New Competitive Postal Product, 20510-20511 [E9-10095]

Download as PDF 20510 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 84 / Monday, May 4, 2009 / Notices Documents Access and Management System accession number. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Orr, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, telephone (301) 251– 7495 or e-mail to Mark.Orr@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On page 18000, in the third column, in the first complete paragraph, the accession number is changed from ‘‘ML081690227,’’ to read ‘‘ML082530230.’’ Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of April 2009. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Andrea D. Valentin, Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. E9–10136 Filed 5–1–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2009–0189] Interim Staff Guidance on Assessing the Consequences of an Accidental Release of Radioactive Materials From Liquid Waste Tanks Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). ACTION: Solicitation of public comment. AGENCY: The NRC is soliciting public comment on its Proposed Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) DC/COL–ISG–013 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML090830488). The purpose of this ISG is to modify and provide Combined License (COL) and Design Certification (DC) applicants additional clarity and guidance for the application of Standard Review Plan (SRP) Sections 11.2 and 2.4.13 on the characterization of hydro geological properties of a site associated with the effects of accidental releases of radioactive liquid on existing or likely future uses of ground and surface water resources in meeting the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 100 (10 CFR 100.10 or 100.20) and Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 20 on effluent concentration limits. This ISG would revise the staff guidance previously issued in March 2007 in the SRP NUREG–0080, ‘‘Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants,’’ tjames on PRODPC75 with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:26 May 01, 2009 Jkt 217001 Sections 11.2 and 2.4.13. These two SRP sections are not internally consistent in identifying acceptable criteria for assessing the consequences of accidental releases of radioactive materials, or in providing guidance to the staff and applicants to establish conditions for such releases and define acceptable assumptions to describe exposure scenarios and pathways to members of the public. The NRC staff issues DC/COL–ISGs to facilitate timely implementation of current staff guidance and to facilitate activities associated with review of applications for DCs and COLs by the Office of New Reactors. The NRC staff will also incorporate the approved DC/COL–ISG– 013 into the next revision of the SRP and related guidance documents. DATES: Comments must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. 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Frye, Chief, Health Physics Branch, Division of Construction Inspection and Operational Programs, Office of the New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone 301–415– 3900 or e-mail at timothy.frye@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agency posts its issued staff guidance in the agency’s external Web page (https:// www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/isg/). The NRC staff is issuing this notice to solicit public comments on proposed DC/COL–ISG–013. After the NRC staff considers any public comments, it will PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 make a determination regarding proposed DC/COL–ISG–013. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of April 2009. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. William F. Burton, Branch Chief, Rulemaking and Guidance Development Branch, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors. [FR Doc. E9–10137 Filed 5–1–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. MC2009–24 and CP2009–28 Order No. 207] New Competitive Postal Product Postal Regulatory Commission. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request to add the Royal Mail Inbound Air Parcel Post Agreement to the Competitive Product List. The Postal Service has also filed a related contract. This notice addresses procedural steps associated with these filings. DATES: Comments are due May 5, 2009. 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: I. Introduction On April 21, 2009, the Postal Service filed a formal request pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq. to add the Royal Mail Inbound Air Parcel Post Agreement to the Competitive Product List.1 The Postal Service asserts that the Governors have established a price and classification ‘‘not of general applicability’’ within the meaning of 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3). Id. at 1. The Request has been assigned Docket No. MC2009–24. The Postal Service contemporaneously filed an agreement related to the proposed new product pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and 39 CFR 3015.5. The agreement has been assigned Docket No. CP2009–28. Request. The Request incorporates (1) A statement of supporting justification 1 Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Royal Mail Inbound Air Parcel Post Agreement to the Competitive Products List and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) Contract and Enabling Governors’ Decision, April 21, 2009 (Request). E:\FR\FM\04MYN1.SGM 04MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 84 / Monday, May 4, 2009 / Notices tjames on PRODPC75 with NOTICES as required by 39 CFR 3020.32; (2) Governors’ Decision No. 09–5 authorizing the new product which includes a certification of the vote, requested changes in the Mail Classification Schedule (MCS) product list, an analysis of the agreement and a certification of compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a); (3) a redacted version of the agreement; and (4) an additional certification of compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a).2 Substantively, the Request seeks to add the Royal Mail Inbound Air Parcel Post Agreement to the Competitive Product List. Id. at 1– 2. In the statement of supporting justification, Giselle Valera, Executive Director, Global Finance and Business Analysis, asserts that the service to be provided under the agreement 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 1. Thus, Ms. Valera contends there will be no issue of subsidization of competitive products by market dominant products as a result of this agreement. Id. Related contract. A redacted version of the bilateral Royal Mail Inbound Air Parcel Post agreement is included with the Request. The Postal Service represents that the agreement is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a) and 39 CFR 3015.7(c). See id., Attachment 2 and Attachment 3. The agreement implements negotiated rates for Inbound Air Parcel Post from the United Kingdom. It becomes effective after the Postal Service notifies Royal Mail that it has received all required reviews and the Commission has provided all necessary regulatory approvals. The Postal Service states that the agreement is to remain in effect until terminated by the parties. 