[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 244 (Friday, December 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82560-82564]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27839]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-90658; File No. SR-CBOE-2020-055]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Exchange, Inc.; Notice of
Filing of Amendment No. 3 and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a
Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 3, To Amend Rule
5.24

December 14, 2020.

I. Introduction

    On June 12, 2020, Cboe Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or
``CBOE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change to adopt Rule 5.24(e)(3) to make available an
audio and video communication program to serve as a ``virtual trading
floor'' in one or more option classes during regular trading hours if
the physical trading floor is inoperable. The proposed rule change was
published for comment in the Federal Register on June 29, 2020.\3\ On
July 23, 2020, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule
change.\4\ On August 10, 2020, the Commission designated a longer
period for Commission action on the proposed rule change, until
September 27, 2020.\5\ On August 21, 2020, the Exchange filed Amendment
No. 2 to the proposed rule change, which replaced and superseded the
proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1.\6\ On September
21, 2020, the Commission published notice of Amendment No. 2 to the
proposed rule change and instituted proceedings to determine whether to
approve or disapprove the proposed rule change, as modified by
Amendment No. 2.\7\ On November 2, 2020, the Exchange filed Amendment
No. 3 to the proposed rule change, which replaced and superseded the
proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 2.\8\ The Commission
has received one comment letter on the proposal.\9\ The

Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 3, from interested
persons and is approving the proposed rule change, as modified by
Amendment No. 3, on an accelerated basis.
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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. 89131 (June 29,
2020), 85 FR 38951 (``Notice'').
    \4\ In Amendment No. 1, the Exchange revised the proposal to:
(i) Clarify that if the virtual trading floor is available in a
class, the temporary rules in CBOE Rule 5.24(e)(1) will not apply to
that class and (ii) permit clerks to access the virtual trading
floor. Amendment No. 1 is available at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-cboe-2020-055/srcboe2020055-7470763-221281.pdf.
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 89514 (August 10,
2020), 85 FR 49696 (August 14, 2020).
    \6\ In Amendment No. 2, the Exchange revised the proposal to:
(i) Eliminate access to the virtual trading floor when the physical
trading floor is operating in a modified state; (ii) provide
additional description of several aspects of the proposal, including
access to the virtual trading floor, recordkeeping of all chats in
the virtual trading floor, regulatory surveillance of the virtual
trading floor; and (iii) make technical and conforming changes.
Amendment No. 2 is available on the Commission's website at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-cboe-2020-055/srcboe2020055-7741240-223109.pdf.
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 89931 (September 21,
2020), 85 FR 60504 (September 25, 2020).
    \8\ In Amendment No. 3, the Exchange revised the proposal to:
(i) Provide additional description on several aspects of the
proposal, including operation of the multiple ``zones'' in the
virtual trading floor, interaction of Floor Brokers and Maker Makers
in the virtual trading floor, distribution and use of PAR
workstations for purposes of participating in the virtual trading
floor, market participant outreach and testing of the virtual
trading floor, use of chat functionality in the virtual trading
floor, regulatory surveillance of the virtual trading floor; and
(ii) make technical and conforming changes. Amendment No. 3 is
available on the Commission's website at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-cboe-2020-055/srcboe2020055-7967230-225008.pdf.
    \9\ See letter to Secretary, Commission, from Kevin Kennedy,
Senior Vice President, North American Markets, Nasdaq, dated July
10, 2020, available at https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-cboe-2020-055/srcboe2020055-7409704-219196.pdf (``Nasdaq Letter''). The Nasdaq
Letter expressed support for CBOE's proposal as described in the
Notice, but raised questions about whether options classes should be
able to trade in both virtual and floor-based trading environments,
whether the virtual trading floor should require the presence of a
minimum number of Market-Makers to ensure liquidity, and whether
access to the virtual trading floor is limited to current members on
CBOE's floor. The description in the next section of the proposed
rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 3, addresses the questions
raised by the Nasdaq Letter by explaining that: (i) The proposal
only allows access to the virtual trading floor when the physical
trading floor is inoperable, (ii) there is no minimum number of
Market-Makers required to be present on the virtual trading floor,
consistent with the current operation on the physical trading floor,
and (iii) current and future Trading Permit Holders (``TPHs'') may
be authorized to receive access to the virtual trading floor.
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II. Description of the Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment
No. 3

