81_FR_8580 81 FR 8547 - New Postal Product

81 FR 8547 - New Postal Product

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 33 (February 19, 2016)

Page Range8547-8548
FR Document2016-03431

The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning an additional Global Expedited Package Services 3 negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 33 (Friday, February 19, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 33 (Friday, February 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-03431]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2016-100; Order No. 3077]


New Postal Product

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 
concerning an additional Global Expedited Package Services 3 negotiated 
service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, 
invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: February 22, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing 
Online system at http://www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit comments 
electronically should contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section by telephone for advice on filing 
alternatives.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 
202-789-6820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. Notice of Filings
III. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On February 11, 2016, the Postal Service filed notice that it has 
entered into an additional Global Expedited Package Services 3 (GEPS 3) 
negotiated service agreement (Agreement).\1\
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    \1\ Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing a 
Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited Package Services 3 
Negotiated Service Agreement and Application for Non-Public 
Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal, February 11, 2016 (Notice).
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    To support its Notice, the Postal Service filed a copy of the 
Agreement, a copy of the Governors' Decision authorizing the product, a 
certification of compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a), and an application 
for non-public treatment of certain materials. It also filed supporting 
financial workpapers.

II. Notice of Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2016-100 for consideration 
of matters raised by the Notice.
    The Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service's 
filing is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642, 39 CFR part 
3015, and 39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are due no later than 
February 22, 2016. The public portions of the filing can be

