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Summary Form Under Review
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT
CORPORATION
[OPIC–52, OMB–3420–00011]
Submission for OMB Review;
Comments Request
Overseas Private Investment
Corporation (OPIC).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments; correction.
AGENCY:
This document contains a
correction to the notice for OPIC–52
published in the Federal Register
volume 80 FR 20270 on April 15, 2015.
This new notice updates the expected
reporting hours and federal cost
estimates to reflect current usage of the
information collection. Under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are
required to publish a Notice in the
Federal Register notifying the public
that the agency is renewing an existing
form and as such has prepared an
information collection for OMB review
and approval and requests public
review and comment on the submission.
OPIC received no comments in response
to the sixty (60) day notice published in
Federal Register volume 80 FR 5584 on
February 2, 2015. The purpose of this
notice is to allow an additional thirty
(30) days for public comments to be
submitted. Comments are being
solicited on the need for the
information; the accuracy of OPIC’s
burden estimate; the quality, practical
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and ways to minimize
reporting the burden, including
automated collected techniques and
uses of other forms of technology.
DATES: Comments must be received
within thirty (30) calendar days of
publication of this Notice.
ADDRESSES: Mail all comments and
requests for copies of the subject form
to OPIC’s Agency Submitting Officer:
James Bobbitt, Overseas Private
Investment Corporation, 1100 New York
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20527.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
other information about filing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OPIC Agency Submitting Officer: James
Bobbitt, (202) 336–8558.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All mailed
comments and requests for copies of the
subject form should include form
number [OPIC–52] on both the envelope
and in the subject line of the letter.
Electronic comments and requests for
copies of the subject form may be sent
to James.Bobbitt@opic.gov, subject line
[OPIC–52].
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SUMMARY:
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Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
information collection.
Title: Application for Political Risk
Insurance.
Form Number: OPIC–52.
Frequency of Use: One per investor
per project.
Type of Respondents: Business or
other institution (except farms);
individuals.
Standard Industrial Classification
Codes: All.
Description of Affected Public: U.S.
companies or citizens investing
overseas.
Reporting Hours: 675 hours (9 hours
× 75 responses).
Number of Responses: 75 per year.
Federal Cost: $7,715 (2 hours × 75
responses × GS–14/1 DCB).
Authority for Information Collection:
Sections 231, 234(a), 239(d), and 240A of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
Abstract (Needs and Uses): The
application is the principal document
used by OPIC to determine the
investor’s and the project’s eligibility for
political risk insurance and collect
information for underwriting analysis.
Dated: April 20, 2015.
Nichole Cadiente,
Administrative Counsel, Department of Legal
Affairs.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. R2015–4; Order No. 2444]
Market Dominant Price Adjustment
Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission is noticing a
recently filed Postal Service notice
concerning amended rate adjustments
and classification changes affecting
Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package
Services. The amended rate adjustments
and other changes are scheduled to take
effect May 31, 2015. This notice informs
the public of the filing, invites public
comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: April 23,
2015.
SUMMARY:
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
ADDRESSES:
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section by
telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
INFORMATION CONTACT
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Order No. 2398 and the Postal Service’s
Response
IV. Notice of Commission Action
V. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
In Order No. 2398, the Commission
remanded the Postal Service’s planned
rates for Standard Mail, Periodicals, and
Package Services for non-compliance
with certain legal requirements.1 On
April 16, 2015, the Postal Service filed
a Response to Order No. 2398 with
revised Standard Mail and Periodicals
prices, updated Mail Classification
(MCS) pages, updated workshare
discount tables, updated exigent
surcharges affected by the revised
prices, and revised price cap calculation
workpapers for Standard Mail,
Periodicals, and Package Services.2 The
revised prices are scheduled to go into
effect on May 31, 2015.3
II. Background
On January 15, 2015, the Postal
Service filed notice of a market
dominant price adjustment, proposing
price adjustments for all five classes of
market dominant mail and associated
mail classification changes. Notice at 1.
In Order Nos. 2365 and 2388, the
Commission approved the proposed
price adjustments and mail
1 Order on Amended Price Adjustments for
Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services
Products, March 18, 2015 (Order No. 2398).
2 Response of the United States Postal Service to
Order No. 2398, April 16, 2015, at 2 (Response to
Order No. 2398).
3 Id. at 3. The Postal Service initially intended to
implement the market dominant price adjustments
on April 26, 2015. United States Postal Service
Notice of Market-Dominant Price Adjustment,
January 15, 2015 (Notice). On March 31, 2015, the
Postal Service announced that it was delaying the
implementation of the proposed price adjustments.
