[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54689-54690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21608]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2012-41; Order No. 1821]
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 4. 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
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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 4 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 4, 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 4.
The Postal Service also filed the unredacted amendment under seal.
It asserts that the ``supporting financial documentation and financial
certification initially provided in this 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 makes three changes. First, it appears to change the
minimum volume requirement and the penalty for failure to meet the
minimum volume requirement. Id. Attachment A at 1. Second, it changes
the prices for the second contract year and establishes a penalty for
failure to meet volume requirements associated with the new prices. Id.
at 1-2. Finally, it changes the mechanism for the annual adjustment of
prices. Id. at 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. Paragraphs 1 and 2 of section I.C. of the
existing contract established the minimum volume requirements for the
first contract year and for subsequent contract years, respectively.
Paragraph 3 of section I.C. of the existing contract established a
penalty for failure to meet those minimum volume requirements. The
amendment to section I.C. contains a penalty for failure to meet the
minimum volume requirement, but it does not appear to specify what the
minimum volume requirement is. The Postal Service is requested to
provide the minimum volume requirements for contract years 2 and 3 and,
if appropriate, a further amendment to the contract.\2\
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\2\ The amendment to section I.E.5. suggests that the minimum
volume requirement for contract year 2 could be the Tier 3 volume
described in Table 1 of the existing contract, but this is not
clear.
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Section I.E.5. of the existing contract specifies the prices for
contract years 2 and 3. The amendment to section I.E.5. of the existing
contract only specifies the prices for contract year 2. The Postal
Service is requested to provide the prices for contract year 3 and, if
appropriate, a further amendment to the contract.
The Postal Service is requested to confirm that it intends for the
amendment to section I.F. of the existing contract to apply with
respect to the annual adjustment for contract year 3, beginning August
1, 2014. The Postal Service is further requested to submit, under seal
if necessary, the prices in effect for contract year 2.
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 Pamela A. Thompson 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. CP2012-41 for consideration of
matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Pamela A.
Thompson 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. 2013-21608 Filed 9-4-13; 8:45 am]
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