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confidential commercial information.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
Postal Regulatory Commission, 901 New
York Avenue, NW., Suite 200,
Washington, DC 20268–0001, at
stephen.sharfman@prc.gov or 202–789–
6820 (for agenda-related inquiries) and
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audiocast, or other similar matters).
Dated: October 22, 2010.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2010–37 and CP2010–126;
Order No. 553]
New Postal Product
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is noticing a
recent Postal Service request to add
Inbound International Expedited
Services 4 to the competitive product
list. It is also noticing a
contemporaneous Postal Service notice
that new rates for inbound Express Mail
Service from Canada will become
effective January 1, 2011. This notice
addresses procedural aspects associated
with these filings.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system. Commenters who
cannot submit comments electronically
should contact the person identified in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section for information on filing
alternatives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
at stephen.sharfman@prc.gov or 202–
789–6824.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Introduction
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II. Notice of Filings
III. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
On September 30, 2010, the Postal
Service filed a request pursuant to 39
U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.
to add Inbound International Expedited
Services 4 to the competitive product
list.1 The Postal Service asserts that
Inbound International Expedited
Services 4 is a competitive product
within the meaning of 39 U.S.C.
3632(b)(3). This Request has been
assigned Docket No. MC2010–37.
The Postal Service
contemporaneously filed notice
pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and 39
CFR 3015.5 that new rates for inbound
Express Mail Service (EMS) from
Canada will become effective January 1,
2011, as provided in the Canada Post—
United States Postal Service Contractual
Bilateral Agreement for Inbound
Competitive Services (Bilateral
Agreement), which governs bilateral
rates for EMS with Canada Post
Corporation (Canada Post), the postal
operator in Canada. Id. at 1. It notes that
prices and classifications ‘‘not of general
applicability’’ for negotiated service
agreements concerning Inbound
International Expedited Services have
been previously established in
Governors’ Decision No. 08–5.2 Id. at 1–
2. The Postal Service states the rates
authorized by the Governors are an
exception to those offered through the
Universal Postal Union (UPU) EMS
Cooperative. Id. The new prices, which
are effective January 1, 2011, have been
assigned Docket No. CP2010–126.
Background. The Bilateral Agreement,
which was added to the competitive
product list by Order No. 376,3 covers
parcels arriving in the United States by
surface transportation and Xpresspost, a
Canadian service for documents,
packets, and light-weight packages.
Governors’ Decision No. 09–16.4 Under
1 Request
to Add Inbound International Expedited
Services 4 to the Competitive Product List, and
Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing
Canada Post Group—United States Postal Service
Contractual Bilateral Agreement (Under Seal),
September 30, 2010 (Request).
2 Governors’ Decision No. 08–5, April 1, 2008,
established prices for the inbound services offered
under Express Mail International bilateral/
multilateral agreements.
3 Docket Nos. MC2010–14 and CP2010–13, Order
Concerning Bilateral Agreement with Canada Post
for Inbound Competitive Services, December 30,
2009 (Order No. 376).
4 See Docket Nos. MC2010–14 and CP2010–13,
Request of the 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
of Governors’ Decision and Agreement, November
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the Bilateral Agreement, Canada Post
may tender surface parcels and
Xpresspost to the Postal Service at
negotiated prices rather than the default
prices through the UPU. The Bilateral
Agreement establishes rates for 2010
and 2011. Id.
On August 2, 2010, the Postal Service
filed a notice, pursuant to 39 CFR
3020.90 et seq., of a classification
change concerning the Bilateral
Agreement.5 The classification change
filed in Docket No. MC2010–33,
effective August 23, 2010, was approved
by the Commission in Order No. 522.6
The effect of this change is that inbound
surface parcels tendered by Canada Post
are now handled as Priority Mail and
subject to the rates for Xpresspost
merchandise established in the Bilateral
Agreement. Additionally, for the period
August 23, 2010 through December 31,
2010 a small volume of residual
Xpresspost items will continue to be
rated and handled as Xpresspost under
the Bilateral Agreement.7
The classification change was
prompted by Canada Post’s decision to
no longer dispatch parcels, referred to as
Expedited Parcels, for entry into the
Postal Service’s Parcel Post network.
Consequently, the service for Expedited
Parcels is now provided at existing
negotiated rates for Xpresspost in lieu of
the negotiated surface parcel post rates.
