[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 54937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21897]
[[Page 54937]]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2012-54; Order No. 1454]
International Mail Postal Contract
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service
filing addressing a new International Business Reply Service Contract
3. It seeks inclusion of the new contract within an existing product
grouping. This notice addresses provides public notice of the filing
and of related procedural steps.
DATES: Comments are due: September 7, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing
Online system at http:www.prc.gov. Commenters who cannot submit their
views electronically should contact the person identified in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT portion of the preamble for advice on
alternatives to electronic filing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
at 202-789-6824.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Postal Service Notice
III. Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
The Commission hereby informs the public that the Postal Service
has filed a notice stating that it (1) has entered into a new contract
and (2) asks the Commission to include the new contract within the
International Business Reply Service (IBRS) Competitive Contract 3
grouping.\1\ The Postal Service's Notice was filed pursuant to 39 CFR
3015.5.
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\1\ Notice of the United States Postal Service Filing of a
Functionally Equivalent International Business Reply Service
Competitive Contract 3 Negotiated Settlement Agreement, August 29,
2012 (Notice).
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II. Postal Service Notice
Scope of Notice. The Notice provides a general description of the
IBRS product and reviews its regulatory history.\2\ Notice at 1-3. The
new agreement is a successor to an existing contract with the same
Canadian customer. Id. at 3; see Docket No. CP2011-70. It also
identifies several differences between the new contract and the IBRS 3
baseline contract, but maintains the differences are minor and do not
affect the fundamental service the Postal Service is offering or the
fundamental structure of the contract.\3\ Id. at 5-6.
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\2\ The Postal Service states that IBRS competitive contracts
are for customers that sell lightweight articles to foreign
consumers and want to offer those consumers a method of returning
the articles to the United States for recycling, refurbishment,
repair, or value-added processing. Notice at 5.
\3\ The IBRS 3 baseline contract was approved in Docket Nos.
MC2011-21 and CP2011-59.
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Key dates. The Postal Service states that the existing contract
expires September 14, 2012, and that it intends the new contract to
take effect 1 day later, on September 15, 2012, for a period of 1 year,
unless terminated earlier. Id. at 3.
Documentation. Attachments to the Notice provide redacted versions
of the new contract; a certification addressing the consistency of
costs and prices with applicable statutory criteria; and the original
Governors' Decision No. 08-24 addressing IBRS contracts and related
material. Id. Attachments 1 through 3, respectively. Attachment 4 is an
application for non-public treatment of unredacted versions of the
material in Attachments 1 through 3.
Postal Service representations. The Postal Service asserts that the
instant contract is in compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633; is functionally
equivalent to other IBRS agreements; and fits within the Mail
Classification Schedule language for IBRS contracts. Notice at 5-6.
Accordingly, it asserts that the contract should be included within
IBRS Competitive Contracts 3 (MC2011-21). Id. at 6.
III. Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2012-54 for consideration
of matters raised in the instant Notice. James F. Callow is appointed
to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative).
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 August 21, 2012.
The public portions of these filings can be accessed via the
Commission's Web site (http://www.prc.gov).
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2012-54 for
consideration of the matters raised in the Notice of the United States
Postal Service Filing of a Functionally Equivalent International
Business Reply Service Competitive Contract 3 Negotiated Settlement
Agreement, filed August 29, 2012.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints James F.
Callow to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative)
to represent the interests of the general public in this docket.
3. Comments are due no later than September 7, 2012.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-21897 Filed 9-5-12; 8:45 am]
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