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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. A2012–120; Order No. 1198]
Post Office Closing
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This document informs the
public that an appeal of the closing of
the Santa Fe, Missouri 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: Deadline for Petitioner’s Form
61: February 22, 2012, 4:30 p.m., eastern
time; deadline for answering brief in
support of the Postal Service: March 13,
2012, 4:30 p.m., eastern time. 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
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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
Santa Fe post office in Santa Fe,
Missouri. The first petition for review
received January 18, 2012, was filed by
Valena Booth. The second petition for
review received January 20, 2012, was
filed by Robert F. Young. The earliest
postmark date is January 6, 2012.
The Commission hereby institutes a
proceeding under 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5)
and establishes Docket No. A2012–120
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 February 22,
2012.
Issue apparently raised. Petitioners
contend that the Postal Service failed to
consider the effect of the closing on the
community. See 39 U.S.C.
404(d)(2)(A)(i).
After the Postal Service files the
administrative record and the
Commission reviews it, the Commission
may find that there are more legal issues
than the one set forth above, or that the
Postal Service’s determination disposes
of one or more of those issues. The due
date for any responsive pleading by the
Postal Service to this Notice is February
13, 2012.
Notwithstanding the Postal Service’s
determination to close this post office,
on December 15, 2011, the Postal
Service advised the Commission that it
‘‘will delay the closing or consolidation
of any Post Office until May 15, 2012’’.1
The Postal Service further indicated that
it ‘‘will proceed with the
discontinuance process for any Post
Office in which a Final Determination
was already posted as of December 12,
2011, including all pending appeals.’’
Id. It stated that the only ‘‘Post Offices’’
subject to closing prior to May 16, 2012
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the Moratorium on Post Office Discontinuance
Actions, December 15, 2011, (Notice).
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are those that were not in operation on,
and for which a Final Determination
was posted as of, December 12, 2011. It
affirmed that it ‘‘will not close or
consolidate any other Post Office prior
to May 16, 2012.’’ Id. Lastly, the Postal
Service requested the Commission ‘‘to
continue adjudicating appeals as
provided in the 120-day decisional
schedule for each proceeding.’’ Id.
The Postal Service’s Notice outlines
the parameters of its newly announced
discontinuance policy. Pursuant to the
Postal Service’s request, the
Commission will fulfill its appellate
responsibilities under 39 U.S.C.
404(d)(5).
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
Commission’s 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 or
by contacting the Commission’s docket
section at prc-dockets@prc.gov or via
telephone at 202–789–6846.
The 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
Petitioners and respondent, wishing to
be heard in this matter are directed to
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file a notice of intervention. See 39 CFR
3001.111(b). Notices of intervention in
this case are to be filed on or before
February 28, 2012. A notice of
intervention shall be filed using the
Internet (Filing Online) at the
Commission’s Web site 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 the 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. Any responsive pleading by the
Postal Service to this notice is due no
later than February 13, 2012.
2. The procedural schedule listed
below is hereby adopted.
3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Manon
Boudreault is designated officer of the
Commission (Public Representative) to
represent the interests of the general
public.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this notice and order in
the Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE
January 18, 2012 .........................
February 2, 2012 .........................
February 13, 2012 .......................
February 28, 2012 .......................
February 22, 2012 .......................
March 13, 2012 ............................
March 28, 2012 ............................
April 4, 2012 ................................
May 4, 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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POSTAL SERVICE
Notice of Availability: Programmatic
Environmental Assessment for Mail
Processing Network Rationalization
Initiative (Formerly Known as the
‘‘Network Optimization’’ Initiative),
Nationwide
Postal Service.
Notice of availability of a
Programmatic Environmental
Assessment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
To comply with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
Postal Service has prepared and is
making available a Programmatic
Environmental Assessment (PEA) for
the Mail Processing Network
Rationalization Initiative (the ‘‘Proposed
Action’’), which is national in scope.
This PEA evaluated the environmental
impacts of the Proposed Action versus
taking No Action. Based on the results
of the PEA, the Postal Service has issued
a Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) indicating that the Proposed
Action will not have a significant
impact on the environment.
DATES: The PEA and FONSI are
available as of February 6, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
direct questions or requests for
additional information, including
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requests for copies of the PEA and
FONSI documents, to: Mr. Thomas G.
Day, Chief Sustainability Officer, U.S.
Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW.,
Room 2737, Washington, DC 20260;
(202) 268–7488.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Postal
Service is undertaking a Mail Processing
Network Rationalization Initiative to
create a more streamlined processing
and distribution network using fewer
facilities to handle an existing and
projected decline in mail volumes. The
proposal under consideration includes
possible closure or consolidation of mail
processing for approximately 250
processing facilities, reducing mail
processing equipment by as much as 50
percent, dramatically decreasing the
nationwide transportation network,
adjusting the mail processing workforce
size by as many as 35,000 positions, and
revising service standards for mail
services, including the elimination of
the expectation of overnight service for
significant portions of First-Class Mail
and Periodicals.
