Before Commissioners: Ruth Y. Goldway, Chairman; Tony L. Hammond, Vice Chairman; Mark Acton; Dan G. Blair; and Nanci E. Langley; Competitive Product Prices; Global Expedited Package Services 3 (MC2010-28); Negotiated Service Agreement; Notice and Order Concerning Filing of Four Additional Global Expedited Package Services 3 Negotiated Service Agreements, 51292-51293 [2010-20515]

Download as PDF 51292 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 160 / Thursday, August 19, 2010 / Notices • Closing Remarks. Open Session: 7:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m., Room 1295 Open Session: 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m., Room 1235 • Committee Chair’s Opening Remarks. • Procurement Activities. Committee on Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI) Open Session: 4 p.m.–6:15 p.m., Room 1235 • Approval of May Minutes. • Chairman’s Remarks. • Overview of the Process for Producing Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 and the Committee’s Role. • Key Board Dates and Activities for Production of Science and Engineering Indicators 2012. • Introduction of Chapter Authors and Discussion of Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 Narrative Chapter Outlines. • Indicators Education Tool. • Indicators-related Products. • Chairman’s summary. Thursday, August 26, 2010 Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB) emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Open Session: 7:30 a.m.–9:05 a.m., Room 1235 • Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF). 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CP2010–91; CP2010–92; CP2010–93; CP2010–94; Order No. 513] Open Session: 9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m., Room 1235 Before Commissioners: Ruth Y. Goldway, Chairman; Tony L. Hammond, Vice Chairman; Mark Acton; Dan G. Blair; and Nanci E. Langley; Competitive Product Prices; Global Expedited Package Services 3 (MC2010–28); Negotiated Service Agreement; Notice and Order Concerning Filing of Four Additional Global Expedited Package Services 3 Negotiated Service Agreements • Approval of May 2010 Minutes. • Next Generation of STEM Innovators Report—Public Release and PostRelease Plans. • NSF Education Research Agenda. Æ Decadal Study Update. Æ Education and Human Resources (EHR) Research Vision. • Other Committee Business. 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Introduction On August 9, 2010, the Postal Service filed a notice announcing that it has entered into four additional Global Expedited Package Services 3 (GEPS 3) contracts.1 The Postal Service believes the instant contracts are functionally equivalent to previously submitted GEPS contracts, and are supported by Governors’ Decision No. 08–7, attached to the Notice and originally filed in Docket No. CP2008–4. Id. at 1–2, Attachment 3. The Notice also explains that Order No. 86, which established GEPS 1 as a product, also authorized functionally equivalent agreements to be included within the product, provided that they meet the requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633. Id. at 2. In Order No. 290, the Commission approved the GEPS 2 product.2 In Order No. 503, the 1 Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing Four Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited Package Services 3 Negotiated Service Agreements and Application for Non-Public Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal, August 9, 2010 (Notice). 2 Docket No. CP2009–50, Order Granting Clarification and Adding Global Expedited Package Services 2 to the Competitive Product List, August 28, 2009 (Order No. 290). E:\FR\FM\19AUN1.SGM 19AUN1 emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 160 / Thursday, August 19, 2010 / Notices Commission approved the GEPS 3 product. Additionally, the Postal Service requested to have the contract in Docket No. CP2010–71 serve as the baseline contract for future functional equivalence analyses of the GEPS 3 product. The instant contracts. The Postal Service filed the instant contracts pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5. In addition, the Postal Service contends that each contract is in accordance with Order No. 86. The term of each contract is one year from the date the Postal Service notifies the customer that all necessary regulatory approvals have been received. Notice at 3. In support of its Notice, the Postal Service filed four attachments as follows: • Attachments 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D— redacted copies of the four contracts and applicable annexes; • Attachments 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D—a certified statement required by 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2) for each of the four contracts; • Attachment 3—a redacted copy of Governors’ Decision No. 08–7 which establishes prices and classifications for GEPS contracts, a description of applicable GEPS contracts, formulas for prices, an analysis of the formulas, and certification of the Governors’ vote; and • Attachment 4—an application for non–public treatment of materials to maintain redacted portions of the contracts and supporting documents under seal. The Notice advances reasons why the instant GEPS 3 contracts fit within the Mail Classification Schedule language for GEPS. The Postal Service identifies customer-specific information and general contract terms that distinguish the instant contracts from the baseline GEPS 3 agreement all of which are highlighted in the Notice. Id. at 5. These modifications as described in the Postal Service’s Notice apply to each of the instant contracts. The Postal Service contends that the instant contracts are functionally equivalent to the baseline contract for GEPS 3 and share the same cost and market characteristics as the previously filed GEPS contracts. Id. at 4. It states that the differences including updates and volume or postage commitments of customers, do not alter the contracts’ functional equivalency. Id. The Postal Service asserts that ‘‘[b]ecause the agreements incorporate the same cost attributes and methodology, the relevant characteristics of these four GEPS contracts are similar, if not the same, as the relevant characteristics of previously filed contracts.’’ Id. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:05 Aug 18, 2010 Jkt 220001 The Postal Service concludes that its filings demonstrate that each of the new GEPS 3 contracts complies with the requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633 and is functionally equivalent to the baseline GEPS 3 contract. Therefore, it requests that the instant contracts be included within the GEPS 3 product. Id. at 6. SUMMARY: II. Notice of Filing 51293 DATES: The Commission establishes Docket Nos. CP2010–91 through CP2010–94 for consideration of matters related to the contracts identified in the Postal Service’s Notice. These dockets are addressed on a consolidated basis for purposes of this Order. Filings with respect to a particular contract should be filed in that docket. Interested persons may submit comments on whether the Postal Service’s contracts are consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642. Comments are due no later than August 18, 2010. 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 the captioned proceedings. III. Ordering Paragraphs It is Ordered: 1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. CP2010–91 through CP2010–94 for consideration of matters raised by the Postal Service’s Notice. 2. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no later than August 18, 2010. 3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Paul L. Harrington is appointed to serve as the officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in these proceedings. 4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Order in the Federal Register. By the Commission. 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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 160 (Thursday, August 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2010-20515]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. CP2010-91; CP2010-92; CP2010-93; CP2010-94; Order No. 513]


