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submission to the NRC, then you should
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Reactors.
[FR Doc. 2013–01143 Filed 1–18–13; 8:45 am]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Federal Employees Dental and Vision
Insurance Program: Application
Process for Contract Awards
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice of Application Process
for Federal Employees Dental and
Vision Insurance Program Contract
Awards.
AGENCY:
The U. S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) is changing its
contract awards process from a full
solicitation to an application process for
the Federal Employees Dental and
Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP).
This process is being changed to be in
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line with the process used for the
Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program. The application is on Federal
Business Opportunities
(FedBizOpps.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sylvia V. Pulley, 202–606–1938.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
FEDVIP law, sections 8953 and 8983 of
title 5, United States Code, (enhanced
dental and vision benefits, respectively)
requires OPM to contract with a
reasonable number of qualified
companies for a policy or policies of
benefits described in the law, without
regard to section 5 of title 41, United
States Code, or any other statute
requiring competitive bidding. OPM
shall ensure that each resulting contract
is awarded on the basis of contractor
qualifications, price, and reasonable
competitions. And, each contract
entered must be for a uniform term of
7 years and may not be renewed
automatically.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
John Berry,
Director.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2013–42; Order No. 1623]
New Postal Product
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is noticing a
recent Postal Service filing concerning
an additional Global Plus 2C contract.
This notice informs the public of the
filing, invites public comment, and
takes other administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: January 24,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
comments electronically should contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
at 202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Contents of Filing
III. Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
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I. Introduction
Notice of filing. On January 11, 2013,
the Postal Service filed a notice
announcing that it is entering into an
additional Global Plus 2C contract
(Agreement).1 The Postal Service seeks
to have the Agreement included within
the Global Plus 2C product on the
grounds of functional equivalence to
previously approved baseline
agreements. Id. at 2.
Background. The Commission added
Global Plus 2 to the competitive product
list, based on Governors’ Decision No.
08–10, by operation of Order No. 112.
Id. at 1. It later approved the addition
of Global Plus 2C contracts to the
competitive product list as a result of
Docket No. MC2012–5.2 The
Commission designated the contracts
filed in companion Docket Nos.
CP2012–10 and CP2012–11 as the
baseline agreements for purposes of
establishing the functional equivalency
of other agreements proposed for
inclusion with the Global Plus 2C
product. Notice at 2.
Customers for Global Plus 2C
contracts are Postal Qualified
Wholesalers (PQWs) and other large
businesses that offer mailing services to
end users for shipping articles via
Global Direct and/or International
Business Reply Service. Id. at 5.
II. Contents of Filing
The filing includes the Notice, along
with the following attachments:
• Attachment 1—a redacted copy of
the Agreement;
• Attachment 2—a redacted copy of
the certification required under 39 CFR
3015.5(c)(2);
• Attachment 3—a redacted copy of
Governors’ Decision No. 11–6; and
• Attachment 4—an application for
non-public treatment of material filed
under seal.
The material filed under seal consists
of unredacted copies of the Agreement
and supporting financial documents. Id.
at 2. The Postal Service filed redacted
versions of the sealed financial
documents in public Excel
spreadsheets. Id. at 3.
Functional equivalency. The Postal
Service asserts that the instant
Agreement and the baseline agreements
1 Notice of the United States Postal Service of
Filing a Functionally Equivalent Global Plus 2C
Contract Negotiated Service Agreement and
Application for Non-Public Treatment of Materials
Filed Under Seal, January 11, 2013 (Notice). The
Notice was filed in accordance with 39 CFR 3015.5.
Id. at 1.
2 See Docket Nos. MC2012–5, CP2012–10, and
CP2012–11, Order No. 1135, Order Adding Global
Plus 2C to the Competitive Product List and
Approving Functionally Equivalent Global Plus 2C
Agreements, January 13, 2012.
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are functionally equivalent because they
share similar cost and market
characteristics. Id. at 4. It notes that the
pricing formula and classification
established in Governors’ Decision No.
08–10 ensure that each Global Plus 2C
contract meets the criteria of 39 U.S.C.
3633 and related regulations. Id. The
Postal Service also indicates that the
pricing formula relied on for Global Plus
2C contracts is included in Governors’
Decision No. 11–6. Id. The Postal
Service further asserts that the
functional terms of the two agreements
are the same and the benefits are
comparable. Id. at 4.
The Postal Service states that prices
may differ, depending on when an
agreement is signed, due to updated
costing information. Id. at 5. It also
identifies other differences in
contractual terms, but asserts that the
differences do not affect either the
fundamental service being offered or the
fundamental structure of the
Agreement.3 Id. at 7.
