82_FR_60478 82 FR 60236 - New Postal Product

82 FR 60236 - New Postal Product

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 242 (December 19, 2017)

Page Range60236-60237
FR Document2017-27260

The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60236-60237]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27260]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. MC2018-53 and CP2018-86; MC2018-54 and CP2018-87]


New Postal Product

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for 
the Commission's consideration concerning a negotiated service 
agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public 
comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: December 21, 2017.

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. Docketed Proceeding(s)

I. Introduction

    The Commission gives notice that the Postal Service filed 
request(s) for the Commission to consider matters related to negotiated 
service agreement(s). The request(s) may propose the addition or 
removal of a negotiated service agreement from the market dominant or 
the competitive product list, or the modification of an existing 
product currently appearing on the market dominant or the competitive 
product list.
    Section II identifies the docket number(s) associated with each 
Postal Service request, the title of each Postal Service request, the 
request's acceptance date, and the authority cited by the Postal 
Service for each request. For each request, the Commission appoints an 
officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the general 
public in the proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505

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(Public Representative). Section II also establishes comment 
deadline(s) pertaining to each request.
    The public portions of the Postal Service's request(s) can be 
accessed via the Commission's website (http://www.prc.gov). Non-public 
portions of the Postal Service's request(s), if any, can be accessed 
through compliance with the requirements of 39 CFR 3007.40.
    The Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service's 
request(s) in the captioned docket(s) are consistent with the policies 
of title 39. For request(s) that the Postal Service states concern 
market dominant product(s), applicable statutory and regulatory 
requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, 
and 39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s) that the Postal Service 
states concern competitive product(s), applicable statutory and 
regulatory requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, 39 
U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment 
deadline(s) for each request appear in section II.

II. Docketed Proceeding(s)

    1. Docket No(s).: MC2018-53 and CP2018-86; Filing Title: USPS 
Request to Add Priority Mail Contract 388 to Competitive Product List 
and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: 
December 13, 2017; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 
et seq.; Public Representative: Jennaca D. Upperman; Comments Due: 
December 21, 2017.
    2. Docket No(s).: MC2018-54 and CP2018-87; Filing Title: USPS 
Request to Add Priority Mail Contract 389 to Competitive Product List 
and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: 
December 13, 2017; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 
et seq.; Public Representative: Jennaca D. Upperman; Comments Due: 
December 21, 2017.

    This notice will be published in the Federal Register.
Stacy L. Ruble,
Secretary.
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                                                South Tryon Street, M/C DEC45A,                         that contains the new prices; a copy of                 4. The Secretary shall arrange for
                                                Charlotte, NC 28202.                                    the certification required under 39 CFR               publication of this order in the Federal
                                                  NRC Branch Chief: Undine Shoop.                       3015.5(c)(2); documentation in support                Register.
                                                  Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day           of inflation-linked adjustment for the
                                                                                                                                                              Stacy L. Ruble,
                                                of December, 2017.                                      new prices; and redacted copies of
                                                                                                                                                              Secretary.
                                                  For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                Governors’ Decisions 14–04 and 11–6.
                                                                                                        Id. at 2–3; see id. Attachments 2–7. The              [FR Doc. 2017–27240 Filed 12–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                Greg A. Casto,
                                                Acting Deputy Director, Division of Operating
                                                                                                        Postal Service also filed redacted                    BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P

