[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 6 (Friday, January 9, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 858-862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-177]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
39 CFR Part 3020
[Docket Nos. MC2009-7 and R2009-1; Order No. 163]
International Mail Contracts
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is adding the Canada Post Bilateral Agreement
for Inbound Market Dominant Services to the Market Dominant Product
List. This action is consistent with changes in a recent law governing
postal operations and a recent Postal Service request. Republication of
the lists of market dominant and competitive products is also
consistent with new requirements in the law.
DATES: Effective January 9, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
202-789-6820 and [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulatory History, 73 FR 70682 (November
21, 2008).
The Postal Service seeks to add a new product identified as Canada
Post--United States Postal Service Contractual Bilateral Agreement for
Inbound Market Dominant Services (Bilateral Agreement or Agreement) to
the Market Dominant Product List. For the reasons discussed below, the
Commission approves the Request.
I. Background
On November 13, 2008, the Postal Service filed a request pursuant
to 39
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U.S.C. 3622(c)(10) and 3642, and 39 CFR 3010.40 et seq. and 3020.30 et
seq. to add the Bilateral Agreement to the Market Dominant Product
List.\1\ This Request has been assigned Docket No. MC2009-7.
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\1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Canada
Post--United States Postal Service Contractual Bilateral Agreement
for Inbound Market Dominant Services to the Market Dominant Product
List, Notice of Type 2 Rate Adjustment, and Notice of Filing
Agreement (Under Seal), November 13, 2008 (Request).
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The Postal Service contemporaneously filed notice that the
Governors have authorized a Type 2 rate adjustment to establish rates
for inbound market dominant services as reflected in the Bilateral
Agreement.\2\ More specifically, the Bilateral Agreement, which has
been assigned Docket No. R2009-1, governs the exchange of inbound air
and surface Letter Post (LC/AO) and Xpresspost from Canada.\3\
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\2\ Type 2 rate adjustments involve negotiated service
agreements. See 39 CFR 3010.5.
\3\ To elaborate, the Bilateral Agreement covers Letter Post,
including letters, flats, packets, containers, and International
Registered Mail service ancillary thereto, and Canada Post's
Xpresspost, which consists of documents and packages containing
merchandise. Request at 3.
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The Request includes two attachments. Attachment 1 sets forth
proposed Mail Classification Schedule language; Attachment 2 provides a
Statement of Supporting Justification as required by 39 CFR 3020.32. In
addition, the Postal Service indicates that it filed an unredacted copy
of the Agreement and supporting materials under seal. Id. at 2, n.2.
In the Statement of Supporting Justification, Lea Emerson,
Executive Director, International Postal Affairs, reviews the factors
of section 3622(c) and concludes, inter alia, that the revenues
generated will cover the attributable costs of the services offered
under the Bilateral Agreement; that the rates are preferable to default
rates set by the Universal Postal Union (UPU); and that the rates
represent a modest increase over those reflected in the existing
bilateral agreement with Canada Post. Id., Attachment 2, at 2-4.
In its Request, the Postal Service provides information responsive
to part 3010, subpart D of the Commission's rules. To that end, it
addresses the requirements of section 3622(c)(10) as well as certain
details of the negotiated service agreement. Id. at 2-7. The Postal
Service asserts that the Bilateral Agreement satisfies all applicable
statutory criteria. Id. at 7-8.
The Postal Service filed much of the supporting materials,
financial analysis, and specific Bilateral Agreement under seal. Id. at
2, n.2. The Postal Service maintains that the Bilateral Agreement and
related financial information should remain under seal as they contain
pricing, cost, and other information that is highly confidential.\4\
Id. at 2.
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\4\ The Postal Service indicates that the materials filed under
seal constitute a subset of the overarching agreement between the
parties. Although unstated, presumably the subset represents the
parties' agreement concerning inbound market dominant services. The
Postal Service further indicates that the parties anticipate
finalizing ``this and related agreements by mid-December, and any
lingering details will not affect the rates, classification, or
other fundamental basis for this Request and Notice.'' Id. at 3,
n.4.
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The Postal Service has an existing bilateral agreement with Canada
Post which is set to expire December 31, 2008. Id. at 8. This instant
Agreement represents a one-year extension of the existing agreement,
with some modifications. It has a planned effective date of January 1,
2009. Id. at 3. The Postal Service urges the Commission to act promptly
to allow the rates to be implemented under 39 CFR 3010.40. Id. at 8.