Xpresspost items are rated and handled
as Express Mail with Canada as a Tier
1 country in the EMS country listing
beginning August 23, 2010. In its
Notice, the Postal Service stated
‘‘assuming that the rates charged to
Canada Post for EMS-rated items are not
the same as other rates charged to other
countries, then before the end of CY
2010, the Postal Service will
accordingly initiate a separate,
combined mail classification and
competitive price change proceeding to
give effect to the CY 2011 rates for
25, 2009. See also Decision of the Governors of the
United States Postal Service on the Establishment
of Prices and Classifications for Canada Post—
United States Postal Service Contractual Bilateral
Agreement for Inbound Competitive Services,
November 18, 2009 (Governors’ Decision No. 09–
16). The agreement became effective January 1,
2010 and is scheduled to expire December 31, 2011,
unless terminated earlier by either party on 90 days’
prior notice. Id., Attachment 3.
5 Notice of United States Postal Service of
Proposed Minor Classification Change Concerning
Canada Post—United States Postal Service
Contractual Bilateral Agreement for Inbound
Competitive Services, August 2, 2010 (Notice).
6 Docket No. MC2010–33, Order Accepting Minor
Classification Changes Related to Canada Post—
United States Postal Service Contractual Bilateral
Agreement, August 20, 2010 (Order No. 522).
7 The Postal Service indicates the treatment of
residual Xpresspost items is necessary to
accommodate the use of existing Xpresspost
mailing labels through the end of CY 2010.
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Xpresspost handled in the EMS
network.’’ Notice at 6. The Postal
Service’s instant Request represents that
subsequent filing to give effect to CY
2011 rates for Xpresspost handled in the
EMS network.
Request. In support of its Request, the
Postal Service filed the following
materials:
• Attachment 1—an application for
non-public treatment of pricing and
supporting documents filed under seal;
• Attachment 2—a redacted version
of Governors’ Decision No. 08–5
establishing prices and classifications
for services offered under EMS bilateral/
multilateral agreements; Mail
Classification Schedule (MCS) language
applicable to Inbound EMS bilateral/
multilateral agreements; formulas for
inbound prices under EMS bilateral/
multilateral agreements; and an analysis
of the formulas, certification of the
Governors’ vote, and certification of
compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(3)(a);
• Attachment 3—a redacted version
of the portion of the Bilateral Agreement
pertinent to the filing;
• Attachment 4—certification of
prices for the Bilateral Agreement
required by 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2);
• Attachment 5—a Statement of
Supporting Justification as required by
39 CFR 3020.32; and
• Attachment 6—proposed Mail
Classification Schedule language
describing International Expedited
Services 4.
In the Statement of Supporting
Justification, Lea Emerson, Executive
Director, International Postal Affairs,
asserts that ‘‘[t]he addition of the
relevant portions of this [Bilateral]
Agreement as a competitive product
will enable the Commission to verify
that each contract covers its attributable
costs and enables competitive products,
as a whole, to make a positive
contribution to coverage of institutional
costs.’’ Id., Attachment 5. She further
states that as a result, ‘‘no issue of
subsidization of competitive products
by market dominant products arises.’’ Id.
Joseph Moeller, Manager, Regulatory
Reporting and Cost Analysis, Finance
Department, certifies that the contract
complies with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a). Id.,
Attachment 4. He asserts that the prices
for the Bilateral Agreement ‘‘should
cover its attributable costs and preclude
the subsidization of competitive
products by market dominant products.’’
Id., Attachment 4.
The Postal Service filed much of the
supporting materials, including the
specific Bilateral Agreement, under seal.
Id. at 5. In its Request, the Postal Service
maintains that certain portions of the
contract, the rates, descriptions of the
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rates, and related financial information
should remain under seal. Id.,
Attachment 1.
II. Notice of Filings
The Commission establishes Docket
Nos. MC2010–37 and CP2010–126 for
consideration of the Request pertaining
to the proposed Inbound International
Expedited Services 4 product, and the
related Bilateral Agreement,
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, 39 CFR
part 3015, and 39 CFR 3020 subpart B.
Comments are due no later than October
14, 2010.8 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.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
Nos. MC2010–37 and CP2010–126 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
October 14, 2010.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2010–28 and CP2011–20
through CP2011–25; Order No. 564]
New Postal Product
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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The Commission is noticing a
recently filed Postal Service request to
add six Global Expedited Package
Services 3 contracts to the competitive
product list. This notice addresses
procedural steps associated with the
filing.
