82_FR_40976 82 FR 40811 - Product Change-Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement

82 FR 40811 - Product Change-Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement

POSTAL SERVICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 165 (August 28, 2017)

Page Range40811-40812
FR Document2017-18129

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 165 (Monday, August 28, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40811-40812]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18129]


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POSTAL SERVICE


Product Change--Priority Mail 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: Date of notice required under 39 U.S.C. 3642(d)(1): August 28, 
2017.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Postal Service[supreg] 
hereby

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gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on August 
22, 2017, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a Request of 
the United States Postal Service to Add Priority Mail Contract 344 to 
Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, 
Docket Nos. MC2017-179, CP2017-280.

Elizabeth A. Reed,
Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law.
[FR Doc. 2017-18129 Filed 8-25-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                    SUMMARY:   This collection of information                Administration’s commitment to                        customer satisfaction surveys (total 375
                                                    was developed as part of a Federal                       improving service delivery. By                        hours).
                                                    Government-wide effort to streamline                     qualitative feedback PBGC means                         Issued in Washington DC by
                                                    the process for seeking feedback from                    information that provides useful                      Deborah Chase Murphy,
                                                    the public on service delivery. Pension                  insights on perceptions and opinions,
                                                                                                                                                                   Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory
                                                    Benefit Guaranty Corporation (‘‘PBGC’’)                  but the information requests are not
                                                                                                                                                                   Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty
                                                    is requesting that the Office of                         statistical surveys that yield quantitative           Corporation.
                                                    Management and Budget (OMB) extend                       results generalizable to the population
                                                                                                                                                                   [FR Doc. 2017–18207 Filed 8–25–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    approval under the Paperwork                             of interest. Collections with such
                                                                                                                                                                   BILLING CODE 7709–02–P
                                                    Reduction Act of this collection of                      objectives require more rigorous designs
                                                    information on qualitative feedback on                   that address: The target population to
                                                    PBGC’s service delivery (OMB Control                     which generalizations will be made, the
                                                    Number 1212–0066; expires August 31,                     sampling frame, the sample design                     POSTAL SERVICE
                                                    2017). This notice informs the public of                 (including stratification and clustering),
                                                                                                                                                                   Product Change—Priority Mail
                                                    PBGC’s request and solicits public                       the precision requirements or power
                                                                                                                                                                   Negotiated Service Agreement
                                                    comment on the collection of                             calculations that justify the proposed
                                                    information.                                             sample size, the expected response rate,              AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
                                                                                                             methods for assessing potential non-                  ACTION: Notice.
                                                    DATES:  Comments must be submitted by                    response bias, the protocols for data
                                                    September 27, 2017.                                      collection, and any testing procedures                SUMMARY:    The Postal Service gives
                                                    ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to                    that were or will be undertaken prior to              notice of filing a request with the Postal
                                                    the Office of Information and Regulatory                 fielding the study.                                   Regulatory Commission to add a
                                                    Affairs, Office of Management and                           The feedback from this information                 domestic shipping services contract to
                                                    Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for                      collection will provide insights into                 the list of Negotiated Service
                                                    Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation,                    customer or stakeholder perceptions,                  Agreements in the Mail Classification
                                                    via electronic mail at OIRA_DOCKET@                      experiences and expectations, provide                 Schedule’s Competitive Products List.
                                                    omb.eop.gov or by fax to (202) 395–                      an early warning of issues with service,              DATES: Date of notice required under 39
                                                    6974.                                                    or focus attention on areas where                     U.S.C. 3642(d)(1): August 28, 2017.
                                                       A copy of the request (including the                  communication, training or changes in                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    collection of information) will be posted                operations might improve delivery of                  Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.
                                                    at http://www.pbgc.gov/res/laws-                         products or services. These collections               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                    andregulations/information-                              will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
                                                    collectionsunder-omb-review.html. It                                                                           United States Postal Service® hereby
                                                                                                             actionable communications between
                                                    may also be obtained without charge by                                                                         gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
