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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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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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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

consideration. Information regarding 

how to submit comments and 

documents to PCAST is available at 

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

section entitled ‘‘Connect with PCAST.’’ 

Please note that because PCAST 

operates under the provisions of FACA, 

all public comments and/or 

presentations will be treated as public 

documents and will be made available 

for public inspection, including being 

posted on the PCAST Web site. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information regarding the meeting 

agenda, time, location, and how to 

register for the meeting is available on 

the PCAST Web site at: http:// 

whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. A live video 

Webcast and an archive of the Webcast 

after the event are expected to be 

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

pcast. The archived video will be 

available within one week of the 

meeting. Questions about the meeting 

should be directed to Dr. Deborah D. 

Stine, PCAST Executive Director, at 

dstine@ostp.eop.gov, (202) 456–6006. 

Please note that public seating for this 

meeting is limited and is available on a 

first-come, first-served basis. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) is an 

advisory group of the nation’s leading 

scientists and engineers, appointed by 

the President to augment the science 

and technology advice available to him 

from inside the White House and from 

cabinet departments and other Federal 

agencies. See the Executive Order at 

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

PCAST is consulted about and provides 

analyses and recommendations 

concerning a wide range of issues where 

understandings from the domains of 

science, technology, and innovation 

may bear on the policy choices before 

the President. PCAST is administered 

by the Office of Science and Technology 

Policy (OSTP). PCAST is co-chaired by 

Dr. John P. Holdren, Assistant to the 

President for Science and Technology, 

and Director, Office of Science and 

Technology Policy, Executive Office of 

the President, The White House; and Dr. 

Eric S. Lander, President, Broad 

Institute of MIT and Harvard. 

Meeting Accommodations: 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodation to access this public 

meeting should contact Dr. Stine at least 

ten business days prior to the meeting 

so that appropriate arrangements can be 

made. 

Ted Wackler, 

Deputy Chief of Staff. 

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COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that 

the Securities and Exchange 

Commission will hold a Closed Meeting 

on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 2 p.m. 

Commissioners, Counsel to the 

Commissioners, the Secretary to the 

Commission, and recording secretaries 

will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain 

staff members who have an interest in 

the matters also may be present. 

The General Counsel of the 

Commission, or his designee, has 

certified that, in his opinion, one or 

more of the exemptions set forth in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10) 

and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii) 

and (10), permit consideration of the 

scheduled matters at the Closed 

Meeting. 

Commissioner Walter, as duty officer, 

voted to consider the items listed for the 

Closed Meeting in a closed session. 

The subject matter of the Closed 

Meeting scheduled for Thursday, 

August 25, 2011 will be: 

Institution and settlement of 

injunctive actions; 

Institution and settlement of 

administrative proceedings; and 

Other matters relating to enforcement 

proceedings. 

At times, changes in Commission 

priorities require alterations in the 

scheduling of meeting items. 

For further information and to 

ascertain what, if any, matters have been 

added, deleted or postponed, please 

contact: 

The Office of the Secretary at (202) 

551–5400. 

Dated: August 18, 2011. 

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

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[Release No. 34–65147; File No. SR–CBOE– 

2011–075] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

Chicago Board Options Exchange, 

Incorporated; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed 

Rule Change To Amend Certain 

Registration and Qualification 

Requirements 

August 17, 2011. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 

U.S.C. 78s(b)(1), notice is hereby given 

that on August 4, 2011, Chicago Board 

Options Exchange, Incorporated 

(‘‘CBOE’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with 

the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the 

proposed rule change as described in 

Items I and II below, which Items have 

been prepared by CBOE. The 

Commission is publishing this notice to 

solicit comments on the proposed rule 

change from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 

19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act 

of 1934 (the ‘‘Act’’),1 the Chicago Board 

Options Exchange, Incorporated 

(‘‘CBOE’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) proposes 

to amend its rules regarding registration 

and qualification of individual Trading 

Permit Holders and individual 

associated persons. The text of the 

proposed rule change is availableon the 

Exchange’s Web site (http:// 

www.cboe.org/legal), at the Exchange’s 

Office of the Secretary and at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

CBOE is proposing to amend 

Exchange Rule 3.6A to (i) exempt from 

registration and qualification individual 

associated persons that are restricted 

from accessing the Exchange (physically 

and electronically) and that do not 

engage in the securities business of the 

Trading Permit Holder or TPH 

organization related to activity that 

occurs at the Exchange; and (ii) adopt 

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