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Download as PDF 86388 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 13, 2023 / Notices 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 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. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 1. Docket No(s).: MC2024–99 and CP2024–102; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contract 132 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: December 7, 2023; 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: December 15, 2023. 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). VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:54 Dec 12, 2023 Jkt 262001 This Notice will be published in the Federal Register. Erica A. Barker, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–27355 Filed 12–12–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. CP2024–100; Order No. 6844] Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU Rates) Postal Regulatory Commission. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Commission is recognizing a recent Postal Service filing of a change in rates not of general applicability for Inbound Parcel Post (at Universal Postal Union rates) to be effective January 1, 2024. This document informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps. DATES: Comments are due: December 14, 2023. 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: SUMMARY: Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Contents of Filing III. Commission Action IV. Ordering Paragraphs II. Contents of Filing With the Notice, the Postal Service filed: a redacted copy of Governors’ Decision No. 19–1, a redacted copy of the UPU International Bureau (IB) Circular 173 that contains the new rates, a copy of the certification required under 39 CFR 3035.105(c)(2), redacted 1 Notice of the United States Postal Service of Filing Changes in Rates Not of General Applicability for Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU Rates), and Notice of Filing Non-Public Materials Under Seal, December 6, 2023, at 1 (Notice). Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 III. Commission Action The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2024–100 for consideration of matters raised by the Notice. The Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service’s filing is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632 and 3633 and 39 CFR part 3035. Comments are due no later than December 14, 2023. The public portions of the filing can be accessed via the Commission’s website (https://www.prc.gov). The Commission appoints Katalin K. Clendenin to serve as Public Representative in this docket. IV. Ordering Paragraphs I. Introduction On December 6, 2023, the Postal Service filed notice announcing its intention to change rates not of general applicability for Inbound Parcel Post (at Universal Postal Union (UPU) Rates) effective January 1, 2024.1 PO 00000 Postal Service data used to justify any bonus payments, and a copy of the Postal Service’s submission to the UPU in support of an inflation-linked adjustment. Notice at 3; see id. Attachments 2–6. The Postal Service also filed redacted Excel versions of financial workpapers. Notice at 3. Additionally, the Postal Service filed an unredacted copy of Governors’ Decision No. 19–1, an unredacted copy of the UPU IB Circular 173, unredacted Postal Service data used to justify any bonus payments under seal, and unredacted Excel versions of financial workpapers. Notice at 4. The Postal Service filed an application for nonpublic treatment of materials filed under seal. Id. at 2–3; id. Attachment 1. The Postal Service states that it has provided supporting documentation as required by Order No. 2102 and Order No. 2310.2 In addition, the Postal Service states that it provided citations and copies of relevant UPU IB Circulars and updates to inflation-linked adjustments as required by Order No. 4933.3 Sfmt 4703 It is ordered: 1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2024–100 for consideration of the matters raised by the Postal Service’s Notice. 2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin K. Clendenin is appointed to serve as an officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the general public in this proceeding (Public Representative). 3. Comments are due no later than December 14, 2023. 2 Notice at 4–6. See Docket No. CP2014–52, Order Accepting Price Changes for Inbound Air Parcel Post (at UPU Rates), June 26, 2014, at 6, 7 (Order No. 2102); Docket No. CP2015–24, Order Accepting Changes in Rates for Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU Rates), December 29, 2014, at 4 (Order No. 2310). 3 Notice at 6. See Docket No. CP2019–43, Order Acknowledging Changes in Prices for Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU Rates), December 19, 2018, at 5 (Order No. 4933). E:\FR\FM\13DEN1.SGM 13DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 13, 2023 / Notices 4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the Federal Register. By the Commission. Erica A. Barker, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–27258 Filed 12–12–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Sunshine Act Meetings TIME AND DATE: 12 p.m., December 13, 2023. 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: (1) Litigation Matter. PLACE: CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Stephanie Hillyard, Secretary to the Board, Phone No. 312–751–4920. Dated: December 8, 2023. Stephanie Hillyard, Secretary to the Board. By unanimous, recorded vote of the Board members of the Railroad Retirement Board, such Board members determined that agency business required that this meeting be called with less than one week notice. 