                                                                                                             PBGC and its customers and
                                                    writing to the Disclosure Division of the                                                                      3642 and 3632(b)(3), on August 22,
                                                                                                             stakeholders. These collections also
                                                    Office of the General Counsel of PBGC                                                                          2017, it filed with the Postal Regulatory
                                                                                                             allow feedback to contribute directly to
                                                    at the above address, faxing a request to                                                                      Commission a Request of the United
                                                                                                             the improvement of program
                                                    202–326–4042, or calling 202–326–4040                                                                          States Postal Service to Add Priority
                                                                                                             management.
                                                    during normal business hours. TTY and                       The collection of information has                  Mail Contract 343 to Competitive
                                                    TDD users may call the Federal relay                     been approved by OMB under control                    Product List. Documents are available at
                                                    service toll-free at 1 800–877–8339 and                  number 1212–0066 through August 31,                   www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2017–178,
                                                    ask to be connected to 202–326–4040.                     2017. PBGC is requesting that OMB                     CP2017–279.
                                                    The Disclosure Division will email, fax,                 extend approval of the information                    Elizabeth A. Reed,
                                                    or mail the request to you, as you                       collection for another three years                    Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law.
                                                    request.                                                 without change. An agency may not                     [FR Doc. 2017–18128 Filed 8–25–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:               Jo        conduct or sponsor, and a person is not               BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
                                                    Amato Burns (burns.jo.amato@                             required to respond to, a collection of
                                                    pbgc.gov), Regulatory Affairs Division,                  information unless it displays a
                                                    Office of the General Counsel, Pension                   currently valid OMB control number.                   POSTAL SERVICE
                                                                                                                On June 21, 2017 (82 FR 28363),
                                                    Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K
                                                                                                             PBGC published a notice informing the                 Product Change—Priority Mail
                                                    Street NW., Washington, DC 20005–
                                                                                                             public that it intended to request OMB                Negotiated Service Agreement
                                                    4026, 202 326–4400, extension 3072, or
                                                                                                             approval and soliciting public comment.
                                                    Deborah Chase Murphy                                                                                           AGENCY:   Postal ServiceTM.
                                                                                                             No comments were received.
                                                    (murphy.deborah@pbgc.gov), Assistant                        Annually, over the next three years,               ACTION:   Notice.
                                                    General Counsel, same address and                        PBGC estimates that it will conduct
                                                    phone number, extension 3451. TTY                                                                              SUMMARY:    The Postal Service gives
                                                                                                             three activities involving about 1,630
                                                    and TDD users may call the Federal                                                                             notice of filing a request with the Postal
                                                                                                             respondents, each of whom will provide
                                                    relay service toll-free at 800–877–8339                                                                        Regulatory Commission to add a
                                                                                                             one response. The number of
                                                    and ask to be connected to 202–326–                                                                            domestic shipping services contract to
                                                                                                             respondents will vary by activity: 40 for
                                                    4400.                                                                                                          the list of Negotiated Service
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                                                                                                             usability testing, 90 for focus groups
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                                   Agreements in the Mail Classification
                                                                                                             (nine groups of ten respondents), and
                                                      Title: Generic Clearance for the                                                                             Schedule’s Competitive Products List.
                                                                                                             1,500 for customer satisfaction surveys.
                                                    Collection of Qualitative Feedback on                       PBGC estimates the annual burden of                DATES: Date of notice required under 39
                                                    Agency Service Delivery                                  this collection of information as 635                 U.S.C. 3642(d)(1): August 28, 2017.
                                                      Abstract: The information collection                   hours: 2 hours per response for usability             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    activity will gather qualitative customer                testing (total 80 hours); 2 hours per                 Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.
                                                    and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,                response for focus groups (total 180                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                    timely manner, in accordance with the                    hours); and 15 minutes per response for               United States Postal Service® hereby


