New Postal Product, 6108-6112 [2010-2629]

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• POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 25 (Monday, February 8, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6108-6112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2629]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

39 CFR Part 3020

[Docket Nos. MC2010-14 and CP2010-13; Order No. 376]


New Postal Product

AGENCY:  Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION:  Final rule.

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SUMMARY:  The Commission is adding Canada Post-United States Postal 
Service Contractual Bilateral Agreement for Inbound Competitive 
Services to the Competitive Product List. This action is consistent 
with a postal reform law. Republication of the lists of market dominant 
and competitive products is also consistent with statutory 
requirements.

DATES:  Effective February 8, 2010 and is applicable beginning December 
30, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 
202-789-6820 or stephen.sharfman@prc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulatory History, 74 FR 65169 (December 9, 
2009).

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Comments
IV. Commission Analysis
V. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    The Postal Service seeks to add a new product, Canada Post-United 
States Postal Service Contractual Bilateral Agreement for Inbound 
Competitive Services, to the Competitive Product List. For the reasons 
discussed below, the Commission approves the Request.

II. Background

    On November 25, 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 Canada 
Post-United States Postal Service Contractual Bilateral Agreement for 
Inbound Competitive Services (Bilateral Agreement or Agreement) to the 
Competitive Product List.\1\ The Postal Service asserts that the 
Bilateral Agreement is a competitive product ``not of general 
applicability'' within the meaning of 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3). This 
Request has been assigned Docket No. MC2010-14.
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    \1\ Request of United States Postal Service to Add Canada Post-
United States Postal Service Contractual Bilateral Agreement for 
Inbound Competitive Services to the Competitive Product List and 
Notice of Filing (Under Seal) the Enabling Governors' Decision and 
Agreement, November 25, 2009 (Request).
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    The Postal Service contemporaneously filed notice, pursuant to 39 
U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and 39 CFR 3015.5, that the Governors have 
established prices and classifications not of general applicability for 
inbound competitive services as reflected in the Bilateral Agreement. 
More specifically, the Bilateral Agreement, which has been assigned 
Docket No. CP2010-13, governs Inbound Parcel Post and Xpresspost-USA 
from Canada.
    The Postal Service acknowledges an existing bilateral agreement 
with Canada Post for inbound competitive services, which is set to 
expire at the end of calendar year 2009. Id. at 3. The Postal Service 
asserts that the proposed MCS language in Docket No. MC2010-14 
``resembles the language'' for the existing bilateral agreement and 
that the differences ``reflect changes to certain operational details'' 
including a reclassification of Canada Post's ``Xpresspost-USA'' 
product from a market dominant product to a competitive product. Id. 
The Commission reviewed and approved that bilateral agreement in Docket 
Nos. CP2009-9 and MC2009-8. The Commission had previously approved the 
``Xpresspost-USA'' product as a market dominant product in Docket No. 
MC2009-7.\2\ Qualifying that approval, however, the Commission noted 
that ``Xpresspost exhibits characteristics of a competitive product.'' 
Id. at 7.
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    \2\ Docket No. MC2009-7, Order Concerning Bilateral Agreement 
with Canada Post for Inbound Market Dominant Services, December 31, 
2008 (Order No. 163).
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    In support of its Request, the Postal Service filed the following 
materials: (1) A redacted version of the Governors' Decision including 
proposed MCS language, a management analysis of the Bilateral 
Agreement, certification of compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a), and 
certification of the Governors' vote;\3\ (2) a Statement of Supporting 
Justification as required by 39 CFR 3020.32;\4\ (3) a redacted version 
of the agreement;\5\ and (4) an application for non-public treatment of 
pricing and supporting documents filed under seal.\6\ Request at 2.
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    \3\ Attachment 1 to the Request.
    \4\ Attachment 2 to the Request.
    \5\ Attachment 3 to the Request.
    \6\ Attachment 4 to the Request. The Postal Service erroneously 
noted in its Request that an Attachment 5 which contained the 
application for non-public treatment was filed. The application for 
non-public treatment is Attachment 4; there is no Attachment 5.
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    The Bilateral Agreement covers parcels arriving in the United 
States by surface transportation rather than air. Governors' Decision 
No. 09-16.\7\ The Bilateral Agreement also covers Xpresspost, a 
Canadian service for documents, packets, and light-weight packages. Id. 
The Bilateral Agreement allows Canada Post to tender surface parcels 
and Xpresspost to the Postal Service at negotiated prices rather than 
the default prices set by the Universal Postal Union. Id. The Bilateral 
Agreement is effective January 1, 2010 and continues until December 31, 
2011. Id., Attachment 3, at 7.
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    \7\ See Attachment 1 to the Request.
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    In the Statement of Supporting Justification, Lea Emerson, 
Executive Director, International Postal Affairs, asserts that ``[t]he 
addition of the [Bilateral] Agreement as a competitive product will 
enable the Commission to verify that the agreement covers its 
attributable costs and enables competitive products, as a whole, to 
make a positive contribution to coverage of institutional costs.'' Id., 
Attachment 2, at 2. Joseph Moeller, Manager, Regulatory Reporting and 
Cost Analysis, Finance Department, certifies that the contract complies 
with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a). Id., Attachment 1, Attachment C. He observes 
that the Bilateral Agreement ``should not impair the ability of 
competitive products on the whole to cover an appropriate share of 
institutional costs.'' Id.
    In Order No. 351, the Commission gave notice of the two dockets, 
appointed a public representative, and provided the public with an 
opportunity to comment.\8\
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    \8\ PRC Order No. 351, Notice and Order Concerning Bilateral 
Agreement with Canada Post for Inbound Competitive Services, 
December 1, 2009 (Order No. 351).
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III. Comments

