[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65531-65532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26787]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2011-3 and CP2011-4; Order No. 556]
New Postal Product
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service
filing to add Priority Mail Contract 29 to the competitive product
list. The Postal Service has also filed a related contract. This notice
addresses procedural steps associated with the filing.
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
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., the Postal
Service filed a formal request and associated supporting information to
add Priority Mail Contract 29 to the competitive product list.\1\ The
Postal Service asserts that Priority Mail Contract 29 is a competitive
product ``not of general applicability'' within the meaning of 39
U.S.C. 3632(b)(3). Id. at 1. The Postal Service states that prices and
classification underlying this contract are supported by Governors'
Decision No. 09-6 in Docket No. MC2009-25. Id. The Request has been
assigned Docket No. MC2011-3.
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\1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Priority
Mail Contract 29 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing
(Under Seal) of Contract and Supporting Data, October 4, 2010
(Request).
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The Postal Service contemporaneously filed a contract related to
the proposed new product pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and 39 CFR
3015.5. The contract has been assigned Docket No. CP2011-4.
Request. In support of its Request, the Postal Service filed six
attachments as follows:
1. Attachment A--a redacted copy of Governors' Decision No. 09-6,
originally filed in Docket No. MC2009-25, authorizing certain Priority
Mail contracts;
2. Attachment B--a redacted copy of the contract;
3. Attachment C--a proposed change in the Mail Classification
Schedule competitive product list;
4. Attachment D--a Statement of Supporting Justification as
required by 39 CFR 3020.32;
5. Attachment E--a certification of compliance with 39 U.S.C.
3633(a); and
6. Attachment F--an application for non-public treatment of
materials to maintain redacted portions of the contract and supporting
documents under seal.
In the Statement of Supporting Justification, Brian G. Denneny,
Acting Manager, Sales and Communications, Expedited Shipping, asserts
that the service to be provided under the contract will cover its
attributable costs, make a positive contribution to institutional
costs, and increase contribution toward the requisite 5.5 percent of
the Postal Service's total institutional costs. Id., Attachment D.
Thus, Mr. Denneny contends there will be no issue of subsidization of
competitive products by market dominant products as a result of this
contract. Id.
Related contract. A redacted version of the specific Priority Mail
Contract 29 is included with the Request. The contract will become
effective on the day that the Commission provides all necessary
regulatory approvals. It is terminable upon 30 days' notice by a party,
but could continue for 3 years. The Postal Service represents that the
contract is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a). See id., Attachment D.
The Postal Service filed much of the supporting materials,
including the specific Priority Mail Contract 29, under seal. It
maintains that the contract and related financial information,
including the customer's name and the accompanying analyses that
provide prices, terms, conditions, cost data, and financial projections
should remain under seal. See Attachment F. It also requests that the
Commission order that the duration of such treatment of all customer-
identifying information be extended indefinitely, instead of ending
after 10 years. Id. at 7.
II. Notice of Filings
The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2011-3 and CP2011-4 for
consideration of the Request pertaining to the proposed Priority Mail
Contract 29 product and the related contract, respectively.
Interested persons may submit comments on whether the Postal
Service's filings in the captioned dockets are consistent with the
policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642 and 39 CFR part 3015 and 39
CFR 3020, subpart B. Comments are due no later than October 13,
2010.\2\ The public portions of these filings can be accessed via the
Commission's Web site (http://www.prc.gov).
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\2\ For information on filing comments after the deadline,
please contact Mr. Sharfman.
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The Commission appoints Paul L. Harrington to serve as Public
Representative in these dockets.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is Ordered:
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1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2011-3 and CP2011-4 for
consideration of the matters raised in each docket.
2. 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.
3. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no
later than October 13, 2010.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-26787 Filed 10-22-10; 8:45 am]
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