[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54688-54689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21607]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2012-40; Order No. 1820]


Negotiated Service Agreement

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 
concerning an amendment to Parcel Select Contract 3. This notice 
informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes 
other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: September 6, 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 Filings
III. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On August 28, 2013, the Postal Service filed notice that it has 
agreed to an amendment to the existing Parcel Select Contract 3 subject 
to this docket.\1\ The Postal Service includes one attachment in 
support of its Notice:
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    \1\ Notice of United States Postal Service of Amendment to 
Parcel Select Contract 3, With Portions Filed Under Seal, August 28, 
2013 (Notice).
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     Attachment A--a redacted copy of the amendment to the 
existing Parcel Select Contract 3.
    The Postal Service also filed the unredacted amendment under seal. 
It asserts that the ``supporting financial documentation and financial 
certification initially provided in this

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docket remain applicable.'' Id. at 1. It also contends that the 
amendment ``will not materially affect the cost coverage'' of the 
product. Id. The Postal Service seeks to incorporate by reference the 
Application for Non-Public Treatment originally filed in this docket 
for the protection of customer-identifying information that it has 
filed under seal. Id.
    The amendment changes the mechanism for the annual adjustment of 
prices. Id. Attachment A at 1-2. The Postal Service intends for the 
amendment to become effective on the day after the date that the 
Commission completes its review of the Notice. Id. at 1.
    Supplemental Information. The Postal Service is requested to 
confirm that it intends for the amendment to apply with respect to the 
annual adjustment for the contract year beginning August 1, 2014. The 
Postal Service is further requested to submit, under seal if necessary, 
the prices in effect for the contract year beginning August 1, 2013. 
The Postal Service response is due no later than September 4, 2013.

II. Notice of Filings

    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 September 6, 2013. 
The public portions of these filings can be accessed via the 
Commission's Web site (http://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya to represent the 
interests of the general public (Public Representative) in this case.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission reopens Docket No. CP2012-40 for consideration of 
matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. 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 proceeding.
    3. The Postal Service response to the request for supplemental 
information is due no later than September 4, 2013.
    4. Comments are due no later than September 6, 2013.
    5. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-21607 Filed 9-4-13; 8:45 am]
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