[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15753-15754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6974]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. A2010-4; Order No. 428]


Post Office Closing

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing 
of the Crescent Lake (Oregon)Post Office ZIP Code 97425 has been filed. 
It identifies preliminary steps and provides a procedural schedule. 
Publication of this document will allow the Postal Service, petitioner, 
and others to take appropriate action.

DATES:  Deadline for filing administrative record: March 29, 2010. For 
other dates, see Procedural Schedule.

ADDRESSES: Submit filings electronically via the Commission's Filing 
Online system at http://www.prc.gov. Those who cannot file 
electronically should contact the person identified in the For Further 
Information Contact section by telephone for advice on alternatives to 
electronic filing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 
202-789-6820 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that pursuant to 39 
U.S.C. 404(d), the Commission has received an appeal of the closing of 
the Crescent Lake Post Office, Crescent Lake, Oregon 97425. The appeal 
was received by the Commission on March 12, 2010. The Commission hereby 
institutes a proceeding under 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5) and designates the 
case as Docket No. A2010-4 to consider the petitioner's appeal. If the 
petitioner would like to further explain her position with supplemental 
information or facts, she may either file a Participant Statement on 
PRC Form 61 or file her own brief with the Commission by no later than 
March 29, 2010.
    Categories of issues apparently raised. The categories of issues 
that appear to be raised include:
    Effect on the community (39 U.S.C. 404(d)(2)(A)(i)).
    After the Postal Service files the administrative record and the 
Commission reviews it, the Commission may find that there are 
additional issues other than that set forth above or, alternatively, 
the Commission may find that the Postal Service's determination 
disposes of one or more of those issues. The deadline for the Postal 
Service to file the administrative record with the Commission is March 
29, 2010. 39 CFR 3001.113.
    Availability; Web site posting. The Commission has posted the 
appeal and supporting material on its Web site at http://www.prc.gov. 
Additional filings in this case and participants' submissions also will 
be posted on the Web site, if provided in electronic format or amenable 
to conversion, and not subject to a valid protective order. Information 
on how to use the Commission's Web site is available online or by 
contacting the Commission's webmaster via telephone at 202-789-6873 or 
via electronic mail at [email protected].
    The appeal and all related documents are also available for public 
inspection in the Commission's docket section. Docket section hours are 
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal 
government holidays. Docket section personnel may be contacted via 
electronic mail at [email protected] or via telephone at 202-789-
6846.
    Filing of documents. All filings of documents in this case shall be 
made using the Internet (Filing Online) pursuant to Commission rules 
9(a) and 10(a) at the Commission's Web site, http://www.prc.gov, unless 
a waiver is obtained. 39 CFR 3001.9(a) and 10(a). Instructions for 
obtaining an account to file documents online may be found on the 
Commission's Web site, http://www.prc.gov, or by contacting the 
Commission's docket section at [email protected] or via telephone at 
202-789-6846.
    Intervention. Those, other than the petitioner and respondent, 
wishing to be heard in this matter are directed to file a notice of 
intervention. See 39 CFR 3001.111(b). Notices of intervention are due 
on or before March 29, 2010. A notice of intervention shall be filed 
using the Internet (Filing Online) at the Commission's Web site, http://www.prc.gov, unless a waiver is obtained for hardcopy filing. See 39 
CFR 3001.9(a) and 10(a).
    Further procedures. By statute, the Commission is required to issue 
its decision within 120 days from the date this appeal was filed. See 
39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5). A procedural schedule has been developed to 
accommodate this statutory deadline. In the interest of expedition, in 
light of the 120-day decision schedule, the Commission may request the 
Postal Service or other participants to submit information or memoranda 
of law on any appropriate issue. As required by the Commission rules, 
if any motions are filed, responses are due 7 days after any such 
motion is filed. 39 CFR 3001.21.
    It is ordered:
    1. The Postal Service shall file the administrative record in this 
appeal, or

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otherwise file a responsive pleading to the appeal, by March 29, 2010.
    2. The procedural schedule listed below is hereby adopted.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Cassandra L. Hicks is designated 
officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the 
interests of the general public.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this notice and 
order and procedural schedule in the Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.

                           Procedural Schedule
         March 12, 2009   Filing of Appeal.
         March 29, 2010   Deadline for Postal Service to file
                           administrative record in this appeal or
                           responsive pleading.
         April 16, 2010   Deadline for petitioner's Form 61 or initial
                           brief in support of petition (see 39 CFR
                           3001.115(a) and (b)).
         April 19, 2010   Deadline for petitions to intervene (see 39
                           CFR 3001.111(b)).
                  May 6   Deadline for answering brief in support of
                           Postal Service (see 39 CFR 3001.115(c)).
           May 21, 2010   Deadline for reply briefs in response to
                           answering briefs (see 39 CFR 3001.115(d)).
           May 28, 2010   Deadline for motions by any party requesting
                           oral argument; the Commission will schedule
                           oral argumetn only when it is a necessary
                           addition to the written filings (see 39 CFR
                           3001.116).
          July 12, 2010   Expiration of the Commission's 120-day
                           decisional schedule (see 39 U.S.C.
                           404(d)(5)).
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