81_FR_9612 81 FR 9575 - Notice of a Public Meeting

81 FR 9575 - Notice of a Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 37 (February 25, 2016)

Page Range9575-9576
FR Document2016-04048

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9575-9576]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04048]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9454]


Notice of a Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 10:30 a.m. 
on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at the headquarters of the Radio Technical 
Commission for Maritime Service (RTCM) in Suite 605, 1611 N. Kent 
Street, Arlington, Virginia 22209. The primary purpose of the meeting 
is to

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prepare for the fortieth session of the International Maritime 
Organization's (IMO) Facilitation Committee to be held at the IMO 
Headquarters, United Kingdom, April 4-8, 2016.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Adoption of the agenda; report on credentials
--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Consideration and adoption of proposed amendments to the Convention
--Comprehensive review of the FAL Convention
--Application of single-window concept
--Requirements for access to, or electronic versions of, certificates 
and documents, including record books required to be carried on ships
--Measures to protect the safety of persons rescued at sea
--Consideration and analysis of reports and information on persons 
rescued at sea and stowaways
--Guidelines on the facilitation aspects of protecting the maritime 
transport network from cyberthreats
--Guidelines on minimum training and education for mooring personnel
--Review of the ICAO/IMO publication on International signs to provide 
guidance to persons at airports and marine terminals
--Technical cooperation activities related to facilitation of maritime 
traffic
--Relations with other organizations
--Application of the Committee's Guidelines
--Work programme
--Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2017
--Any other business
--Consideration of the report of the Committee on its fortieth session

    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. To facilitate the building security process, and 
to request reasonable accommodation, those who plan to attend should 
contact the meeting coordinator, Mr. David Du Pont, by email at 
[email protected], or by phone at (202) 372-1497, not later than 
March 15, 2016. Requests made after March 15, 2016 might not be able to 
be accommodated. In the case of inclement weather where the U.S. 
Federal Government is closed or delayed, a public meeting may be 
conducted virtually by calling (202) 475-4000 or 1-855-475-2447, 
Participant code: 887 809 72. The meeting coordinator will confirm 
whether the virtual public meeting will be utilized. Additional 
information regarding this and other public meetings related to the IMO 
may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo.

