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U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
John Berry,
Director.
Thursday, August 9, at 10:30 a.m.
(Closed—if needed)
1. Continuation of Thursday’s closed
session agenda.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Julie S. Moore, Secretary of the Board,
U.S. Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza
SW., Washington, DC 20260–1000.
Telephone (202) 268–4800.
Julie S. Moore,
Secretary.
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POSTAL SERVICE
Board of Governors Sunshine Act
Meeting
Wednesday, August 8,
2012, at 10:00 a.m.; Thursday, August 9,
at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
PLACE: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal
Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant
Plaza SW., in the Benjamin Franklin
Room.
STATUS: Wednesday, August 8, at 10:00
a.m.—Closed; Thursday, August 9, at
8:30 a.m.—Open; and at 10:30 a.m.—
Closed
DATES AND TIMES:
Matters To Be Considered
Wednesday, August 8, at 10:00 a.m.
(Closed)
1. Strategic Issues.
2. Financial Matters.
3. Pricing.
4. Personnel Matters and
Compensation Issues.
5. Governors’ Executive Session—
Discussion of prior agenda items and
Board Governance.
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Thursday, August 9, at 8:30 a.m. (Open)
1. Approval of Minutes of Previous
Meetings.
2. Remarks of the Chairman of the
Board.
3. Remarks of the Postmaster General
and CEO.
4. Committee Reports.
5. Quarterly Report on Financial
Performance.
6. Quarterly Report on Service
Performance.
7. Tentative Agenda for the September
13, 2012, meeting in Washington, DC
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Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change To Extend the
Implementation of FINRA Rule 4240
(Margin Requirements for Credit
Default Swaps)
July 17, 2012.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’
or ‘‘Exchange Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4
thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that
on July 13, 2012, Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’)
filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’)
the proposed rule change as described
in Items I and II below, which Items
have been prepared by FINRA. FINRA
has designated the proposed rule change
as constituting a ‘‘non-controversial’’
rule change under paragraph (f)(6) of
Rule 19b–4 under the Act,3 which
renders the proposal effective upon
filing with the Commission. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
FINRA is proposing to extend to July
17, 2013 the implementation of FINRA
Rule 4240. FINRA Rule 4240
implements an interim pilot program
with respect to margin requirements for
certain transactions in credit default
swaps that are security-based swaps.
The text of the proposed rule change
is available on FINRA’s Web site at
PO 00000
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
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https://www.finra.org, at the principal
office of FINRA and at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission,
FINRA included statements concerning
the purpose of and basis for the
proposed rule change and discussed any
comments it received on the proposed
rule change. The text of these statements
may be examined at the places specified
in Item IV below. FINRA has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B,
and C below, of the most significant
aspects of such statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
On May 22, 2009, the Commission
approved FINRA Rule 4240,4 which
implements an interim pilot program
(the ‘‘Interim Pilot Program’’) with
respect to margin requirements for
certain transactions in credit default
swaps (‘‘CDS’’).5 On March 7, 2012, the
SEC approved extending the
implementation of Rule 4240 to July 17,
2012.6
As explained in the Approval Order,
FINRA Rule 4240, coterminous with
certain Commission actions, was
intended to address concerns arising
from systemic risk posed by CDS,
including, among other things, risks to
the financial system arising from the
lack of a central clearing counterparty to
clear and settle CDS.7 On July 21, 2010,
President Obama signed into law the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act (the ‘‘DoddFrank Act’’),8 Title VII of which
established a comprehensive new
regulatory framework for swaps and
4 See Exchange Act Release No. 59955 (May 22,
2009), 74 FR 25586 (May 28, 2009) (Notice of Filing
and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of
Proposed Rule Change; File No. SR–FINRA–2009–
012) (‘‘Approval Order’’).
5 In March 2012, the SEC approved amendments
to FINRA Rule 4240 that, among other things, limit
at this time the rule’s application to credit default
swaps that are security-based swaps. See Exchange
Act Release No. 66527 (March 7, 2012), 77 FR
14850 (March 13, 2012) (Notice of Filing and Order
Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule
Change; File No. SR–FINRA–2012–015).
6 See Exchange Act Release No. 66528 (March 7,
2012), 77 FR 14848 (March 13, 2012) (Notice of
Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of
Proposed Rule Change; File No. SR–FINRA–2012–
014).
7 See 74 FR at 25588–89.
8 Public Law 111–203, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010).
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POSTAL SERVICE
Board of Governors Sunshine Act Meeting
DATES AND TIMES: Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.; Thursday,
August 9, at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
PLACE: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal Service Headquarters, 475
L'Enfant Plaza SW., in the Benjamin Franklin Room.
STATUS: Wednesday, August 8, at 10:00 a.m.--Closed; Thursday, August 9,
at 8:30 a.m.--Open; and at 10:30 a.m.--Closed
Matters To Be Considered
Wednesday, August 8, at 10:00 a.m. (Closed)
1. Strategic Issues.
2. Financial Matters.
3. Pricing.
4. Personnel Matters and Compensation Issues.
5. Governors' Executive Session--Discussion of prior agenda items
and Board Governance.
Thursday, August 9, at 8:30 a.m. (Open)
1. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings.
2. Remarks of the Chairman of the Board.
3. Remarks of the Postmaster General and CEO.
4. Committee Reports.
5. Quarterly Report on Financial Performance.
6. Quarterly Report on Service Performance.
7. Tentative Agenda for the September 13, 2012, meeting in
Washington, DC
Thursday, August 9, at 10:30 a.m. (Closed--if needed)
1. Continuation of Thursday's closed session agenda.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Julie S. Moore, Secretary of the
Board, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC
20260-1000. Telephone (202) 268-4800.
Julie S. Moore,
Secretary.
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