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comments on whether the planned
changes are consistent with the policies
of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642 and 39
CFR part 3015 and 39 CFR 3020, subpart
B. Comments are due no later than
December 12, 2011.
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Natalie R.
Ward is appointed as Public
Representative to represent the interests
of the general public in the abovecaptioned docket.
Supplemental information. Pursuant
to 39 CFR 3015.6, the Postal Service is
requested to provide a written response
to the questions below. To assist in the
completion of the record, answers
should be provided as soon as possible,
but by no later than December 5, 2011.
1. Please refer to the redacted tables
attached to the Filing, which present
Competitive Product Contribution &
Cost Coverage Analysis’’ for FY 2012
‘‘January 22, 2011 Implementation’’ and
‘‘October 3, 2011 Implementation.’’
a. Provide FY 2012 volumes,
revenues, attributable costs,
contribution, and cost coverage data
similar to that provided in Docket No.
CP2011–26 to support all data in both
the redacted and unredacted tables.3
b. Provide a narrative explaining the
method used to forecast data in the
referenced tables.
c. Provide attributable costs, revenues,
and volumes data for each product
grouped in ‘‘Competitive International
(including Services)’’ at the same level
of detail provided for all other
competitive products in this docket. For
each of these international products,
explain how the expected revenues and
costs comply with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a).
d. Please explain how the price
adjustments for Parcel Select are
consistent with 3633(a) and Docket No.
MC2011–22, Order No. 689.4
2. Please refer to Governors’ Decision
No. 11–8. The Postal Service provides
overall price increases for the following
products: Express Mail 3.3 percent,
Priority Mail 3.1 percent, Parcel Select
8.5 percent, Parcel Return Service 4.6
percent, First-Class Package Services 3.7
percent, Premium Forwarding Service
3.4 percent, Address Enhancement
Service 7.3 percent, Global Express
Guaranteed 6.0 percent, Express Mail
International 11.6 percent, Priority Mail
International 8.7 percent, International
Priority Airmail 1.0 percent,
International Surface Airlift 13.7
percent, Airmail M–Bags 3.5 percent,
International Ancillary Services 5.0
percent, and international money orders
4.7 percent. Please describe the weights
used to derive the Before Rates and
After Rates indices relied upon to
calculate the overall (average)
percentage price increase for each
product and service referenced above
similar to the supplemental data filed in
Docket No. CP2011–26. ld. Please show
all calculations in Excel, and explain
any adjustments made due to
classification changes.
3. Please provide the specific prices
assigned to the competitive SemiAnnual Fees for each Box Size and Fee
Group. (Attachment at 141.)
4. The following refers to Note 3 at
142. Please clarify what is meant
regarding the portion of the fee that
‘‘may serve as postage on packages
delivered to competitive Post Office box
service customers after being brought to
the Post Office by a private carrier.’’
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
No. CP2012–2 to provide interested
persons an opportunity to express views
and offer comments on whether the
planned changes are consistent with the
policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642
and 39 CFR part 3015 and 39 CFR 3020,
subpart B.
2. Comments on the Filing are due no
later than December 12, 2011.
3. The Commission appoints Natalie
R. Ward as Public Representative to
represent the interests of the general
public in this proceeding.
4. The Postal Service shall provide a
written response to the supplemental
information requested in this order no
later than December 5, 2011.
5. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
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3 See,
e.g., Docket No. CP2011–26, Notice of the
United States Postal Service of Filing Supplemental
Information Under Seal in Response to Commission
Order No. 575, November 12, 2010; Supplemental
Information Provided by the United States Postal
Service in Response to Commission Order No. 575,
Question 2 and Notice of Filing Material Under
Seal, November 16, 2010.
4 Docket No. MC2011–22, Order Conditionally
Granting Request to Transfer Commercial Standard
Mail Parcels to the Competitive Product List, March
2, 2011 (Order No. 689).
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Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This document informs the
public that an appeal of the closing of
the Burns, Colorado post office has been
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filed. It identifies preliminary steps and
provides a procedural schedule.
Publication of this document will allow
the Postal Service, petitioners, and
others to take appropriate action.