    Dated: February 12, 2016.
Jonathan Burby,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State .
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                                                  IV. Solicitation of Comments                                For the Commission, by the Division of              received no comments on the proposed
                                                                                                            Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated            rule change.
                                                    Interested persons are invited to                       authority.12                                            Section 19(b)(2) of the Act 6 provides
                                                  submit written data, views, and                           Brent J. Fields,                                      that within 45 days of the publication of
                                                  arguments concerning the foregoing,                       Secretary.                                            notice of the filing of a proposed rule
                                                  including whether the proposed rule                       [FR Doc. 2016–03961 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am]           change, or within such longer period up
                                                  change is consistent with the Act.                        BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                to 90 days as the Commission may
                                                  Comments may be submitted by any of                                                                             designate if it finds such longer period
                                                  the following methods:                                                                                          to be appropriate and publishes its
                                                                                                            SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                               reasons for so finding, or as to which the
                                                  Electronic Comments                                       COMMISSION                                            self-regulatory organization consents,
                                                    • Use the Commission’s Internet                         [Release No. 34–77192; File No. SR–
                                                                                                                                                                  the Commission shall either approve the
                                                                                                            NASDAQ–2015–161]                                      proposed rule change, disapprove the
                                                  comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                                                                                                                                  proposed rule change, or institute
                                                  rules/sro.shtml); or
                                                                                                            Self-Regulatory Organizations; The                    proceedings to determine whether the
                                                    • Send an email to rule-comments@                       NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of                    proposed rule change should be
                                                  sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                   Designation of a Longer Period for                    disapproved. The 45th day after
                                                  NYSEArca–2016–34 on the subject line.                     Commission Action on Proposed Rule                    publication of the notice for this
                                                                                                            Change, as Modified by Amendment                      proposed rule change is February 22,
                                                  Paper Comments
                                                                                                            Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto, Relating to the                 2016. The Commission is extending this
                                                    • Send paper comments in triplicate                     Listing and Trading of the Shares of                  45-day time period.
                                                  to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities                 the First Trust RiverFront Dynamic                      The Commission finds it appropriate
                                                  and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street                     Europe ETF, First Trust RiverFront                    to designate a longer period within
                                                  NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.                           Dynamic Asia Pacific ETF, First Trust                 which to take action on the proposed
                                                                                                            RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets                   rule change so that it has sufficient time
                                                  All submissions should refer to File                      ETF, and First Trust RiverFront                       to consider this proposed rule change.
                                                  Number SR–NYSEArca–2016–34. This                          Dynamic Developed International ETF                   Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant
                                                  file number should be included on the                     of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III               to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,7
                                                  subject line if email is used. To help the                                                                      designates April 7, 2016, as the date by
                                                                                                            February 19, 2016.
                                                  Commission process and review your                                                                              which the Commission shall either
                                                                                                               On December 22, 2015, The NASDAQ                   approve or disapprove, or institute
                                                  comments more efficiently, please use
                                                                                                            Stock Market LLC (‘‘Exchange’’) filed                 proceedings to determine whether to
                                                  only one method. The Commission will                      with the Securities and Exchange
                                                  post all comments on the Commission’s                                                                           disapprove, the proposed rule change
                                                                                                            Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant                 (File No. SR–NASDAQ–2015–161), as
                                                  Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                    to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
                                                  rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                                                                                 modified by Amendment Nos. 1 and 2
                                                                                                            Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule             thereto.
                                                  submission, all subsequent                                19b–4 thereunder,2 a proposed rule
                                                  amendments, all written statements                        change to list and trade the shares of the              For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                  with respect to the proposed rule                         First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Europe                 Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                                                                                                                                  authority.8
                                                  change that are filed with the                            ETF; First Trust RiverFront Dynamic
                                                  Commission, and all written                                                                                     Brent J. Fields,
                                                                                                            Asia Pacific ETF; First Trust RiverFront
                                                  communications relating to the                            Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF; and                     Secretary.
                                                  proposed rule change between the                          First Trust RiverFront Dynamic                        [FR Doc. 2016–03952 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  Commission and any person, other than                     Developed International ETF                           BILLING CODE 8011–01–P

                                                  those that may be withheld from the                       (individually, ‘‘Fund,’’ and collectively,
                                                  public in accordance with the                             ‘‘Funds’’). The proposed rule change
                                                  provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                       was published for comment in the                      DEPARTMENT OF STATE
                                                  available for Web site viewing and                        Federal Register on January 8, 2016.3                 [Public Notice: 9454]
                                                  printing in the Commission’s Public                       On January 8, 2016, the Exchange filed
                                                  Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                         Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule                  Notice of a Public Meeting
                                                  Washington, DC 20549 on official                          change.4 On February 18, 2016, the
                                                                                                            Exchange filed Amendment No. 2 to the                   The Department of State will conduct
                                                  business days between the hours of                                                                              an open meeting at 10:30 a.m. on
                                                  10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such                   proposed rule change.5 The Commission
                                                                                                                                                                  Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at the
                                                  filing also will be available for                           1 15  U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                             headquarters of the Radio Technical
                                                  inspection and copying at the principal                     2 17  CFR 240.19b–4.                                Commission for Maritime Service
                                                  office of the Exchange. All comments                         3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76817    (RTCM) in Suite 605, 1611 N. Kent
                                                  received will be posted without change;                   (January 4, 2016), 81 FR 978.                         Street, Arlington, Virginia 22209. The
                                                                                                               4 In Amendment No. 1, the Exchange clarified the
                                                  the Commission does not edit personal                                                                           primary purpose of the meeting is to
                                                                                                            proposed rule change by providing additional
                                                  identifying information from                              information regarding the currencies, and
                                                  submissions. You should submit only                       instruments that provide exposure to such             securities in which the Funds will invest, so that
                                                                                                            currencies, in which each Fund will invest.           they will apply on a continual basis. Amendment
                                                  information that you wish to make
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                                                                                                            Amendment No. 1 is not subject to notice and          No. 2 is not subject to notice and comment because
                                                  available publicly. All submissions                       comment because it is a technical amendment that      it does not materially alter the substance of the
                                                  should refer to File Number SR–                           does not materially alter the substance of the        proposed rule change or raise any novel regulatory
                                                  NYSEArca–2016–34, and should be                           proposed rule change or raise any novel regulatory    issues (Amendment No. 2 is available at: http://
                                                                                                            issues (Amendment No. 1 is available at: http://      www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nasdaq-2015-161/
                                                  submitted on or before March 17, 2016.                                                                          nasdaq2015161-2.pdf).
                                                                                                            www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nasdaq-2015-161/
                                                                                                                                                                     6 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
                                                                                                            nasdaq2015161-1.pdf).
                                                                                                               5 In Amendment No. 2, the Exchange expanded           7 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
                                                    12 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                            the application of certain criteria for the equity       8 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(31).