    Comments were filed by the Public Representative.\9\ No other 
interested

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person submitted comments. The Public Representative states the Postal 
Service's Request comports with the applicable provisions of title 39. 
Id. at 1. He also states that the Postal Service's Request comports 
with the requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3632 and 39 CFR 3015. Id. at 1-2.
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    \9\ Public Representative Comments in Response to United States 
Postal Service Request to Add Canada Post-United States Postal 
Service Contractual Bilateral Agreement for Competitive Services to 
the Competitive Products List, and Notice of Filing Agreement and 
Enabling Governors' Decision (Under Seal), December 15, 2009 (Public 
Representative Comments). The Public Representative filed an 
accompanying Motion of the Public Representative for Late Acceptance 
of Comments in Response to United States Postal Service Request to 
Add Canada Post-United States Postal Service Contractual Bilateral 
Agreement for Competitive Services to the Competitive Product List, 
December 15, 2009. The motion is granted.
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    The Public Representative states that the Bilateral Agreement is in 
compliance with the requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633(a). He asserts that 
the Postal Service has provided adequate justification for maintaining 
confidentiality in this case. Id. at 2-3. Additionally, the Public 
Representative states that the Bilateral Agreement satisfies the 
requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633 in that it will not allow market 
dominant products to subsidize competitive products, ensures each 
competitive product covers its attributable costs, and enables 
competitive products as a whole to cover their costs and contribute a 
minimum of 5.5 percent to the Postal Service's total institutional 
costs. Id. at 2. He also indicates that the Postal Service has complied 
with 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020. Id. The Public Representative 
relates that he has reviewed the supporting documentation filed under 
seal, and the Bilateral Agreement offers provisions favorable both to 
the Postal Service and the general public. Id. at 3.

