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1We originally adopted the Filer Manual on April 

1, 1993, with an effective date of April 26, 1993. 

Release No. 33–6986 (April 1, 1993) [58 FR 18638]. 

We implemented the most recent update to the Filer 

Manual on December 15, 2014. See Release No. 33– 

9692 (December 23, 2014) [79 FR 76878]. 

2See Rule 301 of Regulation S–T (17 CFR 

232.301). 

3See Release No. 33–9692 in which we 

implemented EDGAR Release 14.3. For additional 

history of Filer Manual rules, please see the cites 

therein. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on April 3, 

2015. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08407 Filed 4–17–15; 08:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

17 CFR Part 232 

[Release Nos. 33–9746; 34–74714; 39–2502; 

IC–31551] 

Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer 

Manual 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange 

Commission (the Commission) is 

adopting revisions to the Electronic Data 

Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval 

System (EDGAR) Filer Manual and 

related rules to reflect updates to the 

EDGAR system. The updates are being 

made primarily to support the 2015 US 

GAAP financial reporting and 2015 

EXCH taxonomies; add new form types 

for registration of Security-based swap 

data repositories (SDR); revise the Form 

ID Application Confirmation screen; 

remove references to the Paper Form ID; 

and revise Item 1 on submission form 

type MA–A. The EDGAR system was 

upgraded to support the new 2015 

taxonomies and revised MA–A form 

functionalities on March 9, 2015. The 

EDGAR system is scheduled to be 

upgraded to support the other 

functionalities on April 13, 2015. 

DATES: Effective April 20, 2015. The 

incorporation by reference of the 

EDGAR Filer Manual is approved by the 

Director of the Federal Register as of 

April 20, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: In 

the Division of Trading and Markets, for 

questions concerning Form SDR and the 

revisions for Form MA–A, contact Kathy 

Bateman at (202) 551–4345, and in the 

Office of Information Technology, 

contact Tammy Borkowski at (202) 551– 

7208. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

adopting an updated EDGAR Filer 

Manual, Volume I and Volume II. The 

Filer Manual describes the technical 

formatting requirements for the 

preparation and submission of 

electronic filings through the EDGAR 

system.1 It also describes the 

requirements for filing using 

EDGARLink Online and the Online 

Forms/XML Web site. 

The revisions to the Filer Manual 

reflect changes within Volume I entitled 

EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume I: 

‘‘General Information,’’ Version 20 

(April 2015), and Volume II entitled 

EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: 

‘‘EDGAR Filing,’’ Version 30 (April 

2015). The updated manual will be 

incorporated by reference into the Code 

of Federal Regulations. 

The Filer Manual contains all the 

technical specifications for filers to 

submit filings using the EDGAR system. 

Filers must comply with the applicable 

provisions of the Filer Manual in order 

to assure the timely acceptance and 

processing of filings made in electronic 

format.2 Filers may consult the Filer 

Manual in conjunction with our rules 

governing mandated electronic filing 

when preparing documents for 

electronic submission.3

The EDGAR system will be upgraded 

to Release 15.1 on April 13, 2015 and 

will introduce the following changes: 

EDGAR will be updated to add new 

submission form types SDR, SDR/A, 

SDR–A, and SDR–W. These submission 

form types can be accessed by selecting 

the ‘‘File SDR’’ link on the EDGAR 

Filing Web site. Additionally, 

applicants may construct XML 

submissions for these submission types 

by following the ‘‘EDGAR SDR XML 

Technical Specification’’ document 

available on the SEC’s Public Web site 

(http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar.shtml). 

Submission form types SDR, SDR/A, 

SDR–A, and SDR–W will include the 

‘‘Request Confidentiality’’ check box to 

allow applicants to select which 

information to request confidential 

treatment. After a Form SDR is 

submitted, SEC staff will review the 

submission and make a determination of 

whether the information for which 

confidential treatment is requested 

should be made public. EDGAR will 

disseminate only the content and 

attached exhibits of the submission that 

the SEC staff has determined to be 

public. 