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accessed via the Commission's Web site (http://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints Kenneth R. Moeller to serve as Public 
Representative in this docket.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2016-100 for 
consideration of the matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth R. Moeller is appointed to 
serve as an officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the 
general public in this proceeding (Public Representative).
    3. Comments are due no later than February 22, 2016.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Stacy L. Ruble,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-03431 Filed 2-18-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    building, 11555 Rockville Pike,                         financial information under seal. The                 POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
                                                    Rockville, MD. After registering with                   Postal Service seeks to incorporate by
                                                                                                                                                                  [Docket No. CP2016–100; Order No. 3077]
                                                    security, please contact Mr. Theron                     reference the Application for Non-
                                                    Brown (Telephone 240–888–9835) to be                    Public Treatment originally filed in this             New Postal Product
                                                    escorted to the meeting room.                           docket for the protection of information
                                                      Dated: February 11, 2016.                             that it has filed under seal. Notice at 1–            AGENCY:   Postal Regulatory Commission.
                                                    Mark L. Banks,                                          2.                                                    ACTION:   Notice.
                                                    Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory                  The modification revises various                   SUMMARY:    The Commission is noticing a
                                                    Committee on Reactor Safeguards.                        articles so that the agreement applies to             recent Postal Service filing concerning
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–03485 Filed 2–18–16; 8:45 am]             qualifying Priority Mail Express                      an additional Global Expedited Package
                                                    BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                  International (PMEI) and Priority Mail                Services 3 negotiated service agreement.
                                                                                                            International (PMI) mailpieces. Id.                   This notice informs the public of the
                                                                                                            Attachment 1 at 1–2. The modification                 filing, invites public comment, and
                                                    POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION                            also replaces Annex 1 with new price                  takes other administrative steps.
                                                    [Docket No. CP2015–86; Order No. 3075]                  tables for PMEI and PMI mailpieces. Id.               DATES: Comments are due: February 22,
                                                                                                            at 5–7.                                               2016.
                                                    New Postal Product                                         The Postal Service intends for the                 ADDRESSES: Submit comments
                                                    AGENCY:   Postal Regulatory Commission.                 modification to become effective March                electronically via the Commission’s
                                                                                                            1, 2016. Notice at 1. The Postal Service              Filing Online system at http://
                                                    ACTION:   Notice.
                                                                                                            asserts that the modification will not                www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
                                                    SUMMARY:   The Commission is noticing a                 impair the ability of the contract to                 comments electronically should contact
                                                    recent Postal Service filing concerning a               comply with 39 U.S.C. 3633. Id.                       the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
                                                    modification to a Global Expedited                      Attachment 2.                                         INFORMATION CONTACT section by
                                                    Package Services 3 negotiated service                                                                         telephone for advice on filing
                                                    agreement. This notice informs the                      II. Notice of Filings                                 alternatives.
                                                    public of the filing, invites public                       The Commission invites comments on                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    comment, and takes other                                whether the changes presented in the                  David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
                                                    administrative steps.                                                                                         202–789–6820.
                                                                                                            Postal Service’s Notice are consistent
                                                    DATES: Comments are due: February 22,                   with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632,                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    2016.                                                   3633, or 3642, 39 CFR 3015.5, and 39
                                                    ADDRESSES: Submit comments
                                                                                                                                                                  Table of Contents
                                                                                                            CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are
                                                    electronically via the Commission’s                     due no later than February 22, 2016.                  I. Introduction
                                                    Filing Online system at http://                                                                               II. Notice of Filings
                                                                                                            The public portions of these filings can
                                                    www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit                                                                          III. Ordering Paragraphs
                                                                                                            be accessed via the Commission’s Web
                                                    comments electronically should contact                  site (http://www.prc.gov).                            I. Introduction
                                                    the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
                                                    INFORMATION CONTACT section by                             The Commission appoints Lyudmila                      On February 11, 2016, the Postal
                                                    telephone for advice on filing                          Y. Bzhilyanskaya to represent the                     Service filed notice that it has entered
                                                    alternatives.                                           interests of the general public (Public               into an additional Global Expedited
                                                                                                            Representative) in this docket.                       Package Services 3 (GEPS 3) negotiated
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              service agreement (Agreement).1
                                                    David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at                  III. Ordering Paragraphs                                 To support its Notice, the Postal
                                                    202–789–6820.                                                                                                 Service filed a copy of the Agreement,
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                              It is ordered:
                                                                                                                                                                  a copy of the Governors’ Decision
                                                                                                              1. The Commission reopens Docket                    authorizing the product, a certification
                                                    Table of Contents                                       No. CP2015–86 for consideration of                    of compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a),
                                                    I. Introduction                                         matters raised by the Postal Service’s                and an application for non-public
                                                    II. Notice of Filings                                   Notice.                                               treatment of certain materials. It also
                                                    III. Ordering Paragraphs                                                                                      filed supporting financial workpapers.
                                                                                                              2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the
                                                    I. Introduction                                         Commission appoints Lyudmila Y.                       II. Notice of Commission Action
                                                      On February 11, 2016, the Postal                      Bzhilyanskaya to serve as an officer of
                                                                                                                                                                    The Commission establishes Docket
                                                    Service filed notice that it has agreed to              the Commission (Public Representative)
                                                                                                                                                                  No. CP2016–100 for consideration of
                                                    a modification to the existing Global                   to represent the interests of the general
                                                                                                                                                                  matters raised by the Notice.
                                                    Expedited Package Services 3 negotiated                 public in this proceeding.                              The Commission invites comments on
                                                    service agreement approved in this                        3. Comments are due no later than                   whether the Postal Service’s filing is
                                                    docket.1 In support of its Notice, the                  February 22, 2016.                                    consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or
                                                    Postal Service includes a redacted copy                                                                       3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39 CFR
                                                    of the modification and a certification of                4. The Secretary shall arrange for
                                                                                                                                                                  part 3020, subpart B. Comments are due
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                                                    compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a), as                   publication of this order in the Federal
                                                                                                            Register.                                             no later than February 22, 2016. The
                                                    required by 39 CFR 3015.5.                                                                                    public portions of the filing can be
                                                      The Postal Service also filed the                       By the Commission.
                                                    unredacted modification and supporting                  Stacy L. Ruble,                                         1 Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing

                                                                                                            Secretary.                                            a Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited
                                                      1 Notice of the United States Postal Service of                                                             Package Services 3 Negotiated Service Agreement
                                                    Filing Modification to Global Expedited Package         [FR Doc. 2016–03383 Filed 2–18–16; 8:45 am]           and Application for Non-Public Treatment of
                                                    Services 3 Negotiated Service Agreement, February       BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P                                Materials Filed Under Seal, February 11, 2016
                                                    11, 2016 (Notice).                                                                                            (Notice).



