Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 216 / Thursday, November 9, 2017 / Notices 52087 

23 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). 24 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

believe that this proposal is unfairly 

discriminatory. SPY options are 

currently the most actively traded 

options class and the Exchange does not 

need to pay same rebates to incent 

members to route orders on SPY to the 

Exchange as it may need to pay to 

attract other types of options orders. 

Moreover, pricing by symbol is a 

common practice on many U.S. options 

exchanges. 

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 not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. In terms of 

inter-market competition, the Exchange 

notes that it operates in a highly 

competitive market in which market 

participants can readily favor competing 

venues if they deem fee levels at a 

particular venue to be excessive, or 

rebate opportunities available at other 

venues to be more favorable. In such an 

environment, the Exchange must 

continually adjust its fees to remain 

competitive with other exchanges and 

with alternative trading systems that 

have been exempted from compliance 

with the statutory standards applicable 

to exchanges. Because competitors are 

free to modify their own fees in 

response, and because market 

participants may readily adjust their 

order routing practices, the Exchange 

believes that the degree to which fee 

changes in this market may impose any 

burden on competition is extremely 

limited. In sum, if the changes proposed 

herein are unattractive to market 

participants, it is likely that the 

Exchange will lose market share as a 

result. Accordingly, the Exchange does 

not believe that the proposed changes 

will impair the ability of members or 

competing order execution venues to 

maintain their competitive standing in 

the financial markets. 

In terms of intra-market competition, 

the Exchange believes that its proposed 

rebate schedule will be highly 

competitive, both with respect to SPY, 

which is the most actively traded 

options class, as well as non-SPY 

options. Indeed, the proposed rebates 

under the new schedule will in most 

instances be the same, if not higher, as 

they are under the existing schedule. 

Likewise, the proposed change to the 

MARS eligibility criteria is procompetitive because it will make it 

easier for members to qualify for the 

program while routing orders to venues 

other than Phlx. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

No written comments were either 

solicited or received. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The foregoing rule change has become 

effective pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act.23

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: (i) Necessary or appropriate in 

the public interest; (ii) for the protection 

of investors; or (iii) 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– 

Phlx–2017–88 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities 

and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–Phlx–2017–88. 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 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–Phlx–2017–88 and should 

be submitted on or before November 30, 

2017. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.24

Eduardo A. Aleman, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24368 Filed 11–8–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #15366 and #15367; 

SOUTH CAROLINA Disaster Number SC– 

00052] 

Presidential Declaration Amendment of 

a Major Disaster for Public Assistance 

Only for the State of South Carolina 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Amendment 1. 

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of South Carolina (FEMA– 

4346–DR), dated 10/16/2017. 

Incident: Hurricane Irma. 

Incident Period: 09/06/2017 through 

09/13/2017. 

DATES: Issued on 11/01/2017. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 12/15/2017. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 07/16/2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 


sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
52088 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 216 / Thursday, November 9, 2017 / Notices 

409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050, 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of the President’s major disaster 

declaration for Private Non-Profit 

organizations in the State of South 

Carolina, dated 10/16/2017, is hereby 

amended to include the following areas 

as adversely affected by the disaster. 

Primary Counties: Abbeville, Newberry, 

Saluda 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

James E. Rivera, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24360 Filed 11–8–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No: SSA–2017–0061] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Request and 

Comment Request 

The Social Security Administration 

(SSA) publishes a list of information 

collection packages requiring clearance 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with 

Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 

1, 1995. This notice includes revisions 

of OMB-approved information 

collections. 

SSA is soliciting comments on the 

accuracy of the agency’s burden 

estimate; the need for the information; 

its practical utility; ways to enhance its 

quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to 

minimize burden on respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. Mail, email, or 

fax your comments and 

recommendations on the information 

collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer 

and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 

the following addresses or fax numbers. 

(OMB), Office of Management and 

Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA, 

Fax: 202–395–6974, Email address: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

(SSA), Social Security Administration, 

OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance 

Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401 

Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, 

Fax: 410–966–2830, Email address: 

OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov. 

Or you may submit your comments 

online through www.regulations.gov, 

referencing Docket ID Number [SSA– 

2017–0061]. 

I. The information collections below 

are pending at SSA. SSA will submit 

them to OMB within 60 days from the 

date of this notice. To be sure we 

consider your comments, we must 

receive them no later than January 8, 

2018. Individuals can obtain copies of 

the collection instruments by writing to 

the above email address. 

1. Application for Mother’s or Father’s 

Insurance Benefits—20 CFR 404.339– 

404.342, 20 CFR 404.601–404.603— 

0960–0003. Section 202(g) of the Social 

Security Act (Act) provides for the 

payment of monthly benefits to the 

widow or widower of an insured 

individual if the surviving spouse is 

caring for the deceased worker’s child 

(who is entitled to Social Security 

benefits). SSA uses the information on 

Form SSA–5–BK to determine an 

individual’s eligibility for mother’s or 

father’s insurance benefits. The 

respondents are individuals caring for a 

child of the deceased worker who is 

applying for mother’s or father’s 

insurance benefits under the Old Age, 

Survivors, and Disability Insurance 

program. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

SSA–5–F6 (paper) ........................................................................................... 6,542 1 15 1,636 

Modernized Claims System ............................................................................. 42,175 1 15 10,544 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 48,717 ........................ ........................ 12,180 

2. Letter to Employer Requesting Wage 

Information—0960–0138. SSA must 

establish and verify wage information 

for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 

applicants and recipients when 

determining SSI eligibility and payment 

amounts. SSA collects wage data from 

employers on Form SSA–L4201 to 

determine eligibility and proper 

payment amounts for SSI applicants and 

recipients. The respondents are 

employers of SSI applicants and 

recipients. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

SSA–L4201 ...................................................................................................... 133,000 1 30 66,500 

3. Modified Benefit Formula 

Questionnaire—Foreign Pension—0960– 

0561. SSA uses Form SSA–308 to 

determine exactly how much (if any) of 

a foreign pension we can use to reduce 

the amount of Title II Social Security 

retirement or disability benefits under 

the modified benefit formula. In 

addition, SSA has agreed to pay the full 

amount of all reductions or refund the 

full amount of all sums that SSA made 

to, or collected from, the Class member’s 

of Social Security old age, survivors, 

and disability insurance benefits 

payments (OASDI Benefits), due to the 

application of the Windfall Elimination 

Provision to those OASDI Benefits based 

on the receipt of Old Age Benefits from 

the National Institute of Israel, per the 

Greenberg, et al. v. Colvin case 

settlement. The respondents are 

applicants for Title II Social Security 

retirement or disability benefits who 

have foreign pensions. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 


sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES