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10 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

11 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 12 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

general, to protect investors and the 

public interest. FINRA believes the 

proposed rule change will provide 

greater clarity to members and the 

public regarding FINRA’s rules by 

deleting the re-filing requirements in 

Rule 2214.03 to conform to changes 

approved in SR–FINRA–2016–018 and 

by making technical updates in Rules 

7730(g)(6) and 9217. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

FINRA 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. The 

proposed rule change brings clarity and 

consistency to FINRA rules without 

adding any burden on firms. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

Written comments were neither 

solicited nor received. 

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, it has 

become effective pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 10 and Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6) thereunder.11

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. If the 

Commission takes such action, the 

Commission shall institute proceedings 

to determine whether the proposed rule 

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– 

FINRA–2017–036 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–FINRA–2017–036. 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 FINRA. 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–FINRA– 

2017–036, and should be submitted on 

or before January 31, 2018. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.12

Eduardo A. Aleman, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00213 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 10262] 

Call for Expert Reviewers To 

Contribute to the U.S. Government 

Review of the Intergovernmental Panel 

on Climate Change (IPCC) Special 

Report on the Impacts of Global 

Warming of 1.5 ≥C Above Preindustrial 

Levels and Related Global Greenhouse 

Gas Emission Pathways in the Context 

of Strengthening the Global Response 

to the Threat of Climate Change, 

Sustainable Development and Efforts 

to Eradicate Poverty. (Special Report 

on Global Warming of 1.5 ≥C) 

The United States Global Change 

Research Program (USGCRP), in 

cooperation with the Department of 

State, requests expert review of the 

second-order draft of the IPCC Special 

Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C, 

including the first draft of its Summary 

for Policymakers (SPM). 

The United Nations Environment 

Programme (UNEP) and the World 

Meteorological Organization (WMO) 

established the IPCC in 1988. As 

reflected in its governing documents 

(the IPCC’s ‘‘principles and 

procedures’’), the role of the IPCC is to 

assess on a comprehensive, objective, 

open, and transparent basis the 

scientific, technical, and socioeconomic information relevant to 

understanding the scientific basis of risk 

of human-induced climate change, its 

potential impacts and options for 

adaptation and mitigation. IPCC reports 

should be neutral with respect to policy, 

although they may need to deal 

objectively with scientific, technical, 

and socio-economic factors relevant to 

the application of particular policies. 

The principles and procedures for the 

IPCC and its preparation of reports can 

be found at: https://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/ 

ipcc-principles/ipcc-principles.pdf and 

http://ipcc.ch/pdf/ipcc-principles/ipccprinciples-appendix-a-final.pdf. At the 

44th Session of the Panel (Bangkok, 

Thailand, October 17–20, 2016), the 

IPCC approved the outline for the 

Special Report on Global Warming of 

1.5C. Writing team nominations were 

submitted by the IPCC deadline of 

December 11, 2016, and author 

appointments made on January 23, 

2017. The Table of Contents for the 

Special Report can be viewed here: 

http://ipcc.ch/meetings/session44/l2_

adopted_outline_sr15.pdf. As reflected 

in the IPCC’s principles and procedures, 

review is an essential part of the IPCC 

process. Since the IPCC is an 

intergovernmental body, review of IPCC 

documents involves both peer review by 

experts and review by governments. The 


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purpose of these reviews is to ensure 

that the Reports present a 

comprehensive, objective, and balanced 

view of the areas they cover. 

All IPCC reports go through two broad 

reviews: a ‘‘first-order draft’’ reviewed 

by experts, and a ‘‘second-order draft’’ 

reviewed by both experts and 

governments. The IPCC Secretariat has 

informed the U.S. Department of State 

that the second-order draft of the 

Special Report on Global Warming of 

1.5 °C is available for Expert and 

Government Review. 

As part of the U.S. Government 

Review, starting on 8 January 2018, 

experts wishing to contribute to the U.S. 

