82_FR_23417 82 FR 23320 - Product Change-Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, & First-Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement

82 FR 23320 - Product Change-Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, & First-Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement

POSTAL SERVICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 97 (May 22, 2017)

Page Range23320-23320
FR Document2017-10315

The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 23320]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10315]



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POSTAL SERVICE


Product Change--Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, & First-
Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the 
Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services 
contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail 
Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.

DATES: Effective date: May 22, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth A. Reed, 202-268-3179.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Postal Service[supreg] 
hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on 
May 9, 2017, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a Request 
of the United States Postal Service to Add Priority Mail Express, 
Priority Mail, & First-Class Package Service Contract 18 to Competitive 
Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. 
MC2017-131, CP2017-185.

Ruth B. Stevenson,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-10315 Filed 5-19-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7710-12-P



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                                                  POSTAL SERVICE                                          www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2017–130,                    places specified in Item IV below. The
                                                                                                          CP2017–184.                                             Exchange has prepared summaries, set
                                                  Product Change—Priority Mail                                                                                    forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of
                                                                                                          Ruth B. Stevenson,
                                                  Express, Priority Mail, & First-Class                                                                           the most significant parts of such
                                                  Package Service Negotiated Service                      Attorney, Federal Compliance.                           statements.
                                                  Agreement                                               [FR Doc. 2017–10314 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
                                                                                                                                                                  A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  AGENCY:    Postal ServiceTM.                                                                                    Statement of the Purpose of, and the
                                                                                                                                                                  Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                  ACTION:   Notice.                                                                                               Change
                                                                                                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                  SUMMARY:    The Postal Service gives                    COMMISSION                                              1. Purpose
                                                  notice of filing a request with the Postal              [Release No. 34–80683; File No. SR–                        The Exchange proposes to introduce
                                                  Regulatory Commission to add a                          BatsBZX–2017–34]                                        Bats Market Close, a closing match
                                                  domestic shipping services contract to                                                                          process for non-BZX Listed Securities
                                                  the list of Negotiated Service                          Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats                     under new Exchange Rule 11.28. In
                                                  Agreements in the Mail Classification                   BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of                 sum, all buy and sell Market-On-Close
                                                  Schedule’s Competitive Products List.                   a Proposed Rule Change To Introduce                     Orders (‘‘MOC’’) 4 designated for
                                                                                                          Bats Market Close, a Closing Match                      participation in Bats Market Close
                                                  DATES:   Effective date: May 22, 2017.                  Process for Non-BZX Listed Securities                   would be matched at the official closing
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Under New Exchange Rule 11.28                           price for such security published by the
                                                  Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.                                                                                primary listing market, as further
                                                                                                          May 16, 2017.
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     The                         Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                  described below. The Exchange
                                                  United States Postal Service® hereby                    Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the                    proposes Bats Market Close in response
                                                  gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.                ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                  to interest from market participants who
                                                  3642 and 3632(b)(3), on May 9, 2017, it                 notice is hereby given that on May 5,                   seek an alternative to participation on
                                                  filed with the Postal Regulatory                        2017, Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. (the                      the primary listing market’s closing
                                                  Commission a Request of the United                      ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘BZX’’) filed with the                 auction while still receiving an
                                                  States Postal Service to Add Priority                                                                           execution at the official closing price.
                                                                                                          Securities and Exchange Commission
                                                  Mail Express, Priority Mail, & First-Class                                                                         Over recent years, the total volume
                                                                                                          (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
                                                  Package Service Contract 18 to                                                                                  executed in the primary listing markets’
                                                                                                          change as described in Items I, II and III              closing auctions has increased over 70%
                                                  Competitive Product List. Documents                     below, which Items have been prepared
                                                  are available at www.prc.gov, Docket                                                                            from 200 million shares per day in 2012
                                                                                                          by the Exchange. The Commission is                      to almost 350 million shares per day in
                                                  Nos. MC2017–131, CP2017–185.                            publishing this notice to solicit                       2016.5 Over that same period of time,
