81 FR 87646 - Delegation of Authority
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 233 (December 5, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 233 (December 5, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-29093 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 233 (Monday, December 5, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 87646-87647] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-29093] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Delegation of Authority AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Notice of delegation of authority. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This document provides the public with notice of the delegation of authority for certain activities related to the licensing of small business investment companies by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to the Agency Licensing Committee. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Fendler, Office of Investment and Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., Washington, DC 20416; (202) 205-7559 or [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document provides the public with notice of the Administrator's delegation of authority to the Agency Licensing Committee to review and recommend to the Administrator for approval applications for licenses to operate as a small business investment company under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended. This delegation of authority reads as follows: Pursuant to the authority vested in me pursuant to section 301 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended, the authority to take any and all actions necessary to review applications for licensing under section 301 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended, and to recommend to the Administrator which such applications should be approved is delegated to the Agency Licensing Committee. The Agency Licensing Committee shall be composed of the following members: Deputy Administrator, Chair Associate Administrator for Capital Access Associate Administrator for Investment and Innovation Associate Administrator for Government Contracting and Business Development Deputy General Counsel Chief Financial Officer This authority revokes all other authorities granted by the Administrator to recommend and approve applications for a license to operate as a small business investment company under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended. This authority may not be re- delegated; however, in the event that the person serving in one of the positions listed as a member of the Agency Licensing Committee is absent from the office, as defined in SBA Standard Operating Procedure 00 01 2, Chapter 3, paragraph 2, or is unable to perform the functions and duties of his or her position, the individual serving in an acting capacity, pursuant to a [[Page 87647]] written and established line of succession, may serve on the Committee during such absence or inability. In addition, if one of the positions listed as a member of the Agency Licensing Committee is vacant, the individual serving in that position in an acting capacity shall serve on the Agency Licensing Committee. This authority will remain in effect until revoked in writing by the Administrator or by operation of law. Dated: November 16, 2016. Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2016-29093 Filed 12-2-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025-01-P
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The proposed amendment to the consistent with the Act. Comments may SUMMARY: This document provides the
Symbology Plan would add IEX as a be submitted by any of the following public with notice of the delegation of
party to the Symbology Plan. A self- methods: authority for certain activities related to
regulatory organization (‘‘SRO’’) may the licensing of small business
Electronic Comments
become a party to the Symbology Plan investment companies by the
if it satisfies the requirements of Section • Use the Commission’s Internet Administrator of the Small Business
I(c) of the Plan. Specifically, an SRO comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ Administration (SBA) to the Agency
may become a party to the Symbology rules/sro.shtml); or Licensing Committee.
Plan if: (i) It maintains a market for the • Send an email to rule-comments@
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
listing or trading of Plan Securities 5 in sec.gov. Please include File Number 4–
Carol Fendler, Office of Investment and
accordance with rules approved by the 533 on the subject line.
Innovation, U.S. Small Business
Commission; (ii) it signs a current copy Paper Comments Administration, 409 3rd Street SW.,
of the Plan; and (iii) it pays to the other Washington, DC 20416; (202) 205–7559
• Send paper comments in triplicate
parties a proportionate share of the or carol.fendler@sba.gov.
to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities
aggregate development costs, based SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street
upon the number of symbols reserved document provides the public with
NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.
by the new party during the first twelve notice of the Administrator’s delegation
(12) months of such party’s All submissions should refer to File
Number 4–533. This file number should of authority to the Agency Licensing
membership.6 Committee to review and recommend to
IEX has submitted a signed copy of be included on the subject line if email
is used. To help the Commission the Administrator for approval
the Symbology Plan to the Commission applications for licenses to operate as a
in accordance with the requirement set process and review your comments
more efficiently, please use only one small business investment company
forth in the Symbology Plan regarding under the Small Business Investment
new parties to the plan. Additionally, method. The Commission will post all
comments on the Commission’s Internet Act of 1958, as amended.
IEX represented that it maintains a This delegation of authority reads as
market for the listing or trading of Plan Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/
sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all follows:
Securities. Finally, IEX has agreed to Pursuant to the authority vested in me
pay all costs required by IEX pursuant subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the Plan that pursuant to section 301 of the Small
to the Symbology Plan, including its Business Investment Act of 1958, as
proportionate share of the aggregate are filed with the Commission, and all
written communications relating to the amended, the authority to take any and
development costs previously paid by all actions necessary to review
the other parties to the Processor. Plan between the Commission and any
person, other than those that may be applications for licensing under section
II. Effectiveness of the Proposed withheld from the public in accordance 301 of the Small Business Investment
Symbology Plan Amendment with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will Act of 1958, as amended, and to
be available for Web site viewing and recommend to the Administrator which
The foregoing proposed Symbology such applications should be approved is
Plan amendment has become effective printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., delegated to the Agency Licensing
pursuant to Rule 608(b)(3)(iii) 7 because Committee.
