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6OCC is licensed by S&P to clear options on the 

S&P MidCap 400 Index and the S&P Small Cap 600 

Index, and in the future, OCC may decide to clear 

OTC Options on other indices, or on individual 

equity securities. 

clearing accounts. Proprietary positions 

will be carried in the clearing member’s 

firm account, and customer positions in 

its securities customers’ account. 

Positions in OTC Options will be 

margined at OCC in the omnibus 

customers’ account on the same basis as 

listed options. If a clearing member 

takes the other side of a transaction with 

its customer in an OTC Option, the 

transaction will result in the creation of 

a long or short position (as applicable) 

in the omnibus customers’ account and 

in the opposite position in the clearing 

member’s firm account. 

OCC indicates that it expects to clear 

the OTC Options subject to the same 

basic rules and procedures used for the 

clearance of index options. OCC will 

require that the transactions be cleared 

through a clearing member of OCC that 

is registered with the SEC as a brokerdealer, or one of the small number of 

clearing members that are ‘‘non-U.S. 

securities firms’’ as defined in OCC’s 

By-Laws. Further, the OTC Options that 

OCC will clear will be options on the 

S&P 500 Index.6 The OTC Options will 

be similar to exchange-traded index 

options called ‘‘FLEX Options’’ that 

currently are traded on the Chicago 

Board Options Exchange. While the 

OTC Options will allow for 

customization of certain terms, such as 

the type of option, exercise price, and 

expiration date, OTC Options will not 

be exchange traded. Rather, they will be 

bilateral trades that will be submitted to 

OCC for clearance. 

II. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed 

Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

Within thirty-five days of the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register, or within such longer period 

(i) as the Commission may designate of 

not more than ninety days after such 

date if it finds such longer period to be 

appropriate and publishes its reasons 

for so finding or (ii) as to which SIPC 

consents, the Commission shall: 

(A) By order approve such proposed 

rule change or 

(B) Institute proceedings to determine 

whether such proposed rule change 

should be disapproved. 

To allow public access to SIPC’s rules, 

SIPC rules that are approved by the 

Commission are published under Part 

300 of 17 CFR Chapter II. 

III. Statutory Authority 

Pursuant to SIPA, 15 U.S.C. 78aaa et 

seq., and particularly, section 3(e) (15 

U.S.C. 78ccc(e)), SIPC proposes to 

amend 300.400 of Title 17 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations in the manner set 

forth below. 

List of Subjects in 17 CFR Part 300 

Brokers, Securities. 

Text of the Amendments 

In accordance with the foregoing, 

Title 17, Chapter II of the Code of 

Federal Regulations is proposed to be 

amended as follows: 

PART 300—RULES OF THE 

SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION 

CORPORATION 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 300 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 78ccc. 

■ 2. Section 300.400 is amended by: 

■ a. In paragraph (b), adding the phrase 

‘‘except to the extent that the trustee, 

with SIPC’s consent, or SIPC as trustee, 

as the case may be, has arranged or is 

able promptly to arrange, a transfer of 

some or all of such positions to another 

SIPC member’’ after the phrase 

‘‘accounts of customers’’; 

■ b. In paragraph (e), adding the phrase 

‘‘except to the extent that such positions 

have been transferred as provided in 

paragraph (b) of this section’’ after the 

phrase ‘‘section 7(b)(1) of the Act’’; and 

■ c. In paragraph (h), adding the phrase 

‘‘, and any other option that is a security 

under section 16(14) of the Act, 15 

U.S.C. 78lll(14), and is issued by a 

securities clearing agency registered 

under Section 17A of the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. 78q–1, 

or a foreign securities clearing agency’’ 

after the phrase ‘‘foreign securities 

exchange’’. 

Dated: October 29, 2013. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority in 17 CFR 200.30–3(f)(3). 

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R05–OAR–2012–0779; FRL–9902–34- 

Region 5] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio: 

Bellefontaine; Determination of 

Attainment for the 2008 Lead Standard 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: On April 19, 2013, the Ohio 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

submitted a request to EPA to make a 

determination under the Clean Air Act 

that the Bellefontaine nonattainment 

area has attained the 2008 lead (Pb) 

national ambient air quality standard 

(NAAQS). In this action, EPA is 

proposing to determine that the 

Bellefontaine nonattainment area (area) 

has attained the 2008 Pb NAAQS. This 

determination of attainment is based 

upon complete, quality-assured and 

certified ambient air monitoring data for 

the 2010–2012 design period showing 

that the area has monitored attainment 

of the 2008 Pb NAAQS. As a result of 

this determination, the requirements for 

the area to submit an attainment 

demonstration, together with reasonably 

available control measures, a reasonable 

further progress (RFP) plan, and 

contingency measures for failure to meet 

RFP and attainment deadlines will be 

suspended as long as the area continues 

to attain the 2008 Pb NAAQS. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 5, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05– 

OAR–2012–0779, by one of the 

following methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: aburano.douglas@epa.gov. 

