72714 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 235 / Monday, December 8, 2014 / Notices 

Agency name Organization name Position title Authorization 

number Vacate date 

Department of Education ................ Office of the Deputy Secretary ....... Confidential Assistant ..................... DB130044 9/20/2014 

Department of Energy ..................... Office of the Deputy Secretary ....... Special Assistant to the Deputy 

Chief of Staff.

DE130090 9/6/2014 

Department of Health and Human 

Services.

Office of the Secretary ................... Director of Scheduling and Advance.DH130059 9/2/2014 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Legislation.

Confidential Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mandatory Health Programs.DH120011 9/6/2014 

Special Assistant ............................ DH130036 9/6/2014 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Preparedness and Response.

Confidential Assistant ..................... DH130049 9/6/2014 

Department of Homeland Security .. Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Policy.

Senior Director ............................... DM130155 9/5/2014 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Public Affairs.

Public Affairs and Strategic Communications Assistant.DM120151 9/6/2014 

United States Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement.

Special Assistant ............................ DM110170 9/9/2014 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Policy.

Confidential Assistant ..................... DM140015 9/20/2014 

Department of Justice ..................... Executive Office for United States 

Attorneys.

Counsel .......................................... DJ140037 9/6/2014 

Department of Labor ....................... Office of the Secretary ................... Special Assistant ............................ DL090130 9/6/2014 

Department of the Navy .................. Office of the Under Secretary of 

the Navy.

Director, Strategic Communications DN110038 9/6/2014 

Office of the Secretary of Defense Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs).Speechwriter ................................... DD130026 9/20/2014 

Department of Transportation ......... Office of the Secretary ................... Associate Director for Transportation Policy.DT130039 9/1/2014 

Office of the Administrator ............. Director of Communications and 

Legislative Affairs.

DT100045 9/20/2014 

Office of Assistant Secretary for 

Governmental Affairs.

Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Governmental Affairs.

DT110045 9/20/2014 

Office of Congressional Affairs ...... Director of Congressional Affairs ... DT130027 9/20/2014 

Office of Chief Information Officer Director of Information Technology 

Strategy.

DT130030 9/20/2014 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O. 

10577, 3 CFR, 1954–1958 Comp., p. 218. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Katherine Archuleta, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28622 Filed 12–5–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee; Open Committee Meetings 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Prevailing 

Rate Advisory Committee meeting dates 

in 2015. 

SUMMARY: According to the provisions of 

section 10 of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), notice 

is hereby given that meetings of the 

Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee will be held on— 

Thursday, January 15, 2014 

Thursday, February 19, 2014 

Thursday, March 19, 2014 

Thursday, April 16, 2014 

Thursday, May 21, 2014 

Thursday, June 18, 2014 

Thursday, July 16, 2014 

Thursday, August 20, 2014 

Thursday, September 17, 2014 

Thursday October 15, 2014 

Thursday, November 19, 2014 

Thursday, December 17, 2014 

The meetings will start at 10 a.m. and 

will be held in Room 5A06A, U.S. 

Office of Personnel Management 

Building, 1900 E Street NW., 

Washington, DC. 

The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee is composed of a Chair, five 

representatives from labor unions 

holding exclusive bargaining rights for 

Federal prevailing rate employees, and 

five representatives from Federal 

agencies. Entitlement to membership on 

the Committee is provided for in 5 

U.S.C. 5347. 

The Committee’s primary 

responsibility is to review the Prevailing 

Rate System and other matters pertinent 

to establishing prevailing rates under 

subchapter IV, chapter 53, 5 U.S.C., as 

amended, and from time to time advise 

the U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management. 

These scheduled meetings are open to 

the public with both labor and 

management representatives attending. 

During the meetings either the labor 

members or the management members 

may caucus separately to devise strategy 

and formulate positions. Premature 

disclosure of the matters discussed in 

these caucuses would unacceptably 

impair the ability of the Committee to 

reach a consensus on the matters being 

considered and would disrupt 

substantially the disposition of its 

business. Therefore, these caucuses will 

be closed to the public because of a 

determination made by the Director of 

the U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management under the provisions of 

section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463) and 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B). These caucuses 

may, depending on the issues involved, 

constitute a substantial portion of a 

meeting. 

Annually, the Chair compiles a report 

of pay issues discussed and concluded 

recommendations. These reports are 

available to the public. Reports for 

calendar years 2008 to 2013 are posted 

at http://www.opm.gov/policy-dataoversight/pay-leave/pay-systems/

federal-wage-system/#url=FPRAC. 