                                                Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor            financial workpapers. Notice at 3.
                                                Regulation.                                                The Postal Service also filed                      POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–27087 Filed 12–18–17; 8:45 am]            unredacted copies of Governors’
                                                BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                  Decisions 14–04 and 11–6, an                          [Docket Nos. MC2018–53 and CP2018–86;
                                                                                                                                                              MC2018–54 and CP2018–87]
                                                                                                        unredacted copy of the new prices, and
                                                                                                        related financial information under seal.             New Postal Product
                                                POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION                            See Notice at 4. The Postal Service filed
                                                                                                        an application for non-public treatment               AGENCY:   Postal Regulatory Commission.
                                                [Docket No. CP2018–84; Order No. 4275]                  of materials filed under seal. Id.                    ACTION:   Notice.
                                                Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU Rates)                      Attachment 1.
                                                                                                                                                              SUMMARY:   The Commission is noticing a
                                                                                                           The Postal Service states that it has              recent Postal Service filing for the
                                                AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.                   provided supporting documentation as
                                                ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                                                                              Commission’s consideration concerning
                                                                                                        required by Order Nos. 2102 and 2310.2                a negotiated service agreement. This
                                                SUMMARY:    The Commission is noticing a                In addition, the Postal Service states                notice informs the public of the filing,
                                                recently filed Postal Service notice of                 that it provided citations and copies of              invites public comment, and takes other
                                                intention to change prices not of general               relevant UPU IB Circulars and updates                 administrative steps.
                                                applicability to be effective January 1,                to inflation-linked adjustments as
                                                                                                                                                              DATES: Comments are due: December
                                                2018. This notice informs the public of                 required by Order No. 3716.3
                                                                                                                                                              21, 2017.
                                                the filing, invites public comment, and                 III. Commission Action                                ADDRESSES: Submit comments
                                                takes other administrative steps.                                                                             electronically via the Commission’s
                                                DATES: Comments are due: December                         The Commission establishes Docket                   Filing Online system at http://
                                                21, 2017.                                               No. CP2018–84 for consideration of                    www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
                                                ADDRESSES: Submit comments
                                                                                                        matters raised by the Notice.                         comments electronically should contact
                                                electronically via the Commission’s                       The Commission invites comments on                  the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
                                                Filing Online system at http://                         whether the Postal Service’s filing is                INFORMATION CONTACT section by
                                                www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit                    consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633,                 telephone for advice on filing
                                                comments electronically should contact                  and 39 CFR part 3015. Comments are                    alternatives.
                                                the person identified in the FOR FURTHER                due no later than December 21, 2017.                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                INFORMATION CONTACT section by                          The public portions of the filing can be              David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
                                                telephone for advice on filing                          accessed via the Commission’s website                 202–789–6820.
                                                alternatives.                                           (http://www.prc.gov).                                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                          The Commission appoints Katalin K.
                                                                                                        Clendenin to serve as Public                          Table of Contents
                                                David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
                                                202–789–6820.                                           Representative in this docket.                        I. Introduction
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                                                                    II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
                                                                                                        IV. Ordering Paragraphs
                                                Table of Contents                                                                                             I. Introduction
                                                                                                          It is ordered:                                         The Commission gives notice that the
                                                I. Introduction
                                                II. Contents of Filing
                                                                                                          1. The Commission establishes Docket                Postal Service filed request(s) for the
                                                III. Commission Action                                  No. CP2018–84 for consideration of the                Commission to consider matters related
                                                IV. Ordering Paragraphs                                 matters raised by the Postal Service’s                to negotiated service agreement(s). The
                                                                                                        Notice.                                               request(s) may propose the addition or
                                                I. Introduction                                                                                               removal of a negotiated service
                                                                                                          2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin
                                                   On December 12, 2017, the Postal                     K. Clendenin is appointed to serve as an              agreement from the market dominant or
                                                Service filed notice announcing its                     officer of the Commission to represent                the competitive product list, or the
                                                intention to change prices not of general               the interests of the general public in this           modification of an existing product
                                                applicability for Inbound Parcel Post (at               proceeding (Public Representative).                   currently appearing on the market
                                                Universal Postal Union (UPU) Rates)                                                                           dominant or the competitive product
                                                effective January 1, 2018.1                               3. Comments are due no later than
                                                                                                                                                              list.
                                                                                                        December 21, 2017.                                       Section II identifies the docket
                                                II. Contents of Filing
                                                                                                                                                              number(s) associated with each Postal
                                                                                                          2 Notice at 4–5. See Docket No. CP2014–52, Order
                                                   To accompany its Notice, the Postal                                                                        Service request, the title of each Postal
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                                                                                                        Accepting Price Changes for Inbound Air Parcel
                                                Service filed: A redacted copy of the                   Post (at UPU Rates), June 26, 2014, at 6 (Order No.   Service request, the request’s acceptance
                                                UPU International Bureau (IB) Circular                  2102); Docket No. CP2015–24, Order Accepting          date, and the authority cited by the
                                                                                                        Changes in Rates for Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU      Postal Service for each request. For each
                                                  1 Notice of the United States Postal Service of       Rates), December 29, 2014, at 4 (Order No. 2310).     request, the Commission appoints an
                                                Filing Changes in Rates Not of General                    3 Notice at 5–6. See Docket Nos. MC2017–58 and

