[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 198 (Friday, October 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 60368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24162]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2009-1; Order No. 113]
Global Expedited Package Services 1 Contract
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service
Global Expedited Package Services 1 negotiated service agreement. This
action is consistent with changes in a recent law governing postal
operations.
DATES: Comments are due October 14, 2008.
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 [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
On October 3, 2008, 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 volume-based
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 agreements, and supported by the
Governors' Decision filed in Docket No. CP2008-5.\2\ Id. at 1-2. 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\ Id. at 1.
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\1\ Notice of United States Postal Service Filing of
Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited Package Services 1
Negotiated Service Agreement, October 3, 2008 (Notice).
\2\ See Docket No. CP2008-5, Decision of the Governors of the
United States Postal Service on the Establishment of Prices and
Classifications for Global Expedited Package Services Contracts
(Governors' Decision No. 08-7), May 6, 2008, and Docket No. CP2008-
5, United States Postal Service Notice of Filing Redacted Copy of
Governors' Decision No. 08-7, July 23, 2008.
\3\ See Docket No. CP2008-5, Order Concerning Global Expedited
Package Services Contracts, June 27, 2008, at 7 (Order No. 86).
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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. It submitted the
contract and supporting material under seal, and attached a redacted
(public) copy of the certified statement required by 39 CFR
3015.5(c)(2) to the Notice. Id. at 1-2. The Notice addresses reasons
why the instant GEPS 1 contract fits within the Mail Classification
Schedule language for GEPS 1, explains expiration terms, and discusses
the Postal Service's interest in confidential treatment for the
contract and related material.\4\ Id. at 2-3. It also provides the
Postal Service's rationale for concluding that the instant contract is
functionally equivalent to the initial contract filed in Docket No.
CP2008-5 and therefore should be included within the GEPS 1 product.
Id. at 3-5.
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\4\ Contract expiration is tied to one year after the Postal
Service notifies the customer that all necessary approvals and
reviews have been obtained. Id. at 2.
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II. Notice of Filing
The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2009-1 for consideration of
matters related to the contract identified in the Postal Service's
Notice. The public portion of the filing can be accessed via the
Commission's Web site (http://www.prc.gov). Interested persons may
express views and offer comments on whether the contract is consistent
with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642. Comments are due no
later than October 14, 2008.
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. CP2009-1 for consideration
of the matters raised in the Postal Service's Notice.
2. The Commission, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, appoints Paul L.
Harrington to serve as officer of the Commission (Public
Representative) to represent the interests of the general public.
3. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no
later than October 14, 2008.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Steven W. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-24162 Filed 10-9-08; 8:45 am]
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