International Mail Contract, 16065-16066 [2014-06235]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 56 / Monday, March 24, 2014 / Notices considered in connection with the docket relating to the expired agreement.3 Consequently, the Commission reopens Docket No. CP2012–59 for consideration of matters raised by the Notice. Docket No. CP2014–36 is closed. Interested persons may submit comments on whether the Postal Service’s filing is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are due no later than March 25, 2014. The public portions of the filing can be accessed via the Commission’s Web site (https:// www.prc.gov). The Commission appoints Manon A. Boudreault to serve as Public Representative in this docket. III. Ordering Paragraphs It is ordered: 1. The Commission reopens Docket No. CP2012–59 for consideration of the matters raised by the Postal Service’s Notice. 2. Docket No. CP014–36 is closed. 3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Manon A. Boudreault is appointed to serve as an officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the general public in these proceedings (Public Representative). 4. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no later than March 25, 2014. 5. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the Federal Register. By the Commission. Shoshana M. Grove, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–06236 Filed 3–21–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. R2014–7; Order No. 2024] International Mail Contract Postal Regulatory Commission. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning a WREIER-AVILES on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: 3 The Commission previously established separate dockets for the consideration of contingency prices established pursuant to an IBRS Competitive Contract 1 agreement. See, e.g., Docket No. CP2013–28, Order No. 1587, Notice and Order Concerning International Business Reply Service Competitive Contract 1 Product, December 18, 2012. However, unlike the instant contract, the IBRS Competitive Contract 1 agreement was executed before the Commission’s rules governing competitive products took effect. Id. at 3. As a result, there was no docket for the underlying agreement that the Commission could have reopened. VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:29 Mar 21, 2014 Jkt 232001 Type 2 rate adjustment and the filing of a related negotiated service agreement with China Post Group. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps. DATES: Comments are due: March 24, 2014. 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: Brian Corcoran, Acting General Counsel, at 202–789–6820. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Contents of Filing III. Initial Commission Action IV. Ordering Paragraphs I. Introduction On March 14, 2014, the Postal Service filed notice, pursuant to 39 CFR 3010.40 et seq., of a Type 2 rate adjustment and the filing of a related negotiated service agreement with China Post Group involving the inbound portion of a multi-product bilateral agreement (2014 Agreement).1 The Postal Service requests that the Commission include the 2014 Agreement within the Inbound Market Dominant Multi-Service Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators (MC2010–35, R2010–5, and R2010–6) (Foreign Postal Operators 1) product. Id. at 13. II. Contents of Filing The Postal Service’s filing consists of the Notice, two attachments, and redacted and unredacted versions of an Excel file with supporting financial workpapers. Id. at 2. Attachment 1 is an application for non-public treatment of material filed under seal with the Commission. Id. Attachment 2 is a redacted copy of the 2014 Agreement. Id. The Notice identifies May 1, 2014 as the intended effective date of the 2014 Agreement and June 30, 2015 as the expiration date. Id. at 11. The Notice asserts that the requisite 45 days’ advance notice is being provided; identifies a Postal Service official as a contact for further information; and 1 Notice of United States Postal Service of Type 2 Rate Adjustment, and Notice of Filing Functionally Equivalent Agreement with China Post Group, March 14, 2014 (collectively, Notice). PO 00000 Frm 00133 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16065 identifies the parties to the Agreement as the United States Postal Service and China Post Group, the postal operator for China. Id. at 2–4. The Notice states that the Agreement includes delivery confirmation scanning with Letter Post small packets, a service also included in the China Post 2010, China Post 2011, and China Post 2013 Agreements. Id. at 4. However, it states that the 2014 Agreement includes two versions of inbound scanning with small packets: China to United States Small Packet with Delivery Scanning Dispatched by China EMS (the subject of Annex 2) and China to United States Small Packet with Delivery Scanning Dispatched by China Letter Post (the subject of Annex 10). Id. It asserts that the two versions acknowledge the roles of, differentiate processing by, and improve settlement procedures in relation to the two entities within China Post that dispatch inbound delivery confirmation scanning with small packets. Id. The Notice states that the financial workpapers address the expected financial improvements, costs, volumes, and revenues; describes several operational improvements; and provides reasons why the 2014 Agreement will not result in unreasonable harm to the marketplace. Id. at 4–7. It also includes requests for exceptions to the financial data and service performance requirements in 39 CFR 3010.43 and 3055.3(a)(3), respectively; addresses the consistency of the filing with the statutory criteria in 39 U.S.C. 3622(c)(10); and discusses functional equivalency. Id. at 8–12. The functional equivalency discussion identifies the predecessor 2013 China Post Agreement as the baseline agreement; describes differences between the 2014 Agreement and the baseline agreement; and concludes that the differences do not affect the similarity of market characteristics or similarity of cost characteristics of the two agreements. Id. at 11–12. III. Initial Commission