Post Office Closing, 54511-54513 [2011-22326]
Download as PDF
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 170 / Thursday, September 1, 2011 / Notices
public comments on the request and
addresses several related procedural
steps.
DATES: Comments are due: September 1,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically by accessing the ‘‘Filing
Online’’ link in the banner at the top of
the Commission’s Web site (https://
www.prc.gov) or by directly accessing
the Commission’s Filing Online system
at https://www.prc.gov/prc-pages/filingonline/login.aspx. Commenters who
cannot submit their views electronically
should contact the person identified in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section as the source for case-related
information for advice on alternatives to
electronic filing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
at 202–789–6820 (case-related
information) or DocketAdmins@prc.gov
(electronic filing assistance).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Notice of Filing
III. Ordering Paragraphs
srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
I. Introduction
On August 19, 2011, the Postal
Service filed a notice, pursuant to 39
CFR 3015.5, that it has entered into an
additional International Business Reply
Service (IBRS) Competitive contract.1
The Postal Service requests that the
instant contract be included within the
IBRS Competitive Contract 3 product.
Id. at 3.
In Docket Nos. MC2011–21 and
CP2011–59, the Postal Service requested
that the Commission add IBRS
Competitive Contract 3 to the
competitive product list, and that the
contract filed in Docket No. CP2011–59
serve as the baseline contract for future
functional equivalence analyses of the
IBRS Competitive Contract 3 product.2
In support of its Notice, the Postal
Service filed the following attachments:
• Attachment 1—a redacted copy of
the contract;
• Attachment 2—a redacted copy of
the certified statement required by 39
CFR 3015.5(c)(2);
• Attachment 3—Governors’ Decision
No. 08–24, which establishes prices and
1 Notice of the United States Postal Service Filing
of a Functionally Equivalent International Business
Reply Service Competitive Contract 3 Negotiated
Service Agreement, August 19, 2011 (Notice).
2 See Docket Nos. MC2011–21 and CP2011–59,
Request of the United States Postal Service to Add
International Business Reply Service Competitive
Contract 3 to the Competitive Products List and
Notice of Filing of Contract (Under Seal), February
11, 2011.
VerDate Mar<15>2010
16:16 Aug 31, 2011
Jkt 223001
classifications for the IBRS Contracts
product, and includes Mail
Classification Schedule language for
IBRS contracts, formulas for pricing
along with an analysis, certification of
the Governors vote, and certification of
compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a); and
• Attachment 4—an application for
non-public treatment of materials to
maintain the redacted portions of the
contract, customer identifying
information and related financial
information under seal.
The instant contract. The Postal
Service filed the instant contract
pursuant to 39 CFR 3015 and in
accordance with Order No. 178.3 It
states it will notify the mailer of the
effective date within 30 days of receipt
of all necessary regulatory approvals.
The contract will remain in effect for 1
year however, it may be terminated by
either party with 30 days’ written
notice. Notice at 3; Attachment 1 at 4.
Functional equivalence. The Postal
Service asserts that the instant contract
is functionally equivalent to the IBRS
contracts previously filed. Id. at 3. It
also asserts that the ‘‘functional terms’’
of the instant contract and the
‘‘functional terms’’ of the proposed
baseline IBRS 3 Competitive Contract
‘‘are the same, although other terms that
do not directly change the nature of the
agreements’ basic obligations may
vary.’’ Id. at 4. To that end, the Postal
Service indicates that prices under IBRS
contracts may differ based on volume or
postage commitments and when the
agreement is signed. It identifies certain
customer-specific information that
distinguishes the instant contract from
the proposed baseline agreement. Id. at
5.
The Postal Service concludes that the
instant contract complies with 39 U.S.C.
3633 and is functionally equivalent to
the proposed IBRS Competitive Contract
3 baseline agreement in Docket Nos.
MC2011–21 and CP2011–59. Id.
Therefore, it contends that the instant
contract should be included within the
IBRS Competitive Contract 3 product.
Id.
II. Notice of Filing
The Commission establishes Docket
No. CP2011–70 for consideration of
matters raised by the Postal Service’s
Notice.
