[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 249 (Friday, December 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79024-79025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30956]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2011-49; Order No. 1921]


New Postal Product

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 
requesting an amendment to Priority Mail Contract 33. This notice 
informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes 
other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: December 30, 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

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III. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On December 19, 2013, the Postal Service filed notice that it has 
agreed to an amendment to the existing Priority Mail Contract 33 
subject to this docket.\1\ The Postal Service includes two attachments 
in support of its Notice:
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    \1\ Notice of United States Postal Service of Change in Prices 
Pursuant to Amendment to Priority Mail Contract 33, December 19, 
2013 (Notice).
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     Attachment A--a redacted copy of the amendment to the 
existing Priority Mail Contract 33, and
     Attachment B--a certification of compliance with 39 U.S.C. 
3633(a).
    The Postal Service also filed the unredacted amendment and 
supporting financial documentation under seal. The Postal Service seeks 
to incorporate by reference the Application for Non-Public Treatment 
originally filed in this docket for the protection of information that 
it has filed under seal. Id. at 1.
    The amendment modifies the annual adjustment provision by annually 
adjusting the prices in Tables A, B, and C of Priority Mail Contract 33 
by the most recent cell by cell increases/decreases in prices of 
general applicability for Priority Mail Commercial Base. Id. Attachment 
A at 1. In addition, the amendment modifies the annual adjustment of 
Table D, by adjusting the prices by the most recent cell by cell 
increases/decreases in prices of general applicability for Priority 
Mail Commercial Plus. Id. The amendment will become effective one 
business day following the day that the Commission issues all necessary 
regulatory approval. Id.

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 December 30, 2013. 
The public portions of these filings can be accessed via the 
Commission's Web site (http://www.prc.gov).
    Kenneth R. Moeller, previously designated to serve as Public 
Representative in this proceeding, will continue in that capacity.\2\
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    \2\ Order No. 1734, Notice and Order Concerning Amendment to 
Priority Mail Contract 33, May 30, 2013, at 3.
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III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission reopens Docket No. CP2011-49 for consideration of 
matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Kenneth R. Moeller, previously designated to serve as an officer 
of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the interests of 
the general public in this proceeding, will continue in that capacity.
    3. Comments are due no later than December 30, 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. 2013-30956 Filed 12-26-13; 8:45 am]
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