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The Agreement is expected to be in
effect for approximately 1 year.
Termination is linked to either the date
prior to the date in January 2014 that
Canada Post Corporation takes action on
price changes for certain domestic
products 6 or, in the event of inaction,
January 31, 2014. Id.
III. Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket
No. CP2013–38 for consideration of
matters raised in the Notice. Interested
persons may submit comments on
whether the Agreement is consistent
with the requirements of 39 CFR 3015.5
and the policies of sections 3632, 3633,
and 3642. Comments are due no later
than January 23, 2013. The public
portions of the Postal Service’s filing
can be accessed via the Commission’s
Web site at https://www.prc.gov.
Information on how to obtain access to
nonpublic material appears at 39 CFR
3007.40.
The Commission appoints Curtis E.
Kidd to represent the interests of the
general public (Public Representative)
in this case.
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
No. CP2013–38 for consideration of
matters raised in the Postal Service’s
Notice.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the
Commission designates Curtis E. Kidd
to serve as an officer of the Commission
(Public Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public in this
proceeding.
3. Comments are due no later than
January 23, 2013.
4. 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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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2013–36; Order No. 1616]
International Mail Contracts
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Temporary Relief and Notice of the United States
Postal Service of Filing Modification to Global Plus
2C Negotiated Service Agreement, January 9, 2013
(Motion). By Order No. 1618, issued January 11,
2013, the Motion was granted.
6 The products are domestic Lettermail, Incentive
Lettermail, Admail, and/or Publications Mail
products. Notice, Attachment 1 at 10.
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The Commission is noticing a
recently-filed Postal Service request
concerning an additional Global Plus 2C
contract. This document invites public
comments on the request and addresses
several related procedural steps.
DATES: Comments are due: January 18,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
comments electronically should contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
at 202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Contents of Filing
III. Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
Notice of filing. On January 8, 2013,
the Postal Service filed a notice
announcing that it is entering into an
additional Global Plus 2C contract
(Agreement).1 The Postal Service seeks
to have the Agreement included within
the Global Plus 2C product on the
grounds of functional equivalence to a
previously approved baseline
agreement. Id. at 2.
Background. Customers for Global
Plus 2C contracts are Postal Qualified
Wholesalers (PQWs) and other large
businesses that offer mailing services to
end users for shipping articles via
Global Direct and/or International
Business Reply Service. Id. at 6. The
Commission added Global Plus 2 to the
competitive product list, based on
Governors’ Decision No. 08–10, by
operation of Order No. 112. Id. at 1. It
later approved the addition of Global
Plus 2C contracts to the competitive
product list as a result of Docket No.
MC2012–5.2 The Commission
designated the contracts filed in
companion Docket Nos. CP2012–10 and
CP2012–11 as the baseline agreements
1 Notice of the United States Postal Service of
Filing a Functionally Equivalent Global Plus 2C
Contract Negotiated Service Agreement and
Application for Non-Public Treatment of Materials
Filed Under Seal, January 8, 2013 (Notice). The
Notice was filed in accordance with 39 CFR 3015.5.
Id. at 1.
2 See Docket Nos. MC2012–5, CP2012–10, and
CP2012–11, Order No. 1135, Order Adding Global
Plus 2C to the Competitive Product List and
Approving Functionally Equivalent Global Plus 2C
Agreements, January 13, 2012.
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for purposes of establishing the
functional equivalency of other
agreements proposed for inclusion with
the Global Plus 2C product. Notice at 2.
The Agreement that is the subject of this
filing is the immediate successor
instrument to the agreement in Docket
No. CP2012–11. Id. at 4.
II. Contents of Filing
The filing includes the Notice, along
with the following attachments:
• Attachment 1—a redacted copy of
the Agreement;
• Attachment 2—a redacted copy of
the certification required under 39 CFR
3015.5(c)(2);
• Attachment 3—a redacted copy of
Governors’ Decision No. 11–6; and
• Attachment 4—an application for
non-public treatment of material filed
under seal.
