Product Change-Parcel Select & Parcel Return Service Negotiated Service Agreement, 28409-28410 [2012-11501]
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ACTION:
Notice.
The Commission is noticing a
recently-filed Postal Service request to
add Parcel Select Contract 2 to the
competitive product list. This notice
addresses procedural steps associated
with this filing.
DATES: Comments are due: May 18,
2012.
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
at 202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Notice of Filings
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
filed a formal request and associated
supporting information to add Parcel
Select Contract 1 to the competitive
product list.1 The Commission notes
there is already a Parcel Select Contract
1 on the competitive product list. See
Docket Nos. MC2011–16 and CP2011–
53. It is the Commission’s intent to
rename the proposed new product
Parcel Select Contract 2. Participants
may address the name of the new
product in their comments.
The Postal Service asserts that Parcel
Select Contract 1 is a competitive
product ‘‘not of general applicability’’
within the meaning of 39 U.S.C.
3632(b)(3). Request at 1. The Postal
Service states that the explanation and
justification for this contract are
provided by Governors’ Decision No.
11–6, included as Attachment A to the
Request.2 The Request has been
assigned Docket No. MC2012–16.
1 Request of the United States Postal Service to
Add Parcel Select Contract 1 to Competitive
Product List and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) of
Unredacted Governors’ Decision, Contract, and
Supporting Data, May 7, 2012 (Request). The
Request supersedes a similar filing submitted May
4, 2012. See Notice of the United States Postal
Service of Filing Errata to Request and Notice, filed
May 7, 2012.
2 Id. at 1; Decision of the Governors of the United
States Postal Service on Establishment of Domestic
Competitive Agreements, Outbound International
Competitive Agreements, Inbound International
Competitive Agreements, and Other Non-Published
Competitive Rates, issued March 22, 2011
(Governors’ Decision No. 11–6).
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The Postal Service
contemporaneously filed a contract
related to the proposed new product.
Id., Attachment B. The contract has
been assigned Docket No. CP2012–23.
Request. In support of its Request, the
Postal Service filed six attachments as
follows:
• Attachment A—a redacted copy of
Governors’ Decision No. 11–6;
• Attachment B—a redacted copy of
the contract;
• Attachment C—a proposed change
in the Mail Classification Schedule
competitive product list;
• Attachment D—a Statement of
Supporting Justification as required by
39 CFR 3020.32;
• Attachment E—a certification of
compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a); and
• Attachment F—an application for
non-public treatment of materials to
maintain redacted portions of the
contract and supporting documents
under seal.
In the Statement of Supporting
Justification, Karen F. Key, Manager,
Shipping Products, asserts that the
service to be provided under the
contract will cover its attributable costs,
make a positive contribution to
institutional costs, and increase
contribution toward the requisite 5.5
percent of the Postal Service’s total
institutional costs. Id., Attachment D.
Thus, Ms. Key contends there will be no
issue of market dominant products
subsidizing competitive products as a
result of this contract. Id.
Related contract. A redacted version
of the specific Parcel Select Contract 2
is included with the Request. Id.,
Attachment B. The contract will become
effective on the later of the day
following the date on which the
Commission issues all approvals on
June 1, 2012. Request at 6. The contract
will expire on May 31, 2019 unless,
among other things, either party
terminates the agreement for
convenience upon 6 months’ written
notice to the other party. Id. The Postal
Service represents that the contract is
consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a). Id.,
Attachment D.
The Postal Service filed much of the
supporting materials, including the
specific Parcel Select Contract 2, under
seal. Id., Attachment F. It maintains that
redacted portions of the contract,
Governors’ Decision No. 11–6, and
related financial information should
remain confidential. Id. at 2–3. This
information includes the price structure
and terms, expected profit, underlying
costs and assumptions, cost coverage
projections, and customer-related
information. Id. at 3.
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II. Notice of Filings
The Commission establishes Docket
Nos. MC2012–16 and CP2012–23 to
consider the Request pertaining to the
proposed Parcel Select Contract 2
product and the related contract,
respectively.
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 May 18, 2012. The public portions
of these filings can be accessed via the
Commission’s Web site (https://
www.prc.gov).
The Commission appoints Natalie Rea
Ward to serve as Public Representative
in these dockets.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
Nos. MC2012–16 and CP2012–23 to
consider the matters raised in each
docket.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Natalie
Rea Ward is appointed to serve as an
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
May 18, 2012.
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 SERVICE
Product Change—Parcel Select &
Parcel Return Service Negotiated
Service Agreement
Postal ServiceTM.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Postal Service gives
notice of filing a request with the Postal
Regulatory Commission to add a
domestic shipping services contract to
the list of Negotiated Service
Agreements in the Mail Classification
Schedule’s Competitive Products List.
