[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4186-4188]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-68633; File No. SR-FINRA-2013-005]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
Proposed Rule Change To Adopt Interim Form for Funding Portals Under
the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act

January 11, 2013.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Exchange Act'' or ``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice
is hereby given that on January 10, 2013, Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc. (``FINRA'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as
described in Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by
FINRA. FINRA has designated the proposed rule change as constituting a
``non-controversial'' rule change under paragraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4
under the Act,\3\ which renders the proposal effective upon receipt of
this filing by the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice
to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested
persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    FINRA is proposing to adopt the Interim Form for Funding Portals
(``IFFP''). The IFFP is an online form for prospective intermediaries
that intend to apply for membership with FINRA as funding portals
(``prospective funding portal members'') pursuant to Title III of the
Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the ``JOBS Act''). FINRA is
inviting prospective funding portal members, on a voluntary basis, to
submit information to FINRA using the IFFP until FINRA and the SEC
adopt final rules with respect to registered funding portals.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on FINRA's Web
site at http://www.finra.org, at the principal office of FINRA and at
the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, FINRA included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. FINRA 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 the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The JOBS Act \4\ is aimed at increasing American job creation and
economic growth and, in furtherance of that aim, contains provisions
relating to securities offered or sold pursuant to crowdfunding.\5\
Intermediaries in transactions involving the offer or sale of
securities for the account of others pursuant to the crowdfunding
exemption must, among other things, register with the SEC as a funding
portal \6\ or broker and must register with an applicable self-
regulatory organization.\7\
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    \4\ Public Law 112-106, 126 Stat. 306 (2012).
    \5\ In general, crowdfunding refers to the use of the Internet
by small businesses to raise capital through limited investments
from a large number of investors. The JOBS Act creates an exemption
(the ``crowdfunding exemption'') from registration under the
Securities Act of 1933 (``Securities Act'') for securities offered
by issuers pursuant to Title III of the JOBS Act. See Securities Act
Section 4(a)(6) (15 U.S.C. 77d(a)(6)).
    \6\ The term ``funding portal'' is defined under Exchange Act
Section 3(a)(80) (15 U.S.C. 78c(80)).
    \7\ See Securities Act Section 4A (15 U.S.C. 77d-1).
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    The SEC is considering rules to require registration of funding
portals and to implement the provisions of the JOBS Act.\8\ FINRA is
developing rules that would apply to SEC-registered funding portals
that become FINRA members, although the precise nature of FINRA's rules
will depend upon the rules that the SEC adopts.\9\ Pending the
implementation of these FINRA and SEC rules, FINRA invites prospective
funding portal members, on a voluntary basis, to submit information to
FINRA using the proposed IFFP.\10\ The

information that prospective funding portal members would submit using
the proposed IFFP would help FINRA to become more familiar with their
proposed business models, activities and operations. Further, the
requested information will inform FINRA's ongoing development of rules
for registered funding portals.
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    \8\ See, e.g., Securities Act Release No. 9354 (August 29,
2012), 77 FR 54464 (September 5, 2012) (Proposed Rule: Eliminating
the Prohibition Against General Solicitation and General Advertising
in Rule 506 and Rule 144A Offerings); see also Spotlight: Jumpstart
Our Business Startups Act, available at: http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/jobs-act.shtml.
    \9\ See Regulatory Notice 12-34 (July 2012).
    \10\ The IFFP is attached to this filing as Exhibit 3 and is
available on the FINRA Web site at: www.finra.org/fundingportals.
Prospective funding portal members would submit their information
via a dedicated FINRA email address using the online version of the
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    FINRA intends for the information request in the IFFP to be simple
for prospective funding portals. For that reason, FINRA has limited the
information request to the following items:
     Contact and general information about the funding portal;
     Ownership and funding information about the prospective
funding portal;
     Information about the prospective funding portal's
management; and
     Information about the funding portal's business
relationships, business model and compensation.

