83_FR_30595 83 FR 30470 - New Postal Products

83 FR 30470 - New Postal Products

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 125 (June 28, 2018)

Page Range30470-30471
FR Document2018-13930

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

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30470-30471]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13930]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. MC2018-186 and CP2018-260]


New Postal Products

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 negotiated service 
agreements. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites 
public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: July 2, 2018.

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 (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).: MC2018-186 and CP2018-260; Filing Title: Request 
of the United States Postal Service to Add Global Expedited Package 
Services--Non-Published Rates 14 (GEPS--NPR 14) to the Competitive 
Products List and Notice of Filing GEPS--NPR 14 Model Contract and 
Application for Non-Public Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal; 
Filing Acceptance Date: June 22, 2018; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 
and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.;

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Public Representative: Gregory Stanton; Comments Due: July 2, 2018.
    This Notice will be published in the Federal Register.

Stacy L. Ruble,
Secretary.
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                                              capable of fulfilling their intended                    applicants or potential applicants, with               II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
                                              functions. Last, an application for a                   certain exceptions, are not within the                 I. Introduction
                                              combined license shall contain a final                  scope of entities that are the subject of
                                              safety analysis report that provides a                  the Backfit Rule or an issue finality                     The Commission gives notice that the
                                              description of the program, and its                     provision in 10 CFR part 52. However,                  Postal Service filed request(s) for the
                                              implementation, for monitoring the                      the scope of backfitting and issue                     Commission to consider matters related
                                              effectiveness of maintenance necessary                  finality extends only to the matters                   to negotiated service agreement(s). The
                                              to meet the requirements of 10 CFR                      resolved in the license or regulatory                  request(s) may propose the addition or
                                              50.65.                                                  approval. The matters addressed in this                removal of a negotiated service
                                                 The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) is                DG (concerning monitoring the                          agreement from the market dominant or
                                              submit revision 4F of NUMARC 93–01,                     effectiveness of maintenance at nuclear                the competitive product list, or the
                                              ‘‘Industry Guideline for Monitoring the                 power plants) has not previously been                  modification of an existing product
                                              Effectiveness of Maintenance at Nuclear                 proposed to be for a construction                      currently appearing on the market
                                              Power Plants’’ for endorsement. NEI                     permit, design certification rule, or                  dominant or the competitive product
                                              explained that NUMARC 93–01 was                         standard design approval. Therefore, the               list.
                                              developed to establish an acceptable                    extent to which an applicant can rely on                  Section II identifies the docket
                                              approach for licensees to meet the                      a backfitting or issue finality provision              number(s) associated with each Postal
                                              Maintenance Rule. Revision 4F of                        is limited to the extent that the                      Service request, the title of each Postal
                                              NUMARC 93–01 addresses the                              applicant has addressed the matters in                 Service request, the request’s acceptance
                                              application of the Maintenance Rule to                  this regulatory guide during the review                date, and the authority cited by the
                                              the use of diverse and flexible coping                  and approval of the construction permit,               Postal Service for each request. For each
                                              strategies (FLEX) support guidelines                    design certification rule, or standard                 request, the Commission appoints an
                                              (FSGs) in plant emergency operating                     design approval.                                       officer of the Commission to represent
                                              procedures (EOPs), as well as some                                                                             the interests of the general public in the
                                              other minor wording changes.                              Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd
                                                                                                      day of June, 2018.                                     proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505
                                                 The DG, entitled, ‘‘Monitoring the                                                                          (Public Representative). Section II also
                                              Effectiveness of Maintenance at Nuclear                   For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                                                                                      Edward O’Donnell,
                                                                                                                                                             establishes comment deadline(s)
                                              Power Plants,’’ is a proposed revision                                                                         pertaining to each request.
                                              temporarily identified by its task                      Acting Chief, Regulatory Guidance and
                                                                                                      Generic Issues Branch, Division of                        The public portions of the Postal
                                              number, DG–1336. DG–1336 is
                                                                                                      Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory              Service’s request(s) can be accessed via
                                              proposed revision 4 of RG 1.160,
                                                                                                      Research.                                              the Commission’s website (http://
                                              ‘‘Monitoring the Effectiveness of
                                              Maintenance at Nuclear Power Plants.’’                  [FR Doc. 2018–13876 Filed 6–27–18; 8:45 am]            www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of
