[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43867-43868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18240]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2009-43; Order No. 1410]


Negotiated Service Agreement Amendment

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service 
request concerning a change in the termination date of Express Mail & 
Priority Mail Contract 7. This notice addresses procedural steps 
associated with the filing.

DATES: Comments are due: July 27, 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

    On July 19, 2012, the Postal Service filed notice that it has 
agreed to an amendment to the existing Express Mail & Priority Mail 
Contract 7 subject to this docket.\1\ The Postal Service includes three 
attachments in support of its Notice:
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    \1\ Notice of United States Postal Service of Change in 
Termination Date Pursuant to Amendment to Express Mail & Priority 
Mail Contract 7, July 19, 2012 (Notice).
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     Attachment A--a redacted copy of the amendment to the 
existing Express Mail & Priority Mail Contract 7;
     Attachment B--a certified statement required by 39 CFR 
3015.5(c)(2); and
     Attachment C--an application for non-public treatment of 
materials to maintain redacted portions of the contract amendment and 
related financial information under seal.
    The amendment extends the contract's termination date to the 
effective date of the Postal Service's annual change in prices of 
general applicability for Priority Mail and Express Mail scheduled for 
January 2013. Id. Attachment A at 2. The Postal Service intends for the 
amendment to become effective on the date that the Commission completes 
its review of the Notice. Id.
    The Postal Service filed much of the supporting materials, 
including the related contract, under seal. Id. Attachment C. It 
maintains that the redacted portions of the contract amendment, 
customer-identifying information, and related financial information, 
should remain confidential. Id. at 3. This information includes the 
price structure, underlying costs and assumptions, pricing formulas, 
information relevant to the customer's mailing profile, and cost 
coverage projections. Id. The Postal Service asks the Commission to 
protect customer-identifying information from public disclosure 
indefinitely. Id. at 7.

II. Notice of Filings

    Interested persons may submit comments on whether the changes 
presented in the Postal Service's Notice are consistent with the 
policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642, 39 CFR 3015.5, and 39 CFR 
part 3020, subpart B. Comments are due no later than July 27, 2012. The 
public portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission's 
Web site (http://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints Katalin K. Clendenin to serve as Public 
Representative in this docket.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission shall review the Notice of United States Postal 
Service of Change in Termination Date Pursuant to Amendment to Express 
Mail & Priority Mail Contract 7, filed on July 19, 2012 in Docket No. 
CP2009-43.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin K. Clendenin is appointed to 
serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to 
represent the

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interests of the general public in this proceeding.
    3. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no 
later than July 27, 2012.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-18240 Filed 7-25-12; 8:45 am]
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