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                                                  prepare for the fortieth session of the                 related to the IMO may be found at:                     exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
                                                  International Maritime Organization’s                   www.uscg.mil/imo.                                       may be filed at any time. The filing of
                                                  (IMO) Facilitation Committee to be held                   Dated: February 12, 2016.                             a petition to revoke will not
                                                  at the IMO Headquarters, United                         Jonathan Burby,
                                                                                                                                                                  automatically stay the effectiveness of
                                                  Kingdom, April 4–8, 2016.                                                                                       the exemption. Petitions for stay must
                                                                                                          Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean
                                                     The agenda items to be considered                    and Polar Affairs, Department of State .
                                                                                                                                                                  be filed no later than March 3, 2016 (at
                                                  include:                                                                                                        least seven days before the exemption
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2016–04048 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  —Adoption of the agenda; report on                                                                              becomes effective).
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 4710–09–P
                                                     credentials                                                                                                    An original and 10 copies of all
                                                  —Decisions of other IMO bodies                                                                                  pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
                                                  —Consideration and adoption of                                                                                  35993, must be filed with the Surface
                                                                                                          SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD                            Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
                                                     proposed amendments to the
                                                     Convention                                           [Docket No. FD 35993]                                   Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
                                                  —Comprehensive review of the FAL                                                                                addition, one copy of each pleading
                                                     Convention                                           Grenada Railroad, LLC—Lease and                         must be served on John D. Heffner,
                                                  —Application of single-window concept                   Operation Exemption—Illinois Central                    Strasburger & Price, LLP, 1025
                                                  —Requirements for access to, or                         Railroad Company                                        Connecticut Ave. NW., Suite 717,
                                                     electronic versions of, certificates and                                                                     Washington, DC 20036.
                                                                                                             Grenada Railroad, LLC (Grenada
                                                     documents, including record books                                                                              According to Grenada Railroad, this
                                                                                                          Railroad), a Class III rail carrier, has
                                                     required to be carried on ships                                                                              action is categorically excluded from
                                                                                                          filed a verified notice of exemption
                                                  —Measures to protect the safety of                                                                              environmental review under 49 CFR
                                                                                                          under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease from
                                                     persons rescued at sea                                                                                       1105.6(c).
                                                                                                          Illinois Central Railroad Company                         Board decisions and notices are
                                                  —Consideration and analysis of reports                  (Illinois Central),1 and to operate
                                                     and information on persons rescued at                                                                        available on our Web site at
                                                                                                          approximately 2.5 miles of rail line                    WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.
                                                     sea and stowaways                                    between milepost 703.8 and milepost
                                                  —Guidelines on the facilitation aspects                 706.3, including but not limited to any                   Decided: February 22, 2016.
                                                     of protecting the maritime transport                 sidings, yard tracks, yard leads or                       By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
                                                     network from cyberthreats                            ancillary tracks, switches, signals,                    Director, Office of Proceedings.
                                                  —Guidelines on minimum training and                     crossings, structures, bridges, together                Tia Delano,
                                                     education for mooring personnel                      with land upon which said tracks are                    Clearance Clerk.
                                                  —Review of the ICAO/IMO publication                     situated, in Canton, Miss.                              [FR Doc. 2016–04015 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am]
                                                     on International signs to provide                       Grenada Railroad currently holds                     BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
                                                     guidance to persons at airports and                  authority to operate within the State of
                                                     marine terminals                                     Mississippi pursuant to a 15-year lease/