2 Attachment 1 to the Request consists of the Statement of Supporting Justification. Attachment 2 is the Decision of the Governors of the United States Postal Service on Establishment of Prices and Classifications for Royal Mail Group Inbound Air Parcel Post Agreement (Governors’ Decision No. 09–5). The Governors’ Decision includes Attachment A, requested changes in the MCS product list; Attachment B, a redacted version of Management Analysis of Royal Mail Group Inbound Air Parcel Post Agreement; and Attachment C, a redacted version of Certification of Prices for the Royal Mail Group Inbound Air Parcel Post Agreement. Attachment 3 is a redacted version of the contract. Attachment 4 is an additional redacted certification of compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633 (a) for the agreement. The Postal Service states that the additional certification ‘‘was effected to account for changes in the estimated amount of inward land rate payments in 2010 due to revisions to the payment structure under the [Universal Postal Union’s] Parcel Post Regulations that will become effective on January 1, 2010.’’ Id. at 2, n.3. VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:26 May 01, 2009 Jkt 217001 Currently, the Postal Service and Royal Mail apply the inward land rates for Air Parcel Post established by the Universal Postal Union’s Postal Operations Council.3 In the Postal Service’s original proposed MCS language for Inbound Air Parcel Post, bilateral agreements were included as a price category within the Inbound Air Parcel Post product.4 The Postal Service states it is proposing that the Royal Mail agreement be classified as a separate product as a practical matter and in conformity with the intent of the Commission’s ruling in Order No. 43 5 which contemplates that each agreement or group of functionally equivalent agreements may be considered as one product. Id. at 4. The Postal Service filed much of the supporting materials, including the analysis of the agreement, Governors’ Decision, and the specific Royal Mail Inbound Air Parcel Post agreement in redacted versions and under seal. In its Request, the Postal Service maintains that the agreement and related financial information, including the customer’s name and the accompanying analyses that provide prices, terms, conditions, and financial projections should remain under seal. Id. at 2–3. II. Notice of Filings The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2009–24 and CP2009–28 for consideration of the Request pertaining to the proposed Royal Mail Inbound Air Parcel Post product and the related bilateral contractual agreement as a competitive product, respectively. In keeping with practice, these dockets are addressed on a consolidated basis for purposes of this order; however, future filings should be made in the specific docket in which issues being addressed pertain. 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 May 5, 2009. The public portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission’s Web site (https:// www.prc.gov). 3 See Universal Postal Union International Bureau Circular No. 241, ‘‘Parcel Post-Inward Land Rates Applicable from 1 January 2009,’’ September 29, 2008. 4 See United States Postal Service Submission of Additional Mail Classification Schedule Information in Response to Order No. 43, November 20, 2007. 5 See PRC Order No. 43, Order Establishing Ratemaking Regulations for Market Dominant and Competitive Products, Docket No. MC 2007–1, October 29, 2007, at paras. 2177, 2198. PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20511 The Commission appoints Paul L. Harrington to serve as Public Representative in these dockets. It is Ordered: 1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2009–24 and CP2009–28 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 May 5, 2009. 4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the Federal Register. By the Commission. Judith M. Grady, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–10095 Filed 5–1–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [License No. 09/79–0456] Horizon Ventures Fund II, L.P.; Notice Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest Notice is hereby given that Horizon Ventures Fund II, L.P., 4 Main Street, Suite 50, Los Altos, CA 94022, a Federal Licensee under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), in connection with the financing of a small concern, has sought an exemption under Section 312 of the Act and Section 107.730, Financings which Constitute Conflicts of Interest of the Small Business Administration (‘‘SBA’’) Rules and Regulations (13 CFR 107.730). Horizon Ventures Fund II, L.P. proposes to provide equity/debt security financing to Invivodata, Inc., 2100 Wharton Street, Suite 505, Pittsburgh, PA 15203. The financing is brought within the purview of § 107.730(a)(1) of the Regulations because Horizon Ventures Fund I, L.P. and Horizon Ventures Advisors Fund I, L.P., both Associates of Horizon Ventures Fund II, L.P., own in the aggregate more than ten percent of Invivodata, Inc. Therefore this transaction is considered a financing of an Associate requiring prior SBA approval. Notice is hereby given that any interested person may submit written comments on the transaction within fifteen days of the date of this publication to the Acting Administrator E:\FR\FM\04MYN1.SGM 04MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 84 (Monday, May 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20510-20511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10095]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. MC2009-24 and CP2009-28 Order No. 207]