Previous reports are also available, upon 

written request to the Committee. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 235 / Monday, December 8, 2014 / Notices 72715 

1Request of the United States Postal Service to 

Add Priority Mail Express Contract 21 to 

Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing 

(Under Seal) of Unredacted Governors’ Decision, 

Contract, and Supporting Data, December 2, 2014 

(Request). 

The public is invited to submit 

material in writing to the Chair on 

Federal Wage System pay matters felt to 

be deserving of the Committee’s 

attention. Additional information on 

these meetings may be obtained by 

contacting the Committee at U.S. Office 

of Personnel Management, Federal 

Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, 

Room 5H27, 1900 E Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20415, (202) 606–2858. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Sheldon Friedman, 

Chairman, Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28616 Filed 12–5–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–49–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Hispanic Council on Federal 

Employment; Meeting 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Updated time of December 19, 

2014 council meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Hispanic Council on 

Federal Employment (Council) is 

updating the time of the Friday, 

December 19, 2014 meeting and will 

hold the next Council meeting at the 

location shown below at the following 

time: 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. 

The Council is an advisory committee 

composed of representatives from 

Hispanic organizations and senior 

government officials. Along with its 

other responsibilities, the Council shall 

advise the Director of the Office of 

Personnel Management on matters 

involving the recruitment, hiring, and 

advancement of Hispanics in the 

Federal workforce. The Council is cochaired by the Director of the Office of 

Personnel Management and the Chair of 

the National Hispanic Leadership 

Agenda (NHLA). 

The meeting is open to the public. 

Please contact the Office of Personnel 

Management at the address shown 

below if you wish to present material to 

the Council at any of the meetings. The 

manner and time prescribed for 

presentations may be limited, 

depending upon the number of parties 

that express interest in presenting 

information. 

Location: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management, 1900 E St. NW., 

Washington, DC 20415. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Veronica E. Villalobos, Director for the 

Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Office 

of Personnel Management, 1900 E St. 

NW., Suite 5H35, Washington, DC 

20415. Phone (202) 606–0020 FAX (202) 

606–2183 or email at 

veronica.villalobos@opm.gov. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Katherine L. Archuleta, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28615 Filed 12–5–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–B2–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. MC2015–14 and CP2015–17; 

Order No. 2268] 

New Postal Product 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent Postal Service filing concerning 

the addition of Priority Mail Express 

Contract 21 negotiated service 

agreement. This notice informs the 

public of the filing, invites public 

comment, and takes other 

administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: December 

10, 2014. 

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 Commission Action 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3642 

and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., the Postal 

Service filed a formal request and 

associated supporting information to 

add Priority Mail Express Contract 21 to 

the competitive product list.1

The Postal Service 

contemporaneously filed a redacted 

contract related to the proposed new 

product under 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and 

39 CFR 3015.5. Id. Attachment B. 

To support its Request, the Postal 

Service filed a copy of the contract, a 

copy of the Governors’ Decision 

authorizing the product, proposed 

changes to the Mail Classification 

Schedule, a Statement of Supporting 

Justification, a certification of 

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

an application for non-public treatment 

of certain materials. It also filed 

supporting financial workpapers. 

II. Notice of Commission Action 

The Commission establishes Docket 

Nos. MC2015–14 and CP2015–17 to 

consider the Request pertaining to the 

proposed Priority Mail Express Contract 

21 product and the related contract, 

respectively. 

The Commission invites comments on 

whether the Postal Service’s filings in 

the captioned dockets are consistent 

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

3633, or 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39 

CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are 

due no later than December 10, 2014. 

The public portions of these filings can 

be accessed via the Commission’s Web 

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

The Commission appoints Pamela A. 

Thompson to serve as Public 

Representative in these dockets. 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

Nos. MC2015–14 and CP2015–17 to 

consider the matters raised in each 

docket. 

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

A. Thompson is appointed to serve as 

an officer of the Commission to 

represent the interests of the general 

public in these proceedings (Public 

Representative). 

3. Comments are due no later than 

December 10, 2014. 

4. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this order in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28675 Filed 12–5–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Investment Company Act Release No. 

31360; File No. 812–14328] 

Alternative Strategies Fund and 

Ladenburg Thalmann Asset 

Management, Inc.; Notice of 

Application 

December 1, 2014. 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’). 

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