In Order No. 133, the Commission gave notice of the two dockets,
appointed a public representative, and provided the public an
opportunity to comment.\5\ Pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.6, Chairman's
Information Request No. 1 (CIR No. 1) was filed December 1, 2008,
regarding cost information with a response due from the Postal Service
by December 8, 2008. The Postal Service filed its information on
December 8, 2008, as requested.\6\
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\5\ PRC Order No. 133, Notice and Order Concerning Bilateral
Agreement with Canada Post for Inbound Market Dominant Services,
November 18, 2008 (Order No. 133).
\6\ Response of United States Postal Service to Chairman's
Information Request No.1 and Notice of Filing of Responsive
Materials (Under Seal) December 8, 2008 (Response to CIR No. 1).
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II. Comments
Comments were filed by the Public Representative.\7\ No filings
were submitted by other interested parties. The Public Representative's
comments focus principally on confidentiality and pricing under the
Agreement. Public Representative Comments at 2-4.
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\7\ Public Representative Comments in Response to United States
Postal Service Request to Add Canada Post--United States Postal
Service Contractual Bilateral Agreement for Inbound Market Dominant
Services to the Market Dominant Product List, Notice of Type 2 Rate
Adjustment, and Notice of Filing Agreement (Under Seal), December 3,
2008 (Public Representative Comments).
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The Public Representative states that a sufficient rationale for
maintaining the confidentiality of the documents under seal has been
provided by the Postal Service. He notes that performance benchmarks
for both parties provide incentive to Canada Post and the Postal
Service to make improvements to services. Id. at 3. He also observes
that the Postal Service indicates that the rates of the Bilateral
Agreement provide a modest increase over the current bilateral
agreement with Canada Post. Id. Based on his review at the filing, the
Public Representative indicates that the Agreement is in compliance
with the requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3622 and 3642.
III. Commission Analysis
The Commission has reviewed the Agreement, supporting information,
the financial analysis provided under seal that accompanies it,
responses to the Chairman's Information Request and the comments filed
by the Public Representative.
Statutory requirements. The Commission's statutory responsibilities
in this instance entail assigning the Bilateral Agreement to either the
Market Dominant Product List or to the Competitive Product List. 39
U.S.C. 3642. As part of this responsibility, the Commission also
reviews the proposal for compliance with the Postal Accountability and
Enhancement Act (PAEA) requirements. For market dominant products this
includes a review of the section 3622(c)(10). 39 U.S.C. 3633.
Product list assignment. In determining whether to assign the
Bilateral Agreement as a product to the Market Dominant Product List or
the Competitive Product List, the Commission must consider whether
the Postal Service exercises sufficient market power that it can
effectively set the price of such product substantially above costs,
raise prices significantly, decrease quality, or decrease output,
without risk of losing a significant level of business to other
firms offering similar products.
39 U.S.C. 3642(b)(1). If so, the product will be categorized as market
dominant. The competitive category of products shall consist of all
other products.
The Commission is further required to consider the availability and
nature of enterprises in the private sector engaged in the delivery of
the product, the views of those who use the product and the likely
impact on small business concerns. 39 U.S.C. 3642(b)(3).
The Postal Service notes the determination was made in Order No. 43
that shipments of single-piece Letter Post were assigned to the market
dominant category.\8\ The Postal Service
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also represents that Canadian law allows Canada Post an exclusive
privilege to carry outbound letters weighing less than 500 grams (17.64
ounces). Its belief is that Canada Post is generally dominant in the
market for letters not within its exclusive privilege, making Canada
Post the single entity that can enter into this type of agreement with
the Postal Service. Request at 5. The Postal Service contends that its
monopoly on inbound letters from Canada within certain price and weight
limits make it fairly certain that private entities would not be able
to serve the United States market for inbound Letter Posts from Canada
in accordance with this agreement. Id.
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\8\ Request at 10. See Docket No. RM2007-1, Commission Order No.
43, Order Establishing Ratemaking Regulations for Market Dominant
and Competitive Products, October 29, 2007, para. 4003 assigning
Inbound Single-Piece First Class Mail International to First Class
Mail (Order No. 43).
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The Postal Service also contends that there is no significant
competition in this market. As a result, it believes the Bilateral
Agreement does not pose competitive harm to the marketplace. Id. at 6.
It states the ``marketplace'' has a long-term history of accommodation
of agreements between the United States and Canada Post for these
services since such agreements have been used by both postal
administrations for inbound single-piece Letter Post since 1888. Id.