FINRA will accord confidential treatment to the information that
prospective funding portal members submit on the IFFP.
    FINRA may not accept funding portals as FINRA members until the SEC
has adopted its registration rules for funding portals and has approved
the necessary FINRA rules, including adoption of a final application
form for funding portal applicants. FINRA intends to adopt a
streamlined membership application process for registered funding
portals that reflects the nature of their business. This membership
application process may require additional information from prospective
funding portal members that voluntarily respond to the IFFP, depending
upon the nature of the rules adopted by FINRA and the SEC. FINRA notes
that prospective funding portal members are not bound by the responses
they indicate on the IFFP and will be permitted to change their
responses on the final application form that FINRA adopts.
    FINRA has filed the proposed rule change for immediate
effectiveness and has requested that the SEC waive the requirement that
the proposed rule change not become operative for 30 days after the
date of the filing, so FINRA can implement the proposed rule change
immediately.
2. Statutory Basis
    FINRA believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
provisions of Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\11\ which requires, among
other things, that FINRA rules must be designed to prevent fraudulent
and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest. FINRA believes that the proposed rule change is
consistent with the Act because collecting information, on a voluntary
basis, from prospective funding portal members will assist FINRA in
becoming more familiar with the proposed business models, activities
and operations of funding portals. Further, the requested information
will inform FINRA's efforts to timely develop final rules for
registered funding portals with a view to facilitating the JOBS Act
goals of job creation and economic growth.
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(b)(6).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    FINRA does not believe that the proposed rule change will result in
any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act because prospective funding
portal members would submit the information requested on the proposed
IFFP on a voluntary basis. As noted above, the proposed IFFP will allow
FINRA to better understand the proposed business models, activities and
operations of prospective funding portal members. FINRA anticipates
that the information gathered through the IFFP will better position
FINRA to streamline the application process for any prospective funding
portal members. Further, the proposed IFFP will inform FINRA's efforts
to timely develop final rules for registered funding portals with a
view to developing a tailored regulatory approach for such members
consistent with the goals of the JOBS Act. FINRA will impose no charge
for submission of the proposed IFFP by prospective funding portal
members.

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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \12\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\13\
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \13\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    FINRA has requested that the Commission waive the 30-day operative
delay, so that the proposed rule change may become operative upon
filing. The Commission hereby grants FINRA's request and believes that
waiving the 30-day operative delay is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest. Waiving the 30-day operative delay
will permit FINRA to implement the proposed rule change immediately and
thereby facilitate its efforts to collect information, on a voluntary
basis, from prospective funding portal members. This will assist FINRA
to become more familiar with the proposed business models, activities
and operations of funding portals and, further, will inform FINRA's
efforts to timely develop final rules for registered funding portals
with a view to facilitating the JOBS Act goals of job creation and
economic growth. This information will also assist FINRA to propose
rules for funding portals that are necessary and appropriate for the
protection of investors. For the purposes only of waiving the 30-day
operative delay, the Commission has reviewed the record for the
proposed rule change and believes that the record does not contain any
information to indicate that the proposed rule would have a significant
effect on efficiency, competition, or capital formation. In light of
the record, the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation and has concluded that
the proposed rule is unlikely to have any significant effect.\14\
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    \14\ See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-FINRA-2013-005 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments 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-FINRA-2013-005. 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 filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of FINRA. 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-FINRA-2013-005 and should be
submitted on or before February 8, 2013.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\15\
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    \15\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register: February 12, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 28)]
[Notices]
[Page 6635-6637]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-55245; File No. SR-NASD-2007-009]

Self-Regulatory Organizations: National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval
of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Extension of NASD's Short Sale Rule
Contained in Rule 5100 and Short Sale Standard Contained in IM-5100

February 5, 2007.
    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 January 26, 2007, the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. (``NASD'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II,
and III below, which Items have been prepared by NASD. The Commission
is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons. For the reasons discussed below, the
Commission is granting accelerated approval of the proposed rule
change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    NASD is proposing to extend retroactively to December 16, 2006, and
prospectively through December 15, 2007, the pilot effectiveness of
Rule 5100 (Short Sale Rule). NASD is also seeking to extend the pilot
effectiveness of the penny ($0.01) legal short sale standard contained
in Interpretive Material (IM) 5100. Without such extension, these
pilots would have expired on December 15, 2006. NASD does not propose
any substantive changes to the pilots; the only changes are making the
pilots effective on a retroactive basis to December 16, 2006 and
extending the pilots' expiration dates to December 15, 2007.
    Below is the text of the proposed rule change. Proposed new
language is in italics; proposed deletions are in brackets.\3\
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    \3\ There are no proposed changes to the text of IM-5100.
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5100. Short Sale Rule
    (a) through (k) No Change.
    (l) This section shall be in effect until December 15, 200[6]7.
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II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, NASD included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. NASD 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 the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    Proposal to Extend Penny Short Sale Rule. Section 10(a) of the Act
gives the Commission plenary authority to regulate short sales \4\ of
securities registered on a national securities exchange, as needed to
protect investors. Rule 10a-1(a)(1) provides that, subject to certain
exceptions, a listed security may be sold short (A) at a price above
the price at which the immediately preceding sale was effected (plus
tick), or (B) at the last sale price if it is higher than the last
different price (zero-plus tick).\5\
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    \4\ A short sale is a sale of a security that the seller does
not own or any sale that is consummated by the delivery of a
security borrowed by, or for the account of, the seller. See Rule
200(a) of Regulation SHO under the Act.
    \5\ See 17 CFR 240.10a-1(a)(1).
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    On June 29 1994, the Commission granted temporary approval to
NASD's short sale rule, Rule 5100 (formerly Rule