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                                                    gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.                Rule 11.10, Order Execution, to specify               Exchange Rule 11.6(h), Proposed
                                                    3642 and 3632(b)(3), on August 22,                      that a change to the minimum quantity                 Individual Minimum Size
                                                    2017, it filed with the Postal Regulatory               of an order with a Minimum Execution                     The Exchange proposes to add new
                                                    Commission a Request of the United                      Quantity instruction may be included in               optional functionality that would
                                                    States Postal Service to Add Priority                   a Replace message. The proposed                       enhance the utility of the Minimum
                                                    Mail Contract 344 to Competitive                        amendments are substantially similar to               Execution Quantity instruction by
                                                    Product List. Documents are available at                the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market                  amending paragraph (h) of Exchange
                                                    www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2017–179,                    LLC (‘‘Nasdaq’’) and the Investors                    Rule 11.6, Definitions. In sum, the
                                                    CP2017–280.                                             Exchange LLC (‘‘IEX’’).5                              proposal would permit an incoming
                                                                                                               The text of the proposed rule change               order with a Minimum Execution
                                                    Elizabeth A. Reed,                                      is available at the Exchange’s Web site
                                                    Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law.                                                                  Quantity to forego executions where
                                                                                                            at www.bats.com, at the principal office              multiple resting orders could otherwise
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–18129 Filed 8–25–17; 8:45 am]             of the Exchange, and at the                           be aggregated to satisfy the order’s
                                                    BILLING CODE 7710–12–P                                  Commission’s Public Reference Room.                   minimum quantity.
                                                                                                            II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       A Minimum Execution Quantity
                                                                                                            Statement of the Purpose of, and                      enables a User 7 to specify a minimum
                                                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                share amount at which the order will
                                                    COMMISSION                                              Change                                                execute. An order with a Minimum
                                                    [Release No. 34–81457; File No. SR–                                                                           Execution Quantity will not execute
                                                                                                               In its filing with the Commission, the
                                                    BatsEDGX–2017–34]                                                                                             unless the volume of contra-side
                                                                                                            Exchange included statements
                                                                                                                                                                  liquidity available to execute against the
                                                                                                            concerning the purpose of and basis for
                                                    Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats                                                                           order meets or exceeds the designated
                                                                                                            the proposed rule change and discussed
                                                    EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing                                                                         minimum. Specifically, Minimum
                                                                                                            any comments it received on the
                                                    and Immediate Effectiveness of a                                                                              Execution Quantity is an instruction a
                                                                                                            proposed rule change. The text of these
                                                    Proposed Rule Change to Rules 11.6,                                                                           User may attach to an order with a Non-
                                                                                                            statements may be examined at the
                                                    Definitions, 11.8, Order Types, and                                                                           Displayed 8 instruction or a TIF of IOC 9
                                                                                                            places specified in Item IV below. The
                                                    11.10, Order Execution                                                                                        requiring the System 10 to execute the
                                                                                                            Exchange has prepared summaries, set
                                                                                                                                                                  order only to the extent that a minimum
                                                    August 22, 2017.                                        forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of
                                                                                                                                                                  quantity can be satisfied by execution
                                                       Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                  the most significant parts of such
                                                                                                                                                                  against a single order or multiple
                                                    Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the                    statements.
                                                                                                                                                                  aggregated orders simultaneously.11
                                                    ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                  (A) Self-Regulatory Organization’s                    Today, an order with a Minimum
                                                    notice is hereby given that on August                   Statement of the Purpose of, and                      Execution Quantity will execute upon
                                                    11, 2017, Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc. (the                 Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                entry against a single order or multiple
                                                    ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘EDGX’’) filed with the                Change                                                orders if the sum of those orders is equal
                                                    Securities and Exchange Commission                                                                            to or greater than its minimum quantity.
                                                    (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule                      1. Purpose
                                                                                                                                                                  An order with a Minimum Execution
                                                    change as described in Items I, II, and                    The Exchange proposes to: (i) Add                  Quantity instruction may be partially
                                                    III below, which Items have been                        new optional functionality to orders that             executed upon entry so long as the
                                                    prepared by the Exchange. The                           include the Minimum Execution                         execution size is equal to or exceeds the
                                                    Exchange has designated this proposal                   Quantity instruction by amending                      minimum quantity provided in the
                                                    as a ‘‘non-controversial’’ proposed rule                paragraph (h) of Exchange Rule 11.6,                  instruction. Any shares remaining after
                                                    change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)                  Definitions; (ii) amend paragraph (b)(3)              a partial execution will continue to be
                                                    of the Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii)                  of Exchange Rule 11.8 to specify that a               executed at a size that is equal to or
                                                    thereunder,4 which renders it effective                 Minimum Execution Quantity                            exceeds the quantity provided in the
                                                    upon filing with the Commission. The                    instruction may be included on a Limit                instruction. Where the number of shares
                                                    Commission is publishing this notice to                 Order with a TIF of IOC; and (iii) amend
                                                    solicit comments on the proposed rule                   paragraph (e)(3) of Exchange Rule 11.10,                7 The term ‘‘User’’ is defined as ‘‘any Member or

