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documents the Postal Service submits in
which explains the reasons for the
change, updated proposed Mail
this docket on its Web site, along with
Classification Schedule language, and
related Commission documents,
revised financial workpapers.3
comments, or other submissions, unless
Planned price adjustments. The Postal such filings are the subject of an
Service plans to reduce its proposed
application for non-public treatment.
price increase for Certified Mail with
The Commission’s policy on access to
Restricted Delivery and/or Adult
documents filed under seal appears in
Signature from $8.35 to $8.30. Notice of 39 CFR part 3007.
Revision at 1. The Postal Service states
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
that technical issues effectively prevent
It is ordered:
it from pursuing the original proposed
1. Comments on the revised proposed
increase. Id. at 1–2. The Postal Service
price adjustment are due no later than
has weighed the cost and revenue
December 14, 2016.
impacts of potential solutions and
2. The Commission directs the
concluded that proceeding with the
Secretary of the Commission to arrange
revised price is preferable to delay or
for prompt publication of this notice in
staggered implementation of its
the Federal Register.
proposed Special Services price
increases. Id. at 2.
By the Commission.
As a result of this revision, the Postal
Stacy L. Ruble,
Service’s proposed price change for the
Secretary.
Special Services class decreases from
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2.515 percent to 2.514 percent. If
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approved, the Postal Service’s unused
price adjustment authority for the
Special Services class would increase by
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a corresponding 0.001 percent.
II. Procedural Schedule
The Commission acknowledges the
Postal Service’s interest in the
expeditious resolution of this matter
and its concerns regarding the limited
time remaining prior to the Postal
Service’s proposed implementation
date. For this reason, the Commission
will endeavor to issue a final order
resolving the proposed Special Services
price adjustments within seven days of
the conclusion of the comment period
provided below.
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III. Administrative Actions
The Commission hereby provides
public notice of the Postal Service’s
filing. The Commission invites
comments from interested persons on
whether the Notice of Revision is
consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3622 and the
requirements of 39 CFR part 3010.
Comments are due no later than
December 14, 2016.
The Commission has posted the
public portions of the Postal Service’s
filing on its Web site at https://
www.prc.gov. The Commission will post
revisions to the filing (if any) or other
3 See Notice of the United States Postal Service
of Filing of Revised Version of USPS–LR–R2017–1/
5, December 6, 2016.
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Summary: In accordance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
which provides opportunity for public
comment on new or revised data
collections, the Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed data collections.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of the information; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden related to
the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
1. Title and purpose of information
collection: Withholding Certificate for
Railroad Retirement Monthly Annuity
Payments; OMB 3220–0149.
The Internal Revenue Code requires
that all payers of tax liable private
pensions to U.S. citizens or residents:
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(1) Notify each recipient at least
concurrent with initial withholding that
the payer is, in fact, withholding
benefits for tax liability and that the
recipient has the option of electing not
to have the payer withhold, or to
withhold at a specific rate; (2) withhold
benefits for tax purposes (in the absence
of the recipient’s election not to
withhold benefits); and (3) notify all
beneficiaries, at least annually, that they
have the option to change their
withholding status or elect not to have
benefits withheld.
The RRB provides Form RRB–W4P,
Withholding Certificate for Railroad
Retirement Payments, to its annuitants
to exercise their withholding options.
Completion of the form is required to
obtain or retain a benefit. One response
is requested of each respondent. No
changes are proposed to Form RRB W–
4P.
The RRB estimates that 25,000
annuitants utilize Form RRB W–4P
annually. The completion time for Form
RRB W–4P varies depending on
individual circumstances. The
estimated average completion time for
Form RRB W–4P is 39 minutes for
recordkeeping, 24 minutes for learning
about the law or the form, and 59
minutes for preparing the form.
2. Title and purpose of information
collection: Earnings Information
Request; OMB 3220–0184. Under
Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement
Act, an annuity is not payable, or is
reduced for any month(s) in which the
beneficiary works for a railroad or earns
more than prescribed amounts. The
provisions relating to the reduction or
non-payment of annuities by reason of
work are prescribed in 20 CFR 230.
