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action are no greater than those 

described in the EA for the rulemaking 

to add the HI–STORM 100, Amendment 

No. 10, cask system to 10 CFR 72.214. 

III. Finding of No Significant Impact 

The NRC staff has prepared an EA and 

associated FONSI in support of the 

proposed action. The NRC staff has 

concluded that the proposed action, for 

the NRC to grant the exemption 

requested for VYNPS, allowing the use 

of a new regionalized loading pattern as 

described in Figure 2.4–1 of the 

exemption request, and to load fuel that 

has been cooled for at least 2 years, and 

establishing a per-cell maximum 

average burnup limit at 65,000 MWD/ 

MTU in a HI–STORM 100 MPC–68M, 

will not significantly impact the quality 

of the human environment, and that the 

proposed action is the preferred 

alternative. The environmental impacts 

are bounded by the previous NRC EA 

for the rulemaking to add the HI– 

STORM 100, Amendment No. 10, cask 

system to 10 CFR 72.214. 

The NRC provided the Vermont 

Department of Health with a draft copy 

of the EA for a 30-day review on 

October 16, 2017 (ADAMS Accession 

No. ML17289A422). 

The NRC staff has determined that 

this exemption would have no impact 

on historic and cultural resources or 

ecological resources and therefore no 

consultations are necessary under 

Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act 

and Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act, respectively. 

Therefore, the NRC finds that there 

are no significant environmental 

impacts from the proposed action, and 

that preparation of an environmental 

impact statement is not warranted. 

Accordingly, the NRC has determined 

that a FONSI is appropriate. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day 

of January, 2018. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Meraj Rahimi, 

Acting Chief, Spent Fuel Licensing Branch, 

Division of Spent Fuel Management, Office 

of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. 

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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation 

Adjustment 

AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board. 

ACTION: Notice announcing updated 

penalty inflation adjustments for civil 

monetary penalties for 2018. 

SUMMARY: As required by Section 701 of 

the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, 

entitled the Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 

Act of 2015, the Railroad Retirement 

Board (Board) hereby publishes its 2018 

annual adjustment of civil penalties for 

inflation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marguerite P. Dadabo, Assistant General 

Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board, 

844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 

60611–2092, (312) 751–4945, TTD (312) 

751–4701. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

701 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 

2015, Public Law 114–74 (Nov. 2, 2015), 

entitled the Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 

Act of 2015 (the 2015 Act), amended the 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 2461 

note) (Inflation Adjustment Act) to 

require agencies to publish regulations 

adjusting the amount of civil monetary 

penalties provided by law within the 

jurisdiction of the agency not later than 

July 1, 2016, and annual adjustments 

thereafter. 

For the 2018 annual adjustment for 

inflation of the maximum civil penalty 

under the Program Fraud Civil 

Remedies Act of 1986, the Board applies 

the formula provided by the 2015 Act 

and the Board’s regulations at title 20, 

Code of Federal Regulations, part 356. 

In accordance with the 2015 Act, the 

amount of the adjustment is based on 

the percent increase between the CPI–U 

for the month of October preceding the 

date of the adjustment and the CPI–U 

for the October one year prior to the 

October immediately preceding the date 

of the adjustment. If there is no increase, 

there is no adjustment of civil penalties. 

The percent increase between the CPI– 

U for October 2017 and October 2016, 

as provided by Office of Management 

and Budget Memorandum M–18–03 

(December 15, 2017) is 1.02041 percent. 

Therefore, the new maximum penalty 

under the Program Fraud Civil 

Remedies Act is $11,181 (the 2017 

maximum penalty of $10,957 multiplied 

by 1.02041, rounded to the nearest 

dollar). The new minimum penalty 

under the False Claims Act is $11,181 

(the 2017 minimum penalty of $10,957 

multiplied by 1.02041, rounded to the 

nearest dollar), and the new maximum 

penalty is $22,363 (the 2017 maximum 

penalty of $21,916 multiplied by 

1.02041, rounded to the nearest dollar). 

The adjustments in penalties will be 

effective January 23, 2018. 

For The Board. 

