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funded project will be located within an
FFRMS floodplain, based on the CISA
or FVA. The website also includes a
number of resources that have
undergone interagency review:
• a video on determining the FFRMS
floodplain
• Federal Flood Standard Support Tool
User Manual
• FFRMS Interim Flood Mapping Data
Development Methodology report
• 2023 CISA State of the Science Report
• 2023 FFRMS Floodplain
Determination Job Aid
• information on nature-based solutions
that Federal and non-Federal partners
could use in their efforts to identify
practicable alternatives and
minimization techniques.
Request for Comment
While OSTP invites all comments
responsive to this request for comments,
of key interest are: (a) feedback on the
functionality of the Federal Flood
Standard Support Tool in providing a
user-friendly visual representation and
actionable information on FFRMS
approaches for federally funded
projects; (b) insights on potential
training and/or technical assistance
needs associated with use of the Federal
Flood Standard Support Tool; and (c)
suggestions for clarifying the
communication of the flood mapping
data development methodology. Please
be specific in comments provided and/
or recommendations for changes to the
digital resources.
Response to this Request for
Comments is voluntary. Comments on
the beta version of the Federal Flood
Standard Support website and Tool will
be considered as modifications are made
to the website and Tool. Please note, as
this is the beta release, over the course
of the coming months, additional data
will be incorporated to provide more
expansive coverage.
Dated: April 8, 2024.
Stacy Murphy,
Deputy Chief Operations Officer/Security
Officer.
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; Extension: Rule 18a–9
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Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(‘‘PRA’’) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
on the existing collection of information
provided for in Rule 18a–9 (17 CFR
240.18a–9), under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et
seq.). The Commission plans to submit
this existing collection of information to
the Office of Management and Budget
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Rule 18a–9, which is modeled on
Exchange Act Rule 17–13, establishes a
securities count program for securitybased swap dealers not dually registered
as a broker-dealer or regulated by a
prudential regulator (‘‘stand-alone
SBSDs’’). Specifically, Rule 18a–9
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and count the securities they physically
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subject to their control and direction but
are not in their physical possession,
verify the locations of securities under
certain circumstances, and compare the
results of the count and verification
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Stand-alone SBSDs are required to
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either as of a date certain or on a
cyclical basis. Rule 18a–9 requires
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discrepancies between the count and
the firm’s records, and to record in the
firm’s record any discrepancies that
remain unresolved seven business days
after the date of the examination, count,
and verification.
The Commission estimates that the
total hour burden under Rule 18a–6 is
approximately 1,100 hours per year.
Written comments are invited on: (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
estimates of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted by
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Dated: April 8, 2024.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
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In the Matter of the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Order
Scheduling Filing of Statements On
Review Regarding an Order Approving
a Proposed Rule Change To Amend
the FINRA Codes of Arbitration
Procedure and Code of Mediation
Procedure To Revise and Restate the
Qualifications for Representatives in
Arbitrations and Mediations (File No.
SR–FINRA–2023–013)
On October 5, 2023, the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(‘‘FINRA’’) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’),
pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Exchange Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4
thereunder,2 a proposed rule change to
amend the FINRA Code of Arbitration
Procedure for Customer Disputes, the
Code of Arbitration Procedure for
Industry Disputes, and the Code of
Mediation Procedure, to revise and
restate the qualifications for
representatives in arbitrations and
mediations in the forum administered
by FINRA Dispute Resolution Services.
The proposed rule change was
published for public comment in the
Federal Register on October 13, 2023.3
The public comment period closed on
November 3, 2023. The Commission
received comment letters related to this
filing.4 On November 9, 2023, FINRA
consented to an extension of the time
period in which the Commission must
approve the proposed rule change,
disapprove the proposed rule change, or
institute proceedings to determine
whether to approve or disapprove the
1 See

15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
17 CFR 240.19b–4.
3 See Exchange Act Release No. 98703 (Oct. 6,
2023), 88 FR 71051 (Oct. 13, 2023) (File No. SR–
FINRA–2023–013) (‘‘Notice’’).
4 The comment letters are available at https://
www.sec.gov/comments/sr-finra-2023-013/
srfinra2023013.htm.
2 See

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