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11 Docket No. R2010–3, Comments of Public 

Representatives, March 22, 2010, at 15–17. 

12The Public Representatives did not present an 

application of this trend–based approach to an ex 

ante analysis of the 2010 initiative in the manner 

that the Postal Service applied its aggregate 2009 

‘‘loyalty growth’’ rate (7.07 percent) to the 2010 

initiative. The Public Representatives’ estimated net 

impact of the 2010 initiative on Postal Service 

finances was instead based on an analysis of 

historical distribution of annual mailer volume 

growth rates. 

13The Public Representatives also stated that 

because volume growth in the period after the sale 

exceeded the volume growth during the sale period, 

a ‘‘fall threshold’’ (as opposed to ‘‘spring threshold’’), 

trend–based approach would lead to the conclusion 

that all of the discounted volume was anyhow 

volume. Using this method, the initiative generated 

net contribution losses equal to the sum of 

discounts awarded ($67.9 million). Id. at 9. 

14The Commission has required the Postal 

Service to provide panel data on the results of each 

pricing initiative. This data should allow for 

improved understanding of mailers’ reactions to 

these incentive programs, including quantified 

measures of the response such as price elasticity. 

See, e.g., Docket No. R2010–3, Order Approving 

Standard Mail Volume Incentive Pricing Program, 

April 7, 2010, at 23–24. 

on a mailer–by–mailer basis, was 

identified as an issue by the Public 

Representatives in the review of the 

2010 initiative.11 In their comments, 

they presented a variation of the trend– 

based approach to estimate the ‘‘loyalty 

growth’’ from participants in the 2009 

initiative.12 While the Postal Service’s 

method was applied to aggregate 

participant volumes, the Public 

Representatives applied the same 

method to individual mailer data. For 

each participant that earned discounts, 

if the mailer’s actual spring 2009 

volume exceeded that of its trend–based 

‘‘spring threshold,’’ the difference was 

divided by the mailer’s actual spring 

2008 volume. The resulting percentage 

(equivalent to the Postal Service’s 7.07 

percent, but unique to each mailer) was 

multiplied by that mailer’s actual 

summer 2009 volume to estimate the 

amount of anyhow volume. Id. at 8–10. 

Because of the wide variation in the 

volume patterns of individual 

participants, the disaggregated 

application of the trend–based approach 

yielded results very different from the 

aggregated method. Whereas the Postal 

Service estimated a relatively low 

amount of revenue leakage from 

discounts on mail that would have been 

sent absent the incentive, the Public 

Representatives’ disaggregated method 

estimated a larger revenue leakage and 

a correspondingly smaller amount of 

contribution from new mail. As a result, 

the estimated net increase in 

contribution was nearly 90 percent less 

than the Postal Service’s estimate.13

V. Comments 

The Commission invites comments 

from interested persons on the volume– 

estimating methodologies to be used in 

connection with pricing incentive 

programs. The Commission also invites 

interested persons to propose other 

methodologies for estimating the new 

volume caused by pricing incentive 

programs and alternative estimates of 

price elasticity for use in evaluating 

these programs.14

Initial comments are due 30 days after 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. Reply comments, if any, are 

due 60 days after publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. The 

Commission will evaluate comments 

and, if appropriate, propose a new 

methodology for estimating volume 

changes due to pricing incentive 

programs. Interested persons will be 

provided an opportunity to comment on 

any such proposal. 

John P. Klingenberg is appointed to 

represent the interests of the general 

public in this proceeding. 

VI. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. RM2010–9 to consider volume– 

estimation methodologies for pricing 

incentive programs. 

2. Comments by interested parties are 

due 30 days after publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. Reply 

comments are due 60 days after 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. 

3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, John P. 

Klingenberg is appointed to serve as the 

officer of the Commission (Public 

Representative) to represent the 

interests of the general public in these 

proceedings. 

4. The Secretary of the Commission 

shall arrange for publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. 

By the Commission. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 7710–FW–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 761 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2009–0757; FRL–8831–8] 

RIN 2070–AJ38 

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); 

Reassessment of Use Authorizations; 

Extension of Comment Period and 

Additional Public Meetings 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking; extension of comment 

period and additional public meetings. 

SUMMARY: EPA issued an advance notice 

of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in the 

Federal Register of April 7, 2010, 

concerning the reassessment of the use 

authorizations for PCBs. This document 

extends the comment period for 45 

days, from July 6, 2010, to August 20, 

2010. This extension is necessary to 

provide the public with an opportunity 

to provide additional and more 

thorough comments. Also, EPA is 

holding two additional public meetings 

to enable additional public comment on 

the ANPRM during the comment period 

extension. 

DATES: Comments, identified by docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPPT–2009–0757, must be received on 

or before August 20, 2010. 

Meetings will be held on July 22, 

2010, from 9 a.m. until the last speaker 

has spoken or until 1 p.m., in San 

Francisco, CA and on July 29, 2010, 

from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., in New York, NY. 

Requests to participate in a meeting 

must be received 10 days prior to the 

date of the meeting. 

To request accommodation of a 

disability, please contact the technical 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 

10 days prior to the meeting, to give 

EPA as much time as possible to process 

your request. 

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed 

instructions as provided under 

ADDRESSES in the Federal Register 

document of April 7, 2010, for 

submission of comments. 

