[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 185 (Monday, September 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 55810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8195]


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POSTAL SERVICE


Changes in Domestic Mail Classifications

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Notice of implementation of changes to the Domestic Mail 
Classification Schedule.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the changes to the Domestic Mail 
Classification Schedule to be implemented as a result of the Decision 
of the Governors of the United States Postal Service on the Opinion and 
Recommended Decision of the Postal Rate Commission on Extension of 
Capital One NSA, Docket No. MC2006-6.

DATES: Effective Date: September 13, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew J. Connolly, (202) 268-8582.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 26, 2006 the United States Postal 
Service, in conformance with chapter 36 of the Postal Reorganization 
Act (39 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), filed a request for a recommended decision 
by the Postal Rate Commission (PRC) asking that it recommend a one-year 
extension of an existing negotiated service agreement (NSA) with 
Capital One Services, Inc. The PRC designated this filing as Docket No. 
MC2006-6. On August 25, 2006, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3624, the PRC 
issued to the Governors of the Postal Service its Opinion and 
Recommended Decision Approving the Extension of the Duration of a 
Negotiated Service Agreement, Docket No. MC2006-6. The PRC recommended 
that the NSA with Capital One Services, Inc. be extended for one year, 
through September 1, 2007.
    Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3625, the Governors of the United States 
Postal Service acted on the PRC's recommendation on September 11, 2006. 
In the Decision of the Governors of the United States Postal Service on 
the Opinion and Recommended Decision of the Postal Rate Commission on 
Extension of Capital One NSA, Docket No. MC2006-6, the Governors of the 
Postal Service approved the recommended decision. In accordance with 
Resolution 06-8, the Board of Governors established an implementation 
date of September 13, 2006 on which the approved changes to the 
classification schedule for Negotiated Service Agreements take effect. 
The attachment to the Governors' Decision, setting forth the 
classification changes ordered into effect by the Governors, is set 
forth below.
    In accordance with the Decision of the Governors and Resolution No. 
06-8 of the Board of Governors, the Postal Service hereby gives notice 
that the classification changes set forth below became effective at 
12:01 a.m. on September 13, 2006.

Attachment to the Decision of the Governors of the United States Postal 
Service on the Opinion and Recommended Decision of the Postal Rate 
Commission on Extension of Capital One NSA, Docket No. MC2006-6

(Additions Underlined; Deletions in Brackets)

Domestic Mail Classification Schedule

Negotiated Service Agreements, Classification Schedule

610 Capital One Negotiated Service Agreement

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    610.33 Additional Discounts (Year 2 [and Year 3], Year 3, and 
Year 4). If eligible First-Class Mail volume for the first year is 
less than 1.025 billion pieces, the additional discount tiers shown 
in Rate Schedule 610B shall apply to the incremental volumes in the 
second [and third], third, and fourth years in addition to the 
incremental discounts in Rate Schedule 610A.
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610.5  Expiration

    The provisions of section 610 expire on September 1, [2006]2007 at 
12:01 a.m.
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Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 06-8195 Filed 9-22-06; 8:45 am]
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