New Postal Product, 36795-36796 [2013-14502]

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Notice AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently filed Postal Service request to add a Priority Mail Contract 59 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 20, 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. 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 59 to the competitive product list.1 It asserts that Priority Mail Contract 59 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. MC2013–52. 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 59 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) of Unredacted Governors’ Decision, Contract, and Supporting Data, June 12, 2013 (Request). PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 36795 39 CFR 3015.5. Id. Attachment B. The instant contract has been assigned Docket No. CP2013–66. 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 that the Commission issues all necessary regulatory approval. Id. at 4. 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. The Postal Service represents that the contract is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a). Id. Attachment E. 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 Governors’ Decision, 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- E:\FR\FM\19JNN1.SGM 19JNN1 36796 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 118 / Wednesday, June 19, 2013 / Notices identifying information from public disclosure indefinitely. Id. at 7. II. Notice of Filings The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2013–52 and CP2013–66 to consider the Request pertaining to the proposed Priority Mail Contract 59 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 June 20, 2013. The public portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission’s Web site (https:// www.prc.gov). The Commission appoints Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya to serve as Public Representative in these dockets. III. Ordering Paragraphs It is ordered: 1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2013–52 and CP2013–66 to consider the matters raised in each docket. 2. 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. 3. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no later than June 20, 2013. 4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the Federal Register. By the Commission. Ruth Ann Abrams, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–14502 Filed 6–18–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. CP2013–41; Order No. 1748] Postal Product Amendment Postal Regulatory Commission. Notice AGENCY: mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ACTION: SUMMARY: The Commission is amending an existing Express Mail negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps. DATES: Comments are due: June 20, 2013. Submit comments electronically via the Commission’s ADDRESSES: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:13 Jun 18, 2013 Jkt 229001 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. Notice of Filing III. Ordering Paragraphs II. Notice of Filing I. Introduction On June 12, 2013, the Postal Service filed notice that it has agreed to an amendment to the existing Express Mail Contract 13 (Amendment), which was added to the competitive product list in this docket.1 In its Notice, the Postal Service includes Attachment A, a redacted copy of the Amendment. It also filed the unredacted Amendment and supporting financial information under seal. The Postal Service asserts that the Amendment will become effective one day after the day that the Commission completes its review. Id. at 1. It also seeks to incorporate by reference the Application for Non-Public Treatment originally filed in this docket for the protection of the information that it has filed under seal. Id. The Amendment changes the annual adjustment mechanism for the second and third years of the contract. Id. Attachment A at 1. While the initial contract failed to include an annual adjustment provision, the Amendment bases the price increases for the second and third years of the agreement on the lesser of the average increase in prices of general applicability for ‘‘Express Mail Commercial Plus’’ or the previous year’s prices plus an adjustment factor. Id. In Order No. 1640, the Commission conditionally approved the contract’s 3year term on the Postal Service’s representations that the standard annual adjustment provision was inadvertently excluded from the contract and an amendment to the contract would be filed to remedy the exclusion.2 The Commission found that ‘‘[i]f the forthcoming amendment contains only the standard annual adjustment 1 Notice of United States Postal Service of Change in Prices Pursuant to Amendment to Express Mail Contract 13, June 12, 2013 (Notice). 2 Order Adding Express Mail Contract 13 to the Competitive Product List and Conditionally Approving the Associated Negotiated Service Agreement, January 25, 2013, at 5 (Order No. 1640). PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 provision . . . the contract is authorized for the three-year term.’’ Id. at 5–6. However, the Commission cautioned that if the amendment were to differ from the standard annual adjustment provision or contain additional terms, the Commission would notice the Amendment for comment prior to making a determination on the contract’s further approval. Id. at 6. Since the adjustment provision differs from the standard adjustment provision, the Commission is noticing the Amendment for comment. Sfmt 4703 Interested persons may submit comments on whether the changes presented in the Postal Service’s Notice 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 June 20, 2013. The public portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission’s Web site (https:// www.prc.gov). Lawrence Fenster will continue to serve as Public Representative in this docket. III. Ordering Paragraphs It is ordered: 1. The Commission shall reopen Docket No. CP2013–41 to consider the amendment to Express Mail Contract 13. 2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Lawrence Fenster is appointed to continue 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 June 20, 2013. 4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the Federal Register. By the Commission. Ruth Ann Abrams, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–14515 Filed 6–18–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P POSTAL SERVICE Product Change—Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement Postal ServiceTM. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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 E:\FR\FM\19JNN1.SGM 19JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36795-36796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14502]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. MC2013-52 and CP2013-66; Order No. 1747]


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 a Priority Mail Contract 59 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 20, 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. 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 59 to the competitive product 
list.\1\ It asserts that Priority Mail Contract 59 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. MC2013-52.
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    \1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Priority 
Mail Contract 59 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing 
(Under Seal) of Unredacted Governors' Decision, Contract, and 
Supporting Data, June 12, 2013 (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. CP2013-66.
    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 that the Commission issues 
all necessary regulatory approval. Id. at 4. 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. The Postal Service represents that the contract is 
consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a). Id. Attachment E.
    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 Governors' Decision, 
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-

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identifying information from public disclosure indefinitely. Id. at 7.

II. Notice of Filings

    The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2013-52 and CP2013-66 to 
consider the Request pertaining to the proposed Priority Mail Contract 
59 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 June 20, 2013. The 
public portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission's 
Web site (https://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya to serve as 
Public Representative in these dockets.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2013-52 and CP2013-66 
to consider the matters raised in each docket.
    2. 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.
    3. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no 
later than June 20, 2013.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

By the Commission.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-14502 Filed 6-18-13; 8:45 am]
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