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The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a technical amendment to 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(83) to correct an outdated cross-reference regarding the delegation of authority to grant exemptions from Rule 612 of Regulation NMS. This change updates the citation from Rule 612(c) to Rule 612(d) to reflect a September 2024 renumbering that did not alter the substantive authority of the Director of the Division of Trading and Markets. The amendment became effective on January 16, 2026, ensuring the regulatory text accurately aligns with the current structure of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
the lack of similar cross-references for other Department-wide regulations). Eliminating § 903.1, and therefore 15 CFR part 903 in its entirety, is consistent with the Department’s broader policy and effort to remove regulations that are not statutorily required and do not serve any compelling function. This elimination will streamline NOAA’s regulations without altering any substantive rights or obligations. III. Regulatory Certifications A. Administrative Procedure Act Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Department finds good cause to waive the prior notice and opportunity for public participation requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act for this final rule. The Department considers this rule to be uncontroversial, and has determined that prior notice and opportunity for public participation is unnecessary, because this rule only removes an entirely unnecessary crossreference to other applicable regulations; public participation could not justify the continued maintenance of 15 CFR part 903. For the same reasons, the Department has determined that delaying the effectiveness of these amendments would be contrary to the public interest. The language being removed by this rule serves no meaningful, independent purpose and effectively amounts to regulatory clutter; its removal will immediately benefit the public at little to no cost. The Department therefore finds good cause to waive the public notice and comment period under 553(b)(B) and to waive the 30-day delay in effectiveness under 553(d). B. Executive Orders 12866, 14192, 13132 The Office of Management and Budget has determined this rule is not significant pursuant to Executive Order (‘‘E.O.’’) 12866. This rule is an E.O. 14192 deregulatory action. This rule does not contain policies having federalism implications as the term is defined in E.O. 13132. C. Regulatory Flexibility Act Because a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for public participation are not required to be given for this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are not applicable. Accordingly, no regulatory flexibility analysis is required, and none has been prepared. D. Paperwork Reduction Act This rule will not impose additional reporting or recordkeeping requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. List of Subjects for 15 CFR Part 903 Archives and records, Freedom of information. Dated: January 13, 2026. Neil Jacobs, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator. PART 903—[REMOVED AND RESERVED] ■ For the reasons set forth in the preamble under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552 and 5 U.S.C. 301, NOAA removes and reserves 15 CFR part 903. [FR Doc. 2026–00815 Filed 1–15–26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–17–P CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 16 CFR Parts 1112 and 1250 [CPSC Docket No. CPSC–2024–0039] Mandatory Toy Safety Standards: Requirements for Neck Floats; Correction AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Final rule; correction. SUMMARY: This document corrects the preamble to a final rule published in the Federal Register on December 15, 2025, regarding requirements for neck floats under CPSC’s mandatory toy safety standard. This correction addresses errors and revises text to provide clear instructions to the public to access voluntary standards that are incorporated by reference. DATES: Effective January 16, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Afflerbach, Compliance Officer, Office of Compliance, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814– 4408, telephone: 301–743–8595; email: cafflerbach@cpsc.gov. Zachary R. Goldstein, Project Manager, Division of Mechanical Engineering, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; telephone: 301– 987–2472; email: zgoldstein@cpsc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Correction In final rule FR Doc. 2025–22827, beginning on page 58096 in the issue of December 15, 2025, make the following corrections in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. On page 58129 in the second column:
1 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 101070, 89 FR 81620 (Oct. 8, 2024). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Dodd, Special Counsel, or Alba Baze, Attorney-Adviser, Office of Market Supervision, at (202) 551–5500, Division of Trading and Markets, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 17 CFR 200.30–3, the Commission has delegated certain functions to the Director of the Division of Trading and Markets (‘‘Director’’) to be performed by the Director or under the Director’s direction by such person or persons as may be designated from time to time by the Chairman of the Commission, including the authority to grant and deny exemptions from Rule 612. The Commission is amending 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(83) to correct an outdated cross-reference to the subsection of Rule 612 that authorizes the Commission to grant exemptions from Rule 612. Currently, 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(83) states that the Commission delegates to the Director the ability to ‘‘grant or deny exemptions from Rule 612 (17 CFR 242.612), pursuant to Rule 612(c) (17 CFR 242.612(c)).’’ On September 18, 2024, the Commission adopted Regulation NMS: Minimum Pricing Increments, Access Fees and Transparency of Better Priced Orders 1 which, among other things, renumbered Rule 612(c), which provided the Commission’s authority to grant exemptions from Rule 612, as Rule 612(d) without making any substantive changes to such authority. This amendment makes a technical correction to 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(83) to reflect that renumbering. Statutory Authority We are adopting this technical amendment under the authority set forth in sections 4A and 23(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. List of Subjects in 17 CFR Part 200 Authority delegations (Government agencies). Text of Amendments For reasons set forth in the preamble, title 17, chapter II of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows: PART 200—ORGANIZATION; CONDUCT AND ETHICS; AND INFORMATION AND REQUESTS Subpart A—Organization and Program Management ■ 1. The authority citation for part 200, subpart A, continues to read in part as follows: Authority: 15 U.S.C. 77z–3, 78d–1, 78d– 2, 78w, and 78mm, unless otherwise noted.
■ 2. Amend § 200.30–3 by revising paragraph (a)(83) to read as follows: § 200.30–3 Delegation of authority to Director of Division of Trading and Markets. (a) * * * (83) To grant or deny exemptions from Rule 612 (17 CFR 242.612), pursuant to Rule 612(d) (17 CFR 242.612(d)).
Date: January 13, 2026. J. Matthew DeLesDernier, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2026–00811 Filed 1–15–26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
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