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[Docket No. MC2007–4; Order No. 23]
Negotiated Service Agreement
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice and order.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: This document establishes a
docket for consideration of the Postal
Service’s request for approval of
contract rates with The Bradford Group.
It identifies key elements of the
proposed agreement, which involves
Standard Mail letters and flats rates, and
addresses preliminary procedural
matters.
DATES: 1. August 24, 2007: Deadline for
intervention and responses to limitation
of issues. 2. August 28, 2007: Prehearing
conference, 11 a.m. in the Commission’s
hearing room.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
202–789–6820 and
stephen.sharfman@prc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
3, 2007, the United States Postal Service
filed a request seeking a recommended
decision from the Postal Regulatory
Commission approving a Negotiated
Service Agreement (NSA) with The
Bradford Group.1 The NSA is proffered
as functionally equivalent to the
Bookspan NSA recommended by the
Commission in Docket No. MC2005–3
(baseline agreement). [70 FR 42602.]
The Request, which includes six
attachments, was filed pursuant to
chapter 36 of title 39, United States
Code.2
The Postal Service has identified The
Bradford Group, along with itself, as
parties to the NSA. This identification
serves as notice of intervention by The
Bradford Group. It also indicates that
The Bradford Group shall be considered
a co-proponent, procedurally and
substantially, of the Postal Service’s
Request during the Commission’s
review of the NSA. Rule 191(b) [39 CFR
3001.191(b).] An appropriate Notice of
The Bradford Group of Appearance and
Filing of Testimony as Co-Proponent,
August 3, 2007, has been filed.
In support of the direct case, the
Postal Service has filed Direct
Testimony of Broderick A. Parr on
Behalf of the United States Postal
Service, August 3, 2007 (USPS–T–1)
and library reference USPS–LR–L–1,
MC2004–3 Opinion and Further
Recommended Decision Analysis for
The Bradford Group NSA. The Bradford
Group has separately filed direct
testimonies of Steve Gustafson (BG–T–
1) and Wendy Ring (BG–T–2) both on
behalf of The Bradford Group, August 3,
2007. The Postal Service has reviewed
The Bradford Group testimony and, in
accordance with rule 192(b) [39 CFR
3001.192(b)], states that such testimony
may be relied upon in presentation of
the Postal Service’s direct case. USPS–
T–1 at 3.
1 Request of the United States Postal Service for
a Recommended Decision on Classifications and
Rates to Implement a Functionally Equivalent
Negotiated Service Agreement with Bradford
Group, August 3, 2007 (Request).
2 Attachments A and B to the Request contain
proposed changes to the Domestic Mail
Classification Schedule and associated rate
schedules; Attachment C is a certification required
by Commission rule 193(i) specifying that the cost
statements and supporting data submitted by the
Postal Service, which purport to reflect the books
of the Postal Service, accurately set forth the results
shown by such books; Attachment D is an index of
testimony and exhibits; Attachment E is a
compliance statement addressing satisfaction of
various filing requirements; and Attachment F is a
copy of the Negotiated Service Agreement.
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The Request relies on record
testimony entered in the baseline
docket. This material is identified in the
Postal Service’s Compliance Statement,
Request Attachment E.
Requests that are proffered as
functionally equivalent to baseline
NSAs are handled expeditiously, until a
final determination has been made as to
their proper status. The Postal Service’s
Compliance Statement, Request
Attachment E, is noteworthy in that it
provides valuable information to
facilitate rapid review of the Request to
aid participants in evaluating whether
or not the procedural path suggested by
the Postal Service is appropriate.
The Postal Service submitted several
contemporaneous related filings with its
Request. The Postal Service has filed a
proposal for limitation of issues in this
docket.3 Rule 196(a)(6) [39 CFR
3001.196(a)(6)]. The proposal identifies
issues that were previously decided in
the baseline docket, and key issues that
are unique to the instant Request.
Rule 196(b) [39 CFR 3001.196(b)]
requires the Postal Service to provide
written notice of its Request, either by
hand delivery or by First Class Mail, to
all participants of the baseline docket.
This requirement provides additional
time, due to an abbreviated intervention
period, for the most likely participants
to decide whether or not to intervene. A
copy of the Postal Service’s notice was
filed with the Commission on August 3,
2007.4
The Request, accompanying
testimonies of witnesses Parr (USPS–T–
1), Gustafson (BG–T–1), and Ring (BG–
T–2), the baseline agreement, and other
related material can be accessed
electronically, via the Internet, on the
Commission’s Web site (https://
www.prc.gov).