    Rule 5.24(e) currently provides that if the Exchange trading floor
becomes inoperable, the Exchange will continue to operate in a screen-
based only environment using a floorless configuration of the system
that is operational while the trading floor facility is inoperable. The
Exchange would operate using that configuration only until the
Exchange's trading floor facility became operational.\10\ Open outcry
on the physical trading floor would not be available in the event the
trading floor becomes inoperable.\11\ In the event that the trading
floor becomes inoperable, CBOE Rule 5.24(e)(1) provides that trading
will be conducted pursuant to all applicable system rules, except that
open outcry rules would not be in force, including but not limited to
the rules (or applicable portions) in Chapter 5, Section G,\12\ and
that all non-trading rules of the Exchange would continue to apply.\13\
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    \10\ See CBOE Rule 5.24(e).
    \11\ See id.
    \12\ Chapter 5, Section G of the Exchange's rulebook sets forth
the rules and procedures for manual order handling and open outcry
trading on the Exchange.
    \13\ See CBOE Rule 5.24(e)(1). The Exchange recently adopted
several rule changes that would apply during a time in which the
trading floor in inoperable, which are effective until December 31,
2020. See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 88386 (March
13, 2020), 85 FR 15823 (March 19, 2020) (SR-CBOE-2020-019); 88447
(March 20, 2020) (SR-CBOE-2020-023); 88490 (March 26, 2020), 85 FR
18318 (April 1, 2020) (SR-CBOE-2020-026); 88530 (March 31, 2020), 85
FR 19182 (April 6, 2020) (SR-CBOE-2020-031); 88886 (May 15, 2020),
85 FR 31008 (May 21, 2020) (SR-CBOE-2020-047); 89307 (July 14,
2020), 85 FR 43938 (July 20, 2020) (SR-CBOE-2020-066); 89789
(September 8, 2020), 85 FR 56658 (September 14, 2020) (SR-CBOE-2020-
081); and 90174 (October 14,2020), 85 FR 66617 (October 20, 2020)
(SR-CBOE-2020-092).
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    On March 16, 2020, the Exchange suspended open outcry trading to
help prevent the spread of COVID-19.\14\ The Exchange operated in an
all-electronic configuration until it reopened its trading floor on
June 15, 2020, at which time the Exchange returned to operating as a
hybrid exchange with electronic and open outcry trading.\15\ However,
given the uncertainty related to the ongoing pandemic, which includes
the possibility of the Exchange having to close its trading floor
again, and given the possibility that the Exchange's trading floor may
be inoperable for other reasons in the future, the Exchange now has
proposed to adopt Rule 5.24(e)(3) to permit it to make available an
audio and video communication program to serve as a ``virtual trading
floor'' in one or more option classes \16\ if the physical trading
floor is inoperable. The Exchange represents that if it were to
determine to use the virtual trading floor in a more permanent manner
for reasons other than business continuity purposes, the Exchange would
submit a separate rule filing to the Commission.\17\
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    \14\ See Amendment No. 3, supra note 8, at 5.
    \15\ See id.
    \16\ Similar to open outcry trading on the physical trading
floor, open outcry trading on the virtual trading floor will be
available only during Regular Trading Hours. See proposed CBOE Rule
5.24(e)(3).
    \17\ See Amendment No. 3, supra note 8, at 7, n.7.
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    In the program, the Exchange would create ``virtual trading pits,''
in each of which the Exchange would determine which options class(es)
would be available for trading.\18\ TPHs would access virtual trading
pits via ``zones.'' \19\ Multiple classes may trade in a single virtual
trading pit, available for trading in a single zone.\20\ The Exchange
may determine to divide a virtual trading pit for a single class into
multiple zones given the number of TPHs generally present in the
trading pit for that class on the physical trading floor.\21\ The
