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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. 

[FR Doc. 2014–09920 Filed 4–30–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

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] 

BILLING CODE 4710–27–P 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2014–10006 Filed 4–30–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

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 


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