The RRB utilizes Form G–19–F,
Earnings Information Request, to obtain
earnings information that either had not
been previously reported or erroneously
reported by a beneficiary. Currently the
claimant is asked to enter the date they
stopped working, if applicable. If a
respondent fails to complete the form,
the RRB may be unable to pay them
benefits. One response is requested of
each respondent.
The RRB proposes the
implementation of an Internet-based
equivalent Form G–19F. No other
changes are proposed.
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ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual responses
Form No.
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
G–19–F ........................................................................................................................................
900
8
120
Total ......................................................................................................................................
900
........................
120
Additional Information or Comments:
To request more information or to
obtain a copy of the information
collection justification, forms, and/or
supporting material, contact Dana
Hickman at (312) 751–4981 or
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments
regarding the information collection
should be addressed to Brian Foster,
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North
Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–
1275 or emailed to Brian.Foster@
RRB.GOV. Written comments should be
received within 60 days of this notice.
Brian Foster,
Records Officer.
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Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc., et al.;
Notice of Application and Temporary
Order
December 6, 2016.
Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’).
ACTION: Temporary order and notice of
application for a permanent order under
section 9(c) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (‘‘Act’’).
AGENCY:
Applicants
have received a temporary order
(‘‘Temporary Order’’) exempting them
from section 9(a) of the Act, with
respect to an injunction entered against
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. (‘‘Stifel
Nicolaus’’) on December 6, 2016 by the
United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Wisconsin (‘‘Court’’),
in connection with a consent order
between Stifel Nicolaus and the
Commission, until the Commission
takes final action on an application for
a permanent order (the ‘‘Permanent
Order,’’ and with the Temporary Order,
the ‘‘Orders’’). Applicants also have
applied for a Permanent Order.
APPLICANTS: Stifel Nicolaus, Choice
Financial Partners, Inc. (‘‘Choice’’), 1919
Investment Counsel, LLC (‘‘1919ic’’),
and Ziegler Capital Management, LLC
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SUMMARY OF APPLICATION:
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(‘‘ZCM’’) (each an ‘‘Applicant’’ and
collectively, the ‘‘Applicants’’).
FILING DATE: The application was filed
on December 6, 2016.
HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An
order granting the application 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 January 3, 2017, and
should be accompanied by proof of
service on Applicants, in the form of an
affidavit, or for lawyers, a certificate of
service. Pursuant to rule 0–5 under the
Act, hearing requests should state the
nature of the writer’s interest, any facts
bearing upon the desirability of a
hearing on the matter, 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 Street
NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090;
Applicants: Stifel Nicolaus and Choice:
One Financial Plaza, 501 North
Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102; 1919ic:
One South Street, Suite 2500, Baltimore,
MD 21202; ZCM: 70 West Madison
Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: KayMario Vobis, Senior Counsel, Vanessa
Meeks, Senior Counsel, or Parisa
Haghshenas, Branch Chief, at (202) 551–
6821 (Division of Investment
Management, Chief Counsel’s Office).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following is a temporary order and a
summary of the application. The
complete application may be obtained
via the Commission’s Web site by
searching for the file number, or an
applicant using the Company name box,
at https://www.sec.gov/search/
search.htm, or by calling (202) 551–
8090.
Applicants’ Representations
1. Stifel Nicolaus, a Missouri
corporation, is a broker-dealer registered
under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ‘‘Exchange Act’’) and an
investment adviser registered under the
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Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the
‘‘Advisers Act’’). Stifel Nicolaus is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Stifel
Financial Corp. (‘‘Stifel Financial’’), a
Delaware corporation. Stifel Financial is
the ultimate parent company of each of
the Applicants.
2. Choice, 1919ic, and ZCM are each
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stifel
Financial and are each an investment
adviser registered under the Advisers
Act. Choice, a Missouri corporation, was
organized in early 2007. 1919ic, a
Maryland limited liability company,
was acquired by Stifel Financial in
2014. ZCM, a Wisconsin limited
liability company, was acquired by
Stifel Financial in 2013. Choice, 1919ic,
and ZCM each serve as investment
adviser or investment sub-adviser to
investment companies registered under
the Act, or series of such companies
(each a ‘‘Fund’’) and are collectively
referred to as the ‘‘Fund Servicing
Applicants.’’