Exchange will assign each Floor Broker to a zone, and each Market-Maker
may determine in which zone it will be present.\22\ In each zone, the
Exchange will make visible an electronic blotter containing a running
list of unexecuted orders that have been represented by Floor Brokers
in that zone.\23\ The Exchange believes that the proposed configuration
of the virtual trading pit is a practical replication of the structure
of the physical trading floor that will allow market participants to
interact in nearly the same manner as they do on the physical trading
floor.\24\
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    \18\ The Exchange states that this is similar to the Exchange's
authority with respect to open outcry trading on the physical
trading floor. See id. at 7.
    \19\ See proposed CBOE Rule 5.24(e)(3)(D). A ``zone'' is a
virtual room within the communication program in which a subset of
participants on the virtual trading floor will be visible. See
Amendment No. 3, supra note 8, at 7, n.9.
    \20\ See proposed CBOE Rule 5.24(e)(3)(D)(i).
    \21\ See proposed CBOE Rule 5.24(e)(3)(D)(ii). The Exchange
states that it plans to have eight zones for the SPX pit. See
Amendment No. 3, supra note 8, at 7. The Exchange represents that,
similar to the arrangement of a physical trading pit, it will assign
each Floor Broker to a zone, and each Market-Maker may determine in
which zone it will be present. See id. at 7-8.
    \22\ See proposed CBOE Rule 5.24(e)(3)(D)(ii). The Exchange
states that this arrangement is similar to the arrangement of a
physical trading pit. See Amendment No. 3, supra note 8, at 8.
    \23\ See proposed CBOE Rule 5.24(e)(3)(D)(iii). The Exchange
believes that the blotter will benefit virtual trading floor
participants due to the limitations of communication software (such
as limitations on how many people may be heard at the same time in a
virtual pit or potential buffering or echoing). See Amendment No. 3,
supra note 8, at 16. Additionally, the information that will be
displayed in the blotter is already retained as part of the PAR
order audit trail. See id. at 18, n.26.
    \24\ See id. at 9.
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    In a virtual trading pit, each TPH authorized to access the virtual
trading floor (as described below) that enters the virtual trading pit
would be visible to all other TPHs in that virtual trading pit.\25\
Additionally, all TPHs in a virtual trading pit may speak to each other
through the proposed communication program.\26\ The Exchange states
that this will provide the same communication capabilities TPHs
generally have on the physical trading floor so that they may conduct
open outcry trading on the virtual trading floor in the same manner as
they do on the physical trading floor.\27\
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    \25\ See id.
    \26\ See id.
    \27\ See id.
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    Proposed Rule 5.24(e)(3) states that if the Exchange makes a
virtual trading floor available in a class, the rules in Rule
5.24(e)(1) will not apply to that class.\28\ All rules related to open
outcry trading, including those in Chapter 5, Section G,\29\ will apply
to open outcry trading on the virtual trading floor in the same manner
as they apply to open outcry trading on the physical trading floor,
except as the context otherwise requires and as set forth in proposed
subparagraph (e)(3).\30\ Proposed subparagraph (e)(3)(A) lists certain
terms in the rules related to open outcry trading on the physical
trading floor that would be deemed to refer to corresponding terms
related to open outcry trading on the virtual trading floor.
Specifically:
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    \28\ See supra note 13 and accompanying text.
    \29\ See supra note 12.
    \30\ See proposed CBOE Rule 5.24(e)(3).
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     References in the rules to the ``floor,'' ``trading
floor,'' and ``Exchange floor'' (and any other terms with the same
meaning) will be deemed to refer to the ``virtual trading floor.''