The Postal Service asserts that the parties to this Agreement serve as
their respective countries' designated entities for the exchange of
mail, inclusive of Letter Post, under rules set by the UPU. Id. at 5.
According to the Postal Service, under the UPU guidelines, designated
operators would normally compensate each other for the delivery of
Letter Post in compliance with terminal dues set by the UPU, unless a
bilateral agreement between the parties existed. Id. It represents that
no other entities are subject to terminal dues with regard to inbound
Letter Post from Canada, and the market for these services under the
Agreement is limited to these parties. Therefore, the Postal Service
concludes that there can be no reasonable expectation of any
competitive harm to the marketplace. Id. at 5-6.
The Postal Service's Request presents the Commission with an issue
of first impression concerning the classification of inbound Letter
Post. As currently configured, inbound Letter Post combines both
competitive and market dominant elements.
Under the UPU, inbound Letter Post is identified by type of
transportation as either Air Letters and Cards (Air LC) or Surface All
Other (Surface AO). As the names suggest, Air LC consists of letters
and cards while Surface AO consists of flats, packets, bags, and
containers. All Air LC and Surface AO mail must weigh less than 2
kilograms (approximately 4.4 pounds). For purposes of the negotiated
Bilateral Agreement, however, Air LC includes Xpresspost from Canada,
which may weigh up to 30 kilograms (approximately 67 pounds).
Xpresspost exhibits characteristics of a competitive product.
Canada Post advertises Xpresspost as a lower cost alternative to
private courier service.\9\ Xpresspost is also described as the fastest
parcel service into the United States from Canada after Next Business
Day USA--Priority Worldwide. Once presented to the Postal Service,
inbound Xpresspost is processed and handled as Priority Mail. Both as a
service offering and in operational terms, Xpresspost appears to
parallel domestic Priority Mail.
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\9\ Xpresspost--USA is a shipping service that provides fast,
guaranteed delivery at a lower cost than a courier to every address
in the United States, including post office boxes.
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These features suggest that inbound Letter Post from Canada should
be classified as two separate products, one market dominant (Air LC and
Surface AO) and the other competitive (Xpresspost). To classify
Xpresspost as a competitive product would require the Commission to
find that Xpresspost exhibits distinct costs and market
characteristics. At this time, the Postal Service is unable to provide
separate cost data or market data for Xpresspost and Air LC. In future
filings, the Postal Service will be expected to develop the necessary
cost and market data to permit a definitive determination on the
appropriate classification of Xpresspost as either a market dominant or
competitive product.
No commenter opposes the proposed classification of the Bilateral
Agreement as market dominant. Having considered the statutory
requirements and the support offered by the Postal Service, the
Commission finds, for purposes of this proceeding, that the Canada
Post-United States Postal Service Contractual Bilateral Agreement for
Inbound Market Dominant Services may be classified as a market dominant
product and added to the Market Dominant Product List.
Cost considerations. The Postal Service's filing seeks to establish
a new international mail product. The Agreement provides delivery and
scanning performance objectives and incentives to promote operational
improvement. The Agreement's new rates are to be effective January 1,
2009. Request at 3-4. Additionally, performance responsibilities
include Canada Post's work sharing arrangements, including presorting
items to a 3-digit delivery ZIP Code level and providing transportation
for inbound airmail items to multiple Postal Service International
Service Centers for acceptance. Id. at 4.
The Postal Service filed information under seal regarding financial
improvements, costs, volumes, and anticipated revenues. The Postal
Service represents that the new Agreement ``includes performance-based
incentives to promote cost reduction, increase efficiency, and improve
service performance.'' Id., Attachment 2, at 2.
The requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3622(c)(10) obligate the Commission,
when reviewing a negotiated service agreement, to determine whether
such an agreement (1) Improves the net financial position of the Postal
Service or enhances the performance of operational functions; (2) will
not cause unreasonable harm to the marketplace; and (3) will be
available on public and reasonable terms to similarly situated mailers.
With respect to the first requirement, the Postal Service uses
system average cost for inbound Air Letters and Cards (Air LC) for
inbound Letter Post from Canada. However, this mail includes
``Xpresspost,'' a Canada Post product that is equivalent to the Postal
Service's domestic Priority Mail. Xpresspost weighs up to 30 kilograms
(67 pounds). The Postal Service's system average cost for Air LC
reflects the cost for mail weighing up to 4.4 pounds per piece. Thus,
it is not likely that the system average cost for Air LC captures the
cost of these much heavier weight items.\10\ For weight-related costs,
Xpresspost will be substantially more expensive than the average Air LC
piece because the average weight of Xpresspost is significantly greater
than of Air LC.
