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reference from ‘‘§ 10.10(b)’’ to
‘‘§ 11.10(b)’’ (the substance of the former
§ 10.10(b) was transferred to § 11.10(b)).
Section 10.23(c)(14) changes its
reference from ‘‘§ 10.6’’ to ‘‘§ 11.6’’ (the
substance of the former § 10.6 was
transferred to § 11.6). Section
10.23(c)(15) changes its reference from
‘‘10.18’’ to ‘‘11.18’’ (the substance of the
former 10.18 was transferred to 11.18).
Section 10.23(c)(16) changes its
reference from ‘‘paragraph (b) of
§ 10.131’’ to ‘‘§ 11.22(b)’’ (the substance
of the former § 10.131(b) was included
in § 11.22(b)). Section 10.23(c)(19)
changes its reference from ‘‘§ 10.10(c)’’
to ‘‘§ 11.10(d)’’ (the substance of the
former § 10.10(c) was transferred to
§ 11.10(d)). Section 10.31(c) changes its
reference from ‘‘§ 10.14(b)’’ to
‘‘§ 11.14(b)’’ (the substance of the former
§ 10.14(b) was transferred to § 11.14(b)).
Section 553(d) of the Administrative
Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553(d))
ordinarily requires a 30-day delay in the
effective date of final rules after the date
of their publication in the Federal
Register. This 30-day delay in effective
date can be waived, however, if an
agency finds for good cause that the
delay is impracticable, unnecessary, or
contrary to the public interest. The
change to 37 CFR 10.4 corrects a
technical error inasmuch as the
substance of § 10.4 was transferred to
and supplemented by § 11.23. The
changes in 37 CFR 10.23(c)(5), (c)(6),
(c)(13), (c)(14), (c)(15), (c)(16) and (c)(19)
and 10.31(c) correct a technical error in
referencing sections. The changes in 37
CFR 10.23(c)(5), (c)(6), (c)(13), (c)(14),
(c)(15), (c)(16) and (c)(19) and 10.31(c)
do not change the conduct expected of
practitioners from the final rule
published on August 14, 2008, but
merely correct the language consistent
with the existing and intended text. The
Office finds it impracticable to have a
30-day delayed effective date for these
technical corrections as practitioners
should not be misled or confused by
rules referring to removed provisions of
Part 10, and practitioners should not be
expected to abide by rules that have
been removed from Part 10.
Furthermore, the Office finds that it is
in the public’s interest to correct the
changes in text to avoid misleading
constructions of the rules. Therefore, the
Office is waiving the 30-day delay in
effective date for the technical
corrections in this notice.
Accordingly, the Patent and
Trademark Office makes the following
correcting amendments to 37 CFR part
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PART 10—REPRESENTATION OF
OTHERS BEFORE THE PATENT AND
TRADEMARK OFFICE
1. The authority citation for 37 CFR
part 10 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 500; 15 U.S.C. 1123; 35
U.S.C. 2, 6, 32, 41.
§ 10.4
[Removed and reserved]
2. Section 10.4 is removed and
reserved.
■ 3. Section 10.23 is amended by
revising paragraphs (c)(5), (c)(6), (c)(13),
(c)(14), (c)(15), (c)(16) and (c)(19) to read
as follows:
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§ 10.23
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(5) Suspension or disbarment from
practice as an attorney or agent on
ethical grounds by any duly constituted
authority of a State or the United States
or, in the case of a practitioner who
resides in a foreign country or is
registered under § 11.6(c), by any duly
constituted authority of:
(i) A State,
(ii) The United States, or
(iii) The country in which the
practitioner resides.
(6) Knowingly aiding or abetting a
practitioner suspended or excluded
from practice before the Office in
engaging in unauthorized practice
before the Office under § 11.58.
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(13) Knowingly preparing or
prosecuting or providing assistance in
the preparation or prosecution of a
patent application in violation of an
undertaking signed under § 11.10(b).
(14) Knowingly failing to advise the
Director in writing of any change which
would preclude continued registration
under § 11.6.
