Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual, 55264-55266 [2018-24128]

Download as PDF 55264 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 214 / Monday, November 5, 2018 / Rules and Regulations provision of ADS–SLR services to aircraft with Pre-2020 Equipment. The only aircraft that will be affected by the ADS–SLR service change are those aircraft that are not equipped with 2020 Equipment as required by § 91.225. NAS-Wide Service Changes As described above, FAA will no longer use ADS–B data from Pre-2020 Equipment to provide ATC surveillance services after January 1, 2020. As such, the FAA will discontinue TIS–B and ADS–R client services NAS-wide for aircraft equipped with Pre-2020 Equipment after January 1, 2020.4 Implementation The FAA will begin making the above described changes on January 2, 2020. However, each of the changes requires the implementation of software revisions and some require changes at multiple locations NAS-wide. Because of the number of changes required and to ensure safe implementation, the changes will not be complete on January 2, 2020, but sometime soon thereafter. Summary Starting on January 2, 2020, the FAA will begin to discontinue ATC surveillance services for aircraft equipped with Pre-2020 Equipment operating in Alaska and the offshore Gulf of Mexico airspace. The number of affected aircraft is expected to be less than 20. Any affected aircraft will receive ATC surveillance services only within FAA radar coverage over Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. Starting on January 2, 2020, the FAA will begin to discontinue ADS–SLR services for aircraft equipped with Pre2020 Equipment at airports that lie immediately under the airspace defined in § 91.225(d)(1) and/or (d)(2). After January 1, 2020, these specific airspace areas require aircraft to have 2020 Equipment. As such, the only affected aircraft will be those aircraft that have failed to equip to meet the regulatory requirements effective on January 2, 2020. Starting on January 2, 2020, in all airspace where TIS–B and ADS–R services are currently provided, the FAA will begin to discontinue TIS–B and ADS–R client services for aircraft equipped with Pre-2020 Equipment. This change will maximize the number of aircraft eligible for ATC surveillance services and support the safe provision 4 In 2016, the FAA changed how these services were provided. More information is available at https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_ Library/rgTSO.nsf/0/45845cd583ad3cd686257d 62006b3b3e/$FILE/TIS-B_Service_Change_ Summary.pdf. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:30 Nov 02, 2018 Jkt 247001 of air traffic services. This action also reduces the resources required to provide and maintain TIS–B/ADS–R services. Starting on January 2, 2020, the FAA will begin enabling National Accuracy Category for Velocity (NACv) filtering for TIS–B and ADS–R client status throughout the NAS.5 This action will not impact any aircraft with 2020 Equipment meeting the requirements of § 91.227 or any aircraft with ADS–B avionics that meet the minimum requirements in TSO–C199 for a Class B position source. Issued in Washington, DC, on October 24, 2018. Kristen G. Burnham, Vice President, Program Management Organization, FAA Air Traffic Organization. [FR Doc. 2018–24052 Filed 11–2–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 17 CFR Part 232 [Release Nos. 33–10566; 34–84325; 39– 2522; IC–33261] Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual Securities and Exchange Commission. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: 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. The EDGAR system is scheduled to be upgraded on October 1, 2018. DATES: Effective November 5, 2018. The incorporation by reference of the EDGAR Filer Manual is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of November 5, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: In the Division of Investment Management, for questions concerning Form N–CEN, contact Heather Fernandez at (202) 551– 6708. In the Division of Corporation Finance, for questions concerning the Form 8–K, Form 20–F and Form 12b– 25, contact Heather Mackintosh at (202) 551–8111. In the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis, for questions concerning retired taxonomies or structured data requirements, contact SUMMARY: 5 A complete description of NACv filtering is available at https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_ Guidance_Library/rgTSO.nsf/0/45845cd 583ad3cd686257d62006b3b3e/$FILE/TIS-B_ Service_Change_Summary.pdf. PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Mike Willis, at (202) 551–6627. In the EDGAR Business Office, for questions concerning changes to the availability of the return copy, contact Christian Windsor at (202) 551–3419. 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 website. The revisions to the Filer Manual reflect changes within Volume I, entitled EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume I: ‘‘General Information,’’ (Version 32) (October 2018), and Volume II, entitled EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: ‘‘EDGAR Filing,’’ Version 48 (October 2018). 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 should consult the Filer Manual in conjunction with our rules governing mandated electronic filing when preparing documents for electronic submission. The EDGAR System and Filer Manual will be updated in Release 18.3 and will reflect the changes described below. EDGAR Release 18.3 will introduce changes that will prevent the system from retrieving and exposing a return copy, if one is requested, of a TEST or LIVE submission. Please refer to Chapter 5 (Maintenance of Company Data), Appendix B (Frequently Asked Questions) of the EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume I: General Information. Please also refer to Chapter 7 (Preparing and Transmitting EDGARLink Online Submissions), Chapter 8 (Preparing and Transmitting Online Submissions) and Chapter 10 (Determining the Status of Your Filings) of the EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: EDGAR Filing. EDGAR Release 18.3 will update the XBRL validation requirements to identify, and provide warning messages, when the submission header 1 We 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 July 10, 2018. See Release No. 33–10518 (July 10, 2018)[83 FR 33119]. 