83 FR 57510 - New Postal Product

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 221 (November 15, 2018)

Page Range		57510-57511
FR Document		2018-24916

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 83 Issue 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57510-57511]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24916]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2019-11]


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: November 16, 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 3007.301.\1\
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    \1\ See Docket No. RM2018-3, Order Adopting Final Rules Relating 
to Non-Public Information, June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19-22 
(Order No. 4679).
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    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

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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).: CP2019-11; Filing Title: Notice of the United 
States Postal Service of Filing a Functionally Equivalent Global 
Expedited Package Services 7 Negotiated Service Agreement and 
Application for Non-Public Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal; 
Filing Acceptance Date: November 8, 2018; Filing Authority: 39 CFR 
3015.5; Public Representative: Curtis E. Kidd; Comments Due: November 
16, 2018.
    This Notice will be published in the Federal Register.

Stacy L. Ruble,
Secretary.
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Summary of Collection: The National of foreign-earned doctorate recipients in ADDRESSES: Submit comments
Survey of College Graduates (NSCG) has the NSCG sample. NCSES estimates the electronically via the Commission’s
been conducted biennially since the 2019 NSCG response rate to be 70 to 80 Filing Online system at http://
1970s. The 2019 NSCG sample will be percent. www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
selected from the 2017 American Estimate of Burden: The amount of comments electronically should contact
Community Survey (ACS) and the 2017 time to complete the questionnaire may the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
NSCG, providing coverage of the college vary depending on an individual’s INFORMATION CONTACT section by
graduate population residing in the circumstances; however, on average it telephone for advice on filing
United States. The purpose of this will take approximately 30 minutes to alternatives.
repeated cross-sectional survey is to complete the survey. NCSES estimates FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
collect data that will be used to provide that the total annual burden will be no David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
national estimates on the science and more than 59,200 hours (=148,000 202–789–6820.
engineering workforce and changes in sample persons × 80% response × 30
their employment, education, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
minutes) during the 2019 survey cycle.
demographic characteristics. Comments: As required by 5 CFR Table of Contents
The National Science Foundation Act 1320.8(d), comments on the information
of 1950, as subsequently amended, collection activities as part of this study I. Introduction
includes a statutory charge to ‘‘. . . were solicited through the publication II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
provide a central clearinghouse for the of a 60-Day Notice in the Federal
collection, interpretation, and analysis Register on 12 June 2018, at 83 FR I. Introduction
of data on scientific and engineering 27354. NCSES received one comment The Commission gives notice that the
resources, and to provide a source of on 13 August 2018 from a group Postal Service filed request(s) for the
information for policy formulation by representing several organizations. The Commission to consider matters related
other agencies of the Federal commenters requested that NCSES to negotiated service agreement(s). The
Government.’’ The NSCG is designed to include measures of sexual orientation request(s) may propose the addition or
comply with these mandates by and gender identity on the NSCG and on removal of a negotiated service
providing information on the supply other NCSES surveys (specifically, the agreement from the market dominant or
and utilization of the nation’s scientists Survey of Doctorate Recipients and the the competitive product list, or the
and engineers. Survey of Earned Doctorates). NCSES modification of an existing product
The U.S. Census Bureau, as in the informed the commenters that it shares currently appearing on the market
past, will conduct the NSCG for NCSES. their interest in improving federal data dominant or the competitive product
The survey data collection will begin in collections and providing reliable list.
February 2019 using web and mail measures for important segments of the Section II identifies the docket
questionnaires. Non-respondents to the population. Furthermore, NCSES number(s) associated with each Postal
web or mail questionnaire will be described its process for evaluating Service request, the title of each Postal
followed up by computer-assisted possible questionnaire additions, Service request, the request’s acceptance
telephone interviewing. The including the extensive experimentation date, and the authority cited by the
individual’s response to the survey is involved and the time and resources Postal Service for each request. For each
voluntary. The survey will be conducted required. Finally, NCSES informed the request, the Commission appoints an
in conformance with Census Bureau commenters that it is initiating research officer of the Commission to represent
statistical quality standards and, as to evaluate these measures and does not the interests of the general public in the
such, the NSCG data will be afforded intend to include them in the 2019 proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505
protection under the applicable Census NSCG. (Public Representative). Section II also
Bureau confidentiality statutes.
Use of the Information: NCSES uses Dated: November 9, 2018. establishes comment deadline(s)
the information from the NSCG to Suzanne H. Plimpton, pertaining to each request.
prepare congressionally mandated The public portions of the Postal
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
reports such as Women, Minorities and Foundation. Service’s request(s) can be accessed via
Persons with Disabilities in Science and the Commission’s website (http://
[FR Doc. 2018–24928 Filed 11–14–18; 8:45 am]
Engineering and Science and www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of
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Engineering Indicators. A public release the Postal Service’s request(s), if any,
file of collected data, designed to protect can be accessed through compliance
respondent confidentiality, will be with the requirements of 39 CFR
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 3007.301.1
made available to researchers on the
internet. [Docket No. CP2019–11] The Commission invites comments on
Expected Respondents: A statistical whether the Postal Service’s request(s)
sample of approximately 148,000 New Postal Product in the captioned docket(s) are consistent
persons will be contacted in 2019. This AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. with the policies of title 39. For
148,000 sample is an 18,000 case request(s) that the Postal Service states
ACTION: Notice. concern market dominant product(s),
increase over the sample size listed in
the first notice for public comment in SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a applicable statutory and regulatory
the Federal Register at 83 FR 27354. recent Postal Service filing for the requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39
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The larger sample size is needed to Commission’s consideration concerning U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39
account for non-response in follow-up a negotiated service agreement. This CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s)
rounds, to reduce the variance inflation notice informs the public of the filing, that the Postal Service states concern
caused when cases thought to be in non- invites public comment, and takes other
1 See Docket No. RM2018–3, Order Adopting
science and engineering (S&E) administrative steps.
Final Rules Relating to Non-Public Information,
occupations turn out to be in S&E DATES: Comments are due: November June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19–22 (Order No.
occupations, and to increase the number 16, 2018. 4679).

