Sunshine Act Meeting, 14304 [2022-05405]

Download as PDF 14304 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 49 / Monday, March 14, 2022 / Notices jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 stability.2 The Postal Service states that the proposal would align competitive products (within the contiguous United States) service standards, specifically by raising Retail Ground and Parcel Select Ground standards to the level of the First-Class Package Service standard. Notice at 2–3. The First-Class Package Service standard is planned to be reduced from a 2-to-3 day standard to a 2-to-5 day standard and was the subject of a Commission advisory opinion issued September 29, 2021.3 With regard to the improved standards for Retail Ground and Parcel Select Ground, the Postal Service submits that ‘‘customers would benefit from a lowcost, medium-speed, shipping service for packages in excess of one pound.’’ Notice at 3. The Postal Service also notes that the parcel market has seen significant recent growth and is expected to continue to grow. Id. The Postal Service must file its formal request for an advisory opinion with the Commission at least 90 days before implementing any of the proposed changes. 39 CFR 3020.112.4 This formal request must certify that the Postal Service has made good faith efforts to address the concerns raised at the prefiling conference and meet other content requirements. 39 CFR 3020.113. After the Postal Service files the formal request for an advisory opinion, the Commission will set forth a procedural schedule and provide additional information in a notice and order that will be published in the Federal Register. 39 CFR 3020.110. Before issuing its advisory opinion, the Commission must provide an opportunity for a formal, on-the-record hearing pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 556 and 557. 39 U.S.C. 3661(c). The procedural rules in 39 CFR part 3020 apply to Docket No. N2021–2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3661(c) and 39 CFR 3020.111(d), the Commission appoints Joseph K. Press to represent the interests of the general public (Public Representative) in this proceeding. Pursuant to 39 CFR 2 See id. at 2; see also United States Postal Service, Delivering for America: Our Vision and Ten-Year Plan to Achieve Financial Sustainability and Service Excellence, March 23, 2021, at 53, available at https://about.usps.com/what/strategicplans/delivering-for-america/assets/USPS_ Delivering-For-America.pdf. 3 Id.; see Docket No. N2021–2, Advisory Opinion on the Service Standard Changes Associated with First-Class Package Service, September 29, 2021. The Postal Service intends to implement the general reduction in the First-Class Package Service standards either before or concurrently with the general promotion of Retail Ground and Parcel Select Ground standards. Notice at 2 n.4. 4 The Commission may consider whether to extend the 90 days for a decision based on good cause. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:51 Mar 11, 2022 Jkt 256001 3020.111(d), the Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the Federal Register. It is ordered: 1. The Commission establishes Docket No. N2022–1 to consider the Postal Service’s proposed changes to the service standards for Retail Ground and Parcel Select Ground. 2. The Postal Service shall conduct a virtual pre-filing conference regarding its proposal on March 15, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT. 3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3661(c) and 39 CFR 3020.111(d), Joseph K. Press is appointed to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in this proceeding. 4. Pursuant to 39 CFR 3020.111(d), the Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the Federal Register. By the Commission. Erica A. Barker, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–05241 Filed 3–11–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, the Securities and Exhange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Monday, March 21, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. PLACE: The meeting will be webcast on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. STATUS: This meeting will begin at 11:00 a.m. (ET) and will be open to the public via webcast on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. The Commission will consider whether to propose amendments that would enhance and standardize registrants’ climate-related disclosures for investors. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, please contact Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. TIME AND DATE: (Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b.) Dated: March 10, 2022. Vanessa A. Countryman, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–05405 Filed 3–10–22; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Investment Company Act Release No. 34530; File No. 812–15277] Alpha Alternative Assets Fund and Alpha Growth Management LLC Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘SEC’’). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice of an application for an order pursuant to section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from sections 18(a)(2), 18(c), and 18(i) of the Act, pursuant to sections 6(c) and 23(c) of the Act for certain exemptions from rule 23c–3 under the Act, and pursuant to section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d– 1 thereunder. SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants request an order to permit certain registered closed-end management investment companies to issue multiple classes of common shares of beneficial interest with varying sales loads and asset-based service and/or distribution fees and to impose early withdrawal charges. APPLICANTS: Alpha Alternative Assets Fund and Alpha Growth Management LLC. FILING DATES: The application was filed on October 21, 2021, and amended on December 22, 2021 and February 3, 2022. 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 on any application by emailing the SEC’s Secretary at Secretarys-Office@sec.gov and serving the Applicants with a copy of the request by email, if an email address is listed for the relevant Applicant below, or personally or by mail, if a physical address is listed for the relevant Applicant below. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on, April 4, 2022, 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. ADDRESSES: The Commission: Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. Applicants: E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 14304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05405]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of 
the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, the Securities 
and Exhange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Monday, March 21, 
2022 at 11:00 a.m.

PLACE: The meeting will be webcast on the Commission's website at 
www.sec.gov.

STATUS: This meeting will begin at 11:00 a.m. (ET) and will be open to 
the public via webcast on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 
    1. The Commission will consider whether to propose amendments that 
would enhance and standardize registrants' climate-related disclosures 
for investors.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For further information and to 
ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, 
please contact Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office of the Secretary 
at (202) 551-5400.

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b.)

     Dated: March 10, 2022.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-05405 Filed 3-10-22; 11:15 am]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P

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