Request for Information: Public Input on the Sustained Assessment Process of the U.S. National Climate Assessment, 26105-26106 [2015-10352]

Download as PDF 26105 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 87 / Wednesday, May 6, 2015 / Notices Adams Accession No. Document South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Submittal of Supplement to Combined License Application ‘‘Safeguards Information,’’ Part 8, Revision 3, July 15, 2010 .............................................................................................................................................. South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 4, October 5, 2010 ............................................ South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Submittal of Supplement to Combined License Application ‘‘Safeguards Information,’’ Part 8, Revision 4, February 3, 2011 ........................................................................................................................................ South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Update to Change in Lead Applicant, January 19, 2011 ................................................... South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 5, January 26, 2011 .......................................... South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Submittal of Supplement to Combined License Application ‘‘Safeguards Information,’’ Part 8, Revision 5, August 30, 2011 .......................................................................................................................................... South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 6, August 30, 2011 ........................................... South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 7, February 1, 2012 .......................................... South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 8, September 17, 2012 ..................................... South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 9, April 17, 2013 ............................................... South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 10, October 29, 2013 ........................................ South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 11, October 21, 2014 ........................................ Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of April 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Samuel Lee, Chief, Licensing Branch 2, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors. [FR Doc. 2015–10492 Filed 5–5–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION Submission for OMB Review; Comments Request Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). ACTION: Notice and request for comments; correction. AGENCY: OPIC published a duplicate sixty day notice in the Federal Register on May 1, 2015 at 80 FR 24985. This notice replaces the May 1st publication with the correct thirty day notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Action (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, agencies are required to publish a Notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency is modifying and renewing an existing previously approved information collection for OMB review and approval and requests public review and comment on the submission. OPIC received no comments in response to the sixty (60) day notice published in Federal Register volume 80 page 10522 on February 26, 2015. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional thirty (30) days for public comments to be submitted. Comments are being solicited on the need for the information; the accuracy of OPIC’s burden estimate; the quality, practical utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:43 May 05, 2015 Jkt 235001 reporting the burden, including automated collected techniques and uses of other forms of technology. DATES: Comments must be received within thirty (30) calendar days of publication of this Notice. ADDRESSES: Mail all comments and requests for copies of the subject form to OPIC’s Agency Submitting Officer: James Bobbitt, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20527. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for other information about filing. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OPIC Agency Submitting Officer: James Bobbitt, (202) 336–8558. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All mailed comments and requests for copies of the subject form should include form number OPIC–129 on both the envelope and in the subject line of the letter. Electronic comments and requests for copies of the subject form may be sent to James.Bobbitt@opic.gov, subject line OPIC–129. ML102010268 ML102861292 ML110400425 ML110250369 ML110340451 ML11243A171 ML11252A505 ML12048A714 ML12291A415 ML13115A094 ML13310A599 ML14307A876 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. Abstract (Needs and Uses): The information provided in the OPIC–129 is used by OPIC as a part of the Character Risk Due Diligence/ background check procedure (similar to a commercial bank’s Know Your Customer procedure) that it performs on each party that has a significant relationship (10% or more beneficial ownership, provision of significant credit support, significant managerial relationship) to the projects that OPIC finances. The threshold has been changed from 5% to 10% in order to make OPIC’s due diligence process more efficient and less resource intensive without significantly increasing the reputational and project risks associated with OPIC transactions. Dated: May 1, 2015. Nichole Cadiente, Administrative Counsel, Department of Legal Affairs. [FR Doc. 2015–10547 Filed 5–5–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3210–01–P Summary Form Under Review Type of Request: Revision of currently approved information collection. Title: Sponsor Disclosure Report. Form Number: OPIC–129. Frequency of Use: One per investor per project. Type of Respondents: Business or other institution (except farms); individuals. Standard Industrial Classification Codes: All. Description of Affected Public: U.S. companies or citizens investing overseas. Reporting Hours: 1,890 (3 hours per form). Number of Responses: 630 per year. Federal Cost: $64,801.80 ($51.43 × 630 × 2). Authority for Information Collection: Sections 231, 234(a), 239(d), and 240A PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY Request for Information: Public Input on the Sustained Assessment Process of the U.S. National Climate Assessment Notice of Request for Information. ACTION: The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) has a legal mandate to conduct a National Climate Assessment (NCA) not less frequently than every four years. Under its current decadal strategic plan (https:// go.usa.gov/3qGU4), USGCRP is building sustained assessment capacity to support the Nation’s ability to understand, anticipate, and respond to SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM 06MYN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 26106 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 87 / Wednesday, May 6, 2015 / Notices global change