                                              The NRC’s proposed revision to RG                       BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                                                                                                                                             the Postal Service’s request(s), if any,
                                              1.160 would endorse with clarification                                                                         can be accessed through compliance
                                              NUMARC 93–01 Revision 4F. The NRC                                                                              with the requirements of 39 CFR
                                              finds that endorsement would be                         POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION                           3007.40.
                                              beneficial in that the agency positions                                                                           The Commission invites comments on
                                                                                                      [Docket Nos. MC2018–186 and CP2018–260]                whether the Postal Service’s request(s)
                                              with respect to FLEX equipment, the
                                              Maintenance Rule, and Revision 4F of                                                                           in the captioned docket(s) are consistent
                                                                                                      New Postal Products                                    with the policies of title 39. For
                                              NUMARC 93–01 would be readily
                                              understood.                                             AGENCY:   Postal Regulatory Commission.                request(s) that the Postal Service states
                                                                                                      ACTION:   Notice.                                      concern market dominant product(s),
                                              III. Backfitting and Issue Finality                                                                            applicable statutory and regulatory
                                                 This DG describes methods acceptable                 SUMMARY:   The Commission is noticing a                requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39
                                              to the staff of the NRC for demonstrating               recent Postal Service filing for the                   U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39
                                              compliance with the provisions of 10                    Commission’s consideration concerning                  CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s)
                                              CFR 50.65, ‘‘Requirements for                           negotiated service agreements. This                    that the Postal Service states concern
                                              Monitoring the Effectiveness of                         notice informs the public of the filing,               competitive product(s), applicable
                                              Maintenance at Nuclear Power Plants,’’                  invites public comment, and takes other                statutory and regulatory requirements
                                              of 10 CFR part 50, ‘‘Domestic Licensing                 administrative steps.                                  include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633,
                                              of Production and Utilization                           DATES: Comments are due: July 2, 2018.                 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and
                                              Facilities.’’ As discussed in Section D.                                                                       39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment
                                                                                                      ADDRESSES: Submit comments
                                              ‘‘Implementation’’ of this DG, the NRC                                                                         deadline(s) for each request appear in
                                                                                                      electronically via the Commission’s
                                              does not intend to impose this guide, if                                                                       section II.
                                                                                                      Filing Online system at http://
                                              finalized, on applicants for, or holders                www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit                   II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
                                              of, licenses.                                           comments electronically should contact
                                                 This DG may be applied to                                                                                     1. Docket No(s).: MC2018–186 and
                                                                                                      the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
                                              applications for combined licenses                                                                             CP2018–260; Filing Title: Request of the
                                                                                                      INFORMATION CONTACT section by
                                              under 10 CFR part 52 docketed by the                                                                           United States Postal Service to Add
                                                                                                      telephone for advice on filing
                                              NRC as of the date of issuance of the                                                                          Global Expedited Package Services—
                                                                                                      alternatives.
                                              final regulatory guide, as well as future                                                                      Non-Published Rates 14 (GEPS—NPR
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                                              applications submitted after the                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       14) to the Competitive Products List and
                                              issuance of the regulatory guide. Such                  David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at                 Notice of Filing GEPS—NPR 14 Model
                                              action would not constitute backfitting                 202–789–6820.                                          Contract and Application for Non-
                                              as defined in the 10 CFR 50.109 or be                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             Public Treatment of Materials Filed
                                              otherwise inconsistent with the                                                                                Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date:
                                              applicable issue finality provision in 10               Table of Contents                                      June 22, 2018; Filing Authority: 39
                                              CFR part 52, inasmuch as such                           I. Introduction                                        U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.;


