82 FR 33167 - Notice of Availability: Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Commercial Off-the-Shelf Vehicle Acquisitions, Nationwide
POSTAL SERVICE Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 137 (July 19, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 137 (July 19, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-15082 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 33167-33168] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-15082] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTAL SERVICE Notice of Availability: Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Commercial Off-the-Shelf Vehicle Acquisitions, Nationwide AGENCY: Postal Service. ACTION: Notice of availability of a Programmatic Environmental Assessment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: To comply with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Postal Service has prepared and is making available for comments a Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Vehicle Acquisitions (the Proposed Action), which is national in scope. This PEA evaluated the environmental impacts of the Proposed Action and an Alternative Action versus taking No Action. The Draft PEA can be reviewed online at http://about.usps.com/what-we-are-doing/green/pdf/cots-pea.pdf. DATES: Comments should be received no later than 5:00 p.m. ET, August 3, 2017. ADDRESSES: Direct written comments to: Davon Collins, Environmental Counsel, U.S. Postal Service, Room 6333, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20260, email [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Davon M. Collins, (202) 268-4570. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To stabilize its delivery fleet pending the development of a longer-term solution to its vehicle needs and in furtherance of its statutory Universal Service Obligation, the Postal Service is considering the purchase of an estimated 26,000 COTS delivery vehicles to accommodate route growth over the next three years, and to replace accident-damaged, aged and high-maintenance-cost vehicles. Pursuant to the requirements of NEPA, the Postal Service's implementing procedures at 39 CFR 775, and the President's Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the Postal Service has prepared a PEA to evaluate the environmental impacts of the following three actions on the physical, biological, cultural, and socioeconomic environments. To assist in this process, the Postal Service is soliciting the public's input and comments. The Proposed Action would accommodate an increase in delivery points and routes anticipated over each of the next three years through the purchase of an estimated 7,000 new delivery vehicles and establishment of new delivery routes; and replace an estimated 19,000 accident-damaged, aged and high-maintenance-cost delivery vehicles, and aged minivans with new COTS vehicles. The Alternative Action would accommodate the expected increase in routes through the lease of additional vehicles, and provide for replacement of high-maintenance- cost and aged vehicles with leased vehicles. Under the No Action Alternative, the Postal Service would not implement the COTS Vehicle Acquisitions. The existing delivery fleet would be maintained at the status quo; existing delivery vehicles would continue to be used and incur increasingly higher maintenance costs as the vehicles continued to age; and existing delivery routes would be expanded to address annual city and rural delivery growth, incurring additional mileage and corresponding increased costs for maintenance and repair ofexisting vehicles. The Draft PEA concludes that the Proposed Action would not result in significant adverse impacts on the physical, biological, cultural, and socioeconomic environments. The Proposed Action would result in beneficial impacts to current air quality nationwide, as the new vehicles would have better emission controls than the vehicles being replaced, and therefore decrease emissions as compared with the No Action Alternative, and at a significantly lower cost than the Alternative Action. Adverse impacts to other aspects of the environment such as biological, water, and cultural resources; energy resources; waste management; and community services would be minor to insignificant. The Proposed Action would also have an insignificant but beneficial socioeconomic impact nationwide, as new hires and additional related material purchases would produce beneficial economic results. Unless substantive comments are received during the 15-day comment period and significant issues are identified, the Postal Service will finalize the PEA, issue a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), and proceed with the project. Should a FONSI be issued, it will be available for public viewing at http://about.usps.com/what-we-are-doing/green/welcome.htm, and the Postal Service would not publish another notice for this project. In the event significant issues are identified, the Postal Service will either issue a Mitigated FONSI, listing required mitigation measures, or publish a new [[Page 33168]] Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement. Stanley F. Mires, Attorney, Federal Compliance. [FR Doc. 2017-15082 Filed 7-18-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710-12-P
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I. Introduction POSTAL SERVICE new delivery routes; and replace an
