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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2020–105 and CP2020–111]
New Postal Product
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is noticing a
recent Postal Service filing for the
Commission’s consideration concerning
a negotiated service agreement. This
notice informs the public of the filing,
invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: April 1,
2020.
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
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
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The Commission gives notice that the
Postal Service filed request(s) for the
Commission to consider matters related
to negotiated service agreement(s). The
request(s) may propose the addition or
removal of a negotiated service
agreement from the market dominant or
the competitive product list, or the
modification of an existing product
currently appearing on the market
dominant or the competitive product
list.
Section II identifies the docket
number(s) associated with each Postal
Service request, the title of each Postal
Service request, the request’s acceptance
date, and the authority cited by the
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II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
1. Docket No(s).: MC2020–105 and
CP2020–111; Filing Title: USPS Request
to Add Priority Mail Contract 597 to
Competitive Product List and Notice of
Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing
Acceptance Date: March 24, 2020; Filing
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR
3020.30 et seq., and 39 CFR 3015.5;
Public Representative: Christopher C.
Mohr; Comments Due: April 1, 2020.
This Notice will be published in the
Federal Register.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
I. Introduction
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Postal Service for each request. For each
request, the Commission appoints an
officer of the Commission to represent
the interests of the general public in the
proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505
(Public Representative). Section II also
establishes comment deadline(s)
pertaining to each request.
The public portions of the Postal
Service’s request(s) can be accessed via
the Commission’s website (https://
www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of
the Postal Service’s request(s), if any,
can be accessed through compliance
with the requirements of 39 CFR
3007.301.1
The Commission invites comments on
whether the Postal Service’s request(s)
in the captioned docket(s) are consistent
with the policies of title 39. For
request(s) that the Postal Service states
concern market dominant product(s),
applicable statutory and regulatory
requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39
U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39
CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s)
that the Postal Service states concern
competitive product(s), applicable
statutory and regulatory requirements
include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633,
39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and
39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment
deadline(s) for each request appear in
section II.
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POSTAL SERVICE
Sunshine Act Meeting; Board of
Governors
March 24, 2020 and
daily until April 23, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Washington, DC.
STATUS: Closed.
TIME AND DATE:
1 See Docket No. RM2018–3, Order Adopting
Final Rules Relating to Non-Public Information,
June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19–22 (Order No.
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MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. Administrative Matters.
2. Strategic Matters.
General Counsel Certification: The
General Counsel of the United States
Postal Service has certified that such
meetings may be closed under the
Government in the Sunshine Act.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael J. Elston, Secretary of the
Board, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant
Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20260–1000.
Telephone: (202) 268–4800.
Michael J. Elston,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[SEC File No. 270–664, OMB Control No.
3235–0740]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Upon Written Request Copies Available
From: U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services,
100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549–2736
Extension:
Joint Standards for Assessing Diversity
Policies and Practices
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’’) is soliciting comments
on the collection of information
summarized below. The Commission
plans to submit this existing collection
of information to the Office of
Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for
extension and approval.
In accordance with the requirements
of Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5452), the
Commission joined with the Office of
the Comptroller of the Currency, Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, and Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection (Agencies) to
develop Joint Standards for Assessing
the Diversity Policies and Practices of
Entities Regulated by the Agencies (Joint
Standards), which were issued through
an interagency policy statement
published in the Federal Register on
June 15, 2015. To facilitate the
collection of information envisioned by
the Joint Standards, the Commission
developed a form entitled the ‘‘Diversity
Assessment Report for Entities
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Regulated by the SEC’’ (Diversity
Assessment Report).
The Diversity Assessment Report (1)
asks for general information about the
respondent; (2) includes a checklist and
questions relating to the policies and
practices set forth in the Joint
Standards; (3) requests data related to
workforce diversity and supplier
diversity; and (4) provides respondents
with the opportunity to describe their
successful policies and practices for
promoting diversity and inclusion.
The information collection is
voluntary. The Commission may use
information submitted to monitor
progress and trends in the financial
services industry regarding diversity
and inclusion and to identify and
highlight diversity and inclusion
policies and practices that have been
successful. In addition, the Commission
may publish information submitted,
such as leading practices, in a form that
does not identify a particular entity or
disclose confidential business
information. Further, the Commission
may share information with other
Agencies, when appropriate, to support
coordination of efforts and to avoid
duplication.
Title of Collection: Joint Standards for
Assessing Diversity Policies and
Practices.1
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Frequency of Response: Biennially.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
260.
Estimated Burden Hours per
Respondent: 10 hours; 5 hours
annualized.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,600; 1,300 annualized.
Since the last approval of this
information collection, we have
adjusted the estimated number of
respondents from 1,500 to 260
respondents, based on the actual
response rate to the requests for
Diversity Assessment Reports made two
years ago and the anticipated increase in
that response rate as a result of ongoing
outreach to regulated entities to
encourage them to submit Diversity
Assessment Reports. This reduction in
the number of respondents has resulted
in a 6,200-hour reduction in the
estimated total burden hours
(annualized).
Request for Comments: The comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All
1 The title of the currently approved collection—
Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies
and Practices of Entities Regulated by the
Agencies—has been shortened.
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comments will become a matter of
public record. Written comments are
invited on: (a) Whether this collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden imposed by the collection
of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
in writing within 60 days of this
publication.
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.
Please direct your written comments to
David Bottom, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o Cynthia
Roscoe, 100 F Street NE, Washington
DC, 20549 or send an email to: PRA_
Mailbox@sec.gov.