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                                              Public Representative: Gregory Stanton;                 Exchange Act of 1934 1 and Rule 19b–                   Reference Room and also on the
                                              Comments Due: July 2, 2018.                             4 thereunder,2 a proposed rule change                  Exchange’s internet website at http://
                                                This Notice will be published in the                  to amend Rules 7150 and 7245 to                        boxoptions.com.
                                              Federal Register.                                       provide certain account type
                                                                                                                                                             II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                      information in its Price Improvement
                                              Stacy L. Ruble,                                                                                                Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                                                                      Period and Complex Price Improvement
                                              Secretary.                                                                                                     Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                                                                      Period auction notifications. The
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–13930 Filed 6–27–18; 8:45 am]                                                                    Change
                                                                                                      proposed rule change was published for
                                              BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P                                  comment in the Federal Register on                       In its filing with the Commission, the
                                                                                                      May 31, 2018.3 The Commission                          self-regulatory organization included
                                                                                                      received no comment letters on the                     statements concerning the purpose of,
                                              POSTAL SERVICE                                          proposal. On June 20, 2018, the                        and basis for, the proposed rule change
                                                                                                      Exchange withdrew the proposed rule                    and discussed any comments it received
                                              International Product Change—Global                     change (SR–BOX–2018–17).                               on the proposed rule change. The text
                                              Expedited Package Services—Non-                                                                                of these statements may be examined at
                                                                                                        For the Commission, by the Division of
                                              Published Rates                                         Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated             the places specified in Item IV below.
                                                                                                      authority.4                                            The self-regulatory organization has
                                              AGENCY:   Postal ServiceTM.
                                                                                                      Eduardo A. Aleman,                                     prepared summaries, set forth in
                                              ACTION:   Notice.                                                                                              Sections A, B, and C below, of the most
                                                                                                      Assistant Secretary.
                                              SUMMARY:   The Postal Service gives                     [FR Doc. 2018–13886 Filed 6–27–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                             significant aspects of such statements.
                                              notice of filing a request with the Postal              BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                 A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                              Regulatory Commission to add Global                                                                            Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                              Expedited Package Services—Non-                                                                                Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                              Published Rates 14 (GEPS–NPR 14) to                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                Change
                                              the Competitive Products List.                          COMMISSION
                                                                                                                                                             1. Purpose
                                              DATES: Date of notice: June 28, 2018.                   [Release No. 34–83500; File No. SR–BOX–
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle                   2018–23]                                                  The Exchange proposes to extend the
                                              R. Coppin, 202–268–2368.                                                                                       effective time period of the Penny Pilot
                                                                                                      Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX                     Program that is currently scheduled to
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                                                                      Options Exchange LLC; Notice of                        expire on June 30, 2018, until December
                                              United States Postal Service® hereby
                                                                                                      Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of                  31, 2018.3 The Penny Pilot Program
                                              gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
                                                                                                      a Proposed Rule Change To Amend                        permits certain classes to be quoted in
                                              3642, on June 22, 2018, it filed with the
                                                                                                      Rule 7260 by Extending the Penny                       penny increments. The minimum price
                                              Postal Regulatory Commission a Request
                                                                                                      Pilot Program Through December 31,                     variation for all classes included in the
                                              of the United States Postal Service to
                                                                                                      2018                                                   Penny Pilot Program, except for
                                              add Global Expedited Package
                                                                                                                                                             PowerShares QQQ Trust (‘‘QQQQ’’)®,
                                              Services—Non-Published Rates 14                         June 22, 2018.
                                                                                                                                                             SPDR S&P 500 Exchange Traded Funds