     References in the rules to ``pit,'' ``trading station,''
and ``trading post'' (and any other terms with the same meaning) will
be deemed to refer to a ``virtual trading pit.''
     References in the rules to ``physical presence'' (any
other terms with the same meaning) in a pit or on the trading floor
will be deemed to refer to ``presence'' in a virtual trading pit or on
the virtual trading floor, respectively.
     The terms ``in-crowd market participant'' and ``ICMP''
mean a Market-Maker, a Designated Primary Market-Maker (``DPM'') or
Lead Market-Maker (``LMM'') with an allocation in a class, or a Floor
Broker or PAR Official representing an order in a virtual pit on the
virtual trading floor.
     References to an ``on-floor DPM'' or ``on -floor LMM''
will be deemed to refer to a DPM or LMM, respectively, in a virtual pit
for its allocated class(es).
    In addition, proposed Rule 5.24(e) states that the temporary rules
set forth in Rule 5.24(e)(1) will not be applicable to trading in
classes in which the Exchange makes a virtual trading floor available
when the physical trading floor is inoperable. As noted above, the
temporary rules in Rule 5.24(e)(1) are intended to make electronic
trading more similar to open outcry trading when open outcry trading is
not available by replicating certain features of open outcry trading in
an electronic environment. However, the virtual trading floor will
permit open outcry trading to continue in a separate environment if the
physical trading floor becomes inoperable. Therefore, trading
opportunities that are generally only available in open outcry trading
will continue to be available on the virtual trading floor, making the
temporary rules in Rule 5.24(e)(1) unnecessary when the virtual trading
floor is available.
    The Exchange represents that access to the virtual trading floor
will be substantially similar to access to the physical trading
floor.\31\ Proposed Rule 5.24(e)(3)(B) states that admission to the
virtual trading floor is limited to TPHs, clerks,\32\ Exchange
employees, and any other persons the Exchange authorizes admission to
the virtual trading floor.\33\ The Exchange will provide access to the
virtual trading floor to TPHs the Exchange has approved to perform a
trading floor function (including Floor Brokers and Market-Makers).\34\
Each authorized individual will receive one log-in to the virtual
trading floor and may be present in only one virtual trading pit/zone
at one time.\35\ The Exchange will not require a minimum number of
Market-Makers to be present for the virtual trading floor, which is
consistent with the manner of operation on the physical trading
floor.\36\
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    \31\ See Amendment No. 3, supra note 8, at 11. The Exchange
states that, currently, admission to the physical trading floor is
limited to TPHs, Exchange employees, clerks employed by TPHs and
registered with the Exchange, service personnel, Exchange visitors
that receive authorized admission to the trading floor pursuant to
Exchange policy, and any other persons that the Exchange authorizes
admission to the trading floor. See id. The proposed rule change
excludes service personnel and visitors from accessing the virtual
trading floor. See id. at 12.
    \32\ TPHs and clerks will not be required to display badges on
the virtual trading floor. See proposed CBOE Rule 5.24(e)(3)(B). The
virtual trading floor program will identify the TPH organization of
each participant in a virtual trading pit. See Amendment No. 3,
supra note 8, at 13, n.19.
    \33\ The Exchange states that it does not anticipate granting
any other individuals with access to the virtual trading floor
outside of TPHs and Exchange personnel; however, the Exchange
believes the flexibility to permit Exchange personnel to access the
virtual trading floor is appropriate, such as to permit access to
make updates to the communication program. See id. at 12, n.15.
    \34\ See proposed CBOE Rule 5.24(e)(3)(B). This includes TPHs
(and individuals that represent TPH organizations) that are
currently authorized to perform trading floor functions, as well as
any TPHs that receive such authorization in the future. See
Amendment No. 3, supra note 8, at 12.
    \35\ See proposed CBOE Rule 5.24(e)(3)(B). The Exchange will
track which individuals participate in the virtual trading floor,
including when they log in and log out. See id.
    \36\ See Amendment No. 3, supra note 8, at 12.
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    Proposed Rule 5.24(e)(3)(C) states that TPHs may use any equipment
(e.g., any hardware or software related to a phone, system, or other
device, including an instant messaging system, email system, or similar
device) to access the virtual trading floor and do not need to register
devices they use while on the virtual trading floor.\37\ TPHs must use
Exchange-provided equipment to access PAR workstations while
transacting on the virtual trading floor.\38\ The Exchange states that
the requirements in Rule 5.81(a) would otherwise apply in the same
manner to the virtual trading floor as it does to the physical trading
floor (to the extent the context requires).\39\
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    \37\ See id. at 15.
    \38\ The Exchange states that it has already distributed to TPHs
the necessary equipment for accessing PAR for purposes of the
virtual trading floor. See id. at 13-14. The Exchange represents
that the PAR will be used and work in the same manner for the
virtual trading floor as it is on the physical trading floor. See
id. at 14. For more detail on the ways in which a Floor Broker may
use a PAR workstation for the virtual trading floor in the same
manner as it would on the physical trading floor, see pages 14-15 of
Amendment No. 3.
    \39\ The Exchange states that this would include requirements
related to audit trail and record retention, prohibition on using
any device for the purpose of recording activities in the virtual
trading pit or maintaining an open line of continuous communication
whereby a non-associated person not located in the trading crowd may
continuously monitor the activities in the trading crowd, and the
prohibition on using devices to disseminate quotes or last sale
reports. See id. at 15.
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    Proposed Rule 5.24(e)(3)(E) provides that the Exchange may
determine to require any Market-Maker or Floor Broker in a virtual
trading pit/zone that wants to trade against an order represented for
execution to express its bid or offer in a chat available in the
virtual trading pit.\40\ Additionally, chats will be visible to all
participants in a zone and will not be permitted directly between
individual participants.\41\
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    \40\ The Exchange states that it will announce with sufficient
advance notice to all TPHs any determination to require bids and
offers to be expressed in a chat within the communication program
pursuant to Rule 1.5 (such as by Exchange notice or regulatory
circular). See id. at 16, n.25.
    \41\ The Exchange will retain records of all chats, participant
logs, and any other records related to the virtual trading floor
that are subject to the Exchange's record retention obligations
under the Act. See proposed CBOE Rule 5.24(e)(3)(F). The Exchange
states that it does not currently plan to make video recordings of
the virtual trading floor; however, if the Exchange determines to
make such recordings, it would retain those video recordings in
accordance with its record retention obligations. See Amendment No.
3, supra note 8, at 18. Moreover, the Exchange represents that it
will disable the ability of TPHs to record the virtual trading floor
through the communication program. See id. at 18, n.28.
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    Finally, if the virtual trading floor encounters issues that cause
it to become unavailable, the Exchange will operate in an all-
electronic configuration, pursuant to CBOE Rule 5.24(e), until the
communication program is available again.\42\
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    \42\ See id. at 18-19.
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III. Discussion and Commission Findings

