81_FR_60925 81 FR 60754 - Temporary Emergency Committee of the Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting

81 FR 60754 - Temporary Emergency Committee of the Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting

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Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 171 (September 2, 2016)

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FR Document2016-21244

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 171 (Friday, September 2, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 171 (Friday, September 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 60754]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21244]


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

DATES AND TIMES:  Thursday, September 15, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE:  Las Vegas, Nevada.

STATUS:  Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Thursday, September 15, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.

    1. Strategic Issues.
    2. Financial Matters.
    3. Personnel Matters and Compensation Issues.
    4. Executive Session--Discussion of prior agenda items and Board 
governance.

GENERAL COUNSEL CERTIFICATION:  The General Counsel of the United 
States Postal Service has certified that the meeting may be 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.
[FR Doc. 2016-21244 Filed 8-31-16; 11:15 am]
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                                                  60754                        Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 171 / Friday, September 2, 2016 / Notices

                                                    Dated: August 31, 2016.                                of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for                    Based on staff discussions with fund
                                                  Denise L. McGovern,                                      extension and approval.                                representatives, we estimate that funds
                                                  Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary.                Section 17(a) of the Investment                     currently do not rely on the exemption
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–21304 Filed 8–31–16; 4:15 pm]              Company Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Act’’)                      from the term ‘‘financial interest’’ with
                                                  BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                   generally prohibits affiliated persons of              respect to any interest that the fund’s
                                                                                                           a registered investment company                        board of directors (including a majority
                                                                                                           (‘‘fund’’) from borrowing money or other               of the directors who are not interested
                                                  POSTAL SERVICE                                           property from, or selling or buying                    persons of the fund) finds to be not
                                                                                                           securities or other property to or from,               material. Accordingly, we estimate that
                                                  Temporary Emergency Committee of                         the fund or any company that the fund                  annually there will be no principal
                                                  the Board of Governors; Sunshine Act                     controls.1 Rule 17a–6 (17 CFR 270.17a–                 transactions under rule 17a–6 that will
                                                  Meeting                                                  6) permits a fund and a ‘‘portfolio                    result in a collection of information.
                                                                                                           affiliate’’ (a company that is an affiliated
                                                  DATES AND TIMES:  Thursday, September                    person of the fund because the fund                       The Commission requests
                                                  15, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.                                  controls the company, or holds five                    authorization to maintain an inventory
                                                  PLACE: Las Vegas, Nevada.                                percent or more of the company’s                       of one burden hour to ease future
                                                  STATUS: Closed.                                          outstanding voting securities) to engage               renewals of rule 17a–6’s collection of
                                                                                                           in principal transactions that would                   information analysis should funds rely
                                                  MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
                                                                                                           otherwise be prohibited under section                  on this exemption to the term ‘‘financial
                                                  Thursday, September 15, 2016, at 10:00                   17(a) of the Act under certain                         interest’’ as defined in rule 17a–6.
                                                  a.m.                                                     conditions. A fund may not rely on the                    The estimate of burden hours is made
                                                    1. Strategic Issues.                                   exemption in the rule to enter into a                  solely for the purposes of the Paperwork
                                                    2. Financial Matters.                                  principal transaction with a portfolio                 Reduction Act. The estimate is not
                                                    3. Personnel Matters and                               affiliate if certain prohibited                        derived from a comprehensive or even
                                                  Compensation Issues.                                     participants (e.g., directors, officers,               a representative survey or study of the
                                                    4. Executive Session—Discussion of                     employees, or investment advisers of                   costs of Commission rules. Complying
                                                  prior agenda items and Board                             the fund) have a financial interest in a
                                                                                                                                                                  with this collection of information
                                                  governance.                                              party to the transaction. Rule 17a–6
                                                                                                                                                                  requirement is necessary to obtain the
                                                  GENERAL COUNSEL CERTIFICATION: The                       specifies certain interests that are not
                                                                                                           ‘‘financial interests,’’ including any                 benefit of relying on rule 17a–6. An
                                                  General Counsel of the United States                                                                            agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
                                                  Postal Service has certified that the                    interest that the fund’s board of
                                                                                                           directors (including a majority of the                 a person is not required to respond to,
                                                  meeting may be closed under the                                                                                 a collection of information unless it
                                                  Government in the Sunshine Act.                          directors who are not interested persons
                                                                                                           of the fund) finds to be not material. A               displays a currently valid control
                                                  CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:                                                                            number.
                                                  Julie S. Moore, Secretary of the Board,                  board making this finding is required to
                                                  U.S. Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza                  record the basis for the finding in its                   Written comments are invited on: (a)
                                                  SW., Washington, DC 20260–1000.                          meeting minutes. This recordkeeping                    Whether the proposed collection of
                                                  Telephone: (202) 268–4800.                               requirement is a collection of                         information is necessary for the proper
                                                                                                           information under the Paperwork                        performance of the functions of the
                                                  Julie S. Moore,                                          Reduction Act of 1995 (‘‘PRA’’).2                      agency, including whether the
                                                  Secretary.                                                  The rule is designed to permit                      information will have practical utility;
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–21244 Filed 8–31–16; 11:15 am]             transactions between funds and their                   (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
                                                  BILLING CODE 7710–12–P                                   portfolio affiliates in circumstances in               of the burden of the collection of
                                                                                                           which it is unlikely that the affiliate                information; (c) ways to enhance the
                                                                                                           would be in a position to take advantage               quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                  of the fund. In determining whether a                  information collected; and (d) ways to
                                                  COMMISSION                                               financial interest is ‘‘material,’’ the                minimize the burden of the collection of
                                                                                                           board of the fund should consider                      information on respondents, including
                                                  Proposed Collection; Comment                             whether the nature and extent of the                   through the use of automated collection
                                                  Request                                                  interest in the transaction is sufficiently            techniques or other forms of information
                                                                                                           small that a reasonable person would                   technology. Consideration will be given
                                                  Upon Written Request, Copies Available
                                                                                                           not believe that the interest affected the             to comments and suggestions submitted
                                                   From: Securities and Exchange
                                                                                                           determination of whether to enter into
                                                   Commission, Office of Investor                                                                                 in writing within 60 days of this
                                                                                                           the transaction or arrangement or the
                                                   Education and Advocacy,                                                                                        publication.
                                                                                                           terms of the transaction or arrangement.
                                                   Washington, DC 20549–0213.                                                                                        Please direct your written comments
                                                                                                           The information collection requirements
                                                  Extension:                                               in rule 17a–6 are intended to ensure that              to Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief
                                                    Rule 17a–6, SEC File No. 270–506, OMB                  Commission staff can review, in the                    Information Officer, Securities and
                                                      Control No. 3235–0564.                               course of its compliance and                           Exchange Commission, C/O Remi
                                                     Notice is hereby given that, pursuant                 examination functions, the basis for a                 Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                  to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                   board of director’s finding that the                   Washington, DC 20549; or send an email
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                                                  (44 U.S.C. 3501), the Securities and                     financial interest of an otherwise                     to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.
                                                  Exchange Commission (the                                 prohibited participant in a party to a                   Dated: August 29, 2016.
                                                  ‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments                   transaction with a portfolio affiliate is
                                                                                                                                                                  Robert W. Errett,
                                                  on the collections of information                        not material.
                                                  summarized below. The Commission                                                                                Deputy Secretary.
                                                  plans to submit these existing                             1 15   U.S.C. 80a–17(a).                             [FR Doc. 2016–21136 Filed 9–1–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  collections of information to the Office                   2 44   U.S.C. 3501.                                  BILLING CODE 8011–01–P




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FR Citation81 FR 60754 

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