[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4138-4139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1335]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2011-58; Order No. 652]


New Postal Product

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service 
request to enter into an additional Global Reseller Expedited Package 
contract. This document invites public comments on the request and 
addresses several related procedural steps.

DATES: Comments are due: January 24, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing 
Online system at http://www.prc.gov. Commenters who cannot submit their 
views electronically should contact the person identified in FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by telephone for advice on alternatives to 
electronic filing.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. Notice of Filing
III. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On January 14, 2011, the Postal Service filed a notice announcing 
that it

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has entered into an additional Global Reseller Expedited Package (GREP) 
contract.\1\ The Postal Service believes the instant contract is 
functionally equivalent to the previously submitted GREP contracts, and 
is supported by Governors' Decision No. 10-1, attached to the Notice 
and originally filed in Docket No. CP2010-36. Id. at 1, Attachment 3. 
The Notice explains that Order No. 445, which established GREP 
Contracts 1 as a product, also authorized functionally equivalent 
agreements to be included within the product, provided that they meet 
the requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633. Id. at 1-2. Additionally, the 
Postal Service requested to have the contract in Docket No. CP2010-36 
serve as the baseline contract for future functional equivalence 
analyses of the GREP Contracts 1 product.
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    \1\ Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing a 
Functionally Equivalent Global Reseller Expedited Package Negotiated 
Service Agreement and Application For Non-Public Treatment of 
Materials Filed Under Seal, January 14, 2011 (Notice).
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    The instant contract. The Postal Service filed the instant contract 
pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5. In addition, the Postal Service contends 
that the instant contract is in accordance with Order No. 445. The term 
of the contract is 1 year from the date the Postal Service notifies the 
customer that all necessary regulatory approvals have been received. 
Notice at 3. It may, however, be terminated by either party on not less 
than 30 days' written notice. Id. Attachment 1, at 5.
    In support of its Notice, the Postal Service filed four attachments 
as follows:
     Attachment 1--a redacted copy of the contract and 
applicable annexes;
     Attachment 2--a certified statement required by 39 CFR 
3015.5(c)(2);
     Attachment 3--a redacted copy of Governors' Decision No. 
10-1 which establishes prices and classifications for GREP contracts, a 
description of applicable GREP contracts, formulas for prices, an 
analysis of the formulas, and certification of the Governors' vote; and
     Attachment 4--an application for non-public treatment of 
materials to maintain redacted portions of the contract and supporting 
documents under seal.
    The Notice advances reasons why the instant GREP contract fits 
within the Mail Classification Schedule language for GREP Contracts 1. 
The Postal Service identifies customer-specific information and general 
contract terms that distinguish the instant contract from the baseline 
GREP agreement. It states that the instant contract differs from the 
contract in Docket No. CP2010-36 pertaining to customer-specific 
information, e.g., customer's name, address, representative, signatory, 
notice of postage changes and minimum revenue. Id. at 4-5. The Postal 
Service states that the differences, which include price variations 
based on updated costing information and volume commitments, do not 
alter the contract's functional equivalency. Id. at 4. The Postal 
Service asserts that ``[b]ecause the agreement incorporates the same 
cost attributes and methodology, the relevant characteristics of this 
GREP contract are similar, if not the same, as the relevant 
characteristics of the contract filed in Docket No. CP2010-36.'' Id.
    The Postal Service concludes that its filing demonstrates that the 
new GREP contract complies with the requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633 and 
is functionally equivalent to the baseline GREP contract. It states 
that the differences do not affect the services being offered or the 
fundamental structure of the contract. Therefore, it requests that the 
instant contract be included within the GREP Contracts 1 product. Id. 
at 6.

II. Notice of Filing

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2011-58 for consideration 
of matters related to the contract identified in the Postal Service's 
Notice.
    Interested persons may submit comments on whether the Postal 
Service's contract is consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 
3633, or 3642. Comments are due no later than January 24, 2011. The 
public portions of this filing can be accessed via the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints Paul L. Harrington to serve as Public 
Representative in the captioned proceeding.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2011-58 for 
consideration of matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Comments by interested persons in this proceeding are due no 
later than January 24, 2011.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Paul L. Harrington is appointed to 
serve as the Officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to 
represent the interests of the general public in this proceeding.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-1335 Filed 1-21-11; 8:45 am]
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