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\10\ Differences in shape and cube-related costs also are not
captured.
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Additionally, the Postal Service writes that ``Xpresspost items
receive a Delivery Confirmation scan'' while Air LC items do not
receive such a scan. Chairman's Information Request No. 1, Question
7(a). The Postal Service also maintains that ``Canada Post's higher
per-item rate reflects this value-added service for its Xpresspost
product.'' Id. However, the Postal Service does not include the cost of
Delivery Confirmation scans for Xpresspost in its financial model.
Rather, the Postal Service uses the systemwide average unit costs for
Air LC. The most recent estimate of unit volume-variable cost of
delivery confirmation service is approximately 8.8 cents.\11\
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\11\ The Postal Service estimated the unit volume-variable cost
of delivery confirmation service in Docket No. R2006-1. See
testimony of witness Berkeley (USPS-T-39).
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For these reasons, the costs may be understated. Because there is a
lack of Xpresspost specific costs, however, the Commission cannot state
with certainty the cost coverage level. For purposes of this
proceeding, the Commission accepts the Postal Service representations.
In future filings, the Commission expects the Postal Service to provide
unit delivery, transportation, and ``other'' costs for Xpresspost to
permit a more complete evaluation of the cost coverage.
The Postal Service asserts that the instant Agreement will not
result in unreasonable harm to the marketplace because, among other
things, ``Canada Post is the only entity in a position to avail itself
of an agreement with the Postal Service of this type and scope.''
Request at 5. Moreover, because Canada Post and the Postal Service are
their respective countries' designated operators for the exchange of
mail, the Postal Service states that the market is limited to these
parties. Under the circumstances presented in this proceeding, the
Commission finds that Agreement will not result in unreasonable harm to
the marketplace.
The Postal Service also asserts that no entities are similarly
situated to Canada Post because none has the ability to tender Letter
Post from Canada under similar conditions or to serve as the designated
operator for Letter Post originating from Canada. Id. at 7-8. Thus, the
Postal Service suggests that the ``similarly situated mailer''
criterion of section 3622(c)(10) is inapplicable to this Bilateral
Agreement. Id. at 8. Given its narrow characterization of the
underlying Agreement, the Postal Service's position is correct. For
purposes of this proceeding, the Commission concludes that it would be
largely an academic exercise to consider whether a broader
characterization should be employed.
Based on the data submitted and the comments received, the
Commission finds that the Bilateral Agreement comports with section
3622(c)(10). Thus, an initial review of the proposed Bilateral
Agreement indicates that it comports with the provisions applicable to
rates for market dominant products.
The Postal Service shall promptly notify the Commission if the
Agreement terminates earlier than the proposed one-year term, but no
later than the actual termination date. The Commission will then remove
the Agreement from the Mail Classification Schedule at the earliest
possible opportunity.
In conclusion, the Commission approves the Canada Post--United
States Postal Service contractual Bilateral Agreement for Inbound
Market Dominant Services as a new product. The revision to the Market
Dominant Product List is shown below the signature of this Order and is
effective upon issuance of this order.
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It Is Ordered:
1. Canada Post--United States Postal Service Contractual Bilateral
Agreement for Inbound Market Dominant Services (MC2009-7 and R2009-1)
is added to the Market Dominant Product List as a new product under
Negotiated Service Agreements International.
2. The Postal Service shall notify the Commission if the Agreement
terminates earlier than the proposed one-year term.
3. The Secretary shall arrange for the publication of this order in
the Federal Register.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 3020
Administrative practice and procedure; Postal Service.
By the Commission.
Steven W. Williams,
Secretary.
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For the reasons stated in the preamble, under the authority at 39
U.S.C. 503, the Postal Regulatory Commission amends 39 CFR part 3020 as
follows:
PART 3020--PRODUCT LISTS
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1. The authority citation for part 3020 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 503; 3622; 3631; 3642; 3682.
