[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 226 (Friday, November 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70084-70085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27999]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2013-63 and CP2013-83; Order No. 1844]
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 Priority Mail Contract 65 to the competitive
product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites
public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
DATES: Comment date: October 16, 2013. The Commission's policy is to
accept comments otherwise subject to a filing date that falls during a
lapse in appropriations if they are submitted via Filing Online when
operations resume. Contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section if additional information on the
Commission's acceptance policy is needed.
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: Order No. 1844 was issued September 30,
2013, and included a date for filing comments that occurred during the
subsequent suspension of Commission operations. At the time the
Commission suspended operations, it posted a notice on its Web site
concerning its policy with respect to accepting comments subject to
filing dates that occurred during the suspension. That policy allowed
commenters to file their submissions upon resumption of Commission
operations. The text of Order No. 1844 as issued on September 30, 2013,
follows.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Notice of Filings
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 request and associated supporting information to
add Priority Mail Contract 65 to the competitive product list.\1\ It
asserts that Priority Mail Contract 65 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. MC2013-63.
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\1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Priority
Mail Contract 65 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing
(Under Seal) of Unredacted Governors' Decision, Contract, and
Supporting Data, September 27, 2013 (Request).
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The Postal Service contemporaneously filed a redacted contract
related to the proposed new product. Id. Attachment B. The instant
contract has been assigned Docket No. CP2013-83.
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 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 after the Commission
issues all necessary regulatory approval. Id. at 3. The contract will
expire three 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).\2\
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\2\ Although the Request appears to state that the certification
only pertains to paragraphs (1) and (3) of 39 U.S.C. 3633(a), the
certification itself contains an assertion that the prices are in
compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a)(1), (2), and (3). Request at 2;
Attachment E.
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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.
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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. MC2013-63 and CP2013-83 to
consider the Request pertaining to the proposed Priority Mail Contract
65 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 October 7, 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 serve as
Public Representative in these dockets.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2013-63 and CP2013-83
to consider the matters raised in each docket.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya is
appointed to serve as an 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 October 7, 2013.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Order in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-27999 Filed 11-21-13; 8:45 am]
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