Action The Commission, in conformance with rule 3010.44, establishes Docket No. R2014–7 to consider issues raised by the Notice. The Commission invites public comments on whether the Postal Service’s filing in the captioned docket is consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3622 and 39 CFR part 3010, subpart D. Comments are due no later than March 24, 2014. The public portions of the Postal Service’s filing have been posted on the Commission’s Web site and can be accessed at https://www.prc.gov. Information on the Commission’s treatment of non-public materials, including how to obtain E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM 24MRN1 16066 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 56 / Monday, March 24, 2014 / Notices access to such materials, appears at 39 CFR part 3007. The Commission appoints Pamela A. Thompson to serve as Public Representative in this docket. IV. Ordering Paragraphs It is ordered: 1. The Commission establishes Docket No. R2014–7 to consider matters raised by the Notice of United States Postal Service of Type 2 Rate Adjustment, and Notice of Filing Functionally Equivalent Agreement, filed March 14, 2014. 2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Pamela A. Thompson is appointed to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in this proceeding. 3. Comments by interested persons in this proceeding are due no later than March 24, 2014. 4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Order in the Federal Register. By the Commission. Shoshana M. Grove, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–06235 Filed 3–21–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Upon Written Request Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 20549–0213. WREIER-AVILES on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Extension: Form 6–K; OMB Control No. 3235–0116, SEC File No. 270–107. 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’’) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) the request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below. Form 6–K (17 CFR 249.306) is a disclosure document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) that must be filed by a foreign private issuer to report material information promptly after the occurrence of specified or other important corporate events that are disclosed in the foreign private issuer’s home country. The purpose of Form 6– K is to ensure that U.S. investors have access to the same information that foreign investors do when making VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:29 Mar 21, 2014 Jkt 232001 investment decisions. Form 6–K is a public document and all information provided is mandatory. Form 6–K takes approximately 8.7 hours per response and is filed by approximately 20,812 issuers annually. We estimate 75% of the 8.7 hours per response (6.525 hours) is prepared by the issuer for a total annual reporting burden of 135,798 hours (6.525 hours per response × 20,812 responses). The remaining burden hours are reflected as a cost to the foreign private issuers. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The public may view the background documentation for this information collection at the following Web site, www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, or by sending an email to: Shagufta_ Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Thomas Bayer, Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/ o Remi Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice. Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’). ACTION: Notice of application for an order under sections 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 section 57(a)(4) of the Act and rule 17d–1 under the Act. Applicants: HMS Income Fund, Inc. (the ‘‘Company’’); HMS Adviser LP (‘‘HMS Adviser’’); 1 Main Street Capital Corporation (‘‘MSCC’’ and, together with the Company, the ‘‘Investing BDCs’’); Main Street Capital Partners, LLC (‘‘Partners’’); Main Street Mezzanine Fund, LP (‘‘SBIC Fund I’’); Main Street Capital II, LP (‘‘SBIC Fund II’’ and, together with SBIC Fund I, the ‘‘SBIC Funds’’); MSCII Equity Interests, LLC; Main Street Equity Interests, Inc.; and MSC Adviser I, LLC (‘‘HMS SubAdviser’’). Filing Dates: The application was filed on March 22, 2012, and amended on July 27, 2012, December 28, 2012, June 18, 2013, October 3, 2013, February 24, 2014 and March 17, 2014. 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 April 14, 2014, 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. Applicants: the Company and HMS Adviser, 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 5000, Houston, Texas 77056; MSCC, Partners, the SBIC Funds, MSCII Equity Interests, LLC, Main Street Equity Interests, Inc., and HMS Sub-Adviser, 1300 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77056. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Zaruba, Senior Counsel, at (202) 551–6878 or Dalia Osman Blass, Assistant Chief Counsel, at (202) 551– 6821 (Chief Counsel’s Office, 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 Summary of Application: Applicants request an order to permit business development companies (‘‘BDCs’’) to coinvest with one another in portfolio companies. 1 The term ‘‘Adviser’’ means HMS Adviser, HMS Sub-Adviser (as defined below), Partners (as defined below), any other investment adviser to an Investing BDC (as defined below), and, with respect to MSCC (as defined below), an internally managed business development company, MSCC. Dated: March 18, 2014. Kevin M. O’Neill, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–06305 Filed 3–21–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. IC–30984; File No. 812–14016] HMS Income Fund, Inc., et al.; Notice of Application March 18, 2014. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00134 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM 24MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 56 (Monday, March 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16065-16066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06235]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. R2014-7; Order No. 2024]