                                                Applicability for Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU           CP2017–86, Order Acknowledging Changes in Rates
                                                                                                                                                              officer of the Commission to represent
                                                Rates), and Application for Non-Public Treatment,       for Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU Rates), December      the interests of the general public in the
                                                December 12, 2017, at 1–2 (Notice).                     30, 2016, at 5 (Order No. 3716).                      proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505


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                                                (Public Representative). Section II also                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                establishes comment deadline(s)                         COMMISSION                                              Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                pertaining to each request.                                                                                     Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                  The public portions of the Postal                     [Release No. 34–82314; File No. SR–Phlx–                Change
                                                Service’s request(s) can be accessed via                2017–100]                                               1. Purpose
                                                the Commission’s website (http://                                                                                  The purpose of the proposed rule
                                                www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of                    Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq
                                                                                                                                                                change is to amend the Exchange’s
                                                the Postal Service’s request(s), if any,                PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing and
                                                                                                                                                                connectivity fees under ‘‘Port Fees’’ at
                                                can be accessed through compliance                      Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed                     Chapter VIII of the Nasdaq PHLX LLC
                                                with the requirements of 39 CFR                         Rule Change To Amend Chapter VIII of                    Pricing Schedule to provide a waiver of
                                                3007.40.                                                the Phlx Pricing Schedule To Waive                      all such fees to new PSX Participants for
                                                                                                        Port Fees for New PSX Participants for                  a limited time. Port fees include the
                                                  The Commission invites comments on
                                                                                                        a Limited Time                                          choices for connecting to PSX and
                                                whether the Postal Service’s request(s)
                                                in the captioned docket(s) are consistent                                                                       receipt of data therefrom, together with
                                                                                                        December 13, 2017.
                                                with the policies of title 39. For                                                                              the fees assessed for that connectivity.
                                                                                                           Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                  Specifically, the Exchange is proposing
                                                request(s) that the Postal Service states
                                                                                                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934                         to waive all Port Fees for every
                                                concern market dominant product(s),
                                                                                                        (‘‘Act’’) 1, and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                Participant that is a ‘‘new PSX
                                                applicable statutory and regulatory                                                                             Participant’’ through December 31,
                                                                                                        notice is hereby given that on November
                                                requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39                                                                         2018. The Exchange is defining a ‘‘new
                                                                                                        29, 2017, Nasdaq PHLX LLC (‘‘Phlx’’ or
                                                U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39                                                                           PSX Participant’’ as a Participant that
                                                                                                        ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities
                                                CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s)                                                                        was not a Participant before September
                                                                                                        and Exchange Commission
                                                that the Postal Service states concern                                                                          1, 2017. The Exchange believes that the
                                                                                                        (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
                                                competitive product(s), applicable                                                                              proposed fee waiver will make PSX a
                                                                                                        change as described in Items I, II, and
                                                statutory and regulatory requirements                                                                           more attractive venue for prospective
                                                                                                        III, below, which Items have been
                                                include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633,                                                                         Participants. The Exchange notes that its
                                                                                                        prepared by the Exchange. The
                                                39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and                                                                           proposal is similar to one that it
                                                                                                        Commission is publishing this notice to
                                                39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment                                                                            implemented previously to attract new
                                                                                                        solicit comments on the proposed rule
                                                deadline(s) for each request appear in                                                                          Participants.3
                                                                                                        change from interested persons.
                                                section II.                                                                                                     2. Statutory Basis
                                                                                                        I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                II. Docketed Proceeding(s)                                                                                         The Exchange believes that its
                                                                                                        Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                                                                                        the Proposed Rule Change                                proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)