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2. Revise Appendix A to subpart A of part 3020--Mail Classification to
read as follows:
Appendix A to Subpart A of Part 3020--Mail Classification Schedule
Part A--Market Dominant Products
1000 Market Dominant Product List
First-Class Mail
Single-Piece Letters/Postcards
Bulk Letters/Postcards
Flats
Parcels
Outbound Single-Piece First-Class Mail International
Inbound Single-Piece First-Class Mail International
Standard Mail (Regular and Nonprofit)
High Density and Saturation Letters
High Density and Saturation Flats/Parcels
Carrier Route
Letters
Flats
Not Flat-Machinables (NFMs)/Parcels
Periodicals
Within County Periodicals
Outside County Periodicals
Package Services
Single-Piece Parcel Post
Inbound Surface Parcel Post (at UPU rates)
Bound Printed Matter Flats
Bound Printed Matter Parcels
Media Mail/Library Mail
Special Services
Ancillary Services
International Ancillary Services
Address List Services
Caller Service
Change-of-Address Credit Card Authentication
Confirm
International Reply Coupon Service
International Business Reply Mail Service
Money Orders
Post Office Box Service
Negotiated Service Agreements
HSBC North America Holdings Inc. Negotiated Service Agreement
Bookspan Negotiated Service Agreement
Bank of America Corporation Negotiated Service Agreement
The Bradford Group Negotiated Service Agreement
Inbound International
Canada Post--United States Postal Service Contractual Bilateral
Agreement for Inbound Market Dominant Services (MC2009-7 and R2009-
1)
Market Dominant Product Descriptions
First-Class Mail
[Reserved for Class Description]
Single-Piece Letters/Postcards
[Reserved for Product Description]
Bulk Letters/Postcards
[Reserved for Product Description]
Flats
[Reserved for Product Description]
Parcels
[Reserved for Product Description]
Outbound Single-Piece First-Class Mail International
[Reserved for Product Description]
Inbound Single-Piece First-Class Mail International
[Reserved for Product Description]
Standard Mail (Regular and Nonprofit)
[Reserved for Class Description]
High Density and Saturation Letters
[Reserved for Product Description]
High Density and Saturation Flats/Parcels
[Reserved for Product Description]
Carrier Route
[Reserved for Product Description]
Letters
[Reserved for Product Description]
Flats
[Reserved for Product Description]
Not Flat-Machinables (NFMs)/Parcels
[Reserved for Product Description]
Periodicals
[Reserved for Class Description]
Within County Periodicals
[Reserved for Product Description]
Outside County Periodicals
[Reserved for Product Description]
Package Services
[Reserved for Class Description]
Single-Piece Parcel Post
[Reserved for Product Description]
Inbound Surface Parcel Post (at UPU rates)
[Reserved for Product Description]
Bound Printed Matter Flats
[Reserved for Product Description]
Bound Printed Matter Parcels
[Reserved for Product Description]
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Media Mail/Library Mail
[Reserved for Product Description]
Special Services
[Reserved for Class Description]
Ancillary Services
[Reserved for Product Description]
Address Correction Service
[Reserved for Product Description]
Applications and Mailing Permits
[Reserved for Product Description]
Business Reply Mail
[Reserved for Product Description]
Bulk Parcel Return Service
[Reserved for Product Description]
Certified Mail
[Reserved for Product Description]
Certificate of Mailing
[Reserved for Product Description]
Collect on Delivery
[Reserved for Product Description]
Delivery Confirmation
[Reserved for Product Description]
Insurance
[Reserved for Product Description]
Merchandise Return Service
[Reserved for Product Description]
Parcel Airlift (PAL)
[Reserved for Product Description]
Registered Mail
[Reserved for Product Description]
Return Receipt
[Reserved for Product Description]
Return Receipt for Merchandise
[Reserved for Product Description]
Restricted Delivery
[Reserved for Product Description]
Shipper-Paid Forwarding
[Reserved for Product Description]
Signature Confirmation
[Reserved for Product Description]
Special Handling
[Reserved for Product Description]
Stamped Envelopes
[Reserved for Product Description]
Stamped Cards
[Reserved for Product Description]
Premium Stamped Stationery
[Reserved for Product Description]
Premium Stamped Cards
[Reserved for Product Description]
International Ancillary Services
[Reserved for Product Description]
International Certificate of Mailing
[Reserved for Product Description]
International Registered Mail
[Reserved for Product Description]
International Return Receipt
[Reserved for Product Description]
