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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
R. A. Jervey, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001, telephone: (301) 251–7404 or
email Richard.Jervey@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[NRC–2009–0262]
Guidance for Fuel Cycle Facility
Change Processes
AGENCY:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC or the Commission)
is issuing a new regulatory guide (RG)
3.74, ‘‘Guidance for Fuel Cycle Facility
Change Processes.’’ This regulatory
guide describes the types of changes for
which fuel cycle facility licensees
should seek prior approval from the
NRC and discusses how licensees can
evaluate potential changes to determine
whether NRC approval is required
before implementing a change. This
regulatory guide also describes the level
of information that the NRC staff
considers acceptable for use in
documenting and reporting changes
made without prior NRC approval.
ADDRESSES: You can access publicly
available documents related to this
regulatory guide using the following
methods:
• NRC’s Public Document Room
(PDR): The public may examine and
have copied, for a fee, publicly available
documents at the NRC’s PDR, O1–F21,
One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): Publicly available documents
created or received at the NRC are
available online in the NRC Library at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. From this page, the public
can gain entry into ADAMS, which
provides text and image files of the
NRC’s public documents. If you do not
have access to ADAMS or if there are
problems in accessing the documents
located in ADAMS, contact the NRC’s
PDR reference staff at 1–(800) 397–4209,
(301) 415–4737, or by email to
pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The regulatory
guide is available electronically under
ADAMS Accession Number
ML100890016. The regulatory analysis
may be found in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML110960217.
• Federal Rulemaking Web Site:
Public comments and supporting
materials related to this regulatory guide
can be found at https://
www.regulations.gov by searching on
Docket ID NRC–2009–0262.
Regulatory guides are not
copyrighted, and Commission approval
is not required to reproduce them.
The NRC is issuing a new guide in the
NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series. This
series was developed to describe and
make available to the public information
such as methods that are acceptable to
the NRC staff for implementing specific
parts of the agency’s regulations,
techniques that the staff uses in
evaluating specific problems or
postulated accidents, and data that the
staff needs in its review of applications
for permits and licenses.
RG 3.74, ‘‘Guidance for Fuel Cycle
Facility Change Processes,’’ was issued
with a temporary identification as Draft
Regulatory Guide, DG–3037, to address
several requirements of Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
Part 70, ‘‘Domestic Licensing of Special
Nuclear Material.’’ The guide describes
how fuel cycle facility licensees can
evaluate potential changes to determine
whether NRC approval is required
before implementing them. Operating
experience from nuclear fuel cycle
facilities shows that past incidents often
resulted from changes implemented at
the facility. In some cases, licensee
management or personnel did not
analyze, authorize, or understand the
changes before implementing them.
Subpart H to 10 CFR part 70, in part,
includes requirements for tracking,
evaluating, and documenting changes
made to fuel cycle facilities, and to
licensee safety programs. The
requirements governing these changes
are stated in 10 CFR 70.72, ‘‘Facility
Changes and Change Process,’’ and
pursuant to 10 CFR 70.60, apply to fuel
cycle facility licensees that possess
greater than a critical mass of special
nuclear material and that are engaged in
enriched uranium processing,
fabrication of uranium fuel or fuel
assemblies, uranium enrichment,
enriched uranium hexafluoride
conversion, plutonium processing, or
fabrication of mixed-oxide fuel or fuel
assemblies. Such fuel cycle facility
licensees must establish a configuration
management system to evaluate,
implement, and track each change to the
site, structures, processes, systems,
equipment, components, computer
programs, and activities of personnel, in
accordance with 10 CFR 70.72(a).
Licensees may make such changes
without prior approval of the NRC as
long as the changes meet the criteria in
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance.
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10 CFR 70.72(c). RG 3.74 describes how
fuel cycle facility licensees can evaluate
potential changes to determine whether
NRC approval is required before
implementing them. This regulatory
guide identifies an acceptable level of
information to be provided by licensees
when documenting and reporting
changes made without prior NRC
approval.