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competitive product(s), applicable SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
statutory and regulatory requirements COMMISSION COMMISSION
include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633,
[Release No. 34–84557; File No. SR–
39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and Sunshine Act Meetings NYSEArca–2018–78]
39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment
deadline(s) for each request appear in TIME AND DATE:2:00 p.m. on Thursday, Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
section II. November 15, 2018. Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
II. Docketed Proceeding(s) PLACE: The meeting will be held at the
Rule Change To Amend the NYSE Arca
Commission’s headquarters, 100 F
1. Docket No(s).: CP2019–11; Filing Equities Fees and Charges To Remove
Street NE, Washington, DC 20549. Certain Obsolete Text That References
Title: Notice of the United States Postal
Service of Filing a Functionally STATUS: This meeting will be closed to Pillar Phase I Protocols
Equivalent Global Expedited Package the public.
November 8, 2018.
Services 7 Negotiated Service MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
Agreement and Application for Non- Commissioners, Counsel to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Public Treatment of Materials Filed Commissioners, the Secretary to the (‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3
Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: Commission, and recording secretaries notice is hereby given that, on
November 8, 2018; Filing Authority: 39 will attend the closed meeting. Certain November 1, 2018, NYSE Arca, Inc.
CFR 3015.5; Public Representative: (‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE Arca’’) filed
staff members who have an interest in
Curtis E. Kidd; Comments Due: with the Securities and Exchange
the matters also may be present.
November 16, 2018. Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the
The General Counsel of the proposed rule change as described in
This Notice will be published in the
Commission, or his designee, has Items I, II, and III below, which Items
Federal Register.
certified that, in his opinion, one or have been prepared by the self-
Stacy L. Ruble, more of the exemptions set forth in 5 regulatory organization. The
Secretary. U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (6), (7), (8), 9(B) Commission is publishing this notice to
[FR Doc. 2018–24916 Filed 11–14–18; 8:45 am] and (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), solicit comments on the proposed rule
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(a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9)(ii) and change from interested persons.
(a)(10), permit consideration of the
scheduled matters at the closed meeting. I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
Commissioner Stein, as duty officer, the Proposed Rule Change
POSTAL SERVICE voted to consider the items listed for the
The Exchange proposes to amend the
closed meeting in closed session.
Product Change—Priority Mail NYSE Arca Equities Fees and Charges
Negotiated Service Agreement The subject matters of the closed (‘‘Fee Schedule’’) to remove certain
meeting will be: obsolete text that reference [sic] Pillar
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. Institution and settlement of phase I protocols now that Pillar phase
injunctive actions; I protocols are no longer available for
ACTION: Notice. ETP Holders to communicate with the
Institution and settlement of NYSE Arca Marketplace. The Exchange
SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives administrative proceedings; proposes to implement the fee changes
notice of filing a request with the Postal Resolution of litigation claims; and effective November 1, 2018. The
Regulatory Commission to add a Other matters relating to enforcement proposed rule change is available on the
domestic shipping services contract to Exchange’s website at www.nyse.com, at
proceedings.
the list of Negotiated Service the principal office of the Exchange, and
Agreements in the Mail Classification At times, changes in Commission at the Commission’s Public Reference
Schedule’s Competitive Products List. priorities require alterations in the Room.
scheduling of meeting items.
Date of required notice:
DATES: II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
November 15, 2018. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Statement of the Purpose of, and
For further information and to ascertain Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: what, if any, matters have been added,
Elizabeth Reed, 202–268–3179. Change
deleted or postponed; please contact
In its filing with the Commission, the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Brent J. Fields from the Office of the
self-regulatory organization included
United States Postal Service® hereby Secretary at (202) 551–5400. statements concerning the purpose of,
gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. Dated: November 8, 2018. and basis for, the proposed rule change
3642 and 3632(b)(3), on November 6, and discussed any comments it received
Brent J. Fields,
2018, it filed with the Postal Regulatory on the proposed rule change. The text
Commission a USPS Request to Add Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–25021 Filed 11–13–18; 11:15 am]
of those statements may be examined at
Priority Mail Contract 472 to the places specified in Item IV below.
Competitive Product List. Documents
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The Exchange has prepared summaries,
are available at www.prc.gov, Docket set forth in sections A, B, and C below,
Nos. MC2019–11, CP2019–10. of the most significant parts of such
Elizabeth Reed, statements.
Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. 1 15 U.S.C.78s(b)(1).
[FR Doc. 2018–24911 Filed 11–14–18; 8:45 am] 2 15 U.S.C. 78a.
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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		Comments are due: November 16, 2018.
Contact		David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 202-789-6820.
FR Citation		83 FR 57510