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Download as PDF 35820 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 121 / Tuesday, June 24, 2014 / Notices were, or were expected, to be mailed and concluded that every 100 gift cards sold can be expected to generate more than 98 pieces of mail. Request, Attachment B at 8. A separate survey found that 67 percent of purchasers of gift cards believed it would be more convenient to mail gift cards purchased at the post office rather than from another retailer. Id. Also, as an alternative to sending cash through the mail, the Statement of Supporting Justification notes the sale of gift cards is very similar to the sale of money orders, long regarded as a postal service. Id. at 9. The Statement of Supporting Justification concludes that the selling of gift cards at post offices qualifies as a postal service since sales are ancillary to the delivery of letters and mailable packages. 39 U.S.C. 102(5). Id. at 10. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES III. Commission Action Conditional authorization to continue sales. Market tests may be authorized for a total of up to 36 months including a one year extension. 39 U.S.C. 3641(d). Absent an order extending the market test, it must terminate June 27, 2014.6 The Postal Service indicates that discontinuance of the market test during the pendency of this proceeding would be inefficient as well as inconvenient to gift card customers. To avoid the disruption of service and inconvenience if service is discontinued pending the Commission’s review of the Request, the Commission will conditionally approve the addition of Gift Cards to the competitive product list as a price category of the Greeting Cards, Gift Cards, and Stationery competitive product.7 This interim Order merely preserves the status quo pending the completion of this proceeding. Ample opportunity to submit comments on the Request is being provided. Thus, no person will be prejudiced by this result. Accordingly, any interested person will have an opportunity to be heard and have his/her comments considered by the Commission as part of the record in this proceeding. Notice of filing. The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2014–26 for consideration of matters raised by the Request. Interested persons may submit 6 The Postal Service recognizes that its June 9 Request was not filed sufficiently in advance of the market test expiration date to provide adequate time for public input and Commission review of its Request. By filing its Request so close to the expiration date of the market test, the Postal Service jeopardizes the continuation of the service. That risk is unnecessary and is easily cured by a timelier filing, a point the Commission has previously made. See Order No. 1781, supra, at 3. 7 The prices for Gift Cards currently charged by the Postal Service will apply during the pendency of this proceeding. VerDate Mar<15>2010 23:01 Jun 23, 2014 Jkt 232001 comments on whether the Postal Service’s filing in the captioned docket is consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642, 39 CFR parts 3015 or 3020, subpart B. Comments are due no later than July 3, 2014. Reply comments are due no later than July 17, 2014. The public portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission’s Web site (https:// www.prc.gov). The Commission appoints Tracy N. Ferguson 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. MC2014–26 for consideration of matters raised by the Postal Service’s Request. 2. Pending completion of this proceeding, the Commission conditionally authorizes the proposed product Greeting Cards, Gift Cards, and Stationery as an addition to the competitive product list. 3. Comments of interested persons are due no later than July 3, 2014. Reply comments are due no later than July 17, 2014. 4. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Tracy N. Ferguson is appointed to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in this proceeding. 5. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the Federal Register. By the Commission. Ruth Ann Abrams, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–14445 Filed 6–23–14; 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. Extension: Rule 15b6–1 and Form BDW; SEC File No. 270–17, OMB Control No. 3235–0018. Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (‘‘PRA’’) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (‘‘OMB’’) a request for approval of extension of the previously approved collection of information provided for in Rule 15b6–1 (17 CFR 240.15b6–1), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.). Registered broker-dealers use Form BDW (17 CFR 249.501a) to withdraw from registration with the Commission, the self-regulatory organizations, and the states. On average, the Commission estimates that it would take a brokerdealer approximately one hour to complete and file a Form BDW to withdraw from Commission registration as required by Rule 15b6–1. The Commission estimates that approximately 488 broker-dealers withdraw from Commission registration annually 1 and, therefore, file a Form BDW via the internet with the Central Registration Depository, a computer system operated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. that maintains information regarding registered broker-dealers and their registered personnel. The 488 brokerdealers that withdraw from registration by filing Form BDW would incur an aggregate annual reporting burden of approximately 488 hours.2 An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information under the PRA unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The public may view 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, Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, or by sending an email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice. 1 This estimate is based on Form BDW data collected over the past three years for fully registered broker-dealers. In fiscal year (from 10/1 through 9/30) 2011, 524 broker-dealers withdrew from registration. In fiscal year 2012, 428 broker-dealers withdrew from registration. In fiscal year 2013, 513 broker-dealers withdrew from registration. (524 + 428 + 513)/3 = 488. 2 (488 x 1 hour) = 488 hours. E:\FR\FM\24JNN1.SGM 24JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 121 / Tuesday, June 24, 2014 / Notices Dated: June 18, 2014. Kevin M. O’Neill, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–14660 Filed 6–23–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–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. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Extension: Rule 203–2 and Form ADV–W; OMB Control No. 3235–0313, SEC File No. 270–40. 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’’) a request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below. The title for the collection of information is ‘‘Rule 203–2 (17 CFR 275.203–2) and Form ADV–W (17 CFR 279.2) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b).’’ Rule 203– 2 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 establishes procedures for an investment adviser to withdraw its registration with the Commission. Rule 203–2 requires every person withdrawing from investment adviser registration with the Commission to file Form ADV–W electronically on the Investment Adviser Registration Depository (‘‘IARD’’). The purpose of the information collection is to notify the Commission and the public when an investment adviser withdraws its pending or approved SEC registration. Typically, an investment adviser files a Form ADV–W when it ceases doing business or when it is ineligible to remain registered with the Commission. The potential respondents to this information collection are all investment advisers registered with the Commission. The Commission has estimated that compliance with the requirement to complete Form ADV–W imposes a total burden of approximately 0.75 hours (45 minutes) for an adviser filing for full withdrawal and approximately 0.25 hours (15 minutes) for an adviser filing for partial withdrawal. Based on historical filings, the Commission estimates that there are approximately 600 respondents annually filing for full withdrawal and VerDate Mar<15>2010 23:01 Jun 23, 2014 Jkt 232001 approximately 200 respondents annually filing for partial withdrawal. Based on these estimates, the total estimated annual burden would be 500 hours ((600 respondents × .75 hours) + (200 respondents × .25 hours)). Rule 203–2 and Form ADV–W do not require recordkeeping or records retention. The collection of information requirements under the rule and form are mandatory. The information collected pursuant to the rule and Form ADV–W are filings with the Commission. These filings are not kept confidential. 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 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. Dated: June 18, 2014. Kevin M. O’Neill, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–14661 Filed 6–23–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–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. ‘‘Investor Form’’ SEC File No. 270–485, OMB Control No. 3235–0547 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 a request to approve the collection of information discussed below. PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35821 Investors who submit complaints, ask questions, or provide tips do so voluntarily. To make it easier for the public to contact the agency electronically, the Commission created a series of investor complaint and question electronic forms. Investors can access forms through the SEC Center for Complaints and Enforcement Tips portal. The Commission consolidated four paper complaint forms into one electronic form (the Investor Form) that provides drop down options to choose from in order to categorize the investor’s complaint or question, and may also provide the investor with automated information about their issue. The investor may describe their complaint and submit it without their name or contact information. The Investor Form asks investors to provide information concerning, among other things, their names, how they can be reached, the names of the individuals or entities involved, the nature of their complaint or tip, what documents they can provide, and what, if any, actions they have taken. Use of the Investor Form is strictly voluntary. Moreover, the Commission does not require investors to submit complaints, questions, tips, or other feedback. Absent the forms, the public still has several ways to contact the agency, including telephone, facsimile, letters, and email. Approximately 20,000 investors each year voluntarily choose to use the complaint and question form. Investors who choose not to use the electronic Investor Form receive the same level of service as those who do. The dual purpose of the form is to make it easier for the public to contact the agency with complaints, questions, tips, or other feedback and to further streamline the workflow of Commission staff that record, process, and respond to investor contacts. The SEC has used—and will continue to use—the information that investors supply on the complaint and question forms, and the electronic Investor Form to review and process the contact (which may, in turn, involve responding to questions, processing complaints, or, as appropriate, initiating enforcement investigations), to maintain a record of contacts, to track the volume of investor complaints, and to analyze trends. The Commission estimates that the total reporting burden for using the Investor Form is 5,000 hours. The calculation of this estimate depends on the number of investors who use the forms each year and the estimated time it takes to complete the forms: 20,000 respondents × 15 minutes = 5,000 burden hours. E:\FR\FM\24JNN1.SGM 24JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35820-35821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14660]