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                                                    accessed via the Commission’s Web site                   (‘‘Fee Schedule’’). The Exchange                        to Pillar. To that end, the Exchange
                                                    (http://www.prc.gov).                                    proposes to implement the fee changes                   proposes to explicitly state in the
                                                      The Commission appoints Kenneth R.                     effective February 1, 2016. The                         current Fee Schedule that it will also
                                                    Moeller to serve as Public                               proposed rule change is available on the                apply to securities traded on Pillar.
                                                    Representative in this docket.                           Exchange’s Web site at www.nyse.com,
                                                                                                                                                                     Mid-Point Passive Liquidity Order—
                                                                                                             at the principal office of the Exchange,
                                                    III. Ordering Paragraphs                                                                                         Securities $1.00 and Greater
                                                                                                             and at the Commission’s Public
                                                      It is ordered:                                         Reference Room.                                            The Exchange currently provides per
                                                      1. The Commission establishes Docket                                                                           share credits under Tier 1, Tier 2 and
                                                                                                             II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                      Basic Rates 6 for Mid-Point Passive
                                                    No. CP2016–100 for consideration of the
                                                                                                             Statement of the Purpose of, and                        Liquidity (‘‘MPL’’) Orders that provide
                                                    matters raised by the Postal Service’s
                                                                                                             Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                  liquidity based on the Average Daily
                                                    Notice.
                                                                                                             Change                                                  Volume (‘‘ADV’’) of provided liquidity
                                                      2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth
                                                    R. Moeller is appointed to serve as an                      In its filing with the Commission, the               in MPL Orders for Tape A, Tape B and
                                                    officer of the Commission to represent                   self-regulatory organization included                   Tape C Securities combined (‘‘MPL
                                                    the interests of the general public in this              statements concerning the purpose of,                   Adding ADV’’). Specifically, for ETP
                                                    proceeding (Public Representative).                      and basis for, the proposed rule change                 Holders and Market Makers that have
                                                      3. Comments are due no later than                      and discussed any comments it received                  MPL Adding ADV during a billing
                                                    February 22, 2016.                                       on the proposed rule change. The text                   month of at least 3 million shares, the
                                                      4. The Secretary shall arrange for                     of those statements may be examined at                  Exchange provides a credit of $0.0015
                                                    publication of this order in the Federal                 the places specified in Item IV below.                  for Tape A Securities, $0.0020 for Tape
                                                    Register.                                                The Exchange has prepared summaries,                    B Securities and $0.0025 per share for
                                                                                                             set forth in sections A, B, and C below,                Tape C Securities. For ETP Holders and
                                                      By the Commission.                                     of the most significant parts of such                   Market Makers with MPL Adding ADV
                                                    Stacy L. Ruble,                                          statements.                                             during a billing month of at least 1.5
                                                    Secretary.                                                                                                       million shares but less than 3 million
                                                                                                             A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–03431 Filed 2–18–16; 8:45 am]                                                                      shares, the Exchange provides a credit
                                                                                                             Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                    BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P                                                                                           of $0.0015 for Tape A, Tape B and Tape
                                                                                                             Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                                                                                                                                     C Securities. For ETP Holders and
                                                                                                             Change
                                                                                                                                                                     Market Makers with MPL Adding ADV
                                                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                  1. Purpose                                              during a billing month of less than 1.5
                                                    COMMISSION                                                  On February 1, 2016,4 the Exchange is                million shares, the Exchange provides a
                                                                                                             scheduled to commence the                               credit of $0.0010 for Tape A, Tape B and
                                                    [Release No. 34–77124; File No. SR–                                                                              Tape C Securities. The Exchange also
                                                    NYSEArca–2016–18]                                        implementation of Pillar, the Exchange’s
                                                                                                             proposed new technology trading                         currently charges a fee of $0.0030 per
                                                    Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE                      platform.5 Pillar is the integrated trading             share for MPL Orders in Tape A, Tape
