[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50729-50730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20623]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. MC2012-44; Order No. 1435]


New Postal Product

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service 
request for two related changes to the product lists. The changes 
involve removing one product from the market dominant product list and 
adding a nearly identical product to the competitive product list. This 
notice addresses procedural steps associated with this filing.

DATES: Comments are due: August 24, 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. The Commission hereby provides notice that on 
August 10, 2012, the Postal Service file a Request pursuant to 39 
U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq. seeking two related changes to 
the product lists.\1\ The requested changes would (1) remove Outbound 
Single-Piece First-Class Mail International Packages (Small Packets) 
and Rolls from the market dominant product list; and (2) add ``First-
Class Package International Service\TM\ '' (FCPIS), which the Postal 
Service characterizes as a nearly identical product, to the competitive 
product list. Outbound Single-Piece First-Class Mail International 
Letters, Postcards, and Large Envelopes (flats) would remain on the 
market dominant list.
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    \1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Transfer 
Outbound Single-Piece First-Class Mail International Packages and 
Rolls to the Competitive Product List, August 10, 2012 (Request). 
The Postal Service seeks Commission action on the instant Request by 
September 10, 2012 to facilitate the anticipated mid-September 2012 
filing of a notice of market-dominant price adjustment. Id. at 3.
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    Product description. The Postal Service describes First-Class Mail 
International Packages and Rolls as parcel shipping products that 
compete in a vibrant marketplace with private sector enterprises, such 
as FedEx, DHL and UPS. Id. at 2. It asserts that although these items 
are currently classified on the market dominant product list, they 
fulfill all of the criteria for competitive products under 39 U.S.C. 
3642. Id. The Postal Service also provides other observations in 
support of the proposed changes, including the Commission's approval of 
the transfer of Parcel Post to the competitive product list in Docket 
No. MC2012-13. Id.
    Public documents. The Request includes the following supporting 
publicly-available material:
     Attachment A--a copy of Governors' Resolution No.12-08, 
adopted August 8, 2012, authorizing the Request;
     Attachment B--a Statement of Supporting Justification 
addressing applicable rule 3020.32 requirements; and
     Attachment C--proposed Mail Classification Schedules.
    Non-public documents. In contemporaneous Notices, the Postal 
Service announced the filing of two library references as non-public 
documents. One provides disaggregated cost, volume and revenue data; 
the other presents market research.\2\ The Notices include applications 
for non-public treatment.
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    \2\ See United States Postal Service Notice of Filing Library 
Reference USPS-LR-MC2012-44/NP1 and Application for Non-public 
Treatment and United States Postal Service Notice of Filing Library 
Reference USPS-LR-MC2012-44/NP2 and Application for Non-public 
Treatment (both filed August 10, 2012).
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    Proceedings. The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2012-44 for 
consideration of the instant Request. Interested persons may submit 
comments on whether the Request is consistent with the policies of 39 
U.S.C. 3642 and 3633 and 39 CFR 3020.30. Comments are due no later than 
August 24, 2012. Reply comments, if any, are due August 31, 2012. 
Comments are to be filed via the Commission's Filing Online system at 
http://www.prc.gov unless a waiver is obtained. Information on how to 
obtain a waiver is available from the Commission's docket section at 
202-789-6846.
    James F. Callow is designated as the Public Representative to 
represent the interest of the general public in this matter.
    It is ordered:

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    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2012-44 for 
consideration of the Request of the United States Postal Service to 
Transfer Outbound Single-Piece First-Class Mail International Packages 
and Rolls to the Competitive Product List, filed August 10, 2012.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints James F. 
Callow (Public Representative) to represent the interests of the 
general public in this proceeding.
    3. Comments are due by August 24, 2012.
    4. Reply comments are due August 31, 2012.
    5. The Secretary shall arrange for the publication of this order in 
the Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-20623 Filed 8-21-12; 8:45 am]
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