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9San Francisco states that 18,000 San Franciscans 

live in SROs. Id. at 6. 

lawsuit, it believes that additional steps 

to settle this matter prior to the filing of 

this Complaint would have been futile. 

Complaint at 15–16. However, as 

referenced above, the Postal Service 

Answer contains what appears to be a 

good faith offer to address the concerns 

that initially motivated this controversy 

by providing a new delivery option for 

residents of most SROs in San 

Francisco: delivery of the mail to a 

locked receptacle, with management 

continuing to be responsible from that 

point. The Commission views the Postal 

Service’s offer as an attempt to 

appropriately balance the concerns of 

the Complainant (for more security and 

reliability in mail delivery) and the 

Postal Service (for efficiency and 

effectiveness, including the cost 

implications of adding numerous 

delivery points at an especially critical 

financial time).9

The Commission therefore defers 

action on this Complaint and directs 

that the parties begin settlement 

negotiations based on the Postal 

Service’s offer. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 

505, the Commission designates James 

Waclawski as officer of the Commission 

(Public Representative) to represent the 

interests of the public. The Public 

Representative shall also serve as 

settlement coordinator. The 

Commission strongly believes that all 

concerned would be best served by a 

negotiated settlement of this matter. It 

directs the Public Representative to file 

a report on the progress of settlement 

within 30 days of the issuance of this 

order. 

V. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission defers its decision 

on whether the Complaint of the City 

and County of San Francisco presents 

material questions of fact and law, 

pending settlement discussions between 

the parties. 

2. The Commission directs the 

Complainant and the Postal Service to 

immediately engage in settlement 

negotiations with the goal of 

expeditiously resolving this controversy 

based on the Postal Service’s offer. 

3. The Commission, pursuant to 

section 505, appoints James Waclawski 

to serve as Public Representative in this 

proceeding and to serve as settlement 

coordinator. 

4. The Commission directs the 

settlement coordinator to file a report 

within 30 days of the date of this order. 

5. The Commission directs the 

Secretary of the Commission to arrange 

for publication of this order in the 

Federal Register. 

By the Commission. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. A2011–47; Order No. 805] 

Post Office Closing 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document informs the 

public that an appeal of the closing of 

the Francitas, Texas post office has been 

filed. It identifies preliminary steps and 

provides a procedural schedule. 

Publication of this document will allow 

the Postal Service, petitioners, and 

others to take appropriate action. 

DATES: Administrative record due (from 

Postal Service): August 30, 2011; 

deadline for notices to intervene: 

September 12, 2011. See the Procedural 

Schedule in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for other dates of 

interest. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically by accessing the ‘‘Filing 

Online’’ link in the banner at the top of 

the Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.prc.gov) or by directly accessing 

the Commission’s Filing Online system 

at https://www.prc.gov/prc-pages/filingonline/login.aspx. Commenters who 

cannot submit their views electronically 

should contact the person identified in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section as the source for case-related 

information for advice on alternatives to 

electronic filing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

at 202–789–6820 (case-related 

information) or DocketAdmins@prc.gov 

(electronic filing assistance). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 

404(d), on August 15, 2011, the 

Commission received a petition for 

review of the Postal Service’s 

determination to close the post office in 

Francitas, Texas. The petition was filed 

by Carolina Jalufka (Petitioner) and is 

postmarked August 6, 2011. The 

Commission hereby institutes a 

proceeding under 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5) 

and establishes Docket No. A2011–47 to 

consider Petitioner’s appeal. If 

Petitioner would like to further explain 

her position with supplemental 

information or facts, Petitioner may 

either file a Participant Statement on 

PRC Form 61 or file a brief with the 

Commission no later than September 19, 

2011. 

Categories of issues apparently raised. 

Petitioner contends that the Postal 

Service failed to consider the effect of 

the closing on the community. See 39 

U.S.C. 404(d)(2)(A)(i). 

After the Postal Service files the 

administrative record and the 

Commission reviews it, the Commission 

may find that there are more legal issues 

than those set forth above, or that the 

Postal Service’s determination disposes 

of one or more of those issues. The 

deadline for the Postal Service to file the 

applicable administrative record with 

the Commission is August 30, 2011. See 

39 CFR 3001.113. In addition, the due 

date for any responsive pleading by the 

Postal Service to this notice is August 

30, 2011. 

Availability; Web site posting. The 

Commission has posted the appeal and 

supporting material on its Web site at 

http://www.prc.gov. Additional filings 

in this case and participants’ 

submissions also will be posted on the 

Commission’s Web site, if provided in 

electronic format or amenable to 

conversion, and not subject to a valid 

protective order. Information on how to 

use the Commission’s Web site is 

available online or by contacting the 

Commission’s webmaster via telephone 

at 202–789–6873 or via electronic mail 

at prc-webmaster@prc.gov. 

The appeal and all related documents 

are also available for public inspection 

in the Commission’s docket section. 

Docket section hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., eastern time, Monday through 

Friday, except on Federal government 

holidays. Docket section personnel may 

be contacted via electronic mail at prcdockets@prc.gov or via telephone at 

202–789–6846. 

Filing of documents. All filings of 

documents in this case shall be made 

using the Internet (Filing Online) 

pursuant to Commission rules 9(a) and 

10(a) at the Commission’s Web site, 

http://www.prc.gov, unless a waiver is 

obtained. See 39 CFR 3001.9(a) and 

3001.10(a). Instructions for obtaining an 

account to file documents online may be 

found on the Commission’s Web site or 

by contacting the Commission’s docket 

section at prc-dockets@prc.gov or via 

telephone at 202–789–6846. 