                                                    Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and                         technology platform designed to use a                   B and Tape C Securities that remove
                                                    Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed                      single specification for connection to                  liquidity from the Exchange that are not
                                                    Rule Change To Amend the NYSE Arca                       the equities and options markets                        designated as ‘‘Retail Orders.’’ 7 In
                                                    Equities Schedule of Fees and                            operated by NYSE Arca and its                           addition, MPL Orders removing
                                                    Charges for Exchange Services                            affiliates, New York Stock Exchange                     liquidity from the Exchange that are
                                                                                                             LLC and NYSE MKT LLC. NYSE Arca                         designated as Retail Orders are not
                                                    February 12, 2016.                                       Equities will be the first trading system               currently subject to a fee. On Pillar,
                                                       Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the                 to migrate to Pillar. Securities traded on                 6 Tier 1 applies to ETP Holders and Market
                                                    Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the                     the Exchange will be migrated from the                  Makers (1) that provide liquidity an average daily
                                                    ‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3                   current trading platform to Pillar in                   share volume per month of 0.70% or more of the
                                                    notice is hereby given that, on February                 phases. The Exchange is proposing that                  US CADV. Tier 2 applies to ETP Holders and
                                                    1, 2016, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the                            the current Fee Schedule, which applies                 Market Makers that provide liquidity an average
                                                    ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE Arca’’) filed with                                                                        daily share volume per month of 0.30% or more,
                                                                                                             to all securities traded on the Exchange,               but less than 0.70% of the US CADV. Basic Rates
                                                    the Securities and Exchange                              will also apply to securities that migrate              apply when tier rates do not apply. US CADV
                                                    Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the                                                                              means United States Consolidated Average Daily
                                                    proposed rule change as described in                        4 The Commission notes that, according to the        Volume for transactions reported to the
                                                    Items I, II, and III below, which Items                  Exchange, the implementation of Pillar is now           Consolidated Tape, excluding odd lots through
                                                                                                             scheduled to begin on February 22, 2016. See NYSE       January 31, 2014 (except for purposes of Lead
                                                    have been prepared by the self-                          Arca Trader Update, NYSE Pillar: Phase I Test and       Market Maker pricing), and excludes volume on
                                                    regulatory organization. The                             Launch Date (January 27, 2016), available at https://   days when the market closes early and on the date
                                                    Commission is publishing this notice to                  www.nyse.com/publicdocs/nyse/markets/nyse/              of the annual reconstitution of the Russell
                                                    solicit comments on the proposed rule                    Pillar_Phase_I_Launch_Date_Move.pdf.                    Investments Indexes. Transactions that are not
                                                                                                                5 See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 74951     reported to the Consolidated Tape are not included
                                                    change from interested persons.                          (May 13, 2015), 80 FR 28721 (May 19, 2015)              in US CADV.
                                                                                                                                                                        7 Retail Orders are defined in the Fee Schedule as
                                                    I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                        (Notice) and 75494 (July 20, 2015), 80 FR 44170
                                                                                                             (July 24, 2015) (Order) (SR–NYSEArca–2015–38)           orders designated as retail orders and that meet the
                                                    Statement of the Terms of the Substance
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                                                                                                             (‘‘Pillar I Filing’’); 75497 (July 21, 2015), 80 FR     requirements of Rule 7.44(a)(3), but that are not
                                                    of the Proposed Rule Change                              45022 (July 28, 2015) (Notice) and 76267 (Oct. 26,      executed in the Retail Liquidity Program. The Retail
                                                                                                             2015), 80 FR 66951 (Oct. 30, 2015) (Order) (SR–         Liquidity Program is a pilot program designed to
                                                      The Exchange proposes to amend the                     NYSEArca–2015–56)(‘‘Pillar II Filing’’); 75467 (July    attract additional retail order flow to the Exchange
                                                    NYSE Arca Equities Schedule of Fees                      16, 2015), 80 FR 43515 (July 22, 2015) (Notice) and     for NYSE Arca-listed securities and securities
                                                    and Charges for Exchange Services                        76198 (Oct. 20, 2015), 80 FR 65274 (Oct. 26, 2015)      traded pursuant to unlisted trading privileges while
                                                                                                             (Order) (SR–NYSEArca–2015–58) (‘‘Pillar III             also providing the potential for price improvement
                                                                                                             Filing’’); and 76085 (Oct. 6, 2015), 80 FR 61513        to such order flow. See Rule 7.44. See Securities
                                                      1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                 (Oct. 13, 2015) (Notice) and 76869 (Jan. 11, 2016)      Exchange Act Release No. 71176 (December 23,
                                                      2 15 U.S.C. 78a.                                       (Order) (SR–NYSEArca–2015–86) (‘‘Pillar Auction         2013), 78 FR 79524 (December 30, 2013) (SR–
                                                      3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                    Filing’’).                                              NYSEArca–2013–107).



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments are due: February 22, 2016.
ContactDavid A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 202-789-6820.
FR Citation81 FR 8547 

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