New Postal Product, 33451-33452 [2013-13078]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 107 / Tuesday, June 4, 2013 / Notices 789–6820 (for agenda-related inquiries) and Shoshana M. Grove, Secretary of the Commission, at 202–789–6800 or shoshana.grove@prc.gov (for inquiries related to meeting location, access for handicapped or disabled persons, the audiocast, or similar matters). By direction of the Commission. Ruth Ann Abrams, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–13310 Filed 5–31–13; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. MC2013–51 and CP2013–64; Order No. 1733] New Postal Product Postal Regulatory Commission. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request to add Global Reseller Expedited Package Contracts 2 Negotiated Service Agreements to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps. DATES: Comments are due: June 4, 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 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES I. Introduction On May 24, 2013, the Postal Service filed a formal request pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq. to add Global Reseller Expedited Package (GREP) Contracts 2 to the competitive product list.1 The Postal Service contemporaneously filed a contract related to the proposed new 1 Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Global Reseller Expedited Package Contracts 2 to the Competitive Products List and Notice of Filing a Global Reseller Expedited Package 2 Negotiated Service Agreement and Application for Non-Public Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal, May 24, 2013 (Request). VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:33 Jun 03, 2013 Jkt 229001 product pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and 39 CFR 3015.5. On May 28, 2013, the Postal Service filed the certified statement and supporting financial information required by 39 CFR 3015.5(c).2 For purposes of 39 CFR 3015.5(a), the Commission considers May 28, 2013 (the day the Postal Service submitted all information required under that section), to be the date of filing of the Request. In the future, the Postal Service should file all of its supporting information contemporaneously with its request. Customers for GREP contracts are sales agents, or ‘‘Resellers,’’ who market Express Mail International, Priority Mail International, and First-Class Package International Service at discounted prices to mailers, particularly small and medium-size businesses. Request at 5. Governors’ Decision No. 10–1 established prices and classifications ‘‘not of general applicability’’ for the GREP Contracts 1 product, and the Commission added GREP Contracts 1 to the competitive product list by operation of Order No. 445 in Docket Nos. MC2010–21 and CP2010–36. Id. at 1–2. The Postal Service now seeks to establish a new baseline agreement for a product it proposes to designate as GREP Contracts 2. Id. at 2. The Postal Service asserts that Governors’ Decision No. 11–6 authorizes Postal Service management to prepare and present to the Commission product descriptions for competitive services with nonpublished rates that include text for inclusion in the Mail Classification Schedule (MCS). Id. at 1–2, 3. The Postal Service asserts this classification change is consistent with the requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3642 and proposes conforming MCS language that it styles as a revision to the language for GREP Contracts 1. Id. at 7, Attachment 2B. The request to add GREP Contracts 2 to the MCS has been assigned Docket No. MC2013–51. The Postal Service states that the instant contract is the immediate successor to the contract included in GREP Contracts 1 in Docket No. CP2011–55. Id. at 4. The contract has been assigned Docket No. CP2013–64. II. Contents of Filing In support of its Request, the Postal Service filed the following six attachments: • Attachment 1—an application for non-public treatment of materials to 2 Notice of the United States Postal Service of Filing Supplemental Materials, May 28, 2013 (Supplement). PO 00000 Frm 00127 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33451 maintain the contract and supporting documents under seal; • Attachment 2A—a redacted copy of Governors’ Decision No. 11–6, which authorizes Postal Service management to prepare any necessary product description of nonpublished competitive services, including text for inclusion in the MCS, and to present such matter for review by the Commission; • Attachment 2B—draft MCS language; • Attachment 2C—a certified statement required by 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2); 3 • Attachment 3—a Statement of Supporting Justification as required by 39 CFR 3020.32; and • Attachment 4—a redacted copy of the contract. The Postal Service also filed supporting financial documents for the contract as part of the Supplement. The Postal Service filed a copy of the contract and Governors’ Decision No. 11–6 with attachments under seal. Request at 4. It later filed the certified statement required by 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2) and supporting documents establishing compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633 and 39 CFR 3015.5 