IV. Commission Analysis

    The Commission has reviewed the Request, the Agreement, the 
financial analysis filed under seal, and the comments filed by all 
parties.
    Statutory requirements. The Commission's statutory responsibilities 
in this instance entail assigning the Bilateral Agreement to either the 
Market Dominant Product List or to the Competitive Product List. 39 
U.S.C. 3642. As part of this responsibility, the Commission also 
reviews the proposal for compliance with the Postal Accountability and 
Enhancement Act (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. In determining whether to assign the 
Bilateral Agreement to the Market Dominant Product List or the 
Competitive Product List, the Commission must consider 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). If so, the product 
will be categorized as market dominant. The competitive category of 
products shall consist of all other products.
    The Commission is further required to consider the availability and 
nature of enterprises in the private sector engaged in the delivery of 
the product, the views of those who use the product, and the likely 
impact on small business concerns. 39 U.S.C. 3642(b)(3).
    In Docket No. RM2007-1, Order No. 43, the Commission determined 
that Inbound Surface Parcel Post shipments tendered at negotiated rates 
are appropriately classified as competitive.\10\ The Bilateral 
Agreement falls within this category.
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    \10\ Docket No. RM2007-1, Order Establishing Ratemaking 
Regulations for Market Dominant and Competitive Products, October 
29, 2007 (Order No. 43).
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    The Postal Service asserts that its bargaining position is 
constrained by the existence of other shippers who can provide similar 
services, thus precluding it from taking unilateral action to increase 
prices or decrease service without the risk of losing volume to private 
companies. Request, Attachment 2, at 2-3. It also contends that the 
Agreement relates to the exchange between the Postal Service and Canada 
Post of Inbound Surface Parcel Post at negotiated prices which it has 
determined to be a competitive product because of its exclusion from 
the letter monopoly and the level of competition in the market for 
these services. Id. The Bilateral Agreement also includes Xpresspost, 
which the Postal Service asserts should be a competitive product for 
essentially the same reasons. Id. at 3. The Postal Service states that 
for both products, the Agreement provides adequate incentive for Canada 
Post and its shipping customers to tender volume to it rather than a 
competitor. It contends that it may not increase prices without the 
risk of losing inbound Canada-origin volume to a private competitor in 
the international shipping industry. Id.
    The Postal Service asserts that the underlying parcel services are 
excluded from the Private Express Statutes' prohibition on private 
carriage of letters over post routes. Id., para. (e). It also contends 
that Xpresspost is excluded from the Private Express Statutes' 
prohibition. Id. The Postal Service states that the rates payable under 
the Agreement are more than six times higher than the current price of 
a one-ounce, First Class letter, and it presumes that a competitor 
could also offer prices exceeding this comparison rate. Id. The Postal 
Service also mentions that the determination that Xpresspost is 
competitive is consistent with its study and deliberations on the 
appropriate classification of the service as a result of the 
Commission's comments in Order No. 163. Id. at 2.
    Finally, the Postal Service states that the market for 
international parcel delivery services is highly competitive, and the 
Bilateral Agreement provides a benefit to Canada Post's and the Postal 
Service's small business customers by providing an additional option 
for shipping articles between the United States and Canada. It 
concludes that there should be little, if any, negative impact on small 
business. Id. at 4-5.
    In the instant Agreement, Xpresspost is classified as a competitive 
product for the first time. This reflects a change from the 2009 
bilateral agreement with Canada Post. For purposes of the 2009 
agreement, Xpresspost was subsumed within the market dominant product 
inbound Air Letter Post i.e., Air Letters and Cards (Air LC)).\11\ In 
reviewing that agreement, the Commission determined that Xpresspost, a 
Canada Post service for documents and merchandise, ``exhibits 
characteristics of a competitive product...[that] appears to parallel 
domestic Priority Mail.''\12\ See Order No. 163 at 7. The Commission 
concluded that Xpresspost should be classified as a competitive 
product. Id.
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    \11\ See Request of United States Postal Service to Add Canada 
Post-United States Postal Service Contractual Bilateral Agreement 
for Inbound Market-Dominant Services to the Market-Dominant Product 
List, Notice of Type 2 rate Adjustment, and Notice of Filing 
Agreement (Under Seal), November 13, 2008.
    \12\ See Docket No. MC2009-7 R2009-1, PRC Order No. 163, Order 
Concerning Bilateral Agreement with Canada Post for Inbound Market 
Dominant Services, December 31, 2008, at 7.
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    The Commission concurs with the Postal Service's decision to 
classify Xpresspost as a competitive product. Request, Attachment 2, at 
6.
    No commenter opposes the proposed classification of the Bilateral 
Agreement as competitive. Having considered the statutory requirements 
and the support offered by the Postal Service, the Commission finds 
that the Bilateral Agreement is appropriately classified as a 
competitive product and should be added to the Competitive Product 
List.

