New Postal Product, 79509 [2013-31103]

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 250 (Monday, December 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 79509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31103]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2014-18; Order No. 1923]


New Postal Product

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 
concerning an additional Global Expedited Package Services (GEPS) 3 
negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the 
filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: December 30, 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. Background
III. Contents of Filing
IV. Commission Action
V. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On December 20, 2013, the Postal Service filed Notice that it has 
entered into an additional Global Expedited Package Services (GEPS) 3 
negotiated service agreement (Agreement).\1\ The Postal Service seeks 
inclusion of the Agreement within the GEPS 3 product. Id. at 2.
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    \1\ Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing a 
Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited Package Services 3 
Negotiated Service Agreement and Application for Non-Public 
Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal, December 20, 2013 (Notice).
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II. Background

    The Commission approved the addition of the GEPS Contracts product 
to the competitive product list following consideration of a Postal 
Service filing in Docket No. CP2008-5 based on Governors' Decision No. 
08-7.\2\ The Commission later added GEPS 3 to the competitive product 
list and authorized the agreement filed in Docket No. CP2010-71 to 
serve as the baseline agreement for comparison of potentially 
functionally equivalent agreements.\3\
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    \2\ See Docket No. CP2008-5, Order No. 86, Order Concerning 
Global Expedited Package Services Contracts, June 27, 2008.
    \3\ See Docket Nos. MC2010-28 and CP2010-71, Order No. 503, 
Order Approving Global Expedited Package Services 3 Negotiated 
Service Agreement, July 29, 2010.
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    Effective date; term. The Postal Service will notify its 
contracting partner of the effective date no later than 30 days after 
receiving approval from oversight entities. Notice, Attachment 1 at 7 
(Article 12). The term of the Agreement is for one calendar year from 
the effective date or the last day of the month which falls one 
calendar year from the effective date, unless terminated sooner 
pursuant to contractual terms. Id.

III. Contents of Filing

    The Notice includes a public Excel file consisting of financial 
workpapers and the following attachments:
     Attachment 1--a redacted copy of the Agreement;
     Attachment 2--a redacted copy of the certified statement 
required by 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2);
     Attachment 3--a redacted copy of Governors' Decision No. 
08-7, which establishes prices and classifications for GEPS Contracts; 
and
     Attachment 4--an application for non-public treatment of 
materials to be filed under seal.
    Unredacted versions of Attachments 1 and 2 and the Excel file were 
also filed under seal. Notice at 2.
    The Notice lists and summarizes differences between the Agreement 
and the baseline agreement. These include differences in two of the 
introductory paragraphs of the Agreement; revisions to numerous 
existing articles; and new, deleted, and renumbered articles. Id. at 4-
7. The Postal Service states that these differences affect neither the 
fundamental service being offered under the Agreement nor the 
Agreement's fundamental structure, and that nothing detracts from the 
conclusion that the Agreement is ``functionally equivalent in all 
pertinent respects'' to the baseline agreement. Id. at 7. It therefore 
seeks the inclusion of the Agreement within the GEPS 3 product. Id.

IV. Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2014-18 for consideration 
of matters raised by the Notice. Interested persons may submit comments 
on whether the Postal Service's filing is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 
3632, 3633, or 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and subpart B of 39 CFR part 
3020. Comments are due no later than December 30, 2013. The public 
portions of the Postal Service's filing can be accessed via the 
Commission's Web site, https://www.prc.gov. Information concerning 
access to non-public material is located in 39 CFR part 3007.
    The Commission appoints Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya to serve as 
Public Representative in this proceeding.

V. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2014-18 for 
consideration of the matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Comments by interested persons in this proceeding are due no 
later than December 30, 2013.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Lyudmila Y. 
Bzhilyanskaya to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public 
Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in 
this docket.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-31103 Filed 12-27-13; 8:45 am]
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