II. Further Information
DG–3037 was published in the
Federal Register on July 14, 2011 (76 FR
41527). The public comment period
closed September 16, 2011. Public
comments on DG–3037 and the staff
responses to the public comments are
available under ADAMS Accession
Number ML113050428.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day
of December, 2011.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Harriet Karagiannis,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Guide Development
Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of
Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. A2012–92; Order No. 1080]
Post Office Closing
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This document informs the
public that an appeal of the closing of
the Plover, Iowa 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: January 24, 2012, 4:30 p.m.,
Eastern Time: Deadline for answering
brief in support of the Postal Service.
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
section as the source for case-related
information for advice on alternatives to
electronic filing.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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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
Plover post office in Plover, Iowa. The
first petition for review received
November 30, 2011, was filed by Darla
Johnson. The second petition for review
received November 30, 2011, was filed
by Alan and Karen Minkler. A third
petition for review received December 2,
2011, was filed by Eugene B. Van Deest.
A fourth petition for review received
December 6, 2011, was filed by the
Citizens of Plover. The earliest postmark
date is November 19, 2011. The
Commission hereby institutes a
proceeding under 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5)
and establishes Docket No. A2012–92 to
consider Petitioners’ appeal. 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 January 4,
2012.
Notwithstanding the Postal Service’s
determination to close this post office,
on December 15, 2011, the Postal
Service advised the Commission that it
‘‘will delay the closing or consolidation
of any Post Office until May 15, 2012.’’ 1
The Postal Service further indicated that
it ‘‘will proceed with the
discontinuance process for any Post
Office in which a Final Determination
was already posted as of December 12,
2011, including all pending appeals.’’
Id. It stated that the only ‘‘Post Offices’’
subject to closing prior to May 16, 2012
are those that were not in operation on,
and for which a Final Determination
was posted as of, December 12, 2011. It
affirmed that it ‘‘will not close or
consolidate any other Post Office prior
to May 16, 2012.’’ Id. Lastly, the Postal
Service requested the Commission ‘‘to
continue adjudicating appeals as
provided in the 120-day decisional
schedule for each proceeding.’’ Id.
The Postal Service’s Notice outlines
the parameters of its newly announced
discontinuance policy. Pursuant to the
Postal Service’s request, the
Commission will fulfill its appellate
responsibilities under 39 U.S.C.
404(d)(5).
Categories of issues apparently raised.
Petitioners contend that (1) the Postal
Service failed to consider the effect of
the closing on the community (see 39
U.S.C. 404(d)(2)(A)(i)); and (2) the Postal
Service failed to consider whether it
will continue to provide a maximum
degree of effective and regular postal
services to the community (see 39
U.S.C. 404(d)(2)(A)(iii)).
After the Postal Service files the
administrative record and the
Commission reviews it, the Commission
may find that there are more legal issues
than those 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 is
within 15 days after the date on which
the petition for review was filed with
the Commission. See 39 CFR 3001.113.
In addition, the due date for any
responsive pleading by the Postal
Service is also within 15 days after the
date on which the petition for review
was filed with the Commission.
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 participant’s
submissions also will be posted on the
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,
https://www.prc.gov, or by contacting the
Commission’s docket section at prcdockets@prc.gov or via telephone at
(202) 789–6846.
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 the
Petitioners and respondents, 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
January 23, 2012. A notice of
intervention shall be filed using the
Internet (Filing Online) at the
Commission’s Web site, https://
www.prc.gov, 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 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 procedural schedule listed
below is hereby adopted.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Natalie
Rae Ward is designated officer of the
Commission (Public Representative) to
represent the interests of the general
public.
3. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this notice and order and
Procedural Schedule in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE
November 30, 2011 ..................................
December 15, 2011 ..................................
Filing of Appeal.
Deadline for the Postal Service to file the applicable administrative record in this appeal.
1 United States Postal Service Notice of Status of
the Moratorium on Post Office Discontinuance
Actions, December 15, 2011, (Notice).
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PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE—Continued
December 15, 2011 ..................................
January 23, 2012 ......................................
January 4, 2012 ........................................
Deadline for the Postal Service to file any responsive pleading.
Deadline for notices to intervene (see 39 CFR 3001.111(b)).
Deadline for Petitioners’ 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)).
January 24, 2012 ......................................
February 8, 2012 ......................................
February 15, 2012 ....................................
