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16 Id. 17 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).

18 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b– 4(f)(6) requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change at least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. The Exchange has satisfied this requirement. 19 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). that by allocating pricing benefits to Market Makers that make tangible commitments to enhancing market quality for BATS-listed ETPs, the proposal will encourage the development of new financial products, provide a better trading environment for investors in ETPs, and encourage greater competition between listing venues for ETPs. The Exchange also believes that the proposal will promote tighter spreads and deeper liquidity for all market participants by requiring LMMs to meet Minimum Performance Standards for an LMM Security based on percent of time at the NBBO, percent of executions better than the NBBO, average displayed size, and average quoted spread, plus any other metric that the Exchange deems appropriate for measuring performance in a particular LMM Security.

As proposed, the LMM Program is designed to enhance the Exchange’s competitiveness as a listing venue and to strengthen its market quality for BATS-listed ETPs. The Exchange believes that the proposed change would increase competition with Arca and Nasdaq by incenting Exchange Market Makers to apply to become LMMs, which will enhance the quality of quoting in BATS-listed ETPs. The Exchange also believes that the LMM Program will further assist the Exchange to develop an alternative to Nasdaq and the Arca for an issuer seeking to list its ETPs. Accordingly, the Exchange believes that the proposal will complement the Exchange’s program for listing ETPs on the Exchange, which will, in turn, provide issuers with another option for listing an ETP on the public markets, thereby promoting the principles discussed in Section 6(b)(5) of the Act. 16 B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement on Burden on Competition

The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will result in any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act, as amended. In this regard and as indicated above, the Exchange notes that the rule change is being proposed as a competitive offering to the Arca LMM program currently in place at Arca and the DLP program in place at Nasdaq. The Exchange believes that this proposed rule change is necessary to permit fair competition among the listing exchanges. Further, the Exchange believes that the proposed changes as a whole will contribute to tighter spreads and additional liquidity on the Exchange in BATS-listed ETPs, which will, in turn, benefit competition due to the improvements to the overall market quality of the Exchange. C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others

The Exchange has neither solicited nor received written comments on the proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission Action

Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as the Commission may designate, if consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 17 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6) thereunder. 18

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 proposal 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 No. SR– BATS–2014–015 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 No. SR–BATS–2014–015. 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 Web site ( 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 Web site 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 filing will also be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File No. SR–BATS– 2014–015 and should be submitted on or before May 22, 2014.

For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority. 19 Kevin M. O’Neill, Deputy Secretary.
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**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Delegation of Authority: 373]**

**Delegation by the Secretary of State to the Assistant Secretary for**  **International Security and Nonproliferation of Authority With**  **Respect to Authority Under Section 1204 of the Fiscal Year 2014 National**  **Defense Authorization Act**

By virtue of the authority vested in me as Secretary of State, including Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2651a), and by the Fiscal Year 2014


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National Defense Authorization Act, Public Law 113–66 (the NDAA), I hereby delegate to the Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation, to the extent authorized by law, the authority under Section 1204 of the NDAA to provide concurrence on proposed assistance by the Department of Defense pursuant to that Section.

Any act, executive order, regulation or procedure subject to, or affected by, this delegation shall be deemed to be such act, executive order, regulation or procedure as amended from time to time.

Notwithstanding this delegation of authority, the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, or the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources may at any time exercise any authority or function delegated by this delegation of authority.

This delegation of authority shall be published in the Federal Register

.

Dated: April 4, 2014. John F. Kerry, Secretary of State.

[FR Doc. 2014–10009 Filed 4–30–14; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Public Notice: 8711]**

**Notice of Receipt of an Application by Otay Water District for Issuance of a**  **Presidential Permit Authorizing the Construction, Connection, Operation,**  **and Maintenance of a Cross-Border Pipeline Facility for the Importation of**  **Desalinated Water on the Border of the United States and Mexico** 

**AGENCY :**  Department of State.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Receipt of an Application by Otay Water District for Issuance of a Presidential Permit Authorizing the Construction, Connection, Operation, and Maintenance of a Cross-border Pipeline Facility for the Importation of Desalinated Water on the Border of the United States and Mexico.

**SUMMARY :**  Notice is hereby given that on November 25, 2013, the Department of State (DOS) received notice from the Otay Water District (‘‘Otay Water’’) that it seeks a Presidential Permit authorizing the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of a cross-border pipeline facility for the importation of desalinated seawater on the border of the United States and Mexico in San Diego County, California. The Department will be working with Otay Water to conduct environmental analyses consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act (‘‘NEPA’’) and the California Environmental Quality Act (‘‘CEQA’’) for the Otay Mesa Conveyance System Project that would convey desalinated seawater from the new border crossing approximately four miles northeast to Otay Water’s Roll Reservoir in San Diego County (‘‘the Project’’). The Project would provide a new water supply source from the U.S.- Mexico border to Otay Water’s potable water system and ultimately delivered to end-user customers in the United States which Otay Water contends will reduce the strain and demand on the overall region’s limited water supply.’’

Under E.O. 11423, as amended, the Secretary of State is designated and empowered to receive all applications for Presidential Permits for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance at the borders of the United States of facilities for the exportation or importation of water or sewage to or from a foreign country. The Department of State has the responsibility to determine whether issuance of a new Presidential Permit in light of Otay Water’s application would serve the U.S. national interest.

Otay Water’s application is available
at http://www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Office of Environmental Quality, Oceans, Environment and Science Bureau (OES/EQT), Department of State, 2201 C St. NW., Ste. 2727, Washington, DC 20520, Attn: Mary Hassell, Tel: 202–
736–7428.

Dated: April 24, 2014. Michael Brennan, Energy Officer, Office of Europe, Western Hemisphere and Africa, Bureau of Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State.

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**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**National Highway Traffic Safety Administration** 

**Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of**  **Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Request for Comment** 

**AGENCY :**  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of the OMB review of information collection and solicitation of public comment.

**SUMMARY :**  In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The ICR described the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting public comments on the following information collection was published on November 15, 2013 ( Federal Register /Vol. 78, No. 221/pp. 68902–68903).

**DATES :**  Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on or before June 2, 2014.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Dr. Kathy Sifrit, Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative, Office of Behavioral Safety Research (NTI–132), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W46–472, Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Sifrit’s phone number is (202) 366–0868 and her email address is kathy.sifrit@dot.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

OMB Control Number: 2127—New. Title: Physical Fitness and Driving Performance.

Form No.: NHTSA Form 1227. Type of Review: Regular. Respondents: Drivers age 70 and older who have responded to a solicitation for participation in a study of aging, physical fitness, and driving safety and have initiated a phone call expressing their interest in study participation.

Estimated Number of Respondents: An estimated that 270 respondents who contact researchers in response to descriptive solicitations.

Estimated Time per Response: The estimated time to respond to questions in the telephone conversations is 15 minutes for each conversation with a respondent.

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 67.5 hours.

Frequency of Collection: The questions will be presented a single time.

Abstract: Older adults comprise an increasing proportion of the (driving) population and there is concern about the consequences of declining physical abilities such as strength, flexibility, and range of motion on the safe operation of motor vehicles. Previous research indicates that gains in physical fitness improve a number of abilities important for safe driving. NHTSA needs to learn more about these relationships between fitness and driving performance to support the development of recommendations and educational materials aimed at improving older driver safety. The objective in this project is to assess the effect(s) of