Notice To Extend Comment Period and Notice of Rescheduled Public Meeting, 60368-60369 [E8-24134]
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Secretary and Director of Public Affairs.
Effective August 12, 2008.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O.
10577, 3 CFR 1954–1958 Comp., p. 218.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Howard Weizmann,
Deputy Director.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2009–1; Order No. 113]
Global Expedited Package Services 1
Contract
Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a
recently-filed Postal Service Global
Expedited Package Services 1 negotiated
service agreement. This action is
consistent with changes in a recent law
governing postal operations.
DATES: Comments are due October 14,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
202–789–6820 and
stephen.sharfman@prc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Introduction
On October 3, 2008, the Postal Service
filed a notice announcing that it has
entered into an additional Global
Expedited Package Services 1 (GEPS 1)
contract.1 GEPS 1 provides volumebased incentives for mailers that send
large volumes of Express Mail
International (EMI) and/or Priority Mail
International (PMI). The Postal Service
believes the instant contract is
functionally equivalent to previously
submitted GEPS agreements, and
supported by the Governors’ Decision
filed in Docket No. CP2008–5.2 Id. at 1–
2. It further notes that in Order No. 86,
which established GEPS 1 as a product,
the Commission held that additional
1 Notice of United States Postal Service Filing of
Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited Package
Services 1 Negotiated Service Agreement, October
3, 2008 (Notice).
2 See Docket No. CP2008–5, Decision of the
Governors of the United States Postal Service on the
Establishment of Prices and Classifications for
Global Expedited Package Services Contracts
(Governors’ Decision No. 08–7), May 6, 2008, and
Docket No. CP2008–5, United States Postal Service
Notice of Filing Redacted Copy of Governors’
Decision No. 08–7, July 23, 2008.
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contracts may be included as part of the
GEPS 1 product if they meet the
requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633 and if
they are functionally equivalent to the
initial GEPS 1 contract filed in Docket
No. CP2008–5.3 Id. at 1.
The instant contract. The Postal
Service filed the instant contract
pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5. In addition,
the Postal Service contends that the
contract is in accordance with Order No.
86. It submitted the contract and
supporting material under seal, and
attached a redacted (public) copy of the
certified statement required by 39 CFR
3015.5(c)(2) to the Notice. Id. at 1–2.
The Notice addresses reasons why the
instant GEPS 1 contract fits within the
Mail Classification Schedule language
for GEPS 1, explains expiration terms,
and discusses the Postal Service’s
interest in confidential treatment for the
contract and related material.4 Id. at 2–
3. It also provides the Postal Service’s
rationale for concluding that the instant
contract is functionally equivalent to the
initial contract filed in Docket No.
CP2008–5 and therefore should be
included within the GEPS 1 product. Id.
at 3–5.
II. Notice of Filing
The Commission establishes Docket
No. CP2009–1 for consideration of
matters related to the contract identified
in the Postal Service’s Notice. The
public portion of the filing can be
accessed via the Commission’s Web site
(https://www.prc.gov). Interested persons
may express views and offer comments
on whether the contract is consistent
with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632,
3633, or 3642. Comments are due no
later than October 14, 2008.
The Commission appoints Paul L.
Harrington to serve as Public
Representative in the captioned filings.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
No. CP2009–1 for consideration of the
matters raised in the Postal Service’s
Notice.
2. The Commission, pursuant to 39
U.S.C. 505, appoints Paul L. Harrington
to serve as officer of the Commission
(Public Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public.
3. Comments by interested persons in
these proceedings are due no later than
October 14, 2008.
3 See Docket No. CP2008–5, Order Concerning
Global Expedited Package Services Contracts, June
27, 2008, at 7 (Order No. 86).
4 Contract expiration is tied to one year after the
Postal Service notifies the customer that all
necessary approvals and reviews have been
obtained. Id. at 2.
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4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Steven W. Williams,
Secretary.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meetings
NAME OF AGENCY:
Postal Regulatory
Commission.
TIME AND DATE:
October 16, 2008 at 10
a.m.
Commission conference room,
901 New York Avenue, NW., Suite 200,
Washington, DC 20268–0001.
STATUS: Open.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Selection of
vice-chairman.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Stephen L. Sharfman, general counsel,
Postal Regulatory Commission, 202–
789–6820.
PLACE:
Dated: October 7, 2008.
Steven W. Williams,
Secretary.
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PRESIDIO TRUST
Notice To Extend Comment Period and
Notice of Rescheduled Public Meeting
The Presidio Trust.
Notice to extend comment
period and notice of rescheduled public
meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
By Federal Register notice of
August 1, 2008 (73 FR 45092), the
Presidio Trust (Trust) extended the
Environmental Protection Agencycalculated 45-day time period for public
review of the Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)
to September 19, 2008. The previous
deadline for comments was July 31,
2008. By Federal Register notice of
September 15, 2008 (73 FR 53295), the
Trust (i) further extended the time
period for public review of the SEIS to
October 20, 2008, and (ii) announced a
public meeting of the Trust Board of
Directors scheduled for October 14,
2008. By this notice, the Trust is (i)
further extending the public comment
period to November 17, 2008, and (ii) in
accordance with § 103(c)(6) of the
Presidio Trust Act, 16 U.S.C. 460bb
note, Title I of Public Law 104–333, 110
SUMMARY:
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Stat. 4097, as amended, and in
accordance with the Trust’s bylaws,
informing the public that the public
meeting of the Trust Board of Directors
is now rescheduled for November 13,
2008.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act, the Trust is
requesting public comment on the
Presidio Trust Management Plan
(PTMP) Main Post Update Draft SEIS.
The Draft SEIS evaluates alternatives to
the planning concept for the 120-acre
Main Post district at the Presidio of San
Francisco identified in the 2002 PTMP,
the Trust’s comprehensive land use plan
and policy framework. The Draft SEIS
considers planning proposals that were
not anticipated in the PTMP, including
a contemporary art museum and a
lodge, and identifies Alternative 2 as the
proposed action, which is further
described in the Draft Main Post Update
of the PTMP. By extending the comment
period, the Trust anticipates more indepth comments on the Draft SEIS that
will promote a better-informed decision.
The Draft PTMP Main Post Update and
Draft SEIS can be reviewed at local
libraries, at the Trust headquarters at 34
Graham Street, San Francisco, CA
94129, and on the Trust Web site at
https://www.Presidio.gov in the Major
Projects section. Although the time for
comments has been extended, the Trust
requests that interested parties provide
comments as soon as possible.
The purposes of the public meeting
are to provide an Executive Director’s
report, to receive public comment at a
second public meeting of the Trust’s
Board of Directors on the Draft PTMP
Main Post Update and Draft SEIS, and
to receive public comment on other
matters in accordance with the Trust’s
Public Outreach Policy. The meeting
will be held on Thursday, November 13,
2008, at 6:30 p.m., at a location to be
announced in a future notice.
Individuals requiring special
accommodation at the public meeting,
such as needing a sign language
interpreter, should contact Mollie
Matull at 415.561.5300 prior to
November 7, 2008.
DATES: The public meeting will begin at
6:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 13,
2008. Written comments must be
received by November 17, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The location of the public
meeting will be announced in a future
notice. Written comments should be
submitted to Main Post, Attn:
Compliance Coordinator, The Presidio
Trust, 34 Graham Street, P.O. Box
29052, San Francisco, CA 94129–0052.
Electronic comments can be sent to
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Mainpost@Presidiotrust.gov. Please be
aware that all comments and
information submitted will be made
available to the public, including,
without limitation, any postal address,
e-mail address, phone number or other
information contained in each
submission.
FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Pelka, 415.561.4183.
Dated: October 6, 2008.
Karen A. Cook,
General Counsel.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–58716; File No. SR–Amex–
2008–60]
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
American Stock Exchange LLC; Order
Granting Approval of a Proposed Rule
Change Relating to Margin
Requirements for Fixed Return
Options
October 2, 2008.
On July 21, 2008, the American Stock
Exchange LLC (‘‘Amex’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’)
filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant
to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’ or
‘‘Exchange Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–42
thereunder, a proposed rule change to
amend its margin requirements for fixed
return options. The proposal was
published in the Federal Register on
August 18, 2008.3 The Commission
received no comments on the proposal.
This order approves the proposed rule
change.
The Exchange proposed to amend
Rule 462(d)10 to clarify the margin
requirements applicable to Fixed Return
Options (‘‘FROs’’ or ‘‘Fixed Return
Options’’).4 The Exchange stated that
the purpose of this proposal is to add
clarity regarding the application of FRO
margin requirements in connection with
‘‘spreads’’ and ‘‘straddle/combination’’
strategies. In addition, the proposal also
seeks to clarify the use of ‘‘cover’’ and
a ‘‘cash account’’ in connection with
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
3 Exchange Act Release No. 58341 (August 11,
2008), 73 FR 48258.
4 The Exchange commenced the trading of FROs
on May 8, 2008. In August 2007, the Commission
approved the Exchange proposal to list and trade
FROs based on individual stocks and exchangetraded funds (‘‘ETFs’’). See Exchange Act Release
No. 56251 (August 14, 2007), 72 FR 46523 (August
20, 2007).
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FROs. The Exchange stated that it
believes that the proposed revision
reducing the customer margin
applicable to ‘‘spread’’ and ‘‘straddle/
combination’’ positions in FROs is
appropriate because risk exposure is
reduced under these strategies.
Amex Rule 462(d)10 is silent
regarding the use of ‘‘spread’’ and
‘‘straddle/combination’’ positions. With
respect to a ‘‘spread’’ position in FROs,
the Amex proposes that no margin be
required on a Finish High5 FRO (Finish
Low 6 FRO) carried short in a customer’s
account that is offset by a long Finish
High FRO (Finish Low FRO) for the
same underlying security or instrument
that expires at the same time and has an
exercise or strike price that is less than
(greater than) the exercise or strike price
of the short Finish High (Finish Low).
As set forth in Rule 462(d)10(B), the
long Finish High (Finish Low) must be
paid for in full.
In connection with a straddle/
combination, when a Finish High FRO
is carried short in a customer’s account
and there is also carried a short Finish
Low FRO that expires at the same time
and has an exercise price or strike price
that is less than or equal to the exercise
or strike price of the short Finish High,
the initial and maintenance margin
required would be the exercise
settlement amount applicable to one
contract.
With respect to the concept of ‘‘cover’’
the Exchange proposed a clarification
that ‘‘cover’’ is applicable only to ‘‘cash
accounts.’’ In such a case, a FRO carried
short in a customer’s account will be
deemed a covered position, and eligible
for the cash account, if either one of the
following is held in the account at the
time the FRO is written or is received
into the account promptly thereafter:
• Cash or cash equivalents equal to 100%
of the exercise settlement amount;
• A long FRO of the same type (Finish
High or Finish Low) for the same underlying
security or instrument that is paid for in full
and expires at the same time, and has an
exercise or strike price that is less than the
exercise or strike price of the short in the
case of a Finish High or greater than the
exercise or strike price of the short in the
case of a Finish Low; or
• An escrow agreement.
The escrow agreement must certify
that the bank holds for the account of
the customer as security for the
5 A ‘‘Finish High’’ FRO is defined in Rule 900
FRO(b)(2) as an option contract which returns $100
if the underlying security closes above the strike
price at expiration.
6 A ‘‘Finish Low’’ FRO is defined in Rule 900
FRO(b)(3) as an option contract which returns $100
if the underlying security closes below the strike
price at expiration.
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PRESIDIO TRUST
Notice To Extend Comment Period and Notice of Rescheduled Public
Meeting
AGENCY: The Presidio Trust.
ACTION: Notice to extend comment period and notice of rescheduled
public meeting.
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SUMMARY: By Federal Register notice of August 1, 2008 (73 FR 45092),
the Presidio Trust (Trust) extended the Environmental Protection
Agency-calculated 45-day time period for public review of the Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to September 19,
2008. The previous deadline for comments was July 31, 2008. By Federal
Register notice of September 15, 2008 (73 FR 53295), the Trust (i)
further extended the time period for public review of the SEIS to
October 20, 2008, and (ii) announced a public meeting of the Trust
Board of Directors scheduled for October 14, 2008. By this notice, the
Trust is (i) further extending the public comment period to November
17, 2008, and (ii) in accordance with Sec. 103(c)(6) of the Presidio
Trust Act, 16 U.S.C. 460bb note, Title I of Public Law 104-333, 110
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Stat. 4097, as amended, and in accordance with the Trust's bylaws,
informing the public that the public meeting of the Trust Board of
Directors is now rescheduled for November 13, 2008.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act, the Trust is requesting public comment on the
Presidio Trust Management Plan (PTMP) Main Post Update Draft SEIS. The
Draft SEIS evaluates alternatives to the planning concept for the 120-
acre Main Post district at the Presidio of San Francisco identified in
the 2002 PTMP, the Trust's comprehensive land use plan and policy
framework. The Draft SEIS considers planning proposals that were not
anticipated in the PTMP, including a contemporary art museum and a
lodge, and identifies Alternative 2 as the proposed action, which is
further described in the Draft Main Post Update of the PTMP. By
extending the comment period, the Trust anticipates more in-depth
comments on the Draft SEIS that will promote a better-informed
decision. The Draft PTMP Main Post Update and Draft SEIS can be
reviewed at local libraries, at the Trust headquarters at 34 Graham
Street, San Francisco, CA 94129, and on the Trust Web site at https://
www.Presidio.gov in the Major Projects section. Although the time for
comments has been extended, the Trust requests that interested parties
provide comments as soon as possible.
The purposes of the public meeting are to provide an Executive
Director's report, to receive public comment at a second public meeting
of the Trust's Board of Directors on the Draft PTMP Main Post Update
and Draft SEIS, and to receive public comment on other matters in
accordance with the Trust's Public Outreach Policy. The meeting will be
held on Thursday, November 13, 2008, at 6:30 p.m., at a location to be
announced in a future notice.
Individuals requiring special accommodation at the public meeting,
such as needing a sign language interpreter, should contact Mollie
Matull at 415.561.5300 prior to November 7, 2008.
DATES: The public meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, November
13, 2008. Written comments must be received by November 17, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The location of the public meeting will be announced in a
future notice. Written comments should be submitted to Main Post, Attn:
Compliance Coordinator, The Presidio Trust, 34 Graham Street, P.O. Box
29052, San Francisco, CA 94129-0052. Electronic comments can be sent to
Mainpost@Presidiotrust.gov. Please be aware that all comments and
information submitted will be made available to the public, including,
without limitation, any postal address, e-mail address, phone number or
other information contained in each submission.
FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Pelka, 415.561.4183.
Dated: October 6, 2008.
Karen A. Cook,
General Counsel.
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