Docket Nos. R2015–4 and CP2015–33, Notice of the
United States Postal Service of Delayed
Implementation of First-Class Mail, Special
Services, and Competitive Prices, March 31, 2015.
As a result, the Commission amended its orders
approving the First-Class Mail and Special Services
price adjustments to account for the delay. Order
No. 2426, Order Amending Order Nos. 2365 and
2388, April 7, 2015. The Postal Service now plans
to implement all price adjustments on May 31,
2015. Response to Order No. 2398 at 3. The Postal
Service states that it plans to make an exception for
the Earned Value Reply Mail promotion, which it
plans to begin on May 1, 2015, as initially planned.
Id.
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classification changes for the First-Class
Mail and Special Services classes
respectively.4 In Order No. 2378, the
Commission remanded the proposed
price adjustments for the Standard Mail,
Periodicals, and Package Services
classes for failure to comply with
certain legal requirements.5
On March 12, 2015, the Postal Service
filed its response to Order No. 2378.6
The Postal Service stated that it
complied with each of the
Commission’s directives and
recommendations from Order No. 2378
and included revised Standard Mail and
Periodicals prices, updated Mail
Classification (MCS) pages, updated
workshare discount tables, updated
exigent surcharges affected by the
revised prices, and revised price cap
calculation workpapers for Standard
Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services
with its response. Id. at 1–2.
On March 18, 2015, the Commission
issued Order No. 2398 and found that
the Postal Service had not fully
complied with applicable statutory and
regulatory requirements and Order No.
2378. Order No. 2398 at 2. As a result,
the Commission remanded the revised
price adjustments for the Standard Mail,
Periodicals, and Package Services
classes for further revision, correction,
and clarification. Id. The Commission
explained that after the Postal Service
files an amended notice of rate
adjustment addressing the deficiencies
described in Order No. 2398, the
Commission would allow seven days for
public comment in accordance with 39
CFR 3010.11(g). Id.
III. Order No. 2398 and the Postal
Service’s Response
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Standard Mail. In Order No. 2398, the
Commission found that the Postal
Service did not equalize all nonprofit
and commercial discounts as it was
ordered to in Order No. 2378. Order No.
2398 at 3–5.7 In addition, the
Commission required the Postal Service
to provide the calculations used to
develop the exigent surcharges for each
new Standard Mail Flats Sequencing
System (FSS) category to assist the
Commission in verifying the calculated
4 Order No. 2365, Order on Price Adjustments for
First-Class Products and Related Mail Classification
Changes, February 24, 2015; Order No. 2388, Order
on Price Adjustments for Special Services Products
and Related Mail Classification Changes, March 10,
2015.
5 Order on Price Adjustments for Standard Mail,
Periodicals, and Package Services Products, March
6, 2015 (Order No. 2378).
6 Response of the United States Postal Service to
Order No. 2378, March 12, 2015.
7 See also Order No. 2378 at 8–9.
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exigent surcharges. Order No. 2398 at
4–5.
In response to Order No. 2398, the
Postal Service states that it has
equalized all nonprofit and commercial
discounts. Response to Order No. 2398
at 4. The Postal Service explains that it
also adjusted other discount
relationships that were out of alignment
in its prior filings. Id. at 4–5. It also
states that it has corrected 12 exigent
surcharges and provided the
calculations used to develop the exigent
surcharges for each Standard Mail FSS
price category. Id. at 6.
Periodicals. In Order No. 2398, the
Commission ordered the Postal Service
to provide a revised price cap
calculation that addressed the
deficiencies identified by the
Commission. Order No. 2398 at 6–7. In
addition, the Commission found the
Postal Service must demonstrate
compliance with 39 CFR 3010.12(b)(4).
Id. at 7.
In response to Order No. 2398, the
Postal Service proposes a revised set of
Periodicals prices and a revised price
cap calculation that address the
Commission’s directives. Response to
Order No. 2398 at 7. The Postal Service
explains that it has made some
adjustments to the Commission’s
suggested approach, corrected
additional errors it has identified, and
increased the discount provided by the
per-piece editorial adjustment for
Outside County Periodicals. Id. at 8–9.
The Postal Service states that the
revised price adjustments result in a
total percentage price increase of 1.966
percent for the Periodicals class, which
uses all of its price adjustment authority
for the class. Id. at 9.
Package Services. In Order No. 2398,
the Commission found that it was
unable to make the finding required
under 39 U.S.C. 3622 and 39 CFR
3010.11 due to inaccurate billing
determinant adjustments and data
inconsistencies. Order No. 2398 at 9–11.
The Commission identified specific
information the Postal Service must
provide in its response to show the
deficiencies had been corrected. Id. at
11.
