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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 70 / Tuesday, April 14, 2009 / Notices
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
On April 1, 2009, the Postal Service
filed a formal notice, pursuant to 39
U.S.C. 3641(c)(1), announcing its intent
to initiate a market test beginning May
6, 2009, of an experimental product,
Collaborative Logistics.1 The Postal
Service asserts that the Collaborative
Logistics product is a competitive
product. Notice at 1. The Notice recites
the statutory authority for offering
Collaborative Logistics as an
experimental product and provides a
general description of it. This
experiment represents the initial market
test conducted by the Postal Service
under the Postal Accountability and
Enhancement Act (PAEA).
Statutory authority. The Postal
Service indicates that it plans to
conduct a market test of the proposed
Collaborative Logistics product. Section
3641 imposes certain conditions on
experimental products which the Notice
purports to address. Specifically, the
Postal Service asserts that Collaborative
Logistics is significantly different from
all products within the meaning of 39
U.S.C. 3641(b)(1).
In addition, it contends that ‘‘the
introduction or continued offering of the
product will not create an unfair or
otherwise inappropriate competitive
advantage for the Postal Service or any
mailer, particularly in regard to small
business concerns.’’ Id. at 2; see also 39
U.S.C. 3641(b)(2). Also, it submits that
Collaborative Logistics is correctly
classified as a competitive product. Id.;
see also 39 U.S.C. 3641(b)(3).
Product description. Pursuant to 39
U.S.C.3641(c)(1)(B), the Postal Service
provides a brief description of the
nature and scope of the market test. The
Postal Service explains that, in view of
its large and complex transportation
network, ‘‘the natural imbalance of mail
volume between cities and the need to
meet operating plans to support service
standards makes some underutilized
space on some highway transportation
predictable.’’ Id. at 2–3. Under this
market test, ‘‘the Postal Service would
sell that available space.’’ Id. at 3. Thus,
it defines the experimental product as
‘‘transportation of an article or multiple
articles on a pallet or other unit load, on
a space-available basis, in postal
transportation.’’ Id. at 3.
Under the market test, ‘‘unit loads
will be picked up and delivered to
firms, stores, hospitals, warehouses,
other large customer and/or postal
1 Notice of the United States Postal Service of
Market Test of Experimental Product—
Collaborative Logistics, April 1, 2009 (Notice).
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facilities.’’ Id. For instance, the Postal
Service specifies that the ‘‘maximum
pallet weight will be 2200 pounds, with
articles secured to the pallet using
shrink-wrapping and banding.’’ Id. at 3.
These unit loads are to be shipped or
carried like those loads provided under
similar offerings, often called LTL (lessthan-truckload) shipping services. The
Postal Service notes that terms are to be
governed under negotiated contracts. Id.
at 3–4.
The Postal Service indicates that total
revenues from the market test are not
anticipated to exceed $10 million. Id. at
2. In addition, it confirms that the
market test shall not exceed two years.
Id.
6. (a) Please provide the basis upon
which the Postal Service concludes that
offering the product will not create an
unfair or otherwise inappropriate
competitive advantage for the Postal
Service or any mailer.
(b) Please discuss the Postal Service’s
efforts to determine the impact on small
businesses.
7. Please identify all applicable
federal and state laws and regulations
that apply to the transportation offerings
of the experimental product.
8. Please explain if Collaborative
Logistics will use Purchased
Transportation (Cost Segment 14) or
Vehicle Service Drivers (Cost Segment
8).
II. Notice of Filing
The Commission establishes Docket
No. MT2009–1 for consideration of
matters raised by the Notice. Interested
persons may submit comments on
whether the Postal Service’s filing in the
captioned docket is consistent with the
policies of 39 U.S.C. 3641. Comments
are due no later than April 27, 2009.
The filing can be accessed via the
Commission’s Web site (https://
www.prc.gov).
The Commission appoints Michael J.
Ravnitzky to serve as Public
Representative in this docket.
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is Ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
No. MT2009–1 for consideration of the
matters raised by the Notice.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Michael
J. Ravnitzky is appointed to serve as
officer of the Commission (Public
Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public in this
proceeding.
3. Answers to the questions set forth
in the body of this Order are due April
20, 2009.
4. Comments by interested persons
are due no later than April 27, 2009.
5. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal
Register.
III. Supplemental Information
This is the first time the Postal
Service has noticed an experimental
product under the PAEA. The
Commission requests the Postal Service
to provide the following supplemental
information regarding the market test by
April 20, 2009:
1. Please provide the Governors’
decision, if any, authorizing initiation of
the experimental product.
2. Please describe: (a) The geographic
market where the market test will be
conducted; (b) the plan for monitoring
the performance of the market test,
including specific data items to be
collected periodically; (c) the
parameters of the market test; and (d)
the criteria to be used to assess the
success of the test.
3. Please describe how the product,
Collaborative Logistics, will be made
available to the public.
4. The Notice describes the product,
but does not explicitly indicate whether
the product is to be classified as a postal
service. Please elaborate.
5. Please identify: (a) When the
‘‘similar product,’’ referred to at
footnote 1 of the Notice, was terminated;
and (b) explain how the Collaborative
Logistics experimental product is
significantly different from the similar
product offered previously.
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By the Commission.
Steven W. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–8401 Filed 4–13–09; 8:45 am]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
[Disaster Declaration #11701 and #11702]
Pennsylvania Disaster #PA–00022
Small Business Administration.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This is a notice of an
Administrative declaration of a disaster
for the State of Pennsylvania.
DATES: 04/07/2009.
Incident: Millcreek Township Fire.
Incident Period: 03/28/2009.
Effective Date: 04/07/2009.
Physical Loan Application Deadline
Date: 06/08/2009.
Economic Injury (Eidl) Loan
Application Deadline Date: 01/07/2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan
applications to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Processing and
Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 70 / Tuesday, April 14, 2009 / Notices
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.
Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050,
Washington, DC 20416.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that as a result of the
Administrator’s disaster declaration,
applications for disaster loans may be
filed at the address listed above or other
locally announced locations.
The following areas have been
determined to be adversely affected by
the disaster:
Primary Counties: Erie.
Contiguous Counties:
New York: Chautauqua.
Ohio: Ashtabula.
Pennsylvania: Crawford, Warren.
The Interest Rates are:
from section 19(b) of the Act and rule
19b–1 under the Act.
SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants
request an order to permit certain
closed-end investment companies to
make periodic distributions of long-term
capital gains with respect to their
outstanding common stock as frequently
as twelve times each year, and as
frequently as distributions are specified
by or in accordance with the terms of
any outstanding preferred stock that
such investment companies may issue.
APPLICANTS: BlackRock International
Growth and Income Trust; BlackRock
Global Equity Income Trust; BlackRock
Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust;
BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust;
BlackRock World Investment Trust;
BlackRock Enhanced Dividend
TM Trust; BlackRock Global
Percent Achievers
Opportunities Equity Trust; BlackRock
Homeowners With Credit Available
Health Sciences Trust; BlackRock
Elsewhere ...................................
4.375 Global Energy and Resources Trust;
Homeowners Without Credit AvailBlackRock S&P Quality Rankings Global
able Elsewhere ...........................
2.187 Equity Managed Trust; BlackRock
Businesses With Credit Available
Strategic Dividend AchieversTM Trust;
Elsewhere ...................................
6.000
BlackRock Dividend AchieversTM Trust;
Businesses & Small Agricultural
BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment
Cooperatives
Without
Credit
Available Elsewhere ....................
4.000 Trust; BlackRock Enhanced Government
Fund, Inc.; BlackRock Enhanced Capital
Other (Including Non-Profit Organizations) With Credit Available
and Income Fund, Inc. (the ‘‘Funds’’)
Elsewhere ...................................
4.500 and BlackRock Advisors, LLC. (the
Businesses and Non-Profit Organi‘‘Adviser’’).
zations Without Credit Available
FILING DATES: June 21, 2007, July 23,
Elsewhere ...................................
4.000
2008, August 18, 2008, September 22,
2008 and January 27, 2009.
The number assigned to this disaster
HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An
for physical damage is 11701 5 and for
order granting the application will be
economic injury is 11702 0.
issued unless the Commission orders a
The States which received an EIDL
hearing. Interested persons may request
Declaration # are Pennsylvania, New
a hearing by writing to the
York, and Ohio
Commission’s Secretary and serving
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
applicants with a copy of the request,
Numbers 59002 and 59008)
personally or by mail. Hearing requests
Dated: April 7, 2009.
should be received by the Commission
Karen G. Mills,
by 5:30 p.m. on May 4, 2009, and
Administrator.
should be accompanied by proof of
service on applicants, in the form of an
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affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of
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service. Hearing requests should state
the nature of the writer’s interest, the
reason for the request, and the issues
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
contested. Persons who wish to be
COMMISSION
notified of a hearing may request
[Investment Company Act Release No.
notification by writing to the
28690; 812–13235–55]
Commission’s Secretary.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, Securities and
Blackrock International Growth and
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street,
Income Trust, et al.; Notice of
NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090;
Application
Applicants, c/o BlackRock Advisors,
April 7, 2009.
LLC, 100 Bellevue Parkway,
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange
Wilmington, Delaware 19809.
Commission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
ACTION: Notice of application under
Wendy Friedlander, Senior Counsel, at
section 6(c) of the Investment Company (202) 551–6837, or James M. Curtis,
Act of 1940 (‘‘Act’’) for an exemption
Branch Chief, at (202) 551–6825
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(Division of Investment Management,
Office of Chief Counsel).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following is a summary of the
application. The complete application
may be obtained for a fee at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549–1520 (telephone (202) 551–5850).
Applicants’ Representations
1. Each of the Funds is a closed-end
management investment company
registered under the Act.1 The common
stock issued by each Fund is traded on
either the New York Stock Exchange or
NYSE Alternext US. Currently, only the
BlackRock Preferred and Equity
Advantage Trust has preferred stock
outstanding, which stock is not traded
on any exchange. Applicants believe
that, in general, the common
stockholders of the Funds are
conservative, dividend-sensitive
investors who desire current income
periodically.
2. The Adviser is registered under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Each
Fund and the Adviser have entered into
an investment advisory agreement
pursuant to which the Adviser provides
investment advisory and portfolio
management services to such Fund. The
Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
BlackRock, Inc.
3. Applicants represent that on
September 25, 2008, the Board of
Directors or Board of Trustees (‘‘Board’’)
of each of the Funds, including a
majority of the members of each Board
who are not ‘‘interested persons’’ of
such Fund, as defined in section
2(a)(19) of the Act (‘‘Independent
Members’’), met and considered the
adoption of a periodic pay-out policy
(‘‘Plan’’) with respect to the Fund’s
common stock. Applicants represent
that each Plan would provide for
periodic level distributions to the
Fund’s common stockholders based
upon a fixed amount per share, a fixed
percentage of market price or a fixed
percentage of net asset value (‘‘NAV’’)
per share of common stock.
4. Applicants represent that each
Board requested and evaluated, and the
Adviser furnished, such information as
1 Applicants request that any order issued
granting the relief requested in the application also
apply to any closed-end investment company
(‘‘fund’’) that in the future: (a) Is advised by the
Adviser (including any successor in interest) or by
any entity controlling, controlled by, or under
common control (within the meaning of section
2(a)(9) of the Act) with the Adviser; and (b)
complies with the terms and conditions of the
requested order. A successor in interest is limited
to entities that result from a reorganization into
another jurisdiction or a change in the type of
business organization.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
[Disaster Declaration 11701 and 11702]
Pennsylvania Disaster PA-00022
AGENCY: Small Business Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a
disaster for the State of Pennsylvania.
DATES: 04/07/2009.
Incident: Millcreek Township Fire.
Incident Period: 03/28/2009.
Effective Date: 04/07/2009.
Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 06/08/2009.
Economic Injury (Eidl) Loan Application Deadline Date: 01/07/2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. Escobar, Office of Disaster
Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW.,
Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that as a result of
the Administrator's disaster declaration, applications for disaster
loans may be filed at the address listed above or other locally
announced locations.
The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected
by the disaster:
Primary Counties: Erie.
Contiguous Counties:
New York: Chautauqua.
Ohio: Ashtabula.
Pennsylvania: Crawford, Warren.
The Interest Rates are:
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Percent
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Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere.................... 4.375
Homeowners Without Credit Available Elsewhere................. 2.187
Businesses With Credit Available Elsewhere.................... 6.000
Businesses & Small Agricultural Cooperatives Without Credit 4.000
Available Elsewhere..........................................
Other (Including Non-Profit Organizations) With Credit 4.500
Available Elsewhere..........................................
Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit 4.000
Available Elsewhere..........................................
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The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 11701 5
and for economic injury is 11702 0.
The States which received an EIDL Declaration are
Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers 59002 and 59008)
Dated: April 7, 2009.
Karen G. Mills,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E9-8520 Filed 4-13-09; 8:45 am]
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