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contracts. The Postal Service states that
the instant contracts are functionally
equivalent with one another and to
previously submitted Global Plus 1A
contracts.2 It states further that the
instant contracts are supported by
Governors’ Decision No. 08–8, which
establishes prices and classifications not
of general applicability for Global Plus
Contracts.3 The two contracts have been
assigned Docket Nos. CP2011–39 and
CP2011–40, respectively.
The instant contracts. The Postal
Service states that the instant contracts
are the immediate successors to the
Global Plus 1A contracts in Docket Nos.
CP2010–67 and CP2010–68 that are
scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m. on the
day prior to the date of any change in
the published rates that affect the
qualifying mail (as defined in the
contract) in the agreement. The change
in published rates is expected to occur
for Express Mail International and
Priority Mail International on January 2,
2011. Request at 4. The instant contracts
are expected to begin January 2, 2011,
and expire at 11:59 p.m. on the day
prior to the day of any change in the
published rates that affect the qualifying
mail subject to the contracts in the
month of January 2012.4 Id. at 4–5.
The Postal Service filed copies of the
contracts, Governors’ Decision with
attachments, and supporting financial
documentation under seal. Id. at 3.
Additionally, the Postal Service filed
the following five attachments:
• Attachment 1—a statement of
supporting justification required by 39
CFR 3020.32;
• Attachments 2A and 2B—a redacted
copy of each contract and applicable
annexes;
• Attachments 3A and 3B—certified
statements required by 39 CFR
3015.5(c)(2);
• Attachment 4—a redacted copy of
Governors’ Decision No. 08–8, which
establishes prices and classifications for
Global Plus Contracts, formulas for the
prices, analysis and certification of the
formulas and certification of the
Governors’ vote;
• Attachment 5—an application for
non-public treatment of materials to
maintain the contract and supporting
documents under seal.
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2 See
Docket Nos. CP2008–8 through CP2008–10,
Order Concerning Global Plus Negotiated Service
Agreements, June 27, 2008 (Order No. 85).
3 See Docket No. CP2008–8, Notice of United
States Postal Service of Governors’ Decision
Establishing Prices and Classifications for Global
Plus Contracts, June 2, 2008, at 1.
4 The Postal Service states that if the date of the
change in published prices for qualifying mail does
not occur before January 31, 2012, the contracts’
termination date is January 31, 2012. Id. at 5.
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Functional equivalence. The Postal
Service asserts that the instant contracts
are functionally equivalent to one
another and to the precursor Global Plus
1 contracts in that they share similar
cost and market characteristics. Id. at 5.
It contends that as a result, the instant
contracts should be grouped together as
a single product. Id.
The Postal Service addresses
similarities between the instant
contracts and their predecessors, e.g.,
that the customers are the same and the
fundamental terms and conditions of
the contracts remain essentially
unchanged. Id. at 6. It identifies minor
changes in contract terms that
distinguish the instant contracts from
each other, e.g., customer name, postage
prices, penalties, identification of prior
agreements, and preservation after
termination provisions. The Postal
Service asserts that the differences do
not affect either the service provided or
the structure of the contracts. It also
states that the differences do not affect
functional equivalency. Id. at 5–6.
Baseline treatment. The Postal Service
states that each of the instant contracts
takes the place of its immediate
predecessor which served as the
baseline contracts for the Global Plus 1A
Contracts product.5 It requests that the
instant contracts be considered ‘‘the new
‘baseline’ contracts for future functional
equivalency analyses concerning the
Global Plus 1 product.’’ (Footnote
omitted.) Request at 4.
Filing under part 3020. In support of
its filing, the Postal Service submitted a
statement of Supporting Justification
and a copy of Governors’ Decision No.
08–8 as Attachments 1 and 4,
respectively. The Postal Service asserts
that analysis under 39 U.S.C. 3642(b) is
unnecessary here because of the
Commission findings in Order No. 43
that Negotiated Service Agreements for
outbound International Mail are
classified as competitive. Further, it
contends that the classification
requirements of section 3642 have been
met and that there is, ‘‘no further need
to ponder whether Global Plus 1B
contracts are market dominant or
covered within the postal monopoly.’’
Id. at 7.
The Postal Service states that its
filings demonstrate that the instant
contracts comply with the requirements
of 39 U.S.C. 3633, fit within the Mail
Classification Schedule language for
Global Plus Contracts and are
functionally equivalent to each other.
5 See Docket Nos. MC2010–26, CP2010–67 and
CP2010–68, Order Approving Functionally
Equivalent Global Plus 1A Contracts Negotiated
Service Agreement, July 30, 2010.
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Id. at 8. It urges the Commission to add
Global Plus 1B Contracts to the
competitive product list and to establish
the instant contracts as the baseline
contracts for the Global Plus 1B product.
Id.
II. Notice of Filing
The Commission establishes Docket
Nos. MC2011–7, CP2011–39 and
CP2011–40 for consideration of matters
raised in the Postal Service’s Notice.
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 part 3020 subpart
B. Comments are due no later than
December 21, 2010. The public portions
of these filings can be accessed via the
Commission’s Web site (http//
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. MC2011–7, CP2011–39 and
CP2010–40 for consideration of matters
raised by the Postal Service’s Request.
2. Comments by interested persons in
these proceedings are due no later than
December 21, 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.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2011–8, CP2011–41 and
CP2011–42; Order No. 608]
New Postal Product
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is noticing a
recently-filed Postal Service request to
add Global Plus 2B Contracts to the
competitive product list. This notice
addresses procedural steps associated
with this filing.
DATES: Comments are due: December
21, 2010.
SUMMARY:
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Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Commenters who cannot
submit their views electronically should
contact the person identified in FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by
telephone for advice on alternatives to
electronic filing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
stephen.sharfman@prc.gov or 202–789–
6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Notice of Filing
III. Ordering Paragraphs
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I. Introduction
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39
CFR 3020.30 et seq., the Postal Service
seeks to add a new product Global Plus
2B Contracts, to the competitive product
list and to that end, filed notice,
pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5, announcing
that it has entered into two Global Plus
2B contracts.1
The Postal Service states that the
instant contracts are functionally
equivalent with one another and to
previously submitted Global Plus 2B
contracts.2 It states further that the
instant contracts are supported by
Governors’ Decision No. 08–10, which
establishes prices and classifications not
of general applicability for Global Plus
Contracts.3
The Request has been assigned Docket
No. MC2011–8.
The Postal Service
contemporaneously filed copies of the
contracts related to the proposed
competitive product classification
pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and 39
CFR 3015.5. The two contracts have
been assigned Docket Nos. CP2011–41
and CP2011–42, respectively.
The instant contracts. The Postal
Service states that the instant contracts
are the immediate successors to the
Global Plus 2A contracts in Docket Nos.
CP2010–69 and CP2010–70 that are
scheduled to expire on 11:59 p.m. on
January 16, 2011. Request at 3. The
1 Request of the United States Postal Service to
Add Global Plus 2B to the Competitive Product List
and Notice of Filing Two Functionally Equivalent
Global Plus 2B Contracts Negotiated Service
Agreements and Application for Non-Public
Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal, December
9, 2010 (Notice).
2 See Docket Nos. CP2008–8 through CP2008–10,
Order Concerning Global Plus negotiated Service
Agreements, June 27, 2008 (Order No. 85).
3 See Docket No. CP2008–8, Notice of United
States Postal Service of Governors’ Decision
Establishing Prices and Classifications for Global
Plus Contracts, June 2, 2008, at 1.
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instant contracts are expected to begin
January 17, 2011, and expire at 11:59
p.m. on the day prior to the day in
January 2012 when Canada Post
Corporation institutes price changes for
its domestic Lettermail, Incentive
Lettermail, Admail, and/or Publications
Mail products. If these prices do not
change during the month of January the
contracts terminate on January 31, 2012.
Id. at 4–5.
The Postal Service filed copies of the
contracts, Governors’ Decision with
attachments, and supporting financial
documentation under seal. Id. at 3.