Effective date; term. The Agreement
includes a scheduled effective date of
January 14, 2013, however, given its
filing date (January 11, 2013) and
advance notice requirements,4 the
Agreement can take effect no sooner
than January 26, 2013, assuming
regulatory approval.
The Agreement is expected to be in
effect for approximately 1 year.
Termination is linked to either the date
prior to the date in January 2014 that
Canada Post Corporation takes action on
price changes for certain domestic
products 5 or, in the event of inaction,
January 31, 2014. Id.
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III. Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket
No. CP2013–42 for consideration of
matters raised in the Notice. Interested
persons may submit comments on
whether the Agreement is consistent
with the requirements of 39 CFR 3015.5
and the policies of sections 3632, 3633,
and 3642. Comments are due no later
than January 24, 2013. The public
portions of the Postal Service’s filing
can be accessed via the Commission’s
Web site at https://www.prc.gov.
Information on how to obtain access to
nonpublic material appears at 39 CFR
3007.40.
The Commission appoints Allison J.
Levy to represent the interests of the
3 The list includes, among other things, the noninclusion of a particular service, the addition and
revision of articles, and related renumbering of
articles. See id. at 5–8.
4 Pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5.
5 The products are domestic Lettermail, Incentive
Lettermail, Admail, and/or Publications Mail
products. Notice, Attachment 1 at 9.
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general public (Public Representative)
in this case.
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
No. CP2013–42 for consideration of
matters raised in the Postal Service’s
Notice.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the
Commission designates Allison J. Levy
to serve as an officer of the Commission
(Public Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public in this
proceeding.
3. Comments are due no later than
January 24, 2013.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this Order in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[SEC File No. 270–0017, OMB Control No.
3235–0017]
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:
Rules 6a–1 and 6a–2, Form 1.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (‘‘PRA’’), the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
on the existing collection of information
provided for in Rule 6a–1 (17 CFR
240.6a–1), Rule 6a–2 (17 CFR 240.6a–2),
and Form 1 (17 CFR 249.1) under The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15
U.S.C. 78a et seq.) (‘‘Exchange Act’’ or
Act’’). The Commission plans to submit
this existing collection of information to
the Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) for extension and approval.
The Exchange Act sets forth a
regulatory scheme for national securities
exchanges. Rule 6a–1 under the Act
generally requires an applicant for
initial registration as a national
securities exchange to file an
application with the Commission on
Form 1. An exchange that seeks an
exemption from registration based on
limited trading volume also must apply
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for such exemption on Form 1. Rule 6a–
2 under the Act requires registered and
exempt exchanges: (1) To amend the
Form 1 if there are any material changes
to the information provided in the
initial Form 1; and (2) to submit
periodic updates of certain information
provided in the initial Form 1, whether
such information has changed or not.
The information required pursuant to
Rules 6a–1 and 6a–2 is necessary to
enable the Commission to maintain
accurate files regarding the exchange
and to exercise its statutory oversight
functions. Without the information
submitted pursuant to Rule 6a–1 on
Form 1, the Commission would not be
able to determine whether the
respondent met the criteria for
registration or exemption set forth in
Sections 6 and 19 of the Act. Without
the amendments and periodic updates
of information submitted pursuant to
Rule 6a–2, the Commission would have
substantial difficulty determining
whether a national securities exchange
or exempt exchange was continuing to
operate in compliance with the Act.
Initial filings on Form 1 by new
exchanges are made on a one-time basis.
The Commission estimates that it will
receive approximately three initial Form
1 filings per year and that each
respondent would incur an average
burden of 47 hours to file an initial
Form 1 at an average internal labor cost
per response of approximately $13,105.
Therefore, the Commission estimates
that the annual burden for all
respondents to file the initial Form 1
would be 141 hours (one response/
respondent × three respondents × 47
hours/response) and an internal labor
cost of $39,315 (one response/
respondent × three respondents ×
$13,105/response).
There currently are seventeen entities
registered as national securities
exchanges and two exempt exchanges,
for a total of 19 exchanges. The
Commission estimates that each
registered or exempt exchange files four
amendments or periodic update to Form
1 per year, incurring an average burden
of 25 hours to comply with Rule 6a–2.
The Commission estimates that the
annual burden for all respondents to file
amendments and periodic updates to
the Form 1 pursuant to Rule 6a–2 is
1900 hours (19 respondents × 25 hours/
response × four responses/respondent
per year) and an internal labor cost of
$510,720 (19 respondents × $6,720/
response × four responses/respondent
per year).
