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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 131 / Monday, July 9, 2012 / Notices Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB approval number and should be sent via email to: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to: 202–395–3086. Attention: Desk Officer for Peace Corps. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denora Miller, FOIA Officer, Peace Corps, 1111 20th Street NW., Washington, DC 20526, (202) 692–1236, or email at pcfr@peacecorps.gov. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Denora Miller. ADDRESSES: The 50th Anniversary Archive Project collects stories and photographs from Returned Peace Corps Volunteers along with basic contact information (name, phone number, email address) and information about their Peace Corps service, such as dates of service, geographic location, and sector of service. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on October 17, 2011 (76 FR 64127). Method: The information is collected from an online form. Old Title: Peace Corps 50th Anniversary Archive Project. New Title: Peace Corps Digital Library. OMB Control Number: 0420— pending. Affected Public: Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and general public. Respondents’ Obligation To Reply: Voluntary. agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the information to be collected; and, ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of automated collection techniques, when appropriate, and other forms of information technology. This notice issued in Washington, DC, on July 2, 2012. Garry W. Stanberry, Acting Associate Director, Management. [FR Doc. 2012–16649 Filed 7–6–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6051–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Burden to the Public (a) Estimated number of respondents: 1,000. (b) Frequency of response: One time. (c) Estimated average burden per response: 15 minutes. (d) Estimated total reporting burden: 250 hours. (e) Estimated annual cost to respondents: $0.00. General Description of Collection: This information is used to add assets to the digital library on the Peace Corps Web site; provide stories and photos for use in exhibits, news articles and events about Peace Corps; assist in documenting the history of the Peace Corps as experienced by its Volunteers through the years. Request for Comment: Peace Corps invites comments on whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for proper performance of the functions of the Peace Corps Response, including whether the information will have practical use; the accuracy of the VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:20 Jul 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PEACE CORPS Information Collection Requests Under OMB Review Peace Corps. 30-Day notice and request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: The Peace Corps will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We are conducting this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 USC Chapter 35). DATES: Submit comments on or before August 8, 2012. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB approval number and should be sent via email to: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to: 202–395–3086. Attention: Desk Officer for Peace Corps. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denora Miller, FOIA Officer, Peace Corps, 1111 20th Street NW., Washington, DC 20526, (202) 692–1236, or email at pcfr@ peacecorps.gov. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Denora Miller. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Peace Corps’ Press Office uses the Hometown News Release Form to collect information about a Peace Corps invitee’s decision to serve and their local newspapers. Method: The Peace Corps currently emails the Hometown News Release Form to invitees. The respondent returns the form by email. The Hometown News Release Form will be available through the Peace Corps’ new SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40387 volunteer delivery and support system. The new method will replace sending the form by email. Title: Hometown News Release Form. OMB Control Number: 0420— pending. Type of Information Collection: Existing collection in use without an OMB control number. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Respondents’ Obligation to Reply: Voluntary. General Description of Collection: This information is used to inform reporters from local and college newspapers, as well as radio and television stations about an invitee’s decision to serve in the Peace Corps. It helps notify the community that their neighbor or classmate will be gone for two years and also helps Peace Corps recruit the next generation of Peace Corps volunteers. Request for Comment: Peace Corps invites comments on whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for proper performance of the functions of the Peace Corps, including whether the information will have practical use; the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the information to be collected; and, ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of automated collection techniques, when appropriate, and other forms of information technology. This notice issued in Washington, DC, on July 3, 2012. Garry W. Stanberry, Acting Associate Director, Management. [FR Doc. 2012–16652 Filed 7–6–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6051–01–P POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. R2012–9; Order No. 1389] Price Adjustment Postal Regulatory Commission. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Commission is noticing a recently filed Postal Service request to adjust prices for several market dominant products within First-Class Mail and Standard Mail. This notice addresses procedural steps associated with the filing. DATES: Comments are due: July 17, 2012. ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission’s SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09JYN1.SGM 09JYN1 40388 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 131 / Monday, July 9, 2012 / Notices Incentive program. The Postal Service proposes an upfront 2-percent discount on First-Class Mail and Standard Mail letters, flats, and cards (presort and automation) that include, in or on the mailpiece, a mobile barcode (or other print/mobile technology). Id. This technology must direct the recipients of the mailpieces to a mobile-optimized Web site that allows them to purchase an advertised product on the mobile device. The Postal Service also proposes to allow mailers to qualify for an extra 1-percent rebate on their qualifying mailings, if a portion of their orders is fulfilled via Priority Mail® between November 9, 2012 and December 31, 2012. Id. at 1–2. In order to claim the rebate, mailers would be required to demonstrate that the number of Priority Mail packages delivered to customers exceeded 0.5 percent of the total number of qualifying mailpieces sent during the Mobile Shopping Promotion. Id. at 7. Mailers may submit applications for this rebate between January 1, 2013 and February 15, 2013. Id. at 9. Participants will be required to register for and accept the terms of the Mobile Shopping Promotion at least 2 hours prior to their first qualifying mailing. Id. at 7–8. Participants must disclose which permits will be participating in the Mobile Shopping Promotion and agree to participate in a survey at the end of the promotional period. Id. at 8. The Postal Service plans to open registration around September 15, 2012. Id. The Postal Service will require the mailings to be submitted electronically via mail.dat, mail.xml, or Postal Wizard. Mailers must affirmatively claim the Mobile Shopping Promotion on their electronic postage submissions and certify that each mailpiece meets the requirements. Mailers must claim the Mobile Shopping Promotion discount at the time of mailing. Id. Postage must be paid using a permit imprint, precancelled stamp permit, or qualifying meter mail. Id. at 8–9. Standard Mail Flats compliance with 39 U.S.C. 101(d). In its FY2010 Annual Compliance Determination Report, the Commission directed the Postal Service to increase the cost coverage of the Standard Mail Flats product through a combination of above-average price adjustments and cost reductions.2 The Postal Service acknowledges that the Mobile Shopping Promotion will have the short-term effect of lowering postage revenues from Standard Mail Flats. However, it contends that the long-term effect will be to encourage future revenue growth by improving the value of direct mail to advertisers. Notice at 10. Also, the Postal Service expects the revenue loss to be much smaller than the loss expected from the Mobile Shopping Promotion approved by the Commission in Docket No. R2012–6. Id. at 13. Impact on the price cap. The Postal Service will not calculate the cap implication of the discount as described in rule 3010.14(b)(1) through (4). Id. at 14. The Postal Service states that, consistent with past limited-availability discounts, it intends to essentially ignore the effect of the price decrease resulting from the program on the price cap for both future and current prices. Id. Objectives and factors, workshare discounts, and preferred rates. The Postal Service lists the relevant objectives and factors of 39 U.S.C. 3622, and claims the program to a large extent ‘‘does not substantially alter the degree 1 United States Postal Service Notice of MarketDominant Price Adjustment, June 27, 2012 (Notice). 2 Docket No. ACR2010, Annual Compliance Determination Report, March 29, 2011 at 106. Filing Online system at https:// www.prc.gov. Commenters who cannot submit their views electronically should contact the person identified in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by telephone for advice on alternatives to electronic filing. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel at 202–789–6820. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Postal Service Filing III. Commission Action I. Introduction On June 27, 2012, the Postal Service filed a notice with the Commission announcing its intent to adjust prices for several market dominant products within First-Class Mail and Standard Mail pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3622 and 39 CFR 3010.1 The adjustment is a 2percent discount on the prices for FirstClass Mail and Standard Mail letters, flats, and cards (presort and automation), which include a qualifying mobile barcode or similar print technology inside or on the qualifying mailpieces (Mobile Shopping Promotion). Notice at 1. The Mobile Shopping Promotion is proposed to take effect at 12:01 a.m. on November 7, 2012 and will expire at 11:59 p.m. on November 21, 2012. Id. sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES II. Postal Service Filing VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:20 Jul 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 to which First-Class Mail and Standard Mail prices already address’’ the objectives and factors. Id. at 16. In particular, the Postal Service contends that the Mobile Shopping Promotion is an example of the increased pricing flexibility under the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (objective 4), and will encourage new mail volumes, which will have the effect of enhancing the financial position of the Postal Service (objective 5). Id. at 16. Similarly, the Postal Service claims that the Mobile Shopping Promotion encourages increased mail volume (factor 7) and will not imperil the ability of First-Class Mail or Standard Mail to cover its attributable costs (factor 2). Id. at 18. According to the Postal Service, the Mobile Shopping Promotion will not impact current workshare discounts. Id. As the Mobile Shopping Promotion does not exclude any mailers, the Postal Service asserts that it will not affect compliance with any preferred rate requirements. Id. at 19. Mail Classification Schedule (MCS). The Postal Service provides proposed MCS language in Appendix A of its notice. It outlines the proposed changes in the MCS for the relevant products. Id. Appendix A. III. Commission Action The Commission establishes Docket No. R2012–9 to consider all matters related to the notice. The Commission’s rules provide for a 20-day comment period starting from the date of the filing of the notice. See 39 CFR 3010.13(a)(5). Interested persons may express views and offer comments on whether the planned changes are consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3622 and 39 CFR 3010. Comments are due no later than July 17, 2012. The Commission appoints Katalin K. Clendenin to represent the interests of the general public in this proceeding. It is ordered: 1. The Commission establishes Docket No. R2012–9 to consider matters raised by the Postal Service’s June 27, 2012 notice. 2. Interested persons may submit comments on the planned price adjustments. Comments are due no later than July 17, 2012. 3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin K. Clendenin is appointed to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in this proceeding. 4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the Federal Register. E:\FR\FM\09JYN1.SGM 09JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 131 / Monday, July 9, 2012 / Notices By the Commission. Ruth Ann Abrams, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–16589 Filed 7–6–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. IC–30125; File No. 812–13878] Gladstone Capital Corporation, et al.; Notice of Application June 29, 2012. Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’). ACTION: Notice of application for an order under sections 17(d), 57(a)(4) and 57(i) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Act’’) and rule 17d–1 under the Act to permit certain joint transactions otherwise prohibited by sections 17(d) and 57(a)(4) of the Act and rule 17d–1 under the Act. AGENCY: Applicants request an order to permit the Investors (as defined below) to co-invest in portfolio companies with each other and with an affiliated investment fund. APPLICANTS: Gladstone Capital Corporation (‘‘GLAD’’), Gladstone Investment Corporation (‘‘GAIN’’), Gladstone Lending Corporation (‘‘Lending,’’ and collectively with GLAD and GAIN, the ‘‘Funds’’), Gladstone Partners Fund, LP (‘‘Partners’’), and Gladstone Management Corporation (‘‘GMC’’). FILING DATES: The application was filed on March 10, 2011, and amended on December 21, 2011, April 19, 2012, and June 29, 2012. HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An order granting the requested relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. Interested persons may request a hearing by writing to the Commission’s Secretary and serving applicants with a copy of the request, personally or by mail. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on July 25, 2012, and should be accompanied by proof of service on applicants, 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 Commission’s Secretary. ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F St. NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090. sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:20 Jul 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 Applicants: 1521 Westbranch Dr., Suite 200, McLean, VA 22102. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn Mann, Special Counsel, at (202) 551–6813 or Mary Kay Frech, Branch Chief, at (202) 551–6821 (Office of Investment Company Regulation, Division of Investment Management). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following is a summary of the application. The complete application may be obtained via the Commission’s Web site by searching for the file number, or for an applicant using the Company name box, at https:// www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by calling (202) 551–8090. Applicants’ Representations 1. GLAD and GAIN are closed-end management investment companies that have elected to be regulated as business development companies (‘‘BDCs’’) under the Act. Lending is a closed-end management investment company that has filed a notice of intent to elect to be regulated as a BDC pursuant to section 6(f) of the Act. Lending was organized on December 7, 2009, but has not yet commenced operations. A majority of the directors of each of the Funds is or will be persons who are not ‘‘interested persons’’ as defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (‘‘Non-Interested Directors’’). 2. GMC is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Advisers Act’’) and serves as the investment adviser to each Fund. From time to time GMC, or an entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with GMC, may serve as investment adviser or subadviser to other BDCs or registered closed-end management investment companies (each, a ‘‘Closed-End Fund,’’ and together with the Funds, the ‘‘Investors’’). Companies subadvised by GMC or an entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with GMC are included in the term ‘‘Closed-End Fund’’ only if the subadviser controls the Closed-End Fund. 3. GLAD’s Objectives and Strategies are to achieve a high level of current income by investing in certain debt securities issued by private businesses that are family-owned businesses or substantially owned by leveraged buyout funds or individual investors.1 GAIN’s Objectives and Strategies are to achieve a high level of current income 1 ‘‘Objectives and Strategies’’ means the investment objectives and strategies of an Investor, as described in the Investor’s registration statement on Form N–2, other filings the Investor has made with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 (‘‘Securities Act’’), or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investor’s reports to shareholders. PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40389 and capital gains by investing in debt and equity securities of private businesses. Lending’s proposed Objectives and Strategies are to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation through investing in syndicated and nonsyndicated debt investments of small to mid-sized corporations that are typically larger companies than those in which GLAD or GAIN invest, but which may from time to time be similar to the types of investments in which GLAD and GAIN invest. 4. Partners is a limited partnership organized under Delaware law and is excluded from the definition of investment company by section 3(c)(1) of the Act. Partners’ investment objective is similar to GLAD’s Objectives and Strategies. GMC is the general partner of Partners and serves as its investment adviser. 5. Applicants seek an order (‘‘Order’’) under sections 17(d), 57(a)(4), and 57(i) of the Act and rule 17d–1 under the Act to permit two or more of the Investors and Partners to (a) co-invest with each other in securities issued by issuers in private placement transactions 2 in which GMC negotiates terms in addition to price; and (b) make additional investments in securities of such issuers, including through the exercise of warrants, conversion privileges, and other rights to purchase securities of the issuers (such additional investments, ‘‘Follow-On Investments’’).3 ‘‘CoInvestment Transaction’’ means any transaction in which an Investor participated together with Partners and/or one or more other Investors in reliance on the Order. ‘‘Potential CoInvestment Transaction’’ means any investment opportunity in which an Investor could not participate together with Partners and/or one or more other Investors without obtaining and relying on the Order. The Order would supersede a previous co-investment order issued to GLAD, GAIN, Partners, Gladstone General Partner, LLC, and GMC.4 6. When considering Potential CoInvestment Transactions for any Investor, GMC will consider only the Objectives and Strategies, investment policies, investment positions, capital 2 The term ‘‘private placement transactions’’ means transactions in which the offer and sale of securities by the issuer are exempt from registration under the Securities Act. 3 All existing entities that currently intend to rely upon the Order have been named as applicants. Any other existing or future entity that subsequently relies on the Order will comply with the terms and conditions of the application. 4 Gladstone Capital, Investment Company Act Release Nos. 27120 (Oct. 25, 2005) (notice) and 27150 (Nov. 22, 2005) (order). E:\FR\FM\09JYN1.SGM 09JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40387-40389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16589]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. R2012-9; Order No. 1389]