    After careful review, the Commission finds that the proposed rule
change, as modified by Amendment No. 3, is consistent with the
requirements of the Act,\43\ and the rules and regulations thereunder
applicable to a national securities exchange.\44\ In particular, the
Commission finds that the proposed rule change, as modified by
Amendment No. 3, is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\45\
which requires, among other things, that the rules of a national
securities exchange be designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative
acts and practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade,
to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open
market and a national market system, and, in general, to protect
investors and the public interest.
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    \43\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \44\ 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).
    \45\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).

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    As discussed above, CBOE proposes to adopt rules for a virtual
trading floor for when the physical trading floor is inoperable.
Currently, Rule 5.24(e) provides that, if the physical trading floor
becomes inoperable, the Exchange will operate in all-electronic screen-
based only environment. The proposed virtual trading floor is designed
to facilitate open outcry trading on the Exchange when the physical
trading floor is inoperable, which would allow trading on the Exchange
to occur more similarly to physical floor trading than the current
rules for all-electronic trading. Among other things, the Exchange
believes that the proposed enhancement to its business continuity plans
through the implementation of a virtual trading floor environment would
ameliorate some of the features in open outcry trading that are
difficult to replicate in an all-electronic environment, particularly
the small segment of trading strategies that benefit from human
interactions to negotiate pricing and to facilitate executions of large
orders and high-risk and complicated trading strategies.\46\ The
Exchange believes that the proposed rule change may facilitate
continued trading of these orders if and when the trading floor is
inoperable. As a result, the Exchange believes that providing
continuous access to open outcry trading when the physical trading
floor becomes inoperable will remove impediments to a free and open
market and will ultimately benefit investors, particularly those
executing high-risk and complex trading strategies.
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    \46\ The Exchange states that, while the recent amendments to
Rule 5.24(e)(1) allowed all-electronic trading to occur more
similarly to open outcry trading, an all-electronic trading
environment cannot fully replicate open outcry trading. See
Amendment No. 3, supra note 8, at 5. The Exchange states that from
January 2 through March 13, 2020 (the last day on which the trading
floor was open), complex orders for SPX options with more than six
legs represented approximately 5.3% of the total SPX complex order
average daily volume (``ADV'') during that timeframe. See id. at 6.
However, from March 16, 2020 (the first day on which the trading
floor was closed) through April 30, 2020, complex orders for SPX
options with more than six legs represented only approximately 2.2%
of the total SPX complex order ADV during that similar timeframe.
See id. Similarly, the corresponding ADV percentages for VIX options
complex orders were approximately 6.2% (prior to the trading floor
closing) and 1.8% (after the trading floor closing), respectively.
See id.
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    The Commission finds that the proposed implementation of the
virtual trading floor for business continuity purposes is consistent
with the Act. The Commission believes that the proposed virtual trading
floor will allow the Exchange to provide a trading environment to TPHs
that is reasonably designed to facilitate open outcry trading when
circumstances prevent physical human interaction. The Commission notes
that the Exchange has conducted several town halls with TPHs on the
virtual trading floor and made the functionality available for testing
so that the Exchange will be ready to implement it if necessary. The
Exchange states that it has received positive feedback from TPHs
regarding the tool and will continue to make updates as necessary and
appropriate in response to member feedback.\47\ As a result, the
Commission finds that the virtual trading floor is reasonably designed
to allow continuous access to open outcry trading, which will remove
impediments to a free and open market and will ultimately benefit
investors, particularly those facilitating executions of large orders
and complex trading strategies.
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    \47\ See id. at 19.
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    Additionally, the design of the virtual trading zones to closely
replicate the arrangement of the physical trading floor will facilitate
the rollout of the virtual trading floor to TPHs and help remove
impediments to a free and open market when the physical trading floor
is inoperable. Virtual trading zones will provide flexibility for a
Market-Maker to enter and exit zones for particular trading interest,
which may make it easier for a Market-Maker to trade with Floor Brokers
that are otherwise too far away on the physical trading floor for them
to trade (as movement inside a trading pit is practically not possible,
and is currently not permitted while the physical trading floor
operates in a modified state).
    Furthermore, the Commission finds that the design of the virtual
trading floor will help prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and
practices, and promote just and equitable principles of trade by
requiring that the Rules and regulatory requirements apply in the
substantially the same manner as open outcry of the physical trading
floor. Specifically, the Exchange represents that all Rules related to
open outcry trading, including those in Chapter 5, Section G, will
apply to open outcry trading on the virtual trading floor.\48\ In
addition, all risk controls and price protection mechanisms in Rule
5.34 that currently apply to open outcry trading will apply in the same
manner on the virtual trading floor.\49\ TPHs participating on the
virtual trading floor will be subject to the same regulatory
requirements on the virtual trading floor as they are on the physical
trading floor, including those set forth in Chapters 8 and 9 of the
Rules.\50\ Orders on the virtual trading floor will be systematized and
represented, and transactions reported, in the same manner as on the
physical trading floor.\51\ CBOE's Regulatory Division staff will
continue to utilize preexisting floor surveillances to surveil for the
activity occurring on the virtual trading floor and will access the
virtual trading floor as necessary and appropriate, including records
of any chats, participant logs, and any other records related to the
virtual trading floor consistent with the Exchange's record retention
obligations under the Act.\52\ Finally, Floor Officials will also have
access to all zones in the virtual trading floor and will retain the
same authority to act in the virtual trading floor as they do on the
physical trading floor.\53\
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    \48\ See Amendment No. 3, supra note 8, at 9.
    \49\ See id. at 19.
    \50\ See id. at 20
    \51\ See id.
    \52\ See id.
    \53\ See id. at 18. The Exchange represents that an Exchange
employee will be available in each zone to provide technical and
operational support (in addition to regular Exchange support staff
for floor operations) if participants in the virtual trading floor
need assistance. See id.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether Amendment No. 3
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-CBOE-2020-055 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2020-055. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the

proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other than
those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE,
Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All
comments received will be posted without change. Persons submitting
comments are cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal
identifying information from comment submissions. You should submit
only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2020-055 and should be
submitted by January 8, 2021. Rebuttal comments should be submitted by
January 22, 2021.

V. Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by
Amendment No. 3

    The Commission finds good cause for approving the proposed rule
change, as amended by Amendment No. 3, prior to the 30th day after the
date of publication of notice in the Federal Register. Amendment No. 3
provided additional detail and clarity on several points.\54\
Specifically, the Exchange revised the proposal to provide additional
description on several aspects of the proposal, including operation of
the multiple ``zones'' in the virtual trading floor, interaction of
Floor Brokers and Maker Makers in the virtual trading floor,
distribution and use of PAR workstations for purposes of participating
in the virtual trading floor, market participant outreach and testing
of the virtual trading floor, use of chat functionality in the virtual
trading floor, regulatory surveillance of the virtual trading floor,
and make technical and conforming changes. Amendment No. 3 does not
change the substance of the proposed rule change, but merely adds
detail and clarification to several items of the proposal. Accordingly,
the Commission finds good cause for approving the proposed rule change,
as amended, on an accelerated basis, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of
the Act.\55\
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VI. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\56\ that the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 3
(SR-CBOE-2020-055), be, and hereby is, approved on an accelerated
basis.
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    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP07-77-000]

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff
Filing

November 29, 2006.
    Take notice that on November 22, 2006, Williston Basin Interstate
Pipeline Company (Williston Basin) tendered for filing as part of its
FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, First Revised Sheet No.
387, to become effective December 22, 2006.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of
Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210).
Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on
or before the intervention or protest date

need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than
the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Pages 52775-52776]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2015-0001; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1515]

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency; DHS.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: On July 7, 2015, FEMA published in the Federal Register a
proposed flood hazard determination notice that contained an erroneous
table. This notice provides corrections to that table, to be used in
lieu of the information published at 80 FR 38723. The table provided
here represents the proposed flood hazard determinations and
communities affected for Loudoun County, Virginia, and Incorporated
Areas.

DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before November 30, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where
applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for each community
are available for inspection at both the online location and the
respective Community Map Repository address listed in the table below.
Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS report for each
community are accessible online through the FEMA Map Service Center at
www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.
    You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-1515, to
Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance
and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration,
FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER> or (email)
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or visit the FEMA Map Information
eXchange (FMIX) online at www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA proposes to make flood hazard
determinations for each community listed in the table below, in
accordance with Section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of
1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).
    These proposed flood hazard determinations, together with the
floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum
that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the
community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent
in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any
time enact stricter requirements of its own, or pursuant to policies
established by other Federal, State, or regional entities. These flood
hazard determinations are used to meet the floodplain management
requirements of the NFIP and are also used to calculate the appropriate
flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after the FIRM
and FIS report become effective.
    Use of a Scientific Resolution Panel (SRP) is available to
communities in support of the appeal resolution process. SRPs are
independent panels of experts in hydrology, hydraulics, and other
pertinent sciences established to review conflicting scientific and
technical data and provide recommendations for resolution. Use of the
SRP may only be exercised after FEMA and local communities have been
engaged in a collaborative consultation process for at least 60 days
without a mutually acceptable resolution of an appeal. Additional
information regarding the SRP process can be found online at http://floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_fact_sheet.pdf.
    The communities affected by the flood hazard determinations are
provided in the table below. Any request for reconsideration of the
revised flood hazard determinations shown on the Preliminary FIRM and
FIS report that satisfies the data requirements outlined in 44 CFR
67.6(b) is considered an appeal. Comments unrelated to the flood hazard
determinations will also be considered before the FIRM and FIS report
are made final.