Government review are encouraged to 

register via the USGCRP Review and 

Comment System (https://

review.globalchange.gov/). Instructions 

and the report itself will be available for 

download. The USGCRP coordination 

office will compile U.S. expert 

comments and submit to the IPCC, on 

behalf of the Department of State, by the 

prescribed deadline. U.S. experts have 

the opportunity to submit properly 

formatted comments via the USGCRP 

Review and Comment System (https://

review.globalchange.gov/) from 8 

January to 8 February 2018. To be 

considered for inclusion in the U.S. 

Government submission, comments 

must be received by 8 February 2018. 

Experts may choose to provide 

comments directly through the IPCC’s 

Expert Review process, which occurs in 

parallel with the U.S. Government 

Review. Registration opened on 15 

December 2017, and runs through 18 

February 2018: https://www.ipcc.ch/ 

apps/comments/sr15/sod/register.php 

The Government and Expert Review 

of the IPCC Special Report on Global 

Warming of 1.5 °C ends February 25, 

2018. 

This notice will be published in the 

Federal Register. 

Holly Kirking-Loomis, 

Acting Director, Office of Global Change, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00291 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 10257] 

Notice of Determinations; Culturally 

Significant Objects Imported for 

Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘The 

Second Buddha: Master of Time’’ 

Exhibition 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: I hereby 

determine that certain objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘The Second 

Buddha: Master of Time,’’ imported 

from abroad for temporary exhibition 

within the United States, are of cultural 

significance. The objects are imported 

pursuant to loan agreements with the 

foreign owners or custodians. I also 

determine that the exhibition or display 

of the exhibit objects at the Rubin 

Museum of Art, New York, New York, 

from on or about February 2, 2018, until 

on or about January 7, 2019, at the 

Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum 

and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, 

Saratoga Springs, New York, from on or 

about February 9, 2019, until on or 

about May 19, 2019, and at possible 

additional exhibitions or venues yet to 

be determined, is in the national 

interest. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elliot Chiu in the Office of the Legal 

Adviser, U.S. Department of State 

(telephone: 202–632–6471; email: 

section2459@state.gov). The mailing 

address is U.S. Department of State, 

L/PD, SA–5, Suite 5H03, Washington, 

DC 20522–0505. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

foregoing determinations were made 

pursuant to the authority vested in me 

by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 

985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of 

March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs 

Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 

(112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 

note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority 

No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation 

of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 

2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of 

Authority No. 257–1 of December 11, 

2015). I have ordered that Public Notice 

of these determinations be published in 

the Federal Register. 

Alyson Grunder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00223 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2017–0130] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this provides 

the public notice that on December 20, 

2017, the Association of American 

Railroads (AAR), on behalf of itself and 

its member railroads, petitioned the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

for a waiver of compliance from certain 

provisions of the Federal railroad safety 

regulations contained at 49 CFR part 

232, Brake System Safety Standards for 

Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains 

and Equipment; End-of-Train Devices. 

FRA assigned the petition Docket 

Number FRA–2017–0130. 

In its petition, AAR requests a waiver 

of compliance from the requirement of 

49 CFR 232.205(b)–Class I brake testinitial terminal inspection, 232.209(a)— 

Class II brake tests—intermediate 

inspection, 232.211(a)—Class III brake 

tests-trainline continuity inspection, and 

232.217(c)—Train brake tests conducted 

using yard air; for the common element 

that the test or inspection must be 

performed if (among other 

requirements) the car or cars have been 

off-air for more than four hours. AAR 

requests that the four-hour off-air 

restrictions in these four regulations be 

replaced by a 24-hour off-air restriction, 

which would reflect substantial 

advancements in air brake technology 

since the rule was promulgated, and 

would harmonize United States and 

Canadian operations. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov and in person at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested parties desire 

an opportunity for oral comment and a 

public hearing, they should notify FRA, 

in writing, before the end of the 

comment period and specify the basis 

for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number and may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Website: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 


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