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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3Capitalized terms used but not defined herein 

have the meanings specified in the Rules. 

4 Directive 2014/65/EU of the European 

Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on 

markets in financial instruments and amending 

Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU. 

5Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 of the European 

Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on 

markets in financial instruments and amending 

Regulation (EU) No. 648/2012. 

6Regulation (EU) 2017/2154 of 22 September 

2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 

of the European Parliament and of the Council with 

regard to regulatory technical standards on indirect 

clearing arrangements (the ‘‘MiFIR RTS’’) and 

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 149/ 

2013, together with the amendments set out in 

Regulation (EU) 2017/2155 of 22 September 2017 

amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 149/2013 

with regard to regulatory technical standards on 

indirect clearing arrangements (the ‘‘EMIR RTS’’). 

7Regulation (EU) No. 648/2012 of the European 

Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on 

OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade 

repositories. 

the list of Negotiated Service 

Agreements in the Mail Classification 

Schedule’s Competitive Products List. 

DATES: Date of required notice: January 

4, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Postal Service® hereby 

gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 

3642 and 3632(b)(3), on December 28, 

2017, it filed with the Postal Regulatory 

Commission a USPS Request to Add 

Priority Mail Express & First-Class 

Package Service Contract 1 to 

Competitive Product List. Documents 

are available at www.prc.gov, Docket 

Nos. MC2018–115, CP2018–157. 

Elizabeth A. Reed, 

Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28458 Filed 1–3–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

Product Change—Priority Mail 

Negotiated Service Agreement 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives 

notice of filing a request with the Postal 

Regulatory Commission to add a 

domestic shipping services contract to 

the list of Negotiated Service 

Agreements in the Mail Classification 

Schedule’s Competitive Products List. 

DATES: Date of required notice: January 

4, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Postal Service® hereby 

gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 

3642 and 3632(b)(3), on December 28, 

2017, it filed with the Postal Regulatory 

Commission a USPS Request to Add 

Priority Mail Contract 417 to 

Competitive Product List. Documents 

are available at www.prc.gov, Docket 

Nos. MC2018–112, CP2018–154. 

Elizabeth A. Reed, 

Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28449 Filed 1–3–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

Product Change—Priority Mail 

Negotiated Service Agreement 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives 

notice of filing a request with the Postal 

Regulatory Commission to add a 

domestic shipping services contract to 

the list of Negotiated Service 

Agreements in the Mail Classification 

Schedule’s Competitive Products List. 

DATES: Date of required notice: January 

4, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Postal Service® hereby 

gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 

3642 and 3632(b)(3), on December 28, 

2017, it filed with the Postal Regulatory 

Commission a USPS Request to Add 

Priority Mail Contract 415 to 

Competitive Product List. Documents 

are available at www.prc.gov, Docket 

Nos. MC2018–110, CP2018–152. 

Elizabeth A. Reed, 

Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28447 Filed 1–3–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–82422; File No. SR–ICEEU– 

2017–014] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE 

Clear Europe Limited; Notice of Filing 

and Order Granting Accelerated 

Approval of Proposed Rule Change 

Relating to Amendments to the ICE 

Clear Europe Clearing Rules and 

Procedures for Indirect Clearing 

December 29, 2017. 

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

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on December 

18, 2017, ICE Clear Europe Limited 

(‘‘ICE Clear Europe’’) filed with the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule 

change described in Items I, II, and III 

below, which Items have been prepared 

primarily by ICE Clear Europe. The 

Commission is publishing this notice 

and order to solicit comments on the 

proposed rule change from interested 

persons and to approve the proposed 

rule change on an accelerated basis. 

I. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the 

Terms of Substance of the Proposed 

Rule Change, Security-Based Swap 

Submission, or Advance Notice 

The principal purpose of the 

proposed rule change is to amend ICE 

Clear Europe’s Rules, Clearing 

Procedures and CDS Procedures to 

implement certain requirements relating 

to indirect clearing and other matters 

under applicable European Union 

regulations. 

II. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the 

Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the 

Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based 

Swap Submission or Advance Notice 

In its filing with the Commission, ICE 

Clear Europe 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 these 

statements may be examined at the 

places specified in Item IV below. ICE 

Clear Europe has prepared summaries, 

set forth in sections (A), (B), and (C) 

below, of the most significant aspects of 

such statements. 

(A) Clearing Agency’s Statement of the 

Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the 

Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based 

Swap Submission or Advance Notice 

(a) Purpose 

The purpose of the proposed changes 

is to amend the Rules,3 Clearing 

Procedures and CDS Procedures to 

implement certain requirements under 

the European Union Markets in 

Financial Instruments Directive (‘‘MiFID 

II’’) 4 and Markets in Financial 

Instruments Regulation (‘‘MiFIR’’),5 and 

related implementing regulations and 

technical standards,6 relating to indirect 

clearing and certain other matters as 

discussed herein. The relevant 

requirements under MiFID II and MiFIR 

will take effect on January 3, 2018. 

Indirect Clearing 

The European Market Infrastructure 

Regulation (‘‘EMIR’’) 7 and technical 


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