Post Office Closing, 5582-5583 [2012-2429]

Download as PDF 5582 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 23 / Friday, February 3, 2012 / Notices Budget, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of Personnel Management or sent via electronic mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–6974. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of Personnel Management or sent via electronic mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–6974. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Financial Resources Questionnaire (RI 34–1), Financial Resources Questionnaire— Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Premiums Underpaid (RI 34– 17), collects detailed financial information for use by OPM to determine whether to agree to a waiver, compromise, or adjustment of the collection of erroneous payments from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. Notice of Amount Due Because Of Annuity Overpayment (RI 34–3) and Notice of Amount Due Because of FEGLI Premium Underpayment (RI 34–19), informs the annuitant about the overpayment and collects information from the annuitant about how repayment will be made. Analysis Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management. Title: Financial Resources Questionnaire and Amount Due Because of Annuity Overpayment. OMB Number: 3206–0167. Frequency: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Number of Respondents: 2,081. Estimated Time per Respondent: 60 minutes. Total Burden Hours: 2,081. ACTION: Scheduling of Council Meeting. The Hispanic Council on Federal Employment will hold its third meeting on Thursday, February 16, 2012, at the time and location shown below. The Council is an advisory committee composed of representatives from Hispanic organizations and senior government officials. Along with its other responsibilities, the Council shall advise the Director of the Office of Personnel Management on matters involving the recruitment, hiring, and advancement of Hispanics in the Federal workforce. The Council is cochaired by the Chief of Staff of the Office of Personnel Management and the Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The meeting is open to the public. Please contact the Office of Personnel Management at the address shown below if you wish to present material to the Council at the meeting. The manner and time prescribed for presentations may be limited, depending upon the number of parties that express interest in presenting information. DATES: February 16th, 2012 from 2–4 p.m. Location: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Theodore Roosevelt Building, the Pendleton, 5th Floor, 1900 E St. NW., Washington, DC 20415. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veronica E. Villalobos, Director for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E St. NW., Suite 5H35, Washington, DC 20415. Phone (202) 606–0040, Fax (202) 606–2183, or email at Jesse.Frank@opm.gov. SUMMARY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management. John Berry, Director. [FR Doc. 2012–2389 Filed 2–2–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6325–46–P POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. A2012–124; Order No. 1180] [FR Doc. 2012–2475 Filed 2–2–12; 8:45 am] AGENCY: BILLING CODE 6325–38–P tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES U.S. Office of Personnel Management. John Berry, Director. ACTION: Hispanic Council on Federal Employment Office of Personnel Management. AGENCY: 20:48 Feb 02, 2012 Postal Regulatory Commission. Notice. This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing of the Balm, Florida 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. SUMMARY: OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT VerDate Mar<15>2010 Post Office Closing Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Deadline for Petitioner’s Form 61: March 1, 2012, 4:30 p.m., eastern time; deadline for answering brief in support of the Postal Service: March 21, 2012, 4:30 p.m., eastern time. 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. 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 a petition for review of the Postal Service’s determination to close the Balm post office in Balm, Florida. The petition for review received January 26, 2012, was filed by George and Marilyn Fears and is postmarked January 4, 2012. The Commission hereby institutes a proceeding under 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5) and establishes Docket No. A2012–124 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 March 1, 2012. 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 adequately consider the economic savings resulting from the closure (see 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(2)(A)(iv)). 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 with the Commission is February 10, 2012. See 39 CFR 3001.113. In addition, the due date for any responsive pleading by DATES: E:\FR\FM\03FEN1.SGM 03FEN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 23 / Friday, February 3, 2012 / Notices the Postal Service to this Notice is February 10, 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). 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 February 21, 2012. 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 February 10, 2012. 2. Any responsive pleading by the Postal Service to this notice is due no later than February 10, 2012. 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. 1 United States Postal Service Notice of Status of the Moratorium on Post Office Discontinuance Actions, December 15, 2011, (Notice). [FR Doc. 2012–2429 Filed 2–2–12; 8:45 am] VerDate Mar<15>2010 20:48 Feb 02, 2012 Jkt 226001 By the Commission. Shoshana M. Grove, Secretary. BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 4703 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Proposed Collection; Comment Request Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 20549–0213. Extension: Rule 17g–1 and Form NRSRO, SEC File No. 270–563, OMB Control No. 3235–0625. 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’’) is soliciting comments on the existing collection of information provided for in Rule 17g–1, Form NRSRO and Instructions to Form NRSRO under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.).1 The Commission plans to submit this existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for extension and approval. Rule 17g–1, Form NRSRO and the Instructions to Form NRSRO contain certain recordkeeping and disclosure requirements for NRSROs. Currently, there are nine credit rating agencies registered as NRSROs with the Commission. The Commission estimates that the total burden for respondents to comply with Rule 17g–1 and Form NRSRO is 838 hours, which includes one-time reporting burdens for new registration applications, registration for additional categories of credit ratings, withdrawals of NRSRO applications, and withdrawals of NRSRO registration. Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission’s estimates of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information on respondents; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60 days of this publication. The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be 1 See Sfmt 4703 5583 E:\FR\FM\03FEN1.SGM 17 CFR 240.17g–1 and 17 CFR 249b.300. 03FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5582-5583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2429]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. A2012-124; Order No. 1180]


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 Balm, Florida 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: Deadline for Petitioner's Form 61: March 1, 2012, 4:30 p.m., 
eastern time; deadline for answering brief in support of the Postal 
Service: March 21, 2012, 4:30 p.m., eastern time. 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.

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 a petition for review of the 
Postal Service's determination to close the Balm post office in Balm, 
Florida. The petition for review received January 26, 2012, was filed 
by George and Marilyn Fears and is postmarked January 4, 2012.
    The Commission hereby institutes a proceeding under 39 U.S.C. 
404(d)(5) and establishes Docket No. A2012-124 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 March 1, 2012.
    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 
adequately consider the economic savings resulting from the closure 
(see 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(2)(A)(iv)).
    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 with 
the Commission is February 10, 2012. See 39 CFR 3001.113. In addition, 
the due date for any responsive pleading by

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the Postal Service to this Notice is February 10, 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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    \1\ United States Postal Service Notice of Status of the 
Moratorium on Post Office Discontinuance Actions, December 15, 2011, 
(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).
    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 February 21, 2012. 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 February 10, 2012.
    2. Any responsive pleading by the Postal Service to this notice is 
due no later than February 10, 2012.
    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.
[FR Doc. 2012-2429 Filed 2-2-12; 8:45 am]
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