(15) Signing a paper filed in the Office
in violation of the provisions of § 11.18
or making a scandalous or indecent
statement in a paper filed in the Office.
(16) Willfully refusing to reveal or
report knowledge or evidence to the
Director contrary to § 10.24 or
§ 11.22(b).
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(19) Action by an employee of the
Office contrary to the provisions set
forth in § 11.10(d).
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revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:
§ 10.31 Communications concerning a
practitioner’s services.
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§ 11.14(b), a non-lawyer practitioner
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shall not hold himself or herself out as
authorized to practice before the Office
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Dated: October 1, 2008.
Jon W. Dudas,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. E8–23908 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
39 CFR Part 3020
[Docket Nos. MC2008–7, CP2008–16 and
CP2008–17; Order No. 112]
Administrative Practice and Procedure,
Postal Service
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Commission is adding a
new product identified as Global Plus 2
Negotiated Service Agreements to the
Mail Classification Schedule
Competitive Product List. This action is
consistent with changes in a recent law
governing postal operations. Republication of the lists of market
dominant and competitive products is
also consistent with new requirements
in the law.
DATES: Effective October 9, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
202–789–6820 and
stephen.sharfman@prc.gov.
Regulatory
History, 73 FR 49723 (August 22, 2008).
The Postal Service seeks to add a new
product identified as Global Plus 2
Negotiated Service Agreements to the
Competitive Product List. For the
reasons discussed below, the
Commission approves the Request.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On August 8, 2008, the Postal Service
filed a Request with the Commission for
the addition of a new product, which it
identifies as Global Plus 2 Negotiated
Service Agreements, to the Mail
Classification Schedule’s Competitive
Product List for prices not of general
applicability. A concurrent Notice
announces issuance of a Governors’
Decision authorizing the new product
and the Postal Service’s execution,
under this authority, of two contracts it
considers functionally equivalent.1
1 Request of the United States Postal Service to
Add Global Plus 2 Negotiated Service Agreements
to the Competitive Product List, and Notice of
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The proposed new product includes
three services: Global Bulk Economy
(GBE), Global Direct, and Global Plus 2
contracts.2 Mail classification language
accompanying the Request describes
each of these services. Global Plus 2
contracts are described as a combination
of GBE and Global Direct designed for
high-volume mailers or Postal Qualified
Wholesalers. They require a mailer to
have the capability, on an annualized
basis, of either tendering at least 5,000
pieces of international mail to the Postal
Service or paying at least $100,000 in
international postage to the Postal
Service, and meeting other
requirements. Governors’ Decision,
Attachment 1, Attachment A–3, at 1
(§ 2610.6) (Global Plus 2). Id.,
Attachments A–1 and A–3 (GBE and
Global Direct, respectively).
Commission Order No. 98 provided
formal notice of the Request and related
submissions; established the captioned
dockets to consider the Request;
appointed an officer of the Commission
to represent the interests of the general
public; and set August 27, 2008 as the
deadline for comments.3
Commission decision. The
Commission has reviewed the filing in
terms of relevant statutory provisions,
and concludes that the filing is
consistent with all pertinent statutory
considerations. It finds that Global Plus
2 is appropriately classified as a
competitive product. Accordingly, it
grants the Request to add the Global
Plus 2 product to the Competitive
Product List. It also classifies the two
contracts filed in Docket Nos. CP2008–
16 and CP2008–17 as falling within the
Global Plus 2 product, based on a
finding that they are functionally
equivalent.
Filing (Under Seal) the Enabling Governors’
Decision and Two Functionally Equivalent
Agreements, August 8, 2008 (collectively referred to
as Request). The Request was filed pursuant to 39
U.S.C. 3642 and implementing regulations at 39
CFR 3020.30 et seq. A public (redacted) version of
the referenced Governors’ Decision appears as
Attachment 1 to the Request. See Decision of the
Governors of the United States Postal Service on the
Establishment of Prices and Classifications for
Global Direct, Global Bulk Economy, and Global
Plus Contracts (Governors’ Decision No. 08–10),
July 16, 2008 (Governors’ Decision).
