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1Notice of United States Postal Service Filing of 

Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited Package 

Services 1 Negotiated Service Agreement, July 16, 

2009 (Notice). 

2See Docket No. CP2008–4, Notice of United 

States Postal Service of Governors’ Decision 

Establishing Prices and Classifications for Global 

Expedited Package Services Contents, May 20, 

2008. The docket referenced in the caption should 

be the docket in which the Governors’ Decision is 

filed. In this instance, that was Docket No. CP2008– 

4. The contract being suspended was filed in Docket 

No. CP2008–5. 

3See Docket No. CP2008–5, Order Concerning 

Global Expedited Package Services Contracts, June 

27, 2008, at 7 (Order No. 86). 

SBGS00682 National Director for 

Native American Affairs. Effective 

May 6, 2009. 

SBGS00594 Press Secretary for 

Communications and Public Liaison. 

Effective May 14, 2009. 

SBGS00557 Deputy Associate 

Administrator for Communications 

and Public Liaison. Effective May 15, 

2009. 

SBGS00683 Special Assistant for 

Congressional and Legislative Affairs. 

Effective May 15, 2009. 

SBGS00694 Congressional Legislative 

Affairs Assistant. Effective May 22, 

2009. 

Export-Import Bank 

EBGS04544 Executive Assistant to the 

President and Chairman. Effective 

May 1, 2009. 

Farm Credit Administration 

FLOT00030 Associate Director of 

Congressional Affairs, Farm Credit 

Administration Board. Effective May 

15, 2009. 

Export-Import Bank 

EBGS04544 Executive Assistant to the 

President and Chairman. Effective 

May 1, 2009. 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration 

NNGS01121 Special Assistant to the 

Chief of Staff. Effective May 4, 2009. 

NNGS01122 Special Assistant to the 

Chief of Staff. Effective May 4, 2009. 

Commission on Civil Rights 

CCGS60012 Special Assistant to the 

Commissioner. Effective May 28, 

2009. 

National Endowment for the Arts 

NAGS60077 Director of 

Communications for the Arts. 

Effective May 4, 2009. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development 

DUGS60470 Staff Assistant to the 

General Counsel. Effective May 1, 

2009. 

DUGS60171 Congressional Relations 

Specialist for the Chief of Staff. 

Effective May 20, 2009. 

DUGS60173 Staff Assistant, Housing 

and Urban Development. Effective 

May 21, 2009. 

DUGS60458 Legislative Specialist for 

Intergovernmental Relations. Effective 

May 21, 2009. 

Department of Transportation 

DTGS60237 Press Secretary of Public 

Affairs. Effective May 12, 2009. 

DTGS60360 Scheduler of Scheduling 

and Advance. Effective May 15, 2009. 

DTGS60199 Special Assistant to the 

Administrator. Effective May 28, 

2009. 

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

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

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

John Berry, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. E9–17670 Filed 7–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CP2009–51; Order No. 252] 

Global Expedited Package Services 

Contract 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recently-filed Postal Service request to 

include an additional Global Expedited 

Package Services 1 contract on the 

Competitive Product List. This notice 

addresses procedural steps associated 

with this filing. 

DATES: Comments are due July 29, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at http:// 

www.prc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

202–789–6820 and 

stephen.sharfman@prc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

II. Notice of Filing 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On July 17, 2009, the Postal Service 

filed a notice announcing that it has 

entered into an additional Global 

Expedited Package Services 1 (GEPS 1) 

contract.1 GEPS 1 provides volumebased incentives for mailers that send 

large volumes of Express Mail 

International (EMI) and/or Priority Mail 

International (PMI). The Postal Service 

believes the instant contract is 

functionally equivalent to previously 

submitted GEPS 1 contracts, and is 

supported by the Governors’ Decision 

filed in Docket No. CP2008–4.2 Notice at 

1. It further notes that in Order No. 86, 

which established GEPS 1 as a product, 

the Commission held that additional 

contracts may be included as part of the 

GEPS 1 product if they meet the 

requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633, and if 

they are functionally equivalent to the 

initial GEPS 1 contract filed in Docket 

No. CP2008–5.3 Notice at 1. 

The instant contract. The Postal 

Service filed the instant contract 

pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5. In addition, 

the Postal Service contends that the 

contract is in accordance with Order No. 

86. The Postal Service states that the 

instant contract replaces the contract for 

the customer in Docket No. CP2008–19, 

which will end on September 30, 2009. 

Id. at 2. It submitted the contract and 

supporting material under seal, and 

attached a redacted copy of the contract 

and certified statement required by 39 

CFR 3015.5(c)(2) to the Notice as 

Attachments 1 and 2, respectively. Id. at 

1–2. The term of the instant contract is 

one year from the date the Postal 

Service notifies the customer that all 

necessary regulatory approvals have 

been received. 

The Notice advances reasons why the 

instant GEPS 1 contract fits within the 

Mail Classification Schedule language 

for GEPS 1. The Postal Service contends 

that the instant contract is functionally 

equivalent to the GEPS 1 contracts filed 

previously. It states that in Governors’ 

Decision No. 08–7, a pricing formula 

and classification system were 

established to ensure that each contract 

meets the statutory and regulatory 

requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633. The 

Postal Service contends that the instant 

contract demonstrates its functional 

equivalence with the previous GEPS 1 

contracts because of several factors: The 

customers are small or medium-sized 

businesses that mail directly to foreign 

destinations using EMI and/or PMI, the 

contract term of one year applies to all 

GEPS 1 contracts, the contracts have 

similar cost and market characteristics, 

and each requires payment through 

permit imprint. Id. at 4. It asserts that 

even though prices may be different 

based on volume or postage 

commitments made by the customers, or 

updated costing information, these 

differences do not affect the contracts’ 

functional equivalency because the 

GEPS 1 contracts share similar cost 

attributes and methodology. Id. at 4–5. 

The Postal Service also identifies 

several other contractual differences 


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4The Postal Service indicates that the mailer has 

satisfied its commitment under the existing contract 

and seeks to mail under the new contract upon its 

approval. Id. at 6, n.10. 

1Rule 30e–2 was originally adopted as Rule 30d– 

2, but was redesignated as Rule 30e–2 effective 

February 15, 2001. See Role of Independent 

Directors of Investment Companies, Investment 

Company Act Release No. 24816 (Jan. 2, 2001) (66 

FR 3734 (Jan. 16, 2001)). 

2Management investment companies are defined 

in Section 4 of the Investment Company Act as any 

investment company other than a face-amount 

certificate company or a unit investment trust, as 

those terms are defined in Section 4 of the 

Investment Company Act. See 15 U.S.C. 80a–4. 

including provisions that clarify the 

availability of other Postal Service 

products and services, exclude certain 

flat rate products from the mail 

qualifying for discounts, simplify 

mailing notice requirements, modify 

mail tender locations, and clarify the 

mailer’s volume and revenue 

commitment in the event of early 

termination.4 Id. at 5–6. 

The Postal Service states that these 

differences related to a particular mailer 

are ‘‘incidental differences’’ and do not 

change the conclusion that these 

agreements are functionally equivalent 

in all substantive aspects. Id. at 7. 

The Postal Service requests that this 

contract be included within the GEPS 1 

product. Id. 

The Postal Service maintains that 

certain portions of the contract and 

certified statement required by 39 CFR 

3015.5(c)(2), names of GEPS 1 

customers, related financial 

information, portions of the certified 

statement which contain costs and 

pricing as well as the accompanying 

analyses that provide prices, terms, 

conditions, and financial projections 

should remain under seal. Id. at 3. 

II. Notice of Filing 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. CP2009–51 for consideration of 

matters related to the contract identified 

in the Postal Service’s Notice. 

Interested persons may submit 

comments on whether the Postal 

Service’s contract is consistent with the 

policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3622 or 3642. 

Comments are due no later than July 29, 

2009. The public portions of these 

filings can be accessed via the 

Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.prc.gov). 

The Commission appoints Paul L. 

Harrington to serve as Public 

Representative in the captioned filings. 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. CP2009–51 for consideration of the 

issues raised in this docket. 

2. Comments by interested persons in 

these proceedings are due no later than 

July 29, 2009. 

3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Paul L. 

Harrington is appointed to serve as 

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. 

Judith M. Grady, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–17701 Filed 7–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Data Collection Available for Public 

Comments and Recommendations 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Small Business 

Administration’s intentions to request 

approval on a new and/or currently 

approved information collection. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 22, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send all comments 

regarding whether this information 

collection is necessary for the proper 

performance of the function of the 

agency, whether the burden estimates 

are accurate, and if there are ways to 

minimize the estimated burden and 

enhance the quality of the collection, to 

George Solomon, Supervisor Business 

Development Officer, Office of Business 

Initiatives, Small Business 

Administration, 409 3rd Street, 6th 

Floor, Washington, DC 20416. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George Solomon, Supervisor Business 

Development Officer, Office of Business 

Initiatives, 202–205–7436 

george.solomon@sba.gov, Curtis B. Rich, 

Management Analyst, 202–205–7030 

curtis.rich@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SBA’S 

strategic plan is to examine the impact 

of counseling and information services 

on nascent, start-up and in-business 

clients. This survey measure effects on 

counseling and information transfer on 

the respondent’s evaluation of the 

effectiveness, usefulness, and relevancy 

of the services provided and whether 

these services/actions led to the creation 

of jobs and an increase in business startups and gross revenue. 

Title: ‘‘Entrepreneurial Development 

Impact Study’’. 

Description of Respondents: SBA 

Clients. 

Form Number: 2214. 

Annual Responses: 8,100. 

Annual Burden: 1,127. 

Jacqueline White, 

Chief, Administrative Information Branch. 

[FR Doc. E9–17618 Filed 7–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

Upon written request, copies available 

from: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: Rule 30e–2; SEC File No. 270– 

437; OMB Control No. 3235–0494. 

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), (the 

‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’) the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(the ‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting 

comments on the collection of 

information summarized below. The 

Commission plans to submit this 

existing collection of information to the 

Office of Management and Budget for 

extension and approval. 

Section 30(e) of the Investment 

Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a– 

29(e)) (the ‘‘Investment Company Act’’) 

and Rule 30e–2 1 (17 CFR 270.30e–2) 

thereunder require registered unit 

investment trusts (‘‘UITs’’) that invest 

substantially all of their assets in 

securities of a management investment 

company 2 (‘‘fund’’) to send to 

shareholders at least semi-annually a 

report containing certain financial 

statements and other information. 

Specifically, Rule 30e–2 requires that 

the report contain the financial 

statements and other information that 

Rule 30e–1 under the Investment 

Company Act (17 CFR 270.30e–1) 

requires to be included in the report of 

the underlying fund for the same fiscal 

period. Rule 30e–1 requires that the 

underlying fund’s report contain, among 

other things, the financial statements 

and other information that is required to 


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