The Commission gives notice that the estimated 19,000 accident-damaged,
Postal Service filed request(s) for the Notice of Availability: Draft aged and high-maintenance-cost
Commission to consider matters related Programmatic Environmental delivery vehicles, and aged minivans
to negotiated service agreement(s). The Assessment for Commercial Off-the- with new COTS vehicles. The
request(s) may propose the addition or Shelf Vehicle Acquisitions, Nationwide Alternative Action would accommodate
removal of a negotiated service AGENCY:Postal Service. the expected increase in routes through
agreement from the market dominant or the lease of additional vehicles, and
ACTION:Notice of availability of a provide for replacement of high-
the competitive product list, or the Programmatic Environmental
modification of an existing product maintenance-cost and aged vehicles
Assessment. with leased vehicles. Under the No
currently appearing on the market
dominant or the competitive product SUMMARY: To comply with the Action Alternative, the Postal Service
list. requirements of the National would not implement the COTS Vehicle
Section II identifies the docket Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Acquisitions. The existing delivery fleet
number(s) associated with each Postal Postal Service has prepared and is would be maintained at the status quo;
Service request, the title of each Postal making available for comments a Draft existing delivery vehicles would
Service request, the request’s acceptance Programmatic Environmental continue to be used and incur
date, and the authority cited by the Assessment (PEA) for Commercial Off- increasingly higher maintenance costs
Postal Service for each request. For each the-Shelf (COTS) Vehicle Acquisitions as the vehicles continued to age; and
request, the Commission appoints an (the Proposed Action), which is national existing delivery routes would be
officer of the Commission to represent in scope. This PEA evaluated the expanded to address annual city and
the interests of the general public in the environmental impacts of the Proposed rural delivery growth, incurring
proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 Action and an Alternative Action versus additional mileage and corresponding
(Public Representative). Section II also taking No Action. The Draft PEA can be increased costs for maintenance and
establishes comment deadline(s) reviewed online at http:// repair ofexisting vehicles.
pertaining to each request. about.usps.com/what-we-are-doing/
The public portions of the Postal The Draft PEA concludes that the
green/pdf/cots-pea.pdf. Proposed Action would not result in
Service’s request(s) can be accessed via
the Commission’s Web site (http:// DATES: Comments should be received no significant adverse impacts on the
www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of later than 5:00 p.m. ET, August 3, 2017. physical, biological, cultural, and
the Postal Service’s request(s), if any, ADDRESSES: Direct written comments to: socioeconomic environments. The
can be accessed through compliance Davon Collins, Environmental Counsel, Proposed Action would result in
with the requirements of 39 CFR U.S. Postal Service, Room 6333, 475 beneficial impacts to current air quality
3007.40. L’Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC nationwide, as the new vehicles would
The Commission invites comments on 20260, email davon.m.collins@usps.gov. have better emission controls than the
whether the Postal Service’s request(s) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: vehicles being replaced, and therefore
in the captioned docket(s) are consistent Davon M. Collins, (202) 268–4570. decrease emissions as compared with
with the policies of title 39. For the No Action Alternative, and at a
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To
request(s) that the Postal Service states significantly lower cost than the
stabilize its delivery fleet pending the
concern market dominant product(s), Alternative Action. Adverse impacts to
development of a longer-term solution
applicable statutory and regulatory other aspects of the environment such
to its vehicle needs and in furtherance
requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 as biological, water, and cultural
of its statutory Universal Service
U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39 resources; energy resources; waste
Obligation, the Postal Service is
CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s) management; and community services
considering the purchase of an
that the Postal Service states concern would be minor to insignificant. The
estimated 26,000 COTS delivery
competitive product(s), applicable Proposed Action would also have an
vehicles to accommodate route growth
statutory and regulatory requirements insignificant but beneficial
over the next three years, and to replace
include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, socioeconomic impact nationwide, as
accident-damaged, aged and high-
39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and new hires and additional related
maintenance-cost vehicles.
39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment material purchases would produce
Pursuant to the requirements of
deadline(s) for each request appear in beneficial economic results.