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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.

Extension:
    Rule 15b6-1 and Form BDW; SEC File No. 270-17, OMB Control No. 
3235-0018.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (``PRA'') (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (``OMB'') a request for approval of extension of 
the previously approved collection of information provided for in Rule 
15b6-1 (17 CFR 240.15b6-1), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.).
    Registered broker-dealers use Form BDW (17 CFR 249.501a) to 
withdraw from registration with the Commission, the self-regulatory 
organizations, and the states. On average, the Commission estimates 
that it would take a broker-dealer approximately one hour to complete 
and file a Form BDW to withdraw from Commission registration as 
required by Rule 15b6-1. The Commission estimates that approximately 
488 broker-dealers withdraw from Commission registration annually \1\ 
and, therefore, file a Form BDW via the internet with the Central 
Registration Depository, a computer system operated by the Financial 
Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. that maintains information 
regarding registered broker-dealers and their registered personnel. The 
488 broker-dealers that withdraw from registration by filing Form BDW 
would incur an aggregate annual reporting burden of approximately 488 
hours.\2\
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    \1\ This estimate is based on Form BDW data collected over the 
past three years for fully registered broker-dealers. In fiscal year 
(from 10/1 through 9/30) 2011, 524 broker-dealers withdrew from 
registration. In fiscal year 2012, 428 broker-dealers withdrew from 
registration. In fiscal year 2013, 513 broker-dealers withdrew from 
registration. (524 + 428 + 513)/3 = 488.
    \2\ (488 x 1 hour) = 488 hours.
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    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information under the PRA unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    The public may view 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, Director/Chief Information 
Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon, 100 
F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, or by sending an email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of 
this notice.


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    Dated: June 18, 2014.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-14660 Filed 6-23-14; 8:45 am]
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