March 16, 2012 .........................................
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BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. IC–29898]
Notice of Applications for
Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
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December 30, 2011.
The following is a notice of
applications for deregistration under
section 8(f) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 for the month of December
2011. A copy of each application may be
obtained via the Commission’s Web site
by searching for the file number, or an
applicant using the Company name box,
at https://www.sec.gov/search/
search.htm or by calling (202) 551–
8090. An order granting each
application will be issued unless the
SEC orders a hearing. Interested persons
may request a hearing on any
application by writing to the SEC’s
Secretary at the address below and
serving the relevant applicant with a
copy of the request, personally or by
mail. Hearing requests should be
received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on
January 24, 2012, and should be
accompanied by proof of service on the
applicant, in the form of an affidavit or,
for lawyers, a certificate of service.
Hearing requests should state the nature
of the writer’s interest, the reason for the
request, and the issues contested.
Persons who wish to be notified of a
hearing may request notification by
writing to the Secretary, U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street
NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane L. Titus at (202) 551–6810, SEC,
Division of Investment Management,
Office of Investment Company
Regulation, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549–8010.
Tax-Free Investments Trust
[File No. 811–2731]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
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investment company. On April 30,
2008, applicant transferred its assets to
Tax-Free Cash Reserve Portfolio, a series
of Short-Term Investments Trust, based
on net asset value. Expenses of $29,100
incurred in connection with the
reorganization were paid by Invesco
Advisers, Inc., applicant’s investment
adviser.
Filing Dates: The application was
filed on April 23, 2010 and amended on
December 2, 2011.
Applicant’s Address: 11 Greenway
Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046–
1173.
Fidelity Capital Fund, Inc.
[File No. 811–791]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. On December 31,
1979, applicant transferred its assets to
Fidelity Trend Fund, Inc., based on net
asset value. Expenses of approximately
$100,000 incurred in connection with
the reorganization were paid by
applicant and the acquiring fund based
on respective net assets.
Filing Dates: The application was
filed on October 17, 2011, and amended
on December 1, 2011.
Applicant’s Address: 82 Devonshire
St., Boston, MA 02109.
Rochdale High Yield Advances Fund,
LLC
[File No. 811–22539]
Summary: Applicant, a closed-end
investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. On June 28, 2011,
applicant made a liquidating
distribution to its shareholders, based
on net asset value. Expenses of $3,500
incurred in connection with the
liquidation were paid by Rochdale
Investment Management, LLC,
applicant’s investment adviser.
Filing Dates: The application was
filed on September 21, 2011 and
amended on December 16, 2011.
Applicant’s Address: 570 Lexington
Ave., New York, NY 10022.
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First Trust Strategic High Income Fund
[File No. 811–21756]
First Trust Strategic High Income Fund
III
[File No. 811–21994]
Summary: Each applicant, a closedend investment company, seeks an
order declaring that it has ceased to be
an investment company. On October 3,
2011, applicants transferred their assets
to First Trust Strategic High Income
Fund II, based on net asset value. Total
expenses of approximately $515,500
incurred in connection with the
reorganization were paid by applicants
and the acquiring fund on a pro rata
basis, based on the net asset value of
each fund prior to the closing date of the
reorganization.
Filing Dates: The applications were
filed on October 27, 2011 and amended
on December 16, 2011.
Applicants’ Address: 120 East Liberty
Dr., Suite 400, Wheaton, IL 60187.
CPG FrontPoint Multi-Strategy Fund
[File No. 811–22324]
Summary: Applicant, a closed-end
investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. On December 1,
2011, applicant made a liquidating
distribution to its shareholders, based
on net asset value. Expenses of $11,000
incurred in connection with the
liquidation were paid by applicant.
Filing Date: The application was filed
on December 1, 2011.
Applicant’s Address: c/o Central Park
Advisers, LLC, 805 Third Ave., 18th
Floor, New York, NY 10022.