2 See Rule 301 of Regulation S–T (17 CFR 232.301). E:\FR\FM\05NOR1.SGM 05NOR1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 214 / Monday, November 5, 2018 / Rules and Regulations information is inconsistent with the tagged information in the XBRL attachments included in the submission package. EDGAR will also provide warning messages when an XBRL attachment contains: certain US–GAAP and IFRS numeric reporting items that are tagged as incorrectly negative, if a filing uses deprecated tags in a submission, or if a filing contains custom Axis tags for purposes already served by certain existing standard taxonomy Axis tags. Also, EDGAR will provide warnings, but accept the filing, if footnote elements are tagged out of order. Please see Chapter 6 (Interactive Data) of the EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: EDGAR Filing. EDGAR Release 18.3 will update submission form types N–CEN and N– CEN/A to rename the save button for Part E: Additional Questions for Exchange-Traded Funds and ExchangeTraded Managed Funds to ‘‘Save & Close This Fund.’’ Please refer to Chapter 8 (Preparing and Transmitting Online Submissions) of the EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: EDGAR Filing. EDGAR Release 18.3 will revise the submission process for documents submitted through the Filer Web, Online Forms management, EDGARLink Online, or EDGAR Filer Management to provide a submission progress indicator. Please See Chapter 3 (Becoming an EDGAR Filer), Chapter 4 (Generating EDGAR Access Codes) and Chapter 5 (Maintenance of Company Data) of the EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume I: General Information. Also, see Chapter 7 (Preparing and Transmitting EDGARLink Online Submissions) and Chapter 8 (Preparing and Transmitting Online Submissions) of the EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: EDGAR Filing. EDGAR Release 18.3 will update submission form types 8–K/A, 8–K12B/ A, 8–K12G3/A, 8–K15D5/A, 20–F/A and NT 20–F/A to issue a warning, but still accept the filing, if the period tag of the amendment does not match the period tag of the original, accepted filing or prior amendment. Please refer to Appendix A (Messages Reported By EDGAR) of the EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: EDGAR Filing. The EDGAR system will be upgraded to remove the IFRS–2016 taxonomy which has been superseded. For further information please refer to the SEC’s public website at https://www.sec.gov/ info/edgar/edgartaxonomies.shtml. Finally, the Technical Specifications for the Form N–PORT and Form N–CEN schemas will be updated. For more information on the revised Technical Specifications, please refer to the SEC’s public website at https://www.sec.gov/ oit/Article/info-edgar-tech-specs.html. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:30 Nov 02, 2018 Jkt 247001 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 website viewing and printing; the address for the Filer Manual is https://www.sec.gov/info/ edgar/edmanuals.htm. 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 a.m. and 3 p.m. Since the Filer Manual and the corresponding rule and form amendments relate solely to agency procedures or practice, publication for notice and comment is not required under the Administrative Procedure Act (‘‘APA’’).3 It follows that the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 4 do not apply. The effective date for the updated Filer Manual and the related rule and form amendments is November 5, 2018. In accordance with the APA,5 we find that there is good cause to establish an effective date less than 30 days after publication of these rules. 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 these system upgrades. Statutory Basis We are adopting the amendments to Regulation S–T under the authority in Sections 6, 7, 8, 10, and 19(a) of the Securities Act of 1933,6 Sections 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 15B, 23, and 35A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,7 Section 319 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,8 and Sections 8, 30, 31, and 38 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.9 List of Subjects in 17 CFR Part 232 Incorporation by reference, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Securities. 35 U.S.C. 553(b)(A). U.S.C. 601–612. 5 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). 6 15 U.S.C. 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, and 77s(a). 7 15 U.S.C. 78c, 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o, 78o–4, 78w, and 78ll. 8 15 U.S.C. 77sss. 9 15 U.S.C. 80a–8, 80a–29, 80a–30, and 80a–37. 45 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 55265 Text of the Amendments 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. 77c, 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, 7201 et seq.; and 18 U.S.C. 1350, unless otherwise noted. * * * * * 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 forth 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 31 (October 2018). The requirements for filing on EDGAR are set forth in the updated EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: ‘‘EDGAR Filing,’’ Version 48 (October 2018). Additional provisions applicable to Form N–SAR filers are set forth in the EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume III: ‘‘N– SAR Supplement,’’ Version 6 (January 2017). 