                                                    change from interested persons.                         Order Execution, to specify that a                    Sponsored Participant who is authorized to obtain
                                                                                                            change to the minimum quantity of an                  access to the System pursuant to Rule 11.3.’’ See
                                                    I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       order with a Minimum Execution                        Exchange Rule 1.5(ee).
                                                    Statement of the Terms of Substance of                  Quantity instruction may be included in
                                                                                                                                                                    8 The term ‘‘Non-Displayed’’ is defined as ‘‘[a]n

                                                    the Proposed Rule Change                                                                                      instruction the User may attach to an order stating
                                                                                                            a Replace message. These proposed                     that the order is not to be displayed by the System
                                                       The Exchange filed a proposal to: (i)                amendments are substantially similar to               on the EDGX Book.’’ See Exchange Rule 11.6(e)(2).
                                                    Add new optional functionality to                       the rules of Nasdaq and IEX.6                           9 As discussed below, the Exchange also proposes

                                                                                                                                                                  to clarify within Rule 11.6(h) that a Minimum
                                                    orders that include the Minimum                                                                               Quantity instruction may also be added to an order
                                                                                                               5 See Nasdaq Rule 4703(e) (defining Minimum
                                                    Execution Quantity instruction by                                                                             with a TIF of IOC. See e.g., Exchange Rules
                                                                                                            Quantity). See also Securities Exchange Act Release
                                                    amending paragraph (h) of Exchange                      No. 73959 (December 30, 2014), 80 FR 582 (January
                                                                                                                                                                  11.8(a)(3) and (c)(2) (specifying that the Minimum
                                                    Rule 11.6, Definitions; (ii) amend                      6, 2015) (order approving new optional                Quantity instruction may be included on Market
                                                                                                                                                                  Orders and ISOs with a TIF of IOC).
                                                    paragraph (b)(3) of Exchange Rule 11.8                  functionality for Minimum Quantity Orders). See
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                                                                                                                                                                    10 The term ‘‘System’’ is defined as ‘‘the
                                                    to specify that a Minimum Execution                     IEX Rule 11.190(b)(11) and Supplementary Material
                                                                                                            .03 (defining Minimum Quantity Orders and             electronic communications and trading facility
                                                    Quantity instruction may be included                    MinExec with Cancel Remaining and MinExec with        designated by the Board through which securities
                                                    on a Limit Order with a TIF of IOC; and                 AON Remaining). See also Securities Exchange Act      orders of Users are consolidated for ranking,
                                                    (iii) amend paragraph (e)(3) of Exchange                Release No. 78101 (June 17, 2016), 81 FR 41141        execution and, when applicable, routing away.’’ See
                                                                                                            (June 23, 2016) (order approving the IEX exchange     Exchange Rule 1.5(cc).
                                                      1 15
                                                                                                            application, which included IEX’s Minimum               11 Today, the System will aggregate multiple
                                                           U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                Quantity Orders). See also IEX Rule 11.190(d)(3)      resting orders to satisfy the incoming order’s
                                                      2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                   (allowing the minimum quantity size of an order to    minimum quantity and a User cannot elect the
                                                      3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).                             be changed via a replace message).                    incoming order to execute against a single resting
                                                      4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).                           6 See id.                                          contra-side order.



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Document Created: 2017-08-28 11:30:12
Document Modified: 2017-08-28 11:30:12
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesDate of notice required under 39 U.S.C. 3642(d)(1): August 28, 2017.
ContactElizabeth A. Reed, 202-268-3179.
FR Citation82 FR 40811 

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