The ‘‘Form ID Application 

Confirmation’’ screen will display four 

additional labels: ‘‘Signature of 

Authorized Person,’’ ‘‘Printed Name of 

Signature,’’ ‘‘Title of Person Signing,’’ 

and ‘‘Notary Signature & Seal to be 

Placed Here.’’ This screen will also be 

updated to include a ‘‘Print Window’’ 

button to print the completed online 

Form ID application. The printed 

application can be signed and notarized 

by the filer to serve as the 

authentication document when 

applying for EDGAR access. 

All references to the Paper Form ID 

have been removed from the Filer 

Manual. Filers can print the electronic 

Form ID and use this as the 

authentication document as explained 

above. 

EDGAR was updated to support the 

2015 US GAAP financial reporting 

taxonomy and the 2015 EXCH 

taxonomy. A complete listing of 

supported standard taxonomies is 

available on http://www.sec.gov/info/

edgar/edgartaxonomies.shtml. 

Item 1 ‘‘Identifying Information’’ on 

submission type MA–A was updated for 

the following question: ‘‘Changes: Are 

there any changes in this annual update 

to information provided in the 

municipal advisor’s most recent Form 

MA, other than the updated Execution 

Page?’’ If filers select ‘‘No’’ as a response 

to the question, then all fields will be 

disabled on submission type MA–A 

with the exception of ‘‘Execution’’ and 

‘‘Filer Information’’ tabs and the ‘‘Fiscal 

Year End Information’’ field on Item 1. 

Alternatively, if filers select ‘‘Yes’’ to 

the question, then they must update 

applicable items on submission type 

MA–A. 

Along with the adoption of the Filer 

Manual, we are amending Rule 301 of 

Regulation S–T to provide for the 

incorporation by reference into the Code 

of Federal Regulations of today’s 

revisions. This incorporation by 

reference was approved by the Director 

of the Federal Register in accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

The updated EDGAR Filer Manual 

will be available for Web site viewing 

and printing; the address for the Filer 

Manual is http://www.sec.gov/info/

edgar.shtml. You may also obtain paper 

copies of the EDGAR Filer Manual from 

the following address: Public Reference 

Room, U.S. Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20549, on official 

business days between the hours of 

10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. 

Since the Filer Manual and the 

corresponding rule changes relate solely 

to agency procedures or practice, 

publication for notice and comment is 

not required under the Administrative 

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4 5 U.S.C. 553(b). 

5 5 U.S.C. 601–612. 

6 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). 

7 15 U.S.C. 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, and 77s(a). 

8 15 U.S.C. 78c, 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o, 78w, and 78ll. 

9 15 U.S.C. 77sss. 

10 15 U.S.C. 80a–8, 80a–29, 80a–30, and 80a–37. 

Procedure Act (APA).4 It follows that 

the requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act 5 do not apply. 

The effective date for the updated 

Filer Manual and the rule amendments 

is April 20, 2015. In accordance with 

the APA,6 we find that there is good 

cause to establish an effective date less 

than 30 days after publication of these 

rules. The EDGAR system upgrade to 

Release 15.1 is scheduled to become 

available on April 13, 2015. The 

Commission believes that establishing 

an effective date less than 30 days after 

publication of these rules is necessary to 

coordinate the effectiveness of the 

updated Filer Manual with the system 

upgrade. 

Statutory Basis 

We are adopting the amendments to 

Regulation S–T under Sections 6, 7, 8, 

10, and 19(a) of the Securities Act of 

1933,7 Sections 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 23, and 

35A of the Securities Exchange Act of 

1934,8 Section 319 of the Trust 

Indenture Act of 1939,9 and Sections 8, 

30, 31, and 38 of the Investment 

Company Act of 1940.10

List of Subjects in 17 CFR Part 232 

Incorporation by reference, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, 

Securities. 