                                                  1. Docket No(s).: MC2018–53 and                                                                               of the Act,4 in general, and furthers the
                                                CP2018–86; Filing Title: USPS Request                                                                           objectives of Sections 6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5)
                                                                                                           The Exchange proposes to amend the
                                                to Add Priority Mail Contract 388 to                                                                            of the Act,5 in particular, in that it
                                                                                                        Exchange’s connectivity fees at Chapter
                                                Competitive Product List and Notice of                                                                          provides for the equitable allocation of
                                                                                                        VIII of the Phlx Pricing Schedule to
                                                Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing                                                                             reasonable dues, fees and other charges
                                                                                                        provide a waiver of all connectivity fees
                                                Acceptance Date: December 13, 2017;                                                                             among members and issuers and other
                                                                                                        to new PSX Participants for a limited
                                                Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39                                                                         persons using any facility, and is not
                                                                                                        time
                                                CFR 3020.30 et seq.; Public                                                                                     designed to permit unfair
                                                Representative: Jennaca D. Upperman;                       The text of the proposed rule change                 discrimination between customers,
                                                Comments Due: December 21, 2017.                        is available on the Exchange’s website at               issuers, brokers, or dealers.
                                                                                                        http://nasdaqphlx.cchwallstreet.com/,                      The Exchange believes that the
                                                  2. Docket No(s).: MC2018–54 and
                                                                                                        at the principal office of the Exchange,                proposed change is reasonable because
                                                CP2018–87; Filing Title: USPS Request
                                                                                                        and at the Commission’s Public                          it will limit the overall costs incurred by
                                                to Add Priority Mail Contract 389 to
                                                                                                        Reference Room.                                         new Participants in connecting to the
                                                Competitive Product List and Notice of
                                                                                                                                                                Exchange, which may as a consequence
                                                Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing                     II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                                                                                attract new Participants. Attracting new
                                                Acceptance Date: December 13, 2017;                     Statement of the Purpose of, and                        Participants will benefit all market
                                                Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39                 Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                  participants on PSX by ensuring that
                                                CFR 3020.30 et seq.; Public                             Change                                                  PSX remains deep and liquid. The
                                                Representative: Jennaca D. Upperman;                                                                            Exchange believes that the proposed
                                                Comments Due: December 21, 2017.                          In its filing with the Commission, the
                                                                                                        Exchange included statements                            change is an equitable allocation and is
                                                  This notice will be published in the                                                                          not unfairly discriminatory because the
                                                                                                        concerning the purpose of and basis for
                                                Federal Register.                                                                                               Exchange will uniformly apply the same
                                                                                                        the proposed rule change and discussed
                                                Stacy L. Ruble,                                                                                                 fee to all similarly situated Participants.
                                                                                                        any comments it received on the
                                                                                                                                                                In this regard, the Exchange is
                                                Secretary.                                              proposed rule change. The text of these                 proposing to apply the fee waiver to
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–27260 Filed 12–18–17; 8:45 am]            statements may be examined at the                       new PSX Participants, which the
                                                                                                        places specified in Item IV below. The
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                                                BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P                                                                                          Exchange proposes to define as a
                                                                                                        Exchange has prepared summaries, set
                                                                                                        forth in sections A, B, and C below, of                    3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34–

                                                                                                        the most significant aspects of such                    78665 (Aug. 24, 2016), 81 FR 59693 (Aug. 30, 2016)
                                                                                                        statements.                                             (SR–Phlx–2016–85) (waiving port fees through
                                                                                                                                                                August 1, 2017 for those who were not Participants
                                                                                                                                                                after July 1, 2016).
                                                                                                          1 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                 4 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
                                                                                                          2 17   CFR 240.19b–4.                                    5 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).




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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments are due: December 21, 2017.
ContactDavid A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 202-789-6820.
FR Citation82 FR 60236 

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