2 The Governors’ Decision notes that the
classifications for Global Direct and Global Bulk
Economy contracts are contained in the Mail
Classification Schedule language originally
proposed by the Postal Service as modified in
attachments to the instant decision. Eligible
customers may also contract separately for GBE and
Global Direct service. Governors’ Decision at 1, n.1.
3 See Notice and Order Concerning Global Plus 2
Negotiated Service Agreements, August 14, 2008
(Order No. 98). Order No. 98 appears at 73 FR
49723 (August 22, 2008).
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II. Comments
A. Public Representative’s Comments
The Public Representative finds the
Postal Service’s filing consistent with
requirements in the Postal
Accountability and Enhancement Act
(PAEA) and related Commission
regulations. In particular, he concludes
that pricing for the two proffered
contracts satisfies 39 U.S.C. 3633 and
falls within the floor and ceiling for the
‘‘shell’’—or umbrella—classification in
the Governors’ Decision.4 He also
concludes that the Postal Service has
‘‘concisely justified’’ the extent of
confidentiality it seeks in this filing;
states that contractual provisions on
preparation and volume requirements
ensure that some economies of scale
will result from implementation; and
finds that the two contracts appear to be
functionally equivalent. Id. at 2–4.
However, the Public Representative
expresses concern that the inclusion of
Global Direct as a component of Global
Plus 2 service raises a question about
the appropriateness of assigning Global
Plus 2 to the Competitive Product List
because:
—Global Direct appears to provide
shipments of First-Class Mail to a
destination country;
—Single-piece outbound International
First-Class Mail has been classified as
a market dominant product; and
—The PAEA assigns ‘‘single piece’’
international mail to the market
dominant product line and ‘‘bulk’’
international to the competitive line.
Id. at 2–8.5
B. The Postal Service’s Reply Comments
The Postal Service maintains that the
treatment of competitive products under
the PAEA and an assessment of
competitive market characteristics
support a conclusion that Global Plus 2
is properly classified as a competitive
product.6 It acknowledges that the
PAEA requires that international mail
be classified as either market dominant
or competitive depending upon whether
it is ‘‘single-piece’’ or ‘‘bulk,’’ but
maintains that the PAEA does not
4 Public Representative Comments in Response to
United States Postal Service Request to Add Global
Plus 2 Negotiated Service Agreements to the
Competitive Products List, August 27, 2008 at 4
(Public Representative Comments).
5 The Public Representative notes that he also
raised the issue of whether a proposed service is a
‘‘hybrid’’ product in Docket No. MC2008–6. Id. at
4–5.
6 Reply of United States Postal Service to Public
Representative Comments in Response to United
States Postal Service Request to Add Global Plus 2
Negotiated Service Agreements to the Competitive
Products List, August 29, 2008 at 1–2 (Postal
Service Reply Comments).
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further define those terms or seek to
provide guidance on the existing and
future international mail categories they
are intended to encompass. Id. at 2.
However, it notes that when classifying
postal products [in Docket No. RM2007–
1] as either market dominant or
competitive, the Commission proposed
to define bulk international mail by
reference to bulk commercial services,
which may be satisfied by volume
commitments or other types of annual
guarantees. Id. The Postal Service
further observes that the Commission
included International Customized Mail
(ICM) agreements among the products
classified as ‘‘bulk,’’ and that each ICM
was further initially defined as an
individual product. Id.
Applying this line of reasoning to the
instant case, the Postal Service says that
the Global Plus 2 contracts are tied to
revenue commitments, just as are the
Global Plus 1 contracts, and thus appear
to satisfy the Commission’s
determination that an annual revenue
guarantee would suffice to define a
product as ‘‘bulk.’’ It therefore contends
that even if pieces under the contract
were mailed individually, this should
not change the fact that the annual
revenue guarantee ensures that this is a
bulk product. Moreover, it contends that
because the Commission views the
contract as the product, as opposed to
the individual services under the
contract (which include both Global
Direct and Global Bulk Economy
services), it would seem that even
assuming that a piece of Global Direct
mail were sent individually, this
likewise should not convert a bulk
product into a single-piece product. Id.
at 2–3.