Text of the Amendment 

In accordance with the foregoing, 

Title 17, Chapter II of the Code of 

Federal Regulations is amended as 

follows: 

PART 232—REGULATION S–T— 

GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS 

FOR ELECTRONIC FILINGS 

■ 1. The authority citation for Part 232 

continues to read in part as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, 

77s(a), 77z–3, 77sss(a), 78c(b), 78l, 78m, 78n, 

78o(d), 78w(a), 78ll, 80a–6(c), 80a–8, 80a–29, 

80a–30, 80a–37, and 7201 et seq.; and 18 

U.S.C. 1350. 

* * * * * 

■ 2. Section 232.301 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 232.301 EDGAR Filer Manual. 

Filers must prepare electronic filings 

in the manner prescribed by the EDGAR 

Filer Manual, promulgated by the 

Commission, which sets out the 

technical formatting requirements for 

electronic submissions. The 

requirements for becoming an EDGAR 

Filer and updating company data are set 

forth in the updated EDGAR Filer 

Manual, Volume I: ‘‘General 

Information,’’ Version 20 (April 2015). 

The requirements for filing on EDGAR 

are set forth in the updated EDGAR Filer 

Manual, Volume II: ‘‘EDGAR Filing,’’ 

Version 30 (April 2015). Additional 

provisions applicable to Form N–SAR 

filers are set forth in the EDGAR Filer 

Manual, Volume III: ‘‘N–SAR 

Supplement,’’ Version 4 (October 2014). 

All of these provisions have been 

incorporated by reference into the Code 

of Federal Regulations, which action 

was approved by the Director of the 

Federal Register in accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. You 

must comply with these requirements in 

order for documents to be timely 

received and accepted. The EDGAR 

Filer Manual is available for Web site 

viewing and printing; the address for 

the Filer Manual is http://www.sec.gov/ 

info/edgar.shtml. You can obtain paper 

copies of the EDGAR Filer Manual from 

the following address: Public Reference 

Room, U.S. Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20549, on official 

business days between the hours of 

10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. You can also 

inspect the document at the National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA). For information on the 

availability of this material at NARA, 

call 202–741–6030, or go to: http://www.

archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_

federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html. 

By the Commission. 

April 13, 2015. 

Brent J. Fields, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08982 Filed 4–17–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 98 

Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting 

CFR Correction 

In Title 40 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, Parts 96 to 99, revised as of 

July 1, 2014, on page 859, in § 98.244, 

reinstate paragraph (b)(4)(ix) to read as 

follows: 

§ 98.244 Monitoring and QA/QC 

requirements. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(4) * * * 

(ix) Method 18 at 40 CFR part 60, 

appendix A–6. 

* * * * * 

[FR Doc. 2015–09121 Filed 4–17–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 271 

[EPA–R01–RCRA–2015–0195; FRL–9926– 

54–Region 1] 

Vermont: Final Authorization of State 

Hazardous Waste Management 

Program Revisions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The State of Vermont has 

applied to EPA for Final authorization 

of changes to its hazardous waste 

program under the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). 

EPA has determined that these changes 

satisfy all requirements needed to 

qualify for Final authorization, and is 

authorizing the State’s changes through 

this direct final action. 

DATES: This rule is effective on June 19, 

2015 without further notice, unless EPA 

receives adverse written comment by 

May 20, 2015. If EPA receives adverse 

comment, we will publish a timely 

withdrawal in the Federal Register 

informing the public that the rule will 

not take effect, unless and until the 

public comment is considered and 

another final rulemaking document is 

issued. 

ADDRESSES: Submit any comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R01– 

RCRA–2015–0195, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: leitch.sharon@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (617) 918–0647, to the 

attention of Sharon Leitch. 

• Mail: Sharon Leitch, RCRA Waste 

Management and UST Section, Office of 

Site Remediation and Restoration 

(OSRR07–1), US EPA Region 1, 5 Post 

Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 

02109–3912. 

• Hand Delivery: Sharon Leitch, 

RCRA Waste Management and UST 

Section, Office of Site Remediation and 

Restoration (OSRR07–1), US EPA 

Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, 7th floor, 

Boston, MA 02109–3912. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

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