Written comments are invited on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
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[FR Doc No: 2013-01086]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2013-42; Order No. 1623]
New Postal Product
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing
concerning an additional Global Plus 2C contract. This notice informs
the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: January 24, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing
Online system at https://www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit comments
electronically should contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
at 202-789-6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Contents of Filing
III. Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
Notice of filing. On January 11, 2013, the Postal Service filed a
notice announcing that it is entering into an additional Global Plus 2C
contract (Agreement).\1\ The Postal Service seeks to have the Agreement
included within the Global Plus 2C product on the grounds of functional
equivalence to previously approved baseline agreements. Id. at 2.
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\1\ Notice of the United States Postal Service of Filing a
Functionally Equivalent Global Plus 2C Contract Negotiated Service
Agreement and Application for Non-Public Treatment of Materials
Filed Under Seal, January 11, 2013 (Notice). The Notice was filed in
accordance with 39 CFR 3015.5. Id. at 1.
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Background. The Commission added Global Plus 2 to the competitive
product list, based on Governors' Decision No. 08-10, by operation of
Order No. 112. Id. at 1. It later approved the addition of Global Plus
2C contracts to the competitive product list as a result of Docket No.
MC2012-5.\2\ The Commission designated the contracts filed in companion
Docket Nos. CP2012-10 and CP2012-11 as the baseline agreements for
purposes of establishing the functional equivalency of other agreements
proposed for inclusion with the Global Plus 2C product. Notice at 2.
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\2\ See Docket Nos. MC2012-5, CP2012-10, and CP2012-11, Order
No. 1135, Order Adding Global Plus 2C to the Competitive Product
List and Approving Functionally Equivalent Global Plus 2C
Agreements, January 13, 2012.
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Customers for Global Plus 2C contracts are Postal Qualified
Wholesalers (PQWs) and other large businesses that offer mailing
services to end users for shipping articles via Global Direct and/or
International Business Reply Service. Id. at 5.
II. Contents of Filing
The filing includes the Notice, along with the following
attachments:
Attachment 1--a redacted copy of the Agreement;
Attachment 2--a redacted copy of the certification
required under 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2);
Attachment 3--a redacted copy of Governors' Decision No.
11-6; and
Attachment 4--an application for non-public treatment of
material filed under seal.
The material filed under seal consists of unredacted copies of the
Agreement and supporting financial documents. Id. at 2. The Postal
Service filed redacted versions of the sealed financial documents in
public Excel spreadsheets. Id. at 3.
Functional equivalency. The Postal Service asserts that the instant
Agreement and the baseline agreements
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are functionally equivalent because they share similar cost and market
characteristics. Id. at 4. It notes that the pricing formula and
classification established in Governors' Decision No. 08-10 ensure that
each Global Plus 2C contract meets the criteria of 39 U.S.C. 3633 and
related regulations. Id. The Postal Service also indicates that the
pricing formula relied on for Global Plus 2C contracts is included in
Governors' Decision No. 11-6. Id. The Postal Service further asserts
that the functional terms of the two agreements are the same and the
benefits are comparable. Id. at 4.
The Postal Service states that prices may differ, depending on when
an agreement is signed, due to updated costing information. Id. at 5.
It also identifies other differences in contractual terms, but asserts
that the differences do not affect either the fundamental service being
offered or the fundamental structure of the Agreement.\3\ Id. at 7.
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\3\ The list includes, among other things, the non-inclusion of
a particular service, the addition and revision of articles, and
related renumbering of articles. See id. at 5-8.
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Effective date; term. The Agreement includes a scheduled effective
date of January 14, 2013, however, given its filing date (January 11,
2013) and advance notice requirements,\4\ the Agreement can take effect
no sooner than January 26, 2013, assuming regulatory approval.
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\4\ Pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5.
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The Agreement is expected to be in effect for approximately 1 year.
Termination is linked to either the date prior to the date in January
2014 that Canada Post Corporation takes action on price changes for
certain domestic products \5\ or, in the event of inaction, January 31,
2014. Id.
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\5\ The products are domestic Lettermail, Incentive Lettermail,
Admail, and/or Publications Mail products. Notice, Attachment 1 at
9.
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III. Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2013-42 for consideration
of matters raised in the Notice. Interested persons may submit comments
on whether the Agreement is consistent with the requirements of 39 CFR
3015.5 and the policies of sections 3632, 3633, and 3642. Comments are
due no later than January 24, 2013. The public portions of the Postal
Service's filing can be accessed via the Commission's Web site at
https://www.prc.gov. Information on how to obtain access to nonpublic
material appears at 39 CFR 3007.40.
The Commission appoints Allison J. Levy to represent the interests
of the general public (Public Representative) in this case.
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2013-42 for
consideration of matters raised in the Postal Service's Notice.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission designates Allison J.
Levy to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative)
to represent the interests of the general public in this proceeding.
3. Comments are due no later than January 24, 2013.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Order in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
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