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1See Docket No. RM2018–3, Order Adopting 

Final Rules Relating to Non-Public Information, 

June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19–22 (Order No. 

4679). 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

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. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

I. Introduction 

The Commission gives notice that the 

Postal Service filed request(s) for the 

Commission to consider matters related 

to negotiated service agreement(s). The 

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 (http://

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. 

II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

1. Docket No(s).: MC2024–43 and 

CP2024–43; Filing Title: USPS Request 

to Add Priority Mail Express 

International, Priority Mail International 

& First-Class Package International 

Service Contract 30 to Competitive 

Product List and Notice of Filing 

Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance 

Date: November 7, 2023; Filing 

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 

3040.130 through 3040.135, and 39 CFR 

3035.105; Public Representative: Katalin 

K. Clendenin; Comments Due: 

November 16, 2023. 

2. Docket No(s).: MC2024–44 and 

CP2024–44; Filing Title: USPS Request 

to Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground 

Advantage Contract 99 to Competitive 

Product List and Notice of Filing 

Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance 

Date: November 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: 

November 16, 2023. 

3. Docket No(s).: MC2024–45 and 

CP2024–45; Filing Title: USPS Request 

to Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground 

Advantage Contract 100 to Competitive 

Product List and Notice of Filing 

Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance 

Date: November 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: 

November 16, 2023. 

4. Docket No(s).: MC2024–46 and 

CP2024–46; Filing Title: USPS Request 

to Add Priority Mail Contract 788 to 

Competitive Product List and Notice of 

Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing 

Acceptance Date: November 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: 

November 16, 2023. 

This Notice will be published in the 

Federal Register. 

Erica A. Barker, 

Secretary. 

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[Release No. 34–98874; File No. SR–NYSE– 

2023–39] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; New 

York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of 

Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of 

Proposed Rule Change To Amend 

Rules 9521 and 9522 To Correct 

Obsolete References to a FINRA 

Department 

November 7, 2023. 

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

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 

and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is 

hereby given that on October 26, 2023, 

New York Stock Exchange LLC 

(‘‘NYSE’’ 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 the self-regulatory 

organization. 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 

The Exchange proposes to amend 

Rules 9521 (Purposes and Definitions) 

and 9522 (Initiation of Eligibility 

Proceeding; Member Regulation 

Consideration) to correct an obsolete 

reference to a department of the 

Financial Industry Regulatory 

Authority, Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’). The 

proposed rule change is available on the 

Exchange’s website at www.nyse.com, at 

the principal office of the Exchange, 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 

In its filing with the Commission, the 

self-regulatory organization 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 those statements may be examined at 

the places specified in Item IV below. 

The Exchange has prepared summaries, 

set forth in sections A, B, and C below, 

of the most significant parts of such 

statements. 


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3See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68678 

(January 16, 2013), 78 FR 5213 (January 24, 2013) 

(SR–NYSE–2013–02) (‘‘2013 Notice’’); Release No. 

69045 (March 5, 2013), 78 FR 15394 (March 11, 

2013) (SR–NYSE–2013–02) (‘‘2013 Approval 

Order’’). 

4See NYSE Information Memorandum 13–8 (May 

24, 2013). 

5See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 90344 

(November 4, 2020), 85 FR 71695 (November 10, 

2020) (SR–FINRA–2020–039) (Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change 

To Amend FINRA Rules To Reflect Name Changes 

to Two FINRA Departments: The Office of Dispute 

Resolution and the Department of Registration and 

Disclosure). 

6 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 

7 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8). 

8 15 U.S.C. 78(b)(3)(A). 

9 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

10 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

11 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6)(iii) requires the Exchange to give the 

Commission written notice of the Exchange’s intent 

to file the proposed rule change, along with a brief 

description and text of the proposed rule change, 

at least five business days prior to the date of filing 

of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time 

as designated by the Commission. The Exchange 

has satisfied this requirement. 

12 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

13 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). 

14For purposes only of waiving the 30-day 

operative delay, the Commission also has 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and the 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

The Exchange proposes to proposes to 

amend Rules 9521 (Purposes and 

Definitions) and 9522 (Initiation of 

Eligibility Proceeding; Member 

Regulation Consideration) to correct an 

obsolete reference to a FINRA 

department. 

Background and Proposed Rule Change 

In 2013, the NYSE adopted 

disciplinary rules that are, with certain 

exceptions, substantially the same as the 

FINRA Rule 8000 Series and Rule 9000 

Series, and which set forth rules for 

conducting investigations and 

enforcement actions.3 The NYSE 

disciplinary rules were implemented on 

July 1, 2013.4

In adopting disciplinary rules 

modeled on FINRA’s rules, the NYSE 

adopted the procedures set forth in the 

Rule 9520 Series for a covered person to 

become or remain associated with a 

member organization notwithstanding 

the existence of a statutory 

disqualification as defined in Section 

3(a)(39) of the Act, and for a current 

member organization or covered person 

to obtain relief from the eligibility or 

qualification requirements of the 

Exchange’s Rules, which the rule refers 

to as ‘‘eligibility proceedings.’’ Rule 

9521 sets forth certain definitions 

relating to eligibility proceedings. Rule 

9521(b)(1) defines the term 

‘‘Application’’ to mean FINRA’s Form 

MC–400 for covered persons or Form 

MC–400A for member organizations 

filed with FINRA’s Department of 

Registration and Disclosure (abbreviated 

as ‘‘RAD’’ in the Exchange’s rules). Rule 

9522, which governs initiation of an 

eligibility proceeding by the Exchange, 

contains references to RAD in 

subdivisions (b)(1), (c) and (e)(3)(A). 

In 2020, FINRA changed RAD’s name 

to ‘‘Credentialing, Registration, 

Education and Disclosure’’ (abbreviated 

as ‘‘CRED’’ in FINRA’s rules) and 

amended, among others, FINRA Rules 

9521 and 9522 to reflect the name 

change.5 The Exchange proposes to 

conform the references in the 

Exchange’s rules. To effectuate this 

change, the Exchange would retain the 

reference to ‘‘FINRA’s Department’’ in 

Rule 9521(b)(1) and change the capital 

‘‘D’’ in department to lowercase. The 

Exchange would replace ‘‘Registration 

and Disclosure (‘RAD’)’’ in Rule 

9521(b)(1) with ‘‘Credentialing, 

Registration, Education and Disclosure 

(‘CRED’)’’. The Exchange would also 

replace ‘‘RAD’’ with ‘‘CRED’’ in Rules 

9522(b)(1) (one reference), (c) (two 

references) and (e)(3)(A) (one reference). 

2. Statutory Basis 

The Exchange believes that the 

proposed rule change is consistent with 

Section 6(b)(5) of the Exchange Act,6 in 

that it is designed to prevent fraudulent 

and manipulative acts and practices, to 

promote just and equitable principles of 

trade, to foster cooperation and 

coordination with persons engaged in 

facilitating transactions in securities, to 

remove impediments to and perfect the 

mechanism of a free and open market 

and a national market system and, in 

general, to protect investors and the 

public interest. 

The Exchange believes that the 

proposed change to Rules 9521 and 

9522 to update and replace obsolete 

references to a FINRA department 

would increase the clarity and 

transparency of the Exchange’s rules 

and remove impediments to and perfect 

the mechanism of a free and open 

market by ensuring that persons subject 

to the Exchange’s jurisdiction, 

regulators, and the investing public 

could more easily navigate and 

understand the Exchange rules. The 

Exchange further believes that the 

proposed change would not be 

inconsistent with the public interest and 

the protection of investors because 

investors will not be harmed and in fact 

would benefit from increased clarity, 

thereby reducing potential confusion. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of 

the Act,7 the Exchange believes that the 

proposed rule change would not impose 

any burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. The 

proposed rule change is not intended to 

address competitive issues but is rather 

concerned with deleting and replacing 

obsolete references in its rules. Since 

the proposal does not substantively 

modify system functionality or 

processes on the Exchange, the 

proposed changes will not impose any 

burden on competition. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

No written comments were solicited 

or received with respect to the proposed 

rule change. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The Exchange has filed the proposed 

rule change pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 8 and Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6) 9 thereunder. Because the 

foregoing proposed rule change does 

not: (i) significantly affect the protection 

of investors or the public interest; (ii) 

impose any significant burden on 

competition; and (iii) become operative 

for 30 days from the date on which it 

was filed, or such shorter time as the 

Commission may designate, it has 

become effective pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 10 and Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6) 11 thereunder. 