The Commission reserves the right to 

redact personal information which may 

infringe on an individual’s privacy 

rights from documents filed in this 

proceeding. 

Intervention. Persons, other than 

Petitioner and respondent, wishing to be 

heard in this matter are directed to file 

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a notice of intervention. See 39 CFR 

3001.111(b). Notices of intervention in 

this case are to be filed on or before 

September 12, 2011. A notice of 

intervention shall be filed using the 

Internet (Filing Online) at the 

Commission’s Web site unless a waiver 

is obtained for hardcopy filing. See 39 

CFR 3001.9(a) and 3001.10(a). 

Further procedures. By statute, the 

Commission is required to issue its 

decision within 120 days from the date 

it receives the appeal. See 39 U.S.C. 

404(d)(5). A procedural schedule has 

been developed to accommodate this 

statutory deadline. In the interest of 

expedition, in light of the 120-day 

decision schedule, the Commission may 

request the Postal Service or other 

participants to submit information or 

memoranda of law on any appropriate 

issue. As required by the Commission 

rules, if any motions are filed, responses 

are due 7 days after any such motion is 

filed. See 39 CFR 3001.21. 

It is ordered: 

1. The Postal Service shall file the 

applicable administrative record 

regarding this appeal no later than 

August 30, 2011. 

2. Any responsive pleading by the 

Postal Service to this notice is due no 

later than August 30, 2011. 

3. The procedural schedule listed 

below is hereby adopted. 

4. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Patricia 

A. Gallagher is designated officer of the 

Commission (Public Representative) to 

represent the interests of the general 

public. 

5. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this notice and order in 

the Federal Register. 

By the Commission. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE

August 15, 2011 .............................. Filing of Appeal. 

August 30, 2011 .............................. Deadline for the Postal Service to file the applicable administrative record in this appeal. 

August 30, 2011 .............................. Deadline for the Postal Service to file any responsive pleading. 

September 12, 2011 ....................... Deadline for notices to intervene (see 39 CFR 3001.111(b)). 

September 19, 2011 ....................... Deadline for Petitioner’s Form 61 or initial brief in support of petition (see 39 CFR 3001.115(a) and (b)). 

October 10, 2011 ............................ Deadline for answering brief in support of the Postal Service (see 39 CFR 3001.115(c)). 

October 25, 2011 ............................ Deadline for reply briefs in response to answering briefs (see 39 CFR 3001.115(d)). 

November 1, 2011 .......................... Deadline for motions by any party requesting oral argument; the Commission will schedule oral argument 

only when it is a necessary addition to the written filings (see 39 CFR 3001.116). 

December 5, 2011 .......................... Expiration of the Commission’s 120-day decisional schedule (see 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5)). 

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BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND 

TECHNOLOGY POLICY 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology; Notice of 

Meeting: Partially Closed Meeting of 

the President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology 

ACTION: Public Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and summary agenda for a 

partially closed meeting of the 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST), and 

describes the functions of the Council. 

Notice of this meeting is required under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 

DATES: September 16, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Marriott Metro Center, 775 12th 

Street, NW., Ballroom Salon A, 

Washington, DC. 

Type of Meeting: Open and Closed. 

Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) is 

scheduled to meet in open session on 

September 16, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 5 

p.m. 

Open Portion of Meeting: During this 

open meeting, PCAST is tentatively 

scheduled to hear from speakers who 

will provide an overview of the National 

Oceanic Atmospheric Administration 

environmental observation and 

prediction activities, and the 

Department of Veterans Affairs’ Million 

Veteran Program. In addition, several 

agencies will update PCAST on the 

implementation status of the 

recommendations it made in its report 

on Health Information Technology. 

Additional information and the agenda, 

including any changes that arise, will be 

posted at the PCAST Web site at: 

http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. 

Closed Portion of the Meeting: PCAST 

may hold a closed meeting of 

approximately 1 hour with the President 

on September 16, 2011, which must take 

place in the White House for the 

President’s scheduling convenience and 

to maintain Secret Service protection. 

This meeting will be closed to the 

public because such portion of the 

meeting is likely to disclose matters that 

are to be kept secret in the interest of 

national defense or foreign policy under 

5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). 

Public Comments: It is the policy of 

the PCAST to accept written public 

comments of any length, and to 

accommodate oral public comments 

whenever possible. The PCAST expects 

that public statements presented at its 

meetings will not be repetitive of 

previously submitted oral or written 

statements. 

The public comment period for this 

meeting will take place on September 

16, 2011 at a time specified in the 

meeting agenda posted on the PCAST 

Web site at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/ 

pcast. This public comment period is 

designed only for substantive 

commentary on PCAST’s work, not for 

business marketing purposes. 

Oral Comments: To be considered for 

the public speaker list at the meeting, 

interested parties should register to 

speak at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/ 

pcast, no later than 12 p.m. Eastern 

Time on September 8, 2011. Phone or email reservations will not be accepted. 

To accommodate as many speakers as 

possible, the time for public comments 

will be limited to two (2) minutes per 

person, with a total public comment 

period of 30 minutes. If more speakers 

register than there is space available on 

the agenda, PCAST will randomly select 

speakers from among those who 

applied. Those not selected to present 

oral comments may always file written 

comments with the committee. Speakers 

are requested to bring at least 25 copies 

of their oral comments for distribution 

to the PCAST members. 

Written Comments: Although written 

comments are accepted until the date of 

the meeting, written comments should 

be submitted to PCAST no later than 12 

p.m. Eastern Time on September 1, 

2011, so that the comments may be 

made available to the PCAST members 

prior to the meeting for their 

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