The Commission appoints James F.
Callow to serve as Public Representative
in this docket.
Comments. Interested persons may
submit comments on whether the Postal
3 See Docket Nos. MC2009–14 and CP2009–20,
Order Concerning International Business Reply
Service Contract 1 Negotiated Service Agreement,
February 5, 2009 (Order No. 178).
PO 00000
Frm 00086
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
54511
Service’s filings in the captioned docket
are consistent with the policies of 39
U.S.C. 3632, 3633 or 39 CFR part 3015.
Comments are due no later than
September 1, 2011. The public portions
of this filing can be accessed via the
Commission’s Web site (https://
www.prc.gov).
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
No. CP2011–70 for consideration of the
matters raised in this docket.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, James F.
Callow is appointed to serve as officer
of the Commission (Public
Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public in this
proceeding.
3. Comments by interested persons in
this proceeding are due no later than
September 1, 2011.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this Order in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011–22367 Filed 8–31–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. A2011–52; Order No. 825]
Post Office Closing
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This document informs the
public that an appeal of the closing of
the Lake Creek, Texas post office has
been filed. It identifies preliminary
steps and provides a procedural
schedule. Publication of this document
will allow the Postal Service,
petitioners, and others to take
appropriate action.
DATES: Administrative record due (from
Postal Service): September 6, 2011;
deadline for notices to intervene:
September 19, 2011. See the Procedural
Schedule in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for other dates of
interest.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically by accessing the ‘‘Filing
Online’’ link in the banner at the top of
the Commission’s Web site (https://
www.prc.gov) or by directly accessing
the Commission’s Filing Online system
at https://www.prc.gov/prc-pages/filingonline/login.aspx. Commenters who
cannot submit their views electronically
should contact the person identified in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
SUMMARY:
E:\FR\FM\01SEN1.SGM
01SEN1
54512
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 170 / Thursday, September 1, 2011 / Notices
section as the source for case-related
information for advice on alternatives to
electronic filing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
at 202–789–6820 (case-related
information) or DocketAdmins@prc.gov
(electronic filing assistance).
Notice is
hereby given that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
404(d), the Commission received four
petitions for review of the Postal
Service’s determination to close the
Lake Creek post office in Lake Creek,
Texas. The petitions were filed by Paul
M. Burt, Lynne P. Long, Linda L. Baker,
and Daryl Blakley (Petitioners). The
earliest postmark date is July 20, 2011.1
The Commission hereby institutes a
proceeding under 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5)
and establishes Docket No. A2011–52 to
consider Petitioners’ appeals. If
Petitioners would like to further explain
their position with supplemental
information or facts, Petitioners may
either file a Participant Statement on
PRC Form 61 or file a brief with the
Commission no later than September 26,
2011.
Categories of issues apparently raised.
Petitioners contend that the Postal
Service failed to consider the effect of
the closing on the community. See 39
U.S.C. 404(d)(2)(A)(i).
After the Postal Service files the
administrative record and the
Commission reviews it, the Commission
may find that there are more legal issues
than the one set forth above, or that the
Postal Service’s determination disposes
of one or more of those issues. The
deadline for the Postal Service to file the
applicable administrative record with
the Commission is September 6, 2011.
See 39 CFR 3001.113. In addition, the
due date for any responsive pleading by
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the Postal Service to this Notice is
September 6, 2011.
Availability; Web site posting. The
Commission has posted the appeal and
supporting material on its Web site at
https://www.prc.gov. Additional filings
in this case and participants’
submissions also will be posted on the
Commission’s Web site, if provided in
electronic format or amenable to
conversion, and not subject to a valid
protective order. Information on how to
use the Commission’s Web site is
available online or by contacting the
Commission’s webmaster via telephone
at 202–789–6873 or via electronic mail
at prc-webmaster@prc.gov.
The appeal and all related documents
are also available for public inspection
in the Commission’s docket section.
Docket section hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., eastern time, Monday through
Friday, except on Federal government
holidays. Docket section personnel may
be contacted via electronic mail at prcdockets@prc.gov or via telephone at
202–789–6846.
