[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 4173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00945]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. MC2013-32 and CP2013-41; Order No. 1622]
New Postal Product
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing
concerning the addition of Express Mail Contract 13 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: January 22, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing
Online system at http://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
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 Express Mail Contract 13 to the competitive product
list.\1\ The Postal Service asserts that Express Mail Contract 13 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. MC2013-32.
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\1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Express
Mail Contract 13 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing
(Under Seal) of Unredacted Governors' Decision, Contract, and
Supporting Data, January 11, 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. CP2013-41. 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 one business day following the day
that the Commission issues all necessary regulatory approval. Id. at 3.
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-identifying information from public disclosure
indefinitely. Id. at 7.
II. Notice of Filings
The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2013-32 and CP2013-41 to
consider the Request pertaining to the proposed Express Mail Contract
13 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 January 22, 2013.
The public portions of these filings can be accessed via the
Commission's Web site (http://www.prc.gov).
The Commission appoints Lawrence E. Fenster to serve as Public
Representative in these dockets.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2013-32 and CP2013-41
to consider the matters raised in each docket.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Lawrence E. Fenster is appointed to
serve as 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 January 22, 2013.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-00945 Filed 1-17-13; 8:45 am]
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