5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(1). [FR Doc. 2023–27420 Filed 12–11–23; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 7905–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Self-Regulatory Organizations; LCH SA; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Partial Amendment No. 1, Relating to Recovery and Resolution khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES December 7, 2023. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’ or ‘‘Exchange Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that on November 24, 2023, Banque Centrale de Compensation, which conducts business under the name LCH SA (‘‘LCH SA’’), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule change described in Items I, II and III below, which Items have been primarily prepared by LCH SA. On December 5, 2023, LCH SA filed 2 17 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:54 Dec 12, 2023 Jkt 262001 I. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change LCH SA is proposing to amend its CDS Clearing Rule Book (‘‘Rule Book’’) 4 to make conforming changes necessary to implement certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2021/23 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on a framework for the recovery and resolution of central counterparties (‘‘CCP Recovery and Resolution Regulation’’) that are applicable to central counterparties (‘‘CCPs’’) authorized under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (‘‘EMIR’’) 5 (the ‘‘Proposed Rule Change’’). II. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change In its filing with the Commission, LCH SA 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. LCH SA has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements. A. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change [Release No. 34–99109; File No. SR–LCH SA–2023–008] 1 15 Partial Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change to make certain changes to the Exhibit 5 to File No. LCH SA–2023–008.3 The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change, as modified by Partial Amendment No. 1, from interested persons. 1. Purpose LCH SA is proposing to amend the Rule Book to comply with certain requirements of the CCP Recovery and Resolution Regulation. Pursuant to Article 9(6) of the CCP Recovery and Resolution Regulation, CCPs are required to provide in their rules that they may deviate from their 3 Partial Amendment No. 1 updates the pagination throughout Exhibit 5 to File No. LCH SA–2023–008 and the Table of Contents in Exhibit 5 to File No. LCH SA–2023–008 to reflect the revised pagination. Partial Amendment No. 1 would also remove two references to field codes in Chapter 1 of Exhibit 5 to File No. LCH SA–2023–008. 4 LCH SA’s CDS Clearing Rule Book can be found on LCH SA’s public website: https://www.lch.com/ system/files/media_root/CDSClear%20Rule_Book_ 11.05.2022.pdf. 5 Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade reporting. PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 86389 recovery plan measures and, in such circumstances, they shall notify their competent authority designated in accordance with EMIR.6 Pursuant to Article 9(14) of the CCP Recovery and Resolution Regulation, following a default event in respect of a clearing member, each CCP shall use an additional amount of its pre-funded dedicated own resources (the ‘‘second skin-in-the-game’’) prior to the requirement of non-defaulting clearing members to make a contribution in cash to the CCP up to at least each clearing member’s contribution to the default fund. This amount is additional to the prefunded dedicated own resources required in accordance with EMIR (the ‘‘first skin-in-the-game’’) which will be used by the CCP before the use of each non-defaulting clearing member’s initial contribution to the default fund.7 On 25 November 2022, the European Commission adopted a delegated act specifying the methodology for calculation and maintenance of the second skin-in-the-game to be used in accordance with Article 9(14) of the CCP Recovery and Resolution Regulation (the ‘‘Commission Delegated Regulation’’).8 LCH SA is proposing to make the following conforming changes to its Rule Book for the purposes of complying with the above-mentioned requirements of the CCP Recovery and Resolution Regulation, as complemented by the Commission Delegated Regulation in respect of the second skin-in-the-game. Article 1.1.1 of the Rule Book (Terms defined in the CDS Clearing Rule Book) will be amended to include the definition of ‘‘CCP Recovery and Resolution Regulation’’ which will mean Regulation (EU) 2021/23 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on a framework for the recovery and resolution of central counterparties. LCH SA maintains a recovery plan that provides for certain measures to be 6 Article 9(6) of Regulation (EU) 2021/23 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on a framework for the recovery and resolution of central counterparties. https://data. europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/23/oj. 7 Article 9(14) of Regulation (EU) 2021/23 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on a framework for the recovery and resolution of central counterparties. https://data. europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/23/oj. 8 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/ 840 of 25 November 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2021/23 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the methodology for calculation and maintenance of the additional amount of pre-funded dedicated own resources to be used in accordance with Article 9(14) of that Regulation. https://data.europa.eu/eli/ reg_del/2023/840/oj. E:\FR\FM\13DEN1.SGM 13DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86388-86389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27258]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2024-100; Order No. 6844]


Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU Rates)

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing a recent Postal Service filing 
of a change in rates not of general applicability for Inbound Parcel 
Post (at Universal Postal Union rates) to be effective January 1, 2024. 
This document informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, 
and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: December 14, 2023.

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. Contents of Filing
III. Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On December 6, 2023, the Postal Service filed notice announcing its 
intention to change rates not of general applicability for Inbound 
Parcel Post (at Universal Postal Union (UPU) Rates) effective January 
1, 2024.\1\
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    \1\ Notice of the United States Postal Service of Filing Changes 
in Rates Not of General Applicability for Inbound Parcel Post (at 
UPU Rates), and Notice of Filing Non-Public Materials Under Seal, 
December 6, 2023, at 1 (Notice).
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II. Contents of Filing

    With the Notice, the Postal Service filed: a redacted copy of 
Governors' Decision No. 19-1, a redacted copy of the UPU International 
Bureau (IB) Circular 173 that contains the new rates, a copy of the 
certification required under 39 CFR 3035.105(c)(2), redacted Postal 
Service data used to justify any bonus payments, and a copy of the 
Postal Service's submission to the UPU in support of an inflation-
linked adjustment. Notice at 3; see id. Attachments 2-6. The Postal 
Service also filed redacted Excel versions of financial workpapers. 
Notice at 3.
    Additionally, the Postal Service filed an unredacted copy of 
Governors' Decision No. 19-1, an unredacted copy of the UPU IB Circular 
173, unredacted Postal Service data used to justify any bonus payments 
under seal, and unredacted Excel versions of financial workpapers. 
Notice at 4. The Postal Service filed an application for non-public 
treatment of materials filed under seal. Id. at 2-3; id. Attachment 1.
    The Postal Service states that it has provided supporting 
documentation as required by Order No. 2102 and Order No. 2310.\2\ In 
addition, the Postal Service states that it provided citations and 
copies of relevant UPU IB Circulars and updates to inflation-linked 
adjustments as required by Order No. 4933.\3\
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    \2\ Notice at 4-6. See Docket No. CP2014-52, Order Accepting 
Price Changes for Inbound Air Parcel Post (at UPU Rates), June 26, 
2014, at 6, 7 (Order No. 2102); Docket No. CP2015-24, Order 
Accepting Changes in Rates for Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU Rates), 
December 29, 2014, at 4 (Order No. 2310).
    \3\ Notice at 6. See Docket No. CP2019-43, Order Acknowledging 
Changes in Prices for Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU Rates), December 
19, 2018, at 5 (Order No. 4933).
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III. Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2024-100 for consideration 
of matters raised by the Notice.
    The Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service's 
filing is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632 and 3633 and 39 CFR part 3035. 
Comments are due no later than December 14, 2023. The public portions 
of the filing can be accessed via the Commission's website (https://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints Katalin K. Clendenin to serve as Public 
Representative in this docket.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2024-100 for 
consideration of the matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin K. Clendenin is appointed to 
serve as an officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the 
general public in this proceeding (Public Representative).
    3. Comments are due no later than December 14, 2023.

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    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-27258 Filed 12-12-23; 8:45 am]
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