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(B–26) in the vicinity of Fort Yukon, AK
due to the pending decommissioning of
the Yukon River, AK, (FTO) Nondirectional Beacon (NDB).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 18, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590; telephone:
1(800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826.
You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA–2022–0110; Airspace Docket No.
22–AAL–7 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit
comments through the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed
online at https://www.faa.gov/air_
traffic/publications/. For further
information, you can contact the Rules
and Regulations Group, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783.
FAA Order JO 7400.11F is also available
for inspection at the National Archives
and Records Administration (NARA).
For information on the availability of
FAA Order JO 7400.11F at NARA,
email: fr.inspection@nara.gov or go to
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Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2022–0110; Airspace
Docket No. 22–AAL–7]
RIN 2120–AA66
Proposed Revocation of Colored
Federal Airway Blue 26 (B–26); Fort
Yukon, AK
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
revoke Colored Federal airway Blue 26
SUMMARY:
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The FAA’s authority to issue rules
regarding aviation safety is found in
Title 49 of the United States Code.
Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator.
Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the
agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
promulgated under the authority
described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
section, the FAA is charged with
prescribing regulations to assign the use
of the airspace necessary to ensure the
safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
airspace. This regulation is within the
scope of that authority as it would
modify the route structure as necessary
to preserve the safe and efficient flow of
air traffic within the National Airspace
System (NAS).
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Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to
participate in this proposed rulemaking
by submitting such written data, views,
or arguments as they may desire.
Comments that provide the factual basis
supporting the views and suggestions
presented are particularly helpful in
developing reasoned regulatory
decisions on the proposal. Comments
are specifically invited on the overall
regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related
aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both
docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA–
2022–0110; Airspace Docket No. 22–
AAL–7) and be submitted in triplicate to
the Docket Management Facility (see
ADDRESSES section for address and
phone number). You may also submit
comments through the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Commenters wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those
comments a self-addressed, stamped
postcard on which the following
statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA
Docket No. FAA–2022–0110; Airspace
Docket
No. 22–AAL–7.’’ The postcard will be
date/time stamped and returned to the
commenter.
All communications received on or
before the specified comment closing
date will be considered before taking
action on the proposed rule. The
proposal contained in this action may
be changed in light of comments
received. All comments submitted will
be available for examination in the
public docket both before and after the
comment closing date. A report
summarizing each substantive public
contact with FAA personnel concerned
with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.
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Availability of NPRM
An electronic copy of this document
may be downloaded through the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through
the FAA’s web page at https://
www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/
airspace_amendments/.
You may review the public docket
containing the proposal, any comments
received and any final disposition in
person in the Dockets Office (see
ADDRESSES section for address and
phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. An informal
docket may also be examined during
normal business hours at the office of
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the Operations Support Group, Western
Service Center, Federal Aviation
Administration, 2200 South 216th St.,
Des Moines, WA 98198.
Availability and Summary of
Documents for Incorporation by
Reference
This document proposes to amend
FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated August 10, 2021, and effective
September 15, 2021. FAA Order JO
7400.11F is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. FAA Order JO 7400.11F lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
air traffic service routes, and reporting
points.
Background
The FAA provided notice to the
public that the FAA would be
conducting an aeronautical study of the
proposal to decommission the Yukon
River, AK, (FTO) NDB in Fort Yukon,
AK in July 2021. The high cost to
operate and maintain FTO were the
main factors behind this consideration
to decommission the NDB. The FAA
conducted a non-rulemaking study in
accordance with FAA Order JO 7400.2,
Procedures for Handling Airspace
Matters. As a result of the study, the
FAA did not receive any objections to
the removal of the NDB along with the
supported airway.
Colored Federal airway Blue 26
(B–26) is dependent upon FTO and
navigates between the Fort Yukon
Airport (FYU), Alaska and the Ladd
Army Airfield Airport (FBK), Alaska.
The decommissioning of FTO would
result in B–26 being unusable. The
current mitigation to the proposed
revocation of B–26 is to utilize VHF
Omnidirectional Radar (VOR) Federal
airway V–301 and Colored Federal
airway Amber 17 (A–17). Future
mitigation is also in the plans to provide
a United States Area Navigation route as
an additional option.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to 14 CFR part 71 to revoke Colored
Federal airway B–26 due to the
decommissioning of FTO. B–26
currently navigates between the Chena,
AK, (CUN) NDB and FTO. The FAA
proposes to revoke Colored Federal
airway B–26 in its entirety.