impacts and vulnerabilities. The recent Third NCA process and resulting 2014 Report (https://nca2014.globalchange.gov/) provide a foundation for subsequent activities and reports under the sustained assessment process. More broadly, climate assessments increasingly involve participation and leadership by state, local, and tribal governments as well as the private sector. Noting these developments in the climate assessment landscape, USGCRP seeks ideas about (1) what scientific information on climate change, impacts, and responses would be of most value to inform future assessment activities; (2) how to effectively communicate climate change assessment information; and (3) what mechanisms could be used to more effectively connect to other assessmentrelated efforts. Public responses to these questions will be evaluated and, if appropriate, used to inform the structure and content of USGCRP’s sustained National Climate Assessment process. Updates on the sustained assessment will be posted on the NCA Web site (https:// assessment.globalchange.gov) as they are available. DATES: Comments will be accepted through June 15, 2015. ADDRESSES: Comments from the public will be accepted electronically at https://www.globalchange.gov/notices. Instructions for submitting are on the Web site. Submitters may enter text and/or upload files in response to the three questions listed above. If you are unable to submit comments electronically, you may submit comments by mail to: Attn: Emily Cloyd, U.S. Global Change Research Program, 1717 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006. Instructions: Response to this RFI is voluntary. Respondents need not reply to all questions. Responses to this RFI may be used by the government for program planning on a non-attribution basis. OSTP therefore requests that no business proprietary information or copyrighted information be submitted in response to this RFI. Please note that the U.S. Government will not pay for response preparation, or for the use of any information contained in the response. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Therese Cloyd, (202) 223–6262, ecloyd@usgcrp.gov, U.S. Global Change Research Program. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background information, additional details, and instructions for submitting comments can be found at VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:43 May 05, 2015 Jkt 235001 www.globalchange.gov/notices. For more information about the NCA and access to previous NCA reports and activities, please see https:// assessment.globalchange.gov. Ted Wackler, Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant Director. [FR Doc. 2015–10352 Filed 5–5–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3270–F5–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Investment Company Act Release No. 31590; 812–14385] Syntax, LLC and Syntax ETF Trust; Notice of Application April 30, 2015. Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’). ACTION: Notice of an application for an order under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from sections 2(a)(32), 5(a)(1), 22(d), and 22(e) of the Act and rule 22c–1 under the Act, under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the Act, and under section 12(d)(1)(J) for an exemption from sections 12(d)(1)(A) and 12(d)(1)(B) of the Act. AGENCY: Summary of Application: Applicants request an order that would permit (a) series of certain open-end management investment companies to issue shares (‘‘Shares’’) redeemable in large aggregations only (‘‘Creation Units’’); (b) secondary market transactions in Shares to occur at negotiated market prices rather than at net asset value (‘‘NAV’’); (c) certain series to pay redemption proceeds, under certain circumstances, more than seven days after the tender of Shares for redemption; (d) certain affiliated persons of the series to deposit securities into, and receive securities from, the series in connection with the purchase and redemption of Creation Units; and (e) certain registered management investment companies and unit investment trusts outside of the same group of investment companies as the series to acquire Shares. Applicants: Syntax ETF Trust (the ‘‘Trust’’) and Syntax, LLC (‘‘Current Adviser’’). Filing Dates: The application was filed on November 6, 2014 and amended on April 1, 2015 and April 29, 2015. Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An order granting the requested relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. Interested persons may request a hearing by writing to the PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Commission’s Secretary and serving applicants with a copy of the request, personally or by mail. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on May 26, 2015, and should be accompanied by proof of service on applicants, in the form of an affidavit, or for lawyers, a certificate of service. Pursuant to rule 0–5 under the Act, hearing requests should state the nature of the writer’s interest, any facts bearing upon the desirability of a hearing on the matter, the reason for the request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing may request notification by writing to the Commission’s Secretary. ADDRESSES: Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090; Applicants: 110 East 59th Street, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaea F. Hahn, Senior Counsel, at (202) 551– 6870, or David P. Bartels, Branch Chief, at (202) 551–6821 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel’s Office). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following is a summary of the application. The complete application may be obtained via the Commission’s Web site by searching for the file number, or for an applicant using the Company name box, at https:// www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by calling (202) 551–8090. Applicants’ Representations 1. The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust that will be registered with the Commission under the Act as an openend management investment company. The Trust will be organized as a series trust with multiple series, each tracking a particular index and utilizing either a replication or representative sampling strategy. The initial series will be the following Self-Indexing Funds (defined below): Syntax 900, Syntax 500, Syntax 400, Syntax Financials Products & Services, Syntax Energy Products & Services, Syntax Industrial Products & Services, Syntax Information Tools, Syntax Information Products & Services, Syntax Consumer Products & Services, Syntax Food Products & Services, and Syntax Healthcare Products & Services (the ‘‘Initial Funds’’). 2. The Current Adviser will be the investment adviser to the Initial Funds. The Current Adviser is, and any other Adviser (as defined below) will be, registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (‘‘Advisers Act’’). An Adviser may enter into sub-advisory agreements with one or more investment advisers to act E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM 06MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26105-26106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY


Request for Information: Public Input on the Sustained Assessment 
Process of the U.S. National Climate Assessment

ACTION: Notice of Request for Information.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) has a legal 
mandate to conduct a National Climate Assessment (NCA) not less 
frequently than every four years. Under its current decadal strategic 
plan (https://go.usa.gov/3qGU4), USGCRP is building sustained assessment 
capacity to support the Nation's ability to understand, anticipate, and 
respond to

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global change impacts and vulnerabilities. The recent Third NCA process 
and resulting 2014 Report (https://nca2014.globalchange.gov/) provide a 
foundation for subsequent activities and reports under the sustained 
assessment process. More broadly, climate assessments increasingly 
involve participation and leadership by state, local, and tribal 
governments as well as the private sector. Noting these developments in 
the climate assessment landscape, USGCRP seeks ideas about (1) what 
scientific information on climate change, impacts, and responses would 
be of most value to inform future assessment activities; (2) how to 
effectively communicate climate change assessment information; and (3) 
what mechanisms could be used to more effectively connect to other 
assessment-related efforts. Public responses to these questions will be 
evaluated and, if appropriate, used to inform the structure and content 
of USGCRP's sustained National Climate Assessment process. Updates on 
the sustained assessment will be posted on the NCA Web site (https://assessment.globalchange.gov) as they are available.

DATES: Comments will be accepted through June 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments from the public will be accepted electronically at 
https://www.globalchange.gov/notices. Instructions for submitting are on 
the Web site. Submitters may enter text and/or upload files in response 
to the three questions listed above.
    If you are unable to submit comments electronically, you may submit 
comments by mail to: Attn: Emily Cloyd, U.S. Global Change Research 
Program, 1717 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006.
    Instructions: Response to this RFI is voluntary. Respondents need 
not reply to all questions. Responses to this RFI may be used by the 
government for program planning on a non-attribution basis. OSTP 
therefore requests that no business proprietary information or 
copyrighted information be submitted in response to this RFI. Please 
note that the U.S. Government will not pay for response preparation, or 
for the use of any information contained in the response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Therese Cloyd, (202) 223-6262, 
ecloyd@usgcrp.gov, U.S. Global Change Research Program.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background information, additional details, 
and instructions for submitting comments can be found at 
www.globalchange.gov/notices. For more information about the NCA and 
access to previous NCA reports and activities, please see https://assessment.globalchange.gov.

Ted Wackler,
Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-10352 Filed 5-5-15; 8:45 am]
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