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Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703– 

292–8224; email: ACApermits@nsf.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 5, 2017, the National Science 

Foundation published a notice in the 

Federal Register of a permit 

applications received. The permits were 

issued on November 6, 2017 to: 

1. Vernon G. Chu, BBC Worldwide 

Americas, Inc. Permit No. 2018–018 

2. David Schutt Permit No. 2018–003 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24423 Filed 11–8–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2017–0001] 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

DATE: Weeks of November 13, 20, 27, 

December 4, 11, 18, 2017. 

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference 

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. 

STATUS: Public and Closed. 

Week of November 13, 2017 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of November 13, 2017. 

Week of November 20, 2017—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of November 20, 2017. 

Week of November 27, 2017—Tentative 

Tuesday, November 28, 2017 

10:00 a.m. Briefing on Security Issues 

(Closed—Ex. 1). 

Thursday, November 30, 2017 

10:00 a.m. Briefing on Equal 

Employment Opportunity, 

Affirmative Employment, and Small 

Business (Public); (Contact: 

Larniece McKoy Moore: 301–415– 

1942). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/. 

Week of December 4, 2017—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of December 4, 2017. 

Week of December 11, 2017—Tentative 

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 

9:00 a.m. Hearing on Combined 

Licenses for Turkey Point, Units 6 

and 7: Section 189a. of the Atomic 

Energy Act Proceeding (Public 

Meeting); (Contact: Manny Comar: 

301–415–3863). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/. 

Week of December 18, 2017—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of December 18, 2017. 

* * * * * 

The schedule for Commission 

meetings is subject to change on short 

notice. For more information or to verify 

the status of meetings, contact Denise 

McGovern at 301–415–0681 or via email 

at Denise.McGovern@nrc.gov. 

* * * * * 

The NRC Commission Meeting 

Schedule can be found on the Internet 

at: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ 

public-meetings/schedule.html. 

* * * * * 

The NRC provides reasonable 

accommodation to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you 

need a reasonable accommodation to 

participate in these public meetings, or 

need this meeting notice or the 

transcript or other information from the 

public meetings in another format (e.g., 

braille, large print), please notify 

Kimberly Meyer, NRC Disability 

Program Manager, at 301–287–0739, by 

videophone at 240–428–3217, or by 

email at Kimberly.Meyer-Chambers@

nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for 

reasonable accommodation will be 

made on a case-by-case basis. 

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Members of the public may request to 

receive this information electronically. 

If you would like to be added to the 

distribution, please contact the Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Office of the 

Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301– 

415–1969), or email 

Brenda.Akstulewicz@nrc.gov or 

Patricia.Jimenez@nrc.gov. 

Dated: November 7, 2017. 

Denise L. McGovern, 

Policy Coordinator Office of the Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. CP2016–59; MC2018–20 and 

CP2018–42; MC2018–21 and CP2018–43] 

New Postal Products 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent Postal Service filing for the 

Commission’s consideration concerning 

negotiated service agreements. This 

notice informs the public of the filing, 

invites public comment, and takes other 

administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: November 

14, 2017. 

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. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

I. Introduction 

The Commission gives notice that the 

Postal Service filed request(s) for the 

Commission to consider matters related 

to negotiated service agreement(s). The 

request(s) may propose the addition or 

removal of a negotiated service 

agreement from the market dominant or 

the competitive product list, or the 

modification of an existing product 

currently appearing on the market 

dominant or the competitive product 

list. 

Section II identifies the docket 

number(s) associated with each Postal 

Service request, the title of each Postal 

Service request, the request’s acceptance 

date, and the authority cited by the 

Postal Service for each request. For each 

request, the Commission appoints an 

officer of the Commission to represent 

the interests of the general public in the 

proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 

(Public Representative). Section II also 

establishes comment deadline(s) 

pertaining to each request. 

The public portions of the Postal 

Service’s request(s) can be accessed via 

the Commission’s Web site (http://

www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of 

the Postal Service’s request(s), if any, 

can be accessed through compliance 

with the requirements of 39 CFR 

3007.40. 

The Commission invites comments on 

whether the Postal Service’s request(s) 

in the captioned docket(s) are consistent 

with the policies of title 39. For 

request(s) that the Postal Service states 

concern market dominant product(s), 

applicable statutory and regulatory 

requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 

U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39 

CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s) 

that the Postal Service states concern 

competitive product(s), applicable 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, 


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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 81311 

(August 3, 2017), 82 FR 37248 (‘‘Notice’’). 

4 In Amendment No. 1, the Exchange updated the 

proposal to reflect the approval of the proposal by 

the Exchange’s Board of Directors on July 21, 2017. 

Amendment No. 1 is available at https://

www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nasdaq-2017-074/ 

nasdaq2017074.htm. Because Amendment No. 1 is 

a technical amendment that does not alter the 

substance of the proposed rule change, it is not 

subject to notice and comment. 

5 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

6See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 81668, 

82 FR 45095 (September 27, 2017). The 

Commission designated November 7, 2017 as the 

date by which the Commission shall approve or 

disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine 

whether to approve or disapprove, the proposed 

rule change. 

7See Letters to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, 

Commission, from Stephen John Berger, Managing 

Director, Government & Regulatory Policy, Citadel 

Securities, dated August 30, 2017 (‘‘Citadel Letter’’); 

Ray Ross, Chief Technology Officer, The Clearpool 

Group, dated September 12, 2017 (‘‘Clearpool 

Letter’’); and Joanna Mallers, Secretary, FIA 

Principal Traders Group, dated September 19, 2017 

(‘‘FIA PTG Letter’’). 

8 In Amendment No. 2, the Exchange: (1) 

Modified the proposal to prevent MELOs from 

trading when better-priced non-displayed orders 

rest on the Nasdaq book; (2) provided additional 

description, clarification, and rationale for certain 

aspects of the proposal; and (3) responded to 

several concerns raised by commenters on the 

proposal. Amendment No. 2 is available at https:// 

www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nasdaq-2017-074/ 

nasdaq2017074.htm. 

9 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B). 

10See proposed Nasdaq Rule 4702(b)(14)(A). 

11See id. 

12See id. 

13See id. The Exchange noted that any change to 

a MELO that would result in a change in the order’s 

timestamp would result in the MELO being 

considered altered, and thus the order would be 

subject to a new Holding Period before being 

eligible to trade and its priority would be based on 

the new timestamp. See Amendment No. 2 at n.16. 

14See proposed Nasdaq Rule 4702(b)(14)(A). 

15See Amendment No. 2 at n.11. 

16See proposed Nasdaq Rule 4702(b)(14)(A); 

Amendment No. 2 at n.15. 

17See Amendment No. 2 at n.10. 

39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 

39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment 

deadline(s) for each request appear in 

section II. 

II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

1. Docket No(s).: CP2016–59; Filing 

Title: USPS Notice of Change in Prices 

Pursuant to Amendment to Priority Mail 

& First-Class Package Service Contract 9: 

November 3, 2017; Filing Authority: 39 

CFR 3015.5; Public Representative: 

Kenneth R. Moeller; Comments Due: 

November 14, 2017. 

2. Docket No(s).: MC2018–20 and 

CP2018–42; Filing Title: USPS Request 

to Add Priority Mail Express, Priority 

Mail & First-Class Package Service 

Contract 25 to Competitive Product List 

and Notice of Filing Materials Under 

Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: November 

3, 2017; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 

and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.; Public 

Representative: Christopher C. Mohr; 

Comments Due: November 14, 2017. 

3. Docket No(s).: MC2018–21 and 

CP2018–43; Filing Title: USPS Request 

to Add Priority Mail Contract 372 to 

Competitive Product List and Notice of 

Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing 

Acceptance Date: November 3, 2017; 

Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 

CFR 3020.30 et seq.; Public 

Representative: Christopher C. Mohr; 

Comments Due: November 14, 2017. 

This notice will be published in the 

Federal Register. 

Stacy L. Ruble, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–82013; File No. SR– 

NASDAQ–2017–074] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The 

NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of 

Filing of Amendment No. 2 and Order 

Instituting Proceedings To Determine 

Whether To Approve or Disapprove a 

Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by 

Amendment Nos. 1 and 2, To Adopt the 

Midpoint Extended Life Order 

November 3, 2017. 

I. Introduction 

On July 21, 2017, the NASDAQ Stock 

Market LLC (‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘Nasdaq’’) 

filed with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant 

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

Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 

19b–4 thereunder,2 a proposed rule 

change to adopt the Midpoint Extended 

Life Order (‘‘MELO’’). The proposed 

rule change was published for comment 

in the Federal Register on August 9, 

2017.3 On August 9, 2017, the Exchange 

filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed 

rule change.4 On September 21, 2017, 

pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,5

the Commission designated a longer 

period within which to approve the 

proposed rule change, disapprove the 

proposed rule change, or institute 

proceedings to determine whether to 

approve or disapprove the proposed 

rule change.6 The Commission has 

received three comment letters on the 

proposal.7 On October 30, 2017, the 

Exchange filed Amendment No. 2 to the 

proposed rule change.8 The Commission 

is publishing this notice and order to 

solicit comments on the proposed rule 

change, as modified by Amendment 

Nos. 1 and 2, from interested persons 

and to institute proceedings pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act 9 to 

determine whether to approve or 

disapprove the proposed rule change, as 

modified by Amendment Nos. 1 and 2. 

II. Description of the Proposal 

The Exchange proposed to offer the 

MELO order type. A MELO would be a 

non-displayed order priced at the 

midpoint between the National Best Bid 

and Offer (‘‘NBBO’’) and would not be 

eligible to execute until a minimum 

period of one half of a second (‘‘Holding 

Period’’) has passed after acceptance of 

the order by the system.10 Once eligible 

to trade, MELOs would be ranked in 

time priority at the NBBO midpoint 

among other MELOs.11 If a limit price is 

assigned to a MELO, the order would be: 

(1) Eligible for execution in time priority 

if upon acceptance of the order by the 

system, the midpoint price is within the 

limit set by the participant; or (2) held 

until the midpoint falls within the limit 

set by the participant, at which time the 

Holding Period would commence and 

thereafter the system would make the 

order eligible for execution in time 

priority.12

If a MELO is modified by a member 

(other than to decrease the size of the 

order or to modify the marking of a sell 

order as long, short, or short exempt) 

during the Holding Period, the system 

would restart the Holding Period.13

Similarly, if a MELO is modified by a 

member (other than to decrease the size 

of the order or to modify the marking of 

a sell order as long, short, or short 

exempt) after it has become eligible to 

execute, the order would have to satisfy 

a new Holding Period.14

Movements in the NBBO while a 

MELO is in the Holding Period would 

not reset the Holding Period, even if, as 

a result of the NBBO move, the MELO’s 

limit price is less aggressive than the 

NBBO midpoint.15 Also, if a MELO has 

met the Holding Period, but the NBBO 

midpoint is no longer within its limit, 

it would nonetheless be ranked in time 

priority among other MELOs if the 

NBBO later moves such that the 

midpoint is within the order’s limit 

price (i.e., no new Holding Period).16

MELOs may be entered via any of the 

Exchange’s communications protocols 

and the type of communications 

protocol used would not affect how the 

system handles MELOs.17 If there is no 

NBB or NBO, the Exchange would 

accept MELOs but would not allow 

MELO executions until there is an 


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