The material filed under seal consists
of unredacted copies of the Agreement
and supporting financial documents. Id.
at 2. The Postal Service filed redacted
versions of the sealed financial
documents in public Excel
spreadsheets. Id. at 3.
Functional equivalency. The Postal
Service asserts that the instant
Agreement and the baseline agreements
are functionally equivalent because they
share similar cost and market
characteristics. Id. at 5. It notes that the
pricing formula and classification
established in Governors’ Decision No.
08–10 ensure that each Global Plus 2C
contract meets the criteria of 39 U.S.C.
3633 and related regulations. Id. The
Postal Service also indicates that the
pricing formula relied on for these
Global Plus 2C contracts is included in
Governors’ Decision No. 11–6. Id. The
Postal Service further asserts that the
functional terms of the two agreements
are the same and the benefits are
comparable. Id. at 5–6.
The Postal Service states that prices
may differ, depending on when an
agreement is signed, due to updated
costing information. Id. at 6. It also
identifies other differences in
contractual terms, but asserts that the
differences do not affect either the
fundamental service being offered or the
fundamental structure of the
Agreement.3 Id.
Effective date; term. The Agreement,
as filed, includes a stated effective date
of January 14, 2013; however, given its
filing date (January 8, 2013) and
advance notice requirements, the
Agreement can take effect no sooner
than January 23, 2013, assuming
regulatory approval.4 By operation of
4 This allows the Postal Service to satisfy the 15
days’ advance notice requirement in 39 CFR 3015.5.
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Order No. 1612, the Commission, at the
Postal Service’s request, extended the
January 13, 2013 termination date of the
original agreement to coincide with
approval of the instant Agreement.5 The
extension avoids the gap in coverage
that otherwise would occur.
The Agreement is expected to be in
effect for approximately 1 year.
Termination is linked to either the date
prior to the date in January 2014 that
Canada Post Corporation takes action on
price changes for certain domestic
products 6 or, in the event of inaction, a
date certain (January 31, 2014). Id.
III. Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket
No. CP2013–36 for consideration of
matters raised in the Notice. Interested
persons may submit comments on
whether the Agreement is consistent
with the requirements of 39 CFR 3015.5
and the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633,
and 3642. Comments are due no later
than January 18, 2013. The public
portions of the Postal Service’s filing
can be accessed via the Commission’s
Web site at https://www.prc.gov.
Information on how to obtain access to
nonpublic material appears at 39 CFR
3007.40.
The Commission appoints James F.
Callow to represent the interests of the
general public (Public Representative)
in this case.
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
No. CP2013–36 for consideration of
matters raised in the Postal Service’s
Notice.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the
Commission designates James F. Callow
to serve as an officer of the Commission
(Public Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public in this
proceeding.
3. Comments are due no later than
January 18, 2013.
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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5 See Order No. 1612, Order Granting Motion for
Temporary Relief, January 8, 2013.
6 The products are domestic Lettermail, Incentive
Lettermail, Admail, and/or Publications Mail
products. Notice, Attachment 1 at 10.
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PRESIDIO TRUST
Notice of Public Meeting of Fort Scott
Council
The Presidio Trust.
Notice of public meeting of Fort
Scott Council.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5
U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby
given that a public meeting of the Fort
Scott Council (Council) will be held
from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
January 29, 2013. The meeting is open
to the public, but oral public comment
will not be received at the meeting.
Written comments may be submitted.
The Council was formed to advise the
Presidio Trust (Trust) Executive Director
on matters pertaining to the
rehabilitation and reuse of Fort Winfield
Scott as a new national center focused
on service and leadership development.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Trust
Executive Director, in consultation with
the Chair of the Board of Directors, has
determined that the Council is in the
public interest and supports the Trust in
performing its duties and
responsibilities under the Presidio Trust
Act, 16 U.S.C. 460bb appendix.
