80_FR_34831 80 FR 34715 - Temporary Emergency Committee of the Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting

80 FR 34715 - Temporary Emergency Committee of the Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting

POSTAL SERVICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 116 (June 17, 2015)

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FR Document2015-14949

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 116 (Wednesday, June 17, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 34715]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14949]


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POSTAL SERVICE


Temporary Emergency Committee of the Board of Governors; Sunshine 
Act Meeting

DATES AND TIMES: June 10, 2015, at 1:30 p.m.

PLACE: Washington, DC, via Teleconference.

STATUS: Committee Votes to Close June 10, 2015, Meeting: By telephone 
vote on June 10, 2015, members of the Temporary Emergency Committee of 
the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service met and 
voted unanimously to close to public observation its meeting held in 
Washington, DC, via teleconference. The Committee determined that no 
earlier public notice was possible.

MATTERS CONSIDERED: 

Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at 1:30 p.m.

    1. Strategic Issues.
    2. Pricing.

GENERAL COUNSEL CERTIFICATION: The General Counsel of the United States 
Postal Service has certified that the meeting was properly closed under 
the Government in the Sunshine Act.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Julie S. Moore, Secretary of the 
Board, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 
20260-1000, telephone (202) 268-4800.

Julie S. Moore,
Secretary, Board of Governors.
[FR Doc. 2015-14949 Filed 6-16-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    four. Water supplies world-wide are                        • Can the challenge be achieved in                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                    vulnerable to threats such as                           the next decade? If not, how long will                 COMMISSION
                                                    contaminants, changes in land use,                      it take?
                                                    shifting and increasing population,                        • Why is this challenge worth                       [Release No. 34–75149; File No. SR–EDGX–
                                                    climate change, and extreme weather.                    pursuing now? What recent advances,                    2015–26]
                                                    And one in nine people (750 million                     trends, or research point to this
                                                    worldwide) lack access to clean                         challenge being solvable in the                        Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGX
                                                    drinking water. Although sea water is                   proposed time frame?                                   Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
                                                    widely available, it currently costs                                                                           Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed
                                                    approximately $2,000 to desalinate an                      • What opportunities are there for
                                                                                                            partnerships between the Federal                       Rule Change Related to Fees for Use
                                                    acre foot of water (or about $6 per 1000
                                                                                                            government, State and regional                         of EDGX Exchange, Inc.
                                                    gallons)—about twice the rate a typical
                                                    homeowner pays for tap water.                           governments, foundations, industry, and
                                                                                                                                                                   June 11, 2015.
                                                    Advances in nanotechnology, such as                     academia to support the solution of the
                                                    nanoporous materials for separation                     challenge?                                                Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
                                                    membranes and nanoparticles that                           • Why do you expect this challenge                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
                                                    remove contaminants, offer the                          to capture the public’s imagination?                   ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
                                                    possibility of much faster, cheaper, and                                                                       notice is hereby given that on June 9,
                                                                                                            Ted Wackler,                                           2015, EDGX Exchange, Inc. (the
                                                    more environmentally-friendly methods
                                                    for desalination and other treatment                    Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant Director.          ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘EDGX’’) filed with the
                                                    applications that could dramatically                    [FR Doc. 2015–14914 Filed 6–16–15; 8:45 am]            Securities and Exchange Commission
                                                    improve the global supply of drinkable                  BILLING CODE 3270–F5–P                                 (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
                                                    water.                                                                                                         change as described in Items I, II and III
                                                       6. Determine the environmental,                                                                             below, which Items have been prepared
                                                    health, and safety characteristics of a                                                                        by the Exchange.3 The Exchange has
                                                    nanomaterial in a month. The need to                    POSTAL SERVICE                                         designated the proposed rule change as
                                                    more quickly and accurately determine                                                                          one establishing or changing a member
                                                    whether engineered nanomaterials may                    Temporary Emergency Committee of
                                                                                                                                                                   due, fee, or other charge imposed by the
                                                    pose a risk to the public and the                       the Board of Governors; Sunshine Act
                                                                                                            Meeting                                                Exchange under Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii)
                                                    environment continues to be a major                                                                            of the Act 4 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2)
                                                    challenge to the commercialization of                                                                          thereunder,5 which renders the
