[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36585-36586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14890]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2012-32; Order No. 1367]


Postal Rate Changes

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service 
notice of rate and changes affecting Inbound Air Parcel Post at 
Universal Postal Union (UPU) rates. This notice informs the public of 
the filing, addresses preliminary procedural matters, and invites 
public comment.

DATES: Comments are due: June 21, 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: Notice of filing. On June 11, 2012, the 
Postal Service filed a notice, in accordance with 39 CFR 3015.5, 
announcing changes in rates not of general applicability for Inbound 
Air Parcel Post at Universal Postal Union (UPU) rates.\1\ The intended 
effective date is July 1, 2012. Id. at 1. The timing of the filing 
comports with the requirement, in rule 3015.5, that notice of this type 
of rate change be submitted at least 15 days before the effective date.
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    \1\ Notice of the United States Postal Service of Filing Changes 
in Rates Not of General Applicability and Application for Non-Public 
Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal, June 11, 2012 (Notice). No 
classification changes are involved. Notice at 2.
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    Description of product and approach to rates. Air parcels are 
inbound parcels eligible to receive transportation by air, as opposed 
to surface. Id., Attachment 1 at 1. The rates apply when there is no 
contractual relationship with the tendering postal operator. The Postal 
Service asserts that the rates presented here comport with the 
controlling Governors' Decision No. 09-15 because they are the highest 
possible inward land rates for which the United States is eligible 
based on inflation increases and other factors. Id. at 1-2.
    Contents of Notice. The Notice incorporates by reference the Postal 
Service's explanation of Inbound Air Parcel Post (at UPU Rates) 
provided in the initial dockets established for consideration of (i) 
the addition of this product to the competitive product list and (ii) 
the appropriate ratesetting mechanism.\2\ Notice at 2. It includes the 
following attachments:
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    \2\ See id., Attachment 2; Docket Nos. MC2010-11 and CP2010-11, 
Order No. 362, Order Adding Inbound Air Parcel Post at UPU Rates to 
Competitive Product List, December 15, 2009, at 8-9.
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     Attachment 1--an application for non-public treatment of 
certain data and Information, including notice of an alternative 
approach to identifying third parties with a known proprietary interest 
in the materials;
     Attachment 2--a redacted copy of Governors' Decision No. 
09-15 (issued November 16, 2009) indicating three attachments relevant 
to it;
     Attachment 3--a redacted version of the new rates; and
     Attachment 4--a certification concerning certain cost and 
pricing matters, including representations regarding anticipated 
positive cost coverage for the individual product and the absence of 
cross-subsidy.
    The Notice also includes the Postal Service's assertion that it has 
established that the new rates for Inbound Air Parcel Post (at UPU 
Rates)

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are in compliance with the requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633(a)(2) and 
therefore has met its burden of providing notice to the Commission of 
changes in rates within the scope of Governors' Decision No. 09-15. Id. 
at 3.
    Related administrative matters. The Commission establishes Docket 
No. CP2012-32 for consideration of matters raised in the Notice. It has 
posted the public portions of the instant filing at http://www.prc.gov. 
Interested persons are encouraged to review the Notice, Attachments, 
and predecessor dockets (which are also available for review at the 
referenced Web site).
    The Commission designates James F. Callow as the Public 
Representative to represent the interests of the general public in this 
proceeding. Interested persons may submit comments on whether the 
Postal Service's filings in this case are consistent with 39 U.S.C. 
3632, 3633, and 39 CFR part 3015. Comments are due June 21, 2012.
    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2012-32 for 
consideration of the matters raised in the Postal Service's June 11, 
2012 Notice.
    2. Comments by interested persons are due no later than June 21, 
2012.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, James F. Callow is appointed to serve 
as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent 
the interest 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. 2012-14890 Filed 6-18-12; 8:45 am]
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