Dated: January 18, 2018. 

Martha P. Rico, 

Secretary to the Board. 

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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND 

TECHNOLOGY POLICY 

National Nanotechnology Initiative 

Meetings 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The National Nanotechnology 

Coordination Office (NNCO), on behalf 

of the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, 

and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee 

of the Committee on Technology, 

National Science and Technology 

Council (NSTC), will facilitate 

stakeholder discussion of targeted 

nanotechnology topics through 

workshops, webinars, and Community 

of Interest meetings between the 

publication date of this Notice and 

December 31, 2018. 

DATES: The NNCO will hold one or more 

workshops, webinars, networks, and 

Community of Interest teleconferences 

between the publication date of this 

Notice and December 31, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Attendance information, 

including addresses, will be posted on 

nano.gov. For information about 

upcoming workshops and webinars, 

please visit http://www.nano.gov/ 

meetings-workshops and http://

www.nano.gov/PublicWebinars. For 

more information on the Communities 

of Interest, please visit http://

www.nano.gov/Communities. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding this Notice, 

please contact Marlowe Newman at 

info@nnco.nano.gov or (202) 517–1050 

ext. 107. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These 

public meetings address the charge in 

the 21st Century Nanotechnology 

Research and Development Act for 

NNCO to provide ‘‘for public input and 

outreach . . . by the convening of 

regular and ongoing public 

discussions’’. Workshop and webinar 

topics may include technical subjects; 

environmental, health, and safety issues 

related to nanomaterials (nanoEHS); 

business case studies; or other areas of 

potential interest to the nanotechnology 

community. Areas of focus for the 

Communities of Interest may include 

research on nanoEHS; nanotechnology 

education; nanomedicine; 

nanomanufacturing; or other areas of 

potential interest to the nanotechnology 

community. For example, the 


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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

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

4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). 

5See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79585 

(December 16, 2016), 82 FR 6961 (December 22, 

2016) (SR–BatsEDGX–2016–60; SR–BatsEDGA– 

2016–24; SR–BatsBYX–2017–29; and SR–BatsBYX– 

2016–68). 

6See the Cboe fee schedule available at https:// 

www.cboe.org/general-info/pdfframed?content=/ 

publish/mdxfees/cboe-cds-fees-schedule-for-cboedatafeeds.pdf§ion=SEC_MDX_CSM&title=

Cboe%20CDS%20Fees%20Schedule and the C2 fee 

schedule available at https://www.cboe.org/generalinfo/pdfframed?content=/publish/mdxfees/c2-cdsfees-schedule.pdf§ion=SEC_MDX_CSM&title=

C2%20CDS%20Fees%20Schedule. 

longstanding U.S.-EU NanoEHS 

Communities of Research provide a 

platform for scientists to develop a 

shared repertoire of protocols and 

methods to overcome research gaps and 

barriers in nanosafety-specific focus 

areas such as human toxicity or risk 

assessment. The Communities of 

Interest are not intended to provide any 

government agency with advice or 

recommendations; such action is 

outside of their purview. 

Registration: Due to space limitations, 

pre-registration for workshops is 

required. Workshop registration is on a 

first-come, first-served basis, and will be 

capped as space limitations dictate. 

Registration information will be 

available at http://www.nano.gov/ 

meetings-workshops. Registration for the 

webinars will open approximately two 

weeks prior to each event and will be 

capped at 500 participants or as space 

limitations dictate. Individuals planning 

to attend a webinar can find registration 

information at http://www.nano.gov/ 

PublicWebinars. Written notices of 

participation for workshops, webinars, 

or Communities of Interest should be 

sent to by email to info@nnco.nano.gov. 

Meeting Accommodations: 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodation to access any of these 

public events should contact info@

nnco.nano.gov at least ten business days 

prior to the meeting so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made. 

Ted Wackler, 

Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant Director. 