NEPA, the Postal Service’s
section II. Unless substantive comments are
implementing procedures at 39 CFR
II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 775, and the President’s Council on received during the 15-day comment
1. Docket No(s).: CP2016–35; Filing Environmental Quality Regulations (40 period and significant issues are
Title: Notice of United States Postal CFR parts 1500–1508), the Postal identified, the Postal Service will
Service of Amendment to Priority Mail Service has prepared a PEA to evaluate finalize the PEA, issue a Finding of No
Contract 160, with Portions Filed Under the environmental impacts of the Significant Impact (FONSI), and
Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: July 12, following three actions on the physical, proceed with the project. Should a
2017; Filing Authority: 39 CFR 3015.5; biological, cultural, and socioeconomic FONSI be issued, it will be available for
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Public Representative: Kenneth R. environments. To assist in this process, public viewing at http://
Moeller; Comments Due: July 20, 2017. the Postal Service is soliciting the about.usps.com/what-we-are-doing/
This notice will be published in the public’s input and comments. green/welcome.htm, and the Postal
Federal Register. The Proposed Action would Service would not publish another
accommodate an increase in delivery notice for this project. In the event
Ruth Ann Abrams, points and routes anticipated over each significant issues are identified, the
Acting Secretary. of the next three years through the Postal Service will either issue a
[FR Doc. 2017–15079 Filed 7–18–17; 8:45 am] purchase of an estimated 7,000 new Mitigated FONSI, listing required
BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P delivery vehicles and establishment of mitigation measures, or publish a new
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Notice of Intent to prepare an change as described in Items I, II, and Port, FIX 5 Port, FIX Drop 6 Port and
Environmental Impact Statement. III, below, which Items have been Disaster Recovery Port 7 connectivity,
prepared by the Exchange. The and to provide a monthly cap on those
Stanley F. Mires,
Commission is publishing this notice to fees of $7,500. The Exchange recently
Attorney, Federal Compliance. solicit comments on the proposed rule completed the migration of the
[FR Doc. 2017–15082 Filed 7–18–17; 8:45 am] change from interested persons. Exchange’s trading system to the Nasdaq
BILLING CODE 7710–12–P INET architecture.8 This migration
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s included the adoption of new
Statement of the Terms of Substance of connectivity, including OTTO, CTI, FIX,
POSTAL SERVICE the Proposed Rule Change FIX Drop, Disaster Recovery Ports,
The Exchange proposes to amend the which are the same as connectivity
Product Change—Priority Mail Schedule of Fees to assess fees for options currently used to connect to the
Negotiated Service Agreement OTTO Port, CTI Port, FIX Port, FIX Drop Exchange’s affiliates, including Nasdaq
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. Port and Disaster Recovery Port Options Market (‘‘NOM’’), Nasdaq BX
ACTION: Notice.
connectivity, and to provide monthly (‘‘BX’’) and Nasdaq Phlx (‘‘Phlx’’).9
[sic] cap on those fees of $7,500. The When the Exchange adopted these new
SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives Exchange is also proposing to delete ports it did not assess a fee for them so
notice of filing a request with the Postal fees and descriptions thereof for that members would not be double
Regulatory Commission to add a connectivity no longer used by the charged for connectivity to the old
domestic shipping services contract to Exchange. Exchange architecture and the new
the list of Negotiated Service The text of the proposed rule change Nasdaq INET architecture.10
Agreements in the Mail Classification is available on the Exchange’s Web site The Exchange is proposing to amend
Schedule’s Competitive Products List. at www.ise.com, at the principal office the Nasdaq GEMX Schedule of Fees
of the Exchange, and at the Section IV.E.4. to assess a fee of $650
DATES: Date of notice required under 39
Commission’s Public Reference Room. per month, per port, per account
U.S.C. 3642(d)(1): July 19, 2017.