                                                  —Technical cooperation activities                       purchase and operating agreement                        SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
                                                     related to facilitation of maritime                  executed on June 23, 2015.2 The
                                                     traffic                                                                                                      [Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 754X)]
                                                                                                          purpose of this transaction is to
                                                  —Relations with other organizations                     facilitate an agreement between Grenada
                                                  —Application of the Committee’s                                                                                 CSX Transportation, Inc.—
                                                                                                          Railroad and Illinois Central for                       Discontinuance of Service
                                                     Guidelines                                           Grenada Railroad to provide improved
                                                  —Work programme                                                                                                 Exemption—in Hamilton County, Ohio
                                                                                                          service to Barnett Phillips Lumber Co.,
                                                  —Election of Chairman and Vice-                         a shipper located in Canton.                               CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) filed
                                                     Chairman for 2017                                       Grenada Railroad states that there are               a verified notice of exemption under 49
                                                  —Any other business                                     no agreements applicable to the line                    CFR part 1152 subpart F—Exempt
                                                  —Consideration of the report of the                     imposing any interchange                                Abandonments and Discontinuances of
                                                     Committee on its fortieth session                    commitments.                                            Service to discontinue service over
                                                     Members of the public may attend                        The transaction may be consummated                   approximately a 2.07-mile rail line on
                                                  this meeting up to the seating capacity                 on or after March 10, 2016, the effective               CSXT’s Southern Region, Louisville
                                                  of the room. To facilitate the building                 date of the exemption (30 days after the                Division, Cincinnati Terminal
                                                  security process, and to request                        verified notice of exemption was filed).                Subdivision, also known as the Mill
                                                  reasonable accommodation, those who                        Grenada Railroad certifies that its                  Creek Branch, between milepost BEK
                                                  plan to attend should contact the                       projected annual revenues as a result of                2.24 and milepost BEK 4.31 in Hamilton
                                                  meeting coordinator, Mr. David Du                       this transaction will not exceed $5                     County, Ohio. (the Line). The Line
                                                  Pont, by email at David.A.DuPont@                       million or result in the creation of a                  traverses United States Postal Service
                                                  uscg.mil, or by phone at (202) 372–1497,                Class II or Class I rail carrier.                       Zip Codes 45214, 45225, and 45223.
                                                  not later than March 15, 2016. Requests                    If the verified notice contains false or             There are no stations on the Line.
                                                  made after March 15, 2016 might not be                  misleading information, the exemption                      CSXT has certified that: (1) No local
                                                  able to be accommodated. In the case of                 is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the              traffic has moved over the Line for at
                                                  inclement weather where the U.S.                                                                                least two years; (2) no overhead traffic
                                                  Federal Government is closed or                            1 Illinois Central is a subsidiary of the Canadian
                                                                                                                                                                  needs to be rerouted over other lines; (3)
                                                                                                          National Railway.
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                                                  delayed, a public meeting may be                           2 Ill. Co. R.R.—Lease & Operation Exemption—N.
                                                                                                                                                                  no formal complaint filed by a user of
                                                  conducted virtually by calling (202)                    Cent. Miss. Reg’l R.R. Auth. & Grenada Ry., FD
                                                                                                                                                                  rail service on the Line (or by a state or
                                                  475–4000 or 1–855–475–2447,                             35940 (STB served July 9, 2015). Grenada Railroad       local government entity acting on behalf
                                                  Participant code: 887 809 72. The                       was formerly known as Illinois Company Rail Road,       of such user) regarding cessation of
                                                  meeting coordinator will confirm                        LLC. In a letter filed on July 14, 2015, the Board      service over the Line is pending either
                                                                                                          was notified of the name change. Grenada Railroad
                                                  whether the virtual public meeting will                 is indirectly owned by Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC,
                                                                                                                                                                  with the Surface Transportation Board
                                                  be utilized. Additional information                     through its wholly owned, noncarrier subsidiary,        (Board) or with any U.S. District Court
                                                  regarding this and other public meetings                Permian Basin Railways.                                 or has been decided in favor of


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FR Citation81 FR 9575 

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