[FR Doc. 2018–01067 Filed 1–22–18; 8:45 am] 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–82520; File No. SR– 

CboeEDGX–2018–001] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe 

EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing 

and Immediate Effectiveness of a 

Proposed Rule Change To Harmonize 

the Definition of Non-Professional User 

in Its Fee Schedule With That of Its 

Affiliates 

January 17, 2018. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 

‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on January 8, 

2018, Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc. (the 

‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘EDGX’’) filed with the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(the ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule 

change as described in Items I and II 

below, which Items have been prepared 

by the Exchange. The Exchange has 

designated this proposal as a ‘‘noncontroversial’’ proposed rule change 

pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the 

Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii) 

thereunder,4 which renders it effective 

upon filing with the Commission. The 

Commission is publishing this notice to 

solicit comments on the proposed rule 

change from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

The Exchange filed a proposal to 

amend the Market Data section of its fee 

schedule to harmonize the definition of 

‘‘Non-Professional User’’ with that of its 

affiliates, Cboe Exchange, Inc. (‘‘Cboe’’) 

and Cboe C2 Exchange, Inc. (‘‘C2’’). 

The text of the proposed rule change 

is available at the Exchange’s website at 

www.markets.cboe.com, at the principal 

office of the Exchange, and at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, the 

Exchange included statements 

concerning the purpose of and basis for 

the proposed rule change and discussed 

any comments it received on the 

proposed rule change. The text of these 

statements may be examined at the 

places specified in Item IV below. The 

Exchange has prepared summaries, set 

forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of 

the most significant parts of such 

statements. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

The Exchange proposes to amend the 

Market Data section of its fee schedule 

to harmonize the definition of ‘‘NonProfessional User’’ with that of its 

affiliates, Cboe and C2. In late 2016, the 

Exchange and its affiliates Cboe EDGA 

Exchange, Inc. (‘‘EDGA’’), Cboe BYX 

Exchange, Inc. (‘‘BYX’’), and Cboe BZX 

Exchange, Inc. (‘‘BZX’’) received 

approval to effect a merger (the 

‘‘Merger’’) of the Exchange’s parent 

company, Bats Global Markets, Inc., the 

parent of EDGA, EDGX, BYX, and BZX 

with CBOE Holding, Inc. (now known as 

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.) the parent 

company of Cboe and C2.5 In order to 

provide consistent rules and 

terminology amongst the Exchange, 

Cboe, and C2, the Exchange proposes to 

amend the definition of ‘‘NonProfessional User’’ to harmonize it with 

that of its affiliates, Cboe and C2. The 

EDGX Option’s fee schedule currently 

defines ‘‘Non-Professional User’’ as: 

a natural person who is not: (i) registered or 

qualified in any capacity with the 

Commission, the Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, any state securities 

agency, any securities exchange or 

association, or any commodities or futures 

contract market or association; (ii) engaged as 

an ‘‘investment adviser’’ as that term is 

defined in Section 202(a)(11) of the 

Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (whether or 

not registered or qualified under that Act); or 

(iii) employed by a bank or other 

organization exempt from registration under 

federal or state securities laws to perform 

functions that would require registration or 

qualification if such functions were 

performed for an organization not so exempt. 

As amended, ‘‘Non-Professional User’’ 

would be defined as: 

a natural person or qualifying trust that uses 

Data only for personal purposes and not for 

any commercial purpose and, for a natural 

person who works in the United States, is 

not: (i) registered or qualified in any capacity 

with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission, the Commodities Futures 

Trading Commission, any state securities 

agency, any securities exchange or 

association, or any commodities or futures 

contract market or association; (ii) engaged as 

an ‘‘investment adviser’’ as that term is 

defined in Section 202(a)(11) of the 

Investment Advisors Act of 1940 (whether or 

not registered or qualified under that Act); or 

(iii) employed by a bank or other 

organization exempt from registration under 

federal or state securities laws to perform 

functions that would require registration or 

qualification if such functions were 

performed for an organization not so exempt; 

or, for a natural person who works outside 

of the United States, does not perform the 

same functions as would disqualify such 

person as a Non-Professional User if he or 

she worked in the United States. 

The revised definition is substantially 

identical to the definition of ‘‘NonProfessional User’ included within the 

Cboe and C2 fee schedules.6 The 

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