number 11 for OTTO, CTI, FIX, and FIX
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Drop ports. The Exchange is proposing
Maria W. Votsch, 202–268–6525. Statement of the Purpose of, and to assess a fee of $50 per month, per
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule port, per account number for Disaster
United States Postal Service® hereby Change Recovery Ports. The Exchange notes that
gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. In its filing with the Commission, the it is adding ‘‘per account number’’ to the
3642 and 3632(b)(3), on July 13, 2017, Exchange included statements fees described above to clarify that
it filed with the Postal Regulatory concerning the purpose of and basis for
Commission a Request of the United the proposed rule change and discussed Trade Agreement or ‘‘CMTA’’ or The Options
States Postal Service to Add Priority any comments it received on the Clearing Corporation or ‘‘OCC’’ number; (ii)
Exchange badge or house number; (iii) the Exchange
Mail Contract 334 to Competitive proposed rule change. The text of these internal firm identifier; and (iv) an indicator which
Product List. Documents are available at statements may be examined at the will distinguish electronic and non-electronically
www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2017–158, places specified in Item IV below. The delivered orders; (v) liquidity indicators and
CP2017–222. transaction type for billing purposes; (vi) capacity.
Exchange has prepared summaries, set 5 FIX is an interface that allows market
Stanley F. Mires,
forth in sections A, B, and C below, of participants to connect and send orders and auction
the most significant aspects of such orders into ISE Gemini [sic]. Data includes the
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
statements. following: (1) Options Symbol Directory Messages;
[FR Doc. 2017–15081 Filed 7–18–17; 8:45 am] (2) System Event Messages (e.g., start of messages,
BILLING CODE 7710–12–P A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s start of system hours, start of quoting, start of
Statement of the Purpose of, and opening); (3) Option Trading Action Messages (e.g.,
halts, resumes); (4) Execution Messages; (5) Order
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Messages (order messages, risk protection triggers or
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE Change purge notifications).
6 FIX Drop is a real-time order and execution
COMMISSION 1. Purpose update is a message that is sent to a member after
[Release No. 34–81136; File No. SR–GEMX– The purpose of the proposed rule an order been received/modified or an execution
2017–29] has occurred and contains trade details. The
change is to amend the Schedule of Fees information includes, among other things, the
to assess fees for OTTO 3 Port, CTI 4 following: (1) Executions, (2) cancellations, (3)
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq modifications to an existing order, (4) busts or post-
GEMX, LLC; Notice of Filing and 3 OTTO is an interface that allows market trade corrections.
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed participants to connect and send orders, auction 7 Disaster Recovery ports provide connectivity to
Rule Change To Amend the Schedule orders and auction responses into ISE Gemini [sic]. the exchange’s disaster recovery data center in
Data includes the following: (1) Options Auction Chicago to be utilized in the event the exchange has
of Fees To Assess Connectivity Fees Notifications (e.g., Flash, PIM, Solicitation and to fail over during the trading day. DR Ports are
Facilitation or other information); (2) Options available for SQF, SQF Purge, CTI, OTTO, FIX and
July 13, 2017. FIX Drop.
Symbol Directory Messages; (3) System Event
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Messages (e.g., start of messages, start of system 8 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80011
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 hours, start of quoting, start of opening); (5) Option (February 10, 2017), 82 FR 10927 (February 16,
2017) (SR–ISEGemini–2016–17).
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(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 Trading Action Messages (e.g., halts, resumes); (6)
Execution Messages; (7) Order Messages (order 9 See NOM Rules, Chapter XV Options Pricing,
notice is hereby given that on June 29, messages, risk protection triggers or purge Sec. 3 NOM—Ports and other Services; BX Rules,
2017, Nasdaq GEMX, LLC (‘‘GEMX’’ or notifications). Chapter XV Options Pricing, Sec. 3 BX—Ports and
‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities 4 CTI is a real-time clearing trade update is a other Services; and Phlx Pricing Schedule, VII.
and Exchange Commission message that is sent to a member after an execution Other Member Fees, B. Port Fees.
10 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80213
has occurred and contains trade details. The
(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule message containing the trade details is also (March 10, 2017), 82 FR 14066, 37499 [sic] (March
simultaneously sent to The Options Clearing 16, 2017) (SR–ISEGemini–2017–10).
1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). Corporation. The information includes, among 11 Account numbers are used to identify member
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. other things, the following: (i) The Clearing Member order entry ports.
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| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
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| Action | Notice of availability of a Programmatic Environmental Assessment. | |
| Dates | Comments should be received no later than 5:00 p.m. ET, August 3, 2017. | |
| Contact | Davon M. Collins, (202) 268-4570. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 33167 |
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