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 website viewing and printing; the address for the Filer Manual is https://www.sec.gov/ info/edgar/edmanuals.htm. You can obtain paper copies of the EDGAR Filer Manual at 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: https:// www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ ibr-locations.html. E:\FR\FM\05NOR1.SGM 05NOR1 55266 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 214 / Monday, November 5, 2018 / Rules and Regulations By the Commission. Dated: October 1, 2018. Brent J. Fields, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–24128 Filed 11–2–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration 21 CFR Part 101 [Docket No. FDA–2016–D–4414] Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels: Questions and Answers Related to the Compliance Date, Added Sugars, and Declaration of Quantitative Amounts of Vitamins and Minerals; Guidance for Industry; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notification of availability. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ‘‘Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels: Questions and Answers Related to the Compliance Date, Added Sugars, and Declaration of Quantitative Amounts of Vitamins and Minerals; Guidance for Industry.’’ This guidance is intended for conventional food and dietary supplement manufacturers. The guidance finalizes the draft guidance we issued in January 2017, which provides questions and answers (Q&A) on topics related to compliance with the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts label and Serving Size final rules, the labeling of added sugars, declaration of quantitative amounts of vitamins and minerals, and format issues on the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts labels. DATES: The announcement of the guidance is published in the Federal Register on November 5, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit either electronic or written comments on FDA guidances at any time as follows: SUMMARY: Electronic Submissions Submit electronic comments in the following way: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted electronically, including attachments, to https:// www.regulations.gov will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be made public, you are VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:30 Nov 02, 2018 Jkt 247001 solely responsible for ensuring that your comment does not include any confidential information that you or a third party may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone else’s Social Security number, or confidential business information, such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov. • If you want to submit a comment with confidential information that you do not wish to be made available to the public, submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’). Written/Paper Submissions Submit written/paper submissions as follows: • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. • For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’ Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. FDA– 2016–D–4414 for ‘‘Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels: Questions and Answers Related to the Compliance Date, Added Sugars, and Declaration of Quantitative Amounts of Vitamins and Minerals.’’ Received comments will be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as ‘‘Confidential Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. • Confidential Submissions—To submit a comment with confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ We will review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in our consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the claimed confidential information redacted/ blacked out, will be available for public viewing and posted on https:// PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 www.regulations.gov. Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of your comments and you must identify this information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any information marked as ‘‘confidential’’ will not be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA’s posting of comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/ fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/201523389.pdf. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https:// www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in the heading of this document, into the ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. You may submit comments on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g)(5)). Submit written requests for single copies of the guidance to Office of Nutrition and Food Labeling, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740. Send two self-addressed adhesive labels to assist that office in processing your request. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic access to the guidance. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blakeley Fitzpatrick, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740, 240–402–1450. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background We are announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ‘‘Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels: Questions and Answers Related to the Compliance Date, Added Sugars, and Declaration of Quantitative Amounts of Vitamins and Minerals.’’ This guidance is intended to help industry determine when manufacturers must comply with the two final rules on Nutrition and Supplement Facts labels and serving size, and how their products will need to comply with these rules. We are issuing this guidance consistent with our good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents the current E:\FR\FM\05NOR1.SGM 05NOR1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 214 (Monday, November 5, 2018)]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