Additionally, in support of its Request
and Notice, the Postal Service filed the
following five attachments:
• Attachment 1—a statement of
supporting justification required by 39
CFR 3020.32;
• Attachments 2A and 2B—a redacted
copy of each contract and applicable
annexes;
• Attachments 3A and 3B—certified
statements required by 39 CFR
3015.5(c)(2);
• Attachment 4—a redacted copy of
Governors’ Decision No. 08–10, which
establishes prices and classifications for
Global Direct, Global Bulk Economy,
and Global Plus Contracts, formulas for
the prices, analysis and certification of
the formulas and certification of the
Governors’ vote;
• Attachment 5—an application for
non-public treatment of materials to
maintain the contract and supporting
documents under seal.
Functional equivalence. The Postal
Service asserts that the instant contracts
are functionally equivalent both to one
another and to the precursor Global Plus
2A contracts in that they share similar
cost and market characteristics. Id. at 4.
It contends as a result the instant
contracts should be grouped together as
a single product. Id. at 4–6.
The Postal Service addresses
similarities between the instant
contracts and their predecessors, e.g.,
the fundamental terms and conditions
of the contracts remain essentially
unchanged. Id. at 6. It identifies minor
changes in contract terms that
distinguish the instant contracts from
each other, e.g., customer name,
penalties, and identification of prior
agreements. The Postal Service asserts
that the differences do not affect
functional equivalency. Id. at 5–6.
Baseline treatment. The Postal Service
states that each of the instant contracts
takes the place of its immediate
predecessor which served as the
baseline contract for the Global Plus 2A
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Contracts product.4 It requests that the
instant contracts be considered ‘‘the new
‘baseline’ agreements for consideration
of future functional analyses of the
Global Plus 2B product.’’ Id. at 4.
Filing under part 3020. In support of
its filing, the Postal Service submitted a
statement of Supporting Justification
and a copy of Governors’ Decision No.
08–10 as Attachments 1 and 4
respectively. The Postal Service asserts
that analysis under 39 U.S.C. 3642(b) is
unnecessary here because of the
Commission findings in Order No. 43
that Negotiated Service Agreements for
outbound International Mail are
classified as competitive. Further it
contends that the classification
requirements of section 3642 have been
met and that there is, ‘‘no further need
to ponder whether Global Plus 2B
contracts are market dominant or
covered by the postal monopoly.’’ Id. at
7.
The Postal Service states that its
filings demonstrate that the instant
contracts comply with the requirements
of 39 U.S.C. 3633, fit within the Mail
Classification Schedule language for
Global Plus Contracts under Governors’
Decision 08–10 and are functionally
equivalent to each other. Id. at 8. It
urges the Commission to add Global
Plus 2B Contracts to the competitive
product list and to establish the instant
contracts as the baseline contracts for
the Global Plus 2B product. Id.
II. Notice of Filing
The Commission establishes Docket
Nos. MC2011–8, CP2011–41 and
CP2011–42 for consideration of matters
raised in the Postal Service’s Request.
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
December 21, 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 these dockets.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
Nos. MC2011–8, CP2011–41 and
CP2011–42 for consideration of matters
raised by the Postal Service’s Request.
4 See Docket Nos. MC2010–27, CP2010–69 and
CP2010–70, Order Approving Functionally
Equivalent Global Plus 2A Contracts Negotiated
Service Agreements, July 30, 2010.
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2. Comments by interested persons in
these proceedings are due no later than
December 21, 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.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Data Collection(s) Available
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In accordance with the
requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of
SUMMARY:
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
which provides opportunity for public
comment on new or revised data
collections, the Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed data collections.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed information collections are
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s
estimate of the burden for the collection
of the information; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden related to
the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
1. Title and Purpose of Information
Collection
Representative Payee Parental
Custody Monitoring: OMB 3220–0176.
Under Section 12 (a) of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA), the Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) is authorized to
select, make payments to, and to
conduct transactions with, a
beneficiary’s relative or some other
person willing to act on behalf of the
beneficiary as a representative payee.
