17236 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 70 / Tuesday, April 14, 2009 / Notices 

1Notice of the United States Postal Service of 

Market Test of Experimental Product— 

Collaborative Logistics, April 1, 2009 (Notice). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

On April 1, 2009, the Postal Service 

filed a formal notice, pursuant to 39 

U.S.C. 3641(c)(1), announcing its intent 

to initiate a market test beginning May 

6, 2009, of an experimental product, 

Collaborative Logistics.1 The Postal 

Service asserts that the Collaborative 

Logistics product is a competitive 

product. Notice at 1. The Notice recites 

the statutory authority for offering 

Collaborative Logistics as an 

experimental product and provides a 

general description of it. This 

experiment represents the initial market 

test conducted by the Postal Service 

under the Postal Accountability and 

Enhancement Act (PAEA). 

Statutory authority. The Postal 

Service indicates that it plans to 

conduct a market test of the proposed 

Collaborative Logistics product. Section 

3641 imposes certain conditions on 

experimental products which the Notice 

purports to address. Specifically, the 

Postal Service asserts that Collaborative 

Logistics is significantly different from 

all products within the meaning of 39 

U.S.C. 3641(b)(1). 

In addition, it contends that ‘‘the 

introduction or continued offering of the 

product will not create an unfair or 

otherwise inappropriate competitive 

advantage for the Postal Service or any 

mailer, particularly in regard to small 

business concerns.’’ Id. at 2; see also 39 

U.S.C. 3641(b)(2). Also, it submits that 

Collaborative Logistics is correctly 

classified as a competitive product. Id.; 

see also 39 U.S.C. 3641(b)(3). 

Product description. Pursuant to 39 

U.S.C.3641(c)(1)(B), the Postal Service 

provides a brief description of the 

nature and scope of the market test. The 

Postal Service explains that, in view of 

its large and complex transportation 

network, ‘‘the natural imbalance of mail 

volume between cities and the need to 

meet operating plans to support service 

standards makes some underutilized 

space on some highway transportation 

predictable.’’ Id. at 2–3. Under this 

market test, ‘‘the Postal Service would 

sell that available space.’’ Id. at 3. Thus, 

it defines the experimental product as 

‘‘transportation of an article or multiple 

articles on a pallet or other unit load, on 

a space-available basis, in postal 

transportation.’’ Id. at 3. 

Under the market test, ‘‘unit loads 

will be picked up and delivered to 

firms, stores, hospitals, warehouses, 

other large customer and/or postal 

facilities.’’ Id. For instance, the Postal 

Service specifies that the ‘‘maximum 

pallet weight will be 2200 pounds, with 

articles secured to the pallet using 

shrink-wrapping and banding.’’ Id. at 3. 

These unit loads are to be shipped or 

carried like those loads provided under 

similar offerings, often called LTL (lessthan-truckload) shipping services. The 

Postal Service notes that terms are to be 

governed under negotiated contracts. Id. 

at 3–4. 

The Postal Service indicates that total 

revenues from the market test are not 

anticipated to exceed $10 million. Id. at 

2. In addition, it confirms that the 

market test shall not exceed two years. 

Id. 

II. Notice of Filing 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. MT2009–1 for consideration of 

matters raised by the Notice. Interested 

persons may submit comments on 

whether the Postal Service’s filing in the 

captioned docket is consistent with the 

policies of 39 U.S.C. 3641. Comments 

are due no later than April 27, 2009. 

The filing can be accessed via the 

Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.prc.gov). 

The Commission appoints Michael J. 

Ravnitzky to serve as Public 

Representative in this docket. 

III. Supplemental Information 

This is the first time the Postal 

Service has noticed an experimental 

product under the PAEA. The 

Commission requests the Postal Service 

to provide the following supplemental 

information regarding the market test by 

April 20, 2009: 

1. Please provide the Governors’ 

decision, if any, authorizing initiation of 

the experimental product. 