                                              (GEPS—NPR 14) to the Competitive                           Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                 (‘‘SPY’’), and iShares Russell 2000 Index
                                              Products List and Notice of Filing                      Securities Exchange Act of 1934                        Funds (‘‘IWM’’), will continue to be
                                              GEPS—NPR 14 Model Contract and                          (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                $0.01 for all quotations in options series
                                              Application for Non-Public Treatment                    notice is hereby given that on June 18,                that are quoted at less than $3 per
                                              of Materials Filed Under Seal.                          2018, BOX Options Exchange LLC (the                    contract and $0.05 for all quotations in
                                              Documents are available at                              ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities                options series that are quoted at $3 per
                                              www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2018–186                     and Exchange Commission                                contract or greater. QQQQ, SPY, and
                                              and CP2018–260.                                         (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
                                              Ruth Stevenson,                                         change as described in Items I and II                     3 The Penny Pilot Program has been in effect on
                                                                                                      below, which Items have been prepared                  the Exchange since its inception in May 2012. See
                                              Attorney, Federal Compliance.
                                                                                                      by the self-regulatory organization. The               Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 66871 (April
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–13879 Filed 6–27–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                      Commission is publishing this notice to                27, 2012), 77 FR 26323 (May 3, 2012) (File No. 10–
                                              BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
                                                                                                      solicit comments on the proposed rule                  206, In the Matter of the Application of BOX
                                                                                                                                                             Options Exchange LLC for Registration as a
                                                                                                      from interested persons.                               National Securities Exchange Findings, Opinion,
                                                                                                                                                             and Order of the Commission), 67328 (June 29,
                                              SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                      2012), 77 FR 40123 (July 6, 2012) (SR–BOX–2012–
                                              COMMISSION                                              Statement of the Terms of Substance of                 007), 68425 (December 13, 2012), 77 FR 75234
                                                                                                      the Proposed Rule Change                               (December 19, 2013) (SR–BOX–2012–021), 69789
                                              [Release No. 34–83499; File No. SR–BOX–                                                                        (June 18, 2013), 78 FR 37854 (June 24, 2013) (SR–
                                                                                                         The Exchange proposes to amend                      BOX–2013–31), 71056 (December 12, 2013), 78 FR
                                              2018–17)]
                                                                                                      Rule 7260 by extending the Penny Pilot                 76691 (December 18, 2013) (SR–BOX–2013–56),
                                                                                                      Program through December 31, 2018.                     72348 (June 9, 2014), 79 FR 33976 (June 13, 2014)
                                              Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX                                                                             (SR–BOX–2014–17), 73822 (December 11, 2014), 79
                                              Options Exchange LLC; Notice of                         The text of the proposed rule change is                FR 75606 (December 18, 2014) (SR–BOX–2014–29),
                                              Withdrawal of Proposed Rule Change                      available from the principal office of the             75295 (June 25, 2015), 80 FR 37690 (July 1,
                                              To Amend Rules 7150 and 7245                            Exchange, at the Commission’s Public                   2015)(SR–BOX–2015–23), 78172 (June 28, 2016), 81
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                                                                                                                                                             FR 43325 (July 1, 2016)(SR–BOX–2016–24), 79429
                                              June 22, 2018.                                            1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                               (November 30, 2016), 81 FR 87991 (December 6,
                                                                                                                                                             2016)(SR–BOX–2016–55); 80828 (May 31, 2017), 82
                                                On May 14, 2018, BOX Options                            2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
                                                                                                        3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 83317
                                                                                                                                                             FR 26175 (June 6, 2017) (SR–BOX–2017–18) and
                                              Exchange LLC (the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed                                                                          82353 (December 19, 2017), 82 FR 61087 (December
                                                                                                      (May 24, 2018), 83 FR 25074.                           26, 2017). The extension of the effective date and
                                              with the Securities and Exchange                          4 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
                                                                                                                                                             the revision of the date to replace issues that have
                                              Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant                     1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                                                                                                                             been delisted are the only changes to the Penny
                                              to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities                     2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                  Pilot Program being proposed at this time.



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments are due: July 2, 2018.
ContactDavid A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 202-789-6820.
FR Citation83 FR 30470 

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