DATES: December 6, 2011:
Administrative record due (from Postal
Service); December 27, 2011, 4:30 p.m.,
Eastern Time: Deadline for notices to
intervene. See the Procedural Schedule
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section for other dates of interest.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically by accessing the ‘‘Filing
Online’’ link in the banner at the top of
the Commission’s Web site (https://
www.prc.gov) or by directly accessing
the Commission’s Filing Online system
at https://www.prc.gov/prc-pages/filingonline/login.aspx. Commenters who
cannot submit their views electronically
should contact the person identified in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section as the source for case-related
information for advice on alternatives to
electronic filing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
at (202) 789–6820 (case-related
information) or DocketAdmins@prc.gov
(electronic filing assistance).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
404(d), the Commission received two
petitions for review of the Postal
Service’s determination to close the
Burns post office in Burns, Colorado.
The first petition for review received
November 21, 2011, was filed by Jackie
Schlegel. The second petition for review
received November 23, 2011, was filed
by Patricia Lee Strubi. The earliest
postmark date is November 17, 2011.
The Commission hereby institutes a
proceeding under 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5)
and establishes Docket No. A2012–79 to
consider Petitioners’ appeal. If
Petitioners would like to further explain
their position with supplemental
information or facts, Petitioners may
either file a Participant Statement on
PRC Form 61 or file a brief with the
Commission no later than December 27,
2011.
Categories of issues apparently raised.
Petitioners contend that (1) the Postal
Service failed to consider the effect of
the closing on the community (see 39
U.S.C. 404(d)(2)(A)(i)); and (2) the Postal
Service failed to consider whether or
not it will continue to provide a
maximum degree of effective and
regular postal services to the community
(see 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(2)(A)(iii)).
After the Postal Service files the
administrative record and the
Commission reviews it, the Commission
may find that there are more legal issues
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than those set forth above, or that the
Postal Service’s determination disposes
of one or more of those issues. The
deadline for the Postal Service to file the
applicable administrative record is
within 15 days after the date in which
the petition for review was filed with
the Commission. See 39 CFR 3001.113.
In addition, the due date for any
responsive pleading by the Postal
Service is also within 15 days after the
date in which the petition for review
was filed with the Commission.
Availability; Web site posting. The
Commission has posted the appeal and
supporting material on its Web site at
https://www.prc.gov. Additional filings
in this case and participants’
submissions also will be posted on the
Web site, if provided in electronic
format or amenable to conversion, and
not subject to a valid protective order.
Information on how to use the
Commission’s Web site is available
online or by contacting the
Commission’s webmaster via telephone
at (202) 789–6873 or via electronic mail
at prc-webmaster@prc.gov.
The appeal and all related documents
are also available for public inspection
in the Commission’s docket section.
Docket section hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through
Friday, except on Federal government
holidays. Docket section personnel may
be contacted via electronic mail at prcdockets@prc.gov or via telephone at
(202) 789–6846.
Filing of documents. All filings of
documents in this case shall be made
using the Internet (Filing Online)
pursuant to Commission rules 9(a) and
10(a) at the Commission’s Web site,
https://www.prc.gov, unless a waiver is
obtained. See 39 CFR 3001.9(a) and
3001.10(a). Instructions for obtaining an
account to file documents online may be
found on the Commission’s Web site,
https://www.prc.gov, or by contacting the
Commission’s docket section at prcdockets@prc.gov or via telephone at
(202) 789–6846.
Commission reserves the right to
redact personal information which may
infringe on an individual’s privacy
rights from documents filed in this
proceeding.
Intervention. Persons, other than the
Petitioners and respondents, wishing to
be heard in this matter are directed to
file a notice of intervention. See 39 CFR
3001.111(b). Notices of intervention in
this case are to be filed on or before
December 27, 2011. A notice of
intervention shall be filed using the
Internet (Filing Online) at the
Commission’s Web site, https://
www.prc.gov, unless a waiver is
obtained for hardcopy filing. See 39 CFR
3001.9(a) and 3001.10(a).
Further procedures. By statute, the
Commission is required to issue its
decision within 120 days from the date
it receives the appeal. See 39 U.S.C.