Correction

    In the proposed flood hazard determination notice published at 80
FR

38723 in the July 7, 2015, issue of the Federal Register, FEMA
published a table titled ``Loudoun County, Virginia, and Incorporated
Areas''. This table contained inaccurate information as to the
communities affected by the proposed flood hazard determinations. In
this document, FEMA is publishing a table containing the accurate
information. The information provided below should be used in lieu of
that previously published.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

    Dated: August 10, 2015.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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            Loudoun County, Virginia, and Incorporated Areas
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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Project: 11-03-2001S Preliminary Dates: May 23, 2014, December 12, 2014,
                            February 23, 2015
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Town of Hillsboro......................  Town Hall, 36966 Charles Town
                                          Pike, Hillsboro, VA 20132.
Town of Leesburg.......................  Town Hall, 25 West Market
                                          Street, Leesburg, VA 20176.
Town of Lovettsville...................  Town Hall, 6 East Pennsylvania
                                          Avenue, Lovettsville, VA
                                          20180.
Town of Middleburg.....................  Town Office, 10 West Marshall
                                          Street, Middleburg, VA 20118.
Town of Purcellville...................  Town Hall, 221 South Nursery
                                          Avenue, Purcellville, VA
                                          20132.
Town of Round Hill.....................  Loudoun County Building,
                                          Building and Development
                                          Department, 1 Harrison Street,
                                          Southeast, Leesburg, VA 20177.
Unincorporated Areas of Loudoun County.  Loudoun County Building,
                                          Building and Development
                                          Department, 1 Harrison Street,
                                          Southeast, Leesburg, VA 20177.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-56453; File No. SR-ISE-2007-84]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange,
LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule
Change Relating to Fee Changes

September 18, 2007.
    Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on September 12, 2007, the International Securities Exchange, LLC
(the ``Exchange'' or ``ISE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
Items I, II, and III below, which items have been prepared by the
Exchange. The Exchange filed the proposed rule change pursuant to
section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) thereunder \4\
which renders it effective upon filing with 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\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The ISE is proposing to amend its Schedule of Fees to establish
fees for transactions in options on one ``Premium Product.'' \5\ The
text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange, the
Commission's Public Reference Room, and at the Exchange's Web site
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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, the Exchange 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. The Exchange 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 Exchange is proposing to amend its Schedule of Fees to
establish fees for transactions in options on the iShares S&P Latin
America 40 Index Fund (``ILF'').\6\ The Exchange represents that ILF is
eligible for options trading because it constitutes ``Fund Shares,'' as
defined by ISE Rule 502(h).
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    \6\ iShares [supreg] is a registered trademark of Barclays
Global Investors, N.A. (``BGI''), a majority-owned subsidiary of
Barclays Bank PLC. ``Standard & Poor's [supreg],'' ``S&P [supreg],''
``S&P Latin America 40 Index,'' are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc. (``McGraw-Hill''), and have been licensed for use
for certain purposes by BGI. All other trademarks and service marks
are the property of their respective owners. iShares S&P Latin
America 40 Index Fund (``ILF'') is not sponsored, sold or endorsed
by Standard & Poor's, (``S&P''), a division of McGraw-Hill, and S&P
makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in
ILF. BGI and S&P have not licensed or authorized ISE to (i) Engage
in the creation, listing, provision of a market for trading,
marketing, and promotion of options on ILF or (ii) to use and refer
to any of their trademarks or service marks in connection with the
listing, provision of a market for trading, marketing, and promotion
of options on ILF or with making disclosures concerning options on
ILF under any applicable federal or state laws, rules or
regulations. BGI and S&P do not sponsor, endorse, or promote such
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    All of the applicable fees covered by this filing are identical to
fees charged