                                                    nanotechnology for societal and public                  DATES AND TIMES:       June 10, 2015, at 1:30
                                                                                                            p.m.                                                   proposed rule change effective upon
                                                    benefit. Much more efficient methods,                                                                          filing with the Commission. The
                                                    including high-throughput toxicity                      PLACE:Washington, DC, via                              Commission is publishing this notice to
                                                    measurements, sensors to detect                         Teleconference.                                        solicit comments on the proposed rule
                                                    nanomaterials in the environment, and                                                                          change from interested persons.
                                                    accurate, predictive models for risk                    STATUS: Committee Votes to Close June
                                                    assessment, are needed to ensure that                   10, 2015, Meeting: By telephone vote on                I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                    the safety of each product containing                   June 10, 2015, members of the                          Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                                    engineered nanomaterials is understood                  Temporary Emergency Committee of the                   the Proposed Rule Change
                                                    throughout its lifecycle, enabling new                  Board of Governors of the United States
                                                    products to be quickly and confidently                  Postal Service met and voted                              The Exchange filed a proposal to
                                                    made available to the public.                           unanimously to close to public                         amend its fees and rebates applicable to
                                                                                                            observation its meeting held in                        Members 6 of the Exchange pursuant to
                                                    Questions                                               Washington, DC, via teleconference. The                EDGX Rule 15.1(a) and (c) (‘‘Fee
                                                       Respondents are asked to address the                 Committee determined that no earlier                   Schedule’’) to increase the fee for orders
                                                    following general questions for each                    public notice was possible.                            yielding fee code K, which routes to
                                                    grand challenge proposed, including for                 MATTERS CONSIDERED:                                    NASDAQ OMX PSX (‘‘PSX’’) using
                                                    any of the grand challenge concepts                                                                            ROUC or ROUE routing strategy.
                                                    listed above (or proposed variations):                  Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at 1:30 p.m.
                                                                                                                                                                      The text of the proposed rule change
                                                       • What is the audacious yet
                                                    achievable goal proposed?                                 1. Strategic Issues.                                 is available at the Exchange’s Web site
                                                       • Why is it important for the Federal                  2. Pricing.                                          at www.batstrading.com, at the
                                                    government and others to invest in                                                                             principal office of the Exchange, and at
                                                                                                            GENERAL COUNSEL CERTIFICATION:     The                 the Commission’s Public Reference
                                                    solving this challenge?
                                                       • What would success look like? How                  General Counsel of the United States                   Room.
                                                    would you know the challenge has been                   Postal Service has certified that the
                                                    met? For the examples provided, are the                 meeting was properly closed under the                    1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                    proposed end points appropriate and                     Government in the Sunshine Act.                          2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
                                                                                                                                                                     3 The Commission notes that a previous version
                                                    ambitious yet achievable?                               CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
                                                       • What would be potential                                                                                   of the proposal was filed as SR–EDGX–2015–25.
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                                                                                                            Julie S. Moore, Secretary of the Board,                The proposal was withdrawn on June 9, 2015.
                                                    nanotechnology solutions to the                         U.S. Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza                  4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
                                                    challenge and what intermediate steps                   SW., Washington, DC 20260–1000,                          5 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).

                                                    and activities are necessary to develop                 telephone (202) 268–4800.                                6 The term ‘‘Member’’ is defined as ‘‘any

                                                    those solutions?                                                                                               registered broker or dealer, or any person associated
                                                       • What potential metrics and                         Julie S. Moore,                                        with a registered broker or dealer, that has been
                                                                                                            Secretary, Board of Governors.                         admitted to membership in the Exchange. A
                                                    milestones could be used to measure                                                                            Member will have the status of a ‘‘member’’ of the
                                                    intermediate progress towards solving                   [FR Doc. 2015–14949 Filed 6–16–15; 8:45 am]            Exchange as that term is defined in Section 3(a)(3)
                                                    the challenge?                                          BILLING CODE 7710–12–P                                 of the Act.’’ See Exchange Rule 1.5(n).



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FR Citation80 FR 34715 

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