I. Background: Baseline Bookspan
Negotiated Service Agreement, Docket
No. MC2005–3
If a request predicated on a NSA is
found to be functionally equivalent to a
previously recommended, and currently
in effect, NSA, it may be afforded
accelerated review. Rule 196 [39 CFR
3001.196]. The Postal Service asserts
that the NSA in the instant Request is
functionally equivalent to the now in
effect Bookspan NSA recommended by
the Commission in Docket No. MC2005–
3 United States Postal Service Proposal for
Limitation of Issues, August 3, 2007.
4 Notice of the United States Postal Service
Concerning the Filing of a Request for a
Recommended Decision on a Functionally
Equivalent Negotiated Service Agreement, August
3, 2007.
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3.5 The Bookspan NSA will remain in
force from June 1, 2006 to June 1, 2009.
See Decision of the Governors of the
United States Postal Service on the
Recommended Decision of the Postal
Rate Commission on Rate and Service
Changes to Implement Baseline
Negotiated Service Agreement with
Bookspan, Docket No. MC2005–3, May
31, 2006.
The Bookspan NSA is designed to
provide incentives to Bookspan to
increase its use of Standard Mail letters
for the purpose of soliciting members
for its various book clubs. Direct
Testimony of Michelle K. Yorgey on
Behalf of the United States Postal
Service, Docket No. MC2005–3, July 14,
2005, at 2. The Bookspan agreement
provides Bookspan with a per-piece
discount for Standard Mail letter
volumes that exceed specified volume
thresholds. Discounts are only payable
after certain specified minimum volume
commitments have been reached. The
volume commitment levels are subject
to adjustment each year, based on the
previous year’s actual volume. Id.
The Bookspan NSA also provides for
several other risk mitigation features to
protect the Postal Service’s interests. If
Bookspan sends more than a maximum
number of qualifying pieces in one year,
the agreement automatically terminates.
Either party may also unconditionally
cancel the agreement with 30 days’
notice. Additionally, the agreement
contains a mechanism to adjust the
volume blocks applicable to discounts if
Bookspan merges or acquires other
entities.
II. The Bradford Group NSA
The Postal Service proposes to enter
into a three-year NSA with The
Bradford Group. The agreement
provides The Bradford Group with
declining block rates for Standard Mail
letters and flats soliciting new and
existing customers for The Bradford
Group’s collectibles and other gift items.
The total estimated net benefit to postal
finances over the three-year period of
this NSA is $5.3 million. Request at 4.
The Bradford Group NSA is based on
the same key substantive functional
elements that are central to the
Bookspan agreement. Id. at 3. Like the
Bookspan NSA this agreement provides
declining block rates for Standard Mail
letter solicitations. Additionally, The
Bradford Group agreement provides
declining block rates for Standard Mail
flats. By providing discounts for both
letters and flats, the potential for letterflat conversion will be mitigated. USPS–
5 See Opinion and Recommended Decision,
Docket No. MC2005–3, May 10,
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T–1 at 2. Based on an analysis of The
Bradford Group’s volume histories and
forecasts, the Postal Service does not
anticipate a significant conversion
between letters and flats.
The agreement contains several
provisions to mitigate risk. These
provisions include an annual
adjustment mechanism for those volume
commitments, based on actual
experience, an automatic termination
clause if volumes exceed a specified
cap, and an unconditional right of
cancellation for both parties. Request at
2.
In the first year of the agreement, the
projected before-rates volumes are
$146.5 million for letter pieces and
$53.5 million for flat pieces. Discounts
would be earned for volumes above the
thresholds of 147 million and 53.5
million pieces for letters and flats
respectively. The discounts will not be
paid unless The Bradford Group
actually mails 154 million letters and/or
54.5 million flats. Id. at 2–3.
Without an incentive such as that
provided by the proposed NSA, The
Bradford Group marketing volumes are
expected to be flat or falling due to the
highly volume variable nature of The
Bradford Group’s operations.
III. Commission Analysis
Applicability of the rules for
functionally equivalent NSAs. For
administrative purposes, the
Commission has docketed the instant
filing as a request predicated on an NSA
functionally equivalent to a previously
recommended and ongoing NSA. A final
determination regarding the
appropriateness of characterizing the
NSA as functionally equivalent to the
Bookspan NSA, Docket No. MC2005–3,
and application of the expedited rules
for functionality equivalent NSAs, will
not be made until after the prehearing
conference.
