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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 159 / Thursday, August 16, 2012 / Notices
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this Order in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–20070 Filed 8–15–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2012–39 and CP2012–47;
Order No. 1426]
New Postal Product
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is noticing a
recently-filed Postal Service request to
add Priority Mail Contract 41 to the
competitive product list. This notice
addresses procedural steps associated
with this filing.
DATES: Comments are due: August 17,
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:
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I. Introduction
II. Notice of Filings
III. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
In accordance with 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 Priority Mail Contract 41 to the
competitive product list.1 The Postal
Service asserts that Priority Mail
Contract 41 is a competitive product
‘‘not of general applicability’’ within the
meaning of 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3).
Request at 1. The Request has been
assigned Docket No. MC2012–39.
The Postal Service
contemporaneously filed a redacted
contract related to the proposed new
product under 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and
1 Request of the United States Postal Service to
Add Priority Mail Contract 41 to Competitive
Product List and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) of
Unredacted Governors’ Decision, Contract, and
Supporting Data, August 8, 2012 (Request).
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39 CFR 3015.5. Id. Attachment B. The
instant contract has been assigned
Docket No. CP2012–47.
Request. To support its Request, the
Postal Service filed six attachments as
follows:
• Attachment A—a redacted copy of
Governors’ Decision No. 11–6,
authorizing the new product;
• Attachment B—a redacted copy of
the contract;
• Attachment C—proposed changes
to the Mail Classification Schedule
competitive product list with the
addition underlined;
• 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 related financial
information under seal.
In the Statement of Supporting
Justification, Dennis R. Nicoski,
Manager, Field Sales Strategy and
Contracts, asserts that the contract will
cover its attributable costs, make a
positive contribution to covering
institutional costs, and increase
contribution toward the requisite 5.5
percent of the Postal Service’s total
institutional costs. Id. Attachment D at
1. Mr. Nicoski contends that there will
be no issue of market dominant
products subsidizing competitive
products as a result of this contract. Id.
Related contract. The Postal Service
included a redacted version of the
related contract with the Request. Id.
Attachment B. The contract is
scheduled to become effective on the
day the Commission issues all necessary
regulatory approval. Id. at 2. The
contract will expire 3 years from the
effective date unless, among other
things, either party terminates the
agreement upon 30 days’ written notice
to the other party. Id. at 3. 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
related contract, under seal. Id.
Attachment F. It maintains that the
redacted portions of the contract,
customer-identifying information, and
related financial information, should
remain confidential. Id. at 3. This
information includes the price structure,
underlying costs and assumptions,
pricing formulas, information relevant
to the customer’s mailing profile, and
cost coverage projections. Id. The Postal
Service asks the Commission to protect
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customer-identifying information from
public disclosure indefinitely. Id. at 7.
II. Notice of Filings
The Commission establishes Docket
Nos. MC2012–39 and CP2012–47 to
consider the Request pertaining to the
proposed Priority Mail Contract 41
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
3015.5, and 39 CFR part 3020, subpart
B. Comments are due no later than
August 17, 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. MC2012–39 and CP2012–47 to
consider the matters raised in each
docket.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Natalie
Rea Ward 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
August 17, 2012.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–20071 Filed 8–15–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
POSTAL SERVICE
Product Change—First-Class Package
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: Effective date: August 16, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.
SUMMARY:
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2012-39 and CP2012-47; Order No. 1426]
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 Priority Mail Contract 41 to the competitive product
list. This notice addresses procedural steps associated with this
filing.
DATES: Comments are due: August 17, 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:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Notice of Filings
III. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
In accordance with 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 Priority Mail Contract 41 to the competitive product
list.\1\ The Postal Service asserts that Priority Mail Contract 41 is a
competitive product ``not of general applicability'' within the meaning
of 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3). Request at 1. The Request has been assigned
Docket No. MC2012-39.
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\1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Priority
Mail Contract 41 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing
(Under Seal) of Unredacted Governors' Decision, Contract, and
Supporting Data, August 8, 2012 (Request).
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The Postal Service contemporaneously filed a redacted contract
related to the proposed new product under 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and 39
CFR 3015.5. Id. Attachment B. The instant contract has been assigned
Docket No. CP2012-47.
Request. To support its Request, the Postal Service filed six
attachments as follows:
Attachment A--a redacted copy of Governors' Decision No.
11-6, authorizing the new product;
Attachment B--a redacted copy of the contract;
Attachment C--proposed changes to the Mail Classification
Schedule competitive product list with the addition underlined;
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 related
financial information under seal.
In the Statement of Supporting Justification, Dennis R. Nicoski,
Manager, Field Sales Strategy and Contracts, asserts that the contract
will cover its attributable costs, make a positive contribution to
covering institutional costs, and increase contribution toward the
requisite 5.5 percent of the Postal Service's total institutional
costs. Id. Attachment D at 1. Mr. Nicoski contends that there will be
no issue of market dominant products subsidizing competitive products
as a result of this contract. Id.
Related contract. The Postal Service included a redacted version of
the related contract with the Request. Id. Attachment B. The contract
is scheduled to become effective on the day the Commission issues all
necessary regulatory approval. Id. at 2. The contract will expire 3
years from the effective date unless, among other things, either party
terminates the agreement upon 30 days' written notice to the other
party. Id. at 3. 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 related contract, under seal. Id. Attachment F. It
maintains that the redacted portions of the contract, customer-
identifying information, and related financial information, should
remain confidential. Id. at 3. This information includes the price
structure, underlying costs and assumptions, pricing formulas,
information relevant to the customer's mailing profile, and cost
coverage projections. Id. The Postal Service asks the Commission to
protect customer-identifying information from public disclosure
indefinitely. Id. at 7.
II. Notice of Filings
The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2012-39 and CP2012-47 to
consider the Request pertaining to the proposed Priority Mail Contract
41 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 3015.5, and 39 CFR
part 3020, subpart B. Comments are due no later than August 17, 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. MC2012-39 and CP2012-47
to consider the matters raised in each docket.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Natalie Rea Ward 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 August 17, 2012.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-20071 Filed 8-15-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710-FW-P