Dated: March 25, 2020.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Release No. IA–5469/March 25, 2020]
Order Under Section 206a of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
Granting Exemptions From Specified
Provisions of the Investment Advisers
Act and Certain Rules Thereunder
On March 13, 2020, in response to the
potential effects of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID–19), the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the
‘‘Commission’’) issued an order 1 (the
‘‘Original Order’’) pursuant to its
authority under Section 206A of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the
‘‘Advisers Act’’ or ‘‘Act’’) granting
exemptions from certain provisions of
that Act and the rules thereunder. The
Commission has been monitoring the
effects of COVID–19 and is now
extending the exemptions with certain
modifications in light of its current
understanding of the circumstances.
1 Investment Advisers Act Release No. 5463 (Mar.
13, 2020), available at https://www.sec.gov/rules/
other/2020/ia-5463.pdf.
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The health and safety of all participants
in the securities markets is of
paramount importance, and the
Commission recognizes that investment
advisers and other market participants
continue to face challenges in meeting
the requirements of the federal
securities laws addressed in the Original
Order in a timely manner. For this
reason and the reasons stated in the
Original Order, the Commission finds
that extending the exemptions, pursuant
to its authority under Section 206A of
the Advisers Act, is necessary and
appropriate in the public interest and
consistent with the protection of
investors and the purposes fairly
intended by the policy and provisions of
the Advisers Act, and necessary and
appropriate to the exercise of the
powers conferred on it by the Advisers
Act. The necessity for prompt action of
the Commission does not permit prior
notice of the Commission’s action. This
Order supersedes the Original Order.
I. Time Period for the Relief
The relief specified in this Order is
limited to filing or delivery obligations,
as applicable, for which the original due
date is on or after the date of the
Original Order but on or prior to June
30, 2020. The Commission intends to
continue to monitor the current
situation. The time period for any or all
of the relief may, if necessary, be
extended with any additional
conditions that are deemed appropriate,
and the Commission may issue other
relief as necessary or appropriate.
II. Form ADV and Form PF Filing
Requirements for Registered Investment
Advisers and Exempt Reporting
Advisers
As we observed in the Original Order,
disruptions resulting from COVID–19
could hamper the efforts of investment
advisers to timely meet certain filing
and delivery deadlines. At the same
time, advisory clients and the
Commission have an interest in the
timely availability of required
information about investment advisers,
and we remind investment advisers who
rely on this Order to continue to
evaluate their obligations, including
their fiduciary duty, under the federal
securities laws. In light of our current
understanding of the nationwide scope
of COVID–19’s disruptions to businesses
and everyday activities, and the
uncertainty as to the duration of these
disruptions, we are removing the
Original Order’s conditions that an
investment adviser that intends to rely
upon the relief must (i) include, in its
email correspondence to Commission
staff and on its website, as applicable,
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[SEC File No. 270-664, OMB Control No. 3235-0740]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Upon Written Request Copies Available From: U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549-2736
Extension:
Joint Standards for Assessing Diversity Policies and Practices
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'') is soliciting comments on the collection of
information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and
Budget (``OMB'') for extension and approval.
In accordance with the requirements of Section 342 of the Dodd-
Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C.
5452), the Commission joined with the Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection (Agencies) to develop Joint Standards for Assessing the
Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies
(Joint Standards), which were issued through an interagency policy
statement published in the Federal Register on June 15, 2015. To
facilitate the collection of information envisioned by the Joint
Standards, the Commission developed a form entitled the ``Diversity
Assessment Report for Entities
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Regulated by the SEC'' (Diversity Assessment Report).
The Diversity Assessment Report (1) asks for general information
about the respondent; (2) includes a checklist and questions relating
to the policies and practices set forth in the Joint Standards; (3)
requests data related to workforce diversity and supplier diversity;
and (4) provides respondents with the opportunity to describe their
successful policies and practices for promoting diversity and
inclusion.
The information collection is voluntary. The Commission may use
information submitted to monitor progress and trends in the financial
services industry regarding diversity and inclusion and to identify and
highlight diversity and inclusion policies and practices that have been
successful. In addition, the Commission may publish information
submitted, such as leading practices, in a form that does not identify
a particular entity or disclose confidential business information.
Further, the Commission may share information with other Agencies, when
appropriate, to support coordination of efforts and to avoid
duplication.
Title of Collection: Joint Standards for Assessing Diversity
Policies and Practices.\1\
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\1\ The title of the currently approved collection--Joint
Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of
Entities Regulated by the Agencies--has been shortened.
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Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Frequency of Response: Biennially.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 260.
Estimated Burden Hours per Respondent: 10 hours; 5 hours
annualized.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,600; 1,300 annualized.
Since the last approval of this information collection, we have
adjusted the estimated number of respondents from 1,500 to 260
respondents, based on the actual response rate to the requests for
Diversity Assessment Reports made two years ago and the anticipated
increase in that response rate as a result of ongoing outreach to
regulated entities to encourage them to submit Diversity Assessment
Reports. This reduction in the number of respondents has resulted in a
6,200-hour reduction in the estimated total burden hours (annualized).
Request for Comments: The comments submitted in response to this
notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval.
All comments will become a matter of public record. Written comments
are invited on: (a) Whether this collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden imposed by the collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions
submitted in writing within 60 days of this publication.
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. Please direct your
written comments to David Bottom, Director/Chief Information Officer,
Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Cynthia Roscoe, 100 F Street
NE, Washington DC, 20549 or send an email to: [email protected].
Dated: March 25, 2020.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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