by the Exchange for all other Premium Products. Specifically, the
Exchange is proposing to adopt an execution fee and a comparison fee
for all transactions in options on ILF.\7\ The amount of the execution
fee and comparison fee for products covered by this filing shall be
$0.15 and $0.03 per contract, respectively, for all Public Customer
Orders \8\ and Firm Proprietary orders. The amount of the execution fee
and comparison fee for all ISE Market Maker transactions shall be equal
to the execution fee and comparison fee currently charged by the
Exchange for ISE Market Maker transactions in equity options.\9\
Finally, the amount of the execution fee and comparison fee for all
non-ISE Market Maker transactions shall be $0.37 and $0.03 per
contract, respectively. Further, since options on ILF are multiply-
listed, the Payment for Order Flow fee shall apply to this product. The
Exchange believes the proposed rule change will further the Exchange's
goal of introducing new products to the marketplace that are
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    \7\ These fees will be charged only to Exchange members. Under a
pilot program that is set to expire on July 31, 2008, these fees
will also be charged to Linkage Orders (as defined in ISE Rule
1900). See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56128 (July 24,
2007), 72 FR 42161 (August 1, 2007) (SR-ISE-2007-55).
    \8\ ``Public Customer Order'' is defined in Exchange Rule
100(a)(39) as an order for the account of a Public Customer.
``Public Customer'' is defined in Exchange Rule 100(a)(38) as a
person that is not a broker or dealer in securities.
    \9\ The execution fee is currently between $.21 and $.12 per
contract side, depending on the Exchange Average Daily Volume, and
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2. Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the objectives of Section 6 of the Act,\10\ in general, and
furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(4),\11\ in particular, in that
it is designed to provide for the equitable allocation of reasonable
dues, fees, and other charges among its members and other persons using
its facilities.
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The proposed rule change does not impose 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

    The Exchange has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit,
comments on this proposed rule change. The Exchange has not received
any unsolicited written comments from members or other interested
parties.

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

    Because it establishes or changes a due, fee, or other charge
applicable only to a member, the foregoing rule change has become
effective pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \12\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(2) \13\ thereunder. At any time within 60 days of the filing of
such proposed rule change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such
rule change if it appears to the Commission that such action is
necessary or appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of
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    \13\ 17 CFR 19b-4(f)(2).
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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 No. SR-ISE-2007-84 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-ISE-2007-84. 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 Commissions 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, 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 the ISE. 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-ISE-2007-84 and should be submitted on
or before October 16, 2007.
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    \14\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\14\
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2012-D-0322]

Draft Guidance for Industry on Arsenic in Apple Juice: Action
Level; Supporting Document for Action Level for Arsenic in Apple Juice;
A Quantitative Assessment of Inorganic Arsenic in Apple Juice;
Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is extending the
comment period for the draft guidance for industry entitled ``Arsenic
in Apple Juice: Action Level'' that appeared in the Federal Register of
July 15, 2013 (78 FR 42086). The draft guidance identifies for the
industry an action level for inorganic arsenic in apple juice that FDA
considers protective of human health and achievable with the use of
good manufacturing practices. It also describes FDA's intended sampling
and enforcement approach. In the notice, we requested comments on the
draft guidance. We are taking this action in response to a request for
an extension to allow interested persons additional time to submit
comments.

DATES: FDA is extending the comment period on the draft guidance.
Submit either electronic or written comments by November 12, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the draft guidance to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments on the draft guidance to
the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance to the
Office of Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
(HFS-317), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy.,
College Park, MD 20740. Send two self-addressed adhesive labels to
assist that office in processing your request. See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for electronic access to the draft guidance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Posnick Robin, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-317), Food and Drug Administration,
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In the Federal Register of July 15, 2013 (78 FR 42086), we
published a notice announcing the availability of three documents, a
draft guidance for industry entitled ``Arsenic in Apple Juice: Action
Level,'' a draft supporting document entitled ``Supporting Document for
Action Level for Arsenic in Apple Juice,'' and a risk assessment
document entitled ``A Quantitative Assessment of Inorganic Arsenic in
Apple Juice.'' The draft guidance identifies an action level for
inorganic arsenic in apple juice of 10 micrograms/kilogram ([micro]g/
kg) or 10 parts per billion (ppb), and identifies FDA's intended
sampling and enforcement approach. The draft supporting document
reviews data on arsenic levels, health effects, and achievability, and
explains FDA's rationale for identifying an action level for inorganic
arsenic in apple juice of 10 [micro]g/kg. The risk assessment document
provides estimates of arsenic exposure and risk to humans at different
hypothetical limits for inorganic arsenic in apple juice. The notice
invited comments on the draft guidance by September 13, 2013.
    As of August 28, 2013, we have received two requests for an
extension of the comment period. The requests, from the Arsenic Science
Task Force and the Juice Products Association, explained that they
needed more time to complete their analyses of the supporting
documents.
    We have considered the request and are extending the comment period
for the notice for 60 days, until November 12, 2013. We believe that a
60-day extension allows adequate time for interested persons to submit
comments without significantly delaying further FDA action on this
guidance.

II. Request for Comments

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

    Dated: September 10, 2013.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4176-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2014-0003]

Alabama; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Alabama (FEMA-4176-DR), dated May 2, 2014, and related
determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: May 5, 2014.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the incident
period for this major disaster is closed effective May 5, 2014.

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

W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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