The July 22, 2010 meeting will held 

in the Hawaii/Palau Room, First Floor 

Conference Room, 75 Hawthorne St., 

San Francisco, CA 94105 and the July 

29, 2010 meeting will be held in the 

Empire Room at the Hilton Times 

Square, 234 West 42nd St., New York, 

NY 10036. Requests to participate in the 

meeting, identified by docket ID number 

EPA–HQ–OPPT–2009–0757, may be 

submitted to the technical person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: John H. 

Smith, National Program Chemicals 

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 566–0512; e-mail address: 

smith.johnh@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

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14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; e-mail address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document extends the public comment 

period established in the Federal 

Register of April 7, 2010 (75 FR 17645) 

(FRL–8811–7). In that document, EPA 

seeks information about the use 

authorizations for PCBs. EPA is hereby 

extending the comment period, which 

was set to end on July 6, 2010, to August 

20, 2010. 

The additional meeting in New York, 

NY will be held in the evening at the 

request of New York City parents who 

would like to attend to comment on our 

request for comments on the excluded 

products provisions, e.g., caulk, of the 

current PCB regulations. The additional 

meeting in San Francisco, CA will be 

held to accommodate West Coast 

stakeholders. In San Francisco, the 

meeting attendees will need photo 

identification. 

You may submit a request to 

participate in the public meeting as a 

speaker or observer either in person or 

as an observer only by teleconference. 

Do not submit any information in your 

request to participate that is considered 

Confidential Business Information (CBI). 

To access the docket, please follow 

the detailed instructions as provided 

under ADDRESSES in the April 7, 2010 

Federal Register document. If you have 

questions, consult the technical person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 761 

Environmental protection, Hazardous 

substances, Labeling, Polychlorinated 

biphenyls (PCBs), Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: June 9, 2010. 

Stephen A. Owens, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

[Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2010–0012] 

[MO 92210-0-0008-B2] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; 90-Day Finding on Five 

Petitions to List Seven Species of 

Hawaiian Yellow-faced Bees as 

Endangered 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of 90–day petition 

finding and initiation of status review. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 

90–day finding on five petitions to list 

seven species of Hawaiian yellow-faced 

bees (Hylaeus anthracinus, H. 

assimulans, H. facilis, H. hilaris, H. 

kuakea, H. longiceps, and H. mana) as 

endangered and designate critical 

habitat under the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (Act). 

We find that the petitions present 

substantial scientific or commercial 

information indicating that listing these 

seven species of Hawaiian yellow-faced 

bees may be warranted. Therefore, with 

the publication of this notice we are 

initiating a status review of these 

species and will issue 12–month 

findings on our determination as to 

whether the petitioned actions are 

warranted. To ensure that the status 

reviews are comprehensive, we are 

soliciting scientific and commercial data 

and other information regarding these 

species. We will make a determination 

on critical habitat for these species if, 

and when, we initiate a listing action. 

DATES: To allow us adequate time to 

conduct this review, we request that 

information you submit be received by 

us on or before August 16, 2010. Please 

note that if you are using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal (see ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ 

section, below), the deadline for 

submitting an electronic comment is 

Eastern Standard Time on this date. 

We will post all information received 

on http://www.regulations.gov. This 

generally means that we will post any 

personal information you provide us 

(see the Request for Information section 

below for more details). 

After August 16, 2010, you must 

submit information directly to the Field 

Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section below). Please note that 

we might not be able to address or 

incorporate information that we receive 

after the above requested date. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

information by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the box that 

reads ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter the 

Docket number for this finding, which 

is FWS-R1-ES-2010-0012. Check the box 

that reads ‘‘Open for Comment/ 

Submission,’’ and then click the Search 

button. You should then see an icon that 

reads ‘‘Submit a Comment.’’ Please 

ensure that you have found the correct 

rulemaking before submitting your 

comment. 

• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public 

Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R1- 

ES-2010-0012; Division of Policy and 

Directives Management; U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, 

Suite 222; Arlington, VA 22203. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Loyal Mehrhoff, Field Supervisor, 

Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 

300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 3-122, 

Honolulu, HI 96850; by telephone (808– 

792–9400); or by facsimile (808–792– 

9581). Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TTD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request for Information 

When we make a finding that a 

petition presents substantial 

information indicating that listing a 

species may be warranted, we are 

required to promptly review the status 

of the species (status review). For the 

status review to be complete and based 

on the best available scientific and 

commercial information, we request 

information on the seven species of 

Hawaiian yellow-faced bees (H. 

anthracinus, H. assimulans, H. facilis, 

H. hilaris, H. kuakea, H. longiceps, and 

H. mana) from governmental agencies, 

Native American Tribes, the scientific 

community, industry, or any other 

interested parties. We seek information 

on: 

(1) The species’ biology, range, and 

population trends, including: 

(a) Habitat requirements for feeding, 

breeding, and sheltering; 

(b) Genetics and taxonomy; 

(c) Historical and current range 

including distribution patterns; 

(d) Historical and current population 

levels, and current and projected trends; 

and 

(e) Past and ongoing conservation 

measures for the species, its habitat or 

both. 

(2) Information about the seven 

Hawaiian yellow-faced bees relevant to 

the factors that are the basis for making 

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