3350),\6\ applicable to Nasdaq Global Market (``NGM'') securities \7\
on a pilot basis.\8\ Rule 5100 applies to short sales of OTC
transactions reported to the Alternative Display Facility (``ADF'') or
a Trade Reporting Facility (``TRF''). Rule 5100 provides that, with
respect to trades reported to the ADF or the TRF, no member shall
effect a short sale in a NGM security otherwise than on an exchange at
or below the current national best (inside) bid when the current
national best (inside) bid is below the preceding national best
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    \6\ NASD has renumbered Rule 3350 and IM-3350 as Rule 5100 and
IM-5100, respectively. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54084
(June 30, 2006), 71 FR 38935 (July 10, 2006) (File No. SR-NASD-2005-
087).
    \7\ Nasdaq Global Market securities were formerly known as
Nasdaq National Market securities. See Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 54084 (June 30, 2006), 71 FR 38935 (July 10, 2006).
    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34277 (June 29,
1994), 59 FR 34885 (July 7, 1994) (``Short Sale Rule Approval
Order'').
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    Since approval, NASD proposed, and the Commission approved,
numerous extensions of NASD's short sale rule and it continues to
operate on a pilot basis.\9\ NASD has determined to seek an extension
of the pilot until December 15, 2007 and to make it effective on a
retroactive basis to December 16, 2006. NASD believes that such an
extension provides an appropriate continuation of NASD's short sale
price test contained in Rule 5100 while the Commission considers
whether changes to short sale price tests are necessary in light of
current market practices and the purposes underlying short sale
regulation.\10\
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    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53093 (January 10,
2006), 71 FR 2966 (January 18, 2006) (Notice of Immediate
Effectiveness of SR-NASD-2005-149 extending the Short Sale Rule and
continued suspension of Primary Market Maker standards).
    \10\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54891 (December 7,
2006), 71 FR 75067 (December 13, 2006) (proposed amendments to
Regulation SHO and Rule 10a-1 under the Act).
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    Proposal to Extend Penny Short Sale Standard. On March 2, 2001, the
Commission approved, on a pilot basis,\11\ the proposal to establish a
$0.01 above the bid standard for legal short sales in NGM securities as
part of the Decimals Implementation Plan for the Equities and Options
Markets. This pilot program has been continuously extended since that
date and expired on December 15, 2006.\12\ NASD now proposes to extend
retroactively to December 16, 2006, and prospectively through December
15, 2007, the penny short sale pilot program. Extension of the pilot
will allow NASD and the Commission to maintain the status quo until the
Commission takes further action on short sale price tests.
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    \11\  See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 44030 (March 2,
2001), 66 FR 14235 (March 9, 2001) (SR-NASD-2001-09).
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    If approved, NASD will continue during the pilot period to require
NASD members seeking to effect ``legal'' short sales when the current
national best (inside) bid is lower than the preceding national best
(inside) bid, to execute those short sales at a price that is at least
$0.01 above the current national best (inside) bid in that security.
NASD believes that such an extension provides for an appropriate
continuation of the current penny short sale standards while the
Commission continues to consider the effectiveness of short sale price
tests. NASD is not proposing any other changes to the pilot at this
time.
    NASD is requesting that the Commission accelerate the effectiveness
of the proposed rule change and is seeking to make the proposed rule
change effective on a retroactive basis to December 16, 2006.
2. Statutory Basis
    NASD believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
provisions of Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\13\ which requires, among
other things, that NASD rules must be designed to prevent fraudulent
and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest. NASD believes it is in the best interest of investors
and the public to extend the short sale regulation pilot program. NASD
also believes that it is important to continue the pilot while the
Commission continues to consider the effectiveness of short sale price
tests.\14\
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(b)(6).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    NASD does not believe that the proposed rule change will result in
any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