New Competitive Postal Product

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service 
request to add the Royal Mail Inbound Air Parcel Post Agreement to the 
Competitive Product List. The Postal Service has also filed a related 
contract. This notice addresses procedural steps associated with these 
filings.

DATES: Comments are due May 5, 2009.

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:

I. Introduction

    On April 21, 2009, the Postal Service filed a formal request 
pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq. to add the Royal 
Mail Inbound Air Parcel Post Agreement to the Competitive Product 
List.\1\ The Postal Service asserts that the Governors have established 
a price and classification ``not of general applicability'' within the 
meaning of 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3). Id. at 1. The Request has been 
assigned Docket No. MC2009-24.
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    \1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Royal 
Mail Inbound Air Parcel Post Agreement to the Competitive Products 
List and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) Contract and Enabling 
Governors' Decision, April 21, 2009 (Request).
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    The Postal Service contemporaneously filed an agreement related to 
the proposed new product pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and 39 CFR 
3015.5. The agreement has been assigned Docket No. CP2009-28.
    Request. The Request incorporates (1) A statement of supporting 
justification

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as required by 39 CFR 3020.32; (2) Governors' Decision No. 09-5 
authorizing the new product which includes a certification of the vote, 
requested changes in the Mail Classification Schedule (MCS) product 
list, an analysis of the agreement and a certification of compliance 
with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a); (3) a redacted version of the agreement; and 
(4) an additional certification of compliance with 39 U.S.C. 
3633(a).\2\ Substantively, the Request seeks to add the Royal Mail 
Inbound Air Parcel Post Agreement to the Competitive Product List. Id. 
at 1-2.
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    \2\ Attachment 1 to the Request consists of the Statement of 
Supporting Justification. Attachment 2 is the Decision of the 
Governors of the United States Postal Service on Establishment of 
Prices and Classifications for Royal Mail Group Inbound Air Parcel 
Post Agreement (Governors' Decision No. 09-5). The Governors' 
Decision includes Attachment A, requested changes in the MCS product 
list; Attachment B, a redacted version of Management Analysis of 
Royal Mail Group Inbound Air Parcel Post Agreement; and Attachment 
C, a redacted version of Certification of Prices for the Royal Mail 
Group Inbound Air Parcel Post Agreement. Attachment 3 is a redacted 
version of the contract. Attachment 4 is an additional redacted 
certification of compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633 (a) for the 
agreement. The Postal Service states that the additional 
certification ``was effected to account for changes in the estimated 
amount of inward land rate payments in 2010 due to revisions to the 
payment structure under the [Universal Postal Union's] Parcel Post 
Regulations that will become effective on January 1, 2010.'' Id. at 
2, n.3.
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    In the statement of supporting justification, Giselle Valera, 
Executive Director, Global Finance and Business Analysis, asserts that 
the service to be provided under the agreement 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 1. 
