83 FR 39480 - Product Change-Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement

POSTAL SERVICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 154 (August 9, 2018)

Page Range		39480-39480
FR Document		2018-17018

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 83 Issue 154 (Thursday, August 9, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 154 (Thursday, August 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 39480]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17018]


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POSTAL SERVICE


Product Change--Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement

AGENCY: Postal Service^TM.

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 required notice: August 9, 2018.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Postal Service[supreg] 
hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on 
August 3, 2018, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS 
Request to Add Priority Mail Contract 459 to Competitive Product List. 
Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2018-203, CP2018-
282.

Elizabeth Reed,
Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law.
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ADDRESSES: Submit comments deadline(s) for each request appear in Extension:
electronically via the Commission’s section II. Rule 12b–1, SEC File No. 270–188, OMB
Filing Online system at http:// Control No. 3235–0212
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit Notice is hereby given that, pursuant
comments electronically should contact 1. Docket No(s).: MC2018–203 and to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER CP2018–282; Filing Title: USPS Request (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities
INFORMATION CONTACT section by to Add Priority Mail Contract 459 to and Exchange Commission (the
telephone for advice on filing Competitive Product List and Notice of ‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the
alternatives. Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Office of Management and Budget
Acceptance Date: August 3, 2018; Filing (‘‘OMB’’) a request for extension of the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR previously approved collection of
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 3020.30 et seq.; Public Representative: information discussed below.
202–789–6820. Christopher C. Mohr, Comments Due: Rule 12b–1 under the Investment
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: August 13, 2018. Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.12b–
Table of Contents This Notice will be published in the 1) permits a registered open-end
Federal Register. investment company (‘‘fund’’) to bear
I. Introduction expenses associated with the
II. Docketed Proceeding(s) Stacy L. Ruble,
distribution of its shares, provided that
Secretary.
I. Introduction the fund complies with certain
[FR Doc. 2018–17035 Filed 8–8–18; 8:45 am]
requirements, including, among other
The Commission gives notice that the BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
things, that it adopt a written plan
Postal Service filed request(s) for the
(‘‘rule 12b–1 plan’’) and that it preserves
Commission to consider matters related
in writing any agreements relating to the
to negotiated service agreement(s). The POSTAL SERVICE rule 12b–1 plan. The rule in part
request(s) may propose the addition or
requires that (i) the adoption or material
removal of a negotiated service Product Change—Priority Mail amendment of a rule 12b–1 plan be
agreement from the market dominant or Negotiated Service Agreement approved by the fund’s directors,
the competitive product list, or the including its independent directors,
modification of an existing product AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Notice. and, in certain circumstances, its
currently appearing on the market shareholders; (ii) the board review
dominant or the competitive product SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives quarterly reports of amounts spent
list. notice of filing a request with the Postal under the rule 12b–1 plan; and (iii) the
Section II identifies the docket Regulatory Commission to add a board, including the independent
number(s) associated with each Postal domestic shipping services contract to directors, consider continuation of the
Service request, the title of each Postal the list of Negotiated Service rule 12b–1 plan and any related
Service request, the request’s acceptance Agreements in the Mail Classification agreements at least annually. Rule 12b–
date, and the authority cited by the Schedule’s Competitive Products List. 1 also requires funds relying on the rule
Postal Service for each request. For each to preserve for six years, the first two
DATES: Date of required notice: August
request, the Commission appoints an years in an easily accessible place,
9, 2018.
officer of the Commission to represent copies of the rule 12b–1 plan and any
the interests of the general public in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Reed, 202–268–3179. related agreements and reports, as well
proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 as minutes of board meetings that
(Public Representative). Section II also SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
describe the factors considered and the
establishes comment deadline(s) United States Postal Service® hereby
basis for adopting or continuing a rule
pertaining to each request. gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
12b–1 plan.
The public portions of the Postal 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on August 3, 2018, Rule 12b–1 also prohibits funds from
Service’s request(s) can be accessed via it filed with the Postal Regulatory paying for distribution of fund shares
the Commission’s website (http:// Commission a USPS Request to Add with brokerage commissions on their
www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of Priority Mail Contract 459 to portfolio transactions. The rule requires
the Postal Service’s request(s), if any, Competitive Product List. Documents funds that use broker-dealers that sell
can be accessed through compliance are available at www.prc.gov, Docket their shares to also execute their
with the requirements of 39 CFR Nos. MC2018–203, CP2018–282. portfolio securities transactions, to
3007.40. Elizabeth Reed, implement policies and procedures
The Commission invites comments on Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. reasonably designed to prevent: (i) The
whether the Postal Service’s request(s) persons responsible for selecting broker-
[FR Doc. 2018–17018 Filed 8–8–18; 8:45 am]
in the captioned docket(s) are consistent dealers to effect transactions in fund
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with the policies of title 39. For portfolio securities from taking into
request(s) that the Postal Service states account broker-dealers’ promotional or
concern market dominant product(s), sales efforts when making those
applicable statutory and regulatory SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE decisions; and (ii) a fund, its adviser, or
requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 COMMISSION its principal underwriter, from entering
U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39
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Submission for OMB Review; into any agreement under which the
CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s) fund directs brokerage transactions or
Comment Request
that the Postal Service states concern revenue generated by those transactions
competitive product(s), applicable Upon Written Request, Copy Available to a broker-dealer to pay for distribution
statutory and regulatory requirements From: Securities and Exchange of the fund’s (or any other fund’s)
include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, Commission, Office of FOIA Services, shares.
39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC The board and shareholder approval
39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment 20549–2736 requirements of rule 12b–1 are designed

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Date of required notice: August 9, 2018.
Contact		Elizabeth Reed, 202-268-3179.
FR Citation		83 FR 39480