising paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and
(e), and removing paragraph (f), to read as follows:

Sec.  240.12g3-2  Exemptions for American depositary receipts and
certain foreign securities.

* * * * *
    (b) A foreign private issuer shall be exempt from the requirement
to register a class of equity securities under section 12(g) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78l(g)) if:
    (1) The issuer is not required to file or furnish reports under
section 13(a) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78m(a)) or section 15(d) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78o(d));
    (2) The issuer currently maintains a listing of the subject class
of securities on one or more exchanges in a foreign jurisdiction that,
either singly or together with the trading of the same class of the
issuer's securities in another foreign jurisdiction, constitutes the
primary trading market for those securities;
    (3)(i) The average daily trading volume of the subject class of
securities in the United States for the issuer's most recently
completed fiscal year has been no greater than 20 percent of the
average daily trading volume of that class of securities on a worldwide
basis for the same period; or
    (ii) The issuer has terminated its registration of a class of
securities under section 12(g) of the Act, or terminated its obligation
to file or furnish reports under section 15(d) of the Act, pursuant to
Sec.  240.12h-6; and
    (4)(i) The issuer has published in English, on its Internet Web
site or through an electronic information delivery system generally
available to the public in its primary trading market, information
that, since the first day of its most recently completed fiscal year,
it:
    (A) Has made public or been required to make public pursuant to the
laws of the country of its incorporation, organization or domicile;
    (B) Has filed or been required to file with the principal stock
exchange in its primary trading market on which its securities are
traded and which has been made public by that exchange; and
    (C) Has distributed or been required to distribute to its security
holders.
    (ii) The information required to be published electronically under
paragraph (b)(4)(i) of this section is information that is material to
an investment decision regarding the subject securities, such as
information concerning:
    (A) Results of operations or financial condition;
    (B) Changes in business;
    (C) Acquisitions or dispositions of assets;
    (D) The issuance, redemption or acquisition of securities;
    (E) Changes in management or control;
    (F) The granting of options or the payment of other remuneration to
directors or officers; and
    (G) Transactions with directors, officers or principal security
holders.
    (iii) At a minimum, a foreign private issuer shall electronically
publish English translations of the following documents required to be
published under paragraph (b)(4)(i) of this section if in a foreign
language:
    (A) Its annual report, including or accompanied by annual financial
statements;
    (B) Interim reports that include financial statements;
    (C) Press releases; and
    (D) All other communications and documents distributed directly to
security holders of each class of securities to which the exemption
relates.
    Note 1 to Paragraph (b): For the purpose of paragraph (b)(2) of
this section, primary trading market means that at least 55 percent of
the trading in the subject class of securities took place in, on or
through the facilities of a

securities market or markets in a single foreign jurisdiction or in no
more than two foreign jurisdictions during the issuer's most recently
completed fiscal year. If a foreign private issuer aggregates the
trading of its subject class of securities in two foreign jurisdictions
for the purpose of this paragraph, the trading for the issuer's
securities in at least one of the two foreign jurisdictions must be
larger than the trading in the United States for the same class of the
issuer's securities.
    Note 2 to Paragraph (b): For the purpose of paragraph (b)(3) of
this section, calculate United States trading volume and worldwide
trading volume as under Sec.  240.12h-6.
    Note 3 to Paragraph (b): Paragraph (b)(4)(i) of this section does
not apply to an issuer when claiming the exemption under paragraph (b)
in connection with or following the recent effectiveness of the
termination of its registration of a class of securities under section
12(g) of the Act, or the termination of its obligation to file or
furnish reports under section 15(d) of the Act.
    (c)(1) In order to maintain the exemption under paragraph (b) of
this section, a foreign private issuer shall publish, on an ongoing
basis and for each subsequent fiscal year, in English, on its Internet
Web site or through an electronic information delivery system generally
available to the public in its primary trading market, the information
specified in paragraph (b)(4) of this section.
    (2) An issuer must electronically publish the information required
by paragraph (c)(1) of this section promptly after the information has
been made public.
    (d) The exemption under paragraph (b) of this section shall remain
in effect until:
    (1) The issuer no longer satisfies the electronic publication
condition of paragraph (c) of this section;
    (2) The issuer no longer maintains a listing for the subject class
of securities on one or more exchanges in its primary trading market;
    (3) The average daily trading volume of the subject class of
securities in the United States exceeds 20 percent of the average daily
trading volume of that class of securities on a worldwide basis for the
issuer's most recently completed fiscal year, other than the year in
which the issuer first claimed the exemption under paragraph (b) of
this section; or
    (4) The issuer registers a class of securities under section 12 of
the Act or incurs reporting obligations under section 15(d) of the Act.
    (e) Depositary shares registered on Form F-6 (Sec.  239.36 of this
chapter), but not the underlying deposited securities, are exempt from
section 12(g) of the Act under this paragraph.
    5. Amend Sec.  240.15c2-11 by revising paragraph (a)(4) to read as
follows:

Sec.  240.15c2-11  Initiation or resumption of quotations without
specific information.

* * * * *
    (a) * * *
    (4) The information that, since the beginning of its last fiscal
year, the issuer has published pursuant to Sec.  240.12g3-2(b) to
maintain the exemption from registration under section 12(g) of the
Act, and which the broker or dealer shall make reasonably available
upon the request of a person expressing an interest in a proposed
transaction in the issuer's security with such broker or dealer; or
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PART 249--FORMS, SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

    6. The authority citation for part 249 continues to read in part as
follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 78a, et seq., and 7202, 7233, 7241, 7262,
7264, and 7265; and 18 U.S.C. 1350, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
    7. Amend Form 40-F (referenced in Sec.  249.240f), the cover page,
by removing the second to last paragraph, which pertains to information
furnished pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b), including the check boxes.

    Note: The text of Form 40-F does not and this amendment will not
appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.

    8. Amend Form 6-K (referenced in Sec.  249.306), the cover page, by
removing the two paragraphs, which pertain to information furnished
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b), following the second Note, including the
check boxes.

    Note: The text of Form 6-K does not and this amendment will not
appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.

    9. Amend Form 15 (referenced in Sec.  249.323) by revising the
check boxes on the cover page to read as follows:

    Note: The text of Form 15 does not and this amendment will not
appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Washington, DC 20549

FORM 15

CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION
12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO
FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934.

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Rule 12g-4(a)(1) [msqu]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2) [msqu]
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) [msqu]
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) [msqu]
Rule 15d-6 [msqu]
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    10. Amend Form 15F (referenced in Sec.  249.324) by revising
General Instruction E and Item 9 of Part II to read as follows:

    Note: The text of Form 15F does not and this amendment will not
appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Washington, DC 20549

FORM 15F

CERTIFICATION OF A FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER'S TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION
OF A CLASS OF SECURITIES UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 OR ITS TERMINATION OF THE DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER
SECTION 13(a) OR SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

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E. Rule 12g3-2(b) Exemption

    Regardless of the particular Rule 12h-6 provision under which it
is proceeding, a foreign private issuer that has filed a Form 15F
regarding a class of equity securities shall receive the exemption
under Rule 12g3-2(b) (17 CFR 240.12g3-2(b)) for the subject class of
equity securities immediately upon the effective date of its
termination of registration and reporting under Rule 12h-6. Refer to
Rule 12g3-2(c) and (d) (17 CFR 240.12g3-2(c) and (d)) for the
conditions that a foreign private issuer must meet in order to
maintain the Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption following its termination of
Exchange Act registration and reporting.
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PART II

Item 9. Rule 12g3-2(b) Exemption

    Disclose the address of your Internet Web site or of the
electronic information delivery system in your primary trading
market on which you have published and will publish the information
required under Rule 12g3-2(b)(4) (17 CFR 240.12g3-2(b)(4)) and Rule
12g3-2(c) to maintain the exemption under Rule 12g3-2(b).

Instruction to Item 9.

    Refer to Rule 12g3-2(b)(4)(iii) (17 CFR 240.12g3-2(b)(4)(iii))
for instructions regarding providing English translations of
documents required to maintain the Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption.
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    Dated: February 19, 2008.

    By the Commission.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-3424 Filed 2-22-08; 8:45 am]

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