under seal, incorporating by reference the application for non-public treatment submitted with its Request. Supplement at 2. In the Statement of Supporting Justification, Frank Cebello, Executive Director, Global Business Management, asserts that the service to be provided under the contract will ‘‘improve the Postal Service’s competitive posture,’’ make a positive contribution to institutional costs, and increase contribution toward the requisite 5.5 percent of the Postal Service’s total institutional costs. Notice, Attachment 3 at 2. Thus, Mr. Cebello contends, there will be no issue of subsidization of competitive products by market dominant products as a result of this contract. Id. He states that he is unaware of any small business concerns that could offer comparable services, and that the contract will have a positive net impact on small business concerns because the contract provides ‘‘an additional option for shipping articles internationally.’’ Id. at 5. In the certified statement required under 39 CFR 3015.5, Steven Phelps, Acting Manager, Regulatory Reporting and Cost Analysis, Finance Department, states that the prices under the contract result ‘‘in a cost coverage of in excess of the minimum required by the 3 This certification was filed on May 28, 2013, as part of the Supplement. E:\FR\FM\04JNN1.SGM 04JNN1 33452 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 107 / Tuesday, June 4, 2013 / Notices Governors’ Decision [No. 11–6], exclusive of pickup on demand and international ancillary services fees.’’ Supplement, Attachment 2C. Nevertheless, Mr. Phelps concludes that the contract ‘‘should cover its attributable costs and preclude the subsidization of competitive products by market dominant products.’’ Id. The contract is scheduled to take effect upon the termination of the contract approved in Docket No. CP2011–55. Request at 5. The contract is scheduled to expire 1 year from the date the Postal Service notifies the customer that all necessary regulatory approvals have been received. Id. Either party may terminate the contract with 30 days written notice. Id. Attachment 4 at 8. III. Commission Action The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2013–51 and CP2013–64 for consideration of matters raised in the Request. 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 3020 subpart B. Comments are due no later than June 4, 2013. The public portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission’s Web site (www.prc.gov). Information on how to obtain access to non public material appears at 39 CFR 3007.40. The Commission appoints Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya to serve as Public Representative in these dockets. POSTAL SERVICE Washington, DC 20260–1000. Telephone (202) 268–4800. International Product Change—Global Reseller Expedited Package Contracts 2 Julie S. Moore, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–13232 Filed 5–31–13; 11:15 am] AGENCY: ACTION: Postal ServiceTM. BILLING CODE 7710–12–P Notice. The Postal Service hereby gives notice of its filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add Global Reseller Expedited Package Contracts 2 to the Competitive Products List. SUMMARY: DATES: Effective Date: June 4, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Fortin, (202) 268–8785. The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30, on May 24, 2013, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission, a request to add Global Reseller Expedited Package Contracts 2 (GREP Contracts 2) to the Competitive Products List, and Notice of Filing a Global Reseller Expedited Package 2 Negotiated Service Agreement and Application for Non-Public Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal. The documents are available at https:// www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2013–51 and CP2013–64. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Stanley F. Mires, Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice. [FR Doc. 2013–13129 Filed 6–3–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–12–P POSTAL SERVICE tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES IV. Ordering Paragraphs It is ordered: 1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2013–51 and CP2013–64 for consideration of matters raised by the Postal Service’s Request. 2. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no later than June 4, 2013. 3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya is appointed to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in these proceedings. 4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the Federal Register. By the Commission. Shoshana M. Grove, Secretary. BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 18:33 Jun 03, 2013 DATES AND TIMES: June 18, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. PLACE: Washington, DC. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. 1. Strategic Issues. 2. Financial Matters. 3. Pricing. 4. Personnel Matters and Compensation Issues. 