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4 Governors’ Decision No. 08–8 authorizes Global 

Plus 1 contracts. Governors’ Decision No. 11–6 

authorizes Postal Service management to prepare 

any necessary product description, including Mail 

Classification Schedule text, and to present such 

description to the Commission. 

1United States Postal Service Notice of Status of 

the Moratorium on Post Office Discontinuance 

Actions, December 15, 2011, (Notice). 

market characteristics. Id. at 6. It also 

notes that Global Plus 1C is distinct 

from Global Plus 1B due to the addition 

of Global Express Guaranteed and 

Commercial ePacket. Id. at 7. This 

distinction is reflected in a minor 

classification change and in the 

financial models. Id. 

Other supporting material. The Postal 

Service has filed the two Global Plus 1C 

contracts and certain other material 

under seal. Attachment 1 to the Notice 

is an application for non-public 

treatment of that material. Attachments 

2 through 4 include redacted versions of 

two pertinent Governors’ Decisions; 

revised Mail Classification Schedule 

language; certifications and a related 

statement required under Commission 

rules; and redacted versions of the 

contracts. 

Postal Service representations. The 

Postal Service asserts that its filing 

establishes that the new Global Plus 1C 

contracts are in compliance with the 

requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633; fit 

within the proposed MCS language for 

Global Plus Contracts based on the 

controlling Governors’ Decisions; and 

are functionally equivalent to each 

other.4 It therefore requests that Global 

Plus 1C be added to the competitive 

product list; that the contracts included 

in this filing be included within the 

Global Plus 1C product; and that these 

contracts be considered the baseline 

agreements for future functionally 

equivalency analyses for the Global Plus 

1C product. Id. at 9. 

Initial Commission action. The 

Commission establishes three related 

dockets, designated as Docket Nos. 

MC2012–6, CP2012–12, and CP2012–13, 

to consider matters raised in the Notice. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

those interested in the Postal Service’s 

proposal to review the filing in its 

entirety. Public portions of the Postal 

Service’s filing can be accessed via the 

Commission’s Web site, www.prc.gov. 

Commission rule 3007.40 (39 CFR 

3007.40) addresses procedures for 

obtaining access to non-public 

information. Interested persons may 

submit comments on whether addition 

of the new product is consistent with 

the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632 or 3633 

and 39 CFR part 3015. Comments are 

due no later than January 17, 2012. 

The Commission appoints James F. 

Callow to serve as Public Representative 

in the captioned filings. 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

Nos. MC2012–6, CP2012–12, and 

CP2012–13 to consider matters raised by 

the Postal Service’s Notice. 

2. Comments by interested persons in 

these proceedings are due no later than 

January 17, 2012. 

3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, James F. 

Callow 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 shall 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. A2012–105; Order No. 1110] 

Post Office Closing 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document informs the 

public that an appeal of the closing of 

the Hope, Minnesota 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: February 1, 2012, 4:30 p.m., 

Eastern Time: Deadline for Petitioner’s 

Form 61; February 21, 2012, 4:30 p.m., 

Eastern Time: Deadline for answering 

brief in support of the Postal Service. 

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/ 

filing-online/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), the Commission received two 

petitions for review of the Postal 

Service’s determination to close the 

Hope post office in Hope, Minnesota. 

The first petition for review received 

December 28, 2011, was filed by Ed 

Nelson. The second petition for review 

received December 28, 2011, was filed 

by Marcia Dahle. The earliest postmark 

date is December 16, 2011. The 

Commission hereby institutes a 

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

and establishes Docket No. A2012–105 

to consider Petitioners’ appeal. If 

Petitioners would like to further explain 

their position with supplemental 

information or facts, Petitioners may 

either file a Participant Statement on 

PRC Form 61 or file a brief with the 

Commission no later than February 1, 

2012. 

Notwithstanding the Postal Service’s 

determination to close this post office, 

on December 15, 2011, the Postal 

Service advised the Commission that it 

‘‘will delay the closing or consolidation 

of any Post Office until May 15, 2012.’’ 1

The Postal Service further indicated that 

it ‘‘will proceed with the 

discontinuance process for any Post 

Office in which a Final Determination 

was already posted as of December 12, 

2011, including all pending appeals.’’ 

Id. It stated that the only ‘‘Post Offices’’ 

subject to closing prior to May 16, 2012, 

are those that were not in operation on, 

and for which a Final Determination 

was posted as of, December 12, 2011. It 

affirmed that it ‘‘will not close or 

consolidate any other Post Office prior 

to May 16, 2012.’’ Id. at 2. Lastly, the 

Postal Service requested the 

Commission ‘‘to continue adjudicating 

appeals as provided in the 120-day 

decisional schedule for each 

proceeding.’’ Id. 

The Postal Service’s Notice outlines 

the parameters of its newly announced 

discontinuance policy. Pursuant to the 

Postal Service’s request, the 

Commission will fulfill its appellate 

responsibilities under 39 U.S.C. 

404(d)(5). 

Categories of issues apparently raised. 

Petitioners contend 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 

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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 January 12, 2012. See 

39 CFR 3001.113. In addition, the due 

date for any responsive pleading by the 

Postal Service to this Notice is January 

12, 2012. 

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 participant’s 

submissions also will be posted on the 

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, 

http://www.prc.gov, or by contacting the 

Commission’s docket section at prcdockets@prc.gov or via telephone at 

(202) 789–6846. 

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 the 

Petitioners and respondents, 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 

January 31, 2012. A notice of 

intervention shall be filed using the 

Internet (Filing Online) at the 

Commission’s Web site, http:// 

www.prc.gov, 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 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 

January 12, 2012. 

2. Any responsive pleading by the 

Postal Service to this notice is due no 

later than January 12, 2012. 

3. The procedural schedule listed 

below is hereby adopted. 

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

Peckham 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 and 

Procedural Schedule in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE

December 28, 2011 ............ Filing of Appeal. 

January 12, 2012 ............... Deadline for the Postal Service to file the applicable administrative record in this appeal. 

January 12, 2012 ............... Deadline for the Postal Service to file any responsive pleading. 

January 31, 2012 ............... Deadline for notices to intervene (see 39 CFR 3001.111(b)). 

February 1, 2012 ................ Deadline for Petitioners’ Form 61 or initial brief in support of petition (see 39 CFR 3001.115(a) and (b)). 

February 21, 2012 .............. Deadline for answering brief in support of the Postal Service (see 39 CFR 3001.115(c)). 

March 7, 2012 .................... Deadline for reply briefs in response to answering briefs (see 39 CFR 3001.115(d)). 

March 14, 2012 .................. 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). 

April 13, 2012 ..................... 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: U.S. Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: 

Rule 15c1–5, SEC File No. 270–422, OMB 

Control No. 3235–0471. 

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 

(‘‘OMB’’) a request for approval of 

extension of the previously approved 

collection of information provided for in 

Rule 15c1–5 (17 CFR 240.15c1–5) under 

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 

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

Rule 15c1–5 states that any brokerdealer controlled by, controlling, or 

under common control with the issuer 

of a security that the broker-dealer is 

trying to sell to or buy from a customer 

must give the customer written 

notification disclosing the control 

relationship at or before completion of 

the transaction. The Commission 

estimates that 241 respondents collect 

information annually under Rule 15c1– 

5 and that each respondent would 

spend approximately 10 hours per year 

collecting this information (2,410 hours 

in aggregate). There is no retention 

period requirement under Rule 15c1–5. 

This Rule does not involve the 

collection of confidential information. 

The Commission may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

control number. No person shall be 

subject to any penalty for failing to 

comply with a collection of information 

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