The Council will advise on the
establishment of a new national center
(Center) focused on service and
leadership development, with specific
emphasis on: (a) Assessing the role and
key opportunities of a national center
dedicated to service and leadership at
Fort Scott in the Presidio of San
Francisco; (b) providing
recommendations related to the Center’s
programmatic goals, target audiences,
content, implementation and
evaluation; (c) providing guidance on a
phased development approach that
leverages a combination of funding
sources including philanthropy; and (d)
making recommendations on how to
structure the Center’s business model to
best achieve the Center’s mission and
ensure long-term financial selfsufficiency.
Meeting Agenda: In this first meeting
of the Council, members will establish
the goals for the Council and begin to
develop a strategic work plan including
a timeline and milestones. In the
morning session (approximately 9:00
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) the Council will
adopt bylaws and will discuss Council
goals; in the afternoon session
(approximately 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
the Council will engage in a facilitated
exercise regarding the Center’s message
and will develop a work plan.
Public Comment: Oral public
comment will not be received at the
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meeting. Written comments may be
submitted on cards that will be
provided at the meeting, via mail to
Laurie Fox, Presidio Trust, 103
Montgomery Street, P.O. Box 29052, San
Francisco, CA 94129–0052, or via email
to fortscott@presidiotrust.gov. If
individuals submitting comments
request that their address or other
contact information be withheld from
public disclosure, it will be honored to
the extent allowable by law. Such
requests must be stated prominently at
the beginning of the comments. The
Trust will make available for public
inspection all submissions from
organizations or businesses and from
persons identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations and businesses.
Time: The meeting will be held from
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January
29, 2013.
Location: The meeting will be held in
the Hawthorn Room of the Golden Gate
Club, 135 Fisher Loop, Presidio of San
Francisco.
For Further Information: Additional
information is available online at
www.presidio.gov/fortscott.
Dated: January 3, 2013.
Karen A. Cook,
General Counsel.
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; The
Options Clearing Corporation; Notice
of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness
of Proposed Rule Change To Make Its
By-Laws and Rules Consistent With
Recent System Changes to the Stock
Loan/Hedge Program and Market Loan
Program and Delete Certain Terms and
Provisions No Longer Applicable
December 26, 2012.
Correction
In notice document 2012–31463,
appearing on pages 140–142 in the issue
of Wednesday, January 2, 2013, make
the following correction:
On page number 142, in the third
column, on the eighth and ninth lines
from the bottom, the date reading
‘‘January 23, 2012’’ should read
‘‘January 23, 2013’’.
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2013-36; Order No. 1616]
International Mail Contracts
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service
request concerning an additional Global Plus 2C contract. This document
invites public comments on the request and addresses several related
procedural steps.
DATES: Comments are due: January 18, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing
Online system at https://www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit comments
electronically should contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
at 202-789-6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Contents of Filing
III. Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
Notice of filing. On January 8, 2013, the Postal Service filed a
notice announcing that it is entering into an additional Global Plus 2C
contract (Agreement).\1\ The Postal Service seeks to have the Agreement
included within the Global Plus 2C product on the grounds of functional
equivalence to a previously approved baseline agreement. Id. at 2.
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\1\ Notice of the United States Postal Service of Filing a
Functionally Equivalent Global Plus 2C Contract Negotiated Service
Agreement and Application for Non-Public Treatment of Materials
Filed Under Seal, January 8, 2013 (Notice). The Notice was filed in
accordance with 39 CFR 3015.5. Id. at 1.
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Background. Customers for Global Plus 2C contracts are Postal
Qualified Wholesalers (PQWs) and other large businesses that offer
mailing services to end users for shipping articles via Global Direct
and/or International Business Reply Service. Id. at 6. The Commission
added Global Plus 2 to the competitive product list, based on
Governors' Decision No. 08-10, by operation of Order No. 112. Id. at 1.
It later approved the addition of Global Plus 2C contracts to the
competitive product list as a result of Docket No. MC2012-5.\2\ The
Commission designated the contracts filed in companion Docket Nos.