Representation of the general public.
In conformance with section 3624(a) of
title 39, the Commission designates
Kenneth E. Richardson, acting director
of the Commission’s Office of the
Consumer Advocate (OCA), to represent
the interests of the general public in this
proceeding. Pursuant to this
designation, Mr. Richardson will direct
the activities of Commission personnel
assigned to assist him and, upon
request, will supply their names for the
record. Neither Mr. Richardson nor any
of the assigned personnel will
participate in or provide advice on any
Commission decision in this
proceeding.
Intervention. Those wishing to be
heard in this matter are directed to file
a notice of intervention on or before
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August 24, 2007. The notice of
intervention shall be filed using the
Internet (Filing Online) at the
Commission’s Web site (https://
www.prc.gov), unless a waiver is
obtained for hardcopy filing. Rules 9(a)
and 10(a) [39 CFR 3001.9(a) and 10(a).]
Notices should indicate whether
participation will be on a full or limited
basis. See rules 20 and 20a [ 39 CFR
3001.2 and 20a.] No decision has been
made at this point on whether a hearing
will be held in this case.
Prehearing conference. A prehearing
conference will be held August 28,
2007, at 11 a.m. in the Commission’s
hearing room. Participants intending to
object to the Postal Service’s proposal
for limiting issues, or intending to
identify issue(s) that would indicate the
need to schedule a hearing shall file a
written explanation of their position by
August 24, 2007. Participants shall be
prepared to discuss these issues during
the prehearing conference. The
Commission intends to issue a ruling on
these issues shortly after the prehearing
conference.
Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
No. MC2007–4 to consider the Postal
Service Request referred to in the body
of this order.
2. The Commission will sit en banc in
this proceeding.
3. Kenneth E. Richardson, acting
director of the Commission’s Office of
the Consumer Advocate, is designated
to represent the interest of the general
public.
4. The deadline for filing notices of
intervention is August 24, 2007.
5. A prehearing conference will be
held August 28, 2007 at 11 a.m. in the
Commission’s hearing room.
6. Participants intending to object to
proceeding under rule 196 [39 CFR
3001.196], intending to object to the
Postal Service’s proposal for limiting
issues, or intending to identify issue(s)
that would indicate the need to
schedule a hearing shall file a written
explanation of their position by August
24, 2007.
7. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this notice and order in
the Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Steven W. Williams,
Secretary.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. MC2007-4; Order No. 23]
Negotiated Service Agreement
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice and order.
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SUMMARY: This document establishes a docket for consideration of the
Postal Service's request for approval of contract rates with The
Bradford Group. It identifies key elements of the proposed agreement,
which involves Standard Mail letters and flats rates, and addresses
preliminary procedural matters.
DATES: 1. August 24, 2007: Deadline for intervention and responses to
limitation of issues. 2. August 28, 2007: Prehearing conference, 11
a.m. in the Commission's hearing room.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing
Online system at https://www.prc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
202-789-6820 and stephen.sharfman@prc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 3, 2007, the United States Postal
Service filed a request seeking a recommended decision from the Postal
Regulatory Commission approving a Negotiated Service Agreement (NSA)
with The Bradford Group.\1\ The NSA is proffered as functionally
equivalent to the Bookspan NSA recommended by the Commission in Docket
No. MC2005-3 (baseline agreement). [70 FR 42602.] The Request, which
includes six attachments, was filed pursuant to chapter 36 of title 39,
United States Code.\2\
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\1\ Request of the United States Postal Service for a
Recommended Decision on Classifications and Rates to Implement a
Functionally Equivalent Negotiated Service Agreement with Bradford
Group, August 3, 2007 (Request).
\2\ Attachments A and B to the Request contain proposed changes
to the Domestic Mail Classification Schedule and associated rate
schedules; Attachment C is a certification required by Commission
rule 193(i) specifying that the cost statements and supporting data
submitted by the Postal Service, which purport to reflect the books
of the Postal Service, accurately set forth the results shown by
such books; Attachment D is an index of testimony and exhibits;
Attachment E is a compliance statement addressing satisfaction of
various filing requirements; and Attachment F is a copy of the
Negotiated Service Agreement.
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The Postal Service has identified The Bradford Group, along with
itself, as parties to the NSA. This identification serves as notice of
intervention by The Bradford Group. It also indicates that The Bradford
Group shall be considered a co-proponent, procedurally and
substantially, of the Postal Service's Request during the Commission's
review of the NSA. Rule 191(b) [39 CFR 3001.191(b).] An appropriate
Notice of The Bradford Group of Appearance and Filing of Testimony as
Co-Proponent, August 3, 2007, has been filed.