DATES: Comments are due: October 28,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Commenters who cannot
submit comments electronically should
contact the person identified in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
for advice on filing alternatives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
at stephen.sharfman@prc.gov or 202–
789–6824.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Notice of Filing
III. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
On October 19, 2010, the Postal
Service filed a notice announcing that it
has entered into six 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,
Attachment 3. The Notice 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
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,
1 Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing
Six Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited
Package Services 3 Negotiated Service Agreements
and Application For Non-Public Treatment of
Materials Filed Under Seal, October 19, 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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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2010-37 and CP2010-126; Order No. 553]
New Postal Product
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service request to
add Inbound International Expedited Services 4 to the competitive
product list. It is also noticing a contemporaneous Postal Service
notice that new rates for inbound Express Mail Service from Canada will
become effective January 1, 2011. This notice addresses procedural
aspects associated with these filings.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing
Online system. Commenters who cannot submit comments electronically
should contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section for information on filing alternatives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
at stephen.sharfman@prc.gov or 202-789-6824.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Notice of Filings
III. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
On September 30, 2010, the Postal Service filed a request pursuant
to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq. to add Inbound
International Expedited Services 4 to the competitive product list.\1\
The Postal Service asserts that Inbound International Expedited
Services 4 is a competitive product within the meaning of 39 U.S.C.
3632(b)(3). This Request has been assigned Docket No. MC2010-37.
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\1\ Request to Add Inbound International Expedited Services 4 to
the Competitive Product List, and Notice of United States Postal
Service of Filing Canada Post Group--United States Postal Service
Contractual Bilateral Agreement (Under Seal), September 30, 2010
(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 new rates for inbound Express
Mail Service (EMS) from Canada will become effective January 1, 2011,
as provided in the Canada Post--United States Postal Service
Contractual Bilateral Agreement for Inbound Competitive Services
(Bilateral Agreement), which governs bilateral rates for EMS with
Canada Post Corporation (Canada Post), the postal operator in Canada.
Id. at 1. It notes that prices and classifications ``not of general
applicability'' for negotiated service agreements concerning Inbound
International Expedited Services have been previously established in
Governors' Decision No. 08-5.\2\ Id. at 1-2. The Postal Service states
the rates authorized by the Governors are an exception to those offered
through the Universal Postal Union (UPU) EMS Cooperative. Id. The new
prices, which are effective January 1, 2011, have been assigned Docket
No. CP2010-126.
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\2\ Governors' Decision No. 08-5, April 1, 2008, established
prices for the inbound services offered under Express Mail
International bilateral/multilateral agreements.
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Background. The Bilateral Agreement, which was added to the
competitive product list by Order No. 376,\3\ covers parcels arriving
in the United States by surface transportation and Xpresspost, a
Canadian service for documents, packets, and light-weight packages.
Governors' Decision No. 09-16.\4\ Under the Bilateral Agreement, Canada
Post may tender surface parcels and Xpresspost to the Postal Service at
negotiated prices rather than the default prices through the UPU. The
Bilateral Agreement establishes rates for 2010 and 2011. Id.
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\3\ Docket Nos. MC2010-14 and CP2010-13, Order Concerning
Bilateral Agreement with Canada Post for Inbound Competitive
Services, December 30, 2009 (Order No. 376).
\4\ See Docket Nos. MC2010-14 and CP2010-13, Request of the
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 of Governors' Decision and
Agreement, November 25, 2009. See also Decision of the Governors of
the United States Postal Service on the Establishment of Prices and
Classifications for Canada Post--United States Postal Service
Contractual Bilateral Agreement for Inbound Competitive Services,
November 18, 2009 (Governors' Decision No. 09-16). The agreement
became effective January 1, 2010 and is scheduled to expire December
31, 2011, unless terminated earlier by either party on 90 days'
prior notice. Id., Attachment 3.
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On August 2, 2010, the Postal Service filed a notice, pursuant to
39 CFR 3020.90 et seq., of a classification change concerning the
Bilateral Agreement.\5\ The classification change filed in Docket No.
