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15 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

1. Self-Regulatory Organization’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 

purpose of the Act. The MRGF, which 

will apply to all product categories, 

implements internal procedures 

intended to strengthen oversight of 

models, and is not intended to affect 

directly Clearing Members or market 

participants, or the markets for cleared 

products. As a result, ICE Clear Europe 

does not believe the amendments will 

materially affect the cost of, or access to, 

clearing. To the extent the framework 

results in changes to risk and other 

models that do have an impact on 

margin levels or otherwise affect the 

cost of clearing, ICE Clear Europe 

believes such changes will be 

appropriate in furtherance of the risk 

management of the Clearing House. 

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. 

(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 

purpose of the Act. The MRGF, which 

will apply to all product categories, 

implements internal procedures 

intended to strengthen oversight of 

models, and is not intended to affect 

directly Clearing Members or market 

participants, or the markets for cleared 

products. As a result, ICE Clear Europe 

does not believe the amendments will 

materially affect the cost of, or access to, 

clearing. To the extent the framework 

results in changes to risk and other 

models that do have an impact on 

margin levels or otherwise affect the 

cost of clearing, ICE Clear Europe 

believes such changes will be 

appropriate in furtherance of the risk 

management of the Clearing House. 

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 written comments 

received with respect to the proposed 

rule change. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

Within 45 days of the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register or within such longer period 

up to 90 days (i) as the Commission may 

designate if it finds such longer period 

to be appropriate and publishes its 

reasons for so finding or (ii) as to which 

the self-regulatory organization 

consents, the Commission will: 

(A) By order approve or disapprove 

the proposed rule change or 

(B) institute proceedings to determine 

whether the proposed rule change 

should be disapproved. 

The proposal shall not take effect 

until all regulatory actions required 

with respect to the proposal are 

completed. 

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–2018–024 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–2018–024. 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– 

2018–024 and should be submitted on 

or before January 22, 2019. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.15

Brent J. Fields, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Allowance for Private Purchase of an 

Outer Burial Receptacle in Lieu of a 

Government-Furnished Graveliner for 

a Grave in a VA National Cemetery 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is updating the monetary 

allowance payable for qualifying 

interments that occur during calendar 

year 2019, which applies toward the 

private purchase of an outer burial 

receptacle (or ‘‘graveliner’’) for use in a 

VA national cemetery. The allowance is 

equal to the average cost of Governmentfurnished graveliners less any 

administrative costs to VA. The purpose 

of this Notice is to notify interested 

parties of the average cost of 

Government-furnished graveliners, 

administrative costs that relate to 

processing and paying the allowance 

and the amount of the allowance 

payable for qualifying interments that 

occur during calendar year 2019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Carter, Chief of Budget 

Execution Division, National Cemetery 

Administration, Department of Veterans 


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Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20420. Telephone: 

202–461–9764 (this is not a toll-free 

number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

2306(e)(3) and (4) of title 38, United 

States Code (U.S.C.) authorizes VA to 

provide a monetary allowance for the 

private purchase of an outer burial 

receptacle for use in a VA national 

cemetery where its use is authorized. 

The allowance for qualified interments 

that occur during calendar year 2019 is 

the average cost of Governmentfurnished graveliners in fiscal year 

2018, less the administrative costs 

incurred by VA in processing and 

paying the allowance in lieu of the 

Government-furnished graveliner. 

The average cost of Governmentfurnished graveliners is determined by 

taking VA’s total cost during a fiscal 

year for single-depth graveliners that 

were procured for placement at the time 

of interment and dividing it by the total 

number of such graveliners procured by 

VA during that fiscal year. The 

calculation excludes both graveliners 

procured and pre-placed in gravesites as 

part of cemetery gravesite development 

projects and all double-depth 

graveliners. Using this method of 

computation, the average cost was 

determined to be $353.00 for fiscal year 

2018. 

The administrative costs incurred by 

VA consist of those costs that relate to 

processing and paying an allowance in 

lieu of the Government-furnished 

graveliner. These costs have been 

determined to be $9.00 for calendar year 

2019. 

The allowance payable for qualifying 

interments occurring during calendar 

year 2019, therefore, is $344.00. 

Signing Authority 

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or 

designee, approved this document and 

authorized the undersigned to sign and 

submit the document to the Office of the 

Federal Register for publication 

electronically as an official document of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Robert L. Wilkie, Secretary, Department 

of Veterans Affairs, approved this 

document on December 20, 2018, for 

publication. 

Dated: December 20, 2018. 

Luvenia Potts, 

Program Specialist, Office of Regulation 

Policy & Management, Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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