In response to Order No. 2398, the
Postal Service states that it has provided
the information required by the
Commission in Order No. 2398.
Response to Order No. 2398 at 10–23. In
addition, the Postal Service files revised
price cap calculation workpapers,
which it represents correct the issues
previously identified by the
Commission. Id. at 24.
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IV. Notice of Commission Action
In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3622
and 39 CFR part 3010, the Commission
will review the Postal Service’s
amended price adjustments in Docket
No. R2015–4. The Commission invites
comments from interested persons on
whether the price adjustments, as
amended in the Response to Order No.
2378 and Response to Order No. 2398,
are consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3622 and
the requirements of 39 CFR part 3010.
Comments are due no later than April
23, 2015. 39 CFR 3010.11(g). The Postal
Service’s filing can be accessed via the
Commission’s Web site (https://
www.prc.gov).
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, James
Waclawski will continue to serve as an
officer of the Commission (Public
Representative) representing the
interests of the general public in this
proceeding.8
V. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. Comments on the revised planned
price adjustments and related
classification changes for Standard Mail,
Periodicals, and Package Services are
due no later than April 23, 2015.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, James
Waclawski will continue to serve as an
officer of the Commission (Public
Representative) representing the
interests of the general public in this
proceeding.
3. The Commission directs the
Secretary of the Commission to arrange
for prompt publication of this notice in
the Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–74759; File No. SR–MIAX–
2015–28]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami
International Securities Exchange LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule
Change To Establish the MIAX Order
Feed
April 17, 2015.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
8 See Order No. 2327, Notice and Order on Rate
Adjustments, Classification Changes, and
Temporary Promotions for Market Dominant
Products, January 20, 2015, at 5.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. R2015-4; Order No. 2444]
Market Dominant Price Adjustment
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently filed Postal Service
notice concerning amended rate adjustments and classification changes
affecting Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services. The amended
rate adjustments and other changes are scheduled to take effect May 31,
2015. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public
comment, and takes other administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: April 23, 2015.
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: David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202-789-6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Order No. 2398 and the Postal Service's Response
IV. Notice of Commission Action
V. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
In Order No. 2398, the Commission remanded the Postal Service's
planned rates for Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services for
non-compliance with certain legal requirements.\1\ On April 16, 2015,
the Postal Service filed a Response to Order No. 2398 with revised
Standard Mail and Periodicals prices, updated Mail Classification (MCS)
pages, updated workshare discount tables, updated exigent surcharges
affected by the revised prices, and revised price cap calculation
workpapers for Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services.\2\ The
revised prices are scheduled to go into effect on May 31, 2015.\3\
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\1\ Order on Amended Price Adjustments for Standard Mail,
Periodicals, and Package Services Products, March 18, 2015 (Order
No. 2398).
\2\ Response of the United States Postal Service to Order No.
2398, April 16, 2015, at 2 (Response to Order No. 2398).
\3\ Id. at 3. The Postal Service initially intended to implement
the market dominant price adjustments on April 26, 2015. United
States Postal Service Notice of Market-Dominant Price Adjustment,
January 15, 2015 (Notice). On March 31, 2015, the Postal Service
announced that it was delaying the implementation of the proposed
price adjustments. Docket Nos. R2015-4 and CP2015-33, Notice of the
United States Postal Service of Delayed Implementation of First-
Class Mail, Special Services, and Competitive Prices, March 31,
2015. As a result, the Commission amended its orders approving the
First-Class Mail and Special Services price adjustments to account
for the delay. Order No. 2426, Order Amending Order Nos. 2365 and
2388, April 7, 2015. The Postal Service now plans to implement all
price adjustments on May 31, 2015. Response to Order No. 2398 at 3.
The Postal Service states that it plans to make an exception for the
Earned Value Reply Mail promotion, which it plans to begin on May 1,
2015, as initially planned. Id.
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II. Background
On January 15, 2015, the Postal Service filed notice of a market
dominant price adjustment, proposing price adjustments for all five
classes of market dominant mail and associated mail classification
changes. Notice at 1. In Order Nos. 2365 and 2388, the Commission
approved the proposed price adjustments and mail
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classification changes for the First-Class Mail and Special Services
classes respectively.\4\ In Order No. 2378, the Commission remanded the
proposed price adjustments for the Standard Mail, Periodicals, and
Package Services classes for failure to comply with certain legal
requirements.\5\
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\4\ Order No. 2365, Order on Price Adjustments for First-Class
Products and Related Mail Classification Changes, February 24, 2015;
Order No. 2388, Order on Price Adjustments for Special Services
Products and Related Mail Classification Changes, March 10, 2015.
\5\ Order on Price Adjustments for Standard Mail, Periodicals,
and Package Services Products, March 6, 2015 (Order No. 2378).