2. Please describe: (a) The geographic 

market where the market test will be 

conducted; (b) the plan for monitoring 

the performance of the market test, 

including specific data items to be 

collected periodically; (c) the 

parameters of the market test; and (d) 

the criteria to be used to assess the 

success of the test. 

3. Please describe how the product, 

Collaborative Logistics, will be made 

available to the public. 

4. The Notice describes the product, 

but does not explicitly indicate whether 

the product is to be classified as a postal 

service. Please elaborate. 

5. Please identify: (a) When the 

‘‘similar product,’’ referred to at 

footnote 1 of the Notice, was terminated; 

and (b) explain how the Collaborative 

Logistics experimental product is 

significantly different from the similar 

product offered previously. 

6. (a) Please provide the basis upon 

which the Postal Service concludes that 

offering the product will not create an 

unfair or otherwise inappropriate 

competitive advantage for the Postal 

Service or any mailer. 

(b) Please discuss the Postal Service’s 

efforts to determine the impact on small 

businesses. 

7. Please identify all applicable 

federal and state laws and regulations 

that apply to the transportation offerings 

of the experimental product. 

8. Please explain if Collaborative 

Logistics will use Purchased 

Transportation (Cost Segment 14) or 

Vehicle Service Drivers (Cost Segment 

8). 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is Ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. MT2009–1 for consideration of the 

matters raised by the Notice. 

2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Michael 

J. Ravnitzky is appointed to serve as 

officer of the Commission (Public 

Representative) to represent the 

interests of the general public in this 

proceeding. 

3. Answers to the questions set forth 

in the body of this Order are due April 

20, 2009. 

4. Comments by interested persons 

are due no later than April 27, 2009. 

5. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this order in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Steven W. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–8401 Filed 4–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #11701 and #11702] 

Pennsylvania Disaster #PA–00022 

AGENCY: Small Business Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an 

Administrative declaration of a disaster 

for the State of Pennsylvania. 

DATES: 04/07/2009. 

Incident: Millcreek Township Fire. 

Incident Period: 03/28/2009. 

Effective Date: 04/07/2009. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 06/08/2009. 

Economic Injury (Eidl) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 01/07/2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 70 / Tuesday, April 14, 2009 / Notices 17237 

1Applicants request that any order issued 

granting the relief requested in the application also 

apply to any closed-end investment company 

(‘‘fund’’) that in the future: (a) Is advised by the 

Adviser (including any successor in interest) or by 

any entity controlling, controlled by, or under 

common control (within the meaning of section 

2(a)(9) of the Act) with the Adviser; and (b) 

complies with the terms and conditions of the 

requested order. A successor in interest is limited 

to entities that result from a reorganization into 

another jurisdiction or a change in the type of 

business organization. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

Administrator’s disaster declaration, 

applications for disaster loans may be 

filed at the address listed above or other 

locally announced locations. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties: Erie. 

Contiguous Counties: 

New York: Chautauqua. 

Ohio: Ashtabula. 

Pennsylvania: Crawford, Warren. 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

Homeowners With Credit Available 

Elsewhere ................................... 4.375 

Homeowners Without Credit Available Elsewhere ........................... 2.187 

Businesses With Credit Available 

Elsewhere ................................... 6.000 

Businesses & Small Agricultural 

Cooperatives Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .................... 4.000 

Other (Including Non-Profit Organizations) With Credit Available 

Elsewhere ................................... 4.500 

Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available 

Elsewhere ................................... 4.000 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 11701 5 and for 

economic injury is 11702 0. 

The States which received an EIDL 

Declaration # are Pennsylvania, New 

York, and Ohio 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 59002 and 59008) 

Dated: April 7, 2009. 

Karen G. Mills, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E9–8520 Filed 4–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Investment Company Act Release No. 

28690; 812–13235–55] 

Blackrock International Growth and 

Income Trust, et al.; Notice of 

Application 

April 7, 2009. 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of application under 

section 6(c) of the Investment Company 

Act of 1940 (‘‘Act’’) for an exemption 

from section 19(b) of the Act and rule 

19b–1 under the Act. 