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

    NASD has requested that the Commission find good cause pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \15\ for approving the proposed rule change
prior to the 30th day after publication in the Federal Register. The
Commission finds that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder
applicable to NASD and, in particular, the requirements of Section 15A
of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.\16\ The Commission
finds good cause for approving the proposed rule change prior to the
30th day after the date of publication of notice of filing thereof in
that accelerated approval will allow the short sale pilot program to
operate without interruption.
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \16\ In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission
notes that it has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
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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 e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include

File Number SR-NASD-2007-009 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASD-2007-009. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail 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 inspection and copying in the Commission's Public
Reference Room. Copies of such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of NASD. 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-NASD-2007-009 and should be
submitted on or before March 5, 2007.

V. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act
that the proposed rule change (SR-NASD-2007-009) is approved on an
accelerated basis.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\17\
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    \17\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 24 (Friday, February 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6253-6254]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2077-039]

TransCanada Hydro Northeast, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted
for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

    a. Type of Application: Amendment of fish passage plan.
    b. Project No.: 2077.
    c. Date Filed: December 31, 2015.
    d. Applicant: TransCanada Hydro Northeast, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Fifteen Mile Falls Project.
    f. Location: Connecticut River, near the town of Littleton in
Grafton County, New Hampshire, and Caledonia County, Vermont.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John L. Ragonese, License Manager,
TransCanada, US Northeast Hydro Region, 4 Park Street, Suite 402,
Concord, NH 04347<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Joseph Enrico,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests, is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by the
Commission. All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet.
See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
If unable to be filed electronically, documents may be paper-filed. To
paper-file, an original and seven copies should be mailed to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end of your comments. Please
include the project number (P-2077-039) on any comments, motions, or
recommendations filed.
    k. Description of Request: The applicant requests that the
Commission suspend the requirement or permanently amend the license to
eliminate the requirement to provide downstream fish passage under
Article 410 at the Fifteen Mile Falls Project. Due to suspension of the
Atlantic

salmon restoration program in the Connecticut River basin by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service in 2012, the applicant believes that
continued operation of the existing inclined-plane fish sampler and
collection tank at the Moore development should be discontinued. In
addition, the requirement to operate the fish collection trap for
transporting Atlantic salmon smolts should likewise be discontinued.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. This filing may also be viewed
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits
in the docket number field (P-2077) to access the document. You may
also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-
208- 3676 or email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>for TTY, call (202) 502-
8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item (h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1)
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR
4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate
to project works which are the subject of the application. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of
any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each
representative of the applicant specified in the particular
application. If an intervener files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve
a copy of the document on that resource agency. A copy of all other
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.

    Dated: February 1, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

December 17, 2007.
    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
    Docket Numbers: RP99-301-189.
    Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company.
    Description: ANR Pipeline Company submits Rate Schedule FTS-1
negotiated rate service agreement and one Rate Schedule FSS negotiated
rate service agreement with City of Duluth.
    Filed Date: 12/13/2007.
    Accession Number: 20071214-0051.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: RP99-301-190.
    Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company.
    Description: ANR Pipeline Company submits Rate Schedule FSS
negotiated rate service agreement with Eagle Partners 1, LP.
    Filed Date: 12/13/2007.
    Accession Number: 20071214-0048.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: RP99-301-191.
    Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company.
    Description: ANR Pipeline Company submits Rate Schedule FSS
negotiated rate service agreement with Nexen Marketing USA Inc.
    Filed Date: 12/13/2007.
    Accession Number: 20071214-0049.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: RP99-301-192.
    Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company.
    Description: ANR Pipeline Company submits amendment to three Rate
Schedule FSS negotiated rate agreements with Northern Indiana Public
Service Company.
    Filed Date: 12/13/2007.
    Accession Number: 20071214-0047.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: RP99-301-193.
    Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company.
    Description: ANR Pipeline Company submits amendment to one Rate
Schedule FSS negotiated rate agreement with Northern States Power
Company of Minnesota.
    Filed Date: 12/13/2007.
    Accession Number: 20071214-0046.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: RP99-301-194.
    Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company.
    Description: ANR Pipeline Company submits FSS negotiated rate
service agreement with Southwest Energy LP.
    Filed Date: 12/13/2007.
    Accession Number: 20071214-0044.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: RP99-301-195.
    Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company.
    Description: ANR Pipeline Company submits Rate Schedule FSS
negotiated rate service agreement with ANR and Wisconsin Electric Power
Company.
    Filed Date: 12/13/2007.
    Accession Number: 20071214-0045.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: RP99-301-196.
    Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company
    Description: ANR Pipeline Company submits five copies of one Rate
Schedule FSS negotiated rate service agreement.
    Filed Date: 12/13/2007.
    Accession Number: 20071214-0043.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: RP99-480-019.
    Applicants: Texas Eastern Transmission LP.
    Description: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP submits Substitute
Original Sheet 117 to FERC Gas Tariff, Seventh Revised Volume 1 to be
effective 12/1/07.
    Filed Date: 12/13/2007.
    Accession Number: 20071214-0085.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: RP07-433-004.
    Applicants: Crossroads Pipeline Company.
    Description: Crossroads Pipeline Company submits Second Revised
Sheet 359 to FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume 1, effective 6/1/07.
    Filed Date: 12/13/2007.
    Accession Number: 20071213-0237.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007.

