[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37246-37247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14681]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2013-67; Order No. 1749]


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 an additional negotiated service agreement with the 
Global Expedited Package Services (GEPS 3) product. This

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notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and 
takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: June 21, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing 
Online system at http://www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit comments 
electronically should contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section by telephone for advice on filing 
alternatives.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 
at 202-789-6820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Contents of Filing
IV. Commission Action

I. Introduction

    On June 13, 2013, the Postal Service filed a notice announcing that 
it has entered into an additional Global Expedited Package Services 
(GEPS) 3 negotiated service agreement (Agreement).\1\ The Postal 
Service seeks inclusion of the Agreement within the GEPS 3 product. 
Notice at 2.
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    \1\ Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing a 
Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited Package Services 3 
Negotiated Service Agreement and Application for Non-Public 
Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal, June 13, 2013 (Notice).
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II. Background

    The Commission approved the addition of GEPS to the competitive 
product list as a result of consideration of Governors' Decision No. 
08-7 in Docket No. CP2008-5.\2\ The Commission later added GEPS 3 to 
the competitive product list, and authorized the agreement filed in 
Docket No. CP2010-71 to serve as the baseline agreement for purposes of 
considering the potential functional equivalence of other 
agreements.\3\
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    \2\ See Docket No. CP2008-5, Order No. 86, Order Concerning 
Global Expedited Package Services Contracts, June 27, 2008.
    \3\ See Docket Nos. MC2010-28 and CP2010-71, Order No. 503, 
Order Approving Global Expedited Package Services 3 Negotiated 
Service Agreement, July 29, 2010.
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    The instant Agreement is the successor to the agreement approved in 
Docket No. CP2012-30, and is with the same customer. Id. at 3. The 
Agreement is intended to take effect July 1, 2013, following the June 
30, 2013 expiration of the current agreement.\4\ Id. It is set to 
expire 1 year after its effective date. Id.
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    \4\ The Commission recently granted a brief extension of the 
Docket No. CP2012-30 agreement (from June 10, 2013 to June 30, 
2013). The extension was based on the understanding a successor 
agreement would be filed. See Docket No. CP2012-30, Order No. 1731, 
Order Granting Motion for Temporary Relief, May 24, 2013.
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III. Contents of Filing

    The Notice includes the following attachments:
     Attachment 1--a redacted copy of the Agreement;
     Attachment 2--a redacted copy of the certified statement 
required by 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2);
     Attachment 3--a redacted copy of Governors' Decision No. 
08-7, which establishes prices and classifications for Global Expedited 
Package Services Contracts; and
     Attachment 4--an application for non-public treatment of 
materials to be filed under seal.
    Materials filed under seal include unredacted copies of the 
Agreement, the certified statement, and supporting financial 
workpapers. Id. The Postal Service filed redacted versions of the 
financial workpapers as public Excel files.
    The Notice addresses reasons why the Postal Service believes the 
Agreement is functionally equivalent to the GEPS 3 baseline agreement, 
notwithstanding differences in two of the introductory (``Whereas'') 
paragraphs of the Agreement; revisions to existing articles; and new, 
deleted, and renumbered articles. Id. at 3-7. The Notice also 
identifies the addition of an Annex 2. Id. at 6. The Postal Service 
states that these differences do not affect either the fundamental 
service being offered under the Agreement or its fundamental structure. 
Id. at 7.
    The Postal Service states that for the reasons discussed in the 
Notice and as demonstrated by the financial data filed under seal, it 
has established that the Agreement is in compliance with the 
requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633 and that the Agreement is functionally 
equivalent to Docket No. CP2010-71. Id. The Postal Service therefore 
asks that the Commission add the Agreement to the GEPS 3 product. Id.

III. Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2013-67 for consideration 
of matters raised by the Notice. Interested persons may submit comments 
on whether the Agreement is consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 
3632, 3633, or 3642. Comments are due no later than June 21, 2013. The 
public portions of the Postal Service's filing can be accessed via the 
Commission's Web site, http://www.prc.gov. Information on how to obtain 
access to non-public material is appears at 39 CFR part 3007.
    The Commission appoints Curtis E. Kidd to serve as Public 
Representative in Docket No. CP2013-67.
    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2013-67 for 
consideration of matters raised in the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no 
later than June 21, 2013.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Curtis E. Kidd is appointed to serve 
as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent 
the interests of the general public in Docket No. CP2013-67.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-14681 Filed 6-19-13; 8:45 am]
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