Pursuant to the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, the Postal Service’s
implementing procedures at 39 CFR part
775, and the President’s Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations (40
CFR parts 1500–1508), the Postal
Service has prepared a Programmatic
Environmental Assessment (PEA) to
evaluate the environmental impacts of
the Proposed Action versus the No
Action Alternative. Based on the results
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of the PEA, the Postal Service has issued
a Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) indicating that the Proposed
Action will not have a significant
impact on the environment.
The No Action Alternative was
analyzed as an alternative to the
Proposed Action. Based upon the No
Action Alternative, the Postal Service
would not implement the Mail
Processing Network Rationalization
Initiative. Postal Service mail processing
operations would continue essentially
as is, at current capacity. No
consolidation or closure of mail
processing facilities, modification of
current service standards for First-Class
Mail and Periodicals, scaling back of the
nationwide transportation network, or
workforce adjustments would occur.
Under the No Action Alternative the
Postal Service would maintain current
operating methods and protocols and
would continue to operate at a budget
deficit due to insufficient income to
maintain current operating expenses.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. A2012-120; Order No. 1198]
Post Office Closing
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing
of the Santa Fe, Missouri 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: Deadline for Petitioner's Form 61: February 22, 2012, 4:30 p.m.,
eastern time; deadline for answering brief in support of the Postal
Service: March 13, 2012, 4:30 p.m., eastern time. 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 Santa Fe post office in
Santa Fe, Missouri. The first petition for review received January 18,
2012, was filed by Valena Booth. The second petition for review
received January 20, 2012, was filed by Robert F. Young. The earliest
postmark date is January 6, 2012.
The Commission hereby institutes a proceeding under 39 U.S.C.
404(d)(5) and establishes Docket No. A2012-120 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 February 22, 2012.
Issue apparently raised. Petitioners contend that the Postal
Service failed to consider the effect of the closing on the community.
See 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(2)(A)(i).
After the Postal Service files the administrative record and the
Commission reviews it, the Commission may find that there are more
legal issues than the one set forth above, or that the Postal Service's
determination disposes of one or more of those issues. The due date for
any responsive pleading by the Postal Service to this Notice is
February 13, 2012.
Notwithstanding the Postal Service's determination to close this
post office, on December 15, 2011, the Postal Service advised the
Commission that it ``will delay the closing or consolidation of any
Post Office until May 15, 2012''.\1\ The Postal Service further
indicated that it ``will proceed with the discontinuance process for
any Post Office in which a Final Determination was already posted as of
December 12, 2011, including all pending appeals.'' Id. It stated that
the only ``Post Offices'' subject to closing prior to May 16, 2012 are
those that were not in operation on, and for which a Final
Determination was posted as of, December 12, 2011. It affirmed that it
``will not close or consolidate any other Post Office prior to May 16,
2012.'' Id. Lastly, the Postal Service requested the Commission ``to
continue adjudicating appeals as provided in the 120-day decisional
schedule for each proceeding.'' Id.
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Moratorium on Post Office Discontinuance Actions, December 15, 2011,
(Notice).
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The Postal Service's Notice outlines the parameters of its newly
announced discontinuance policy. Pursuant to the Postal Service's
request, the Commission will fulfill its appellate responsibilities
under 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5).
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 Commission's 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 or by contacting the Commission's docket section
at prc-dockets@prc.gov or via telephone at 202-789-6846.
The 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 Petitioners and respondent,
wishing to be heard in this matter are directed to
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file a notice of intervention. See 39 CFR 3001.111(b). Notices of
intervention in this case are to be filed on or before February 28,
2012. A notice of intervention shall be filed using the Internet
(Filing Online) at the Commission's Web site 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 the 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. Any responsive pleading by the Postal Service to this notice is
due no later than February 13, 2012.
2. The procedural schedule listed below is hereby adopted.
3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Manon Boudreault is designated
officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this notice and
order in the Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
Procedural Schedule
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January 18, 2012 Filing of Appeal.
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January 18, 2012........................... Filing of Appeal.
February 2, 2012........................... Deadline for the Postal
Service to file the
applicable administrative
record in this appeal.
February 13, 2012.......................... Deadline for the Postal
Service to file any
responsive pleading.
February 28, 2012.......................... Deadline for notices to
intervene (see 39 CFR
3001.111(b)).
February 22, 2012.......................... Deadline for Petitioners'
Form 61 or initial brief
in support of petition
(see 39 CFR 3001.115(a)
and (b)).
March 13, 2012............................. Deadline for answering
brief in support of the
Postal Service (see 39 CFR
3001.115(c)).
March 28, 2012............................. Deadline for reply briefs
in response to answering
briefs (see 39 CFR
3001.115(d)).
April 4, 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).
May 4, 2012................................ Expiration of the
Commission's 120-day
decisional schedule (see
39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5)).
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