Arden Sage Multi-Strategy TEI Fund,
LLC
[File No. 811–22377]
Summary: Applicant, a closed-end
investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. On September 30,
2011, applicant transferred its assets to
Arden Sage Multi-Strategy Fund, LLC (f/
k/a Robeco-Sage Multi-Strategy Fund,
LLC), based on net asset value. Expenses
of $38,000 incurred in connection with
the reorganization were paid by Robeco
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. A2012-92; Order No. 1080]
Post Office Closing
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing
of the Plover, Iowa 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: January 24, 2012, 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time: Deadline for
answering brief in support of the Postal Service. 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 section as the source for case-related information for advice
on alternatives to electronic filing.
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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 Plover post office in
Plover, Iowa. The first petition for review received November 30, 2011,
was filed by Darla Johnson. The second petition for review received
November 30, 2011, was filed by Alan and Karen Minkler. A third
petition for review received December 2, 2011, was filed by Eugene B.
Van Deest. A fourth petition for review received December 6, 2011, was
filed by the Citizens of Plover. The earliest postmark date is November
19, 2011. The Commission hereby institutes a proceeding under 39 U.S.C.
404(d)(5) and establishes Docket No. A2012-92 to consider Petitioners'
appeal. 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 January 4, 2012.
Notwithstanding the Postal Service's determination to close this
post office, on December 15, 2011, the Postal Service advised the
Commission that it ``will delay the closing or consolidation of any
Post Office until May 15, 2012.'' \1\ The Postal Service further
indicated that it ``will proceed with the discontinuance process for
any Post Office in which a Final Determination was already posted as of
December 12, 2011, including all pending appeals.'' Id. It stated that
the only ``Post Offices'' subject to closing prior to May 16, 2012 are
those that were not in operation on, and for which a Final
Determination was posted as of, December 12, 2011. It affirmed that it
``will not close or consolidate any other Post Office prior to May 16,
2012.'' Id. Lastly, the Postal Service requested the Commission ``to
continue adjudicating appeals as provided in the 120-day decisional
schedule for each proceeding.'' Id.
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(Notice).
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The Postal Service's Notice outlines the parameters of its newly
announced discontinuance policy. Pursuant to the Postal Service's
request, the Commission will fulfill its appellate responsibilities
under 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5).
Categories of issues apparently raised. Petitioners contend that
(1) the Postal Service failed to consider the effect of the closing on
the community (see 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(2)(A)(i)); and (2) the Postal
Service failed to consider whether it will continue to provide a
maximum degree of effective and regular postal services to the
community (see 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(2)(A)(iii)).
After the Postal Service files the administrative record and the
Commission reviews it, the Commission may find that there are more
legal issues than those 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 is
within 15 days after the date on which the petition for review was
filed with the Commission. See 39 CFR 3001.113. In addition, the due
date for any responsive pleading by the Postal Service is also within
15 days after the date on which the petition for review was filed with
the Commission.
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 participant's submissions also will
be posted on the 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, https://www.prc.gov, or by contacting the
Commission's docket section at prc-dockets@prc.gov or via telephone at
(202) 789-6846.
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 the Petitioners and respondents,
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 January 23, 2012. A notice of
intervention shall be filed using the Internet (Filing Online) at the
Commission's Web site, https://www.prc.gov, 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 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 procedural schedule listed below is hereby adopted.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Natalie Rae Ward is designated
officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public.
3. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this notice and
order and Procedural Schedule in the Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
Procedural Schedule
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November 30, 2011................................. Filing of Appeal.
December 15, 2011................................. Deadline for the
Postal Service to
file the applicable
administrative
record in this
appeal.
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December 15, 2011................................. Deadline for the
Postal Service to
file any responsive
pleading.
January 23, 2012.................................. Deadline for notices
to intervene (see
39 CFR
3001.111(b)).
January 4, 2012................................... Deadline for
Petitioners' Form
61 or initial brief
in support of
petition (see 39
CFR 3001.115(a) and
(b)).
January 24, 2012.................................. Deadline for
answering brief in
support of the
Postal Service (see
39 CFR
3001.115(c)).
February 8, 2012.................................. Deadline for reply
briefs in response
to answering briefs
(see 39 CFR
3001.115(d)).
February 15, 2012................................. 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).
March 16, 2012.................................... Expiration of the
Commission's 120-
day decisional
schedule (see 39
U.S.C. 404(d)(5)).
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