In addition, the Postal Service
maintains that as a practical matter,
Global Direct is not a single-piece
service, so each mailing involving
Global Bulk Economy and Global Direct
is, in fact, a bulk mailing. Id. at 3. In
support of this position, it asserts that
Global Direct service has only been
available through customized
agreements; notes that a customer
cannot walk into a post office and
deposit a single piece bearing foreign
indicia; states that retail Global Direct
service does not exist; and says that
both Global Plus 2 contracts provide
that postage payments are to be made by
permit imprint. Id.
The Postal Service provides a
hypothetical example involving a
single-piece mailing, but asserts that
this example does not reflect routine
mailer behavior. Instead, it maintains
that the customers are large volume,
Postal Qualified Wholesalers who are
required under the terms of the contract
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to deposit their Global Direct mail at
specific locations designated by the
Postal Service and who also must
comply with foreign postal
administrations’ preparation
requirements. Id. at 3–4. It says it is
more than likely that any one mailing
will contain multiple Global Direct
pieces. In fact, it says that the Postal
Service does not recall ever seeing a
postage statement containing only one
piece of Global Direct mail. Id. at 4.
The Postal Service acknowledges that
certain items sent using Global Direct
services, including under Global Plus 2
contracts, are ‘‘letters’’ within the
meaning of 39 CFR 310.1(a). Id. It notes,
however, that private entities are
entitled to offer service for outbound
letters ‘‘ ‘to a foreign country for deposit
in its domestic or international mails for
delivery to an ultimate destination
outside the United States.’ ’’ Id.
(footnote omitted).
‘‘The Postal Service asserts that
Congress codified this statutory
exception to the so-called letter
monopoly in the PAEA, and that
competition exists in the outbound
letter market, with a variety of entities
providing services comparable to the
Postal Service’s. It further states that in
addition to facing competing providers,
the Postal Service must also contend
with mailers’ prerogative to carry their
own letters out of the United States and
deposit them in the destination
country’s mailstream. Id.
The Postal Service then says that for
reasons described more fully in the
Statement of Supporting Justification
filed in these dockets, it operates within
competitive constraints in offering
Global Plus 2 contracts, including their
Global Direct components, rather than
from a position of market dominance.
Thus, it says that under the descriptive
criteria in 39 U.S.C. 3642(b) and 39 CFR
3020.32, these contracts should be
construed as competitive products. Id.
at 4–5.
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A. Statutory Requirements
The Commission’s statutory
responsibilities, in this instance, entail
assigning Global Plus 2 to either the
Market Dominant List or the
Competitive Product List. 39 U.S.C.
3642. As part of this responsibility, the
Commission also preliminarily reviews
the proposals for compliance with
PAEA requirements. This includes, for
proposed competitive products, a
review of the provisions applicable to
rates for competitive products. 39 U.S.C.
3633.
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Product list assignment. 39 U.S.C.
3642 governs the assignment of new
products to a list, in terms of the
contract or product as a whole, not an
individual component. In context, it is
apparent that Global Direct—which is
the source of the Public Representative’s
classification concern—is a bulk service.
In particular, Global Direct is:
—A service that imposes minimum
annual volume or revenue
requirements on mailers;
—Intended for high-volume users and
Postal Qualified Wholesalers; and
—Not available as a retail service for
individuals.
Postal Service Reply Comments at 3–4.
Thus, the Global Plus 2 contracts are
appropriately classified as competitive
products.
The Commission must also consider
the Postal Service’s market position in
determining appropriate product
classification. The main consideration is
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).
Review of a statement provided by
Frank Cebello, the Postal Service’s
executive director of Global Business
Management, provides adequate support
for a finding that the Postal Service’s
position with respect to Global Plus 2
precludes it from being able to take any
of the actions referred to in the
referenced provision without risk of
losing a significant level of business to
other firms or offering similar products.
See Request, Attachment 2.
Cost considerations. The Commission
has reviewed the financial analyses
provided under seal as well as the
comments and the reply comments.