The RRB is responsible for determining
if direct payment to the beneficiary or
payment to a representative payee
would best serve the beneficiary’s
interest. Inherent in the RRB’s
authorization to select a representative
payee is the responsibility to monitor
the payee to assure that the beneficiary’s
interests are protected. The RRB utilizes
Form G–99d, Parental Custody Report,
to obtain information needed to verify
that a parent-for-child representative
payee still has custody of the child. One
response is required from each
respondent. The RRB proposes no
changes to Form G–99d.
The estimated annual respondent
burden is as follows:
Annual
responses
Form #(s)
G–99d ..........................................................................................................................................
2. Title and Purpose of Information
Collection
Report of Medicaid State Office on
Beneficiary’s Buy-In Status; OMB 3220–
0185.
Under Section 7(d) of the Railroad
Retirement Act, the RRB administers the
Medicare program for persons covered
by the railroad retirement system. Under
Section 1843 of the Social Security Act,
states may enter into ‘‘buy-in
agreements’’ with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services for the
purpose of enrolling certain groups of
low-income individuals under the
Medicare medical insurance (Part B)
program and paying the premiums for
their insurance coverage. Generally,
these individuals are categorically
needy under Medicaid and meet the
eligibility requirements for Medicare
Part B. States can also include in their
buy-in agreements, individuals who are
eligible for medical assistance only. The
RRB uses Form RL–380–F, Report to
1,030
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RL–380–F ....................................................................................................................................
Additional Information or Comments:
To request more information or to
obtain a copy of the information
collection justification, forms, and/or
supporting material, please call the RRB
Clearance Officer at (312) 751–3363 or
send an e-mail request to
Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Comments
regarding the information collection
should be addressed to Patricia A.
Henaghan, Railroad Retirement Board,
844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois
60611–2092 or send an e-mail to
Patricia.Henaghan@RRB.GOV. Written
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5
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State Medicaid Office, to obtain
information needed to determine if
certain railroad beneficiaries are entitled
to receive Supplementary Medical
Insurance program coverage under a
state buy-in agreement in states in
which they reside. Completion of Form
RL–380–F is voluntary. One response is
received from each respondent. The
RRB proposes no changes to Form RL–
380–F.
The estimated annual respondent
burden is as follows:
Annual
responses
Form #(s)
Time (min)
Time (min)
600
Burden (hrs)
10
100
comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2011-8, CP2011-41 and CP2011-42; Order No. 608]
New 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 Global Plus 2B Contracts to the competitive product
list. This notice addresses procedural steps associated with this
filing.
DATES: Comments are due: December 21, 2010.
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ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing
Online system at https://www.prc.gov. Commenters who cannot submit their
views electronically should contact the person identified in FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by telephone for advice on alternatives to
electronic filing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
stephen.sharfman@prc.gov or 202-789-6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Notice of Filing
III. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., the Postal
Service seeks to add a new product Global Plus 2B Contracts, to the
competitive product list and to that end, filed notice, pursuant to 39
CFR 3015.5, announcing that it has entered into two Global Plus 2B
contracts.\1\
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\1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Global
Plus 2B to the Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Two
Functionally Equivalent Global Plus 2B Contracts Negotiated Service
Agreements and Application for Non-Public Treatment of Materials
Filed Under Seal, December 9, 2010 (Notice).
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The Postal Service states that the instant contracts are
functionally equivalent with one another and to previously submitted
Global Plus 2B contracts.\2\ It states further that the instant
contracts are supported by Governors' Decision No. 08-10, which
establishes prices and classifications not of general applicability for
Global Plus Contracts.\3\
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\2\ See Docket Nos. CP2008-8 through CP2008-10, Order Concerning
Global Plus negotiated Service Agreements, June 27, 2008 (Order No.
85).
\3\ See Docket No. CP2008-8, Notice of United States Postal
Service of Governors' Decision Establishing Prices and
Classifications for Global Plus Contracts, June 2, 2008, at 1.
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The Request has been assigned Docket No. MC2011-8.
The Postal Service contemporaneously filed copies of the contracts
related to the proposed competitive product classification pursuant to
39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and 39 CFR 3015.5. The two contracts have been
assigned Docket Nos. CP2011-41 and CP2011-42, respectively.
