[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 54687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21620]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2013-78; Order No. 1824]


International Mail Contract

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 
seeking to include a new International Business Reply Service (IBRS) 
agreement within the IBRS Competitive Contract 3 product. This notice 
informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes 
other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: September 10, 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. Postal Service Filing
III. Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    The Postal Service seeks to include a new International Business 
Reply Service (IBRS) agreement (Agreement) within the IBRS Competitive 
Contract 3 (MC2011-21) product.\1\ This Notice informs the public of 
the filing and addresses other administrative steps.
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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 Service Agreement, August 29, 2013 
(Notice).
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II. Postal Service Filing

    Background. The Postal Service filed its Notice, along with four 
attachments, pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5. The attachments consist of:
    Attachment 1--a redacted version of the Agreement;
    Attachment 2--a redacted version of the certified statement 
required by 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2);
    Attachment 3--a redacted version of Governors' Decision No. 08-24; 
and
    Attachment 4--an Application for Non-Public Treatment of material 
filed under seal (unredacted versions of Attachments 1 through 3 and 
supporting financial workpapers).
    The Postal Service describes the Agreement as a successor to an 
existing contract with the same customer identified in Docket No. 
CP2012-54. Notice at 3. 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.\2\ Id. at 5-6.
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    \2\ Id. at 5-6. The IBRS 3 baseline contract was approved in 
Docket Nos. MC2011-21 and CP2011-59. See Docket Nos. MC2011-21 and 
CP2011-59, Order No. 684, Order Approving International Business 
Reply Service Competitive Contract 3 Negotiated Service Agreement, 
February 28, 2011.
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    The Agreement is to take effect September 15, 2013, the day after 
the Docket No. CP2012-54 contract expires. Notice at 3. It is scheduled 
to expire one year after its effective date or the last day of the 
month that falls one calendar year from the effective date, whichever 
is later, unless termination occurs earlier. Id. at 4.
    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. Id. at 4-5. 
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. CP2013-78 for consideration 
of matters raised in the Postal Service's Notice. Kenneth R. Moeller is 
appointed to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public 
Representative).
    Interested persons may submit comments on whether the Agreement is 
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 10, 2013. The public portions of these filings can be 
accessed via the Commission's Web site (http://www.prc.gov). 
Information on how to obtain access to sealed material appears in 39 
CFR part 3007.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2013-78 for 
consideration of matters raised in the Postal Service Notice filed 
August 29, 2013.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Kenneth R. 
Moeller 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 September 10, 2013.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-21620 Filed 9-4-13; 8:45 am]
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