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18 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii). 

19 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

20 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

21 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). 

22 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B). 23 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

removing confusion that may result if 

the Independence Policy retained 

obsolete references or did not include 

all of the Affiliate SROs. 

The Exchange notes that the proposed 

change would be consistent with 

changes made to the independence 

policy of the board of directors of ICE, 

and believes that making the 

Independence Policy more consistent 

with the ICE policy would add clarity 

and transparency to the Exchange Rules, 

allowing persons subject to the 

Exchange’s jurisdiction, regulators, and 

investors to more easily navigate and 

understand the Exchange Rules, 

contributing to the orderly operation of 

the Exchange. The Exchange further 

believes that the proposed changes 

would not be inconsistent with the 

public interest and the protection of 

investors because investors will not be 

harmed and in fact would benefit from 

increased clarity, thereby reducing 

potential confusion. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

The Exchange does not believe that 

the proposed rule change will impose 

any burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Exchange Act. 

The proposed rule change is not 

intended to address competitive issues 

but rather is concerned solely with 

updating the Independence Policy to (a) 

streamline references to ICE subsidiaries 

that are national securities exchanges, 

(b) remove obsolete references, and (c) 

add references to NYSE National and 

CHX. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

No written comments were solicited 

or received with respect to the proposed 

rule change. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The Exchange has filed the proposed 

rule change pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 18 and Rule 

19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.19 Because the 

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 

prior to 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 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii) 

thereunder. 

A proposed rule change filed under 

Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 20 normally does not 

become operative prior to 30 days after 

the date of the filing. However, pursuant 

to Rule 19b4(f)(6)(iii),21 the Commission 

may designate a shorter time if such 

action is consistent with the protection 

of investors and the public interest. 

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of such 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. If the 

Commission takes such action, the 

Commission shall institute proceedings 

under Section 19(b)(2)(B) 22 of the Act to 

determine whether the proposed rule 

change should be approved or 

disapproved. 

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– 

NYSE–2018–38 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–NYSE–2018–38. 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 the 

filing also will be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

office of the Exchange. 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–NYSE–2018–38 and should 

be submitted on or before September 17, 

2018. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.23

Eduardo A. Aleman, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18428 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #15642 and #15643; 

NEW MEXICO Disaster Number NM–00062] 

Administrative Declaration of a 

Disaster for the State of NEW MEXICO 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an 

Administrative declaration of a disaster 

for the State of NEW MEXICO dated 08/ 

15/2018. 

Incident: Severe Storms and Flash 

Flooding. 

Incident Period: 07/23/2018 through 

07/27/2018. 

DATES: Issued on 08/15/2018. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 10/15/2018. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 05/15/2019. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

Administrator’s disaster declaration, 

applications for disaster loans may be 

filed at the address listed above or other 

locally announced locations. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties: Santa Fe. 

Contiguous Counties: 

NEW MEXICO: Bernalillo, Los 

Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San 

Miguel, Sandoval, Torrance. 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 3.875 

Homeowners Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 1.938 

Businesses With Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 7.220 

Businesses Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 3.610 

Non-Profit Organizations With 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.500 

Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.500 

For Economic Injury: 

Businesses & Small Agricultural 

Cooperatives Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 3.610 

Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.500 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 15642 6 and for 

economic injury is 15643 0. 

The States which received an EIDL 

Declaration # are New Mexico. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Dated: August 15, 2018. 

Linda E. McMahon, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18451 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 10519] 

Determinations Regarding Use of 

Chemical Weapons by Russia Under 

the Chemical and Biological Weapons 

Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 

1991 

AGENCY: Bureau of International 

Security and Nonproliferation, 

Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State, 

acting under authority delegated to the 

Secretary of State pursuant to Executive 

Order 12851, has determined pursuant 

to Section 306(a) of the Chemical and 

Biological Weapons Control and 

Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 that the 

Government of the Russian Federation 

has used chemical weapons in violation 

of international law or lethal chemical 

weapons against its own nationals. In 

addition, the Department of State has 

determined and certified to Congress 

pursuant to Section 307(d) of the Act 

that it is essential to the national 

security interests of the United States to 

partially waive the application of the 

sanctions required under Section 307(a) 

of the Act with respect to foreign 

assistance, the licensing of defense 

articles and services, and the licensing 

of national security-sensitive goods and 

technology. The following is a notice of 

the sanctions to be imposed pursuant to 

Section 307(a) of the Act, subject to 

these waivers. 

DATES: The determination is effective on 

August 27, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela K. Durham, Office of Missile, 

Biological, and Chemical 

Nonproliferation, Bureau of 

International Security and 

Nonproliferation, Department of State, 

Telephone (202) 647–4930. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Sections 306(a), 307(a), and 307(d) of 

the Chemical and Biological Weapons 

Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 

1991, as amended (22 U.S.C. Section 

5604(a) and Section 5605(a)), on August 

6, 2018, the Deputy Secretary of State 

determined that the Government of the 

Russian Federation has used chemical 

weapons in violation of international 

law or lethal chemical weapons against 

its own nationals. As a result, the 

following sanctions are hereby imposed: 

1. Foreign Assistance: Termination of 

assistance to Russia under the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961, except for 

urgent humanitarian assistance and food 

or other agricultural commodities or 

products. 

The Department of State has 

determined that it is essential to the 

national security interests of the United 

States to waive the application of this 

restriction. 

2. Arms Sales: Termination of (a) sales 

to Russia under the Arms Export 

Control Act of any defense articles, 

defense services, or design and 

construction services, and (b) licenses 

for the export to Russia of any item on 

the United States Munitions List. 

The Department of State has 

determined that it is essential to the 

national security interests of the United 

States to waive the application of this 

sanction with respect to the issuance of 

licenses in support of government space 

cooperation and commercial space 

launches, provided that such licenses 

shall be issued on a case-by-case basis 

and consistent with export licensing 

policy for Russia prior to the enactment 

of these sanctions. 

3. Arms Sales Financing: Termination 

of all foreign military financing for 

Russia under the Arms Export Control 

Act. 

4. Denial of United States Government 

Credit or Other Financial Assistance: 

Denial to Russia of any credit, credit 

guarantees, or other financial assistance 

by any department, agency, or 

instrumentality of the United States 

Government, including the ExportImport Bank of the United States. 

5. Exports of National SecuritySensitive Goods and Technology: 

Prohibition on the export to Russia of 

any goods or technology on that part of 

the control list established under 

Section 2404(c)(1) of the Appendix to 

Title 50. 

The Department of State has 

determined that it is essential to the 

national security interests of the United 

States to waive the application of this 

sanction with respect to the following: 

License Exceptions: Exports and 

reexports of goods or technology eligible 

under License Exceptions GOV, ENC, 

RPL, BAG, TMP, TSU, APR, CIV, and 

AVS. 

Safety of Flight: Exports and reexports 

of goods or technology pursuant to new 

licenses necessary for the safety of flight 

of civil fixed-wing passenger aviation, 

provided that such licenses shall be 

issued on a case-by-case basis, 

consistent with export licensing policy 

for Russia prior to enactment of these 

sanctions. 

Deemed Exports/Reexports: Exports 

and re-exports of goods or technology 

pursuant to new licenses for deemed 

exports and reexports to Russian 

nationals, provided that such licenses 

shall be issued on a case-by-case basis, 

consistent with export licensing policy 


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