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II. Notice of Filings
The Commission establishes Docket
No. MC2016–7 to consider the Request
pertaining to the removal of Global
Direct Contracts from the competitive
product list.
Interested persons may submit
comments on whether the Postal
Service’s filings in the captioned docket
are consistent with the policies of 39
U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642, 39 CFR part
3010, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39 CFR
part 3020, subpart B and subpart E.
Comments are due no later than October
26, 2015. The public portions of the
filings can be accessed via the
Commission’s Web site (https://
www.prc.gov).
The Commission appoints James F.
Callow to serve as Public Representative
in this docket.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
No. MC2016–7 to consider the Postal
Service’s Request.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, James F.
Callow is appointed to serve as an
officer of the Commission (Public
Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public in these
proceedings.
3. Comments by interested persons in
these proceedings are due no later than
October 26, 2015.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal
Register.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
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POSTAL SERVICE
Postal Service.
Notice.
AGENCY:
The Postal Service hereby
provides notice that it has filed a
request with the Postal Regulatory
Commission to remove Global Direct
Contracts from the competitive product
list.
DATES: Effective date: October 23, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Keith Nusbaum, 202–268–6687.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
October 16, 2015, the United States
Postal Service® filed with the Postal
Regulatory Commission a Request of the
United States Postal Service to remove
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Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
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[Release No. 34–76188; File No. SR–FINRA–
2015–042]
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed
Rule Change Relating to the New
Securities Trader Qualification
Examination (Series 57)
October 19, 2015.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’
or ‘‘SEA’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4
thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that
on October 13, 2015, 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, II, and III 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
receipt of this filing by 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
Removal of Global Direct Contracts
From the Competitive Product List
ACTION:
Global Direct Contracts from the
Competitive Product List, pursuant to
39 U.S.C. 3642. Documents pertinent to
this request are available at https://
www.prc.gov, Docket No. MC2016–7.
FINRA is filing the content outline
and selection specifications for the new
Securities Trader qualification
examination (Series 57).4 FINRA is not
proposing any textual changes to the By1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
4 FINRA also is establishing the Series 57
question bank. FINRA is submitting this filing for
immediate effectiveness pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)
thereunder, and is not filing the question bank. See
Letter to Alden S. Adkins, Senior Vice President
and General Counsel, NASD Regulation, from
Belinda Blaine, Associate Director, Division of
Market Regulation, SEC, dated July 24, 2000. The
question bank is available for SEC review.
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Laws, Schedules to the By-Laws or
Rules of FINRA.
The Series 57 content outline is
attached.5 The Series 57 selection
specifications have been submitted to
the Commission under separate cover
with a request for confidential treatment
pursuant to SEA Rule 24b–2.6
The text of the proposed rule change
is available on FINRA’s Web site at
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
Section 15A(g)(3) of the Act 7
authorizes FINRA to prescribe standards
of training, experience, and competence
for persons associated with FINRA
members. In accordance with that
provision, FINRA has developed
examinations that are designed to
establish that persons associated with
FINRA members have attained specified
levels of competence and knowledge,
consistent with applicable registration
requirements under FINRA rules.
The Commission recently approved a
proposed rule change to amend NASD
Rule 1032(f) (Limited Representative—
Equity Trader) to replace the Equity
Trader registration category and
qualification examination (Series 55)
with the Securities Trader registration
category and qualification examination
(Series 57).8 The rule provides that each
associated person of a member who is
included within the definition of
‘‘representative’’ in NASD Rule 1031
(Registration Requirements) is required
to register with FINRA as a Securities
5 The Commission notes that the content outline
is attached to the filing, not to this Notice.
6 17 CFR 240.24b–2.
7 15 U.S.C. 78o–3(g)(3).
8 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 75783
(August 28, 2015), 80 FR 53369 (September 3, 2015)
(Order Approving File No. SR–FINRA–2015–017)
(‘‘Approval Order’’).
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POSTAL SERVICE
Removal of Global Direct Contracts From the Competitive Product
List
AGENCY: Postal Service.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service hereby provides notice that it has filed a
request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to remove Global Direct
Contracts from the competitive product list.
DATES: Effective date: October 23, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Nusbaum, 202-268-6687.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 16, 2015, the United States
Postal Service[supreg] filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a
Request of the United States Postal Service to remove Global Direct
Contracts from the Competitive Product List, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
3642. Documents pertinent to this request are available at https://www.prc.gov, Docket No. MC2016-7.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015-26906 Filed 10-22-15; 8:45 am]
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