83_FR_8562 83 FR 8523 - Sunshine Act Cancellation Notice-OPIC February 28, 2018 Public Hearing

83 FR 8523 - Sunshine Act Cancellation Notice-OPIC February 28, 2018 Public Hearing

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 39 (February 27, 2018)

Page Range8523-8524
FR Document2018-04038

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8523-8524]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04038]


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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Cancellation Notice--OPIC February 28, 2018 Public 
Hearing

    OPIC's Sunshine Act notice of its Public Hearing in Conjunction 
with each Board meeting was published in the Federal Register (Volume 
83, Number 25, Page 5284) on Tuesday, February 6, 2018. No requests 
were received to provide testimony or submit written statements for the 
record; therefore, OPIC's public hearing scheduled for 2 p.m., February 
28, 2018 in conjunction with OPIC's March 8, 2018 Board of Directors 
meeting has been cancelled.

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CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: Information on the hearing cancellation 
may be obtained from Catherine F.I. Andrade at (202) 336-8768, or via 
email at [email protected].

    Dated: February 22, 2018.
Catherine F.I. Andrade,
OPIC Corporate Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-04038 Filed 2-23-18; 11:15 am]
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                                                 No significant hazards consideration                  No. ML17296A133; documents related                    original proposed no significant hazards
                                               comments received: No.                                  to these amendments are listed in the                 consideration determination as
                                                                                                       Safety Evaluation (SE) enclosed with the              published in the Federal Register.
                                               Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
                                                                                                       amendments.                                             The Commission’s related evaluation
                                               Inc., Docket Nos. 50–424 and 50–425,                      Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–                of the amendment is contained in a
                                               Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1               77 and DPR–79: The amendments                         Safety Evaluation dated February 9,
                                               and 2, Burke County, Georgia                            revised the Renewed Facility Operating                2018.
                                                  Date of amendment request: May 24,                   Licenses and TSs.                                       No significant hazards consideration
                                               2017, as supplemented by letter dated                     Date of initial notice in Federal                   comments received: No.
                                               August 17, 2017.                                        Register: July 5, 2017 (82 FR 31102).                   Dated at Rockville, Maryland, on February
                                                  Brief description of amendments: The                 The supplemental letter dated August 7,               20, 2018.
                                               amendments revised Surveillance                         2017, provided additional information                   For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                               Requirement 3.3.1.3 to change the                       that clarified the application, did not
                                               thermal power at which the surveillance                                                                       Kathryn M. Brock,
                                                                                                       expand the scope of the application as
                                               may be performed.                                       originally noticed, and did not change                Deputy Director, Division of Operating
                                                  Date of issuance: February 7, 2018.                                                                        Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
                                                                                                       the NRC staff’s original proposed no                  Regulation.
                                                  Effective date: As of the date of                    significant hazards consideration
                                               issuance and shall be implemented                                                                             [FR Doc. 2018–03727 Filed 2–26–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       determination as published in the
                                               within 90 days of issuance.                             Federal Register.                                     BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                                  Amendment Nos.: 194 (Unit 1) and                       The Commission’s related evaluation
                                               177 (Unit 2). A publicly-available                      of the amendments is contained in an
                                               version is in ADAMS under Accession                     SE dated February 2, 2018.                            OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT
                                               No. ML18012A068; documents related                        No significant hazards consideration                CORPORATION
                                               to these amendments are listed in the                   comments received: No.
                                               Safety Evaluation enclosed with the                                                                           Sunshine Act Cancellation Notice—
                                               amendments.                                             Virginia Electric and Power Company,                  OPIC’S March 8, 2018 Annual Public
                                                  Renewed Facility Operating License                   Docket Nos. 50–280 and 50–281, Surry                  Hearing
                                               No. NPF–68 and NPF–81: Amendments                       Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Surry
                                                                                                       County, Virginia                                         OPIC’s Sunshine Act notice of its
                                               revised the Renewed Facility Operating                                                                        Annual Public Hearing was published
                                               Licenses and Technical Specifications.                     Date of amendment request: January
                                                                                                                                                             in the Federal Register (Volume 83,
                                                  Date of initial notice in Federal                    20, 2017, as supplemented by letter