404(d)(5). A procedural schedule has
been developed to accommodate this
statutory deadline. In the interest of
expedition, in light of the 120-day
decision schedule, the Commission may
request the Postal Service or other
participants to submit information or
memoranda of law on any appropriate
issue. As required by Commission rules,
if any motions are filed, responses are
due 7 days after any such motion is
filed. See 39 CFR 3001.21.
It is ordered:
1. The procedural schedule listed
below is hereby adopted.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Natalie
Rea Ward is designated officer of the
Commission (Public Representative) to
represent the interests of the general
public.
3. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this notice and order and
Procedural Schedule in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE
November
December
December
December
December
21, 2011 ..................................
6, 2011 ....................................
6, 2011 ....................................
27, 2011 ..................................
27, 2011 ..................................
January 17, 2012 ......................................
February 1, 2012 ......................................
February 8, 2012 ......................................
March 16, 2012 .........................................
Filing of Appeal.
Deadline for the Postal Service to file the applicable administrative record in this appeal.
Deadline for the Postal Service to file any responsive pleading.
Deadline for notices to intervene (see 39 CFR 3001.111(b)).
Deadline for Petitioners’ Form 61 or initial brief in support of petition (see 39 CFR 3001.115(a) and
(b)).
Deadline for answering brief in support of the Postal Service (see 39 CFR 3001.115(c)).
Deadline for reply briefs in response to answering briefs (see 39 CFR 3001.115(d)).
Deadline for motions by any party requesting oral argument; the Commission will schedule oral argument only when it is a necessary addition to the written filings (see 39 CFR 3001.116).
Expiration of the Commission’s 120-day decisional schedule (see 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5)).
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Sunshine Act Meeting
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to
the provisions of the Government in the
Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that
the Securities and Exchange
Commission will hold a Closed Meeting
on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at
3 p.m.
Commissioners, Counsel to the
Commissioners, the Secretary to the
Commission, and recording secretaries
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will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain
staff members who have an interest in
the matter also may be present.
The General Counsel of the
Commission, or his designee, has
certified that, in his opinion, one or
more of the exemptions set forth in 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(10) and 17 CFR
200.402(a)(10), permit consideration of
the scheduled matters at the Closed
Meeting.
Commissioner Aguilar, as duty
officer, voted to consider the items
listed for the Closed Meeting in a closed
session.
The subject matter of the Closed
Meeting scheduled for Wednesday,
December 14, 2011 will be:
A litigation matter.
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At times, changes in Commission
priorities require alterations in the
scheduling of meeting items.
For further information and to
ascertain what, if any, matters have been
added, deleted or postponed, please
contact:
The Office of the Secretary at (202)
551–5400.
Dated: December 7, 2011.
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. A2012-79; Order No. 1022]
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AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing
of the Burns, Colorado post office has been filed. It identifies
preliminary steps and provides a procedural schedule. Publication of
this document will allow the Postal Service, petitioners, and others to
take appropriate action.
DATES: December 6, 2011: Administrative record due (from Postal
Service); December 27, 2011, 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time: Deadline for
notices to intervene. See the Procedural Schedule in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for other dates of interest.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically by accessing the ``Filing
Online'' link in the banner at the top of the Commission's Web site
(https://www.prc.gov) or by directly accessing the Commission's Filing
Online system at https://www.prc.gov/prc-pages/filing-online/login.aspx. Commenters who cannot submit their views electronically
should contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section as the source for case-related information for advice
on alternatives to electronic filing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
at (202) 789-6820 (case-related information) or DocketAdmins@prc.gov
(electronic filing assistance).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 39
U.S.C. 404(d), the Commission received two petitions for review of the
Postal Service's determination to close the Burns post office in Burns,
Colorado. The first petition for review received November 21, 2011, was
filed by Jackie Schlegel. The second petition for review received
November 23, 2011, was filed by Patricia Lee Strubi. The earliest
postmark date is November 17, 2011. The Commission hereby institutes a
proceeding under 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5) and establishes Docket No. A2012-
79 to consider Petitioners' appeal. If Petitioners would like to
further explain their position with supplemental information or facts,
Petitioners may either file a Participant Statement on PRC Form 61 or
file a brief with the Commission no later than December 27, 2011.