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    The Postal Service's filing seeks to establish a new product for 
Inbound competitive services. The Postal Service notes that the 
Commission observed in the FY 2007 and FY 2008 Annual Compliance 
Determination that revenues for inbound Surface Parcel Post at non-UPU 
rates did not cover its attributable cost during those fiscal years. 
Id., Attachment 2, at 5. It asserts that the negotiated rates in the 
instant Bilateral Agreement are an improvement over the 2009 rates and 
include an adjustment in the second year of the Bilateral Agreement to 
maintain cost coverage. Id.
    Data issues. The Postal Service's filing is responsive to the 
Commission's concerns representing an improvement over the existing 
rates. The Postal Service uses FY 2008 costs rather than FY 2009 costs 
to forecast unit costs for Inbound Surface Parcel Post and Xpresspost 
during the contract period, CY 2010 and CY 2011. When forecasting unit 
costs, the use of more recent data is preferable. In response to 
Chairman's Information Request No. 1,\13\ the Postal Service states 
that it was unable to provide FY 2009 processing, delivery, and 
``other'' unit costs, or FY 2009 domestic air and surface 
transportation costs per kilogram, notwithstanding that its Request was 
filed in FY 2010.\14\ The use of FY 2008 rather than the more recent FY 
2009 costs necessitates relying on Global Insight indices to inflate FY 
2008 costs for 3 years i.e., CY 2009, CY 2010, and CY 2011) instead of 
2 years i.e., CY 2010 and CY 2011), and may produce less accurate 
forecasts than desirable. In subsequent filings, the Commission 
requests the Postal Service to submit the most recent supporting data 
available even if it is unaudited, in addition to the most recent ACD 
data.
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    \13\ Chairman's Information Request No. 1, December 10, 2009 
(CHIR No. 1).
    \14\ Notice of the United States Postal Service of Filing 
Responses to Chairman's Information Request No. 1 and Revised 
Financial Documentation, December 16, 2009, Questions 7 and 8. In 
addition, the Postal Service filed Notice of the United States 
Postal Service of Filing Response to Chairman's Information Request 
No. 1, Question 8, on December 11, 2009. An accompanying Motion for 
Late Acceptance of Response to Chairman's Information Request No. 1, 
Question 8 was filed December 11, 2009. The motion is granted.
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    The Postal Service's financial model also reveals that for CY 2010, 
Xpresspost merchandise will incur the cost of scans for Signature 
Confirmation. For CY 2011, however, the Postal Service does not include 
the cost of Signature Confirmation scans in its model. Rather, it uses 
the cost of Delivery Confirmation scans. The effect on costs of using 
Delivery rather than Signature Confirmation scans in CY 2011 is 
dramatic. The cost associated with Xpresspost merchandise scans 
decrease more than 84 percent between CY 2010 and CY 2011, resulting in 
a slight reduction in CY 2011 total costs for Inbound Surface Parcel 
Post and Xpresspost, as compared to CY 2010.
    The Postal Service explains that the use of Delivery Confirmation 
scan costs reflects a planned change in its process of capturing 
signatures.
    Postal Service revenues can be adversely affected if certain 
``targets'' for delivery service and scanning are not met. During each 
year of the Bilateral Agreement, the Postal Service is not expected to 
receive the maximum revenues available because it fails to meet such 
``Pay for Performance'' targets. Request at 2. See WP-Canada Bilateral-
Comp-IB-06, WP-Canada Bilateral-Comp-IB-07, WP-Canada Bilateral-Comp-
IB-08, and WP-Canada Bilateral-Comp-IB-09. This occurs because of an 
increase in the targets for delivery, and the absence of any 
improvement in the Postal Service's delivery service and scan 
performance during the contract. The Commission encourages the Postal 
Service to improve its performance in order to generate additional 
revenue and improve cost coverage.
    Based on the data submitted and the comments received, the 
Commission finds that the Bilateral Agreement should cover its 
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 should have a positive effect on competitive 
products' contribution to institutional costs (39 U.S.C. 3633(a)(3)). 
Thus, an initial review of the proposed Bilateral Agreement indicates 
that it comports with the provisions applicable to rates for 
competitive products.
    Other considerations. The Postal Service shall, no later than 30 
days after the effective date of the new contract, provide cost, 
revenue, and volume data associated with the current contract.
    The Postal Service submitted the Bilateral Agreement which has not 
been executed by the parties. The Postal Service is directed to file 
the executed Bilateral Agreement with the Commission within 30 days of 
execution.
    The Postal Service shall promptly notify the Commission if the 
Bilateral Agreement terminates earlier than its proposed term, but no 
later than the actual termination date. The Commission will then remove 
the Bilateral Agreement from the Mail Classification Schedule at the 
earliest possible opportunity.
    In conclusion, the Commission approves the Canada Post-United 
States Postal Service Contractual Bilateral Agreement for Inbound 
Competitive Services as a new product. The existing contract will be 
removed from the Competitive Product List. The revision to the 
Competitive Product List is shown below the signature of this order and 
will be effective January 1, 2010.

V. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. Canada Post-United States Postal Service Contractual Bilateral 
Agreement for Inbound Competitive Services (MC2010-14 and CP2010-13-
Inbound Surface Parcel Post at Non-UPU Rates and Xpresspost USA) is 
added to the Competitive Product List as a new product under 
International.
    2. The Postal Service shall file cost, revenue, and volume data 
under the existing contract no later than 30 days after the effective 
date of the new contract.
    3. The Postal Service shall file an executed copy of the Bilateral 
Agreement within 30 days of its execution.
    4. The Postal Service shall notify the Commission if the Bilateral 
Agreement terminates earlier than its proposed term by no later than 
the actual termination date.
    5. The Secretary shall arrange for the 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.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.

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For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Postal Regulatory 
Commission amends chapter III of title 39 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations as follows:

PART 3020--PRODUCT LISTS

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1. The authority citation for part 3020 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Authority: 39 U.S.C. 503; 3622; 3631; 3642; 3682.

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2. Revise Appendix A to Subpart A of Part 3020-Mail Classification 
Schedule 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

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    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
    Inbound International
        Canada Post--United States Postal Service Contractual Bilateral
         Agreement for Inbound Market Dominant Services (MC2010-12 and
         R2010-2)
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 Forward
    [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
Part B--Competitive Products
2000 Competitive Product List
Express Mail
    Express Mail
    Outbound International Expedited Services
    Inbound International Expedited Services
        Inbound International Expedited Services 1 (CP2008-7)
        Inbound International Expedited Services 2 (MC2009-10 and CP2009-
         12)
        Inbound International Expedited Services 3 (MC2010-13 and CP2010-
         12)
Priority Mail
    Priority Mail
    Outbound Priority Mail International
    Inbound Air Parcel Post (at non-UPU rates)
        Royal Mail Group Inbound Air Parcel Post Agreement
    Inbound Air Parcel Post (at UPU rates)
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)