A proposed rule change filed under 

Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 12 normally does not 

become operative prior to 30 days after 

the date of the filing. However, pursuant 

to Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii),13 the 

Commission may designate a shorter 

time if such action is consistent with 

protection of investors and the public 

interest. The Exchange has asked the 

Commission to waive the 30-day 

operative delay so that the proposed 

rule change may become operative 

immediately upon filing. The 

Commission believes that waving the 

30-day operative delay is consistent 

with the protection of investors and the 

public interest, because it will allow the 

Exchange to correct obsolete references 

to a FINRA department in its rule text. 

Accordingly, the Commission 

designates the proposed rule change to 

be operative upon filing.14


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considered the proposed rule’s impact on 

efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 

15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 

15 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12), (59). 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 83289 

(May 17, 2018), 83 FR 23968, 23976 (May 23, 2018) 

(SR–NYSENAT–2018–02) (Notice of Filing of 

Amendment No. 1 and Order Granting Accelerated 

Approval of a Proposed Rule Change, as Amended 

by Amendment No. 1, To Support the Re-Launch 

of NYSE National, Inc. on the Pillar Trading 

Platform). 

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of the proposed rule change, the 

Commission summarily may 

temporarily suspend such rule change if 

it appears to the Commission that such 

action is necessary or appropriate in the 

public interest, for the protection of 

investors, or otherwise in furtherance of 

the purposes of the Act. If the 

Commission takes such action, the 

Commission will institute proceedings 

to determine whether the proposed rule 

change should be approved or 

disapproved. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s internet 

comment form (https://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include file number SR– 

NYSE–2023–39 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to file 

number SR–NYSE–2023–39. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if email is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

internet website (https://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for website viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549, on official 

business days between the hours of 10 

a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also 

will be available for inspection and 

copying at the principal office of the 

Exchange. Do not include personal 

identifiable information in submissions; 

you should submit only information 

that you wish to make available 

publicly. We may redact in part or 

withhold entirely from publication 

submitted material that is obscene or 

subject to copyright protection. All 

submissions should refer to file number 

SR–NYSE–2023–39 and should be 

submitted on or before December 5, 

2023. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.15

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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[Release No. 34–98877; File No. SR– 

NYSENAT–2023–24] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE 

National, Inc.; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed 

Rule Change To Amend Rules 10.9521 

and 10.9522 To Correct Obsolete 

References to a FINRA Department 

November 7, 2023. 

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

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 

and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is 

hereby given that on October 26, 2023, 

NYSE National, Inc. (‘‘NYSE National’’ 

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 the self-regulatory organization. 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 

The Exchange proposes to amend 

Rules 10.9521 (Purposes and 

Definitions) and 10.9522 (Initiation of 

Eligibility Proceeding; Member 

Regulation Consideration) to correct an 

obsolete reference to a department of the 

Financial Industry Regulatory 

Authority, Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’). The 

proposed change is available on the 

Exchange’s website at www.nyse.com, at 

the principal office of the Exchange, 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 

In its filing with the Commission, the 

self-regulatory organization 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 those statements may be examined at 

the places specified in Item IV below. 

The Exchange has prepared summaries, 

set forth in sections A, B, and C below, 

of the most significant parts of such 

statements. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and the 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

The Exchange proposes to amend 

Rules 10.9521 (Purposes and 

Definitions) and 10.9522 (Initiation of 

Eligibility Proceeding; Member 

Regulation Consideration) to correct an 

obsolete reference to a FINRA 

department. 

Background and Proposed Rule Change 

In 2018, NYSE National adopted 

disciplinary rules that are, with certain 

exceptions, substantially the same as the 

disciplinary rules of its affiliate NYSE 

American LLC, which are in turn 

substantially similar to the FINRA Rule 

8000 Series and Rule 9000 Series, and 

which set forth rules for conducting 

investigations and enforcement actions.3

In adopting disciplinary rules 

modeled on FINRA’s rules, NYSE 

National adopted procedures set forth in 

the Rule 10.9520 Series for an 

Associated Person to become or remain 

associated with an ETP Holder 

notwithstanding the existence of a 

statutory disqualification as defined in 

Section 3(a)(39) of the Act, and for a 

current ETP Holder or Associated 

Person to obtain relief from the 

eligibility or qualification requirements 

of the Exchange’s Rules, which the rule 

refers to as ‘‘eligibility proceedings.’’ 

Rule 10.9521 sets forth certain 

definitions relating to eligibility 

proceedings. Rule 10.9521(b)(1) defines 

the term ‘‘Application’’ to mean 


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