Filing of documents. All filings of
documents in this case shall be made
using the Internet (Filing Online)
pursuant to Commission rules 9(a) and
10(a) at the Commission’s Web site,
https://www.prc.gov, unless a waiver is
obtained. See 39 CFR 3001.9(a) and
3001.10(a). Instructions for obtaining an
account to file documents online may be
found on the Commission’s Web site or
by contacting the Commission’s docket
section at prc-dockets@prc.gov or via
telephone at 202–789–6846.
The Commission reserves the right to
redact personal information which may
infringe on an individual’s privacy
rights from documents filed in this
proceeding.
Intervention. Persons, other than
Petitioners and respondent, wishing to
be heard in this matter are directed to
file a notice of intervention. See 39 CFR
3001.111(b). Notices of intervention in
this case are to be filed on or before
September 19, 2011. A notice of
intervention shall be filed using the
Internet (Filing Online) at the
Commission’s Web site unless a waiver
is obtained for hardcopy filing. See 39
CFR 3001.9(a) and 3001.10(a).
Further procedures. By statute, the
Commission is required to issue its
decision within 120 days from the date
it receives the appeal. See 39 U.S.C.
404(d)(5). A procedural schedule has
been developed to accommodate this
statutory deadline. In the interest of
expedition, in light of the 120-day
decision schedule, the Commission may
request the Postal Service or other
participants to submit information or
memoranda of law on any appropriate
issue. As required by the Commission
rules, if any motions are filed, responses
are due 7 days after any such motion is
filed. See 39 CFR 3001.21.
It is ordered:
1. The Postal Service shall file the
applicable administrative record
regarding this appeal no later than
September 6, 2011.
2. Any responsive pleading by the
Postal Service to this notice is due no
later than September 6, 2011.
3. The procedural schedule listed
below is hereby adopted.
4. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth
E. Richardson is designated officer of
the Commission (Public Representative)
to represent the interests of the general
public.
5. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this notice and order in
the Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE
August 22, 2011 ......................................
September 6, 2011 ..................................
September 6, 2011 ..................................
September 19, 2011 ................................
September 26, 2011 ................................
October 17, 2011 .....................................
November 1, 2011 ...................................
November 8, 2011 ...................................
srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
November 17, 2011 .................................
Filing of Appeal.
Deadline for the Postal Service to file the applicable administrative record in this appeal.
Deadline for the Postal Service to file any responsive pleading.
Deadline for notices to intervene (see 39 CFR 3001.111(b)).
Deadline for Petitioner’s Form 61 or initial brief in support of petition (see 39 CFR 3001.115(a) and
(b)).
Deadline for answering brief in support of the Postal Service (see 39 CFR 3001.115(c)).
Deadline for reply briefs in response to answering briefs (see 39 CFR 3001.115(d)).
Deadline for motions by any party requesting oral argument; the Commission will schedule oral argument only when it is a necessary addition to the written filings (see 39 CFR 3001.116).
Expiration of the Commission’s 120-day decisional schedule (see 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5)).
1 On July 26, 2011, the Commission received two
petitions for review regarding the closing of the
Lake Creek post office. Subsequently, the
Commission was informed by the Postal Service
VerDate Mar<15>2010
16:16 Aug 31, 2011
Jkt 223001
that there had not been a final determination made
to close the Lake Creek post office. On August 18,
2011, Paul M. Burt (Petitioner) provided the
Commission with documents establishing that the
PO 00000
Frm 00087
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
final determination to close the Lake Creek post
office had been made and posted July 1, 2011. Each
petition appears to have been submitted in a timely
fashion.
E:\FR\FM\01SEN1.SGM
01SEN1
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 170 / Thursday, September 1, 2011 / Notices
[FR Doc. 2011–22326 Filed 8–31–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Upon written request, copies available
from: U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor
Education and Advocacy,
Washington, DC 20549–0213.
srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Extension: Rule 15g–2, SEC File No. 270–
381, OMB Control No. 3235–0434.
