[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1957-1958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-486]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. MC2012-5, CP2012-10 and CP2012-11; Order No. 1111]


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 add Global Plus 2C Contracts to the competitive product 
list. This notice addresses procedural steps associated with the 
filing.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically by accessing the ``Filing 
Online'' link in the banner at the top of the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.prc.gov) or by directly accessing the Commission's Filing 
Online system at https://www.prc.gov/prc-pages/filing-online/login.aspx. Commenters who cannot submit their views electronically 
should contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section as the source for case-related information for advice 
on alternatives to electronic filing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 
at (202) 789-6820 (case-related information) or [email protected] 
(electronic filing assistance).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Introduction. The Commission hereby provides notice that the Postal 
Service has filed a request to add Global Plus 2C Contracts, consisting 
of two Global Plus 2C agreements, to the competitive products list.\1\ 
The new product covers rates for a combination of Global Bulk Economy 
(GBE) and Global Direct (GD) for high-volume mailers or Postal 
Qualified Wholesalers. Id. Attachment A-3. The instant agreements are 
set to begin January 16, 2012 upon the expiration of customers' current 
customized (Global Plus 2B) agreements. Id. at 5.
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    \1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Global 
Plus 2C to the Competitive Products List and Notice of Filing Two 
Functionally Equivalent Global Plus 2C Contracts Negotiated Service 
Agreements and Application for Non-Public Treatment of Materials 
Filed Under Seal, December 30, 2011 (Notice). See also Errata 
(January 5, 2012) presenting revised Mail Classification Schedule 
(MCS). The Notice was filed pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 
3020.30 et seq., and Order No. 112. The filing includes Global Plus 
1C contracts, which are the subject of Docket Nos. MC2012-6, CP2012-
10 and CP2012. See Notice, Attachment 1 at 1.
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    Documentation. The Postal Service has filed the contracts, along 
with certain supporting documents, under seal. Attachment 1 to the 
Notice is an application for non-public treatment of this material. See 
id. Attachment 1 at 1 and n. 4. Attachments 2 though 4 consist of the 
pertinent Governors' Decisions; revised Mail Classification Schedule 
language; certifications and a statement required under Commission 
rules; and contracts.
    Postal Service representations. The Postal Service asserts that its 
filing establishes that the new Global Plus 2C contracts are in 
compliance with the requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633; fit within the 
proposed MCS language for Global Plus Contracts based on the 
controlling Governors' Decisions; and are functionally equivalent to 
each other.\2\ It therefore requests that Global Plus 2C be added to 
the competitive product list; that the contracts included in this 
filing be included within the Global Plus 2C product; and that these 
contracts be considered the baseline agreements for future functionally 
equivalency analyses for the Global Plus 2C product. Id. at 9-10.
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    \2\ Governors' Decision No. 08-10 authorizes Global Plus 2 
contracts. Governors' Decision No. 11-6 authorizes Postal Service 
management to prepare any necessary product description, including 
Mail Classification Schedule text, and to present such description 
to the Commission.
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    Initial Commission action. The Commission establishes three related 
dockets, designated as Docket Nos. MC2012-5, CP2012-10, and CP2012-11, 
to consider matters raised in the Notice. The Commission strongly 
encourages those interested in the Postal Service's proposal to review 
the filing in its entirety, including the proposed revisions to the 
MCS. Public portions of the Postal Service's filing can be accessed via 
the Commission's Web site, www.prc.gov. Commission rule 3007.40 (39 CFR 
3007.40) addresses procedures for obtaining access to non-public 
information. Interested persons may submit comments on whether adding 
Global Plus 2C to the competitive product list is consistent with the 
policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632 or 3633 and 39 CFR part 3015. The date for 
filing comments and the designated Public Representative are identified 
in the ordering paragraphs.
    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2012-5, CP2012-10, and 
CP2012-11 to consider matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no 
later than January 11, 2012.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, James F. Callow is appointed to serve 
as the officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent 
the interests of the general public in these proceedings.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.


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    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-486 Filed 1-11-12; 8:45 am]
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