Colored Federal airways are
published in paragraph 6009(d) of FAA
Order JO 7400.11F dated August 10,
2021 and effective September 15, 2021,
which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The Colored Federal airway
listed in this document would be
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published subsequently in FAA Order
JO 7400.11.
FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on
September 15.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The FAA has determined that this
proposed regulation only involves an
established body of technical
regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to
keep them operationally current. It,
therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant
regulatory action’’ under Executive
Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant
rule’’ under Department of
Transportation (DOT) Regulatory
Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034;
February 26, 1979); and (3) does not
warrant preparation of a regulatory
evaluation as the anticipated impact is
so minimal. Since this is a routine
matter that will only affect air traffic
procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this proposed rule, when
promulgated, will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
This proposal will be subject to an
environmental analysis in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1F,
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
regulatory action.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as
follows:
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
part 71 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
§ 71.1
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO 7400.11F,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 10, 2021, and
effective September 15, 2021, is
amended as follows:
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Issued in Washington, DC, on February 24,
2022.
Michael R. Beckles,
Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2022–04290 Filed 3–1–22; 8:45 am]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
17 CFR Part 240
[Release No. 34–94315; File No. S7–18–21]
RIN 3235–AN01
Reopening of Comment Period for
Reporting of Securities Loans
Securities and Exchange
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of
comment period.
AGENCY:
On November 18, 2021, the
Securities and Exchange Commission
issued for comment a proposed rule
under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (‘‘Exchange Act’’) in Release No.
34–93613 (Nov. 18, 2021), 86 FR 69802
(Dec. 8, 2021) regarding the reporting of
securities loans. The Commission is
reopening the comment period for the
proposed rule in light of the proposed
Exchange Act rule regarding short sale
disclosure. In particular, the
Commission is soliciting comment on
any potential effects of the proposed
Exchange Act rule regarding short sale
disclosure that the Commission should
consider in determining whether to
adopt the proposed Exchange Act rule
regarding the reporting of securities
loans.
DATES: The comment period for the
proposed rule published in the Federal
Register on December 8, 2021, at 86 FR
69802, is reopened. Comments should
be received on or before April 1, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
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Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/submitcomments.htm); or
• Send an email to rule-comments@
sec.gov. Please include File Number S7–
18–21 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments to Vanessa
A. Countryman, Secretary, Securities
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and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street
NE, Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number S7–18–21. 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 of submission. The
Commission will post all comments on
the Commission’s website (https://
www.sec.gov/rules/proposed.shtml).
Comments are also available for website
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Commission’s Public Reference Room,
100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549
on official business days between the
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conditions may limit access to the
Commission’s Public Reference Room.
All comments received will be posted
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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
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Studies, memoranda, or other
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Guidroz, Branch Chief, Josephine J. Tao,
Assistant Director, Office of Trading
Practices, Division of Trading and
Markets, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549, at (202) 551–
5777.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In November 2021, the Commission
issued for comment proposed 17 CFR
240.10c–1 (‘‘Rule 10c–1’’), Reporting of
Securities Loans, under the Exchange
Act.1 The proposed rule is designed to
increase the transparency and efficiency
of the securities lending market by
requiring any person that loans a
security on behalf of itself or another
person to report the material terms of
those securities lending transactions
and related information regarding the
securities the person has on loan and
1 See Reporting of Securities Loans, Exchange Act
Release 93613 (Nov. 18, 2021), 86 FR 69802 (Dec.
8, 2021).
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available to loan to a registered national
securities association (‘‘RNSA’’).2 The
comment period for proposed Rule
10c–1 ended on January 7, 2022.
II. Reopening of Comment Period
On February 25, 2022, the
Commission proposed 17 CFR
240.13f–2 (‘‘Rule 13f–2’’) 3 which is
designed to provide greater
transparency through the publication of
short sale related data to investors and
other market participants. Proposed
Rule 13f–2 and related Proposed Form
SHO would require that institutional
money managers 4 file via the
Commission’s Electronic Data
Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval
System (EDGAR), on a monthly basis,
certain short sale related data, some of
which would be aggregated and made
public.5
The Commission is reopening the
comment period for proposed Rule
10c–1 so that commenters may consider
whether there would be any effects of
proposed Rule 13f–2 that the
Commission should consider in
connection with proposed Rule 10c–1.
The Commission is reopening the
comment period for proposed Rule
10c–1 Reporting of Securities Loans 6
until April 1, 2022.
By the Commission.
Dated: February 25, 2022.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Deputy Secretary.
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2 Proposed Rule 10c–1 would also require the
RNSA to publicly disseminate certain information.
