Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 7596-7597 [2016-02833]

Download as PDF 7596 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 29 / Friday, February 12, 2016 / Notices financial information under seal. The Postal Service seeks to incorporate by reference the Application for NonPublic Treatment originally filed in this docket for the protection of information that it has filed under seal. Notice at 1. The Amendment modifies the pricing structure of the discounts offered to the contract partner. See Id. Attachment A. The Postal Service intends for the Amendment to become effective 2 business days after the date that the Commission completes its review of the Notice. Id. at 1. The Postal Service asserts that the Amendment will not impair the ability of the contract to comply with 39 U.S.C. 3633. Id. Attachment B. II. Notice of Filings The Commission invites comments on whether the changes presented in the Postal Service’s Notice are consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642, 39 CFR 3015.5, and 39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are due no later than February 16, 2016. The public portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission’s Web site (https://www.prc.gov). The Commission appoints Natalie R. Ward to represent the interests of the general public (Public Representative) in this docket. III. Ordering Paragraphs It is ordered: 1. The Commission reopens Docket No. CP2014–60 for consideration of matters raised by the Postal Service’s Notice. 2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Natalie R. Ward 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 February 16, 2016. 4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the Federal Register. By the Commission. Stacy L. Ruble, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–02855 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2 BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. CP2014–74; Order No. 3064] New Postal Product Postal Regulatory Commission. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:38 Feb 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 an amendment to Priority Mail Express 19 negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps. DATES: Comments are due: February 16, 2016. 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. Notice of Filings III. Ordering Paragraphs I. Introduction On February 5, 2016, the Postal Service filed notice that it has agreed to an amendment to the existing Priority Mail Express Contract 19 negotiated service agreement approved in this docket.1 In support of its Notice, the Postal Service includes a redacted copy of the amendment as Attachment A (Amendment) and a certification of compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a), as required by 39 CFR 3015.5. The Postal Service also filed the unredacted Amendment and supporting financial information under seal. The Postal Service seeks to incorporate by reference the Application for NonPublic Treatment originally filed in this docket for the protection of information that it has filed under seal. Notice at 1. The Amendment changes prices as contemplated by the terms of the original agreement. Id. The Postal Service intends for the Amendment to become effective 2 business days after the date that the Commission completes its review of the Notice. Id. The Postal Service asserts that the Amendment will not impair the ability of the contract to comply with 39 U.S.C. 3633. Id. Attachment B. II. Notice of Filings The Commission invites comments on whether the changes presented in the Postal Service’s Notice are consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642, 39 CFR 3015.5, and 39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are 1 Notice of United States Postal Service of Change in Prices Pursuant to Amendment to Priority Mail Express Contract 19, February 5, 2016 (Notice). PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 due no later than February 16, 2016. The public portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission’s Web site (https://www.prc.gov). The Commission appoints Kenneth R. Moeller to represent the interests of the general public (Public Representative) in this docket. III. Ordering Paragraphs It is ordered: 1. The Commission reopens Docket No. CP2014–74 for consideration of matters raised by the Postal Service’s Notice. 2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Kenneth R. Moeller 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 February 16, 2016. 4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the Federal Register. By the Commission. Stacy L. Ruble, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–02854 Filed 2–11–16; 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 FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549–2736. Extension: Rules 6a–1 and 6a–2, Form 1. SEC File No. 270–0017, OMB Control No. 3235–0017. 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’’) 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 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 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 E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1 asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 29 / Friday, February 12, 2016 / Notices Form 1. An exchange that seeks an exemption from registration based on limited trading volume also must apply 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 has met the criteria for registration (or an exemption from registration) set forth in Section 6 of the Exchange Act. The amendments and periodic updates of information submitted pursuant to Rule 6a–2 are necessary to assist the Commission in determining whether a national securities exchange or exempt exchange is continuing to operate in compliance with the Exchange Act. Initial filings on Form 1 by new exchanges are made on a one-time basis. The Commission estimates that it will receive approximately one initial Form 1 filing per year and that each respondent would incur an average burden of 880 hours to file an initial Form 1 at an average internal labor cost per response of approximately $302,694. Therefore, the Commission estimates that the annual burden for all respondents to file the initial Form 1 would be 880 hours (one response/ respondent × one respondents × 880 hours/response) and an internal compliance cost of $302,694 (one response/respondent × one respondents × $302,694/response). There currently are 18 entities registered as national securities exchanges. The Commission estimates that each registered or exempt exchange files nine amendments or periodic updates to Form 1 per year, incurring an average burden of 25 hours to comply with Rule 6a–2. The SEC estimates that the average internal labor cost for a national securities exchange per response would be approximately $9,445. 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 4,050 hours (18 respondents × 25 hours/ response × nine responses/respondent per year) and an internal compliance cost of $1,530,090 (18 respondents × VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:38 Feb 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 $9,445/response × nine responses/ respondent per year). 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) Pamela Dyson, 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. Dated: February 8, 2016. Robert W. Errett, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–02833 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P [Release No. 34–77077; File No. SR– NASDAQ–2016–014] Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Retroactively Apply Recently-Reduced Port Fees February 8, 2016 Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1, and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that on January 29, 2016, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (‘‘Nasdaq’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by Nasdaq. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. 2 17 PO 00000 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR [sic] § 240.19b–4. Frm 00101 Fmt 4703 I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change Nasdaq proposes to retroactively apply recently-reduced port fees charged to members and non-members for ports used to enter orders into Nasdaq systems, in connection with the use of the FIX, RASH, and OUCH trading protocols under Nasdaq Rules 7015(b) and (g) beginning January 4, 2016. II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change In its filing with the Commission, Nasdaq 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. Nasdaq 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 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 1 15 7597 Sfmt 4703 The purpose of the proposed rule change is to apply recently-reduced port fees charged to members and nonmembers for ports used to enter orders into Nasdaq systems, in connection with the use of the FIX, RASH, and OUCH trading protocols under Nasdaq Rules 7015(b) and (g) during the period from January 4, 2016 to January 19, 2016. Effective January 4, 2016, Nasdaq increased fees for FIX Ports under Rule 7015(b) and for RASH and OUCH Ports under Rule 7015(g) from $550 per port, per month to $575 per port, per month.3 Nasdaq increased the fees to offset costs associated with upgrading these ports with new field-programmable gate array (‘‘FPGA’’) technology, which is a hardware-delivery mechanism that provides improved performance in terms of predictability.4 Nasdaq implemented the new FPGA hardware 3 See SR–NASDAQ–2016–001, which was withdrawn by Nasdaq on January 19, 2016 (available at https://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com/ NASDAQ/pdf/nasdaq-filings/2016/SR–NASDAQ– 2016–001.pdf). 4 FPGA hardware is able to process more data packets during peak market conditions without the introduction of variable queuing latency, which improves the predictability of telecommunications ports over non-FPGA hardware and thereby adds value to the user. E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7596-7597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02833]