3. Fax: (312) 408–2279. 

4. Mail: Douglas Aburano, Chief, 

Attainment Planning and Maintenance 

Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J), 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 

Illinois 60604. 

5. Hand Delivery: Douglas Aburano, 

Chief, Attainment Planning and 

Maintenance Section, Air Programs 

Branch (AR–18J), U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson 

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. 

Such deliveries are only accepted 

during the Regional Office normal hours 

of operation, and special arrangements 

should be made for deliveries of boxed 


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information. The Regional Office official 

hours of business are Monday through 

Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding 

Federal holidays. 

Please see the direct final rule which 

is located in the Rules section of this 

Federal Register for detailed 

instructions on how to submit 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Arra, Environmental Scientist, 

Attainment Planning and Maintenance 

Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 

Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–9401, 

arra.sarah@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Final Rules section of this Federal 

Register, EPA is approving Ohio’s state 

implementation plan submittal as a 

direct final rule without prior proposal 

because the Agency views this as a 

noncontroversial submittal and 

anticipates no adverse comments. A 

detailed rationale for the approval is set 

forth in the direct final rule. If no 

adverse comments are received in 

response to this rule, no further activity 

is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse 

comments, the direct final rule will be 

withdrawn and all public comments 

received will be addressed in a 

subsequent final rule based on this 

proposed rule. EPA will not institute a 

second comment period. Any parties 

interested in commenting on this action 

should do so at this time. Please note 

that if EPA receives adverse comment 

on an amendment, paragraph, or section 

of this rule and if that provision may be 

severed from the remainder of the rule, 

EPA may adopt as final those provisions 

of the rule that are not the subject of an 

adverse comment. For additional 

information, see the direct final rule 

which is located in the Rules section of 

this Federal Register. 

Dated: October 21, 2013. 

Susan Hedman, 

Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

[FR Doc. 2013–26357 Filed 11–4–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 63 

[EPA–R08–OAR–2013–0330, FRL–9902–46– 

Region 8] 

Approval of North Dakota Request for 

Partial Delegation of Prevention of 

Accidental Release, Clean Air Act 

Section 112(r) Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: Under Clean Air Act (CAA) 

Section 112(l), EPA may approve State 

or local rules or programs to be 

implemented and enforced in place of 

certain otherwise applicable Federal 

rules, emissions standards, or 

requirements. On September 13, 2012, 

the State of North Dakota, Department of 

Agriculture (NDDA), requested partial 

delegation of the CAA section 112(r)(7) 

Risk Management Program (RM 

Program) for agricultural anhydrous 

ammonia facilities. The September 13, 

2012 request was supplemented by the 

NDAA on February 26, 2013, and April 

11, 2013. EPA has preliminarily 

determined that NDDA’s request meets 

CAA requirements for partial 

delegation, and EPA is proposing to 

approve the request. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 5, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R08– 

OAR–2013–0330, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: Truskowski.brent@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (303) 312–7203 (please alert 

the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT if you are faxing 

comments). 

• Mail: Brent Truskowski, Acting 

RMP Coordinator, Emergency Response 

and Preparedness Program, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8EPR–ER, 

1595 Wynkoop St., Denver, Colorado 

80202–1129. 

• Hand Delivery: Brent Truskowski, 

Acting RMP Coordinator, Emergency 

Response and Preparedness Program, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8EPR–ER, 

1595 Wynkoop St., Denver, Colorado 

80202–1129. Such deliveries are only 

accepted Monday through Friday, 8:00 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal 

holidays. Special arrangements should 

be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R08–OAR–2014– 

0330. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov 

or email. The www.regulations.gov Web 

site is an anonymous access system, 

which means EPA will not know your 

identity or contact information unless 

you provide it in the body of your 

comment. If you send an email 

comment directly to EPA, without going 

through www.regulations.gov your email 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http://

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the www.regulations.gov 

index. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, e.g., CBI or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, will be publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Preparedness Program, 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA), Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop St., 

Denver, Colorado 80202–1129. EPA 

requests that if at all possible, you 

contact the individual listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

view the hard copy of the docket. You 

may view the hard copy of the docket 

Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 

4:00 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brent Truskowski, Acting RMP 


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