7596 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 29 / Friday, February 12, 2016 / Notices 

1Notice of United States Postal Service of Change 

in Prices Pursuant to Amendment to Priority Mail 

Express Contract 19, February 5, 2016 (Notice). 

financial information under seal. The 

Postal Service seeks to incorporate by 

reference the Application for NonPublic Treatment originally filed in this 

docket for the protection of information 

that it has filed under seal. Notice at 1. 

The Amendment modifies the pricing 

structure of the discounts offered to the 

contract partner. See Id. Attachment A. 

The Postal Service intends for the 

Amendment to become effective 2 

business days after the date that the 

Commission completes its review of the 

Notice. Id. at 1. The Postal Service 

asserts that the Amendment will not 

impair the ability of the contract to 

comply with 39 U.S.C. 3633. Id. 

Attachment B. 

II. Notice of Filings 

The Commission invites comments on 

whether the changes presented in the 

Postal Service’s Notice are consistent 

with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 

3633, or 3642, 39 CFR 3015.5, and 39 

CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are 

due no later than February 16, 2016. 

The public portions of these filings can 

be accessed via the Commission’s Web 

site (http://www.prc.gov). 

The Commission appoints Natalie R. 

Ward to represent the interests of the 

general public (Public Representative) 

in this docket. 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission reopens Docket 

No. CP2014–60 for consideration of 

matters raised by the Postal Service’s 

Notice. 

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

Commission appoints Natalie R. Ward 

to serve as an officer of the Commission 

(Public Representative) to represent the 

interests of the general public in this 

proceeding. 

3. Comments are due no later than 

February 16, 2016. 

4. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this order in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Stacy L. Ruble, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02855 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CP2014–74; Order No. 3064] 

New Postal Product 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent Postal Service filing concerning 

an amendment to Priority Mail Express 

19 negotiated service agreement. This 

notice informs the public of the filing, 

invites public comment, and takes other 

administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: February 16, 

2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at http://

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. Notice of Filings 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On February 5, 2016, the Postal 

Service filed notice that it has agreed to 

an amendment to the existing Priority 

Mail Express Contract 19 negotiated 

service agreement approved in this 

docket.1 In support of its Notice, the 

Postal Service includes a redacted copy 

of the amendment as Attachment A 

(Amendment) and a certification of 

compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a), as 

required by 39 CFR 3015.5. 

The Postal Service also filed the 

unredacted Amendment and supporting 

financial information under seal. The 

Postal Service seeks to incorporate by 

reference the Application for NonPublic Treatment originally filed in this 

docket for the protection of information 

that it has filed under seal. Notice at 1. 

The Amendment changes prices as 

contemplated by the terms of the 

original agreement. Id. 

The Postal Service intends for the 

Amendment to become effective 2 

business days after the date that the 

Commission completes its review of the 

Notice. Id. The Postal Service asserts 

that the Amendment will not impair the 

ability of the contract to comply with 39 

U.S.C. 3633. Id. Attachment B. 

II. Notice of Filings 

The Commission invites comments on 

whether the changes presented in the 

Postal Service’s Notice are consistent 

with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 

3633, or 3642, 39 CFR 3015.5, and 39 

CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are 

due no later than February 16, 2016. 

The public portions of these filings can 

be accessed via the Commission’s Web 

site (http://www.prc.gov). 

The Commission appoints Kenneth R. 

Moeller to represent the interests of the 

general public (Public Representative) 

in this docket. 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission reopens Docket 

No. CP2014–74 for consideration of 

matters raised by the Postal Service’s 

Notice. 

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

Commission appoints Kenneth R. 

Moeller to serve as an officer of the 

Commission (Public Representative) to 

represent the interests of the general 

public in this proceeding. 

3. Comments are due no later than 

February 16, 2016. 

4. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this order in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Stacy L. Ruble, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02854 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 

100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 

20549–2736. 

Extension: 

Rules 6a–1 and 6a–2, Form 1. SEC File No. 

270–0017, OMB Control No. 3235–0017. 

Notice is hereby given that pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (‘‘PRA’’), 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 6a–1 (17 CFR 240.6a–1), Rule 6a– 

2 (17 CFR 240.6a–2), and Form 1 (17 

CFR 249.1) under the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et 

seq.) (‘‘Exchange Act’’ or Act’’). 

The Exchange Act sets forth a 

regulatory scheme for national securities 

exchanges. Rule 6a–1 under the Act 

generally requires an applicant for 

initial registration as a national 

securities exchange to file an 

application with the Commission on 


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

2 17 CFR [sic] § 240.19b–4. 

3See SR–NASDAQ–2016–001, which was 

withdrawn by Nasdaq on January 19, 2016 

(available at http://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com/

NASDAQ/pdf/nasdaq-filings/2016/SR–NASDAQ– 

2016–001.pdf). 