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        Canada Post--United States Postal Service Contractual Bilateral
         Agreement for Inbound Competitive Services (MC2010-14 and
         CP2010-13--Inbound Surface Parcel post at Non-UPU Rates and
         Xpresspost-USA)
    International Money Transfer Service
    International Ancillary Services
Special Services
    Premium Forwarding Service
Negotiated Service Agreements
    Domestic
        Express Mail Contract 1 (MC2008-5)
        Express Mail Contract 2 (MC2009-3 and CP2009-4)
        Express Mail Contract 3 (MC2009-15 and CP2009-21)
        Express Mail Contract 4 (MC2009-34 and CP2009-45)
        Express Mail Contract 5 (MC2010-5 and CP2010-5)
        Express Mail Contract 6 (MC2010--6 and CP2010-6)
        Express Mail Contract 7 (MC2010--7 and CP2010-7)
        Express Mail & Priority Mail Contract 1 (MC2009-6 and CP2009-7)
        Express Mail & Priority Mail Contract 2 (MC2009-12 and CP2009-
         14)
        Express Mail & Priority Mail Contract 3 (MC2009-13 and CP2009-
         17)
        Express Mail & Priority Mail Contract 4 (MC2009-17 and CP2009-
         24)
        Express Mail & Priority Mail Contract 5 (MC2009-18 and CP2009-
         25)
        Express Mail & Priority Mail Contract 6 (MC2009-31 and CP2009-
         42)
        Express Mail & Priority Mail Contract 7 (MC2009-32 and CP2009-
         43)
        Express Mail & Priority Mail Contract 8 (MC2009-33 and CP2009-
         44)
        Parcel Select & Parcel Return Service Contract 1 (MC2009-11 and
         CP2009-13)
        Parcel Select & Parcel Return Service Contract 2 (MC2009-40 and
         CP2009-61)
        Parcel Return Service Contract 1 (MC2009-1 and CP2009-2)
        Priority Mail Contract 1 (MC2008-8 and CP2008-26)
        Priority Mail Contract 2 (MC2009-2 and CP2009-3)
        Priority Mail Contract 3 (MC2009-4 and CP2009-5)
        Priority Mail Contract 4 (MC2009-5 and CP2009-6)
        Priority Mail Contract 5 (MC2009-21 and CP2009-26)
        Priority Mail Contract 6 (MC2009-25 and CP2009-30)
        Priority Mail Contract 7 (MC2009-25 and CP2009-31)
        Priority Mail Contract 8 (MC2009-25 and CP2009-32)
        Priority Mail Contract 9 (MC2009-25 and CP2009-33)
        Priority Mail Contract 10 (MC2009-25 and CP2009-34)
        Priority Mail Contract 11 (MC2009-27 and CP2009-37)
        Priority Mail Contract 12 (MC2009-28 and CP2009-38)
        Priority Mail Contract 13 (MC2009-29 and CP2009-39)
        Priority Mail Contract 14 (MC2009-30 and CP2009-40)
        Priority Mail Contract 15 (MC2009-35 and CP2009-54)
        Priority Mail Contract 16 (MC2009-36 and CP2009-55)
        Priority Mail Contract 17 (MC2009-37 and CP2009-56)
        Priority Mail Contract 18 (MC2009-42 and CP2009-63)
        Priority Mail Contract 19 (MC2010-1 and CP2010-1)
        Priority Mail Contract 20 (MC2010-2 and CP2010-2)
        Priority Mail Contract 21 (MC2010-3 and CP2010-3)
        Priority Mail Contract 22 (MC2010-4 and CP2010-4)
        Priority Mail Contract 23 (MC2010-9 and CP2010-9)
    Outbound International
        Direct Entry Parcels Contracts
            Direct Entry Parcels 1 (MC2009-26 and CP2009-36)
        Global Direct Contracts (MC2009-9, CP2009-10, and CP2009-11)
        Global Expedited Package Services (GEPS) Contracts
            GEPS 1 (CP2008-5, CP2008-11, CP2008-12, CP2008-13, CP2008-
             18, CP2008-19, CP2008-20, CP2008-21, CP2008-22, CP2008-23,
             and CP2008-24)
            Global Expedited Package Services 2 (CP2009-50)
        Global Plus Contracts
            Global Plus 1 (CP2008-8, CP2008-46 and CP2009-47)
            Global Plus 2 (MC2008-7, CP2008-48 and CP2008-49)
    Inbound International
        Inbound Direct Entry Contracts with Foreign Postal
         Administrations
            Inbound Direct Entry Contracts with Foreign Postal
             Administrations (MC2008-6, CP2008-14 and MC2008-15)
            Inbound Direct Entry Contracts with Foreign Postal
             Administrations 1 (MC2008-6 and CP2009-62)
        International Business Reply Service Competitive Contract 1
         (MC2009-14 and CP2009-20)
    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 Prduct 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. 2010-2629 Filed 2-5-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710-FW-S