In support of the direct case, the Postal Service has filed Direct
Testimony of Broderick A. Parr on Behalf of the United States Postal
Service, August 3, 2007 (USPS-T-1) and library reference USPS-LR-L-1,
MC2004-3 Opinion and Further Recommended Decision Analysis for The
Bradford Group NSA. The Bradford Group has separately filed direct
testimonies of Steve Gustafson (BG-T-1) and Wendy Ring (BG-T-2) both on
behalf of The Bradford Group, August 3, 2007. The Postal Service has
reviewed The Bradford Group testimony and, in accordance with rule
192(b) [39 CFR 3001.192(b)], states that such testimony may be relied
upon in presentation of the Postal Service's direct case. USPS-T-1 at
3.
The Request relies on record testimony entered in the baseline
docket. This material is identified in the Postal Service's Compliance
Statement, Request Attachment E.
Requests that are proffered as functionally equivalent to baseline
NSAs are handled expeditiously, until a final determination has been
made as to their proper status. The Postal Service's Compliance
Statement, Request Attachment E, is noteworthy in that it provides
valuable information to facilitate rapid review of the Request to aid
participants in evaluating whether or not the procedural path suggested
by the Postal Service is appropriate.
The Postal Service submitted several contemporaneous related
filings with its Request. The Postal Service has filed a proposal for
limitation of issues in this docket.\3\ Rule 196(a)(6) [39 CFR
3001.196(a)(6)]. The proposal identifies issues that were previously
decided in the baseline docket, and key issues that are unique to the
instant Request.
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\3\ United States Postal Service Proposal for Limitation of
Issues, August 3, 2007.
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Rule 196(b) [39 CFR 3001.196(b)] requires the Postal Service to
provide written notice of its Request, either by hand delivery or by
First Class Mail, to all participants of the baseline docket. This
requirement provides additional time, due to an abbreviated
intervention period, for the most likely participants to decide whether
or not to intervene. A copy of the Postal Service's notice was filed
with the Commission on August 3, 2007.\4\
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\4\ Notice of the United States Postal Service Concerning the
Filing of a Request for a Recommended Decision on a Functionally
Equivalent Negotiated Service Agreement, August 3, 2007.
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The Request, accompanying testimonies of witnesses Parr (USPS-T-1),
Gustafson (BG-T-1), and Ring (BG-T-2), the baseline agreement, and
other related material can be accessed electronically, via the
Internet, on the Commission's Web site (https://www.prc.gov).
I. Background: Baseline Bookspan Negotiated Service Agreement, Docket
No. MC2005-3
If a request predicated on a NSA is found to be functionally
equivalent to a previously recommended, and currently in effect, NSA,
it may be afforded accelerated review. Rule 196 [39 CFR 3001.196]. The
Postal Service asserts that the NSA in the instant Request is
functionally equivalent to the now in effect Bookspan NSA recommended
by the Commission in Docket No. MC2005-
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3.\5\ The Bookspan NSA will remain in force from June 1, 2006 to June
1, 2009. See Decision of the Governors of the United States Postal
Service on the Recommended Decision of the Postal Rate Commission on
Rate and Service Changes to Implement Baseline Negotiated Service
Agreement with Bookspan, Docket No. MC2005-3, May 31, 2006.
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\5\ See Opinion and Recommended Decision, Docket No. MC2005-3,
May 10, 2006.
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The Bookspan NSA is designed to provide incentives to Bookspan to
increase its use of Standard Mail letters for the purpose of soliciting
members for its various book clubs. Direct Testimony of Michelle K.
Yorgey on Behalf of the United States Postal Service, Docket No.
MC2005-3, July 14, 2005, at 2. The Bookspan agreement provides Bookspan
with a per-piece discount for Standard Mail letter volumes that exceed
specified volume thresholds. Discounts are only payable after certain
specified minimum volume commitments have been reached. The volume
commitment levels are subject to adjustment each year, based on the
previous year's actual volume. Id.
The Bookspan NSA also provides for several other risk mitigation
features to protect the Postal Service's interests. If Bookspan sends
more than a maximum number of qualifying pieces in one year, the
agreement automatically terminates. Either party may also
unconditionally cancel the agreement with 30 days' notice.
Additionally, the agreement contains a mechanism to adjust the volume
blocks applicable to discounts if Bookspan merges or acquires other
entities.