This preliminary review indicates that
each contract comports with the
provisions applicable to rates for
competitive products. In particular,
based on the information provided, the
Commission finds that the proposed
contracts should cover their individual
attributable costs (39 U.S.C. 3633(a)(2));
should not lead to the subsidization of
competitive products by market
dominant products (39 U.S.C.
3633(a)(1)), and each should have a
positive effect on competitive products’
contribution to institutional costs (39
U.S.C. 3633(a)(3)).
The Postal Service requests that the
Commission classify the two Global
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C. Updating the Mail Classification
Schedule
The Commission is adding the new
product, Global Plus 2, to the
Competitive Product List, as requested.
As noted, the two related contracts fall
within that product. The changes to the
product list are shown below the
signature on this Order, and shall
become effective upon publication in
the Federal Register.
The Postal Service shall notify the
Commission of the effective date of each
contract on the same date it notifies the
contracting parties. The Commission
notes that each Global Plus 2 contract
contains a provision for early
termination. The Postal Service shall
promptly notify the Commission of an
early termination no later than the
actual termination date. The
Commission will then remove the
contract from the Mail Classification
Schedule at the earliest possible
opportunity.
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is Ordered:
1. Global Plus 2 is added as a new
product to the Competitive Product List.
2. The Negotiated Service Agreement
submitted in Docket No. CP2008–16 and
the Negotiated Service Agreement
submitted in Docket No. CP2008–17 fall
within the Global Plus 2 product.
3. The Postal Service shall notify the
Commission of the effective date of the
Global Plus 2 contracts (in Docket Nos.
CP2008–16 and CP2008–17) on the
same date it notifies the contracting
parties.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
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.
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:
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Plus 2 contracts as part of the same
product. The Commission finds that
these contracts are premised on similar
cost and market characteristics. It
concludes that these two contracts are
functionally equivalent in all pertinent
respects, and can be appropriately
classified as one product within the
Competitive Product List.
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PART 3020—PRODUCT LISTS
1. The authority citation for part 3020
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 39 U.S.C. 503; 3622; 3631; 3642;
3682.
2. Revise Appendix A to subpart A of
part 3020 to read as follows:
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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
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]
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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]
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]
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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
2000 Part B—Competitive Products
Competitive Product List
Express Mail
Express Mail
Outbound International Expedited Services
Inbound International Expedited Services
Inbound International Expedited Services 1
(CP2008–7)
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)
International Money Transfer Service
International Ancillary Services
Special Services
Premium Forwarding Service
Negotiated Service Agreements
Domestic
Express Mail Contract 1 (MC2008–5)
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)
Inbound Direct Entry Contracts with
Foreign Postal Administrations
(MC2008–6, CP2008–14 and CP2008–15)
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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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Approval and Promulgation of Air
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
39 CFR Part 3020
[Docket Nos. MC2008-7, CP2008-16 and CP2008-17; Order No. 112]
Administrative Practice and Procedure, Postal Service
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is adding a new product identified as Global
Plus 2 Negotiated Service Agreements to the Mail Classification
Schedule Competitive Product List. This action is consistent with
changes in a recent law governing postal operations. Re-publication of
the lists of market dominant and competitive products is also
consistent with new requirements in the law.
DATES: Effective October 9, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
202-789-6820 and stephen.sharfman@prc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulatory History, 73 FR 49723 (August 22,
2008).
The Postal Service seeks to add a new product identified as Global
Plus 2 Negotiated Service Agreements to the Competitive Product List.
For the reasons discussed below, the Commission approves the Request.
I. Background
On August 8, 2008, the Postal Service filed a Request with the
Commission for the addition of a new product, which it identifies as
Global Plus 2 Negotiated Service Agreements, to the Mail Classification
Schedule's Competitive Product List for prices not of general
applicability. A concurrent Notice announces issuance of a Governors'
Decision authorizing the new product and the Postal Service's
execution, under this authority, of two contracts it considers
functionally equivalent.\1\
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\1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Global
Plus 2 Negotiated Service Agreements to the Competitive Product
List, and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) the Enabling Governors'
Decision and Two Functionally Equivalent Agreements, August 8, 2008
(collectively referred to as Request). The Request was filed
pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and implementing regulations at 39 CFR
3020.30 et seq. A public (redacted) version of the referenced
Governors' Decision appears as Attachment 1 to the Request. See
Decision of the Governors of the United States Postal Service on the
Establishment of Prices and Classifications for Global Direct,
Global Bulk Economy, and Global Plus Contracts (Governors' Decision
No. 08-10), July 16, 2008 (Governors' Decision).