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants 

request an order to permit certain 

closed-end investment companies to 

make periodic distributions of long-term 

capital gains with respect to their 

outstanding common stock as frequently 

as twelve times each year, and as 

frequently as distributions are specified 

by or in accordance with the terms of 

any outstanding preferred stock that 

such investment companies may issue. 

APPLICANTS: BlackRock International 

Growth and Income Trust; BlackRock 

Global Equity Income Trust; BlackRock 

Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust; 

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust; 

BlackRock World Investment Trust; 

BlackRock Enhanced Dividend 

AchieversTM Trust; BlackRock Global 

Opportunities Equity Trust; BlackRock 

Health Sciences Trust; BlackRock 

Global Energy and Resources Trust; 

BlackRock S&P Quality Rankings Global 

Equity Managed Trust; BlackRock 

Strategic Dividend AchieversTM Trust; 

BlackRock Dividend AchieversTM Trust; 

BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment 

Trust; BlackRock Enhanced Government 

Fund, Inc.; BlackRock Enhanced Capital 

and Income Fund, Inc. (the ‘‘Funds’’) 

and BlackRock Advisors, LLC. (the 

‘‘Adviser’’). 

FILING DATES: June 21, 2007, July 23, 

2008, August 18, 2008, September 22, 

2008 and January 27, 2009. 

HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An 

order granting the application will be 

issued unless the Commission orders a 

hearing. Interested persons may request 

a hearing by writing to the 

Commission’s Secretary and serving 

applicants with a copy of the request, 

personally or by mail. Hearing requests 

should be received by the Commission 

by 5:30 p.m. on May 4, 2009, and 

should be accompanied by proof of 

service on applicants, in the form of an 

affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of 

service. Hearing requests should state 

the nature of the writer’s interest, the 

reason for the request, and the issues 

contested. Persons who wish to be 

notified of a hearing may request 

notification by writing to the 

Commission’s Secretary. 

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, 

NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090; 

Applicants, c/o BlackRock Advisors, 

LLC, 100 Bellevue Parkway, 

Wilmington, Delaware 19809. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wendy Friedlander, Senior Counsel, at 

(202) 551–6837, or James M. Curtis, 

Branch Chief, at (202) 551–6825 

(Division of Investment Management, 

Office of Chief Counsel). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following is a summary of the 

application. The complete application 

may be obtained for a fee at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1520 (telephone (202) 551–5850). 

Applicants’ Representations 

1. Each of the Funds is a closed-end 

management investment company 

registered under the Act.1 The common 

stock issued by each Fund is traded on 

either the New York Stock Exchange or 

NYSE Alternext US. Currently, only the 

BlackRock Preferred and Equity 

Advantage Trust has preferred stock 

outstanding, which stock is not traded 

on any exchange. Applicants believe 

that, in general, the common 

stockholders of the Funds are 

conservative, dividend-sensitive 

investors who desire current income 

periodically. 

2. The Adviser is registered under the 

Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Each 

Fund and the Adviser have entered into 

an investment advisory agreement 

pursuant to which the Adviser provides 

investment advisory and portfolio 

management services to such Fund. The 

Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 

BlackRock, Inc. 

3. Applicants represent that on 

September 25, 2008, the Board of 

Directors or Board of Trustees (‘‘Board’’) 

of each of the Funds, including a 

majority of the members of each Board 

who are not ‘‘interested persons’’ of 

such Fund, as defined in section 

2(a)(19) of the Act (‘‘Independent 

Members’’), met and considered the 

adoption of a periodic pay-out policy 

(‘‘Plan’’) with respect to the Fund’s 

common stock. Applicants represent 

that each Plan would provide for 

periodic level distributions to the 

Fund’s common stockholders based 

upon a fixed amount per share, a fixed 

percentage of market price or a fixed 

percentage of net asset value (‘‘NAV’’) 

per share of common stock. 

4. Applicants represent that each 

Board requested and evaluated, and the 

Adviser furnished, such information as