The instant contracts. The Postal Service states that the instant
contracts are the immediate successors to the Global Plus 2A contracts
in Docket Nos. CP2010-69 and CP2010-70 that are scheduled to expire on
11:59 p.m. on January 16, 2011. Request at 3. The instant contracts are
expected to begin January 17, 2011, and expire at 11:59 p.m. on the day
prior to the day in January 2012 when Canada Post Corporation
institutes price changes for its domestic Lettermail, Incentive
Lettermail, Admail, and/or Publications Mail products. If these prices
do not change during the month of January the contracts terminate on
January 31, 2012. Id. at 4-5.
The Postal Service filed copies of the contracts, Governors'
Decision with attachments, and supporting financial documentation under
seal. Id. at 3.
Additionally, in support of its Request and Notice, the Postal
Service filed the following five attachments:
Attachment 1--a statement of supporting justification
required by 39 CFR 3020.32;
Attachments 2A and 2B--a redacted copy of each contract
and applicable annexes;
Attachments 3A and 3B--certified statements required by 39
CFR 3015.5(c)(2);
Attachment 4--a redacted copy of Governors' Decision No.
08-10, which establishes prices and classifications for Global Direct,
Global Bulk Economy, and Global Plus Contracts, formulas for the
prices, analysis and certification of the formulas and certification of
the Governors' vote;
Attachment 5--an application for non-public treatment of
materials to maintain the contract and supporting documents under seal.
Functional equivalence. The Postal Service asserts that the instant
contracts are functionally equivalent both to one another and to the
precursor Global Plus 2A contracts in that they share similar cost and
market characteristics. Id. at 4. It contends as a result the instant
contracts should be grouped together as a single product. Id. at 4-6.
The Postal Service addresses similarities between the instant
contracts and their predecessors, e.g., the fundamental terms and
conditions of the contracts remain essentially unchanged. Id. at 6. It
identifies minor changes in contract terms that distinguish the instant
contracts from each other, e.g., customer name, penalties, and
identification of prior agreements. The Postal Service asserts that the
differences do not affect functional equivalency. Id. at 5-6.
Baseline treatment. The Postal Service states that each of the
instant contracts takes the place of its immediate predecessor which
served as the baseline contract for the Global Plus 2A Contracts
product.\4\ It requests that the instant contracts be considered ``the
new `baseline' agreements for consideration of future functional
analyses of the Global Plus 2B product.'' Id. at 4.
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\4\ See Docket Nos. MC2010-27, CP2010-69 and CP2010-70, Order
Approving Functionally Equivalent Global Plus 2A Contracts
Negotiated Service Agreements, July 30, 2010.
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Filing under part 3020. In support of its filing, the Postal
Service submitted a statement of Supporting Justification and a copy of
Governors' Decision No. 08-10 as Attachments 1 and 4 respectively. The
Postal Service asserts that analysis under 39 U.S.C. 3642(b) is
unnecessary here because of the Commission findings in Order No. 43
that Negotiated Service Agreements for outbound International Mail are
classified as competitive. Further it contends that the classification
requirements of section 3642 have been met and that there is, ``no
further need to ponder whether Global Plus 2B contracts are market
dominant or covered by the postal monopoly.'' Id. at 7.
The Postal Service states that its filings demonstrate that the
instant contracts comply with the requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633, fit
within the Mail Classification Schedule language for Global Plus
Contracts under Governors' Decision 08-10 and are functionally
equivalent to each other. Id. at 8. It urges the Commission to add
Global Plus 2B Contracts to the competitive product list and to
establish the instant contracts as the baseline contracts for the
Global Plus 2B product. Id.
II. Notice of Filing
The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2011-8, CP2011-41 and
CP2011-42 for consideration of matters raised in the Postal Service's
Request.
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 December 21, 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 these dockets.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2011-8, CP2011-41 and
CP2011-42 for consideration of matters raised by the Postal Service's
Request.
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2. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no
later than December 21, 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.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
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