[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51757-51758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20281]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2013-76; Order No. 1810]


Negotiated Service Agreement

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 
concerning an additional Global Expedited Package Services (GEPS) 3 
negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the 
filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: August 22, 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
V. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On August 14, 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. Id. 
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, August 14, 2013 (Notice).
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II. Background

    The Commission first approved the addition of a GEPS negotiated 
service agreement 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 comparison of potential functionally 
equivalent agreements.\3\
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    \2\ See Order No. 86, Docket No. CP2008-5, Order Concerning 
Global Expedited Package Services Contracts, June 27, 2008.
    \3\ See Order No. 503, Docket Nos. MC2010-28 and CP2010-71, 
Order Approving Global Expedited Package Services 3 Negotiated 
Service Agreement, July 29, 2010.
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    The Agreement is a successor to the negotiated service agreement 
that was the subject of Docket No. CP2012-34 and is set to expire on 
August 31, 2013. Notice at 3. The effective date of the Agreement is 
September 1, 2013. Id. It is set to expire on the later of one calendar 
year after the effective date or the last day of the month that is one 
calendar year after the effective date. Id., Attachment 1 at 7.

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 publically.
    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 4-7. 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 contends 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. CP2013-76 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 August 22, 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.

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V. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2013-76 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 August 22, 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.
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