Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual

67118 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 190 / Friday, September 30, 2016 / Rules and Regulations 1We 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 June 13, 2016. See Release No. 33–10095 (July 1, 2016) [81 FR 43047]. 2See Rule 301 of Regulation S–T (17 CFR 232.301). 3See Release No. 33–10095 in which we implemented EDGAR Release 16.2. For additional history of Filer Manual rules, please see the cites therein. observer coverage category until the following year. (v) Initial Administrative Determination (IAD). If NMFS denies a request to place a trawl catcher vessel in the full observer coverage category, NMFS will provide an IAD, which will explain the basis for the denial. (vi) Appeal. If the owner of a trawl catcher vessel wishes to appeal NMFS’ denial of a request to place a trawl catcher vessel in the full observer coverage category, the owner may appeal the determination under the appeals procedure set out at 15 CFR part 906.

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ACTION: Final rule. 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 to reflect updates to the EDGAR system. The updates are being made primarily to support the new submission form types N–MFP2 and N– MFP2/A for money market mutual funds; allow unregistered money market fund to file a report on submission form types N–CR and N–CR/A; update the date format for ABS–EE Asset Data schemas from MM/YYYY to MM–DD– YYYY for CMBS Asset Class: Item 2(c) (12), and Debt Securities Asset Class: Debt Securities, Item 5(f)(3); update the codes and descriptions referencing CMSA to reference CREFC for CMBS Asset Class Item 2(d)(28)(xii) and CMBS Asset Class Item 2(d)(28)(xiii); allow a Large Trader whose most recent Form 13H submission was a Form 13H–I (Inactive) to submit a Form 13H–T (Termination) regardless of elapsed time; and make documentation updates to Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 of the ‘‘EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: EDGAR Filing’’ relating to eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) format. The EDGAR system was upgraded to support the new submission form types N–MFP2 and N– MFP2/A for money market mutual funds on August 29, 2016. The EDGAR system is scheduled to be upgraded to support the other functionalities on September 19, 2016. DATES: Effective September 30, 2016. The incorporation by reference of the EDGAR Filer Manual is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of September 30, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: In the Division of Investment Management, for questions concerning Form N–MFP2 and Form N–CR, contact Heather Fernandez at (202) 551–6708; in the Division of Corporate Finance, for questions concerning Form ABS–EE, contact Vik Sheth at (202) 551–3818; in the Division of Trading and Markets, for questions concerning Form 13H, contact Kathy Bateman at (202) 551–4345; and in the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis, for questions concerning eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) disseminations; contact Walter Hamscher at (202) 551–5397. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are adopting an updated EDGAR Filer Manual, 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 Web site. The revisions to the Filer Manual reflect changes within Volume II entitled EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: ‘‘EDGAR Filing,’’ Version 38 (September 2016). 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 may consult the Filer Manual in conjunction with our rules governing mandated electronic filing when preparing documents for electronic submission.3 The EDGAR system will be upgraded to Release 16.3 on September 19, 2016 and will introduce the following changes: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Sep 29, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\30SER1.SGM 30SER1 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 190 / Friday, September 30, 2016 / Rules and Regulations 67119 4 5 U.S.C. 553(b). 5 5 U.S.C. 601–612. 6 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). 7 15 U.S.C. 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, and 77s(a). 