it involves solely technical or Washington, DC 20549 on official
business days between the hours of The Agency Licensing Committee
ministerial matters. At any time within shall be composed of the following
sixty days of the filing of the 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
filing also will be available for members:
amendment, the Commission may
inspection and copying at the Parties’ Deputy Administrator, Chair
summarily abrogate the amendment and
principal offices. All comments received Associate Administrator for Capital
require that it be refiled pursuant to
will be posted without change; the Access
paragraph (b)(1) of Rule 608,8 if it Associate Administrator for Investment
appears to the Commission that such Commission does not edit personal
identifying information from and Innovation
action is necessary or appropriate in the Associate Administrator for Government
public interest, for the protection of submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make Contracting and Business
investors or the maintenance of fair and Development
orderly markets, to remove impediments available publicly. All submissions
Deputy General Counsel
to, and perfect the mechanisms of, a should refer to File Number 4–533, and
Chief Financial Officer
national market system or otherwise in should be submitted on or before
December 27, 2016. This authority revokes all other
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. authorities granted by the Administrator
By the Commission. to recommend and approve applications
III. Solicitation of Comments
Robert W. Errett, for a license to operate as a small
Interested persons are invited to Deputy Secretary.
submit written data, views, and business investment company under the
arguments concerning the foregoing,
[FR Doc. 2016–29043 Filed 12–2–16; 8:45 am] Small Business Investment Act of 1958,
including whether the Amendment is BILLING CODE 8011–01–P as amended. This authority may not be
re-delegated; however, in the event that
Exchange Act Release No. 34–66957 (May 10, 2012),
the person serving in one of the
positions listed as a member of the
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77 FR 28904 (May 16, 2012). SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
5 ‘‘Plan Securities’’ are defined in the Symbology Agency Licensing Committee is absent
Plan as securities that: (i) Are NMS securities as Delegation of Authority from the office, as defined in SBA
currently defined in Rule 600(a)(46) under the Act; Standard Operating Procedure 00 01 2,
and (ii) any other equity securities quoted, traded AGENCY: U.S. Small Business
and/or trade reported through an SRO facility. Administration. Chapter 3, paragraph 2, or is unable to
6 Sections I(c) and V(a) of the Plan. perform the functions and duties of his
ACTION: Notice of delegation of
7 17 CFR 242.608(b)(3)(iii). or her position, the individual serving
authority.
8 17 CFR 242.608(b)(1). in an acting capacity, pursuant to a
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written and established line of report on service disruptions and proposing to establish regulations
succession, may serve on the Committee provide updates on plans to resolve requiring all Class I railroads and the
during such absence or inability. In those issues, and to discuss additional CTCO to permanently report certain
addition, if one of the positions listed as options to improve service. U.S. Rail service performance metrics on a
a member of the Agency Licensing Serv. Issues, EP 724 et al., slip op. at 1 weekly, quarterly, and occasional basis.
Committee is vacant, the individual (STB served Aug. 18, 2014). Following See U.S. Rail Serv. Issues—Performance
serving in that position in an acting that hearing, the Board directed Data Reporting, EP 724 (Sub-No. 4), slip
capacity shall serve on the Agency Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) op. at 1, 3–4 (STB served Dec. 30, 2014).
Licensing Committee. This authority to answer specific requests to After the close of the comment period,
will remain in effect until revoked in supplement the information it had the Board issued an order announcing
writing by the Administrator or by provided at the field hearing and in its that it would waive its ex parte
operation of law. annual peak season letter to the communications rules to allow Board
Dated: November 16, 2016. Chairman.1 U.S. Rail Serv. Issues, EP staff to hold meetings with interested
724, slip op. at 1 (STB served Oct. 14, parties regarding technical issues in this
Maria Contreras-Sweet,
2014). On October 24, 2014, CP proceeding. See U.S. Rail Serv. Issues—
Administrator.
submitted its responses to the Board’s Performance Data Reporting, EP 724
[FR Doc. 2016–29093 Filed 12–2–16; 8:45 am] questions. (CP Reply, Oct. 24, 2014, U.S. (Sub-No. 4) (STB served Nov. 9, 2015).
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P Rail Serv. Issues, EP 724.) Additionally, Those meetings were held between
in response to a petition by the Western November 19, 2015 and December 7,
Coal Traffic League, the Board required 2015. A summary of each meeting was
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) to posted in that docket and parties
[Docket No. EP 724; Docket No. EP 724 submit ‘‘its contingency plans for provided additional comments on the
(Sub-No. 3)] addressing any [critical shortfalls of summaries. The Board then issued a
coal], including a detailed description of supplemental notice of proposed
United States Rail Service Issues; the steps it takes to identify coal-fired rulemaking. See U.S. Rail Serv. Issues—
United States Rail Service Issues— plants at critical levels and to remedy Performance Data Reporting, EP 724
Data Collection acute shortages in a timely fashion.’’ (Sub-No. 4) (STB served April 29, 2016),
U.S. Rail Serv. Issues, EP 724, slip op. corrected, (STB served May 13, 2016).
