Modification of a Bilateral Postal Agreement, 15615 [2014-06106]

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 15615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06106]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2014-35; Order No. 2019]


Modification of a Bilateral Postal Agreement

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 
requesting the additional modification to an existing bilateral 
agreement for inbound competitive services with Posten Norge AS. This 
notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and 
takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: March 21, 2014.

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: Brian Corcoran, Acting 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 March 13, 2014, the Postal Service filed Notice, pursuant to 39 
CFR 3015.5, that it has entered into an additional modification 
(Modification Two) of an existing bilateral agreement for inbound 
competitive services with Posten Norge AS.\1\ Modification Two extends 
the Norway Post Agreement, as amended by Modification One, 
indefinitely, at existing rates, beginning April 1, 2014, until 
amendment or termination pursuant to the terms of the Norway Post 
Agreement. Notice at 1, 3. The Postal Service requests that the 
Commission include Modification Two within the Inbound Competitive 
Multi-Service Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators 1 (Foreign 
Postal Operators 1) product. Id. at 5.
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    \1\ United States Postal Service Notice of Filing Functionally 
Equivalent Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreement with Norway 
Post, March 13, 2014 (Notice). Modification One extended the term of 
the Norway Post Agreement by 18 months (from October 1, 2012 to 
March 31, 2014). See Docket No. CP2012-60, Order No. 1487, Order 
Approving Addition of Modified Inbound Competitive Multi-Service 
Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators 1 Negotiated Service 
Agreement (Norway Post), September 28, 2012. For the original Norway 
Post Agreement, see Docket Nos. MC2010-34 and CP2010-95, Order No. 
546, Order Adding Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreements with 
Foreign Postal Operators 1 to the Competitive Product List and 
Approving Included Agreement, September 29, 2010.
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II. Contents of Filing

    The Notice states that Modification Two, like the Norway Post 
Agreement, includes rates for inbound Air Parcels. Id. at 3. It 
addresses product history; describes Modification Two; and uses the 
Norway Post Agreement as the baseline agreement for purposes of the 
functional equivalence comparison. See generally id. at 1-5. The Notice 
includes the following attachments:
     Attachment 1A: a copy of Modification Two;
     Attachment 1B: a copy of Modification One;
     Attachment 1C: a redacted copy of the Norway Post 
Agreement;
     Attachment 2: the certification required by 39 CFR 
3015.5(c)(2);
     Attachment 3: a redacted copy of Governors' Decision No. 
10-3; \2\ and
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    \2\ The referenced Governors' Decision establishes prices and 
classifications for Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreements 
with Foreign Postal Operators, presents Mail Classification Schedule 
language, and provides price formulas.
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     Attachment 4: an application for non-public treatment of 
unredacted material filed under seal (consisting of financial 
workpapers and Attachments 1C).
    The Postal Service separately filed a public version of the 
financial workpapers. Id. at 3.

III. Commission Action

    Notice of establishment of docket. The Commission establishes 
Docket No. CP2014-35 for consideration of matters raised by the Notice. 
The Commission appoints Kenneth R. Moeller to serve as Public 
Representative in this docket.
    Interested persons may submit comments on whether the Postal 
Service's filing in the captioned docket is consistent with the 
policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633 and applicable requirements of 39 CFR 
part 3015. Comments are due no later than March 21, 2014. The public 
portions of this filing can be accessed via the Commission's Web site 
(https://www.prc.gov). Information about the Commission's treatment of 
non-public materials filed by the Postal Service appears at 39 CFR part 
3007.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2014-35 for 
consideration of the matters raised in this docket.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth R. Moeller is appointed 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 March 21, 2014.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-06106 Filed 3-19-14; 8:45 am]
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