Categories of issues apparently raised. Petitioners contend that
(1) the Postal Service failed to consider the effect of the closing on
the community (see 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(2)(A)(i)); and (2) the Postal
Service failed to consider whether or not it will continue to provide a
maximum degree of effective and regular postal services to the
community (see 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(2)(A)(iii)).
After the Postal Service files the administrative record and the
Commission reviews it, the Commission may find that there are more
legal issues
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than those set forth above, or that the Postal Service's determination
disposes of one or more of those issues. The deadline for the Postal
Service to file the applicable administrative record is within 15 days
after the date in which the petition for review was filed with the
Commission. See 39 CFR 3001.113. In addition, the due date for any
responsive pleading by the Postal Service is also within 15 days after
the date in which the petition for review was filed with the
Commission.
Availability; Web site posting. The Commission has posted the
appeal and supporting material on its Web site at https://www.prc.gov.
Additional filings in this case and participants' submissions also will
be posted on the Web site, if provided in electronic format or amenable
to conversion, and not subject to a valid protective order. Information
on how to use the Commission's Web site is available online or by
contacting the Commission's webmaster via telephone at (202) 789-6873
or via electronic mail at prc-webmaster@prc.gov.
The appeal and all related documents are also available for public
inspection in the Commission's docket section. Docket section hours are
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except on
Federal government holidays. Docket section personnel may be contacted
via electronic mail at prc-dockets@prc.gov or via telephone at (202)
789-6846.
Filing of documents. All filings of documents in this case shall be
made using the Internet (Filing Online) pursuant to Commission rules
9(a) and 10(a) at the Commission's Web site, https://www.prc.gov, unless
a waiver is obtained. See 39 CFR 3001.9(a) and 3001.10(a). Instructions
for obtaining an account to file documents online may be found on the
Commission's Web site, https://www.prc.gov, or by contacting the
Commission's docket section at prc-dockets@prc.gov or via telephone at
(202) 789-6846.
Commission reserves the right to redact personal information which
may infringe on an individual's privacy rights from documents filed in
this proceeding.
Intervention. Persons, other than the Petitioners and respondents,
wishing to be heard in this matter are directed to file a notice of
intervention. See 39 CFR 3001.111(b). Notices of intervention in this
case are to be filed on or before December 27, 2011. A notice of
intervention shall be filed using the Internet (Filing Online) at the
Commission's Web site, https://www.prc.gov, unless a waiver is obtained
for hardcopy filing. See 39 CFR 3001.9(a) and 3001.10(a).
Further procedures. By statute, the Commission is required to issue
its decision within 120 days from the date it receives the appeal. See
39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5). A procedural schedule has been developed to
accommodate this statutory deadline. In the interest of expedition, in
light of the 120-day decision schedule, the Commission may request the
Postal Service or other participants to submit information or memoranda
of law on any appropriate issue. As required by Commission rules, if
any motions are filed, responses are due 7 days after any such motion
is filed. See 39 CFR 3001.21.
It is ordered:
1. The procedural schedule listed below is hereby adopted.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Natalie Rea Ward is designated
officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public.
3. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this notice and
order and Procedural Schedule in the Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
Procedural Schedule
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November 21, 2011................................. Filing of Appeal.
December 6, 2011.................................. Deadline for the
Postal Service to
file the applicable
administrative
record in this
appeal.
December 6, 2011.................................. Deadline for the
Postal Service to
file any responsive
pleading.
December 27, 2011................................. Deadline for notices
to intervene (see
39 CFR
3001.111(b)).
December 27, 2011................................. Deadline for
Petitioners' Form
61 or initial brief
in support of
petition (see 39
CFR 3001.115(a) and
(b)).
January 17, 2012.................................. Deadline for
answering brief in
support of the
Postal Service (see
39 CFR
3001.115(c)).
February 1, 2012.................................. Deadline for reply
briefs in response
to answering briefs
(see 39 CFR
3001.115(d)).
February 8, 2012.................................. Deadline for motions
by any party
requesting oral
argument; the
Commission will
schedule oral
argument only when
it is a necessary
addition to the
written filings
(see 39 CFR
3001.116).
March 16, 2012.................................... Expiration of the
Commission's 120-
day decisional
schedule (see 39
U.S.C. 404(d)(5)).
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