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
(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget a
request for extension of the previously
approved collection of information
discussed below.
The ‘‘Penny Stock Disclosure Rules’’
(Rule 15g–2, 17 CFR 240.15g–2) require
broker-dealers to provide their
customers with a risk disclosure
document, as set forth in Schedule 15G,
prior to their first non-exempt
transaction in a ‘‘penny stock’’. As
amended, the rule requires brokerdealers to obtain written
acknowledgement from the customer
that he or she has received the required
risk disclosure document. The amended
rule also requires broker-dealers to
maintain a copy of the customer’s
written acknowledgement for at least
three years following the date on which
the risk disclosure document was
provided to the customer, the first two
years in an accessible place.
The risk disclosure documents are for
the benefit of the customers, to assure
that they are aware of the risks of
trading in ‘‘penny stocks’’ before they
enter into a transaction. The risk
disclosure documents are maintained by
the broker-dealers and may be reviewed
during the course of an examination by
the Commission.
There are approximately 253 brokerdealers that could potentially be subject
to current Rule 15g–2. The Commission
estimates that approximately 5% of
registered broker-dealers are engaged in
penny stock transactions, and thereby
subject to the Rule (5% × approximately
5,063 registered broker-dealers = 253
broker-dealers). The Commission
estimates that each one of these firms
processes an average of three new
customers for penny stocks per week.
Thus, each respondent processes
approximately 156 penny stock
VerDate Mar<15>2010
16:16 Aug 31, 2011
Jkt 223001
disclosure documents per year. If
communications in tangible form alone
are used to satisfy the requirements of
Rule 15g–2, then the copying and
mailing of the penny stock disclosure
document takes no more than two
minutes. Thus, the total associated
burden is approximately 2 minutes per
response, or an aggregate total of 312
minutes per respondent. Since there are
253 respondents, the current annual
burden is 78,936 minutes (312 minutes
per each of the 253 respondents) or
1,316 hours for this third party
disclosure burden. In addition, brokerdealers incur a recordkeeping burden of
approximately two minutes per
response when filing the completed
penny stock disclosure documents as
required pursuant to the Rule
15(g)(2)(c), which requires a brokerdealer to preserve a copy of the written
acknowledgement pursuant to Rule
17a–4(b) of the Exchange Act. Since
there are approximately 156 responses
for each respondent, the respondents
incur an aggregate recordkeeping
burden of 78,936 minutes (253
respondents × 156 responses for each ×
2 minutes per response) or 1,316 hours,
under Rule 15g–2. Accordingly, the
current aggregate annual hour burden
associated with Rule 15g–2 (that is,
assuming that all respondents provide
tangible copies of the required
documents) is approximately 2,632
hours (1,316 third party disclosure
hours + 1,316 recordkeeping hours).
The burden hours associated with
Rule 15g–2 may be slightly reduced
when the penny stock disclosure
document required under the rule is
provided through electronic means such
as e-mail from the broker-dealer (e.g.,
the broker-dealer respondent may take
only one minute, instead of the two
minutes estimated above, to provide the
penny stock disclosure document by
e-mail to its customer). In this regard, if
each of the customer respondents
estimated above communicates with his
or her broker-dealer electronically, the
total ongoing respondent burden is
approximately 1 minute per response, or
an aggregate total of 156 minutes (156
customers × 1 minute per respondent).
Assuming 253 respondents, the annual
third party disclosure burden, if
electronic communications were used
by all customers, is 39,468 minutes (156
minutes per each of the 253
respondents) or 658 hours. If all
respondents were to use electronic
means, the recordkeeping burden is
78,936 minutes or 1,316 hours (the same
as above). Thus, if all broker-dealer
respondents obtain and send the
documents required under the rules
PO 00000
Frm 00088
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
54513
electronically, the aggregate annual hour
burden associated with Rule 15g–2 is
1,974 (658 hours + 1,316 hours).