17 CFR Part 232

[Release Nos. 33-10566; 34-84325; 39-2522; IC-33261]


Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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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. The EDGAR 
system is scheduled to be upgraded on October 1, 2018.

DATES: Effective November 5, 2018. The incorporation by reference of 
the EDGAR Filer Manual is approved by the Director of the Federal 
Register as of November 5, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: In the Division of Investment 
Management, for questions concerning Form N-CEN, contact Heather 
Fernandez at (202) 551-6708. In the Division of Corporation Finance, 
for questions concerning the Form 8-K, Form 20-F and Form 12b-25, 
contact Heather Mackintosh at (202) 551-8111. In the Division of 
Economic and Risk Analysis, for questions concerning retired taxonomies 
or structured data requirements, contact Mike Willis, at (202) 551-
6627. In the EDGAR Business Office, for questions concerning changes to 
the availability of the return copy, contact Christian Windsor at (202) 
551-3419.

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 
website.
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    \1\ We 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 July 10, 2018. See Release No. 33-10518 (July 10, 
2018)[83 FR 33119].
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    The revisions to the Filer Manual reflect changes within Volume I, 
entitled EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume I: ``General Information,'' 
(Version 32) (October 2018), and Volume II, entitled EDGAR Filer 
Manual, Volume II: ``EDGAR Filing,'' Version 48 (October 2018). 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 should consult the Filer Manual in conjunction with 
our rules governing mandated electronic filing when preparing documents 
for electronic submission.
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    \2\ See Rule 301 of Regulation S-T (17 CFR 232.301).
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    The EDGAR System and Filer Manual will be updated in Release 18.3 
and will reflect the changes described below.
    EDGAR Release 18.3 will introduce changes that will prevent the 
system from retrieving and exposing a return copy, if one is requested, 
of a TEST or LIVE submission. Please refer to Chapter 5 (Maintenance of 
Company Data), Appendix B (Frequently Asked Questions) of the EDGAR 
Filer Manual, Volume I: General Information. Please also refer to 
Chapter 7 (Preparing and Transmitting EDGARLink Online Submissions), 
Chapter 8 (Preparing and Transmitting Online Submissions) and Chapter 
10 (Determining the Status of Your Filings) of the EDGAR Filer Manual, 
Volume II: EDGAR Filing.
    EDGAR Release 18.3 will update the XBRL validation requirements to 
identify, and provide warning messages, when the submission header

