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19 Id. 

20 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22(e)(2). 

21 Id. 22 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

Stress Testing Policy sets forth ICE Clear 

Europe’s processes for review of the 

policy and stress testing results, and 

oversight by ICE Clear Europe’s Board 

and certain of its committees. As such, 

the proposed rule change is consistent 

with the requirement of Rule 17Ad– 

22(e)(4)(vi)(B) through (D).19

Rule 17Ad–22(e)(2) 20 requires, in 

relevant part, that a covered clearing 

agency establish, implement, maintain 

and enforce written policies and 

procedures reasonably designed to 

provide for governance arrangements 

that are clear and transparent and that 

specify clear and direct lines of 

responsibility. As detailed above, the 

F&O Stress Testing Policy sets forth the 

governance process for changes to the 

policy, as well as details the oversight 

by ICE Clear Europe’s Board and certain 

of its committees of the stress testing 

results. As such, ICE Clear Europe 

believes the changes are reasonably 

designed to meet the requirements of 

17Ad–22(e)(2).21

(B) Clearing Agency’s Statement on 

Burden on Competition 

ICE Clear Europe does not believe the 

proposed rule changes would have any 

impact, or impose any burden, on 

competition not necessary or 

appropriate in furtherance of the 

purposes of the Act. The F&O Stress 

Testing Policy applies uniformly across 

all F&O Clearing Members. ICE Clear 

Europe does not believe that the 

formalization of the F&O Stress Testing 

Policy will otherwise impact 

competition among Clearing Members 

or other market participants, or affect 

the ability of market participants to 

access clearing generally. Therefore, ICE 

Clear Europe does not believe the 

proposed rule changes impose any 

burden on competition that is 

inappropriate in furtherance of the 

purposes of the Act. 

(C) Clearing Agency’s Statement on 

Comments on the Proposed Rule 

Change Received From Members, 

Participants or Others 

Written comments relating to the 

proposed amendments have not been 

solicited or received by ICE Clear 

Europe. ICE Clear Europe will notify the 

Commission of any comments received 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The foregoing rule change has become 

effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) 

of the Act and paragraph (f) of Rule 

19b–4 thereunder. At any time within 

60 days of the filing of the proposed rule 

change, the Commission summarily may 

temporarily suspend such rule change if 

it appears to the Commission that such 

action is necessary or appropriate in the 

public interest, for the protection of 

investors, or otherwise in furtherance of 

the purposes of the Act. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– 

ICEEU–2018–021 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

Send paper comments in triplicate to 

Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–ICEEU–2018–021. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if email is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

internet website (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for website viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549, on official 

business days between the hours of 

10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such 

filings will also be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

office of ICE Clear Europe and on ICE 

Clear Europe’s website at https://

www.theice.com/clear-europe/ 

regulation. 

All comments received will be posted 

without change. Persons submitting 

comments are cautioned that we do not 

redact or edit personal identifying 

information from comment submissions. 

You should submit only information 

that you wish to make available 

publicly. All submissions should refer 

to File Number SR–ICEEU–2018–021 

and should be submitted on or before 

January 9, 2019. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.22

Eduardo A. Aleman, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27405 Filed 12–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 10634] 

Notice of Public Meeting 

The Department of State will conduct 

an open meeting at 9:30 a.m. on 

Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at the 

headquarters of the Radio Technical 

Commission for Maritime Services 

(RTCM) in Suite 705, 1621 N Kent 

Street, Arlington, Virginia 22209. The 

primary purpose of the meeting is to 

prepare for the 6th session of the 

International Maritime Organization’s 

(IMO) Sub-Committee on Navigation, 

Communication, and Search and 

Rescue, to be held at the IMO 

Headquarters, United Kingdom, January 

21–25, 2019. 

The agenda items to be considered 

include: 

—Decisions of other IMO bodies 

—Routing measures and mandatory ship 

reporting systems 

—Updates to the LRIT system 

—Application of the ‘‘Indian Regional 

Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)’’ 

in the maritime field and 

development of performance 

standards for shipborne IRNSS 

receiver equipment 

—Revised General requirements for 

shipborne radio equipment forming 

part of the GMDSS and for electronic 

navigational aids (resolution 

A.694(17)) relating to Built-In 

Integrity testing (BIIT) for navigation 

equipment 

—Guidelines on standardized modes of 

operation, S-mode 

—Develop guidance on definition and 

harmonization of the format and 


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1 GRNW states that it acquired incidental 

overhead trackage rights on the Line by assignment 

from Camas Prairie RailNet, Inc. Great N.W. R.R.— 

Acquis. & Operation Exemption—Camas Prairie 

RailNet, Inc., FD 34474 (STB served Mar. 19, 2004). 

