[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39992-39993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17005]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. CP2010-64 and CP2010-65; Order No. 484]


New Postal Products

AGENCY:  Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service 
request to add two additional Global Expedited Package Services 2 (GEPS 
2) contracts to the Competitive Product List. This notice addresses 
procedural steps associated with these filings.

DATES:  Comments are due: July 14, 2010.

ADDRESSES:  Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing 
Online system at http://www.prc.gov. Commenters who cannot submit their 
views electronically should contact the person identified in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by telephone for advice on 
alternatives to electronic filing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 
[email protected] or 202-789-6820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. Notice of Filing
III. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On July 2, 2010, the Postal Service filed a notice announcing that 
it has entered into two additional Global Expedited Package Services 2 
(GEPS 2) contracts.\1\ The Postal Service believes the instant 
contracts are functionally equivalent to previously submitted GEPS 2 
contracts, and are supported by Governors' Decision No. 08-7, attached 
to the Notice and originally filed in Docket No. CP2008-4. Id. at 1, 
Attachment 3. The Notice also explains that Order No. 86, which 
established GEPS 1 as a product, also authorized functionally 
equivalent agreements to be included within the product, provided that 
they meet the requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633. Id. at 1. In Order No. 
290, the Commission approved the GEPS 2 product.\2\
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    \1\ Notice of United States Postal Service Filing of Two 
Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited Package Services 2 
Negotiated Service Agreements and Application for Non-Public 
Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal, July 2, 2010 (Notice).
    \2\ Docket No. CP2009-50, Order Granting Clarification and 
Adding Global Expedited Package Services 2 to the Competitive 
Product List, August 28, 2009 (Order No. 290).
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    The instant contracts. The Postal Service filed the instant 
contracts pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5. In addition, the Postal Service 
contends that each contract is in accordance with Order No. 86. The 
term of each contract is 1 year from the date the Postal Service 
notifies the customer that all necessary regulatory approvals have been 
received. Notice at 2-3.
    In support of its Notice, the Postal Service filed four attachments 
as follows:
    1. Attachments 1A and 1B-redacted copies of the two contracts and 
applicable annexes;
    2. Attachments 2A and 2B-a certified statement required by 39 CFR 
3015.5(c)(2) for each contract;
    3. Attachment 3-a redacted copy of Governors' Decision No. 08-7 
which establishes prices and classifications for GEPS contracts, a 
description of applicable GEPS contracts, formulas for prices, an 
analysis and certification of the formulas and certification of the 
Governors' vote; and
    4. Attachment 4-an application for non-public treatment of 
materials to maintain redacted portions of the contracts and supporting 
documents under seal.
    The Notice advances reasons why the instant GEPS 2 contracts fit 
within the Mail Classification Schedule language for GEPS 2. The Postal 
Service identifies customer-specific information, general contract 
terms, and other differences that distinguish the instant contracts 
from the baseline GEPS 2 agreement, all of which are highlighted in the 
Notice. Id. at 3-6. These modifications as described in the Postal 
Service's Notice apply to each of the instant contracts.
    The Postal Service contends that the instant contracts are 
functionally equivalent to previously filed GEPS contracts and are 
substantially similar to that in Docket No. CP2009-50 in terms of the 
product being offered, the market in which it is offered, and its cost 
characteristics. Id. at 2-3. See also id. at 6. (``[T]he relevant cost 
and market characteristics are similar, if not the same, for these two 
contracts and the baseline GEPS 2 contract.'')
    The Postal Service also contends that its filings demonstrate that 
each of the new GEPS 2 contracts complies with the requirements of 39 
U.S.C. 3633. It requests that the contracts be included within the GEPS 
2 product. Id. at 7.

II. Notice of Filing

    The Commission establishes Docket Nos. CP2010-64 and CP2010-65 for 
consideration of matters related to the contracts identified in the 
Postal Service's Notice.
    These dockets are addressed on a consolidated basis for purposes of 
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order. Filings with respect to a particular contract should be filed in 
that docket.
    Interested persons may submit comments on whether the Postal 
Service's contracts are consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 
3633 or 3642. Comments are due no later than July 14, 2010. 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 proceedings.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. CP2010-64 and CP2010-65 
for consideration of matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no 
later than July 14, 2010.
    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.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-17005 Filed 7-12-10; 8:45 am]
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