DATES: May 14, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
United States Postal Service® hereby
SUMMARY:
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gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
3642 and 3632(b)(3), on May 4, 2012, it
filed with the Postal Regulatory
Commission a Request of the United
States Postal Service to Add Parcel
Select & Parcel Return Service Contract
3 to Competitive Product List.
Documents are available at
www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2012–15,
CP2012–22.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice.
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POSTAL SERVICE
Product Change—Parcel Select
Negotiated Service Agreement
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Postal ServiceTM.
Notice.
The Postal Service gives
notice of filing a request with the Postal
Regulatory Commission to add a
domestic shipping services contract to
the list of Negotiated Service
Agreements in the Mail Classification
Schedule’s Competitive Products List.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
May 14, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.
The
United States Postal Service® hereby
gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
3642 and 3632(b)(3), on May 4, 2012, it
filed with the Postal Regulatory
Commission a Request of the United
States Postal Service to Add Parcel
Select Contract 1 to Competitive Product
List. Documents are available at
www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2012–16,
CP2012–23.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Agency Forms Submitted for OMB
Review, Request for Comments
Summary: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35), the Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding
an Information Collection Request (ICR)
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Our
ICR describes the information we seek
to collect from the public. Review and
approval by OIRA ensures that we
impose appropriate paperwork burdens.
The RRB invites comments on the
proposed collection of information to
determine (1) the practical utility of the
collection; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden of the collection; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information that is the
subject of collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of collections on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments to the RRB or OIRA must
contain the OMB control number of the
ICR. For proper consideration of your
comments, it is best if the RRB and
OIRA receive them within 30 days of
the publication date.
Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement
Act (RRA), provides for the payment of
an annuity to the spouse or divorced
spouse of a retired railroad employee.
For the spouse or divorced spouse to
qualify for an annuity, the RRB must
determine if any of the employee’s
current marriage to the applicant is
valid.
The requirements for obtaining
documentary evidence to determine
valid marital relationships are
prescribed in 20 CFR 219.30 through
219.35. Section 2(e) of the RRA requires
that an employee must relinquish all
rights to any railroad employer service
before a spouse annuity can be paid.
The RRB uses Form G–346 to obtain
the information needed to determine
whether the employee’s current
marriage is valid. Form G–346 is
completed by the retired employee who
is the husband or wife of the applicant
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Form number
for a spouse annuity. Completion is
required to obtain a benefit. One
response is requested of each
respondent.
In accordance with amended
regulation 20 CFR 217.17, the RRB
proposes the implementation of Form
G–346sum. Proposed Form G–346sum,
which will mirror the information
collected on Form G–346, will be used
when an employee, after being
interviewed by an RRB field office staff
member ‘‘signs’’ the form using an
alternative signature method known as
‘‘attestation.’’ Attestation refers to the
action taken by the RRB field office
employee to confirm and annotate the
RRB’s records of the applicant’s
affirmation under penalty of perjury that
the information provided is correct and
the applicant’s agreement to sign the
form by proxy. Completion is required
to obtain a benefit. One response is
requested of each respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (76 FR 62098 on October
6, 2011) required by 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2). That request elicited no
comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Employee’s Certification.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0140.
Form(s) submitted: G–346 and
G–346sum.
Type of request: Revision of a
currently approved collection of
information.
Affected public: Individuals or
Households.
Abstract: Under Section 2 of the
Railroad Retirement Act, spouses of
retired railroad employees may be
entitled to an annuity. The collection
obtains information from the employee
about the employee’s previous
marriages, if any, to determine if any
impediment exists to the marriage
between the employee and his or her
spouse.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
no changes to Form
G–346 and the implementation of new
Form G–346sum.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Annual responses
Time (minutes)
Burden (hours)
G–346 ........................................................................................................................
G–346sum .................................................................................................................
4,830
2,070
5
5
403
172
Total ....................................................................................................................
6,900
..............................
575
Additional Information or Comments:
Copies of the forms and supporting
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documents can be obtained from Dana
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Hickman at (312) 751–4981 or
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV.
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28409-28410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11501]
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POSTAL SERVICE
Product Change--Parcel Select & Parcel Return Service Negotiated
Service Agreement
AGENCY: Postal Service\TM\.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the
Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services
contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail
Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
DATES: May 14, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth A. Reed, 202-268-3179.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Postal Service[supreg]
hereby
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gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on May 4,
2012, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a Request of the
United States Postal Service to Add Parcel Select & Parcel Return
Service Contract 3 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available
at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2012-15, CP2012-22.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice.
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