4FPGA hardware is able to process more data 

packets during peak market conditions without the 

introduction of variable queuing latency, which 

improves the predictability of telecommunications 

ports over non-FPGA hardware and thereby adds 

value to the user. 

Form 1. An exchange that seeks an 

exemption from registration based on 

limited trading volume also must apply 

for such exemption on Form 1. Rule 6a– 

2 under the Act requires registered and 

exempt exchanges: (1) To amend the 

Form 1 if there are any material changes 

to the information provided in the 

initial Form 1; and (2) to submit 

periodic updates of certain information 

provided in the initial Form 1, whether 

such information has changed or not. 

The information required pursuant to 

Rules 6a–1 and 6a–2 is necessary to 

enable the Commission to maintain 

accurate files regarding the exchange 

and to exercise its statutory oversight 

functions. Without the information 

submitted pursuant to Rule 6a–1 on 

Form 1, the Commission would not be 

able to determine whether the 

respondent has met the criteria for 

registration (or an exemption from 

registration) set forth in Section 6 of the 

Exchange Act. The amendments and 

periodic updates of information 

submitted pursuant to Rule 6a–2 are 

necessary to assist the Commission in 

determining whether a national 

securities exchange or exempt exchange 

is continuing to operate in compliance 

with the Exchange Act. 

Initial filings on Form 1 by new 

exchanges are made on a one-time basis. 

The Commission estimates that it will 

receive approximately one initial Form 

1 filing per year and that each 

respondent would incur an average 

burden of 880 hours to file an initial 

Form 1 at an average internal labor cost 

per response of approximately $302,694. 

Therefore, the Commission estimates 

that the annual burden for all 

respondents to file the initial Form 1 

would be 880 hours (one response/

respondent × one respondents × 880 

hours/response) and an internal 

compliance cost of $302,694 (one 

response/respondent × one respondents 

× $302,694/response). 

There currently are 18 entities 

registered as national securities 

exchanges. The Commission estimates 

that each registered or exempt exchange 

files nine amendments or periodic 

updates to Form 1 per year, incurring an 

average burden of 25 hours to comply 

with Rule 6a–2. The SEC estimates that 

the average internal labor cost for a 

national securities exchange per 

response would be approximately 

$9,445. The Commission estimates that 

the annual burden for all respondents to 

file amendments and periodic updates 

to the Form 1 pursuant to Rule 6a–2 is 

4,050 hours (18 respondents × 25 hours/ 

response × nine responses/respondent 

per year) and an internal compliance 

cost of $1,530,090 (18 respondents × 

$9,445/response × nine responses/

respondent per year). 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

under the PRA unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

The public may view background 

documentation for this information 

collection at the following Web site, 

www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be 

directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10102, New Executive 

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, 

or by sending an email to: Shagufta_

Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Pamela 

Dyson, Director/Chief Information 

Officer, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon, 

100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 

20549, or by sending an email to: PRA_

Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be 

submitted to OMB within 30 days of 

this notice. 

Dated: February 8, 2016. 

Robert W. Errett, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02833 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–77077; File No. SR– 

NASDAQ–2016–014] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The 

NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of 

Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of 

Proposed Rule Change to 

Retroactively Apply Recently-Reduced 

Port Fees 

February 8, 2016 

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 January 

29, 2016, The NASDAQ Stock Market 

LLC (‘‘Nasdaq’’) 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 Nasdaq. 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 

Nasdaq proposes to retroactively 

apply recently-reduced port fees 

charged to members and non-members 

for ports used to enter orders into 

Nasdaq systems, in connection with the 

use of the FIX, RASH, and OUCH 

trading protocols under Nasdaq Rules 

7015(b) and (g) beginning January 4, 

2016. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, 

Nasdaq 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. Nasdaq has prepared 

summaries, set forth in sections A, B, 

and C below, of the most significant 

aspects of such statements. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

The purpose of the proposed rule 

change is to apply recently-reduced port 

fees charged to members and nonmembers for ports used to enter orders 

into Nasdaq systems, in connection with 

the use of the FIX, RASH, and OUCH 

trading protocols under Nasdaq Rules 

7015(b) and (g) during the period from 

January 4, 2016 to January 19, 2016. 

Effective January 4, 2016, Nasdaq 

increased fees for FIX Ports under Rule 

7015(b) and for RASH and OUCH Ports 

under Rule 7015(g) from $550 per port, 

per month to $575 per port, per month.3

Nasdaq increased the fees to offset costs 

associated with upgrading these ports 

with new field-programmable gate array 

(‘‘FPGA’’) technology, which is a 

hardware-delivery mechanism that 

provides improved performance in 

terms of predictability.4 Nasdaq 

implemented the new FPGA hardware 


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