International Mail Contract

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 
concerning a Type 2 rate adjustment and the filing of a related 
negotiated service agreement with China Post Group. This notice informs 
the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other 
administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: March 24, 2014.

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: Brian Corcoran, Acting General 
Counsel, at 202-789-6820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. Contents of Filing
III. Initial Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On March 14, 2014, the Postal Service filed notice, pursuant to 39 
CFR 3010.40 et seq., of a Type 2 rate adjustment and the filing of a 
related negotiated service agreement with China Post Group involving 
the inbound portion of a multi-product bilateral agreement (2014 
Agreement).\1\ The Postal Service requests that the Commission include 
the 2014 Agreement within the Inbound Market Dominant Multi-Service 
Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators (MC2010-35, R2010-5, and 
R2010-6) (Foreign Postal Operators 1) product. Id. at 13.
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    \1\ Notice of United States Postal Service of Type 2 Rate 
Adjustment, and Notice of Filing Functionally Equivalent Agreement 
with China Post Group, March 14, 2014 (collectively, Notice).
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II. Contents of Filing

    The Postal Service's filing consists of the Notice, two 
attachments, and redacted and unredacted versions of an Excel file with 
supporting financial workpapers. Id. at 2. Attachment 1 is an 
application for non-public treatment of material filed under seal with 
the Commission. Id. Attachment 2 is a redacted copy of the 2014 
Agreement. Id.
    The Notice identifies May 1, 2014 as the intended effective date of 
the 2014 Agreement and June 30, 2015 as the expiration date. Id. at 11. 
The Notice asserts that the requisite 45 days' advance notice is being 
provided; identifies a Postal Service official as a contact for further 
information; and identifies the parties to the Agreement as the United 
States Postal Service and China Post Group, the postal operator for 
China. Id. at 2-4. The Notice states that the Agreement includes 
delivery confirmation scanning with Letter Post small packets, a 
service also included in the China Post 2010, China Post 2011, and 
China Post 2013 Agreements. Id. at 4. However, it states that the 2014 
Agreement includes two versions of inbound scanning with small packets: 
China to United States Small Packet with Delivery Scanning Dispatched 
by China EMS (the subject of Annex 2) and China to United States Small 
Packet with Delivery Scanning Dispatched by China Letter Post (the 
subject of Annex 10). Id. It asserts that the two versions acknowledge 
the roles of, differentiate processing by, and improve settlement 
procedures in relation to the two entities within China Post that 
dispatch inbound delivery confirmation scanning with small packets. Id.
    The Notice states that the financial workpapers address the 
expected financial improvements, costs, volumes, and revenues; 
describes several operational improvements; and provides reasons why 
the 2014 Agreement will not result in unreasonable harm to the 
marketplace. Id. at 4-7. It also includes requests for exceptions to 
the financial data and service performance requirements in 39 CFR 
3010.43 and 3055.3(a)(3), respectively; addresses the consistency of 
the filing with the statutory criteria in 39 U.S.C. 3622(c)(10); and 
discusses functional equivalency. Id. at 8-12. The functional 
equivalency discussion identifies the predecessor 2013 China Post 
Agreement as the baseline agreement; describes differences between the 
2014 Agreement and the baseline agreement; and concludes that the 
differences do not affect the similarity of market characteristics or 
similarity of cost characteristics of the two agreements. Id. at 11-12.

III. Initial Commission Action

    The Commission, in conformance with rule 3010.44, establishes 
Docket No. R2014-7 to consider issues raised by the Notice. The 
Commission invites public comments on whether the Postal Service's 
filing in the captioned docket is consistent with the policies of 39 
U.S.C. 3622 and 39 CFR part 3010, subpart D. Comments are due no later 
than March 24, 2014. The public portions of the Postal Service's filing 
have been posted on the Commission's Web site and can be accessed at 
https://www.prc.gov. Information on the Commission's treatment of non-
public materials, including how to obtain

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access to such materials, appears at 39 CFR part 3007. The Commission 
appoints Pamela A. Thompson to serve as Public Representative in this 
docket.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. R2014-7 to consider 
matters raised by the Notice of United States Postal Service of Type 2 
Rate Adjustment, and Notice of Filing Functionally Equivalent 
Agreement, filed March 14, 2014.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Pamela A. Thompson is appointed to 
serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to 
represent the interests of the general public in this proceeding.
    3. Comments by interested persons in this proceeding are due no 
later than March 24, 2014.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-06235 Filed 3-21-14; 8:45 am]
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