5. Governors’ Executive Session— Discussion of prior agenda items and Board Governance. Julie S. Moore, Secretary of the Board, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW., FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [FR Doc. 2013–13078 Filed 6–3–13; 8:45 am] VerDate Mar<15>2010 Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting Jkt 229001 PO 00000 Frm 00128 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 20549–0213. Extension: Rule 17Ad–10, SEC File No. 270–265, OMB Control No. 3235–0273. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (‘‘PRA’’), the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) a request for approval of extension of the previously approved collection of information provided for in Rule 17Ad–10 (17 CFR 240.17Ad–10), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.). Rule 17Ad–10 generally requires registered transfer agents to: (1) Create and maintain current and accurate securityholder records; (2) promptly and accurately record all transfers, purchases, redemptions, and issuances, and notify their appropriate regulatory agency if they are unable to do so; (3) exercise diligent and continuous attention in resolving record inaccuracies; (4) disclose to the issuers for whom they perform transfer agent functions and to their appropriate regulatory agency information regarding record inaccuracies; (5) buy-in certain record inaccuracies that result in a physical over issuance of securities; and (6) communicate with other transfer agents related to the same issuer. These requirements assist in the creation and maintenance of accurate securityholder records, enhance the ability to research errors, and ensure the transfer agent is aware of the number of securities that are properly authorized by the issuer, thereby avoiding over issuance. The rule also has specific recordkeeping requirements. It requires registered transfer agents to retain certificate detail that has been deleted for six years and keep current an accurate record of the number of shares or principal dollar amount of debt securities that the issuer has authorized E:\FR\FM\04JNN1.SGM 04JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33451-33452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13078]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. MC2013-51 and CP2013-64; Order No. 1733]


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 Global Reseller Expedited Package Contracts 2 Negotiated 
Service Agreements to the competitive product list. This notice informs 
the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other 
administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: June 4, 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

    On May 24, 2013, the Postal Service filed a formal request pursuant 
to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq. to add Global Reseller 
Expedited Package (GREP) Contracts 2 to the competitive product 
list.\1\ The Postal Service contemporaneously filed a contract related 
to the proposed new product pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and 39 CFR 
3015.5. On May 28, 2013, the Postal Service filed the certified 
statement and supporting financial information required by 39 CFR 
3015.5(c).\2\ For purposes of 39 CFR 3015.5(a), the Commission 
considers May 28, 2013 (the day the Postal Service submitted all 
information required under that section), to be the date of filing of 
the Request. In the future, the Postal Service should file all of its 
supporting information contemporaneously with its request.
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    \1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Global 
Reseller Expedited Package Contracts 2 to the Competitive Products 
List and Notice of Filing a Global Reseller Expedited Package 2 
Negotiated Service Agreement and Application for Non-Public 
Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal, May 24, 2013 (Request).
    \2\ Notice of the United States Postal Service of Filing 
Supplemental Materials, May 28, 2013 (Supplement).
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    Customers for GREP contracts are sales agents, or ``Resellers,'' 
who market Express Mail International, Priority Mail International, and 
First-Class Package International Service at discounted prices to 
mailers, particularly small and medium-size businesses. Request at 5. 
Governors' Decision No. 10-1 established prices and classifications 
``not of general applicability'' for the GREP Contracts 1 product, and 
the Commission added GREP Contracts 1 to the competitive product list 
by operation of Order No. 445 in Docket Nos. MC2010-21 and CP2010-36. 
Id. at 1-2. The Postal Service now seeks to establish a new baseline 
agreement for a product it proposes to designate as GREP Contracts 2. 
Id. at 2.
    The Postal Service asserts that Governors' Decision No. 11-6 
authorizes Postal Service management to prepare and present to the 
Commission product descriptions for competitive services with non-
published rates that include text for inclusion in the Mail 
Classification Schedule (MCS). Id. at 1-2, 3. The Postal Service 
asserts this classification change is consistent with the requirements 
of 39 U.S.C. 3642 and proposes conforming MCS language that it styles 
as a revision to the language for GREP Contracts 1. Id. at 7, 
Attachment 2B. The request to add GREP Contracts 2 to the MCS has been 
assigned Docket No. MC2013-51.