II. The Bradford Group NSA
The Postal Service proposes to enter into a three-year NSA with The
Bradford Group. The agreement provides The Bradford Group with
declining block rates for Standard Mail letters and flats soliciting
new and existing customers for The Bradford Group's collectibles and
other gift items. The total estimated net benefit to postal finances
over the three-year period of this NSA is $5.3 million. Request at 4.
The Bradford Group NSA is based on the same key substantive
functional elements that are central to the Bookspan agreement. Id. at
3. Like the Bookspan NSA this agreement provides declining block rates
for Standard Mail letter solicitations. Additionally, The Bradford
Group agreement provides declining block rates for Standard Mail flats.
By providing discounts for both letters and flats, the potential for
letter-flat conversion will be mitigated. USPS-T-1 at 2. Based on an
analysis of The Bradford Group's volume histories and forecasts, the
Postal Service does not anticipate a significant conversion between
letters and flats.
The agreement contains several provisions to mitigate risk. These
provisions include an annual adjustment mechanism for those volume
commitments, based on actual experience, an automatic termination
clause if volumes exceed a specified cap, and an unconditional right of
cancellation for both parties. Request at 2.
In the first year of the agreement, the projected before-rates
volumes are $146.5 million for letter pieces and $53.5 million for flat
pieces. Discounts would be earned for volumes above the thresholds of
147 million and 53.5 million pieces for letters and flats respectively.
The discounts will not be paid unless The Bradford Group actually mails
154 million letters and/or 54.5 million flats. Id. at 2-3.
Without an incentive such as that provided by the proposed NSA, The
Bradford Group marketing volumes are expected to be flat or falling due
to the highly volume variable nature of The Bradford Group's
operations.
III. Commission Analysis
Applicability of the rules for functionally equivalent NSAs. For
administrative purposes, the Commission has docketed the instant filing
as a request predicated on an NSA functionally equivalent to a
previously recommended and ongoing NSA. A final determination regarding
the appropriateness of characterizing the NSA as functionally
equivalent to the Bookspan NSA, Docket No. MC2005-3, and application of
the expedited rules for functionality equivalent NSAs, will not be made
until after the prehearing conference.
Representation of the general public. In conformance with section
3624(a) of title 39, the Commission designates Kenneth E. Richardson,
acting director of the Commission's Office of the Consumer Advocate
(OCA), to represent the interests of the general public in this
proceeding. Pursuant to this designation, Mr. Richardson will direct
the activities of Commission personnel assigned to assist him and, upon
request, will supply their names for the record. Neither Mr. Richardson
nor any of the assigned personnel will participate in or provide advice
on any Commission decision in this proceeding.
Intervention. Those wishing to be heard in this matter are directed
to file a notice of intervention on or before August 24, 2007. The
notice of intervention shall be filed using the Internet (Filing
Online) at the Commission's Web site (https://www.prc.gov), unless a
waiver is obtained for hardcopy filing. Rules 9(a) and 10(a) [39 CFR
3001.9(a) and 10(a).] Notices should indicate whether participation
will be on a full or limited basis. See rules 20 and 20a [ 39 CFR
3001.2 and 20a.] No decision has been made at this point on whether a
hearing will be held in this case.
Prehearing conference. A prehearing conference will be held August
28, 2007, at 11 a.m. in the Commission's hearing room. Participants
intending to object to the Postal Service's proposal for limiting
issues, or intending to identify issue(s) that would indicate the need
to schedule a hearing shall file a written explanation of their
position by August 24, 2007. Participants shall be prepared to discuss
these issues during the prehearing conference. The Commission intends
to issue a ruling on these issues shortly after the prehearing
conference.
Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2007-4 to consider the
Postal Service Request referred to in the body of this order.
2. The Commission will sit en banc in this proceeding.
3. Kenneth E. Richardson, acting director of the Commission's
Office of the Consumer Advocate, is designated to represent the
interest of the general public.
4. The deadline for filing notices of intervention is August 24,
2007.
5. A prehearing conference will be held August 28, 2007 at 11 a.m.
in the Commission's hearing room.
6. Participants intending to object to proceeding under rule 196
[39 CFR 3001.196], intending to object to the Postal Service's proposal
for limiting issues, or intending to identify issue(s) that would
indicate the need to schedule a hearing shall file a written
explanation of their position by August 24, 2007.
7. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this notice and
order in the Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Steven W. Williams,
Secretary.
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