Before Commissioners: Ruth Y. Goldway, Chairman; Tony L. Hammond, 
Vice Chairman; Mark Acton; Dan G. Blair; and Nanci E. Langley; 
Competitive Product Prices; Global Expedited Package Services 3 
(MC2010-28); Negotiated Service Agreement; Notice and Order Concerning 
Filing of Four Additional Global Expedited Package Services 3 
Negotiated Service Agreements

Issued August 11, 2010.

I. Introduction

    On August 9, 2010, the Postal Service filed a notice announcing 
that it has entered into four additional Global Expedited Package 
Services 3 (GEPS 3) contracts.\1\ The Postal Service believes the 
instant contracts are functionally equivalent to previously submitted 
GEPS contracts, and are supported by Governors' Decision No. 08-7, 
attached to the Notice and originally filed in Docket No. CP2008-4. Id. 
at 1-2, Attachment 3. The Notice also explains that Order No. 86, which 
established GEPS 1 as a product, also authorized functionally 
equivalent agreements to be included within the product, provided that 
they meet the requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633. Id. at 2. In Order No. 
290, the Commission approved the GEPS 2 product.\2\ In Order No. 503, 
the

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Commission approved the GEPS 3 product. Additionally, the Postal 
Service requested to have the contract in Docket No. CP2010-71 serve as 
the baseline contract for future functional equivalence analyses of the 
GEPS 3 product.
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    \1\ Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing Four 
Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited Package Services 3 
Negotiated Service Agreements and Application for Non-Public 
Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal, August 9, 2010 (Notice).
    \2\ Docket No. CP2009-50, Order Granting Clarification and 
Adding Global Expedited Package Services 2 to the Competitive 
Product List, August 28, 2009 (Order No. 290).
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    The instant contracts. The Postal Service filed the instant 
contracts pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5. In addition, the Postal Service 
contends that each contract is in accordance with Order No. 86. The 
term of each contract is one year from the date the Postal Service 
notifies the customer that all necessary regulatory approvals have been 
received. Notice at 3.
    In support of its Notice, the Postal Service filed four attachments 
as follows:
     Attachments 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D--redacted copies of the four 
contracts and applicable annexes;
     Attachments 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D--a certified statement 
required by 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2) for each of the four contracts;
     Attachment 3--a redacted copy of Governors' Decision No. 
08-7 which establishes prices and classifications for GEPS contracts, a 
description of applicable GEPS contracts, formulas for prices, an 
analysis of the formulas, and certification of the Governors' vote; and
     Attachment 4--an application for non-public treatment of 
materials to maintain redacted portions of the contracts and supporting 
documents under seal.
    The Notice advances reasons why the instant GEPS 3 contracts fit 
within the Mail Classification Schedule language for GEPS. The Postal 
Service identifies customer-specific information and general contract 
terms that distinguish the instant contracts from the baseline GEPS 3 
agreement all of which are highlighted in the Notice. Id. at 5. These 
modifications as described in the Postal Service's Notice apply to each 
of the instant contracts.
    The Postal Service contends that the instant contracts are 
functionally equivalent to the baseline contract for GEPS 3 and share 
the same cost and market characteristics as the previously filed GEPS 
contracts. Id. at 4. It states that the differences including updates 
and volume or postage commitments of customers, do not alter the 
contracts' functional equivalency. Id. The Postal Service asserts that 
``[b]ecause the agreements incorporate the same cost attributes and 
methodology, the relevant characteristics of these four GEPS contracts 
are similar, if not the same, as the relevant characteristics of 
previously filed contracts.'' Id.
    The Postal Service concludes that its filings demonstrate that each 
of the new GEPS 3 contracts complies with the requirements of 39 U.S.C. 
3633 and is functionally equivalent to the baseline GEPS 3 contract. 
Therefore, it requests that the instant contracts be included within 
the GEPS 3 product. Id. at 6.

II. Notice of Filing

    The Commission establishes Docket Nos. CP2010-91 through CP2010-94 
for consideration of matters related to the contracts identified in the 
Postal Service's Notice.
    These dockets are addressed on a consolidated basis for purposes of 
this Order. Filings with respect to a particular contract should be 
filed in that docket.
    Interested persons may submit comments on whether the Postal 
Service's contracts are consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 
3633, or 3642. Comments are due no later than August 18, 2010. 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 the captioned proceedings.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is Ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. CP2010-91 through CP2010-
94 for consideration of matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no 
later than August 18, 2010.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Paul L. Harrington is appointed to 
serve as the officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to 
represent the interests of the general public in these proceedings.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-20515 Filed 8-18-10; 8:45 am]
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