8 15 U.S.C. 78c, 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o, 78w, and 78ll. 9 15 U.S.C. 77sss. 10 15 U.S.C. 80a–8, 80a–29, 80a–30, and 80a–37. An unregistered money market fund will now be able to file a report on submission form types N–CR and N–CR/A. When submitting N–CR and N–CR/A filings, filers that are unregistered money market funds can optionally provide values for the following fields: • Filer Investment Company Type • Series ID • Class (Contract) ID ABS–EE Asset Data schemas will be updated to change the date format from MM/YYYY to MM–DD–YYYY for the following Asset Class Items: • CMBS Asset Class: Item 2(c)(12), First Loan Payment Due Date • Debt Securities Asset Class: Item 5(f)(3), Demand Resolution Date In addition, the codes and descriptions referencing CMSA will be updated to reference CREFC for the following Asset Class Items: • CMBS Asset Class: Item 2(d)(28)(xii), Net Operating Income Net Cash Flow Securitization Code • CMBS Asset Class: Item 2(d)(28)(xiii), Net Operating Income Net Cash Flow Code The ABS–EE Asset Data schemas will also be updated to allow whole integer numbers in decimal fields. For more information, see the updated ‘‘EDGAR ABS XML Technical Specification’’ document located on the SEC’s Public Web site (https://www.sec.gov/info/ edgar/tech-specs). A Large Trader whose most recent Form 13H submission was a Form 13H– I (Inactive) will now be able to subsequently submit a Form 13H–T (Termination), regardless of the elapsed time. Documentation only corrections relating to eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) formatting were made to Chapter 5, ‘‘Constructing Attached Documents and Document Types’’ and Chapter 6 ‘‘Interactive Data’’ of the EDGAR Filer Manual: Volume II. On August 29, 2016, EDGAR Release 16.2.4 was updated to include two new submission form types—N–MFP2 and N–MFP2/A—to incorporate the amendments to Form N–MFP adopted by the Commission on September 16, 2015. These two new submission form types will be accepted from the EDGAR Filing Web site via filer-constructed XML submissions, as described in the ‘‘EDGAR Form N–MFP2 XML Technical Specification’’ document available on the SEC’s Public Web site (https:// www.sec.gov/info/edgar/tech-specs). EDGAR will only accept TEST submissions for submission form types N–MFP2 and N–MFP2/A until October 13, 2016. Beginning on October 14, 2016, submission form types N–MFP2 and N–MFP2/A will be accepted as LIVE or TEST submissions. After that date, filers will be prevented from submitting existing submission form type N–MFP1 beginning October 14, 2016. Filers will also be prevented from submitting existing submission form type N–MFP1/A beginning October 14, 2017. 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 Web site 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 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Since the Filer Manual and the corresponding rule changes relate solely to agency procedures or practice, publication for notice and comment is not required under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).4 It follows that the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 5 do not apply. The effective date for the updated Filer Manual and the rule amendments is September 30, 2016. In accordance with the APA,6 we find that there is good cause to establish an effective date less than 30 days after publication of these rules. The EDGAR system upgrade to Release 16.3 is scheduled to become available on September 19, 2016. 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 Sections 6, 7, 8, 10, and 19(a) of the Securities Act of 1933,7 Sections 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 23, and 35A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,8 Section 319 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,9 and Sections 8, 30, 31, and 38 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.10 List of Subjects in 17 CFR Part 232 Incorporation by reference, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Securities. Text of the Amendment 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. 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, and 7201 et seq.; and 18 U.S.C. 1350.