Price Adjustment

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently filed Postal Service 
request to adjust prices for several market dominant products within 
First-Class Mail and Standard Mail. This notice addresses procedural 
steps associated with the filing.

DATES: Comments are due: July 17, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's

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Filing Online system at https://www.prc.gov. Commenters who cannot 
submit their views electronically should contact the person identified 
in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by telephone for advice on 
alternatives to electronic filing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel 
at 202-789-6820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. Postal Service Filing
III. Commission Action

I. Introduction

    On June 27, 2012, the Postal Service filed a notice with the 
Commission announcing its intent to adjust prices for several market 
dominant products within First-Class Mail and Standard Mail pursuant to 
39 U.S.C. 3622 and 39 CFR 3010.\1\ The adjustment is a 2-percent 
discount on the prices for First-Class Mail and Standard Mail letters, 
flats, and cards (presort and automation), which include a qualifying 
mobile barcode or similar print technology inside or on the qualifying 
mailpieces (Mobile Shopping Promotion). Notice at 1. The Mobile 
Shopping Promotion is proposed to take effect at 12:01 a.m. on November 
7, 2012 and will expire at 11:59 p.m. on November 21, 2012. Id.
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    \1\ United States Postal Service Notice of Market-Dominant Price 
Adjustment, June 27, 2012 (Notice).
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II. Postal Service Filing