MC2010-33, effective August 23, 2010, was approved by the Commission in
Order No. 522.\6\ The effect of this change is that inbound surface
parcels tendered by Canada Post are now handled as Priority Mail and
subject to the rates for Xpresspost merchandise established in the
Bilateral Agreement. Additionally, for the period August 23, 2010
through December 31, 2010 a small volume of residual Xpresspost items
will continue to be rated and handled as Xpresspost under the Bilateral
Agreement.\7\
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\5\ Notice of United States Postal Service of Proposed Minor
Classification Change Concerning Canada Post--United States Postal
Service Contractual Bilateral Agreement for Inbound Competitive
Services, August 2, 2010 (Notice).
\6\ Docket No. MC2010-33, Order Accepting Minor Classification
Changes Related to Canada Post--United States Postal Service
Contractual Bilateral Agreement, August 20, 2010 (Order No. 522).
\7\ The Postal Service indicates the treatment of residual
Xpresspost items is necessary to accommodate the use of existing
Xpresspost mailing labels through the end of CY 2010.
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The classification change was prompted by Canada Post's decision to
no longer dispatch parcels, referred to as Expedited Parcels, for entry
into the Postal Service's Parcel Post network. Consequently, the
service for Expedited Parcels is now provided at existing negotiated
rates for Xpresspost in lieu of the negotiated surface parcel post
rates. Xpresspost items are rated and handled as Express Mail with
Canada as a Tier 1 country in the EMS country listing beginning August
23, 2010. In its Notice, the Postal Service stated ``assuming that the
rates charged to Canada Post for EMS-rated items are not the same as
other rates charged to other countries, then before the end of CY 2010,
the Postal Service will accordingly initiate a separate, combined mail
classification and competitive price change proceeding to give effect
to the CY 2011 rates for
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Xpresspost handled in the EMS network.'' Notice at 6. The Postal
Service's instant Request represents that subsequent filing to give
effect to CY 2011 rates for Xpresspost handled in the EMS network.
Request. In support of its Request, the Postal Service filed the
following materials:
Attachment 1--an application for non-public treatment of
pricing and supporting documents filed under seal;
Attachment 2--a redacted version of Governors' Decision
No. 08-5 establishing prices and classifications for services offered
under EMS bilateral/multilateral agreements; Mail Classification
Schedule (MCS) language applicable to Inbound EMS bilateral/
multilateral agreements; formulas for inbound prices under EMS
bilateral/multilateral agreements; and an analysis of the formulas,
certification of the Governors' vote, and certification of compliance
with 39 U.S.C. 3633(3)(a);
Attachment 3--a redacted version of the portion of the
Bilateral Agreement pertinent to the filing;
Attachment 4--certification of prices for the Bilateral
Agreement required by 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2);
Attachment 5--a Statement of Supporting Justification as
required by 39 CFR 3020.32; and
Attachment 6--proposed Mail Classification Schedule
language describing International Expedited Services 4.
In the Statement of Supporting Justification, Lea Emerson,
Executive Director, International Postal Affairs, asserts that ``[t]he
addition of the relevant portions of this [Bilateral] Agreement as a
competitive product will enable the Commission to verify that each
contract covers its attributable costs and enables competitive
products, as a whole, to make a positive contribution to coverage of
institutional costs.'' Id., Attachment 5. She further states that as a
result, ``no issue of subsidization of competitive products by market
dominant products arises.'' Id.
Joseph Moeller, Manager, Regulatory Reporting and Cost Analysis,
Finance Department, certifies that the contract complies with 39 U.S.C.
3633(a). Id., Attachment 4. He asserts that the prices for the
Bilateral Agreement ``should cover its attributable costs and preclude
the subsidization of competitive products by market dominant
products.'' Id., Attachment 4.
The Postal Service filed much of the supporting materials,
including the specific Bilateral Agreement, under seal. Id. at 5. In
its Request, the Postal Service maintains that certain portions of the
contract, the rates, descriptions of the rates, and related financial
information should remain under seal. Id., Attachment 1.
II. Notice of Filings
The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2010-37 and CP2010-126 for
consideration of the Request pertaining to the proposed Inbound
International Expedited Services 4 product, and the related Bilateral
Agreement, 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, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39 CFR
3020 subpart B. Comments are due no later than October 14, 2010.\8\ The
public portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission's
Web site (https://www.prc.gov).
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\8\ Commenters who cannot file by the deadline should contact
Mr. Sharfman.
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The Commission appoints Paul L. Harrington to serve as Public
Representative in these dockets.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2010-37 and CP2010-126
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 October 14, 2010.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-26957 Filed 10-25-10; 8:45 am]
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