International Restricted Delivery
[Reserved for Product Description]
Address List Services
[Reserved for Product Description]
Caller Service
[Reserved for Product Description]
Change-of-Address Credit Card Authentication
[Reserved for Product Description]
Confirm
[Reserved for Product Description]
International Reply Coupon Service
[Reserved for Product Description]
International Business Reply Mail Service
[Reserved for Product Description]
Money Orders
[Reserved for Product Description]
Post Office Box Service
[Reserved for Product Description]
Negotiated Service Agreements
[Reserved for Class Description]
HSBC North America Holdings Inc. Negotiated Service Agreement
[Reserved for Product Description]
Bookspan Negotiated Service Agreement
[Reserved for Product Description]
Bank of America Corporation Negotiated Service Agreement
The Bradford Group Negotiated Service Agreement
Part B-Competitive Products
2000 Competitive Product List
Express Mail
Express Mail
Outbound International Expedited Services
Inbound International Expedited Services
Inbound International Expedited Services 1 (CP2008-7)
Inbound International Expedited Services 2 (MC2009-10 and
CP2009-12)
Priority Mail
Priority Mail
Outbound Priority Mail International
Inbound Air Parcel Post
Parcel Select
Parcel Return Service
International
International Priority Airlift (IPA)
International Surface Airlift (ISAL)
International Direct Sacks--M-Bags
Global Customized Shipping Services
Inbound Surface Parcel Post (at non-UPU rates)
Canada Post--United States Postal Service Contractual Bilateral
Agreement for Inbound Competitive Services (MC2009-8 and CP2009-9)
International Money Transfer Service
International Ancillary Services
Special Services
Premium Forwarding Service
Negotiated Service Agreements
Domestic
Express Mail Contract 1 (MC2008-5)
Express Mail Contract 2 (MC2009-3 and CP2009-4)
Express Mail & Priority Mail Contract 1 (MC2009-6 and CP2009-7)
Express Mail & Priority Mail Contract 2 (MC2009-12 and CP2009-
14)
Parcel Return Service Contract 1 (MC2009-1 and CP2009-2)
Parcel Return Select & Parcel Return Service Contract 1 (MC2009-
11 and CP2009-13)
Priority Mail Contract 1 (MC2008-8 and CP2008-26)
Priority Mail Contract 2 (MC2009-2 and CP2009-3)
Priority Mail Contract 3 (MC2009-4 and CP2009-5)
Priority Mail Contract 4 (MC2009-5 and CP2009-6)
Outbound International
Global Expedited Package Services (GEPS) Contracts
GEPS 1 (CP2008-5, CP2008-11, CP2008-12, and CP2008-13, CP2008-
18, CP2008-19, CP2008-20, CP2008-21, CP2008-22, CP2008-23 and
CP2008-24)
Global Plus Contracts
Global Plus 1 (CP2008-9 and CP2008-10)
Global Plus 2 (MC2008-7, CP2008-16 and CP2008-17)
Global Direct Contracts (MC2009-9, CP2009-10 and CP2009-11)
Inbound Direct Entry Contracts with Foreign Postal
Administrations (MC2008-6, CP2008-14 and CP2008-15)
Competitive Product Descriptions
Express Mail
[Reserved for Group Description]
Express Mail
[Reserved for Product Description]
Outbound International Expedited Services
[Reserved for Product Description]
Inbound International Expedited Services
[Reserved for Product Description]
Priority
[Reserved for Product Description]
Priority Mail
[Reserved for Product Description]
Outbound Priority Mail International
[Reserved for Product Description]
Inbound Air Parcel Post
[Reserved for Product Description]
Parcel Select
[Reserved for Group Description]
Parcel Return Service
[Reserved for Group Description]
International
[Reserved for Group Description]
International Priority Airlift (IPA)
[Reserved for Product Description]
International Surface Airlift (ISAL)
[Reserved for Product Description]
International Direct Sacks--M-Bags
[Reserved for Product Description]
Global Customized Shipping Services
[Reserved for Product Description]
International Money Transfer Service
[Reserved for Product Description]
Inbound Surface Parcel Post (at non-UPU rates)
[Reserved for Product Description]
International Ancillary Services
[Reserved for Product Description]
International Certificate of Mailing
[Reserved for Product Description]
International Registered Mail
[Reserved for Product Description]
International Return Receipt
[Reserved for Product Description]
International Restricted Delivery
[Reserved for Product Description]
International Insurance
[Reserved for Product Description]
Negotiated Service Agreements
[Reserved for Group Description]
Domestic
[Reserved for Product Description]
Outbound International
[Reserved for Group Description]
Part C--Glossary of Terms and Conditions [Reserved]
Part D--Country Price Lists for International Mail [Reserved]
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