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On March 12, 2015, the Postal Service filed its response to Order
No. 2378.\6\ The Postal Service stated that it complied with each of
the Commission's directives and recommendations from Order No. 2378 and
included revised Standard Mail and Periodicals prices, updated Mail
Classification (MCS) pages, updated workshare discount tables, updated
exigent surcharges affected by the revised prices, and revised price
cap calculation workpapers for Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package
Services with its response. Id. at 1-2.
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\6\ Response of the United States Postal Service to Order No.
2378, March 12, 2015.
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On March 18, 2015, the Commission issued Order No. 2398 and found
that the Postal Service had not fully complied with applicable
statutory and regulatory requirements and Order No. 2378. Order No.
2398 at 2. As a result, the Commission remanded the revised price
adjustments for the Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services
classes for further revision, correction, and clarification. Id. The
Commission explained that after the Postal Service files an amended
notice of rate adjustment addressing the deficiencies described in
Order No. 2398, the Commission would allow seven days for public
comment in accordance with 39 CFR 3010.11(g). Id.
III. Order No. 2398 and the Postal Service's Response
Standard Mail. In Order No. 2398, the Commission found that the
Postal Service did not equalize all nonprofit and commercial discounts
as it was ordered to in Order No. 2378. Order No. 2398 at 3-5.\7\ In
addition, the Commission required the Postal Service to provide the
calculations used to develop the exigent surcharges for each new
Standard Mail Flats Sequencing System (FSS) category to assist the
Commission in verifying the calculated exigent surcharges. Order No.
2398 at 4-5.
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In response to Order No. 2398, the Postal Service states that it
has equalized all nonprofit and commercial discounts. Response to Order
No. 2398 at 4. The Postal Service explains that it also adjusted other
discount relationships that were out of alignment in its prior filings.
Id. at 4-5. It also states that it has corrected 12 exigent surcharges
and provided the calculations used to develop the exigent surcharges
for each Standard Mail FSS price category. Id. at 6.
Periodicals. In Order No. 2398, the Commission ordered the Postal
Service to provide a revised price cap calculation that addressed the
deficiencies identified by the Commission. Order No. 2398 at 6-7. In
addition, the Commission found the Postal Service must demonstrate
compliance with 39 CFR 3010.12(b)(4). Id. at 7.
In response to Order No. 2398, the Postal Service proposes a
revised set of Periodicals prices and a revised price cap calculation
that address the Commission's directives. Response to Order No. 2398 at
7. The Postal Service explains that it has made some adjustments to the
Commission's suggested approach, corrected additional errors it has
identified, and increased the discount provided by the per-piece
editorial adjustment for Outside County Periodicals. Id. at 8-9. The
Postal Service states that the revised price adjustments result in a
total percentage price increase of 1.966 percent for the Periodicals
class, which uses all of its price adjustment authority for the class.
Id. at 9.
Package Services. In Order No. 2398, the Commission found that it
was unable to make the finding required under 39 U.S.C. 3622 and 39 CFR
3010.11 due to inaccurate billing determinant adjustments and data
inconsistencies. Order No. 2398 at 9-11. The Commission identified
specific information the Postal Service must provide in its response to
show the deficiencies had been corrected. Id. at 11.
In response to Order No. 2398, the Postal Service states that it
has provided the information required by the Commission in Order No.
2398. Response to Order No. 2398 at 10-23. In addition, the Postal
Service files revised price cap calculation workpapers, which it
represents correct the issues previously identified by the Commission.
Id. at 24.
IV. Notice of Commission Action
In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3622 and 39 CFR part 3010, the
Commission will review the Postal Service's amended price adjustments
in Docket No. R2015-4. The Commission invites comments from interested
persons on whether the price adjustments, as amended in the Response to
Order No. 2378 and Response to Order No. 2398, are consistent with 39
U.S.C. 3622 and the requirements of 39 CFR part 3010. Comments are due
no later than April 23, 2015. 39 CFR 3010.11(g). The Postal Service's
filing can be accessed via the Commission's Web site (https://www.prc.gov).
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, James Waclawski will continue to serve
as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) representing
the interests of the general public in this proceeding.\8\
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\8\ See Order No. 2327, Notice and Order on Rate Adjustments,
Classification Changes, and Temporary Promotions for Market Dominant
Products, January 20, 2015, at 5.
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V. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. Comments on the revised planned price adjustments and related
classification changes for Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package
Services are due no later than April 23, 2015.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, James Waclawski will continue to
serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative)
representing the interests of the general public in this proceeding.
3. The Commission directs the Secretary of the Commission to
arrange for prompt publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
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