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The proposed new product includes three services: Global Bulk
Economy (GBE), Global Direct, and Global Plus 2 contracts.\2\ Mail
classification language accompanying the Request describes each of
these services. Global Plus 2 contracts are described as a combination
of GBE and Global Direct designed for high-volume mailers or Postal
Qualified Wholesalers. They require a mailer to have the capability, on
an annualized basis, of either tendering at least 5,000 pieces of
international mail to the Postal Service or paying at least $100,000 in
international postage to the Postal Service, and meeting other
requirements. Governors' Decision, Attachment 1, Attachment A-3, at 1
(Sec. 2610.6) (Global Plus 2). Id., Attachments A-1 and A-3 (GBE and
Global Direct, respectively).
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\2\ The Governors' Decision notes that the classifications for
Global Direct and Global Bulk Economy contracts are contained in the
Mail Classification Schedule language originally proposed by the
Postal Service as modified in attachments to the instant decision.
Eligible customers may also contract separately for GBE and Global
Direct service. Governors' Decision at 1, n.1.
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Commission Order No. 98 provided formal notice of the Request and
related submissions; established the captioned dockets to consider the
Request; appointed an officer of the Commission to represent the
interests of the general public; and set August 27, 2008 as the
deadline for comments.\3\
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\3\ See Notice and Order Concerning Global Plus 2 Negotiated
Service Agreements, August 14, 2008 (Order No. 98). Order No. 98
appears at 73 FR 49723 (August 22, 2008).
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Commission decision. The Commission has reviewed the filing in
terms of relevant statutory provisions, and concludes that the filing
is consistent with all pertinent statutory considerations. It finds
that Global Plus 2 is appropriately classified as a competitive
product. Accordingly, it grants the Request to add the Global Plus 2
product to the Competitive Product List. It also classifies the two
contracts filed in Docket Nos. CP2008-16 and CP2008-17 as falling
within the Global Plus 2 product, based on a finding that they are
functionally equivalent.
II. Comments
A. Public Representative's Comments
The Public Representative finds the Postal Service's filing
consistent with requirements in the Postal Accountability and
Enhancement Act (PAEA) and related Commission regulations. In
particular, he concludes that pricing for the two proffered contracts
satisfies 39 U.S.C. 3633 and falls within the floor and ceiling for the
``shell''--or umbrella--classification in the Governors' Decision.\4\
He also concludes that the Postal Service has ``concisely justified''
the extent of confidentiality it seeks in this filing; states that
contractual provisions on preparation and volume requirements ensure
that some economies of scale will result from implementation; and finds
that the two contracts appear to be functionally equivalent. Id. at 2-
4.
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\4\ Public Representative Comments in Response to United States
Postal Service Request to Add Global Plus 2 Negotiated Service
Agreements to the Competitive Products List, August 27, 2008 at 4
(Public Representative Comments).
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However, the Public Representative expresses concern that the
inclusion of Global Direct as a component of Global Plus 2 service
raises a question about the appropriateness of assigning Global Plus 2
to the Competitive Product List because:
--Global Direct appears to provide shipments of First-Class Mail to a
destination country;
--Single-piece outbound International First-Class Mail has been
classified as a market dominant product; and
--The PAEA assigns ``single piece'' international mail to the market
dominant product line and ``bulk'' international to the competitive
line. Id. at 2-8.\5\
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\5\ The Public Representative notes that he also raised the
issue of whether a proposed service is a ``hybrid'' product in
Docket No. MC2008-6. Id. at 4-5.