                                                  Ruth B. Stevenson,                                      comments on the proposed rule change                    continuous trading volume has
                                                  Attorney, Federal Compliance.
                                                                                                          from interested persons.                                increased 13% from 6.11 billion shares
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–10315 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am]             I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       per day in 2012 to 6.93 billion shares
                                                  BILLING CODE 7710–12–P                                  Statement of the Terms of Substance of                  per day in 2016.6 Closing auctions on
                                                                                                          the Proposed Rule Change                                the primary listing markets amounted to
                                                                                                                                                                  almost 5% of the total executed volume
                                                                                                             The Exchange filed a proposal to
                                                  POSTAL SERVICE                                                                                                  in 2016.7 The official closing price for
                                                                                                          introduce Bats Market Close, a closing
                                                                                                                                                                  any listed security is generally
                                                                                                          match process for non-BZX Listed
                                                  Product Change—Priority Mail                                                                                    determined by the closing auction for
                                                                                                          Securities 3 under new Exchange Rule
                                                  Negotiated Service Agreement                                                                                    that security held at the primary listing
                                                                                                          11.28.
                                                                                                             The text of the proposed rule change                 market. Market participants seeking to
                                                  AGENCY:    Postal ServiceTM.                                                                                    transact at the official closing price
                                                                                                          is available at the Exchange’s Web site
                                                  ACTION:   Notice.                                       at www.batstrading.com, at the                          must, therefore, participate in the listing
                                                                                                                                                                  market’s closing auction to receive the
                                                                                                          principal office of the Exchange, and at
                                                  SUMMARY:    The Postal Service gives                                                                            official closing price, as evidenced by
                                                                                                          the Commission’s Public Reference
                                                  notice of filing a request with the Postal                                                                      recent marketing materials 8 from the
                                                                                                          Room.
                                                  Regulatory Commission to add a                                                                                  New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
                                                  domestic shipping services contract to                  II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                      (‘‘NYSE’’) stating that their closing
                                                  the list of Negotiated Service                          Statement of the Purpose of, and                        auction receives 100% of the market
                                                  Agreements in the Mail Classification                   Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                  share in all Tape A securities (NYSE
                                                  Schedule’s Competitive Products List.                   Change                                                  listed). The NYSE and the Nasdaq Stock
                                                                                                             In its filing with the Commission, the               Market LLC (‘‘Nasdaq’’) have taken
                                                  DATES:   Effective date: May 22, 2017.
                                                                                                          Exchange included statements                              4 The term ‘‘Market-On-Close’’ or ‘‘MOC’’ means
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        concerning the purpose of and basis for                 a BZX market order that is designated for execution
                                                  Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.                        the proposed rule change and discussed                  only in the Closing Auction. See Exchange Rule
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     The                      any comments it received on the                         11.23(a)(15). The Exchange proposes to amend the
                                                                                                          proposed rule change. The text of these                 description of Market-On-Close orders to include
                                                  United States Postal Service® hereby
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                                                                                                                                                                  orders designated to execute in the proposed Bats
                                                  gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.                statements may be examined at the                       Market Close.
                                                  3642 and 3632(b)(3), on May 9, 2017, it                                                                           5 Based on BZX’s internal data.
                                                                                                            1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                  filed with the Postal Regulatory                                                                                  6 Id.
                                                                                                            2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                     7 Id.
                                                  Commission a Request of the United                        3 A BZX Listed security is a security listed on the     8 See NYSE Open and Closing Auctions, available
                                                  States Postal Service to Add Priority                   Exchange pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Exchange’s       at https://www.nyse.com/publicdocs/nyse/markets/
                                                  Mail Contract 318 to Competitive                        Rules and includes both corporate listed securities     nyse/NYSE_Opening_and_Closing_Auctions_Fact_
                                                  Product List. Documents are available at                and Exchange Traded Products (‘‘ETPs’’).                Sheet.pdf.



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Document Created: 2018-11-08 08:51:25
Document Modified: 2018-11-08 08:51:25
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesEffective date: May 22, 2017.
ContactElizabeth A. Reed, 202-268-3179.
FR Citation82 FR 23320 

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