    Incentive program. The Postal Service proposes an upfront 2-percent 
discount on First-Class Mail and Standard Mail letters, flats, and 
cards (presort and automation) that include, in or on the mailpiece, a 
mobile barcode (or other print/mobile technology). Id. This technology 
must direct the recipients of the mailpieces to a mobile-optimized Web 
site that allows them to purchase an advertised product on the mobile 
device. The Postal Service also proposes to allow mailers to qualify 
for an extra 1-percent rebate on their qualifying mailings, if a 
portion of their orders is fulfilled via Priority Mail[supreg] between 
November 9, 2012 and December 31, 2012. Id. at 1-2. In order to claim 
the rebate, mailers would be required to demonstrate that the number of 
Priority Mail packages delivered to customers exceeded 0.5 percent of 
the total number of qualifying mailpieces sent during the Mobile 
Shopping Promotion. Id. at 7. Mailers may submit applications for this 
rebate between January 1, 2013 and February 15, 2013. Id. at 9.
    Participants will be required to register for and accept the terms 
of the Mobile Shopping Promotion at least 2 hours prior to their first 
qualifying mailing. Id. at 7-8. Participants must disclose which 
permits will be participating in the Mobile Shopping Promotion and 
agree to participate in a survey at the end of the promotional period. 
Id. at 8. The Postal Service plans to open registration around 
September 15, 2012. Id.
    The Postal Service will require the mailings to be submitted 
electronically via mail.dat, mail.xml, or Postal Wizard. Mailers must 
affirmatively claim the Mobile Shopping Promotion on their electronic 
postage submissions and certify that each mailpiece meets the 
requirements. Mailers must claim the Mobile Shopping Promotion discount 
at the time of mailing. Id. Postage must be paid using a permit 
imprint, pre-cancelled stamp permit, or qualifying meter mail. Id. at 
8-9.
    Standard Mail Flats compliance with 39 U.S.C. 101(d). In its FY2010 
Annual Compliance Determination Report, the Commission directed the 
Postal Service to increase the cost coverage of the Standard Mail Flats 
product through a combination of above-average price adjustments and 
cost reductions.\2\ The Postal Service acknowledges that the Mobile 
Shopping Promotion will have the short-term effect of lowering postage 
revenues from Standard Mail Flats. However, it contends that the long-
term effect will be to encourage future revenue growth by improving the 
value of direct mail to advertisers. Notice at 10. Also, the Postal 
Service expects the revenue loss to be much smaller than the loss 
expected from the Mobile Shopping Promotion approved by the Commission 
in Docket No. R2012-6. Id. at 13.
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    \2\ Docket No. ACR2010, Annual Compliance Determination Report, 
March 29, 2011 at 106.
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    Impact on the price cap. The Postal Service will not calculate the 
cap implication of the discount as described in rule 3010.14(b)(1) 
through (4). Id. at 14. The Postal Service states that, consistent with 
past limited-availability discounts, it intends to essentially ignore 
the effect of the price decrease resulting from the program on the 
price cap for both future and current prices. Id.
    Objectives and factors, workshare discounts, and preferred rates. 
The Postal Service lists the relevant objectives and factors of 39 
U.S.C. 3622, and claims the program to a large extent ``does not 
substantially alter the degree to which First-Class Mail and Standard 
Mail prices already address'' the objectives and factors. Id. at 16. In 
particular, the Postal Service contends that the Mobile Shopping 
Promotion is an example of the increased pricing flexibility under the 
Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (objective 4), and will 
encourage new mail volumes, which will have the effect of enhancing the 
financial position of the Postal Service (objective 5). Id. at 16. 
Similarly, the Postal Service claims that the Mobile Shopping Promotion 
encourages increased mail volume (factor 7) and will not imperil the 
ability of First-Class Mail or Standard Mail to cover its attributable 
costs (factor 2). Id. at 18.
    According to the Postal Service, the Mobile Shopping Promotion will 
not impact current workshare discounts. Id. As the Mobile Shopping 
Promotion does not exclude any mailers, the Postal Service asserts that 
it will not affect compliance with any preferred rate requirements. Id. 
at 19.
    Mail Classification Schedule (MCS). The Postal Service provides 
proposed MCS language in Appendix A of its notice. It outlines the 
proposed changes in the MCS for the relevant products. Id. Appendix A.

III. Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket No. R2012-9 to consider all 
matters related to the notice. The Commission's rules provide for a 20-
day comment period starting from the date of the filing of the notice. 
See 39 CFR 3010.13(a)(5). Interested persons may express views and 
offer comments on whether the planned changes are consistent with the 
policies of 39 U.S.C. 3622 and 39 CFR 3010. Comments are due no later 
than July 17, 2012.
    The Commission appoints Katalin K. Clendenin to represent the 
interests of the general public in this proceeding.
    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. R2012-9 to consider 
matters raised by the Postal Service's June 27, 2012 notice.
    2. Interested persons may submit comments on the planned price 
adjustments. Comments are due no later than July 17, 2012.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin K. Clendenin is appointed to 
serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to 
represent the interests of the general public in this proceeding.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.


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    By the Commission.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-16589 Filed 7-6-12; 8:45 am]
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