[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37851-37852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14992]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2013-68; Order No. 1750]


New Postal Product

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 
concerning the addition of Global Expedited Package Services 3 Contract 
to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the 
filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: June 25, 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 17, 2013, the Postal Service filed a notice stating 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 17, 2013 (Notice).
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II. Background

    The Commission first approved the addition of GEPS 3 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 that the 
agreement filed in Docket No. CP2010-71 serve as the baseline

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agreement for comparison of potentially functionally equivalent 
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 Agreement is the successor to the agreement approved in Docket 
No. CP2012-31. Id. at 3. The Agreement is intended to take effect July 
8, 2013, following the July 7, 2013 expiration of the current 
agreement.\4\ Id. It is set to expire 1 year after its effective date. 
Id. Attachment 1 at 7.
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    \4\ Concurrently with this order, the Commission is granting a 
brief extension of the Docket No. CP2012-31 agreement (from June 30, 
2013 to July 7, 2013) as requested by the Postal Service in a Motion 
for Temporary Relief. See Docket No. CP2012-31, Motion of the United 
States Postal Service for Temporary Relief Concerning a Global 
Expedited Package Services 3 Negotiated Service Agreement, June 17, 
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. Attachment 4 at 3. The Postal Service filed redacted 
versions of the financial workpapers as public Excel files.
    In the Notice, the Postal Service asserts that the Agreement is 
functionally equivalent to the GEPS 3 baseline agreement, 
notwithstanding differences in two of the introductory paragraphs of 
the Agreement; revisions to several existing articles; and new, 
deleted, and renumbered articles. Id. at 3-7. The Postal Service states 
that these differences affect neither the fundamental service being 
offered under the Agreement nor the Agreement's fundamental structure. 
Id. at 7.
    The Postal Service concludes that the Agreement is in compliance 
with the requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633 and that the Agreement is 
functionally equivalent to the baseline agreement. Id. The Postal 
Service therefore requests that the Commission add the Agreement to the 
GEPS 3 product. Id.

IV. Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2013-68 for consideration 
of matters raised by the Notice. Interested persons may submit comments 
on whether the Postal Service's filings are consistent with 39 U.S.C. 
3632, 3633, or 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and subpart B of 39 CFR part 
3020. Comments are due no later than June 25, 2013. The public portions 
of the Postal Service's filing can be accessed via the Commission's Web 
site, http://www.prc.gov. Information concerning access to non-public 
material is located in 39 CFR part 3007.
    The Commission appoints Kenneth R. Moeller to serve as Public 
Representative in the above captioned proceeding.
    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2013-68 for 
consideration of the matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Comments by interested persons in this proceeding are due no 
later than June 25, 2013.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Kenneth R. 
Moeller to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public 
Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in 
this docket.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-14992 Filed 6-21-13; 8:45 am]
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