                                                                                                                                                             Number 13, Page 2823) on January 19,
                                               Register: July 18, 2017 (82 FR 32883).                  dated September 7, 2017.
                                                                                                          Brief description of amendments: The               2018. No requests were received to
                                               The supplemental letter dated August
                                                                                                       amendments revised the Technical                      provide testimony or submit written
                                               17, 2017, provided additional
                                                                                                       Specification (TS) 3.5, ‘‘Residual Heat               statements for the record; therefore,
                                               information that clarified the
                                                                                                       Removal (RHR) System,’’ requirements,                 OPIC’s Annual Public Hearing
                                               application, did not expand the scope of
                                                                                                       as well as the TS 3.13, ‘‘Component                   scheduled for 10 a.m., March 8, 2018
                                               the application as originally noticed,
                                                                                                       Cooling System,’’ RHR support                         has been cancelled.
                                               and did not change the NRC staff’s
                                               original proposed no significant hazards                requirements for consistency with the                 CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:
                                               consideration determination as                          design basis of the RHR system. In                    Information on the hearing cancellation
                                               published in the Federal Register.                      addition, an RHR surveillance                         may be obtained from Catherine F.I.
                                                  The Commission’s related evaluation                  requirement is added in TS Table 4.1–                 Andrade at (202) 336–8768, or via email
                                               of the amendment is contained in a                      2A, ‘‘Minimum Frequency for                           at Catherine.Andrade@opic.gov.
                                               Safety Evaluation dated February 7,                     Equipment Tests,’’ to test the RHR                      Dated: February 22, 2018.
                                               2018.                                                   system in accordance with the inservice               Catherine F.I. Andrade,
                                                  No significant hazards consideration                 testing program, since a TS surveillance              OPIC Corporate Secretary.
                                               comments received: No.                                  does not currently exist for this system.             [FR Doc. 2018–04037 Filed 2–23–18; 11:15 am]
                                                                                                          Date of issuance: February 9, 2018.
                                               Tennessee Valley Authority, Docket                         Effective date: As of the date of                  BILLING CODE 3210–01–P
                                               Nos. 50–327 and 50–328, Sequoyah                        issuance and shall be implemented
                                               Nuclear Plant (SQN), Units 1 and 2,                     within 60 days of issuance.
                                               Hamilton County, Tennessee                                                                                    OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT
                                                                                                          Amendment Nos.: 291 and 291. A
                                                                                                                                                             CORPORATION
                                                  Date of amendment requests: March                    publicly-available version is in ADAMS
                                               13, 2017, as supplemented by letter                     under Accession No. ML17326A225;                      Sunshine Act Cancellation Notice—
                                               dated August 7, 2017.                                   documents related to these amendments                 OPIC February 28, 2018 Public Hearing
                                                  Brief description of amendments: The                 are listed in the Safety Evaluation
                                               amendments deleted the Note                             enclosed with the amendments.                           OPIC’s Sunshine Act notice of its
                                               associated with Technical Specification                    Renewed Facility Operating License                 Public Hearing in Conjunction with
                                               (TS) Surveillance Requirement (SR)                      No. DPR–32 and DPR–37: Amendments                     each Board meeting was published in
                                               3.8.1.17 to allow the performance of the                revised the Renewed Facility Operating                the Federal Register (Volume 83,
                                               SR in Modes 1 through 4.                                Licenses and TSs.                                     Number 25, Page 5284) on Tuesday,
                                                  Date of issuance: February 2, 2018.                     Date of initial notice in Federal                  February 6, 2018. No requests were
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                                                  Effective date: As of its date of                    Register: March 14, 2017 (82 FR                       received to provide testimony or submit
                                               issuance and shall be implemented no                    13672). The supplemental letter dated                 written statements for the record;
                                               later than 60 days from the date of                     September 7, 2017, provided additional                therefore, OPIC’s public hearing
                                               issuance.                                               information that clarified the                        scheduled for 2 p.m., February 28, 2018
                                                  Amendment Nos.: 340 (Unit 1) and                     application, did not expand the scope of              in conjunction with OPIC’s March 8,
                                               333 (Unit 2). A publicly-available                      the application as originally noticed,                2018 Board of Directors meeting has
                                               version is in ADAMS under Accession                     and did not change the NRC staff’s                    been cancelled.


