New Postal Products, 11340-11341 [2021-03832]

Download as PDF 11340 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 24, 2021 / Notices Number of Respondents: approximately 240,000. Estimated Time per Respondent: 7 minutes. Total Burden Hours: 28,000 hours. Office of Personnel Management. Alexys Stanley, Regulatory Affairs Analyst. [FR Doc. 2021–03789 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6325–43–P OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Submission for Review: 3206–0230, Life Insurance Election, Standard Form (SF) 2817 Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments. AGENCY: Federal Employees Insurance Operations (FEIO), Healthcare & Insurance (HI), Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a revised information collection request (ICR), SF 2817—Life Insurance Election. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until April 26, 2021. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and/or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) and title, by the following method: —Federal Rulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number or RIN for this document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing at https:// www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting the Retirement Services Publications Team, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Room 3316–L, Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Cyrus S. Benson, or sent via electronic mail to Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov or faxed to (202) 606–0910 or via telephone at (202) 606–4808. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the Clinger- khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:21 Feb 23, 2021 Jkt 253001 Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is soliciting comments for this collection (OMB No. 3206–0230). The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in comments that: 1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. Standard Form 2817 is used by federal employees and assignees (those who have acquired control of an employee’s coverage through an assignment or transfer of the ownership of the life insurance). Only the use of this form by assignees who are not federal employees and are, rather, members of the public, is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act. Analysis Agency: Federal Employees Insurance Operations, Healthcare & Insurance, Office of Personnel Management. Title: Life Insurance Election (SF 2817). OMB Number: 3206–0230. Frequency: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Number of Respondents: 150. Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 minutes. Total Burden Hours: 38 hours. Office of Personnel Management. Alexys Stanley, Regulatory Affairs Analyst. [FR Doc. 2021–03790 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6325–38–P POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. MC2021–70 and CP2021–73] New Postal Products Postal Regulatory Commission. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00124 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: February 26, 2021. 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. Docketed Proceeding(s) I. Introduction 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 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 3011.301.1 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 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. 4679). E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 24, 2021 / Notices concern market dominant product(s), applicable statutory and regulatory requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3030, and 39 CFR part 3040, 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 3035, and 39 CFR part 3040, subpart B. Comment deadline(s) for each request appear in section II. 1. Docket No(s).: MC2021–70 and CP2021–73; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add Priority Mail Express & Priority Mail Contract 124 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: February 18, 2021; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3040.130 through 3040.135, and 39 CFR 3035.105; Public Representative: Christopher C. Mohr; Comments Due: February 26, 2021. This Notice will be published in the Federal Register. Erica A. Barker, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–03832 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Investment Company Act Release No. 34197; 812–15130] February 18, 2021. Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’). ACTION: Notice of an application under Section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from Section 15(c) of the Act. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Applicants: Columbia Funds Series Trust, Columbia Funds Series Trust I, Columbia Funds Series Trust II, Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust, Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II, Columbia ETF Trust I and Columbia ETF Trust II (each a ‘‘Trust’’), each of which is either a Massachusetts business trust or a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Act as an open-end management investment company with multiple series, and Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (‘‘Adviser’’), a Minnesota limited liability company registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (‘‘Advisers Act’’) that serves an investment adviser to such series (collectively the ‘‘Applicants’’). 17:21 Feb 23, 2021 Jkt 253001 The Commission: Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. Applicants: Columbia Funds Series Trust; Columbia Funds Series Trust I; Columbia Funds Series Trust II; Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust; Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II; Columbia ETF Trust I; Columbia ETF Trust II; and Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, c/o Ryan C. Larrenaga, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, ryan.c.larrenaga@ columbiathreadneedle.com. ADDRESSES: Columbia Funds Series Trust, et al. VerDate Sep<11>2014 Summary of Application: The requested exemption would permit each Trust’s board of trustees (the ‘‘Board’’) to approve new sub-advisory agreements and material amendments to existing sub-advisory agreements for the Subadvised Series (as defined below), without complying with the in-person meeting requirement of Section 15(c) of the Act. Filing Dates: The application was filed on May 26, 2020, and amended on September 24, 2020 and November 10, 2020. Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An order granting the requested relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. Interested persons may request a hearing by emailing the Commission’s Secretary at SecretarysOffice@sec.gov and serving applicants with a copy of the request by email. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on March 15, 2020, 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 emailing the Commission’s Secretary at Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harry Eisenstein, Senior Special Counsel, at (202) 551–6764, or Kaitlin C. Bottock, Branch Chief, at (202) 551– 6821 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel’s Office). The following is a summary of the application. The complete application may be obtained via the Commission’s website 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11341 I. Requested Exemptive Relief 1. Applicants request an exemption from Section 15(c) of the Act to permit the Board,1 including the Independent Trustees,2 to approve an agreement (each a ‘‘Sub-Advisory Agreement’’) pursuant to which a sub-adviser manages all or a portion of the assets of one or more of the series, or a material amendment thereof (a ‘‘Sub-Adviser Change’’), without complying with the in-person meeting requirement of Section 15(c).3 Under the requested relief, the Independent Trustees could instead approve a Sub-Adviser Change at a meeting at which members of the Board participate by any means of communication that allows them to hear each other simultaneously during the meeting. 2. Applicants request that the relief apply to Applicants, as well as to any future series of the Trust and any other existing or future registered open-end management investment company or series thereof that intends to rely on the requested order in the future and that: (i) Is advised by the Adviser; 4 (ii) uses the multi-manager structure described in the application; and (iii) complies with the terms and conditions of the application (each, a ‘‘Subadvised Series’’).5 II. Management of the Subadvised Series 3. The Adviser will serve as the investment adviser to each Subadvised Series pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (each an ‘‘Investment Management Agreement’’). The Adviser, subject to the oversight of the Board, will provide 1 The term ‘‘Board’’ also includes the board of trustees or directors of a future Subadvised Series (as defined below). 2 The term ‘‘Independent Trustees’’ means the members of the Board who are not parties to the Sub-Advisory Agreement (as defined below), or ‘‘interested persons’’, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Act, of any such party. 3 Applicants do not request relief that would permit the Board and the Independent Trustees to approve renewals of Sub-Advisory Agreements at non-in-person meetings. 4 The term ‘‘Adviser’’ includes (i) the Adviser or its successors, and (ii) any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with, the Adviser or its successors. For the purposes of the requested order, ‘‘successor’’ is limited to an entity or entities that result from a reorganization into another jurisdiction or a change in the type of business organization. 5 The term ‘‘Subadvised Series’’ also includes a wholly-owned subsidiary, as defined in the Act, of a Subadvised Series (each a ‘‘Subsidiary’’) and the term ‘‘Sub-Adviser’’ includes any Sub-Adviser to a Subsidiary. All registered open-end investment companies that currently intend to rely on the requested order are named as applicants. Any entity that relies on the requested order will do so only in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in the application. E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1

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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11340-11341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03832]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. MC2021-70 and CP2021-73]


New Postal Products

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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: February 26, 2021.

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. Docketed Proceeding(s)

I. Introduction

    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 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 3011.301.\1\
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    \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. 4679).
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    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

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concern market dominant product(s), applicable statutory and regulatory 
requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3030, 
and 39 CFR part 3040, 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 3035, and 39 CFR part 3040, subpart B. Comment 
deadline(s) for each request appear in section II.
    1. Docket No(s).: MC2021-70 and CP2021-73; Filing Title: USPS 
Request to Add Priority Mail Express & Priority Mail Contract 124 to 
Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; 
Filing Acceptance Date: February 18, 2021; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 
3642, 39 CFR 3040.130 through 3040.135, and 39 CFR 3035.105; Public 
Representative: Christopher C. Mohr; Comments Due: February 26, 2021.
    This Notice will be published in the Federal Register.

Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-03832 Filed 2-23-21; 8:45 am]
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