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B. The Postal Service's Reply Comments
The Postal Service maintains that the treatment of competitive
products under the PAEA and an assessment of competitive market
characteristics support a conclusion that Global Plus 2 is properly
classified as a competitive product.\6\ It acknowledges that the PAEA
requires that international mail be classified as either market
dominant or competitive depending upon whether it is ``single-piece''
or ``bulk,'' but maintains that the PAEA does not further define those
terms or seek to provide guidance on the existing and future
international mail categories they are intended to encompass. Id. at 2.
However, it notes that when classifying postal products [in Docket No.
RM2007-1] as either market dominant or competitive, the Commission
proposed to define bulk international mail by reference to bulk
commercial services, which may be satisfied by volume commitments or
other types of annual guarantees. Id. The Postal Service further
observes that the Commission included International Customized Mail
(ICM) agreements among the products classified as ``bulk,'' and that
each ICM was further initially defined as an individual product. Id.
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\6\ Reply of United States Postal Service to Public
Representative Comments in Response to United States Postal Service
Request to Add Global Plus 2 Negotiated Service Agreements to the
Competitive Products List, August 29, 2008 at 1-2 (Postal Service
Reply Comments).
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Applying this line of reasoning to the instant case, the Postal
Service says that the Global Plus 2 contracts are tied to revenue
commitments, just as are the Global Plus 1 contracts, and thus appear
to satisfy the Commission's determination that an annual revenue
guarantee would suffice to define a product as ``bulk.'' It therefore
contends that even if pieces under the contract were mailed
individually, this should not change the fact that the annual revenue
guarantee ensures that this is a bulk product. Moreover, it contends
that because the Commission views the contract as the product, as
opposed to the individual services under the contract (which include
both Global Direct and Global Bulk Economy services), it would seem
that even assuming that a piece of Global Direct mail were sent
individually, this likewise should not convert a bulk product into a
single-piece product. Id. at 2-3.
In addition, the Postal Service maintains that as a practical
matter, Global Direct is not a single-piece service, so each mailing
involving Global Bulk Economy and Global Direct is, in fact, a bulk
mailing. Id. at 3. In support of this position, it asserts that Global
Direct service has only been available through customized agreements;
notes that a customer cannot walk into a post office and deposit a
single piece bearing foreign indicia; states that retail Global Direct
service does not exist; and says that both Global Plus 2 contracts
provide that postage payments are to be made by permit imprint. Id.
The Postal Service provides a hypothetical example involving a
single-piece mailing, but asserts that this example does not reflect
routine mailer behavior. Instead, it maintains that the customers are
large volume, Postal Qualified Wholesalers who are required under the
terms of the contract
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to deposit their Global Direct mail at specific locations designated by
the Postal Service and who also must comply with foreign postal
administrations' preparation requirements. Id. at 3-4. It says it is
more than likely that any one mailing will contain multiple Global
Direct pieces. In fact, it says that the Postal Service does not recall
ever seeing a postage statement containing only one piece of Global
Direct mail. Id. at 4.
The Postal Service acknowledges that certain items sent using
Global Direct services, including under Global Plus 2 contracts, are
``letters'' within the meaning of 39 CFR 310.1(a). Id. It notes,
however, that private entities are entitled to offer service for
outbound letters `` `to a foreign country for deposit in its domestic
or international mails for delivery to an ultimate destination outside
the United States.' '' Id. (footnote omitted).
``The Postal Service asserts that Congress codified this statutory
exception to the so-called letter monopoly in the PAEA, and that
competition exists in the outbound letter market, with a variety of
entities providing services comparable to the Postal Service's. It
further states that in addition to facing competing providers, the
Postal Service must also contend with mailers' prerogative to carry
their own letters out of the United States and deposit them in the
destination country's mailstream. Id.
The Postal Service then says that for reasons described more fully
in the Statement of Supporting Justification filed in these dockets, it
operates within competitive constraints in offering Global Plus 2
contracts, including their Global Direct components, rather than from a
position of market dominance. Thus, it says that under the descriptive
criteria in 39 U.S.C. 3642(b) and 39 CFR 3020.32, these contracts
should be construed as competitive products. Id. at 4-5.