On April 1, 2014, and October 8,
at 6 (STB served Dec. 30, 2014). BNSF
2014, the Board issued two orders in Discussion and Conclusions
filed its reply on January 29, 2015.
response to service issues at the time Docket No. EP 724 (Sub-No. 3). On
across the U.S. rail network. The first Concurrently with this decision, the
October 8, 2014, the Board issued an Board is issuing its final rule in Docket
order, in Docket No. EP 724, announced order requiring regular reporting of
a public hearing in response to concerns No. EP 724 (Sub-No. 4). The final rule
standardized performance data by Class requires Class I railroads to begin
about service problems that were I railroads and the CTCO (through its
occurring across significant portions of reporting the required data on February
Class I members). See U.S. Rail Serv. 8, 2017, at which point reporting under
the nation’s rail network. In response to Issues—Data Collection (Interim Data
the concerns raised at that hearing (as the Interim Data Order will no longer be
Order), EP 724 (Sub-No. 3), slip op. at necessary. Accordingly, the Board will
well as a second public hearing), the 2–5 (STB served Oct. 8, 2014).2
Board issued an order in Docket No. EP discontinue reporting required by the
Pursuant to the Interim Data Order, the Interim Data Order immediately
724 (Sub-No. 3) requiring all Class I
Class I railroads and the Association of following the reports due one week
carriers and the Chicago Transportation
American Railroads (on behalf of its prior to the start of reporting under the
Coordination Office (CTCO) (through its
freight railroad member representatives final rule. The final date for reporting
Class I members) to file weekly public
in the CTCO) have been reporting data under the Interim Data Order will be
performance data on an interim basis.
weekly since October 22, 2014. February 1, 2017. The issuance of the
For the reasons stated below, the Docket No. EP 724 (Sub-No. 4). On
proceedings in Docket No. EP 724 and final rule in Docket No. EP 724 (Sub-No.
December 30, 2014, the Board issued a 4) also concludes the need for
Docket No. EP 724 (Sub-No. 3) will be notice of proposed rulemaking
discontinued. Concurrently with this additional comment in Docket No. EP
decision, the Board is issuing a final 724 on the service issues that occurred
1 The annual ‘‘Fall Peak letter’’ has since been
rule in Docket No. EP 724 (Sub-No. 4) throughout the national rail network in
discontinued due to, among other things, the
requiring all Class I railroads and the weekly collection of service performance reports 2013–2014. As explained in the final
CTCO to file public performance data on that the Board began collecting pursuant to the rule, those service issues prompted the
a permanent basis.
Interim Data Order. Press Release, Surface Board to issue the Interim Data Order
Transportation Board, STB Chairman Daniel R. which, in turn, led to the issuance of the
Elliott III Discontinues Annual Letter to Rail
Background Industry Seeking End-of-Year Outlook (Aug. 22, final rule. U.S. Rail Serv. Issues—
Docket No. EP 724. On April 10, 2014, 2016), https://www.stb.gov/stb/news/news_ Performance Data Reporting, EP 724
the Board held a public hearing at its releases.html (follow ‘‘date of issuance within the (Sub-No. 4), slip op. at 1–4 (STB served
current year’’ or ‘‘prior to the current year’’ Nov. 30, 2016). Because the Board is
offices in Washington, DC, to get more hyperlink, as appropriate to access 2016 press
information on service problems releases; then follow ‘‘8/22/2016’’ hyperlink). issuing new regulations in a separate
occurring at the time across the U.S. rail 2 In that decision, the Board also discontinued sub-docket, Docket No. EP 724 and
network, hear rail industry plans to reporting ordered under U.S. Rail Service Issues— Docket No. EP 724 (Sub-No. 3) will be
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Grain, Docket No. EP 724 (Sub-No. 2), with two closed, effective the day after the final
address those service problems, and exceptions related to CP’s supplying of locomotives
discuss options to improve service. See and grain cars moving between CP and the Rapid
reporting date for the Interim Data
U.S. Rail Serv. Issues, EP 724, slip op. City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad, Inc. (RCP&E). Order, February 2, 2017.
at 1 (STB served Apr. 1, 2014). On Interim Data Order, slip op. at 2 n.7. On February It is ordered:
23, 2016, the Board discontinued all reporting by
September 4, 2014, the Board held a CP related to RCP&E. U.S. Rail Serv. Issues—Data
1. The final date for reporting under
field hearing in Fargo, ND, to provide Collection, EP 724 (Sub-No. 3) (STB served Feb. 23, the Interim Data Order will be February
another forum for interested parties to 2016). 1, 2017.
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| Contact | Carol Fendler, Office of Investment and Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., Washington, DC 20416; (202) 205-7559 or [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 87646 |
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