structure of Maritime Service 

Portfolios (MSPs) 

—Updating of the GMDSS master plan 

and guidelines on MSI (maritime 

safety information) provisions 

—Consequential work related to the 

new Polar Code 

—Revision of SOLAS chapters III and IV 

for Modernization of the GMDSS, 

including related and consequential 

amendments to other existing 

instruments (2021) 

—Response to matters related to the 

Radiocommunication ITU R Study 

Group and ITU World 

Radiocommunication Conference 

—Measures to protect the safety of 

persons rescued at sea 

—Developments in GMDSS satellite 

services 

—Revised Performance Standards for 

EPIRBs operating on 406 MHz 

(resolution A.810(19)) to include 

Cospas-Sarsat MEOSAR and second 

generation beacons 

—Further development of the provision 

of global maritime SAR services 

—Guidelines on harmonized 

aeronautical and maritime search and 

rescue procedures, including SAR 

training matters 

—Amendments to the IAMSAR Manual 

—Unified interpretation of provisions of 

IMO safety, security, and 

environment-related Conventions 

—Biennial status report and provisional 

agenda for NCSR 7 

—Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 

2020 

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, George Detweiler, 

by email at George.H.Detweiler@

uscg.mil, by phone at (202) 372–1566, or 

in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. 

Ave. SE, Stop 7418, Washington, DC 

20593–7418 not later than January 2, 

2019, 7 days prior to the meeting. 

Requests made after January 2, 2019 

might not be able to be accommodated. 

In the case of inclement weather where 

the U.S. 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. Members of the public can 

find out whether the U.S. Government 

is delayed or closed by visiting 

www.opm.gov/status/. 

Joel C. Coito, 

Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean 

and Polar Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27419 Filed 12–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36235] 

Great Northwest Railroad, L.L.C.— 

Amendment of Trackage Rights 

Exemption Containing Interchange 

Commitment—Union Pacific Railroad 

Company 

Great Northwest Railroad, L.L.C. 

(GRNW) has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7) to 

amend its existing overhead trackage 

rights over a rail line owned by Union 

Pacific Railroad Company (UP). GRNW 

states that the existing trackage rights 

extend over UP’s line of railroad 

between milepost 10.46 at Riparia, 

Wash., and milepost 267.10 at Ayer, 

Wash. (the Line). The total distance is 

approximately 15.10 miles.1

GRNW states that the amended 

trackage rights agreement between it 

and UP (the Amendment) will permit 

GRNW to provide local service to a new 

facility locating on the Line. 

According to GRNW, the Amendment 

includes an interchange commitment. 

As required under 49 CFR 1180.4(g)(4), 

GRNW has provided additional 

information regarding the interchange 

commitment. 

The transaction may be consummated 

on or after January 2, 2019, the effective 

date of the exemption (30 days after the 

verified notice of exemption was filed). 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employees affected by the trackage 

rights will be protected by the 

conditions imposed in Norfolk & 

Western Railway—Trackage Rights— 

Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 I.C.C. 605 

(1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast 

Railway—Lease & Operate—California 

Western Railroad, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980). 

If the notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions to stay must be 

filed by December 26, 2018 (at least 

seven days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

36235, must be filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on Karl Morell, Karl Morell & 

Associates, 440 1st Street NW, Suite 

440, Washington, DC 20001. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our website at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: December 13, 2018. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Raina Contee, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27468 Filed 12–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Notice of Modification of Section 301 

Action: China’s Acts, Policies, and 

Practices Related to Technology 

Transfer, Intellectual Property, and 

Innovation 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice of modification of action. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

direction of the President, the U.S. 

Trade Representative (Trade 

Representative) has determined to 

modify the action being taken in this 

Section 301 investigation by postponing 

the date on which the rate of the 

additional duties will increase to 25 

percent for the products of China 

covered by the September 2018 action 

in this investigation. As set out in this 

notice, the rate of additional duty for the 

products covered by the September 

2018 action will increase to 25 percent 

on March 2, 2019. 

DATES: On March 2, 2019 at 12:01 a.m. 

Eastern Standard Time, the rate of 

additional duty will increase to 25 

percent with respect to products 

covered by the September 2018 action. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about this notice, contact 

Assistant General Counsels Arthur Tsao 

or Megan Grimball, or Director of 

Industrial Goods Justin Hoffmann at 

(202) 395–5725. For questions on 

customs classification or 

implementation of additional duties on 

products covered by the September 

2018 action, contact traderemedy@

cbp.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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