III. Commission Analysis
A. Statutory Requirements
The Commission's statutory responsibilities, in this instance,
entail assigning Global Plus 2 to either the Market Dominant List or
the Competitive Product List. 39 U.S.C. 3642. As part of this
responsibility, the Commission also preliminarily reviews the proposals
for compliance with PAEA requirements. This includes, for proposed
competitive products, a review of the provisions applicable to rates
for competitive products. 39 U.S.C. 3633.
Product list assignment. 39 U.S.C. 3642 governs the assignment of
new products to a list, in terms of the contract or product as a whole,
not an individual component. In context, it is apparent that Global
Direct--which is the source of the Public Representative's
classification concern--is a bulk service. In particular, Global Direct
is:
--A service that imposes minimum annual volume or revenue requirements
on mailers;
--Intended for high-volume users and Postal Qualified Wholesalers; and
--Not available as a retail service for individuals.
Postal Service Reply Comments at 3-4. Thus, the Global Plus 2 contracts
are appropriately classified as competitive products.
The Commission must also consider the Postal Service's market
position in determining appropriate product classification. The main
consideration is 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).
Review of a statement provided by Frank Cebello, the Postal
Service's executive director of Global Business Management, provides
adequate support for a finding that the Postal Service's position with
respect to Global Plus 2 precludes it from being able to take any of
the actions referred to in the referenced provision without risk of
losing a significant level of business to other firms or offering
similar products. See Request, Attachment 2.
Cost considerations. The Commission has reviewed the financial
analyses provided under seal as well as the comments and the reply
comments. This preliminary review indicates that each contract comports
with the provisions applicable to rates for competitive products. In
particular, based on the information provided, the Commission finds
that the proposed contracts should cover their individual attributable
costs (39 U.S.C. 3633(a)(2)); should not lead to the subsidization of
competitive products by market dominant products (39 U.S.C.
3633(a)(1)), and each should have a positive effect on competitive
products' contribution to institutional costs (39 U.S.C. 3633(a)(3)).
B. Nature of the Agreements
The Postal Service requests that the Commission classify the two
Global Plus 2 contracts as part of the same product. The Commission
finds that these contracts are premised on similar cost and market
characteristics. It concludes that these two contracts are functionally
equivalent in all pertinent respects, and can be appropriately
classified as one product within the Competitive Product List.
C. Updating the Mail Classification Schedule
The Commission is adding the new product, Global Plus 2, to the
Competitive Product List, as requested. As noted, the two related
contracts fall within that product. The changes to the product list are
shown below the signature on this Order, and shall become effective
upon publication in the Federal Register.
The Postal Service shall notify the Commission of the effective
date of each contract on the same date it notifies the contracting
parties. The Commission notes that each Global Plus 2 contract contains
a provision for early termination. The Postal Service shall promptly
notify the Commission of an early termination no later than the actual
termination date. The Commission will then remove the contract from the
Mail Classification Schedule at the earliest possible opportunity.
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is Ordered:
1. Global Plus 2 is added as a new product to the Competitive
Product List.
2. The Negotiated Service Agreement submitted in Docket No. CP2008-
16 and the Negotiated Service Agreement submitted in Docket No. CP2008-
17 fall within the Global Plus 2 product.
3. The Postal Service shall notify the Commission of the effective
date of the Global Plus 2 contracts (in Docket Nos. CP2008-16 and
CP2008-17) on the same date it notifies the contracting parties.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for 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:
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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 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
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]
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
2000 Part B--Competitive Products
Competitive Product List
Express Mail
Express Mail
Outbound International Expedited Services
Inbound International Expedited Services
Inbound International Expedited Services 1 (CP2008-7)
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)
International Money Transfer Service
International Ancillary Services
Special Services
Premium Forwarding Service
Negotiated Service Agreements
Domestic
Express Mail Contract 1 (MC2008-5)
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)
Inbound Direct Entry Contracts with Foreign Postal
Administrations (MC2008-6, CP2008-14 and CP2008-15)
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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]
[FR Doc. E8-24054 Filed 10-8-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710-FW-P