    The Postal Service states that the instant contract is the 
immediate successor to the contract included in GREP Contracts 1 in 
Docket No. CP2011-55. Id. at 4. The contract has been assigned Docket 
No. CP2013-64.

II. Contents of Filing

    In support of its Request, the Postal Service filed the following 
six attachments:
     Attachment 1--an application for non-public treatment of 
materials to maintain the contract and supporting documents under seal;
     Attachment 2A--a redacted copy of Governors' Decision No. 
11-6, which authorizes Postal Service management to prepare any 
necessary product description of nonpublished competitive services, 
including text for inclusion in the MCS, and to present such matter for 
review by the Commission;
     Attachment 2B--draft MCS language;
     Attachment 2C--a certified statement required by 39 CFR 
3015.5(c)(2); \3\
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    \3\ This certification was filed on May 28, 2013, as part of the 
Supplement.
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     Attachment 3--a Statement of Supporting Justification as 
required by 39 CFR 3020.32; and
     Attachment 4--a redacted copy of the contract.
    The Postal Service also filed supporting financial documents for 
the contract as part of the Supplement.
    The Postal Service filed a copy of the contract and Governors' 
Decision No. 11-6 with attachments under seal. Request at 4. It later 
filed the certified statement required by 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2) and 
supporting documents establishing compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633 and 39 
CFR 3015.5 under seal, incorporating by reference the application for 
non-public treatment submitted with its Request. Supplement at 2.
    In the Statement of Supporting Justification, Frank Cebello, 
Executive Director, Global Business Management, asserts that the 
service to be provided under the contract will ``improve the Postal 
Service's competitive posture,'' make a positive contribution to 
institutional costs, and increase contribution toward the requisite 5.5 
percent of the Postal Service's total institutional costs. Notice, 
Attachment 3 at 2. Thus, Mr. Cebello contends, there will be no issue 
of subsidization of competitive products by market dominant products as 
a result of this contract. Id. He states that he is unaware of any 
small business concerns that could offer comparable services, and that 
the contract will have a positive net impact on small business concerns 
because the contract provides ``an additional option for shipping 
articles internationally.'' Id. at 5.
    In the certified statement required under 39 CFR 3015.5, Steven 
Phelps, Acting Manager, Regulatory Reporting and Cost Analysis, Finance 
Department, states that the prices under the contract result ``in a 
cost coverage of in excess of the minimum required by the

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Governors' Decision [No. 11-6], exclusive of pickup on demand and 
international ancillary services fees.'' Supplement, Attachment 2C. 
Nevertheless, Mr. Phelps concludes that the contract ``should cover its 
attributable costs and preclude the subsidization of competitive 
products by market dominant products.'' Id.
    The contract is scheduled to take effect upon the termination of 
the contract approved in Docket No. CP2011-55. Request at 5. The 
contract is scheduled to expire 1 year from the date the Postal Service 
notifies the customer that all necessary regulatory approvals have been 
received. Id. Either party may terminate the contract with 30 days 
written notice. Id. Attachment 4 at 8.

III. Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2013-51 and CP2013-64 for 
consideration of matters raised in the Request.
    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 
3020 subpart B. Comments are due no later than June 4, 2013. The public 
portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission's Web site 
(www.prc.gov). Information on how to obtain access to non public 
material appears at 39 CFR 3007.40.
    The Commission appoints Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya to serve as 
Public Representative in these dockets.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2013-51 and CP2013-64 
for consideration of matters raised by the Postal Service's Request.
    2. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no 
later than June 4, 2013.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya is 
appointed to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public 
Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in 
these proceedings.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-13078 Filed 6-3-13; 8:45 am]
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