3. While no existing company of
which Stifel Nicolaus is an affiliated
person within the meaning of section
2(a)(3) of the Act (‘‘Affiliated Person’’),
other than the Fund Servicing
Applicants, currently serves as an
investment adviser or depositor of any
Fund, employees’ securities company
(‘‘ESC’’) or investment company that has
elected to be treated as a business
development company under the Act
(‘‘BDC’’), or as a principal underwriter
(as defined in section 2(a)(29) of the
Act) for any open-end management
investment company registered under
the Act (‘‘Open-End Fund’’), unit
investment trust registered under the
Act (‘‘UIT’’), or face-amount certificate
company registered under the Act
(‘‘FACC’’) (such activities, ‘‘Fund
Servicing Activities’’), Applicants
request that any relief granted also
apply to any existing company of which
Stifel Nicolaus is an Affiliated Person
and to any other company of which
Stifel Nicolaus may become an
Affiliated Person in the future (together
with the Fund Servicing Applicants, the
‘‘Covered Persons’’) 1 with respect to
1 Stifel Nicolaus is a party to the application, but
does not currently engage in, and will not engage
in, any Fund Servicing Activities, and is not a
Covered Person.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Summary: In accordance with the requirement of Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides
opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries of
proposed data collections.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed information
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information has practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the RRB's estimate of the burden of the collection
of the information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize
the burden related to the collection of information on respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
1. Title and purpose of information collection: Withholding
Certificate for Railroad Retirement Monthly Annuity Payments; OMB 3220-
0149.
The Internal Revenue Code requires that all payers of tax liable
private pensions to U.S. citizens or residents: (1) Notify each
recipient at least concurrent with initial withholding that the payer
is, in fact, withholding benefits for tax liability and that the
recipient has the option of electing not to have the payer withhold, or
to withhold at a specific rate; (2) withhold benefits for tax purposes
(in the absence of the recipient's election not to withhold benefits);
and (3) notify all beneficiaries, at least annually, that they have the
option to change their withholding status or elect not to have benefits
withheld.
The RRB provides Form RRB-W4P, Withholding Certificate for Railroad
Retirement Payments, to its annuitants to exercise their withholding
options. Completion of the form is required to obtain or retain a
benefit. One response is requested of each respondent. No changes are
proposed to Form RRB W-4P.
The RRB estimates that 25,000 annuitants utilize Form RRB W-4P
annually. The completion time for Form RRB W-4P varies depending on
individual circumstances. The estimated average completion time for
Form RRB W-4P is 39 minutes for recordkeeping, 24 minutes for learning
about the law or the form, and 59 minutes for preparing the form.
2. Title and purpose of information collection: Earnings
Information Request; OMB 3220-0184. Under Section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act, an annuity is not payable, or is reduced for any
month(s) in which the beneficiary works for a railroad or earns more
than prescribed amounts. The provisions relating to the reduction or
non-payment of annuities by reason of work are prescribed in 20 CFR
230.
The RRB utilizes Form G-19-F, Earnings Information Request, to
obtain earnings information that either had not been previously
reported or erroneously reported by a beneficiary. Currently the
claimant is asked to enter the date they stopped working, if
applicable. If a respondent fails to complete the form, the RRB may be
unable to pay them benefits. One response is requested of each
respondent.
The RRB proposes the implementation of an Internet-based equivalent
Form G-19F. No other changes are proposed.
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Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual Time Burden
Form No. responses (minutes) (hours)
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G-19-F.......................................................... 900 8 120
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Total....................................................... 900 .............. 120
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Additional Information or Comments: To request more information or
to obtain a copy of the information collection justification, forms,
and/or supporting material, contact Dana Hickman at (312) 751-4981 or
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments regarding the information collection
should be addressed to Brian Foster, Railroad Retirement Board, 844
North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-1275 or emailed to
Brian.Foster@RRB.GOV. Written comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Brian Foster,
Records Officer.
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