3 Short Position and Short Activity Reporting by
Institutional Investment Managers, Exchange Act
Release 94313, Feb. 25, 2022.
4 As defined in Section 13(f)(6)(A) of the
Exchange Act and for purposes of proposed Rule
13f–2, ‘‘institutional investment manager’’ includes
any person, other than a natural person, investing
in or buying and selling securities for its own
account, and any person exercising investment
discretion with respect to the account of another
person. 15 U.S.C. 78m(f)(6)(A).
5 In addition to proposed Rule 13f–2 and
proposed Form SHO, the Commission proposed: (i)
Rule 205, which would establish a new ‘‘buy to
cover’’ order marking requirement for certain
purchase orders; and (ii) proposed amendments to
the national market system plan governing the
Consolidated Audit Trail (‘‘CAT’’), which would
require CAT reporting firms to report ‘‘buy to
cover’’ order marking information and reliance on
the bona fide market making exception in the
Commission’s short sale rules.
6 See Exchange Act Release No. 93613 (Nov. 18,
2021), 86 FR 69802 (Dec. 8, 2021).
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2022-0110; Airspace Docket No. 22-AAL-7]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Revocation of Colored Federal Airway Blue 26 (B-26);
Fort Yukon, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to revoke Colored Federal airway Blue 26
(B-26) in the vicinity of Fort Yukon, AK due to the pending
decommissioning of the Yukon River, AK, (FTO) Non-directional Beacon
(NDB).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 18, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone:
1(800) 647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2022-0110; Airspace Docket No. 22-AAL-7 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the
Rules and Regulations Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. FAA Order JO 7400.11F is also available for inspection at the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on
the availability of FAA Order JO 7400.11F at NARA, email:
[email protected] or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher McMullin, Rules and
Regulations Group, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration,
800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority for This Rulemaking
The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
the airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the
efficient use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that
authority as it would modify the route structure as necessary to
preserve the safe and efficient flow of air traffic within the National
Airspace System (NAS).
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Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both docket numbers (FAA Docket No.
FAA-2022-0110; Airspace Docket No. 22-AAL-7) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management Facility (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed,
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments
to FAA Docket No. FAA-2022-0110; Airspace Docket
No. 22-AAL-7.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned
to the commenter.
All communications received on or before the specified comment
closing date will be considered before taking action on the proposed
rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed in light of
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the public docket both before and after the comment
closing date. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with
FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.
Availability of NPRM
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the office of the Operations Support Group, Western
Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 2200 South 216th St.,
Des Moines, WA 98198.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10, 2021, and effective
September 15, 2021. FAA Order JO 7400.11F is publicly available as
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order JO 7400.11F
lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service
routes, and reporting points.
Background
The FAA provided notice to the public that the FAA would be
conducting an aeronautical study of the proposal to decommission the
Yukon River, AK, (FTO) NDB in Fort Yukon, AK in July 2021. The high
cost to operate and maintain FTO were the main factors behind this
consideration to decommission the NDB. The FAA conducted a non-
rulemaking study in accordance with FAA Order JO 7400.2, Procedures for
Handling Airspace Matters. As a result of the study, the FAA did not
receive any objections to the removal of the NDB along with the
supported airway.
Colored Federal airway Blue 26 (B-26) is dependent upon FTO and
navigates between the Fort Yukon Airport (FYU), Alaska and the Ladd
Army Airfield Airport (FBK), Alaska. The decommissioning of FTO would
result in B-26 being unusable. The current mitigation to the proposed
revocation of B-26 is to utilize VHF Omnidirectional Radar (VOR)
Federal airway V-301 and Colored Federal airway Amber 17 (A-17). Future
mitigation is also in the plans to provide a United States Area
Navigation route as an additional option.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to revoke
Colored Federal airway B-26 due to the decommissioning of FTO. B-26
currently navigates between the Chena, AK, (CUN) NDB and FTO. The FAA
proposes to revoke Colored Federal airway B-26 in its entirety.
Colored Federal airways are published in paragraph 6009(d) of FAA
Order JO 7400.11F dated August 10, 2021 and effective September 15,
2021, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Colored
Federal airway listed in this document would be published subsequently
in FAA Order JO 7400.11.
FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
is published yearly and effective on September 15.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulatory Policies and Procedures
(44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation
of a regulatory evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal.
Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic
procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule,
when promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO
7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10,
2021, and effective September 15, 2021, is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6009(d) Colored Federal Airway
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B-26 [Remove]
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Issued in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2022.
Michael R. Beckles,
Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2022-04290 Filed 3-1-22; 8:45 am]
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