51436 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 160 / Thursday, August 18, 2011 / Notices 

either file a Participant Statement on 

PRC Form 61 or file a brief with the 

Commission no later than September 15, 

2011. 

Categories of issues apparently raised. 

Petitioner contends that: (1) The Postal 

Service failed to consider the effect of 

the closing on the community (see 39 

U.S.C. 404(d)(2)(A)(i)); and (2) the Postal 

Service failed to adequately consider the 

economic savings resulting from the 

closure (see 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(2)(A)(iv)). 

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 26, 2011. See 

39 CFR 3001.113. In addition, the due 

date for any responsive pleading by the 

Postal Service to this notice is August 

26, 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 

a notice of intervention. See 39 CFR 

3001.111(b). Notices of intervention in 

this case are to be filed on or before 

September 6, 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 26, 2011. 

2. Any responsive pleading by the 

Postal Service to this notice is due no 

later than August 26, 2011. 

3. The procedural schedule listed 

below is hereby adopted. 

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

Rand Costich 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. 

Ruth Ann Abrams, 

Acting Secretary. 

PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE

August 11, 2011 ....................................................................... Filing of Appeal. 

August 26, 2011 ....................................................................... Deadline for the Postal Service to file the applicable administrative record in this 

appeal. 

August 26, 2011 ....................................................................... Deadline for the Postal Service to file any responsive pleading. 

September 6, 2011 ................................................................... Deadline for notices to intervene (see 39 CFR 3001.111(b)). 

September 15, 2011 ................................................................. Deadline for Petitioner’s Form 61 or initial brief in support of petition (see 39 CFR 

3001.115(a) and (b)). 

October 5, 2011 ....................................................................... Deadline for answering brief in support of the Postal Service (see 39 CFR 

3001.115(c)). 

October 20, 2011 ..................................................................... Deadline for reply briefs in response to answering briefs (see 39 CFR 

3001.115(d)). 

October 27, 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 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. A2011–45; Order No. 801] 

Post Office Closing 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document informs the 

public that an appeal of the closing of 

the Sublime, 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. 

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DATES: Administrative record due (from 

Postal Service): August 26, 2011; 

deadline for notices to intervene: 

September 6, 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 11, 2011, the 

Commission received a petition for 

review of the Postal Service’s 

determination to close the post office in 

Sublime, Texas. The petition was filed 

by Betty Bunch on behalf of the Save the 

Sublime Post Office Committee 

(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. A2011–45 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 15, 

2011. 

Categories of issues apparently raised. 

Petitioner contends that the Postal 

Service failed to consider whether or 

not it will continue to provide a 

maximum degree of effective and 

regular postal services to the 

community. See 39 U.S.C. 

404(d)(2)(A)(iii). 

After the Postal Service files the 

administrative record and the 

Commission reviews it, the Commission 

may find that there are more legal issues 

than the one 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 26, 2011. See 

39 CFR 3001.113. In addition, the due 

date for any responsive pleading by the 

Postal Service to this notice is August 

26, 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 

a notice of intervention. See 39 CFR 

3001.111(b). Notices of intervention in 

this case are to be filed on or before 

September 6, 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 26, 2011. 

2. Any responsive pleading by the 

Postal Service to this notice is due no 

later than August 26, 2011. 

3. The procedural schedule listed 

below is hereby adopted. 

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

Cassandra L. Hicks 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. 

Ruth Ann Abrams, 

Acting Secretary. 

PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE

August 11, 2011 ....................................................................... Filing of Appeal 

August 26, 2011 ....................................................................... Deadline for the Postal Service to file the applicable administrative record in this 

appeal. 

August 26, 2011 ....................................................................... Deadline for the Postal Service to file any responsive pleading. 

September 6, 2011 ................................................................... Deadline for notices to intervene (see 39 CFR 3001.111(b)). 

September 15, 2011 ................................................................. Deadline for Petitioner’s Form 61 or initial brief in support of petition (see 39 CFR 

3001.115(a) and (b)). 