CP2012-10 and CP2012-11 as the baseline agreements for purposes of
establishing the functional equivalency of other agreements proposed
for inclusion with the Global Plus 2C product. Notice at 2. The
Agreement that is the subject of this filing is the immediate successor
instrument to the agreement in Docket No. CP2012-11. Id. at 4.
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\2\ See Docket Nos. MC2012-5, CP2012-10, and CP2012-11, Order
No. 1135, Order Adding Global Plus 2C to the Competitive Product
List and Approving Functionally Equivalent Global Plus 2C
Agreements, January 13, 2012.
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II. Contents of Filing
The filing includes the Notice, along with the following
attachments:
Attachment 1--a redacted copy of the Agreement;
Attachment 2--a redacted copy of the certification
required under 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2);
Attachment 3--a redacted copy of Governors' Decision No.
11-6; and
Attachment 4--an application for non-public treatment of
material filed under seal.
The material filed under seal consists of unredacted copies of the
Agreement and supporting financial documents. Id. at 2. The Postal
Service filed redacted versions of the sealed financial documents in
public Excel spreadsheets. Id. at 3.
Functional equivalency. The Postal Service asserts that the instant
Agreement and the baseline agreements are functionally equivalent
because they share similar cost and market characteristics. Id. at 5.
It notes that the pricing formula and classification established in
Governors' Decision No. 08-10 ensure that each Global Plus 2C contract
meets the criteria of 39 U.S.C. 3633 and related regulations. Id. The
Postal Service also indicates that the pricing formula relied on for
these Global Plus 2C contracts is included in Governors' Decision No.
11-6. Id. The Postal Service further asserts that the functional terms
of the two agreements are the same and the benefits are comparable. Id.
at 5-6.
The Postal Service states that prices may differ, depending on when
an agreement is signed, due to updated costing information. Id. at 6.
It also identifies other differences in contractual terms, but asserts
that the differences do not affect either the fundamental service being
offered or the fundamental structure of the Agreement.\3\ Id.
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\3\ The list includes, among other things, the non-inclusion of
a particular service, the addition and revision of articles, and
related renumbering of articles. See id. at 7-8.
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Effective date; term. The Agreement, as filed, includes a stated
effective date of January 14, 2013; however, given its filing date
(January 8, 2013) and advance notice requirements, the Agreement can
take effect no sooner than January 23, 2013, assuming regulatory
approval.\4\ By operation of
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Order No. 1612, the Commission, at the Postal Service's request,
extended the January 13, 2013 termination date of the original
agreement to coincide with approval of the instant Agreement.\5\ The
extension avoids the gap in coverage that otherwise would occur.
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\4\ This allows the Postal Service to satisfy the 15 days'
advance notice requirement in 39 CFR 3015.5.
\5\ See Order No. 1612, Order Granting Motion for Temporary
Relief, January 8, 2013.
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The Agreement is expected to be in effect for approximately 1 year.
Termination is linked to either the date prior to the date in January
2014 that Canada Post Corporation takes action on price changes for
certain domestic products \6\ or, in the event of inaction, a date
certain (January 31, 2014). Id.
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\6\ The products are domestic Lettermail, Incentive Lettermail,
Admail, and/or Publications Mail products. Notice, Attachment 1 at
10.
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III. Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2013-36 for consideration
of matters raised in the Notice. Interested persons may submit comments
on whether the Agreement is consistent with the requirements of 39 CFR
3015.5 and the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, and 3642. Comments are
due no later than January 18, 2013. The public portions of the Postal
Service's filing can be accessed via the Commission's Web site at
https://www.prc.gov. Information on how to obtain access to nonpublic
material appears at 39 CFR 3007.40.
The Commission appoints James F. Callow to represent the interests
of the general public (Public Representative) in this case.
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2013-36 for
consideration of matters raised in the Postal Service's Notice.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission designates James F.
Callow to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative)
to represent the interests of the general public in this proceeding.
3. Comments are due no later than January 18, 2013.
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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