[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63519-63520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24895]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. MC2014-1 and CP2014-1; Order No. 1849]


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 Parcel Select & Parcel Return Service Contract 5 to the 
competitive product list. This notice addresses procedural steps 
associated with this filing.

DATES: Comments are due: October 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, 
[email protected] or 202-789-6820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. Notice of Filings
III. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., the 
Postal Service filed a formal request and associated supporting 
information to add Parcel Select & Parcel Return Service Contract 5 to 
the competitive product list.\1\ The Postal Service asserts that Parcel 
Select & Parcel Return Service Contract 5 is a ``competitive product 
not of general applicability

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within the meaning of 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3).'' Id. at 1. The Request has 
been assigned Docket No. MC2014-1.
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    \1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Parcel 
Select and Parcel Return Service Contract 5 to Competitive Product 
List and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) of Unredacted Governors' 
Decision, Contract, and Supporting Data, October 17, 2013 (Request).
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    The Postal Service contemporaneously filed a redacted contract 
related to the proposed new product. Id. Attachment B. The instant 
contract has been assigned Docket No. CP2014-1.
    Request. To support its Request, the Postal Service filed the 
following six attachments:
     Attachment A--a redacted version of Governors' Decision 
No. 11-6 and accompanying analysis. An explanation and justification is 
provided in the Governors' Decision and analysis filed in the 
unredacted version under seal;
     Attachment B--a redacted version of the instant contract;
     Attachment C--the proposed change in the Mail 
Classification Schedule;
     Attachment D--a Statement of Supporting Justification as 
required by 39 CFR 3020.32;
     Attachment E--a certification of compliance with 39 U.S.C. 
3633(a)(1), (2), and (3); and
     Attachment F--an Application for Non-public Treatment of 
the material filed under seal. The materials filed under seal are the 
unredacted version of the instant contract and the required cost and 
revenue data.
    In the Statement of Supporting Justification, Dennis R. Nicoski, 
Manager, Field Sales Strategy and Contracts, asserts that the instant 
contract will cover its attributable costs, make a positive 
contribution to cover institutional costs, and increase contribution 
toward the requisite 5.5 percent of the Postal Service's institutional 
costs. Id. Attachment D at 1. Mr. Nicoski contends that there will be 
no issue of subsidization of market dominant products by competitive 
products as a result of the instant contract. Id.
    Instant contract. The Postal Service included a redacted version of 
the instant contract with the Request. Id. Attachment B. The instant 
contract is the successor to Parcel Select Contract 3, approved in 
Docket Nos. MC2013-32 and CP2012-40. Request at 1. It is scheduled to 
become effective one business day following the date on which the 
Commission issues all necessary regulatory approvals. Id. Attachment B 
at 13. The contract will expire 5 years from the effective date unless, 
among other things, either party terminates the agreement with 30 days' 
written notice to the other party. Id. The Postal Service represents 
that the instant contract is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3633. Id. 
Attachment E.
    The Postal Service filed much of its supporting materials, 
including the unredacted version of the instant contract, under seal. 
Id., Attachment F. It maintains that the unredacted Governors' 
Decision, the unredacted version of the instant contract, and 
supporting documents establishing compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633 and 39 
CFR 3015.5 should remain confidential. Id. at 1. The Postal Service 
asks the Commission to protect customer-identifying information from 
public disclosure indefinitely. Id.

II. Notice of Filings

    The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2014-1 and CP2014-1 to 
consider the Request and the instant contract, respectively.
    Interested persons may submit comments on whether the Postal 
Service's filings in these dockets are consistent with the policies of 
39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, and 3642, 39 CFR 3015.5, and 39 CFR part 3020, 
subpart B. Comments are due no later than October 25, 2013. The public 
portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints Kenneth R. Moeller to serve as Public 
Representative in these dockets.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2014-1 and CP2014-1 to 
consider the matters raised in each docket.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth R. Moeller is appointed to 
serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to 
represent the interests of the general public in these proceedings.
    3. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no 
later than October 25, 2013.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-24895 Filed 10-23-13; 8:45 am]
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