[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28640-28641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11675]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. MC2012-15 and CP2012-22; Order No. 1334]


Product List Changes

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service 
request to add Parcel Select and Parcel Return Service Contract 3 to 
the competitive product list. This notice addresses procedural steps 
associated with this filing.

DATES: Comments are due: May 17, 2012.

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, 
at 202-789-6820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

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

I. Introduction

    In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., the 
Postal Service filed a formal request and associated supporting 
information to add Parcel Select and Parcel Return Service Contract 3 
to the competitive product list.\1\ The Postal Service asserts that 
Parcel Select and Parcel Return Service Contract 3 is a ``competitive 
product not of general applicability within the meaning of 39 U.S.C. 
3632(b)(3).'' Id. at 1. The Request has been assigned Docket No. 
MC2012-15.
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    \1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Parcel 
Select and Parcel Return Service Contract 3 to Competitive Product 
List and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) of Unredacted Governors' 
Decision, Contract, and Supporting Data, May 4, 2012. On May 7, 
2012, the Postal Service filed a Notice of the United States Postal 
Service of Filing Errata to the Request and Notice, May 7, 2012 
(Request). The Request supersedes the filing of May 4, 2012.
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    The Postal Service contemporaneously filed a redacted contract 
related to the proposed new product. Id., Attachment B. The instant 
contract has been assigned Docket No. CP2012-22.
    Request. To support its Request, the Postal Service filed the 
following six attachments:

     Attachment A--a redacted version of Governors' Decision 
No. 11-6 and accompanying analysis. An explanation and justification 
is provided in the Governors' Decision and analysis filed in the 
unredacted version under seal;
     Attachment B--a redacted version of the instant 
contract;
     Attachment C--the proposed change in the Mail 
Classification Schedule;
     Attachment D--a Statement of Supporting Justification 
as required by 39 CFR 3020.32;
     Attachment E--a certification of compliance with 39 
U.S.C. 3633(a)(1), through (a)(3); and
     Attachment F--an Application for Non-public Treatment 
of the material filed under seal. The materials filed under seal are 
the unredacted version of the instant contract and the required cost 
and revenue data.

    In the Statement of Supporting Justification, Karen F. Key, 
Manager, Shipping Products, asserts that the instant contract will 
cover its attributable costs, make a positive contribution to cover 
institutional costs, and increase contribution toward the requisite 5.5 
percent of the Postal Service's institutional costs. Id., Attachment D 
at 1. Ms. Key contends that there will be no issue of subsidization of 
market dominant products by competitive products as a result of the 
instant contract. Id.
    Instant contract. The Postal Service filed a revised version of the 
instant contract on May 7, 2012. Id., Attachment B. It is scheduled to 
become effective on the day the Commission issues all necessary 
regulatory approvals or June 1, 2012, whichever date is later. Id. at 
8. It will expire on May 31, 2019 unless, among other things, either 
party terminates the agreement with 12 months' written notice to the 
other party. Id. The Postal Service represents that the instant 
contract is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3633. Id., Attachment e.
    The Postal Service filed much of its supporting materials, 
including the unredacted version of the instant contract, under seal. 
Id., Attachment F. It maintains that the unredacted Governors' 
decision, the unredacted version of the instant contract, and 
supporting documents establishing compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633 and 
39CFR 3015.5 should remain

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confidential. Id. at 1. The Postal Service asks the Commission to 
protect customer-identifying information from public disclosure 
indefinitely. Id.

II. Notice of Filings

    The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2012-15 and CP2012-22 to 
consider the Request and the instant contract, respectively.
    Interested persons may submit comments on whether the Postal 
Service's filings in these dockets are consistent with the policies of 
39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642, 39CFR 3015.5, and 39 CFR part 3020, 
subpart B. Comments are due no later than May 17, 2012. The public 
portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints Natalie Rea Ward to serve as Public 
Representative in these dockets.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2012-15 and CP2012-22 
to consider the matters raised in each docket.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Natalie Rea Ward is appointed to 
serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to 
represent the interests of the general public in these proceedings.
    3. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due not 
later than May 17, 2012.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-11675 Filed 5-14-12; 8:45 am]
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