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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 FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 
20549-2736.

Extension:
    Rules 6a-1 and 6a-2, Form 1. SEC File No. 270-0017, OMB Control 
No. 3235-0017.

    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'') 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 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 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

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Form 1. An exchange that seeks an exemption from registration based on 
limited trading volume also must apply 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 has met the criteria for registration 
(or an exemption from registration) set forth in Section 6 of the 
Exchange Act. The amendments and periodic updates of information 
submitted pursuant to Rule 6a-2 are necessary to assist the Commission 
in determining whether a national securities exchange or exempt 
exchange is continuing to operate in compliance with the Exchange Act.
    Initial filings on Form 1 by new exchanges are made on a one-time 
basis. The Commission estimates that it will receive approximately one 
initial Form 1 filing per year and that each respondent would incur an 
average burden of 880 hours to file an initial Form 1 at an average 
internal labor cost per response of approximately $302,694. Therefore, 
the Commission estimates that the annual burden for all respondents to 
file the initial Form 1 would be 880 hours (one response/respondent x 
one respondents x 880 hours/response) and an internal compliance cost 
of $302,694 (one response/respondent x one respondents x $302,694/
response).
    There currently are 18 entities registered as national securities 
exchanges. The Commission estimates that each registered or exempt 
exchange files nine amendments or periodic updates to Form 1 per year, 
incurring an average burden of 25 hours to comply with Rule 6a-2. The 
SEC estimates that the average internal labor cost for a national 
securities exchange per response would be approximately $9,445. 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 
4,050 hours (18 respondents x 25 hours/response x nine responses/
respondent per year) and an internal compliance cost of $1,530,090 (18 
respondents x $9,445/response x nine responses/respondent per year).
    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) Pamela Dyson, 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.

    Dated: February 8, 2016.
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-02833 Filed 2-11-16; 8:45 am]
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