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information is inconsistent with the tagged information in the XBRL 
attachments included in the submission package. EDGAR will also provide 
warning messages when an XBRL attachment contains: certain US-GAAP and 
IFRS numeric reporting items that are tagged as incorrectly negative, 
if a filing uses deprecated tags in a submission, or if a filing 
contains custom Axis tags for purposes already served by certain 
existing standard taxonomy Axis tags. Also, EDGAR will provide 
warnings, but accept the filing, if footnote elements are tagged out of 
order. Please see Chapter 6 (Interactive Data) of the EDGAR Filer 
Manual, Volume II: EDGAR Filing.
    EDGAR Release 18.3 will update submission form types N-CEN and N-
CEN/A to rename the save button for Part E: Additional Questions for 
Exchange-Traded Funds and Exchange-Traded Managed Funds to ``Save & 
Close This Fund.'' Please refer to Chapter 8 (Preparing and 
Transmitting Online Submissions) of the EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: 
EDGAR Filing.
    EDGAR Release 18.3 will revise the submission process for documents 
submitted through the Filer Web, Online Forms management, EDGARLink 
Online, or EDGAR Filer Management to provide a submission progress 
indicator. Please See Chapter 3 (Becoming an EDGAR Filer), Chapter 4 
(Generating EDGAR Access Codes) and Chapter 5 (Maintenance of Company 
Data) of the EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume I: General Information. Also, 
see Chapter 7 (Preparing and Transmitting EDGARLink Online Submissions) 
and Chapter 8 (Preparing and Transmitting Online Submissions) of the 
EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: EDGAR Filing.
    EDGAR Release 18.3 will update submission form types 8-K/A, 8-K12B/
A, 8-K12G3/A, 8-K15D5/A, 20-F/A and NT 20-F/A to issue a warning, but 
still accept the filing, if the period tag of the amendment does not 
match the period tag of the original, accepted filing or prior 
amendment. Please refer to Appendix A (Messages Reported By EDGAR) of 
the EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: EDGAR Filing.
    The EDGAR system will be upgraded to remove the IFRS-2016 taxonomy 
which has been superseded. For further information please refer to the 
SEC's public website at https://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/edgartaxonomies.shtml.
    Finally, the Technical Specifications for the Form N-PORT and Form 
N-CEN schemas will be updated. For more information on the revised 
Technical Specifications, please refer to the SEC's public website at 
https://www.sec.gov/oit/Article/info-edgar-tech-specs.html.
    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 website 
viewing and printing; the address for the Filer Manual is https://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/edmanuals.htm. 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 
a.m. and 3 p.m.
    Since the Filer Manual and the corresponding rule and form 
amendments relate solely to agency procedures or practice, publication 
for notice and comment is not required under the Administrative 
Procedure Act (``APA'').\3\ It follows that the requirements of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act \4\ do not apply.
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    \3\ 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A).
    \4\ 5 U.S.C. 601-612.
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    The effective date for the updated Filer Manual and the related 
rule and form amendments is November 5, 2018. In accordance with the 
APA,\5\ we find that there is good cause to establish an effective date 
less than 30 days after publication of these rules. 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 these system upgrades.
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    \5\ 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
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Statutory Basis

    We are adopting the amendments to Regulation S-T under the 
authority in Sections 6, 7, 8, 10, and 19(a) of the Securities Act of 
1933,\6\ Sections 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 15B, 23, and 35A of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934,\7\ Section 319 of the Trust Indenture Act of 
1939,\8\ and Sections 8, 30, 31, and 38 of the Investment Company Act 
of 1940.\9\
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, and 77s(a).
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78c, 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o, 78o-4, 78w, and 78ll.
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 77sss.
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 80a-8, 80a-29, 80a-30, and 80a-37.
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List of Subjects in 17 CFR Part 232

    Incorporation by reference, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Securities.

Text of the Amendments

    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

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1. The authority citation for part 232 continues to read in part as 
follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 77c, 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, 7201 et seq.; and 18 U.S.C. 1350, 
unless otherwise noted.
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2. Section 232.301 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  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 forth 
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 31 (October 2018). The requirements for filing 
on EDGAR are set forth in the updated EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: 
``EDGAR Filing,'' Version 48 (October 2018).
    Additional provisions applicable to Form N-SAR filers are set forth 
in the EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume III: ``N-SAR Supplement,'' Version 6 
(January 2017). 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 website viewing and printing; 
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    By the Commission.

    Dated: October 1, 2018.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-24128 Filed 11-2-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8011-01-P
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