In addition, if the penny stock
customer requests a paper copy of the
information on the Commission’s Web
site regarding microcap securities,
including penny stocks, from his or her
broker-dealer, the printing and mailing
of the document containing this
information takes no more than two
minutes per customer. Because many
investors have access to the
Commission’s Web site via computers
located in their homes, or in easily
accessible public places such as
libraries, then, at most, a quarter of
customers who are required to receive
the Rule 15g–2 disclosure document
request that their broker-dealer provide
them with the additional microcap and
penny stock information posted on the
Commission’s Web site. Thus, each
broker-dealer respondent processes
approximately 39 requests for paper
copies of this information per year or an
aggregate total of 78 minutes per
respondent (2 minutes per customer ×
39 requests per respondent). Since there
are 253 respondents, the estimated
annual burden is 19,734 minutes (78
minutes per each of the 253
respondents) or 329 hours. This is a
third party disclosure type of burden.
We have no way of knowing how
many broker-dealers and customers will
choose to communicate electronically.
Assuming that 50 percent of
respondents continue to provide
documents and obtain signatures in
tangible form and 50 percent choose to
communicate electronically to satisfy
the requirements of Rule 15g–2, the total
aggregate burden hours is 3,948
((aggregate burden hours for documents
and signatures in tangible form × 0.50 of
the respondents = 1,316 hours) +
(aggregate burden hours for
electronically signed and transmitted
documents × 0.50 of the respondents =
987 hours) + (aggregate burden hours for
recordkeeping of tangible documents ×
0.50 of the respondents = 658) +
(aggregate burden hours for
recordkeeping of electronically filed
documents = 658) + (329 burden hours
for those customers making requests for
a copy of the information on the
Commission’s Web site)).
The Commission does not maintain
the risk disclosure document. Instead, it
must be retained by the broker-dealer
for at least three years following the date
on which the risk disclosure document
was provided to the customer, the first
two years in an accessible place. The
collection of information required by
the rule is mandatory. The risk
disclosure document is otherwise
E:\FR\FM\01SEN1.SGM
01SEN1
Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 170 (Thursday, September 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54511-54513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22326]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. A2011-52; Order No. 825]
Post Office Closing
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing
of the Lake Creek, Texas post office has been filed. It identifies
preliminary steps and provides a procedural schedule. Publication of
this document will allow the Postal Service, petitioners, and others to
take appropriate action.
DATES: Administrative record due (from Postal Service): September 6,
2011; deadline for notices to intervene: September 19, 2011. See the
Procedural Schedule in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for other
dates of interest.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically by accessing the ``Filing
Online'' link in the banner at the top of the Commission's Web site
(https://www.prc.gov) or by directly accessing the Commission's Filing
Online system at https://www.prc.gov/prc-pages/filing-online/login.aspx. Commenters who cannot submit their views electronically
should contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT
[[Page 54512]]
section as the source for case-related information for advice on
alternatives to electronic filing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
at 202-789-6820 (case-related information) or DocketAdmins@prc.gov
(electronic filing assistance).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 39
U.S.C. 404(d), the Commission received four petitions for review of the
Postal Service's determination to close the Lake Creek post office in
Lake Creek, Texas. The petitions were filed by Paul M. Burt, Lynne P.
Long, Linda L. Baker, and Daryl Blakley (Petitioners). The earliest
postmark date is July 20, 2011.\1\ The Commission hereby institutes a
proceeding under 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5) and establishes Docket No. A2011-
52 to consider Petitioners' appeals. If Petitioners would like to
further explain their position with supplemental information or facts,
Petitioners may either file a Participant Statement on PRC Form 61 or
file a brief with the Commission no later than September 26, 2011.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ On July 26, 2011, the Commission received two petitions for
review regarding the closing of the Lake Creek post office.
Subsequently, the Commission was informed by the Postal Service that
there had not been a final determination made to close the Lake
Creek post office. On August 18, 2011, Paul M. Burt (Petitioner)
provided the Commission with documents establishing that the final
determination to close the Lake Creek post office had been made and
posted July 1, 2011. Each petition appears to have been submitted in
a timely fashion.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Categories of issues apparently raised. Petitioners contend that
the Postal Service failed to consider the effect of the closing on the
community. See 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(2)(A)(i).