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                                               8524                        Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 27, 2018 / Notices

                                               CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:                         update the material to reflect changes to              appropriate in view of changes
                                               Information on the hearing cancellation                 the laws, rules and regulations covered                pertaining to the subject matter covered
                                               may be obtained from Catherine F.I.                     by the examination. In addition, FINRA                 by the examinations.
                                               Andrade at (202) 336–8768, or via email                 is proposing to make changes to the                       The SEC recently approved a
                                               at Catherine.Andrade@opic.gov.                          format of the content outline. FINRA is                proposed rule change to restructure the
                                                 Dated: February 22, 2018.                             not proposing any textual changes to the               FINRA representative-level qualification
                                                                                                       By-Laws, Schedules to the By-Laws or                   examination program.9 The rule change,
                                               Catherine F.I. Andrade,
                                                                                                       Rules of FINRA.                                        which will become effective on October
                                               OPIC Corporate Secretary.
                                                                                                          The revised Series 7 content outline is             1, 2018,10 restructures the examination
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–04038 Filed 2–23–18; 11:15 am]                                                                   program into a new format whereby all
                                                                                                       attached.6 The revised Series 7 selection
                                               BILLING CODE 3210–01–P                                                                                         new representative-level applicants will
                                                                                                       specifications have been submitted to
                                                                                                       the Commission under separate cover                    be required to take a general knowledge
                                                                                                       with a request for confidential treatment              examination (the Securities Industry
                                               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 pursuant to SEA Rule 24b–2.7                           Essentials or SIETM) and a tailored,
                                               COMMISSION                                                 The text of the proposed rule change                specialized knowledge examination (a
                                               [Release No. 34–82747; File No. SR–FINRA–               is available on FINRA’s website at                     revised representative-level
                                               2018–008]                                               http://www.finra.org, at the principal                 qualification examination) for their
                                                                                                       office of FINRA and at the                             particular registered role.
                                               Self-Regulatory Organizations;                          Commission’s Public Reference Room.                       The restructured program eliminates
                                               Financial Industry Regulatory                           [sic]                                                  duplicative testing of general securities
                                               Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and                                                                          knowledge on the current
                                               Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed                   II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                     representative-level qualification
                                               Rule Change To Revise the General                       Statement of the Purpose of, and                       examinations by moving such content
                                               Securities Representative (Series 7)                    Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                 into the SIE examination.11 The SIE
                                               Examination                                             Change                                                 examination will test fundamental
                                                                                                         In its filing with the Commission,                   securities-related knowledge, including
                                               February 21, 2018.                                                                                             knowledge of basic products, the
                                                                                                       FINRA included statements concerning
                                                  Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                                                                         structure and function of the securities
                                                                                                       the purpose of and basis for the
                                               Securities Exchange Act of 1934                                                                                industry, the regulatory agencies and
                                                                                                       proposed rule change and discussed any
                                               (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                                                                        their functions and regulated and
                                                                                                       comments it received on the proposed
                                               notice is hereby given that on February                                                                        prohibited practices, whereas the
                                                                                                       rule change. The text of these statements
                                               12, 2018, Financial Industry Regulatory                                                                        revised representative-level
                                                                                                       may be examined at the places specified
                                               Authority, Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’) filed with the                                                                     qualification examinations will test
                                                                                                       in Item IV below. FINRA has prepared
                                               Securities and Exchange Commission                                                                             knowledge relevant to day-to-day
                                                                                                       summaries, set forth in sections A, B,
                                               (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed                                                                       activities, responsibilities and job
                                                                                                       and C below, of the most significant
                                               rule change as described in Items I, II,                                                                       functions of representatives.12
                                                                                                       aspects of such statements.
                                               and III below, which Items have been                                                                              As part of the restructuring process
                                               prepared by FINRA. FINRA has                            A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                      and in consultation with a committee of
                                               designated the proposed rule change as                  Statement of the Purpose of, and the                   industry representatives, FINRA
                                               ‘‘constituting a stated policy, practice,               Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                 undertook a review of the General
                                               or interpretation with respect to the                   Change                                                 Securities Representative (Series 7)
                                               meaning, administration, or                                                                                    examination to remove the general
                                                                                                       1. Purpose
                                               enforcement of an existing rule’’ under                                                                        securities knowledge currently covered
                                               Section 19(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Act 3 and                   Section 15A(g)(3) of the Act 8                       on the examination and to create a
                                               Rule 19b–4(f)(1) thereunder,4 which                     authorizes FINRA to prescribe standards                tailored examination to test knowledge
                                               renders the proposal effective upon                     of training, experience, and competence                relevant to the day-to-day activities,
                                               receipt of this filing by the Commission.               for persons associated with FINRA                      responsibilities and job functions of a
                                               The Commission is publishing this                       members. In accordance with that                       General Securities Representative. As a
                                               notice to solicit comments on the                       provision, FINRA has developed                         result of this review, FINRA also is
                                               proposed rule change from interested                    examinations that are designed to
                                               persons.                                                establish that persons associated with                    9 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 81098

                                                                                                       FINRA members have attained specified                  (July 7, 2017), 82 FR 32419 (July 13, 2017) (Order
                                               I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       levels of competence and knowledge,                    Approving File No. SR–FINRA–2017–007).
                                               Statement of the Terms of Substance of                  consistent with applicable registration
                                                                                                                                                                 10 See Regulatory Notice 17–30 (SEC Approves

                                               the Proposed Rule Change                                                                                       Consolidated FINRA Registration Rules,
                                                                                                       requirements under FINRA rules.                        Restructured Representative-Level Qualification
                                                  FINRA is proposing revisions to the                  FINRA periodically reviews the content                 Examinations and Changes to Continuing Education
                                               content outline and selection                           of the examinations to determine                       Requirements) (October 2017).
                                                                                                                                                                 11 Each of the current representative-level
                                               specifications for the General Securities               whether revisions are necessary or
                                                                                                                                                              examinations covers general securities knowledge,
                                               Representative (Series 7) examination as                                                                       with the exception of the Research Analyst (Series
                                               part of the restructuring of the                        filing for immediate effectiveness pursuant to         86 and 87) examinations.
                                               representative-level examination                        Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b–4(f)(1)       12 FINRA filed the SIE content outline with the
                                                                                                       thereunder, and is not filing the question bank. See
                                               program.5 The proposed revisions also                   Letter to Alden S. Adkins, Senior Vice President
                                                                                                                                                              SEC for immediate effectiveness. See Securities
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                                                                                                                                                              Exchange Act Release No. 82578 (January 24, 2018),
                                                                                                       and General Counsel, NASD Regulation, from             83 FR 4375 (January 30, 2018) (Notice of Filing and
                                                 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                Belinda Blaine, Associate Director, Division of        Immediate Effectiveness of File No. SR–FINRA–
                                                 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                   Market Regulation, SEC, dated July 24, 2000. The       2018–002). In addition to the proposed rule change
                                                 3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(i).                          question bank is available for SEC review.             relating to the revised Series 7 examination, FINRA
                                                 4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(1).                                6 The Commission notes that the content outline
                                                                                                                                                              is filing with the Commission for immediate
                                                 5 FINRA also is proposing corresponding               is attached to the filing, not to this Notice.         effectiveness the content outlines for the other
                                                                                                          7 17 CFR 240.24b–2.
                                               revisions to the Series 7 question bank. Based on                                                              revised representative-level qualification
                                               instruction from SEC staff, FINRA is submitting this       8 15 U.S.C. 78o–3(g)(3).                            examinations.



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FR Citation83 FR 8523 

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