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■ 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 out 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 24 (December 2015). The requirements for filing on EDGAR are set forth in the updated EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: ‘‘EDGAR Filing,’’ Version 38 (September 2016). Additional provisions applicable to Form N–SAR filers are set forth in the EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume III: ‘‘N–SAR Supplement,’’ Version 5 (September 2015). 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 Web site viewing and printing; the address for the Filer Manual is https://www.sec.gov/info/ edgar/edmanuals.htm. You can obtain VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Sep 29, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\30SER1.SGM 30SER1 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES

67120 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 190 / Friday, September 30, 2016 / Rules and Regulations 1 16 U.S.C. 824o. 2Reliability Standards for Geomagnetic Disturbances, Order No. 779, 78 FR 30,747 (May 23, 2013), 143 FERC ¶ 61,147, reh’g denied, 144 FERC ¶ 61,113 (2013). 3See Reliability Standard TPL–007–1, Requirement R4; see also Order No. 779, 143 FERC ¶ 61,147 at PP 67, 71. 4See Reliability Standard TPL–007–1, Requirement R7; see also Order No. 779, 143 FERC ¶ 61,147 at P 79. 5See Reliability Standard TPL–007–1, Requirement R7. 6 16 U.S.C. 824o(d)(5). 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. 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: http://www.archives.gov/ federal_register/code_of_federal_ regulations/ibr_locations.html. By the Commission. Dated: September 20, 2016. Brent J. Fields, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–23562 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 18 CFR Part 40 [Docket No. RM15–11–000; Order No. 830] Reliability Standard for Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) approves Reliability Standard TPL–007– 1 (Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events). The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Commission￾certified Electric Reliability Organization, submitted Reliability Standard TPL–007–1 for Commission approval in response to a Commission directive in Order No. 779. Reliability Standard TPL–007–1 establishes requirements for certain registered entities to assess the vulnerability of their transmission systems to geomagnetic disturbance events (GMDs), which occur when the sun ejects charged particles that interact with and cause changes in the earth’s magnetic fields. Applicable entities that do not meet certain performance requirements, based on the results of their vulnerability assessments, must develop a plan to achieve the performance requirements. In addition, the Commission directs NERC to develop modifications to Reliability Standard TPL–007–1: To modify the benchmark GMD event definition set forth in Attachment 1 of Reliability Standard TPL–007–1, as it pertains to the required GMD Vulnerability Assessments and transformer thermal impact assessments, so that the definition is not based solely on spatially-averaged data; to require the collection of necessary geomagnetically induced current monitoring and magnetometer data and to make such data publicly available; and to include a one-year deadline for the development of corrective action plans and two and four-year deadlines to complete mitigation actions involving non￾hardware and hardware mitigation, respectively. The Commission also directs NERC to submit a work plan and, subsequently, one or more informational filings that address specific GMD-related research areas. DATES: This rule will become effective November 29, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regis Binder (Technical Information), Office of Electric Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Telephone: (301) 665–1601, Regis.Binder@ferc.gov. Matthew Vlissides (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Telephone: (202) 502–8408, Matthew.Vlissides@ ferc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Order No. 830 Final Rule

1. Pursuant to section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), the Commission approves Reliability Standard TPL–007–1 (Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events).1 The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Commission￾certified Electric Reliability Organization (ERO), submitted Reliability Standard TPL–007–1 for Commission approval in response to a Commission directive in Order No. 779.2 Reliability Standard TPL–007–1 establishes requirements for certain registered entities to assess the vulnerability of their transmission systems to geomagnetic disturbance events (GMDs), which occur when the sun ejects charged particles that interact with and cause changes in the earth’s magnetic fields. Reliability Standard TPL–007–1 requires applicable entities that do not meet certain performance requirements, based on the results of their vulnerability assessments, to develop a plan to achieve the requirements. Reliability Standard TPL– 007–1 addresses the directives in Order No. 779 by requiring applicable Bulk￾Power System owners and operators to conduct initial and on-going vulnerability assessments regarding the potential impact of a benchmark GMD event on the Bulk-Power System as a whole and on Bulk-Power System components.3 In addition, Reliability Standard TPL–007–1 requires applicable entities to develop and implement corrective action plans to mitigate identified vulnerabilities.4 Potential mitigation strategies identified in the proposed Reliability Standard include, but are not limited to, the installation, modification or removal of transmission and generation facilities and associated equipment.5 Accordingly, Reliability Standard TPL– 007–1 constitutes an important step in addressing the risks posed by GMD events to the Bulk-Power System.
2. In addition, pursuant to section 215(d)(5) of the FPA, the Commission directs NERC to develop modifications to Reliability Standard TPL–007–1: (1) To revise the benchmark GMD event definition set forth in Attachment 1 of Reliability Standard TPL–007–1, as it pertains to the required GMD Vulnerability Assessments and transformer thermal impact assessments, so that the definition is not based solely on spatially-averaged data; (2) to require the collection of necessary geomagnetically induced current (GIC) monitoring and magnetometer data and to make such data publicly available; and (3) to include a one-year deadline for the completion of corrective action plans and two- and four-year deadlines to complete mitigation actions involving non-hardware and hardware mitigation, respectively.6 The Commission directs NERC to submit these revisions within 18 months of the effective date of this Final Rule. The Commission also directs NERC to submit a work plan (GMD research work plan) within six months of the effective date of this Final Rule and, subsequently, one or more VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Sep 29, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\30SER1.SGM 30SER1 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES