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2010 are divided into two tiers.3 Tier
one applies to postal operators with a
performance level agreement, such as
EMS Pay-for-Performance Plan
participants and Kahala Posts Group
members. Tier two applies to all other
postal operators that transmit EMS to
the United States. Notice at 2–3. The
Postal Service provided a listing of
countries in each tier, noting that this
list may be subject to change on January
1, 2010. Id. at 3 and Attachment 3.
The Postal Service states that the
China Post Group, whose inbound EMS
rates were established by a bilateral
agreement approved by the Commission
in Docket Nos. CP2008–6 and CP2008–
7, is expected to join Tier 1. Id. at 3. The
parties have agreed that the bilateral
agreement will expire at the end of the
1-year term. Id.
The Postal Service maintains that the
rates, related financial information, and
certain portions of the certified
statement required by 39 CFR
3015.5(c)(2), should remain under seal.
Id. at 4.
In Order No. 271, the Commission
gave notice of the docket, appointed a
Public Representative, requested
supplemental information pursuant to
39 CFR 3015.6, and provided the public
an opportunity to comment.4
The Postal Service submitted
responses to the Commission’s request
for supplemental information on August
10, 2009.5 In Order No. 271, among
other things, the Commission requested
the Postal Service to provide
supplemental information including the
2010 EMS Pay-for-Performance Plan.
The Postal Service response indicated
this information was not yet available.
On August 12, 2009, Chairman’s
Information Request No. 1 (CHIR No. 1)
was issued requesting the 2009 EMS
Pay-for-Performance Plan by August 14,
2009. On August 13, 2009, the Postal
Service provided its response to CHIR
No. 1 under seal.
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III. Comments
Comments were filed by the Public
Representative.6 No other interested
3 The Postal Service states it expects that all
members of the EMS Cooperative will participate in
the Pay-for-Performance Plan. Therefore, the former
three-tier rate structure is now consolidated into
two tiers.
4 Notice and Order Concerning Filing of Changes
in Rates for Inbound International Expedited
Services 2, August 4, 2009 (Order No. 271).
5 Response of the United States Postal Service to
Order No. 271, Notice of Filing Requested Materials
Filed Under Seal, August 10, 2009.
6 Public Representative Comments in Response to
United States Postal Service Notice of Filing
Changes for Inbound International Expedited
Services 2, August 13, 2009 (Public Representative
Comments). The Public Representative filed an
accompanying Motion of the Public Representative
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parties submitted comments. The Public
Representative states that each element
of 39 U.S.C. 3633(a) appears to be met
by the proposed Inbound International
Expedited Services 2 rate proposal. Id.
at 2. He further states that the Postal
Service has provided adequate
justification for maintaining
confidentiality in this case. Id. at 2–3.
The Public Representative observes that
the rates have been filed in a timely
manner for the Commission’s review
and to permit notification to the UPU
prior to the effective date. Additionally,
he notes that the instant notice provides
a current projection based upon the
most recent information available and
that the participation of the other postal
administrations in the pricing structure
may be subject to change. Id. at 4–5. The
Public Representative concludes that
the Notice comports with 39 CFR 3015,
39 U.S.C. 3632 and 3642.
IV. Commission Analysis
The Commission has reviewed the
Notice, the supplemental information,
and the comments filed by the Public
Representative.
Statutory requirements. Planned price
changes for competitive products are
reviewed pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3633(a)
and Commission regulations under 39
CFR 3015, which implements section
3633. In brief, these statutory and
regulatory provisions require each
competitive product to cover its
attributable costs (39 U.S.C. 3633(a)(2)),
prohibit the subsidization of
competitive products by market
dominant products (39 U.S.C.
3633(a)(1)), and require that competitive
products collectively make an
appropriate contribution to the recovery
of the Postal Service’s total institutional
costs.
Based on the information provided,
the Commission finds that the proposed
rates cover attributable costs, should not
lead to the subsidization of competitive
products by market dominant products
(39 U.S.C. 3633(a)(1)), and should have
a positive effect on competitive
products’ contribution to institutional
costs (39 U.S.C.3633(a)(3). Thus, a
preliminary review of the proposed
rates indicate that the rates comport
with the provisions applicable to rates
for competitive products.
Other considerations. The Postal
Service is directed to provide the
Commission with the 2010 EMS Pay-forPerformance Plan once it is approved by
the EMS Cooperative of the UPU.
for Late Acceptance of Comments in Response to
United States Postal Service Notice of Filing
Changes for Inbound International Expedited
Services 2, August 13, 2009. The motion is granted.
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Based on the record in this
proceeding, the Commission finds that
the proposed rates for Inbound
International Expedited Services 2 are
in accord with the relevant statutory
and regulatory requirements of 39
U.S.C. 3633(a) and 39 CFR 3015.7.
V. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The proposed rates for Inbound
International Expedited Services 2 will
take effect January 1, 2010 are in
accordance with the relevant statutory
and regulatory requirements of 39
U.S.C. 3633(a) and 39 CFR 3015.7.
2. The Postal Service is directed to
provide the Commission the 2010 EMS
Pay-for-Performance Plan as discussed
in this order within 30 days after
adoption by the EMS Cooperative of the
Universal Postal Union.
3. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal
Register.
Issued: August 19, 2009.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
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Small Business Administration.
Notice of reporting requirements
submitted for OMB review.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), agencies are required to
submit proposed reporting and
recordkeeping requirements to OMB for
review and approval, and to publish a
notice in the Federal Register notifying
the public that the agency has made
such a submission.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
October 23, 2009. If you intend to
comment but cannot prepare comments
promptly, please advise the OMB
Reviewer and the Agency Clearance
Officer before the deadline.
Copies: Request for clearance (OMB
83–1), supporting statement, and other
documents submitted to OMB for
review may be obtained from the
Agency Clearance Officer.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments
concerning this notice to: Agency
Clearance Officer, Jacqueline White,
Small Business Administration, 409 3rd
Street, SW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC
20416; and OMB Reviewer, Office of
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Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacqueline White, Agency Clearance
Officer, (202) 205–7044.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Entrepreneurial Development
Impact Study.
SBA Form Number: 2214.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Description of Respondents: SBA
Clients.
Responses: 12,435.
Annual Burden: 2,500.
Jacqueline White,
Chief, Administrative Information Branch.
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Comment Request
Upon Written Request, Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor
Education and Advocacy,
Washington, DC 20549–0213.
Extension:
Rule 8b–1 to 8b–33, SEC File No. 270–135,
OMB Control No. 3235–0176.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the
‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget a
request for extension of the previously
approved collection of information
discussed below.
Rules 8b–1 to 8b–33 (17 CFR 270.8b–
1 to 8b–33) under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–1
et seq.) (the ‘‘Act’’) are the procedural
rules an investment company must
follow when preparing and filing a
registration statement. These rules were
adopted to standardize the mechanics of
registration under the Act and to
provide more specific guidance for
persons registering under the Act than
the information contained in the statute.
For the most part, these procedural rules
do not require the disclosure of
information. Two of the rules, however,
require limited disclosure of
information.1 The information required
by the rules is necessary to ensure that
investors have clear and complete
information upon which to base an
investment decision. The Commission
uses the information that investment
companies provide on registration
statements in its regulatory, disclosure
review, inspection and policy-making
roles. The respondents to the collection
of information are investment
companies filing registration statements
under the Act.
1 Rule 8b–3 (17 CFR 270.8b–3) provides that
whenever a registration form requires the title of
securities to be stated, the registrant must indicate
the type and general character of the securities to
be issued. Rule 8b–22 (17 CFR 270.8b–22) provides
that if the existence of control is open to reasonable
doubt, the registrant may disclaim the existence of
control, but it must state the material facts pertinent
to the possible existence of control.
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The Commission does not estimate
separately the total annual reporting and
recordkeeping burden associated with
rules 8b–1 to 8b–33 because the burden
associated with these rules are included
in the burden estimates the Commission
submits for the investment company
registration statement forms (e.g., Form
N–1A (17 CFR 239.15A and 274.11A),
Form N–2 (17 CFR 239.14 and 274.11a–
1), Form N–3 (17 CFR 239.17a and
274.11b), Form N–4 (17 CFR 239.17b
and 274.11c), and Form N–6 (17 CFR
239.17c and 274.11d)). For example, a
mutual fund that prepares a registration
statement on Form N–1A must comply
with the rules under section 8(b),
including rules on riders, amendments,
the form of the registration statement,
and the number of copies to be
submitted. Because the fund only incurs
a burden from the section 8(b) rules
when preparing a registration statement,
it would be impractical to measure the
compliance burden of these rules
separately. The Commission believes
that including the burden of the section
8(b) rules with the burden estimates for
the investment company registration
statement forms provides a more
accurate and complete estimate of the
total burdens associated with the
registration process. For administrative
purposes, however, we are requesting
approval for an information collection
burden of one hour per year. This
estimate of burden hours is not derived
from a comprehensive or necessarily
even representative study of the cost of
the Commission’s rules and forms.
Investment companies seeking to
register under the Act are required to
provide the information specified in
rules 8b–1 to 8b–33 if applicable.
Responses will not be kept confidential.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Please direct general comments
regarding the above information to the
following persons: (i) Desk Officer for
the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10102, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503
or send an e-mail to Shagufta Ahmed at
Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii)
Charles Boucher, Director/CIO,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
C/O Shirley Martinson, 6432 General
Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312; or
send an e-mail to:
PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must
be submitted to OMB within 30 days of
this notice.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Small Business Administration.
ACTION: Notice of reporting requirements submitted for OMB review.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and
recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to
publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the
agency has made such a submission.
DATES: Submit comments on or before October 23, 2009. If you intend to
comment but cannot prepare comments promptly, please advise the OMB
Reviewer and the Agency Clearance Officer before the deadline.
Copies: Request for clearance (OMB 83-1), supporting statement, and
other documents submitted to OMB for review may be obtained from the
Agency Clearance Officer.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to: Agency
Clearance Officer, Jacqueline White, Small Business Administration, 409
3rd Street, SW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20416; and OMB Reviewer,
Office of
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Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline White, Agency Clearance
Officer, (202) 205-7044.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Entrepreneurial Development Impact Study.
SBA Form Number: 2214.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Description of Respondents: SBA Clients.
Responses: 12,435.
Annual Burden: 2,500.
Jacqueline White,
Chief, Administrative Information Branch.
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