After the Postal Service files the administrative record and the
Commission reviews it, the Commission may find that there are more
legal issues than the one set forth above, or that the Postal Service's
determination disposes of one or more of those issues. The deadline for
the Postal Service to file the applicable administrative record with
the Commission is September 6, 2011. See 39 CFR 3001.113. In addition,
the due date for any responsive pleading by the Postal Service to this
Notice is September 6, 2011.
Availability; Web site posting. The Commission has posted the
appeal and supporting material on its Web site at https://www.prc.gov.
Additional filings in this case and participants' submissions also will
be posted on the Commission's Web site, if provided in electronic
format or amenable to conversion, and not subject to a valid protective
order. Information on how to use the Commission's Web site is available
online or by contacting the Commission's webmaster via telephone at
202-789-6873 or via electronic mail at prc-webmaster@prc.gov.
The appeal and all related documents are also available for public
inspection in the Commission's docket section. Docket section hours are
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., eastern time, Monday through Friday, except on
Federal government holidays. Docket section personnel may be contacted
via electronic mail at prc-dockets@prc.gov or via telephone at 202-789-
6846.
Filing of documents. All filings of documents in this case shall be
made using the Internet (Filing Online) pursuant to Commission rules
9(a) and 10(a) at the Commission's Web site, https://www.prc.gov, unless
a waiver is obtained. See 39 CFR 3001.9(a) and 3001.10(a). Instructions
for obtaining an account to file documents online may be found on the
Commission's Web site or by contacting the Commission's docket section
at prc-dockets@prc.gov or via telephone at 202-789-6846.
The Commission reserves the right to redact personal information
which may infringe on an individual's privacy rights from documents
filed in this proceeding.
Intervention. Persons, other than Petitioners and respondent,
wishing to be heard in this matter are directed to file a notice of
intervention. See 39 CFR 3001.111(b). Notices of intervention in this
case are to be filed on or before September 19, 2011. A notice of
intervention shall be filed using the Internet (Filing Online) at the
Commission's Web site unless a waiver is obtained for hardcopy filing.
See 39 CFR 3001.9(a) and 3001.10(a).
Further procedures. By statute, the Commission is required to issue
its decision within 120 days from the date it receives the appeal. See
39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5). A procedural schedule has been developed to
accommodate this statutory deadline. In the interest of expedition, in
light of the 120-day decision schedule, the Commission may request the
Postal Service or other participants to submit information or memoranda
of law on any appropriate issue. As required by the Commission rules,
if any motions are filed, responses are due 7 days after any such
motion is filed. See 39 CFR 3001.21.
It is ordered:
1. The Postal Service shall file the applicable administrative
record regarding this appeal no later than September 6, 2011.
2. Any responsive pleading by the Postal Service to this notice is
due no later than September 6, 2011.
3. The procedural schedule listed below is hereby adopted.
4. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth E. Richardson is designated
officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public.
5. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this notice and
order in the Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
Procedural Schedule
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
August 22, 2011............................. Filing of Appeal.
September 6, 2011........................... Deadline for the Postal Service to file the applicable
administrative record in this appeal.
September 6, 2011........................... Deadline for the Postal Service to file any responsive pleading.
September 19, 2011.......................... Deadline for notices to intervene (see 39 CFR 3001.111(b)).
September 26, 2011.......................... Deadline for Petitioner's Form 61 or initial brief in support of
petition (see 39 CFR 3001.115(a) and (b)).
October 17, 2011............................ Deadline for answering brief in support of the Postal Service (see
39 CFR 3001.115(c)).
November 1, 2011............................ Deadline for reply briefs in response to answering briefs (see 39
CFR 3001.115(d)).
November 8, 2011............................ Deadline for motions by any party requesting oral argument; the
Commission will schedule oral argument only when it is a
necessary addition to the written filings (see 39 CFR 3001.116).
November 17, 2011........................... Expiration of the Commission's 120-day decisional schedule (see 39
U.S.C. 404(d)(5)).
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[[Page 54513]]
[FR Doc. 2011-22326 Filed 8-31-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710-FW-P