October 5, 2011 ....................................................................... Deadline for answering brief in support of the Postal Service (see 39 CFR 

3001.115(c)). 

October 20, 2011 ..................................................................... Deadline for reply briefs in response to answering briefs (see 39 CFR 

3001.115(d)). 

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1Form X–17A–5 is the Financial and Operational 

Combined Uniform Single Report (‘‘FOCUS 

Report’’), which is used by brokers and dealers to 

provide certain required information to the 

Commission. 

PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE—Continued 

October 27, 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 6, 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 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549. 

Extension: 

Rule 17f–2(e); SEC File No. 270–37; OMB 

Control No. 3235–0031. 

Notice is hereby given that pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget a 

request for approval of extension of the 

previously approved collection of 

information provided for in Rule 17f– 

2(e) (17 CFR 240.17f–2(e)) under the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 

U.S.C. 78a et seq.). 

Rule 17f–2(e) requires members of 

national securities exchanges, brokers, 

dealers, registered transfer agents, and 

registered clearing agencies claiming 

exemption from the fingerprinting 

requirements of Rule 17f–2 to prepare 

and maintain a statement supporting 

their claim exemption. There is no filing 

requirement. Instead, Rule 17f–2(e)(2) 

requires covered entities to make and 

keep current a copy of the notice 

required by Rule 17f–2(e) in an easily 

accessible place at the organization’s 

principal office and at the office 

employing the persons for whom 

exemptions are claimed and shall be 

made available upon request for 

inspection by the Commission, 

appropriate regulatory agency (if not the 

Commission) or other designated 

examining authority. Notices prepared 

pursuant to Rule 17f–2(e) must be 

maintained for as long as the covered 

entity claims an exemption from the 

fingerprinting requirements of Rule 17f– 

2. The recordkeeping requirement under 

Rule 17f–2(e) assists the Commission 

and other regulatory agencies with 

ensuring compliance with Rule 17f–2. 

This rule does not involve the collection 

of confidential information. 

We estimate that approximately 75 

respondents will incur an average 

burden of 30 minutes per year to 

comply with this rule, which represents 

the time it takes for a staff person at a 

covered entity to properly document a 

claimed exemption from the 

fingerprinting requirements of Rule 17f– 

2, and properly retain that document 

according to the entities record 

retention policies and procedures. The 

total annual burden for all covered 

entities is approximately 38 hours (75 

entities × .5 hours). 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s 

estimates of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

The Commission may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

control number. 

Background documentation for this 

information collection may be viewed at 

the following link, http:// 

www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be 

directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10102, New Executive 

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, 

or by sending an e-mail to: 

Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) 

Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an e-mail 

to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments 

must be submitted to OMB within 30 

days of this notice. 

August 12, 2011. 

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Upon Written Request Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: 

Rule 17a–10; SEC File No. 270–154; OMB 

Control No. 3235–0122. 

Notice is hereby given that pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (‘‘PRA’’), the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(‘‘OMB’’) a request for approval of 

extension of the previously approved 

collection of information provided for in 

Rule 17a–10 (17 CFR 240.17a–10) under 

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 

U.S.C. 78a et seq.) (‘‘Exchange Act’’). 

Paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 17a–10 

generally requires broker-dealers that 

are exempted from the requirement to 

file monthly and quarterly reports 

pursuant to paragraph (a) of Exchange 

Act Rule 17a–5 (17 CFR 240.17a–5) to 

file with the Commission the Facing 

Page, a Statement of Income (Loss), and 

balance sheet from Part IIA of Form X– 

17A–5 1 (17 CFR 249.617), and Schedule 

I of Form X–17A–5 not later than 17 

business days after the end of each 

calendar year. 

Paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 17a–10 

requires a broker-dealer subject to Rule 

17a–5(a) to submit Schedule I of Form 

X–17A–5 with its Form X–17A–5 for the 

calendar quarter ending December 31 of 

each year. The burden associated with 

filing Schedule I of Form X–17A–5 is 

accounted for in the PRA filing 

associated with Rule 17a–5. 

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