    Docket Numbers: RP08-118-000.
    Applicants: North Baja Pipeline, LLC.
    Description: North Baja Pipeline, LLC submits First Revised Sheet
117 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff Original Volume 1.
    Filed Date: 12/13/2007.
    Accession Number: 20071214-0084.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26, 2007.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. 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. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    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
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.

    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also 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>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Petitions IV-2016-06 and -07; FRL-9965-57-Region 4]

Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petitions for Objection
to State Operating Permits for Duke Energy, LLC--Asheville Steam
Electric Plant (Buncombe County, North Carolina) and Roxboro Steam
Electric Plant (Person County, North Carolina)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final orders on petitions to object to state
operating permits.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Administrator signed two Orders, dated June 30, 2017,
granting the petitions submitted by Sierra Club (Petitioner) objecting
to proposed Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permits issued to
Duke Energy, LLC. One Order responds to a June 17, 2016, petition
objecting to a proposed title V permit issued by the Western North
Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency to the Asheville Steam Electric
Plant located in Arden, Buncombe County, North Carolina. The other
Order responds to a June 23, 2016, petition objecting to a proposed
title V permit issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality to the Roxboro Steam Electric Plant located near Semora, in
Person County, North Carolina. Each Order constitutes a final action on
the petition addressed therein.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Orders, the petitions, and all pertinent
information relating thereto are on file at the following location: EPA
Region 4; Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division; 61 Forsyth
Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The Orders are also available
electronically at the following addresses: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-7/documents/duke_asheville_response2016.pdf,
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-07/documents/duke_roxboro_response2016_0.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Art Hofmeister, Air Permits Section,
EPA Region 4, at<PHONE_NUMBER> or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA affords the EPA a 45-day period to
review and, as appropriate, the authority to object to operating
permits proposed by state permitting authorities under title V of the
CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7661-7661f. Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA and 40 CFR
70.8(d) authorize any person to petition the EPA Administrator to
object to a title V operating permit within 60 days after the
expiration of the EPA's 45-day review period if EPA has not objected on
its own initiative. Petitions must be based only on objections to the
permit that were raised with reasonable specificity during the public
comment period provided by the state, unless the petitioner
demonstrates that it was impracticable to raise these issues during the
comment period or the grounds for the issues arose after this period.
Pursuant to sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the CAA, a petition for
judicial review of those parts of the Order that deny issues in the
petition may be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit within 60 days from the date this notice is
published in the Federal Register.
    Petitioner submitted a petition requesting that EPA object to the
proposed CAA title V operating permit #11-628-15 issued to the
Asheville Steam Electric Plant and a separate petition requesting that
EPA object to the proposed title V operating permit #01001T49 issued to
the Roxboro Steam Electric Plant. Petitioner claims generally that each
permit must contain stricter, modeling-based numerical emission limits
for sulfur dioxide (SO2) to prevent exceedances of the 2010
1-

hour SO2 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) and
must contain a compliance schedule because, according to Petitioner,
each facility has violated its current permit by causing violations of
the 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS. On June 30, 2017, the
Administrator issued Orders granting the petitions. The Orders explain
EPA's basis for granting the petitions.

    Dated: July 19, 2017.
V. Anne Heard,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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