Thus, Ms. Valera contends there will be no issue of subsidization of 
competitive products by market dominant products as a result of this 
agreement. Id.
    Related contract. A redacted version of the bilateral Royal Mail 
Inbound Air Parcel Post agreement is included with the Request. The 
Postal Service represents that the agreement is consistent with 39 
U.S.C. 3633(a) and 39 CFR 3015.7(c). See id., Attachment 2 and 
Attachment 3. The agreement implements negotiated rates for Inbound Air 
Parcel Post from the United Kingdom. It becomes effective after the 
Postal Service notifies Royal Mail that it has received all required 
reviews and the Commission has provided all necessary regulatory 
approvals. The Postal Service states that the agreement is to remain in 
effect until terminated by the parties.
    Currently, the Postal Service and Royal Mail apply the inward land 
rates for Air Parcel Post established by the Universal Postal Union's 
Postal Operations Council.\3\ In the Postal Service's original proposed 
MCS language for Inbound Air Parcel Post, bilateral agreements were 
included as a price category within the Inbound Air Parcel Post 
product.\4\ The Postal Service states it is proposing that the Royal 
Mail agreement be classified as a separate product as a practical 
matter and in conformity with the intent of the Commission's ruling in 
Order No. 43 \5\ which contemplates that each agreement or group of 
functionally equivalent agreements may be considered as one product. 
Id. at 4.
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    \3\ See Universal Postal Union International Bureau Circular No. 
241, ``Parcel Post-Inward Land Rates Applicable from 1 January 
2009,'' September 29, 2008.
    \4\ See United States Postal Service Submission of Additional 
Mail Classification Schedule Information in Response to Order No. 
43, November 20, 2007.
    \5\ See PRC Order No. 43, Order Establishing Ratemaking 
Regulations for Market Dominant and Competitive Products, Docket No. 
MC 2007-1, October 29, 2007, at paras. 2177, 2198.
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    The Postal Service filed much of the supporting materials, 
including the analysis of the agreement, Governors' Decision, and the 
specific Royal Mail Inbound Air Parcel Post agreement in redacted 
versions and under seal. In its Request, the Postal Service maintains 
that the agreement and related financial information, including the 
customer's name and the accompanying analyses that provide prices, 
terms, conditions, and financial projections should remain under seal. 
Id. at 2-3.

II. Notice of Filings

    The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2009-24 and CP2009-28 for 
consideration of the Request pertaining to the proposed Royal Mail 
Inbound Air Parcel Post product and the related bilateral contractual 
agreement as a competitive product, respectively. In keeping with 
practice, these dockets are addressed on a consolidated basis for 
purposes of this order; however, future filings should be made in the 
specific docket in which issues being addressed pertain.
    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 May 5, 2009. The 
public portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission's 
Web site (https://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints Paul L. Harrington to serve as Public 
Representative in these dockets.
    It is Ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2009-24 and CP2009-28 
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 May 5, 2009.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Judith M. Grady,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-10095 Filed 5-1-09; 8:45 am]
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